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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-31
NAMES BIRCH TREES.

Norway (ATaine) Cor. New York Times. ]
Since the paper makers commenced to
build big sulphite mills in the Maine
woods the price of spruce timber lands
has doubled, and in some cases trebled.
Next to spruce, the timber in greatest de-
mand is clean and thrifty white birch,
shipload to Scotland to be used for thread
SpooIs. Nearly all the factories IN the
United States and more than half of those
in Great Britain, obtain their spool stock
According to A A Burleigh of Houlton,
Maine, who has spent the best part of his
life in the woods lumber operator:
conduct OF two employees OF the Name
land office. Some French Canad1anS IN
1920 squatted on state land near the Pen
Obscot river and def1ed all efforts to eject
them. Finally, in 1925, two special consta-
office in Augusta, with instructions to
make a clean job of evicting the French
men, The constables, after turning the
haystacks. Twelve hours later the French
the biggest forest fire ever known in the
state was sweeping north, burning on
more than so townships of Old-grOWth pine
and doing more than $1OOOO,OOO damage to
the state lands.
Many square miles of hackmatack tim
Der were also burned over, the hre eating
10 feet into the black peat logs that had
It is a tradition that, after crossing Aroo-
stock county the fire leaped the St. John
minating in the destruction of Miramichi.
where 120 persons persisted. The survivors
Lawrence where they stood neck deep in
water for two days and night while
deer, caribou moose, bears and wolves
swan around them. seeming to seek pro-
lection from their enemies.
After the fire had burned itself out and
the land had absorbed the alkai of the
ashes, about 1000. 900 acres came up to wild
cherry and white birch saplings. For
more than. ten years the two species
struggled for control of the territory.
Then the black knot, which had been i'm
ported from Europe killed off the wild
cherry trees, giving the birches the right
of way.
About 100000 900 board. feet of spool bars
and the supply is still large.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-31
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Mary w. Doran and husband to T. S.
Cafferty and wife, $780, lot 5, Paramore
street, Ewart's subdivision, and lots 27O,
272, 274, 276, 27S and $50, Jefferson
street, Lockhart's addition.
T. S. Cafferty and wife to Mary w.
Doran, 1900, lot 95, Jefferson street.
George w. Moss to Margaret States,
81 $50, lot 81, Jackson street.
Mary E. Hale and husband to Jesse
G. Kistler, 500, tract on Quincy and
Fairchild streets in North Topeka.
H K. Tefft and wife to Madge J.
Hagar, $4,000, lots 43, 45 and AZ. Tenth
avenue west.
H c. Bowman and wife to Alice A.
Wallace, $685., lot 405 and east half of
lot 403, Seventeenth street, Keith's third
subdivision.
Heirs of H. B. Clafin to Augustus T.
Daniels. 81, northeast quarter, section2,
range 10, and township Is.
Financial association to Reuben A.
Scott 81 600, lot SIS, $40 and 522 Buchan-
an street, Martin and Dennis Subdivi-
sion.
Mile K. Nichols and husband to Mrs.
Annie Shelton, $685. lots 81, GO and IS,
Branner street, north Klein'S addition.
Irene F. Horner to Julia E. Pen
meyer, 81, 400, lots 80 and 35 Eighth ave-
nue., west.
E. Martin and wife to Thos. H. Balm
and wife, $1,000, lots S65 and south half
1868 Polk street, and lot SIG Taylor
street, Gould's addition, and SO and
north half 35 Anderson's addition.
Albert Capley and wife to J. B. Kun
gle, SO, 900, part northeast quarter sec
ton l. range II, township Is.
J. Fl. Hunt ct al, to David N. Beach,
trustee. 81, lot PAL Locust street, Park
dale addition.
Same to same, 81. lot 423 and part 421
and 425 Polk street, Higginbotham' ad-
dition.
Same to same, 81, part southwest
quarter section 80, range IL, township
16.
J. B. McAfee, administrator, to o. p.
Davis. $1.050, south so feet lot McFar-
land & Ecks' addition, on Central ave-
nue., North Topeka.
]. H. Hunt. ct al, to David N. Beach,
TT, 81. lots and 8, Twelfth street,
Brady'S subdivision.
Mary Nina Reed and husband to
Chas. S. Tappan, 81, lot AT, Washington
avenue, Reeds subdivision.
Jno. r. Mulvane and wife to David
N. Beach, Tr., 81, same.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-31
Fun In the Philippines.
Manila Cor. Leslie's weekly

Manila Cor. AeSi1e w eekly.I
A typical Yankee trick was played
on the enemy over at Paombong the
other day. There is a, church over
there, which is just across a narrow
stream from the house occupied by our
extreme left outpost of twenty eight
men from battery H, Third United
States artillery, who are serving here
as infantry. The sentry on duty on
the church side of the river conceived
the idea of tying a long rope to the
clapper of the bell in the belfry, carry
ing the rope over to his post in the
road Just as had been anticipated, the
F'iilpinos came sneaking down close to
the church the other morning an hour
or so before daylight The sentry
heard them coming and promptly rang
the bell. In a twinkling the Filipinos
opened on the belfry, and that and the
church are now we'll dented by bullets.
The outpost refrained from answering
the fire, which was doing no harm, but
after every vOlley at the belfry the
sentry with the rope gave the bell two
or three frantic peals. Believing the
outpost to be still in the belfry and
sorely pressed, the insurrectos crept
nearer and poured in, as they thought,
a still more deadly fire. All this time
the men of the outpost kept quiet, not
ing just where the enemy were. At
daylight our soldiers opened so briskly
that sixty or seventy Filipinos found
their error and hit the road briskly
back to their own outpost, carrying
several wounded men with them The
handy rope has been extended to reach
across the river
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-31
ZEE MoDoos, TRAIN.
jolly Crowd of Singers to Leave Over
the Rock Island Saturday For
the RenniOn-

The Modocs are about the busiest
people j. town just at present. They
are getting ready to go to the C. A r.
reunion at Philadelphia and they start
on Saturday afternoon, September 2,
at three o'clock over the Rock Island.
Several new songs have been written
especially for this occasion and these
together with their repertoire of other
catchy songs will be sprung on the un-
suspecting public on all possible oc-
casionS-
Major T. J. Anderson will head the
Modoc delegation and he said yester-
day: I'VE expect to have the hottest
time on record, and have got enough
songs all ready for instant use to keep
them going continuously from the time
that we leave Topeka until we get
back. We shall take our several com
pOsers along with us and will have
songs written while we pass by
The Grand Army members have al
ready made application to the Rock
Island for reservations enough to war
rant the road in putting on two trains.
one of which will be in charge of Capt.
A. N. Fuller. assisted by c. E. Bascom
of Hutchinson, and the second section
in charge of A. NJ. Duncan. and w. O.
Nevill, assisted by c. H Duxbury. 1t
is also said that P. H. Coney has been
secured to make speeches replying to
the welcome extended to Kansas vet
Grams.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-31
FOUGHT AT LAST.
Topeka Prize Fighters Have a Brief
Bloodless Encounter.

After two unsuccessful attempts the
fight between Billy Teller, known as
''Black Critic, and Tommy Sears. claim
ing the 126 pound championship of Eng
land, was pulled off last night and
Sears was declared the winner.
The ring was located on the first
floor of a large barn near Wabash and
Indiana avenues, half q block from the
car line in Oakland and about 25 en-
thusiasts made up the crowd. The
crowd left the city at S:45 and as soon
as the barn was reached the ring was
pitched and the fighters stripped. Two
gasoline torches lighted the ring. The
principals were ordered to make things
lively from the beginning and lose no
time as the officers were expected at
any time.
1t was 9:45 when Sears stepped into
the ring followed by his second, Wade
Watts. Teller followed with Dick Fen
Ion in his corner. S. Kline, the referee,
announced AN exhibition" and when
time was called the two went at it with
four ounce gloves. 1t was lively from
the first. In the first clinch Teller
referee was ready to declare Sears the
winner but he refused and kept on
fighting. Sears was the aggressor and
forced the negro to the ropes several
times. Teller played for Sears wind
when Sears staggered him with a hook
on the jaw. Sears was the best man
from the beginning and again sent his
opponent Keeling with blow in the
chin.
Teller was weakening. ''How's the
time" he cried and the two kept on
fighting. Again he called to know if
it was not time for the round to close
Sears followed up several body blows
with a right over the colored man s
heart and a left counter on his Jaw and
Teller went to his knees close to the
ropes. The referee commenced to
count and Teller attempted to rise
Again he tried to rise and just as he
was counted out he fell in a heap and
rolled outside the ropes just as time
was called.
Teller was carried to a bench and
watered and rubbed while Sears was
dressing in another corner. The time
keeper had been so interested in the
fight that he forgot to keep track of the
time and the two men probably fought
four minutes and a half before time
was called.
Many of those present claimed the
fight fake because it was short and
claimed that the cOlored man lay down
and failed to rise to avoid fighting
longer. Others were satisfied that it
was a clean knock out and the colOred
man was certain he had enough The
car that carried the crowd back to
town met car bearing Sheriff Cook
and Officers Bundy and Grubbs who
We're on their way to stop the fight
Sears is trying to arrange for a fight
with Joe Fiederling to be held on
'KIondike Island'' at St. Marys Sum
day, September 10. If the fight is pulled
off an excursion will be run from To-
peka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-31
MILLS AT CRIPPLE CLOSE.
Arequa the Last One to Shut Down
on Account of Dispute.

Cripple Creek, Col, Aug. 31-To-
day there is not one custom mill oper-
ating in the district. The employees of
the Arequa mill went out this after
noon and consequently this, the only
mill which lately has been running, was
closed down.
At the time the smelters closed, Man
ager Milliken made a temporary ar
rangement with his employees for an
8-hour day. Until the supreme court
decided against the eight-hour legisla-
ton, and the other mills increased the
number of hours of labor OF their en-
ployes, Manager Milliken found that
he was unable to grant the request of
his men and compete with the valley
mills Affairs came to a climax today
by the men walking out. w. B. Mill
ken is now out of the camp, and it is
generally thought an agreement will be
arrived at on his return.
The Brodie mill and the GilIett, the
remaining district custom plants, are
still closed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-31
QUAINT OLD BARCLAY.
Just Now It is the Mecca For Buyers
of Images

New. York, Aug 31.-In many of the
Catholic churches of New York at the
Sunday meetings the clergy, made refer
ence to St. Vincent de Paul. The saint
TTIh5oe = founded the order Of the Sisters of
reverence by Catholics everywhere is to
be kept particularly in remembrance in
this city by the placing of his statue in
every Catholic schoolroom in the metro
polls.
A very large proportion of all Catholic
supplies, from the most valuable statu-
airy to wax candles is sold in Barclay
broadway to the North river, and bust
ness has been rushing there in the statu-
airy line lately. All the statues of St.
Vincent de Paul that are to be used in the
schools come through these wholesale
houses in Barclay street, and the unus-
ual number of orders has kept the makers
of the images. busy. Some of the statues
on exhibition in the windows of the stores
are very large and all of a striking
character. There is usually a group Of
curious spectators in front of the Catho-
lie repositories, looking at the statues and
admiring the rich vestments, the gold and
silver altar vessels, the pictures and other
furnishings that will eventually find their
way into cathedrals and churches Bar
clay street is one of the most intereS ting
streets in the downtown district, and
there is no other just like it in the whole
civ
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-31
FOSSIL HUNTERS RETURN.
Another Railroad Will Send Out q
Party Next Year.

Laramie, Wyo., Aug. 31.-The expedf-
ton organized by the Union Pacific
railroad has been rich in results Prof
knight and the remaining members OF
the party. known as the forty-day men,
reached this point last night. having
come directly from Bates Hole.
The success of this undertaking has
led the Chicago & Northwestern rail-
road to plan similar one for next sea
son from the western terminus at Cas-
par, Wyo.
photographs were taken of Upper
Platte canon and of Bates Hole for
the first time. these localities having
never before been visited by trained
Observers The field was new to the
biologists of the party and the
first mineral specimens to come from
that district are now on exhibition
Several carloads of fossil remains and
geological specimens are being loaded
for shipment to eastern institutions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-31
F Rec
BLOOD
CURE
A Home Treatment for
Eruptions, Ulcers, Ecze-
ma, ScrofuIa, Old Sores,
Cancers, Blood I'm
puritieS.

If you have tried sarsaparilla, patent
medicines, and doctored, and still have
old, persistent sores, pimples, distress
ing eruptions Of the skin, painful sores
on the hands, arms or legs, itching SEN
sation, irritating skin troubles, eczema,
scales, scabs, scrOfula, ulcers. conta-
gious blood poison, fever sores, rheuma-
tism, catarrh, boils, face covered with
little sores, cancer or any blood faint,
then give B. B. 3. a trial, because B.
B. B.-Botanic Blood Balm-is made
for Just such cases, and it cures to stay
cured those stubborn, persistent, deep
seated blood diseases that other milder
medicines fail even to benefit. All above
named troubles are evidence of bad,
diseased blood in the body. and Bo-
tanic Blood Balm cures because it
forces all the poison or impurity or
blood humors out of the body, bones
and entire system.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-31
RAILROAD MEN TO MEET.
A Union Meeting Will Be Held at
Emporia, September 8.

Emporia, Aug. 31.-On Friday after
noon, September g. there will be a union
meeting of engineers, firemen, brake
men, switchmen, telegraphers and 9TH
er railroad men held in the Wigwam.
Third Vice Grand Master Maeir, of the
B. L. F., will be present and deliver an
address There viii be addresses by
other labor leaders, whose names have
not yet been decided upon.
In the evening will take place a free
entertainment, consisting of the show
ing of kaleidoscope pictures, stereopti-
con views, music, addresses, etc This
will be an interesting occasion for rail-
their friends are urged to be present.
Engine Inspector w. N. Breen has
charge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-31
JOE PATCHEN WON.
Black Horse Captures the First Two
Minute Pace Ever Scheduled.

Minute Pace Ever Scheduled.
Hartford, Conn.,, Aug 31-The big
event of the grand circuit meeting at
Charter Oak park Wednesday was the
first two minute pace ever scheduled.
There were five starters, John R. Gen
try drawing out after a contest in
which there was a dispute between the
park management and the owner of the
horse. The trouble arose over a misun-
derstanding as to whether the event
was a tWo-in-three or a three-in-f1ve.
1t was a three-in-five and Gentry drew
his horse, the management protesting
and leaving the matter in the hands of
the judges.
The starters were Joe Patchen, Ana
conda, Chehalis, Frank Bogash and
Searchlight. Searchlight was very IN
steady, breaking badly, and was never
in any hopes of winning a heat. Ana
conda, the favorite, 100 to 60 for Patch
en-, so for SearchIight, led until the
stretch in the first heat. when Joe
Patchen came in, and under the whip
and a hard push took the mile in
2:04%.
The second heat was Patchen's all
the way, and the final heat, which took
the race in 2:033z. equalled the track
record made in 1897 by Star Pointer in
an exhibition race with Gentry. There
was the greatest enthusiasm. After
the first heat Joe Patchen sold to 1,
with Bogash to that he would get
inside Of the money.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-31

The above is a picture (from photo)
of eczema on child's face cured by 30
tanic Blood Balm. The child of J. l.
Humphrey, of Congersville, Tenn, had
sores all over his body, yet cured BY
Botanic Blood Balm. We have abso-
solute faith in Botanic Blood Balm,
hence we will send to any sufferer
sample bottle of B. B. 3. absolutely free
Botanic Blood Balm Oh. B. b is an
old. well-tried remedy, hence we know
that it cures to stay cured, for the peO-
pie cured by B. B. B. years ago are we'll
today, and free from all blood impuri-
ties.
If you are satisfied that Blood Balm
is what you need you viii find large
bottles for sale by Swift & Holiday
Drug Co., 523 Kansas avenue, and
Rowley & Snow. 500 Kansas avenue,
Topeka, and all druggists for SL00, or
6 bottles Gull treatment) $500 For
sample bottles address Blood Balm Co.,
81 Mitchell ST., Atlanta, Ga, and trial
bottle and medical book viii be sent, all
charges prepaid. Describe your trou-
Bile and we will include free medical adj
vice.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-31
COLORADO COAL DEAL.
Two Thousand Acres Invaluable Tract
Leased to the Midland Railroad.

GIenwood Springs. Col, Aug. 81
Thomas L. Davis has secured a lease
on the South Canon coal veins. The
tract comprises 1000 acres, in within
two miles of the Midland railroad, and
six miles below here.
The property is a portion of the Lord
Day estate, and is now supposed to
have been leased from Colonel Lock-
wood, administrator, for the Midland
railroad. The various veins, eight in
number, have been partially developed
and in the early days supplied coal by
wagon to the first settlers here. They
vary from a few feet to SO feet in width.
This means the opening of a new coal
field, and an extremely important one,
if we'll worked
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-31
NEGROES ARE BEATEN.
Trouble In the Laborers' Camp on the
Illinois Central

Rockford, ILL.,, Aug 31-Two weeks
ago 100 negroes were imported here
from Brookhaven, Miss, by w. NJ.
Fortner & Son. railroad contractors, to
work on improvements on the Illinois
Central track between here and Du-
buque. There has been trouble in the
camp and today two of the negroes
were found west of the city with in
juries that will prove fatal
Twenty-Five of the imported crew,
who We're discharged, came to town to-
day stranded and are being fed by the
police and firemen until they can be re-
turned south.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-31
Chicago to New York and Return
$I845.

Via Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
railway. Tickets on sale September 1st
to 4th inclusive. Return limit Sept
18th. or by deposit of ticket and pay
ment of so cents, may be extended to
Sept. Both. Stop-over allowed at Nj
agara Falls and Chautauqua, also priv
ilege of Hudson River day line boats
between Albany and New York in
either direction. For sleeping car
reservations, which should be made
early, or any additional information,
address B. P. Humphrey, T. P. A, kan
sas City, Mo, or F. NJ. Byron, G. w. A,
Chicago, A J. Smith, G. P. A, Cleve-
land.
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JOE WATERS AT CLYDE.
Makes a Speech Today at the Water
| nnelOn Tn1un-

Makes a Speech Today at the Water
melon Town.
Capt. J. G. Waters is in Clyde today
and will speak at the watermelon car
nival which is the fall celebration of
the prosperity of the people in Cloud
county. Mr.. Waters started to Clyde
on a belated train last night and was
compelled to go from Mcfarland, a dis
lance of . 81 miles. on a freight train.
While waiting for the train last night
Mr.. Waters was thinking of his speech.
He composed a piece of poetry, the clos
ing part of which follows:
I'VE must get old Aguinaldo
But like the watermelon,
He must first be plugged"
'HoW'S that for a watermelon carni-
val Speech?'' he said.
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TO REMAIN IN TOPEKA.
Headquarters of the Santa Fe General
Freight Agent to Be Retained
In Kansas.

Paul Morton. second vice president Of
the Santa Fe,is authority for~the state
ment that Mr. J. E German, the newly
appointed general freight agent of the
Santa F'e. will spend as much of his
time in Topeka as in Chicago, and that
Topeka viii continue to be known as
headquarters of the general freight
agent, although the Chicago Office will
be headquarters as we'll It was at
first announced that the general freight
office would be moved from Topeka to
Chicago.
Mr.. Morton also stated that an as
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-31
SALMON CATCH GOOD.
Big Cargo Brought Down From Bris-
toll Bay.

San Francisco, Aug. 31.-The barken-
tine Garden City has arrived from
Bristol Bay bringing with her $500 bar
rels of salt salmon. She and the bark
entine Willie r. Hume which arrived
on Tuesday report that the run of fish
at Bristol Bay this season has never
been exceeded in the past. The Hume
brought down $4,000 cases of canned
and / 800 barrels of sailed salmon. Five
thousand cases of the lot were of the
king salmon which is far larger than
any shipment of those big early fish
that has been brought in this year from
any of the fisheries. Her cargo weighs
1230 tons.
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ROCK ISLAND REFUSES.
Will Not Observe the Restraining
Order AGAINST the Gulf Road.

Kansas City, Aug. 31.-An of the rail-
roads that proposed to boycott the
Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf railway
have observed the restraining order Of
the federal court thus far except the
ROsk Island road. The Rock Island
refused to transfer three cars of freight
to the Pittsburg & Gulf.
The matter has been referred to the
legal department of the Gulf road and
if the Rock Island maintains its atti-
tude some of it's officers and agents
may be arrested for contempt OF the
order of Judge Thayer.
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al Collia,a Bir Littar.

Highland Falls, n. Y. Aug. 31.-Robert
Arnstrong, tne Keeper OF J. P1erpont Nor
prised man north of Mott Haven when,
in making the rounds of his charges quar-
tiers he found tWenty-Seven puppies lying
beside old prize collie in one of the
pens. which We're not there when he clos
ed the kennels the night before. He pick
ed them up carefully, one at time, and
laid them down in another place, and then
counted them a second time back into the
original place to be sure of the number.
There were twentY-Seven of them, all
sturdy and likely 10 live.
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Bouquets For c. R. Hudson.

Second Vice President Paul Morton
of the Santa Fe, while in this city
Wednesday afternoon, took occasion to
compliment Mr.. G. r. Hudson, who re-
signs as assistant general freight agent
of the road October 1. Mr.. Hudson is
thoroughly able and we are very sorry
to lose him from the Santa Fee" said
he. In addition to being able he is
popular, and has made a great many.
friends all over the country
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WAGER FATAL TO BOTH.
Two Cotton Pickers Work In the Field
on Texas Prairie Till Death
Overcomes Them.

Paris, Texas. Aug. 31.-On Craig's prai-
RE. in Delta county, two cotton pickers
made a wager. each claiming that he
could pick more cotton in one DAY than
the other. In the afternoon both We're
found dead in adjacent burrows. Both had
become OVerheated and death appeared
to have come simultaneously.