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The Topeka state journal., 1900-02-24
BURKE MAY BE CAPTAIN.
Milwaukee Clubs Third Basemar
Probably Win Be Given Place.

Milwaukee, Wis, Feb 24.-It is prob
able that Tommy Burke, recently Sc
cured by Connie Mack from the East
ern league and who will cover third
base for the Milwaukee team, will also
be captain the coming season. Man
ager Mack said yesterday that the ap-
pointment Of captain would not be
made for several weeks, and also said
that Burke was on the list from which
a captain was to be selected.
Burke is only % years old and much
is expected of him by the local fans.
He began his career as a ball player
with the Rochester team in 1896 and re-
mained with them until July, 1898, when
Minneapolis took him. Last year he
went back to Rochester and helped
that team win the Eastern league pen
nant
The Topeka state journal., 1900-02-24
AMERICAN LEAGUE CIRCUIT.
Buffalo to Be Retained and Cleveland
and Chicago Added.

Chicago, Feb. 24.-Buffalo, Cleveland
and Chicago will be the clubs added to
complete the American League circuit.
This statement comes from reliable
quarters, and there can be no doube
that it is the final decision of those with
whom the matter rests. Arrangements
have already been made for placing
club in Cleveland, and players for the
team are being secured. Franklin s
team will return in Buffalo, and the St.
Paul club transferred to Chicago. This
is inside information, and without good
and sufficient cause for change the
circuit will be composed of the follow
ing clubs: Kansas City, Buffalo. Cleve-
land, Chicago, Detroit. Milwaukee. In
dianapolis and Minneapolis.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-02-24

meet the old Boer and hear from him
just what caused the war, Just how
it is being carried on, and get an opin
ion as to how it is likely to end.
This is not the first bit of newspaper
work done by Mr.. Hearst. He is a good
writer and can tell as good a story as
any of the high-priced men he has on
his staff. When the Spanish fleet was
smashed off Santiago Mr.. Hearst was
on the spot and wrote a thrilling ac-
count Of what happened there. He also
interviewed Admiral Dewey when he
arrived here, and his talk with the
fighter from Manila Bay was one of
the best bits of work that appeared in
connection with the home. coming of the
hero
1t is thought that Mr. Hearst will
succeed in his present mission. He is
energetic and enterprising, and it is
predicted that if loom PauT' is alive
and well when Pretoria is reached by
the owner of the Journal a good story
will result
The Topeka state journal., 1900-02-24
THE OLD METHOD
Of Treating Piles and Rectal Diseases
Now Discarded.

Thousands of sufferers bear witness
to the value of the Pyramid Pile Cure
and even in cases where a dangerous
surgical operation has failed to cure,
surprising results have been obtained
from the new remedy after a few weeks
use.
Relief from pain Is SO immediate that
patients sometimes imagine that the
Pyamid Pile Cure must contain some
form of cocaine or opiate, but a careful
analysis shows it to contain no opiate,
cocaine or any injurious drug whatever,
in fact it is guaranteed absolutely free
from any deleterious substance.
The old methods of treating piles by
iigature, knife or the still more cruel
treatment by dilatation, besides caus-
ing intense pain and frequently collapse
and death, are now known to be prac-
ticaIly useless as far as permanent
cure is concerned.
Nearly every case Of piles may be
traced to faulty action of the liver and
if is a mistake to treat the trouble en-
tirely by local applications Of salves
and ointments or by any kind of opera
tion. The new treatment by the Pyra-
mid has clearly demonstrated its super
iority over all of these.
The Pyramid Pile Cure IS strictly sci
entific both in it's composition and in its
therapeutic action and the best feature
of it is that it is perfectly safe and
harmless. No i'll effects ever result from
it's use.
The cure is accomplished gradually
and painlessly by the astringent proper
ties contained in it, which cause the lit
tie tumors and congested blood vessels
to contract and the obstruction to the
circulation to be removed.
In view of the immense number OF
patent medicines on the market, it is a
singular fact that the Pyramid is the
only pile cure of note. the only one that
is sold and recommended in every drug
store in the United States.
The remedy is in surAoository form
and far superior to any salve or oint-
ment for convenience. It is applied ar
night and absorbed into the sensitive
rectal membrane, acting both as a To-
cal and a constitutional treatment. The
treatment is effectual even In cases of
many years standing.
Complete treatment of the Pyramid
Pile Cure is sold by druggists every
where at 50 cents and a little book. on
cause and cure of piles will be mailed
free by addressing Pyramid Drug Co,
Marshall. Mich.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-02-24
SPORTING NEWS.
Manager Allen Talks About His
Ball Club.
Nearly All Have Signed Save
Irwin and Hahn.
CLUB TO LOSE PATTON.
The Fast Young Pitcher viii
Go to Kansas City.
CLUB TO LOSE PATTON.
Refuses to Discuss Salaries or
Circuit Reduction.

Cincinnati, Feb 24.-Bob Allen of the
Cincinnati Reds reached the city last
night from his home at Paulding, Ohio.
Manager Allen is very much pleased
with the outlook. Including himself
there are now 16 players under contract
to the club. Hahn Mcbride. Irwin,
Geier and McPhee are the only players
he has asked who have not signed.
Manager Allen said last night that
Pitcher Patton would not be with the
Reds this season The report that he
had been asked to sign was premature.
1t was the understanding that Patton
was to be with the Reds, but under
some arrangement with the Kansas
City club Manager Manning will re-
tain Patton for another season at least.
Not a word has been heard from
Charlie Irwin. The new manager is at
loss to explain Irwin's silence. It is
a sure thing that he received the con-
tract, for it was sent to him by reg
istered letter and the receipt was re-
turned to the Reds manager
Il know of no reason why Irwin
should not sign said Manager Allen.
His contract calls for the same
amount he received last season. I have
not heard a word from him since that
time
You will have enough players if
none of the others sign" was suggested.
Yes, I think So" said the Reds new
leader $50 far we have four catcheTS,
five pitchers, four infielders and three
outielders under contract. Peitz, Ka-
hoe, Wood and Accrosini are our catch
ers; Scott, Breitenstein, Phillips, New
ton and Cronin the pitchers. Then we
have .Beckley, Corcoran, Steinfeldt,
Crawford. Smith and Barrett McPhee
and myself"
do you expect any new addition to
the team?'
mo. I have no reason to think we
will get any more players than those at
present under reservation and contract
There is no deal of any kind on at the
present time
fHow about Hahn?'
"He has not yet signed was the re-
ply. 81 have received several letters
from him, but he has never said that
he would not sign. No, 1 don't care to
discuss the salary question. I have
asked all the players to refrain from do
ing it, and it is only fair that [ should
not touch on the subject. I will say,
however, than an erroneous impression
prevails in regard to the amount that
was offered Hahn. No young player
has been given a bigger raise this win
ter than has been offered Hahn. ]
think that both he and Mcbride will
be in line before reporting time
Manager Allen will decide on the uni
forms at the meeting this morning. 1t
is likely that the uniforms selected
will be the same as last season.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-02-24
wA1ooTT WHIPS cHoYNsKI.
Won in the Seventh Round of an Ag-
gressive Fight.


New York, Feb 24.-Joe Walcott, the
Barbados negro, received the decision
over Joe Choynski, of California, in the
seventh round of what was to have been
a 25 round bout before the Broadway
Athletic club last night. Choynski was
practically outclasesd, and received very
severe punishment. Wa1cott weighed in
at lat pounds and ChoynSki at 1853 The
betting made CnoynSki a prOhibitive
favorite, odds of 100 to 80 being freely
laid on his chances, but after the first
round, in which Choynskf went to the
floor five times, the odds shifted, and at
the beginning of the second round Wal
colt was 2 to 1 favorite.
Both men stripped in excellent condi-
ton. All through the fight Walcott was
on the aggressive. He rushed ChOynskl
sending his right to the stomach and
left to the head at will. In the first
round Choynski was floored five times
The first time he measured his length
on the canvas floor he was hit with a
right under the jaw.
Another hard right in the vicinity Of
the olar-plexus put him down a second
time, a right cross on the jaw was the
cause of his third fall, and a left on the
jaw put him down for the fourth time
Walcott was very nimble on his feet
and danced around while Choynski was
regaining his feet. Choynski came up
very groggy after his fourth knock
down, only to go down again from a
right on the point of the chin, which
sent him fat on his stomach to the floor
of the ring. 1t looked as if Choynski
was out for good. but three seconds at
ter he went down the bell rang and he
was helped to his corner.
Walcott forced the fighting in the sec
ond, sending his right to the body, and
landed a hard left on the jaw. ChoynsI1i
replied with a stinging right on the
head, which staggered Walcott to the
ropes. This round was fairly evenly
fought, but Choynski with his superior
reach and height, failed to land another
good blow, as Waleott was always able
to dodge every lead or return made by
the Californian.
They rushed to a elinch in the third,
after which Walcott jabbed his left to
the face and swung the same hand to
The Topeka state journal., 1900-02-24
RYAN CHALLENGES ROOT.
Calls Dan Stuart and Goes Him One
Better.

Hot Springs, Ark, Feb. 24.-Tommy
Ryan, of Syracuse, has authorized
challenge to Jack Root, of Chicago, to
fight for the middleweight champion
ship of the world. Ryan's challenge
was the result of a hot controversy with
Dan A Stuart, of the Southern club.
Stuart told Ryan he believed Root
could defeat him. IF you ever meet
Root he said, I'll wager So 500 to
$4,000 that Jack will win. I'll place
$1,000 forfeit now, or at any time, with
Eole Pearsall or Leo Mayer"
with part of my own money. my
friends VIII make uD a pool" said
Ryan, land cover your wager and go
you another $4,000 the same way. AS
I am anxious to go to the coast with
Jeffries, I prefer that the battle not
take place before three months from
now. The weight must be 158 pounds
at the ring side. If we have trouble
finding a suitable club and purse, I'll
fight Root in the woods, or any other
place"
The challenge of Ryan came a little
late, as Root already had a challenge
out directed at either Ryan or Mccoy.
Ryan specifies that the fight must be
at 158 pounds. Root said yesterday he
could do the weight and is willing
to post a stiff forefit. The local man,
however, prefers not to wait for three
months before he can get on a match
with Ryan, and half that time or less
would suit him better. AS Ryan is
considered less of a proposition than
Mccoy, there is now some likelihood
that the match will be made.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-02-24
ANsoN MAY BE DEPosED.
New Association Magnates to Go
Ahead Without the Veteran.

Philadelphia, Pa, Feb. 24.-Unless A.
c. Anson accedes to the desires of the
five cities-Boston. Philadelphia, st:
Louis, Milwaukee and Louisville-and
calls a meeting of the new American
association for the near future it is
probable representatives of the five
cities named will meet at Baltimore
Monday, ,summarily deposed Arson from
the presidency of the association and
elect a new president, who is not in
any way connected with any club in
the proposed circuit. Zach Phelps of
Louisville has been mentioned as An
sons possob1e successor.
Frank Richter. who was one of the
local representatives to the Chicago
meeting is outspoken against Arson
and says he does not think the Chicago
man has been on the level in his deal
ings with the new association.
1--WE want him to snow his hand
now" said Richter today land for that
The Topeka state journal., 1900-02-24
A Good club For Cleveland.

Cleveland, Ohio. Feb. 24.-President
Ban johnson, of the American league,
is at the Hollenden. He takes an opti-
mistic view of the baseball situation
Il have stated, and l repeat it now" :"
he said, that Cleveland will have the
best club that money can buy. With
the cutting off of two or four National
league cities a number of first class
players viii be throWH upon the mar
ket The pick of these players hope
to see in Cleveland uniforms. I should
like to see the new club entirely owned
in Cleveland, and I think this will be
the outcome of present negotiations. In
any event. a first class team viii be
The Topeka state journal., 1900-02-24

tory has been placed to the credit of the
Y. M. C. A. Tigers, for they defeated
the basket ball team from Haskell in
stitute by a score of 80 to 10 in the Y.
M. c. A. gymnasium last night. This
preserves the record of the Tigers, who
have not lost game this season, and it
makes it appear that the team cannot
be matched at this exciting game in the
immediate west. The best that Kansas
has to offer came to Kansas City when
the Kansas university and Haskell men
came, but neither team was able to
make an impression on the experienced
Tigers
The Topeka state journal., 1900-02-24

Hanover, N H. Feb. ga r. bennett.
the New York reformer and associate OF
Rev. DR.. Parkhurst, who for some time
has been living in retirement at Concord.
n. H.. owing to mental trouble, but who
came here on business several days ago,
was taken away this morning by an at
tendant from the insane asylum at Con-
cord, who had been summoned on ac-
count of a return of the mania from
which DR.. bennett previously had suf-
fered
The Topeka state journal., 1900-02-24
THE FOOD DRINK

Coffee Injuries growing
children, even when it is
weakened. Grain-O gives
them brighter eyes, frmer
flesh, quicker intelligence
and happier dispositions.
They can drink all they
want of Grain-O-the
more the better-and it
tastes like coffee.
Al grOcers; 1sc. and csc.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-02-24
COMING DRAMATIC EVENTS.

Francis Wilson is a splendid illustra-
ton of what one man can accomplish
through sheer force of talent and mag
netism. He has produced more sue
The Topeka state journal., 1900-02-24
Free Medicine.
Indians Defeated In Z. G.

located here, and strong bid will be
made for the patronage of the people,"
The Topeka state journal., 1900-02-24

Denver, Col, Feb. pa special to the
News from Silverton, Col, says a tele-
phone message from Eureka conveys the
information that Chris Ihmsen, one of
the owners and managers of the Lucky
life in a sn0vv Slide last Monday. He was
on his way to the mine from Silverton,
travelling on snow shoes.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-02-24

cessfu1 comic opera than any other
American comedian, and what is more
to the purpose he has made money out
of them. One of the most popular of
all musical compositions will ever be
linked with Mr.. Wilson's name The
name of this opera is ''Erminie," and
with his splendid organization he will
present it at the Crawford theater to-
night. In addition to Mr.. Wilson there
will be such eminent artists as Pauline
Hall, Lulu CHASER, William Broderick.
Jennie Weathersby, Josephine Knapp,
Peter Lang, a. NJ. HOlbrook and c. H.
Bowers. 1t takes four cars to move
this enterprise which invariably travels
by special train. Mr.. Wilson is GER
tain to receive a royal welcome, and
the local management expect a record
breaker in the matter of receipts.
Stuart Robson's production of Au-
gustus Thomas costume comedy "Oliver
Goldsmith comes to the Crawford
theater Tuesday night. Mr. Thomas
was asked to utilize the last part of
Goldsmith's life for the basis of a play
less than year ago, although Mr.. Rob-
son has held that this idea would be
good one for more than ten years.
That his judgment in this respect was
sound there is now no shadow of a
doubt. In making the play of "Oliver
Goldsmith it is said Mr. Thomas has
utilized the most important historical
events in the life of the famous Irish
lad, who had the distinction of giving
to English literature the best poem,
the best story and the best comedy of
his day, as is evidenced in 1.-THE De-
serted Village" 1.-The Vicar of Wake
field" and She Stoops to Conquer: in
fact, all of the historical characters
who surrounded Goldsmith and by their
loyalty and support succeeded in over
throwing the plans of the doctors and
unscrupulous enemies who sought to de-
stroy the ambitions of that master
mind, are shown in the action of the
play.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-02-24

The Barlow Minstrels will be at the
Crawford -theater next Wednesday.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-02-24

Al grOcsrs ; 1sc. and CSC.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-08-09
SUN-SPOT YEAR.
Eleven Years the Cycle and Tis Now
Here.

1t is believed, from evidences now
seen in the sun, that a period of great
activity is in progress there, and that
the effects of this Unreasonable force
will be seen during the next five years
in what is known as sun spots
These sun spots are supposed to be
great solar volcanoes or other dis
turbances of the suns surface in some
visible way. The spots can be seen
easily by observers during the years up
to 1905, when the maximum will have
been reached. These supposed cavities
sometimes go to a width of about 20,
900 miles and then break up into sep
arate spots or cavities, sometimes sepa-
rating at the rate of 100 miles an hour.
The energy sent out by the same
force that causes these sun spots must
be enormous. There are some reasons
for believing that before the spots
themselves make their appearance to
the sight the energy is at work and is
radiated from the sun to tho pianctS 9f
this system. At all events, the sun
spot periods are usually notable on the
earth for peculiar manifestations Of
electrical energy. Inc electric storms
that have been seen in New England
lately are due, in some degree, to the
solar energy and the electricity sent to
the earth as a result. Such, at least, IL
widely received scientific theory.
II may be that the sun spots OF the
energy OF which they are merely the
result. work In some fashion that can
not be so easily traced During the
past three years, when the suns ener-
gies have been at work, strange things
have happened in the world. Is Il
merely coincidence? II SO, it liz at
least worth notice that condolences OF
this kind are not rare IL one takes the
trouble to look up the history OF the
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-08-09
INVASION OF PEKIN.

Scene: Audience-room in the i'm
perial palace at Pekin.
The dowager empress-Imbecile pig!
What is this hear! Have the foreign
dogs dared to set foot on the sacred
soil of the son of the moon?
Ii Whang-Calm yourself, your in
effable majesty. Only a handful, a
mere bunch of the dogs, have landed
from their ships. We could eat them
all with chopsticks if we so desired.
The mpress-Mud-rat Son Of a
scorpion! Why don't you eat them,
then? Why do you bother me?
Ii whang-Don't distress yourself,
godmother of the solar system! 1t
will surely come out right. These
foreign devils will presently return to
their ships and all will be well.
The empress-Return! oh, hold me
tight! I'll do somebody mischief! Re-
turn! Cut their heads off at once!
Lii Whang-It would never do, your
imperial uppishness. In the first place,
10 900 heads would spring up for each
one cut off. In the second place,
they wouldn't let us.
The empress-Oh, oh, oh, to think l
should be bullied in my own palace!
Give EN- slow poison.
LII Whang-Radiant sister OF the
stars, 1t can't be did.
The empress-And you positively re-
fuse to cut off their heads?
LII Whang-I must, distinguished
sweetness.
The empress-Then cut off your own.
Ii Whang-Cut OH this head that IL
filed alone with thoughts of thee?
Darken these eyes that see only your
exquisite image? Still this tongue that
sings only thy praises? Chill these lips
that long to taste the nectar OF thine?
Shorten these ears? Enough, haven't
the heart to do it!
The empress-Why, you poor little
pigtailed rat. Has 1t gone so far as
this? And you really think me lovely!
Te-he-he.
Ii Whang-Lovelier than the sacred
LACQUER work in the garden OF the
three Flang-Flang. Finer than spun
silk. Sweeter than the chop sooey OF
the gods. More to be desired than
apples from the holy tree OF Chin
Chin. Empress, you're a gilded peach!
The empress-Oh, Whangie, how you
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-08-09
whole as an important addition to
Amerikanische Arzneiprurungen.

whole as an important addition to
Amerikanische Arzneiprurungen.
DR.. Humphreys original proving
afterward gave the profession one Of
its most valuable remedies fro dropsy.
diphtheria, angina, malignant scarlet
fever, kidney diseases, ophthalmia and
cerebral and pulmonary congestion.
He also brought to the attention of
his profession preparation of "nux
cum sale" as a valuable remedy in
intermittents. Three years later. with
the aid of his medical class in Phila-
delpha, he proved the "plantago ma
ior," thus adding another proved
remedy to the materia medica. This
was the period of the formation OF
public opinion favorable to the new
school of medicine. DR.. Humphreys
was one of the most prominent in the
formation of the Central New York
homeopathic Medical society, and IL
its reorganization as the New York
State homeopathic Medical society.
Later he was elected chairman Of the
bureau for the augmentation and i'm
provement of the materia medica of
the American Institute of Homoe-
opathJ.
In 1858 DR.. Humphreys removed to
New York City, and was soon called
to the chair of homeopathic insti-
tutes and practice of medicine at his
OLD college in Philadelphia, where he
served four years For some years he
had been maturing plan for the
of homeopathic medi-
cines for popular use, and had in
vented a number of combinations,
which he termed his homeopathic
specifics" Many of his professional
associates misunderstood him, and
they deserted and denounced him.
DR.. Humphreys was always inter-
ested in religious work. He organized
the Methodist Episcopal church in
West Utica, N. Y, bought the edifice.
made the first payment and secured
the pastor. He was active in the
building of Trinity church in Ashbury
Park, and efficient in placing the
Church of the Heavenly Rest in New
York City upon a satisfactory basis.
He had been warden there many
years.
Always fond of literary work, he de-
voted sixteen years of labor and ex-
pended $4,000 in the preparation of
genealogy of the Humphreys family.
For many years he was con-
slant contributor to Our Animal
Friends, paper founded by Henry
Bergh, the philanthropist.
DR.. Humphreys leaves two sons,
Frederick H. and Rev. F. Landon