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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-03
Illinois Gnn Clnh shnnh

Springfield, Ill, May AT Wednes-
days tournament Of the Illinois Gun
club the worlds record on SQUAD shoot
ing was equaled in one of the target
events by Edward Rike, of Dayton, O.;
Rolla Heikes. of Dayton, O.; Colonel
Courtney, of Syracuse, N. Y; J. A. r.
Elliott, of Kansas City. and A. c. Con
nor, Of Pekin, III. Each man shot at
twenty targets, breaking them all, max
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-03
MERCHANT OF VENICE
Manhattan Students Organize a ORA
matte Company.

Manhattan. May "A dramatic COM
pany a been organized at the State
of Frederick A. Metcalf, professor of
oratory and dramatic art. The first ap-
p%earance of the company here win be in
the Merchant of Venice tonight. Mrs.
Winnifrede Woodside Metcalf will play
the part Of Portia, supported by a cast
of twenty college. students.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-03
yale Defaated Brown.

New Haven, Conn. May 3.-The Yale
baseball team defeated Brown 5 to 1. The
inning and BANKED Yale for four innings
successfully. In the fifth, by a combina-
ton of errors. Yale pulled the game away
from the visitors. and after that the tide
turned. In the seventh Yale, by another
seizure of opportunities that were simply
bad errors. added three additional runs
to her score. The score.
r H r
Yale ..........0 002030S 5 2
Brown ................1 0 0 0 o 0 0 0 o. 8
Batteries-Ya1e, Garven and Cunha;
Brown, Washburn and Whittemore.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-03
Fort scott o1erk short.

Fort Scott. May AIT the council
meeting last night a report on the
shortage of Clerk Adams was presented.
The report shows hat Adams is short
S1,1e402 in his accounts, and the city
clerk was notified to inform the bonds
men that they must deposit the amount
of the deficiency.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-03
MUNICIPAL
Fort Scott Plans to Purchase Car Line
and Waterworka

Fort Scott, May 3-This city has
received a proposition from the Daven-
port. Iowa, company which owns the
street railway plant here contemplating
the purchase of the plant by the city
and it's operation in connection with a
lighting plant. The municipal owner
ship committee of the city council to-
day announced that it would open ne
gotiations. 1t contemp1ates acquiring
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-03
MANY WIFE d
Kansas City, Kansas, Police Report
Shows Eleven Were Arrested.

Kansas City, Kan, May 3.-The
monthly report of Sergeant Kinman of
the Kansas City, Kan, police force
shows that III arrests were made from
the central station during April.
Among them were II for wife beating,
three for cruelty to animals, 10 DRINKS
n L for disturbing the a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-03
A Mail Route Discontinued.

The old overland mail route between
C~offeyti1le and BartlesvilIe viii be dis
continued after May IA. Very few OF
the star routes in this region remain as
a reminder of that once great and i'm
portant branch Of the mail SERVICE
C~herryvale News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-03
Bow injured b7 Train.

Pittsburg, May 3.-Ora Sawyer, a boy
about II years old, sustained a serious
injury as a result Of climbing upon a
moving train. With a number of other
boys he was riding the train in the
Kansas Southern railway yards and fell
from a side ladder in sue a a that
his right foot was thrown across the
rail. 1t vas run yer by one pair OF
trucks. His leg was amputated just
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-03
Cornell Lost to Princeton.

Princeton, N. J., May 3.-The Princetons
outclassed Cornell at every pCaGt, cut the
playing of neither team was OF unusually
high order. Score by innings:
r H e
Princeton ...........4 2211OO14 Eli s 4
Cornell ..............0 90 0 0 6 0 ell 5 5
Observation-Disclosures. Scott and Kafer;
Cornell, Boiler and WINERY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-03
RURAL FREE DELIVERY.
First Months Experiment Out of
Lawrence Is Favorable.

Lawrence May 3-The first full month
of the free rural delivery makes an ad-
mirable showing. w. b. Bidgood, the
carrier, shows by his report that he
carried during the month of April 1,153
letters, 202 postal cards, 4,431 packages,
making a total of 1886 pieces of mail.
He collected 542 letters, 81 postal cards,
8 packages, 10 newspapers, making a
total of 656 pieces of mail collected dur
ing the month.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-03
No Building For Emporia.

Emporia, May 3.-Whfle Major c..
Hood was in Washington he ED a con-
ference with his friend, Speaker Hen
derson, relative to the Empcria govern
ment building. Speaker Henderson prac-
tically has control of all appropriations.
He told Major Hood that this year the
appropriation for Emporia's building
would not go through but thatnext yea
would get to it. Henderson
said that the Emporia building shall
be one of the first IN the list.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-03
Eastern COLLEGE Game.

Providence. R. L, May ~s.-Providence,
IL; Syracuse, 2.
Hartford, Conn, May s.-Hartford. 6;
Toronto, 4.
Worcester, Mass, May S-Worcester, Z;
Rochester, 4.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-03
HE OWNS AZ aAuTo.n
A Reno County Farmer the Possessor
of a Horseless Carriage.

Hutchinson, May 3-The first report
of township assessors was handed in
today. It showed a new item of re-
sources for a Kansas farmer. It is an
automobile. The owner is a farmer in
Walnut township named William NJ.
Kilburne. The valued price on the ma
chine is $500. Mr.. Kilburne is a well to
do farmer and uses his machine in his
trips to town.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-03
EMPoRIA LosT 10 sd. JOE.
Score Would Indicate an Easy Game
For Washburn Saturday.

Emporia, May S.-The first game be-
tween the ST. Joseph Western league
club and the Kansas State Normal
club brought only a small crowd owing
to cool, blustery weather and the game
was an u~neventful one. Score:
st. Joseph ...........4 0 8 0 0 1 lis
Normal .....-........0 0 l 2 0 0 2 0 o 5
Batteries-St. Joe, Davis and King;
Normal, Culp and Moses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-03

Leavenworth, May 3.-The CONNER
ciaI club mas voted to call the new
town established at the Carr Coal Min
ing misunderstanding conpany's shaft.
Richardson, in honor of George c. Rich
ardsons president of the company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-03
QUITTING DOWN EXPENSES.
Wichita Will Post No More Guards
at Private Residences.

Wichita, May 3.-Pursuant to instruc-
lions from the board OF health, Chief of
Police Cubbon has ISSUED h order that
no more policemen will be stationed to
guard private residences which are in
fected with smallpox. A card, warning
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-03
Q PLAYED BALL.
Had Sixteen Put-outs, One Assist and
No Errors at Firt Base Yesterday.

P~ittsburg, May 9.-Dick Cooley made his
initial appearance at first base today for
the Pirates and made a splendid showing:
no errors. Cooley's contract calls for
81 .4OO salary. The Pirates paid $1,000 for
his release.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-03
Emporia PAGER Sent Away.

Emporia, May al. ". Higgins string
of horses, including his 2:06H PAGER, were
shipped to Boston Tuesday. lug Weeks,
his driver, accompanied them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-03
M'eRAw Is STILL oBDURATE.
Conferred With President Robson by
Telephone Without Result.

st. Louis. May S.-President Frank De
wired from Cleveland last night that Me-
Graw and Robinson talked with him over
the long distance telephone last evening,
but that no understanding q been
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-03
Z. q. Defeats Cornell.

Mt. Vernon, Ia, May 3.-Score. Kan
sas University, II; Cornell college, Z.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-03
Broad Defeata McClellan.

ing the score 100 for the team. Conner
then made a run OF 1OS straight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-03

the three plants would require an {
penditure of about $3.50, 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-03

Buffalo ...............3 1 0 Of o 2 8 10 1S l
Indianapolis .........0 0 2 0 0 1 l . G. Il Z
Batteries-Buffalo, Kern and Speer; In
~dianapolis, Doescher, Guese and Powers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-03

Philadelphia .........0 O2s2O00o7 16 2
New York ............1 SO 0-OO1O05 9 2
Observation-Disclosures, Piatt, Donohue
and Mcfarland; New York, Hawley and
Bowerman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-03

AT NEW YORK.
Score by innings:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-03
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
AT PITTSBURG.
Score by innings:

r = z
s 81 louis ....4 ooSSooSoSoSGGi1dGS 10 /
MISUNDERSTANDING, Lever and Zm-
mer; St Louis, Young and O'Connor-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-03
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.
Games Games Per
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

AT MILWAUKEE,.
Score by innings:
Milwaukee ........0 OOOO4O1O 5 9 4
Kansas City .........2 0 000O3e 49 IA 4
Batteries Milwaukee, Bowling and
Smith; Kansas City, Lee and Gending.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-09-20

The people who want-and do not
scruple to ask for-fayors from public
men are sometimes SO unreasonable as
almost TO deserve a rude answer; such
an answer, for example, as the Golden
Penny quotes:
A certain novelist, not unknown to
fame, received from a lady an IN
stamped letter asking the loan Of his
book, on the plea that she could not OBJ
tain II at the booksellers in her town.
His reply was worded as follows:
Dear Madam: In the town where
you reside there appears to be lack Of
all sorts OF things which are easily pro-
durable elsewhere-not only Of my re-
cent work, but also Of postage stamps
for letters. l have In my possession. II
Is true. the book you desire to obtain,
and also the stamps 10 pay its carriage
but, to my regret, | am without the
necessary string to make 1t into a par
eel. II you can supply rue with piece
1 am at your service"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-09-20
Obeying the Rule.

A street car story comes from Ham
burg. An American. a Southerner, who
will never allow a woman to stand In
q street car II he Las Il seat to offer her.
entered a street car aud took the only
vacant seat at tue rear end The CON
ductor then lowered a sign that read,
"Besetzt," which means that the car
Is full At the next corner the car
stopped, one passenger got on and two
women got on. One of the women took
the seat just vacated and our polite
American quickly arose and offered his
seat to the other one, who accepted it
Then the conductor came from the fur
Their end of the car and explained to tho
polite American that the vehicle was
overcrowded, which was contrary to
law, and that as he was the one who
was standing he must get Of. He did
so, and, after reflection, concluded that
politeness Is at discount in foreign
countries.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-09-20

There was colored baptizing at
Sandy Bottom, Billvllle. The last con-
vert TO go under the water was an old
colored woman, who all the while had
been seated in a rickety buggy drawn
by an ancient mule who had been
through the civil war.
She came up out of the water all
right, but after proceeding a short dis
lance on her way home the mule be-
came unmanageable and upset the bug
gy In the middle OF deep creek.
The old woman. with drenehed gar
ments, chung to foot log" just as the
parson who had recently baptized her
rode up.
He heard her swearing at the refrac-
tory mule In vigorous terms; then. TAX
Ing her In his own buggy and driving
TO dry land, he said:
SISTER Ca'llne. you hez done los all
de salvation what come ter you by de
fust baptism; so you must stop right
heah en- be baptized over ergin."
mo, sub" was the reply. II amt
gwine In dat water no mo- Didn't dat
ole mule baptize me de secon' timer-
Atlanta Constitution.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-09-20
Curiou. wood Carving

Salem. Mass. Is the home of the East
India Marine hall. which contains col
lectlons of the Essex institute and Of
the East India Marine society. The
scientific cabinets OF the Essex insti-
tute are extensive and well arranged.
and the collections OF the Marine socl-
ETY. include many curiosltles from 0ri-
entail countries and other distant ma
tons.
Among the numerous curiosities Is
piece of wood carving IN the form Of
two hemisphcres IL inches In diane
ter, In the coueavlties Of which are
carved representations on the one hem
isphere OF hpnven and on the other OF
hell. There are 10 full length figures
in the carving. and the whole Is very
skillfully executed. II Is said to be
the work of an Indian monk OF the
fourteenth century.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-09-20

swelling the Lost Dog Column.
s.nn Won Eaaf, a dogru
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-09-20
Honor to White of selborne.

Gilbert White, the father of all the
nature lovers and observers who are so
common since Thoreau, Ii to have an
Ideal memorial The forest Of Wool
mer, one of the crown properties OF
England, is to be made into an asylum
for the wild creatures of England, and
surrounded by defenses to keep out all
intruders, though the forest will be al
ways open to men of Whites sort. A
statue of the Selborne parson will
stand at the main entrance, with hand
raised In the act of hberating a bird
that has been trapped. Gamekeepers
and watchmen will guard the forest
night and day; cat nor dog viii be al
lowed to enter the paradise Of free life.
This is a wonderful thing to contem-
plate in this day of lndiscriminate and
discriminating slaughter, and 1t is a
beautiful honor to Gilbert White
Springfield Republican.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-09-20
GUIDED BY HIS SONS GHOST.
Successful GoId-Seeker Was Piloted to
Find by a Spirit.

Find by a Spirit.
There was something uncanny In the
story that Albert Davis told ct the
Union depot Albert Davis is a Blue
Mountain prospector, bound for his old
home in the village OF Arkwright, n. Y.
Not far from his home is Casadagua
Lake, the assembly grounds Of the
Spiritualist cult, and from association
with Spiritualists Mr.. Davis became in
time a sort OF lukewarm believer In
their teachings. He returns, he says, a
true believer. He also returns with
wealth in prospect. Mr.. Davis told his
story In the presence Of several fellow
passengers at the depot. 1t was in sub
stance this:
Three years ago his only son died.
The father was all but heartbroken; he
would not be comforted by the prom
ises Of his spiritualist friends that the
young man would come back to him.
But one night the boy did come, and
again and again. After several of these
nocturnal visits, the son told of ac-
quaintances that he had made In the
spirit world, among them, be said, being
one whose name was John Fremont
This spirit told Of his wonderful life in
the West and among other tales, one
of a rich mine that he had discovered,
but which never had been found by
others. On subsequent visits the son
told more particularly Of the mine and
gave detailed descriptions of Its situa-
ton, until Mr.. Davis became so deeply
interested that he resolved to go in
search Of 1t. Two years ago he came
to Colorado, and after a long search
found the range OF mountains that had
been described to him. They were the
Blue Mountains, near the Utah line
But his search was not completed.
Weeks and months were spent In pros
pecting and hunting for the marks on
the surface that would disclose the
hiding place of the treasure. He was
on the point Of giving up, and also of
losing faith In the spirits, when one
evening he came onto the very spot that
he was searching for. He knew II, he
said, as well as If he had been there be-
fore.
Mr.. Davis lost no time In making q
mineral location, and Is now returning
to his old home to get money, when he
will return to Colorado to develop the
mine to which the spirit directed him.
He has not yet found ore. but he ex-
pressed firm belief that it was there.
Denver Republican.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-09-20
quarters Of the sardines sold hers

! three-quarters OF the sardines sold here
are put up in ffty-one packing houses
/ in Maine. These concerns are con-
/ trolled by trust company. which EN-
I ploys 1900 workmen, who can turn out
+ 100000 cases of the fsh annually.
In Maine sardines are caught OF the
western shores of the ST. Croix River
and Passamaquoddy Bay. The fishing
season commences early In May and
lasts until late in the fall OF the year.
The fish are taken in brush weIrs, re-
sembllng ordinary pound nets, into
which they are led by means of large
leaders and wings, which terminate in
a funnel-shaped entrance. Their escape
Is prevented by the extension OF thess
wings into the Enclosure, thereby form
ing a triangular hook at each end Of II,
so that the fish. as they circle inside the
weir. are directed past the entrance.
When the fish are plentiful In the nets
quantities Of scales appear upon the
surface OF the water. The nets are then
lifted and their contents are dumped
by the fishermen into their boats. The
fish make little squeak when taken
from the water and die almost instant
ly An ordinary catch of sardines gives
TO each boat anywhere from 1900 TO
5000 fish, the price OF which Is from 81
to $3.50 per 1000. according to the
quantity OF fish that are being caught.
Arriving at the packing house, the
fish are carefully cleaned This opera
ton over, they are sorted according TO
size and carried into another part of
the establishment where they are put
into pickle.
The length OF time required by this
operation varies according to the size
OF the fish. After this the fish are
washed and placed with care upon wire
nets, called 'grills, on which they are
sent to the drying-room, where they
aredried By means Of large fans or ven
tilators run by powerful machinery.
When dry and while still upon the
grills the fish are cooked by plunging
them into tanks containing boiling
olive oil. After this cooking the sar-
dimes. still upon the grills, are left to
cool, and when cold the work of plac-
ing them In halves and quarter cans
filed with olive oil, tomato and mus
tard sauce Is begun. This work done.
the cans are sealed with solder and are
ready to be put in cases, holding 100
tins, for the market
Like canned goods OF every descrlp-
ton, sardines are cheaper now than
they formerly were and American sar
dimes are sold for less than the i'm
ported. American sardines are now
exported from this country to the West
Indies and South America. "-Washing
ton Star.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-09-20
Mutiie's Library.

Nudes Library is one OF the great
institutions Of England. Its establish
ment Is a trade romance. In 1874
Charles Nude opened small book and
newspaper stall In Southampton Row.
'ondon. He was then In his twenty
I'd year. He had no capital. and was
forced to exc out the small profits OF
the sale Of newspapers by lending
books al penny volume. This sug-
gested systematized arrangements for
the circulation Of the best books of the
day on the basis Of an annual subscr'p-
ton OF guinea. The plan was carried
into effect In 1S47, and was immediate
; successful. Subscribers multiplied.
and In five years the headquarters OF
Nudes were removed to New Oxford
street, where ten years afterwards the
immense structure which every visitor
now regards as one Of the sights OF
London was erected. In 1864 the en-
terprise was converted into a limited
liability company. the property being
valued at $4,000. and the business
has been steadily enlarged until now
there Is circulation Of over $500. 0OG
books. The subscriptions for the ser
vice range from one to six guineas. ae-
cording TO the number OF books drawn
al time, slight additional charge be
ing made for remote outlying districts.
There is also a country department
with thousands Of subscribers. and
over 1000 boxes, large and small, are
despatched every week By parcel post
or by carriers TO every section OF the
United Kingdom. The country sub
scribers have to pay the cost of car
Mage,
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-09-20
Terrible Power of Lightning.

During q thunderstorm near Consett,
in the North Durham district, England.
the lightning struck pasture field and
dug trench varying from 3 feet to .
feet 8 inches deep, and 9 inches to 7
inches wide, across the field for dis
lance Of a dozen feet. The solid clay
was scattered In all directions, portions
thereof being found lying over twenty
yards away. while the turf had been
cut up as clean as IL the work had been
done by a sharp implement One grass
sod, measuring about six feet long and
nine inches in width. was laid on the
opposite side Of the fence In another
field.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-09-20
A Chinese Solomon.

Three men appeared before a Judge
In Honan. China, and each laid claim
to the same woman as his wife. Not
one of them would retire in favor of
the other two, but each insisted that
justice should be done to him. Finally
the Judge exclaimed, We'll, IL you
three men cannot come to some agree
ment nothing remains for me but to
order that the woman shall be killed,
as there is no other way In which the
matter can be satisfactorily settled"
He then called for large cup of wine,
and when 1t was brought he poured in
TO II some dark powder and compelled
the woman to drink 1t. Excited as she
was, the woman speedily began TO feel
the effect of the strong liquor. She
stammered when she tried to speak,
and her flushed cheeks were an indica-
ton to the observers that the poison
was working and that her end was
near at hand.
This was the climax for which the
Judge had waited. When he saw that
the woman was apparently dying. he
called one of the three men who claim
ed her as wife and babe him remove
her from the courtroom. This man,
however. showed no inclination to do
SO, and the judge thereupon insisted
that he renounce all rights to her. This
he willingly did and so did the second
man. Only one claimant was now left.
and he agreed to remove the woman
and to care for her until she died. Sat
isfied that he was her real husband,
the Judge called him and said: You
will not be sorry for acting in this
manner. Have no fear for your wife.
since she is In no danger OF death. The
liquor which she has drunk was ordl-
nary wine, and the powder which
poured into IT was nothing but brown
| sugar"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-09-20

the near future he would give lunch
con party to the men who worked upon
Il and their families. 1t was arranged
ihat the party should be carried from
the village of Briarcroft in one of Mr..
finker's launches, and when the party
got aboard Miss Tinker took her posi-
iion at the wheel The minute the
craft got under way the wheel spun
round and struck Miss Tinker on the
right arm. But not a word did the
brave girl say of the accident, and
steered the boat for mile and a half
With her left hand, to her fathers land
ing.
When all were ashore she ordered her
horse hitched and drove three miles to
doctors office, where the bone was
set. Returning home, she made nc
mention of the accident and assisted In
entertaining her fathers guests.