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Blown Window Glass.

Window glass is blown in the shape of long cylinders, which are cut open along one side and then placed on d stone in hot furnace. whe"e they gradually collapse and fiattcn out into a big sheet of glass. Often the glass breaks during this process, or even OK, plodes, forming thousands of pieces. which shoot ill all directions.
 There is more Catarrh in this section Of the country than all other diseases put together, and until the last few years was supposed to be lncurable. For gVeat many years doctors pro- nounced it local disease and prescribed local remedies and by constantly failing to cure wit h local treatment. pronounced 1t incurable. science has proven cafarrh to be a constitution al disease and therefore requires constitutional treatment Hall Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co, Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitui tonal cure on the market It Is taken internally in doses from 10 drops to teaspoon. full. It acts directly on the blood and muc us surfaces of the system They offer one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure. Send for circulars and testimonials
 Address: F. CHENEY 6 CO.,, Toledo, Ohio
 Sold by Druggists, 75C.
 Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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Itching piles provokes profanity but profanity won't remove them. Doan's Ointment is recommended for itchiu g, bleeding or protrudlng pies. hOc at any drug store
The Press., 1914-12-16

Make Xmas day cheerful for some absent one. Send your Christmas greeting by telephone.
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A dime day pays for residence telephone service and starts a bank account. a1.s--.
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Most disfiguring skin eruptions, scrofu- Ia, pimples, rashes, etc., are due to im- pure blood. Buldock Blood Bitters as a cleansing blood tonic, is well recommend ed. $l at all stores.
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Be an economist. Save by tele-
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A Movie

Knicker-How long did the latest cook stay? Bocker-Two reels.-New York Sun.
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Iris well said that man has no great. CT enemy than himself. lf.-Firenzuola
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: -Rise. bef1nes and Xop sYill .see;4 lRbor diligently and you will have.-Spanisb Proverb.
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EiSis1n the Date

''Say. oiI man, lend me liver til' pay day. will yOu:"
 "Which: Your pay day or the day yOu'Il pay me?"- Boston Transcript.
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Failure is very often the result of waiting for other people to do things first
The Press., 1914-12-16

A Christmas gift of value to every one in the household the whole year round-telephone service.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-23

reascns why parents should take an
oeeivo AA4ogsgt in the achoo1s which
their ehtIersn attend. An boots used
~ chi1dren should b printed in clear
type. van spaced On sano1aasd paper.
The blAekboards should be black, not
the dirty osay which results nom lack
OF wash1ug. and the desks should be
placed IN relation to the windows %
th8t tho light comes In At the left side.
AT honse the chf1d Sbou1d study or
read IN . well-lishted room. In the
daytime b. the window. at night b. =
low nsht, we'll shaded. 10 that there IL
no direct g1ace. In any event, the Hight
should always shine over the left
shoulder a. atde. 20 that there VIII be
no shadow on the book or paper. Elk
loag study hours are always
= strain On the eyesight. as well AZ ON
the nervous system. Blurring Of the
words or the sensation Of the lines rum
ming together IL e. sure indication Of
ere fatigue. II any symDtoms Of eye
strain develop. no matter how early.
the child should be taken to q compe-
tent oculist at once
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-23
Jayhawker Jots

Advertising 10 the cultivation that
makes business grow, is the way the
Seneca Courier puts it.
Some men. says tho Kearney Coun-
ty Advocate. are always preaching
do the practicing.
Every bride and groom should have
their pictures taken together, urges
the Sedgwick Paragraph 1t affords
much sport for their grandchildren.
Using "Etaoin Shrdlu Cmfwyp" for
q headline, the Sedan Times-Star has
tens to explain that It il only elmo
type" for q brand new set OF matrices.
Excellent advice from Will Palmer
Of the Jewell County Republican:
Don't write any book of lamentations
unless you have as good q reason as
jeremiah had.
Overheard by the Summerfield Sun:
What are your sons doing at pres
emit ?" Zone Of EMS up to New York
practicin' law and the others right
here at home maxim q Twin"
A committee Of women started out
the first Of the week to locate the I'M
clean places. reports the LIBERAL
News, and succeeded SO we'll that the
members Of the committee are re-
ported sick today. sr
Deficient" the Star correspondent
Of the Mankato Advocate, calls atten-
ton to the fact that the size Of a
mans nat In this WOFlQ may nave
nothing to do with tho size Of his
crown in the next" .g
A little girl who has Just moved to
Hiawatha from the country. according
to the Hiawatha World, started to
school at the Washington building
Monday. When she saw the spiral
fre-escape she asked: whats that
silo for?''
We don't like to enter the ''xickers'
Klub" for even q moment, says the st.
Francis Herald, but we do sneak in
and register an objection to these
winds carrying ON . tango filtration
with our perfectly respectable Miss
Winter Wheat.
How human! According to the Well
ington Monitor-PresS, al long az the
price Of crude oil was kept up the
Standard was looked upon In this
southern country as a very benevolent
trust, but the minute the price 10 cut
it's evil reputation as a monopoly and
an octopus IN all you hear about.
The party losing a set Of false teeth
can have same by calling on Monroe
Baker, states the Marion Review.
There is some doubt as to whether the
teeth win be claimed owing to the fact
that they were found in Mr.. and Mrs.
Bakers chicken house recently. which
also partly explains that disappear
ance of chickens from these particu-
lar quarters has not been due-alto-
gether to wolves.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-23

Thus are honors thrust upon a man.
A story finally comes from South
America which tells that some Of Col
onel Roosevelt's kind friends framed
things up with the explorers that were
In his party to lead him to the brink
OF one OF the several uncharted rfyers
In the South American wilds. 10 that
he could have the distinction of dis
covering" a hitherto unknown
stream. This il also reminiscent Of
one Of the stories that followed his
bear hunt Of q few years ago in the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-23
By the Way
By HARVEY PAR8ONg3

what they need In Vera Cruz Il q
squad OF roughnecks, armed with
paseDaI bats. to make q housatop-to-
nousetop canvass of the city and slam
the tar out Of the greaser ''volun-
teers. But OF course our humane
government wouldn't permit auythins
like that.
And while tho swatting Of flies and
otner insects 10 In full sway, someone
w1tn heavy swatter should not over
look the Village pest whose only wish
fees he gets for arresting children and
annoying respectable business men.
Mr.: Huerta should be careful about
musstng up that railroad to Vera Cruz
which Is the handiest way out. Mr..
VIVA Il approaching by the back door.
not DO . job ON the chautauqua cir
cult.
II never get up when my alarm
clock cuts loose in the morning." says
AondO Murphy. II merely load and
COCK the thing for the satisfaction Of
sleeping late because I want to, and
not by accident
Country stirred up considerably.
Flow1ng season has begun.
Yesterday q tracer was out for Mis-
ter O'Shaughnessy, but no one thought
to look In at the club. He was prob
ABLY playing pinochle for the grape
juice with Mr.. Huerta-
A ward-heeler's idea Of a student Of
political economy, IL one who tries to
De elected without hiring workers"
You never see an angel pictured as
wearing q moustache: maybe it's be-
cause they get there by q such q close
shave.
One may observe an Improvement
In styles of headlines since the Span
1sh war. The word slaughter has
been used quite sparingly since this
trouble opened. During the Spanish
war 1t was used every time someone
potted q commissary mule.
Before asking a frenzied fan for in
formation concerning the present
standing Of the Kaw team, q really
intelligent person will first search him
to see II he's armed.
Topeka high school kids showed
their warlike spirit by marching and
footing tin Whistles and in Lawrence
college studies put q show on the
Fritz. Thus the advantages Of higher
their brains are developed
to higher degree and they can think
up higher grade devilment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-23
Kansas Comment
CLOTHES AND cHUhcH.

C1|Qx11A0 AMI N84O3ASk1s
mot having had the money to spend
for hroadcloth.' writes . man who
complains Of the high cost Of Iiving.
II haven't been to church for . year.
Lack OF clothes BY some persons u
made an excuse for not going to
church just ~ the possession OF an
abundance Of them. according to
popularity held notion constitutes q
reason for other persQn1 attending reg
ulerly. An uncomfortable feeling re-
sulttng from the conDc1ouoneoe that
you arc not a. wen dressed ~ y0y1f
netghbors n . perfectly human one. Ie
10 experienced not only In church. but
In other places Of public gathering.
Women are naturally Tar more senGi-
tive ON tho subject than men for men
are not observant OF other meas
clothes to tho extent that women ara
OF the raiment Of their sisters. The
woman who wears . hat two seaeo1hD]
old cannot rid herself Of the potionl
That critical eyes are upon Il during
the service. although the chances are
better that the real criticism 10 directed
toward the newest creation bloomin9
on the head Of some wealthy pew
holder. The custom OF wearing ones
best to church arose from desire to
honor the Lord, and II the Lord does
not resent coats worn shiny in the
back. an He probably does not, there
ts no reason why humble mortals should
do 30. There IL much 20 Be said in
favor OF a church uniform, but;it should
not be necessary. Plain dressing proba-
bly, will do much toward fllllng empty
pewA-Augusta Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-23
QUAKER fluctuations.
TFrom the Philadeiphia Recort

From the Philadelphia Record.1
1t sometimes requires q keen sense Of
humor to know when not to laugh.
When an actor has . cigar named after
him they both feel pulled up about Il.
Even when they aim high. some people
just shut their eyes and trust to luck.
It's all right to save time, but some
people lose q lot figuring how they can
save 1t.
A man II never too old to learn, unless
he happens to be too young to realize It.
It's pretty tough when the fellow who
steals q dollar watch has to wind up in
jail.
Blohbs-.That fellow Harduppe is half
cracked" Slobbs-''Half-cracked? Why.
he's generally completely broke"
The difference between wages and \
salary seems to depend on whether .
man 10 looking for . job or position.
''Sir! you forget yourself she cried.
pleas my 0oul!' exclaimed the absent
minded man. I'm always forReftinx
something"
Happiness cannot be bought" ouote.a
the Wise Guy. sAnd yet We alwaya nv
the minister for marrying us.' added the
Simple Mug.
Nell-'sMr. Groughleigh IL a cros,-co,,u-
try rider" Belle-"rm not surprised to
hear II. l. didn't know what II Wao thet
made him crusat though
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-23
RAD VISION AND sTUPIDITY

In the May Woman's Home Com
panion DIR. 8. Josephine Baker. director
Of the bureau Of child hygiene in the
department of health In New York
city, writes an article entitled Good
Teeth and Vision for Your Baby" In
the course OF which she says In part:
1T 10 not at all uncommon to con-
slider q child stupid. blame him for
lack Of interest In his studies. or even
to punish him for outbursts Of temper.
when defective vision ID the only cause.
Medical inspection OF school children
has shown that fifteen per cent. are
suffering from bad eyesight. undiscov-
cred until the school doctor calls 1t to
the attention OF the parents
Some Of the most aggravated cases
are caused by bad conditions In the
schoolroom, and this - only one Of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-23
Globe Sights
BY THE ArcHIsoN GLOBE

A man who needs a rest can't enjoy 4
vacation.
Most men refer to the pastor ~ my
wife's pastor"
Trouble with war IL that some poet will
insist on singing about it.
Two people seldom agree on the time
they shall Cease to Care.
War song: Nearly every married man
knows what an ultfmatum am.
The pulmotor should be used on some
people who are still walking around.
Pending q call for volunteers Judo
Johnson IL preparing to f1le on a Canadian
claim.
When Z man gets up in the morning
and feels like another man, what's wrong
with him?
Experience II q great teacher and some
men learn they can marry an heiress
without getting her money.
Short jerks, who last week condemned
President Wilson's ''watchf1l waiting
policy. Is as white as q sheet today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-23
GOOD HOOD.

GOOD HOOD.
Tho horse that goes In . two minute
pace,
And the man that wins In the strenuous
race,
The love Of his lady ANA the care ee his
flock,
Each must come from the best Il stock.
The boy that stands At the head Of his
class,
Must train each day II he aims to pass
And grit that's required to continue the
task,
Il bred in him or It would not last.
And the beauty that lies in . woman.s
Counts for nausht II you cannot trace,
To distinguish her from the baoer Kind.
w. L. MCGUIRE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-23
Hu,,,or Of the Day


Madge-'f1ow was It you didn't have :
good time At the reception Marjorie
Il heard . story about 4 girl who Wna
the time. and I couldn't tell II to any
Train Passenger impatient to start To
porter on platfoFm)-'.Porter, what On
earth are We waiting here forS'' You're
waittn' to 30 on. alf.'-Punch.
Father. what II The PruSsian Diet?ss
Rye brad and beer he quiet now, win
yOu?'-Buf1alo Express.
You keep Z Joint bank account with
Your wife, do You nof3'' Yes. 1 deposit
ton Transcript.
.He-'~This r new book-list Of the
marriages OF the dlvorcoeo, you know. .
snezIt must b IT, new who's
W66De. & & =:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-23
Euening Chat

BY RUTH CAlrERoN

"A VOC80O0 8URC0U.
Here IL q suggestion for women's clubs
teachers. in short for any peraons or or
eemxaflons interested in young people.
and anxious to see them find themselves.
needs q trade and vocation bureau. That
u: some sort Of An organization which
win make an effort to tell young people
about the trades and vocations open to
fitted for.
Congenial work Is perhaps the greatest
source OF happiness in tho world.
Uncongenfal work IL one of the greatest
sources Of unhappiness.
And yet every year thousands of square
pegs are unsuccessfully trying to fit
thmselves in round holes Just because
our young peoples choice Of q trade or
vocat- on 10 left 80 largely to chance.
wish that in every town or city in
other organization interested in young
people. would form trade and vocation
The work Of tho bureau voula he IN
Investigate and classify the various occu-
them. se~o
Where possible some one who had made
good in each occupation would be asked
to speak before the school. When this
was not possible, 1t would be the work
OF the various members of the bureau to
look up the necessary facts about the oc-
cupation and present them to the pupils.
By the necessary facts, mean the cost
Of training and the best place to get 1t.
CURED: the salary to be expected; tho
advantages and disadvantages, and any
other facts which might help each stud
emit to mako up his mind whether that
was the kind of work he would like to
take up. - -
---ne of the talks would be given in tho
grammar school and some In tho high
school. The bureau would have to study
the situation in its town and decide such
matters accordingly: would advise that
the high school talks be given a. early
as the sophomore year, as the choice Of q
high school course might be affected by
decision, Of this sort. / required an ex-
ira year OF preparation because I didn't
decide what I wanted to do with myself
until my last year In high school.
Besides giving these talks. the bureau
would hold itself ready to help any stud
ent who cared to come to them tor fur
Their Information.
met q woman whose daughter IL in
her last year at high school. tho other
day, ana asked what they were going to
DO with her when she was through high
school.
I'VE haven't any idea" she said 1T
worries me. but really don't know what
to do about it,
The case is typical That girl will prob
ably drift into any opening that presents
itself. She will not find the work that
doing.
Imagine a factory in which the tools
and machinery were used haphazard for
any kind Of work. How efficient would
it be?
The highest efficiency in a community
can only be obtained when each human
tool is being used for the work for which
1t is best fitted.
So it is q question not merely Of indi-
vidual happiness. but Of the usefulness
Of the whole community.
Here's hoping this little seed Of sugges-
ton will find = root somewhere.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-23
Journal Entries

A man without ensmies il q weak
sister.
As q general thing. tho wages Of
genius are Sneager.
Few people are either brave or
mean enough to say all they think.
The man who b pleased with him
self seldom makes much of q hit
with others.
You are probably an big q bother to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-23
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

lrTOm inc Cnlca8O Newell
It's q poor mule that has no kick COM
ing.
We must either give up our srouches
or our friends.
The man whose credit IL good need not
trust to luck.
One drop of guile may make . quart
Of goodness ferment.
Lots Of things and men seem easy un-
til one tries to do them.
Many q victor IN sorry he won the bat
tie after counting the cost
1t may not be good for man to live
alone, but his wife may prefer the all
mony.
Man cannot regulate the weather. but
he can spend q lot Of time growing about
II.
Living straisht Il IKE building rail-
be made.
A woman says that the longer \ man
studies the curves OF . decanter the
closer he II apt to initiate them ON Nd
homeward journey IN the early morn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-23

Since the world began, men have hurled
upon the more or less devoted heads Of
oen sa ITO a.. dssa d "a ,e eeml st
Curiously. one phase Of complex woman
man has never adequately focused-her
reprisais were up to" her Had he. sue
cess would moro frequently have crowned
his reformatory labors.
Few men realize the power Of silence,
or that suggestion ranks anathema- For
generations the o'er-whitened face. the
roughed cheek. the dyed hair. and the
mouth Redeemed hideously have Furnished
are the converts recorded. Chiefly. be-
cause masculine objections were obvious
ly confined to kinswomen. More women
aforesaid Jeremiahs, but because common
sense has taught them the futility OF such
beSuilements. The hobble skirt, too
pesred. So. given = little more dime. vim
this unrfghteous garment that ID auda-
ciously slit where It should be decorously
sewed. That spirited women respond
slowly to lordly seedlings or priestly
ratings IL known to women Moreover.
fashionable women dress not to lure the
torial competitors. That the sex magnet
has its place and hour is true. but to slit
their skirts In order to increase
their admirers would INDEED be to n L,uI,t
wicledly. II 80 It be. It is merely to pro-
claim the furors cry. from Paris. It's .
silly world, my masters. IN which fash
into the neve.mcre, Why make their
brief life 90 dolorfu1? Surely by now NO
living devotee to Partisan vagaries can
hope to save her face with any trousered
being. hence, . little charity, kind sirs, q
modicum Of kindly patience. and 10. the
skirt voluminous care lily sewed All
ar ound) will once more be the thing.
A fashion-loving mother. wife. or sis
ter may not be as wise ~ . serpent ac-
cording to man. but that she Il a. harm
less rs Z. dove II moro often true than her
self-elected mentors wish to believe
Modernity in the feminine 10 more
afraid OF being thought dowdy than
wicked, because for the former the crit-'
cal world has no tolerance. whereas
wickedness y . condition usually Of the
sonal q matter as the width Of . skirt
should engage men high In the worlds
esteem II absurd. for, ~ 20 the abomina-s
tons Of fashion. 20 IN disappear
tango Meanwhile. . sudden happening.
. serious call. demand for tender SER
vice. IS only required TO prove that noble
souls oftener than not wear butterfly
gea~.-Mjnua Thomas Antrim, IN Itppjn-
u.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-23

Mexicans to the number Of 200 and
Americans to the number OF four were
killed in the first clash at Vera Cruz.
And this is likely to be the ratio Of
casualties during the entire campaign,
with the probabilities that the Ameri-
can loss will average less.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-23

Ono Of the local policettes observes
that domestic difficulties flourish at
this period Of the year. and that spring
seems to have a generally bad effect
on husbands. Maybe this IL due to
the terrors Of house cleaning that are
incident to the season,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-23

Incidentally. the fourteen thousand
United States troops that have been
encamped at Galveston and Texas City
Tor more than a year are not only con-
veniently placed for present emergen-
cies. but they are also in the pink Of
condition for any kind OF q campaign.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-23

Vice President Marshall also seems
lacking in patriotism. He cleared the
senate galleries the other day because
some of their occupants INDUCED in a
little applause during the exciting de-
bate on the resolution giving the
president authority to use force
against Huerta. Or maybe he IL keen
on exhibiting what little authority and
power he has