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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-02
MADE A FAILURE.
Experience Proves Joplin Flint to Be
Useless For Road Building.

The experiment in good road building
on the Seabrook road west Of Washburn
college has proven conclusively that
however good the flint from the Joplin
mines is for some purposes. it is of no
practical value as a factor in making
permanent roads
The experimental road was built fif-
teen feet wide and a few blocks OF the
east portion of the road was finished
with a surface dressing of the Joplin
flint. Tt is SO small and clean that it
packs up in punches and mixes with the
mud that is hauled onto the road and
makes very rough surface.
The remainder of the road which was
finished in another material is in very
good shape and is giving entire satisfac-
ton. It is with much pleasure that the
farmers living in this direction from the
city choose this road to come to town
over. At this time of the year the road
has ordinarily been very bad but heavy
loads. are pulled over the road very
The road will not be completed to
SeabrOok until after the new good roads
law goes into effect in May when the
county commissioners will be asked TO
complete the road.
Under the new law the county COM
missiOners are authorized to build such
ing petltoned by the property owners
along said road. The roads are built
at the expense Of the whole county,
The good road machinery which was
used in building the road west of Wash
burn still stands by the road near the
bah park and viii be bought by the
county commissioners to pursue the good
road building in this county.
During the coming summer good road
meetings and farmers Institutes will be
held in nearly every county in the state
or rather in the counties where the need
Of permanently improved roads is felt.
The city pavement has been COM
pleted to within two blocks OF the en-
trance of Washburn college grounds and
as soon as the weather opens up SO that
work viii be pushed on to the col
lege and made to connect with the ma
cadam road.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-02

Sitterly; Dexter. "A. H. Ponath; Free
port, J. r. Millsap; Gueda Springs, c.
9. Lowther; Harper, J. A. Holmes;
aazeltOn, 6. w. Baker; Kiowa, J. W.
Dibbens; Latham. Charles Kitch; Ma
pie City, Z. b. HUFF; Mayfeld. A. NJ.
Wilkinson; Medicine Lodge, J. F. Irwin;
Medicine Lodge circuit, 0. Stevenson;
Milan, J. NIcBarnes; New Salem. Char
ley Kimball; Norwich, G. M. Rider;
Oxford, w Weinicart; Rock, Oscar Hud-
dleson; South Haven, C. e. Williams;
Udan, J. H. Scott; Wellington, J. @.
Hall; Wellington circuit, w. A. Van
gundy; Winfield. first church, T. w
Jeffrey; Grace church. A. J. Quicker;
Winfield circuit, w. T. Ward.
Newton district-E. c. Beach, presid-
ing elder. Abbyville. J. f. johnson;
Annelly, T. w Kemp; Arlington, P. O.
Davis; Burns, W. NJ Runyon; Burton,
c. M. Gray; Chelsea, G.. w. Durham;
FL Dorado, II. G. Wharton; Halstead, A.
j. Bixter; Haven, W. M Hardness; Hes
ston. o. K. HobsOn; Hutchinson, First
church, T. S. HodgsOn; Hadley chapel,
r. a. Dadisman; Macksville, L E. Nc
Neal: Newton, c. J. Howes; Nickerson,
J. w. Anderson; Partridge, D. F. Vo-
taw; Peabody. @. H. WOodward; Pom
tiac w. J. Shull; PotWin, II. P. Ran
dali; st. John, C. w. Irwin; Sedgwick
J. w. kirkpatrick; Stafford, J. L. Pat
terson; Sylvia, c. E. Mann; Turon, F. L.
Rutledge; Valley Center, G. w. Han
cher; Walton, I. A. Bartholomew.
Arkansas City, Kas-, has been selected
as the meeting place of the Southwest
Kansas conference in 1902.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-02
AN AFR1L FORECAST.
The Predictions of ri R. Hicks Are
For Very Stormy Month.

The Predictions of ri r. Hicks Are
For Very Stormy Month
The first regular storm period for April
has three causes for expecting storms.
This period runs from March 81 to April
8. Very high temperature in most parts,
with low barometer and rain. hail and
thunder may be expected promptly on OF
next to the 1st Storminess with heavy
April rains viii continue up to about the
4th- Dangerous tornado storms need not
surprise readers Of these forecasts on or
touching Monday, the LIST, to Wednes-
day, the 3rd. Very cool weather will
follow on the heels of this first storm
period, with possibly late snow north
ward and frOstS in many sections, even
central to southwark, from about the
4th to 7th.
On and touching the sth and 9Th will
fall a marked change to warmer, the
barometer viii react TO lower readings
and heavy April rains, hail and thunder
viii visit many sections in their general
march from west to east. Barometer will
rise rapidly behind these reactionaTy
storms, bringing quite cool winds from
west and north, and frosty nights in
northern directions.
The 18th to the 18th constitutes an
other regular storm period The crisis
of this period will fall on or next to
Monday, the 18th, about which date look
for vicious electrical storms attended by
hail. rain and dangerous winds. Low
barometer, niEn temperatures ana CHlly
paroxysnas of wind and April dowrpo1rs
will most probably continue over the
18th and into the reactionary storm Pc
Rod on the 18th. goth and 21st. While
under ordinary circumstances only nor
NAL April showers would fall at this
time, on account of numerous causes
prevailing storms in all probability viii
prove widespread and heavy Every
reasonable precautlou against disas-
trous hail storms should be taken at
this and other April periods Another
dash of high barometer cold winds and
frosty nights northward, win be the
order behind the storm conditions Of this
period.
From about Thursday. the 25th. to
Sunday. the 2Sth, inclusive, it VIII be
wise to anticipate storms Of much en-
ergy with heavy rain and hail over wide
localities during the progress Of the gen.
eral storm conditions eastward In ex-
IRENE northern parts there Is a posi-
bility Of sIeet and snow during this last
April period. Along the south side Of
low baronetFfc pressure. look for heavy
verna1 rains, eliminating in Electrical
storms about the passage Of the moon
over the equator on the 2Srh We pre-
dict that April viii bring A1any ex-
tremes Of very warm and an f. cool
weather. Rains win be sufdct nj gen
orally, amounting to cloudbuy II ire
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-02
NEW YORK SHOOT.
]. A. R. Elliott Out of Form-Tod
Sloan at the Traps


New York, April 2.-Over eight score
of the best known shots in the United
States and Canada assembled at Inter
state park Monday to take part in the
ninth annual trap shooting tournament
Of the Interstate association. Weather
conditions were good and the birds were
a well chosen lot Of fast flyers.
J. A r. Elliott, of Kansas City, was
the first man to face the traps, but
after making two good kills lost his
third bird, a right quarterer, which fell
dead out of bounds. In the second event,
Elliott missed two out Of twelve, which
made his score for the day seventeen
kills out OF a possible twenty. A good
deal Of interest was conferred in the wor
Of Tod Sloan at the traps. The little
jockey was not very fortunate, as he
missed three in the first event Of eight
birds.
In the opening event at eight birds
there was a field of 1876 contestants and
of these thirty-one killed straight and
the money was divided among them,
each receiving $21.90.
In the second event at twelve BIRDS
there were ISL entries out of which
twenty killed twelve straight and thirty
three finished with eleven each. The
straight scores won $3.50 a piece, while
those with eleven each only received
$3.50 each. Ten of the contestants killed
straight in both events, making a total
of twenty, which was the possible num-
Der.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-02

Eccentric Pitcher Says He'll Play in
Pittsburg or Nowhere.

Pittsburg, April "A bombshell was
thrown into the Pittsburg baseball camp
tonight, when. RUDE Waddell, logged out
in fighting feathers, announced that he
had no intention of going to Boston. The
Pittsburg club had sold him without
his consent but it had another guess.
He said he would not leave Pittsburg
and could whip the man who said he
must leave The strong man Of Butler
county said:
ct am going to play in Pittsburg or
not at all in the big league. I don't pro-
pose to be sold like a pair of old shoes.
No Boston for me. I was asked to sign
with Connie Mack and with several
other persons, each Of whom would have
given me more money. I refused to sign
with them because ] was given to IN
derstand that I would stay with Pitts
burg. 7 told the club managers about
this and they seemed pleased. Now they
try to throw me down. I won't have it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-02
OUR TRADE EXPANSION.
Mai. Anderson Receives a Letter Full
of Suggestions

Major T. J. Anderson of the CONNER
eial club. is in receipt of the following
letter from James c AIcNally, Ameri-
can consul general at Guatemala He
says:
The various board Of trade reports
received at this consulate general con-
tain not only valuable information re-
garding commercial interests but also
practical hints in the compilation Of
trade and statistical reports Of meal
culable value to a consul.
Il believe that the interchange Of
ideas and suggestions between the
chambers Of commerce in the comm r.
cia1 centers Of the United States and the
consular officers abroad with reference
to the increase of American trade in
foreign countries would be prolific Of
good results.
THE foreign markets are undoubtedly
at present in a very receptive mood as
far as American goods are concerned
and the time has arrived when Ameri-
can manufacturers should reach out ard
assume an aggressive and competitive
spirit, at the same time yielding to GER
tain traditional trade demands most
willingly conceded by the manufacture
ers OF other countries.
In the Pan-American Republics or
trade can be enhanced with very little
effort We have the geographical ad-
vantage as well as the goods suitable to
the tastes of the better class of the in
haDitants. The catalogue system of al
verfising is just so much paper and ink
wasted unless followed by a display Of
the goods advertised.
THE irrepressible American drum
mer' with a speaking knowledge of the
language is practically an unknown fac
tor in the commercial world of some or
these republics. 1t is not in harmony
with the energetic and never give uD
spirit Of American commerce to aban-
don the field to England and Germany
when the trade is ours for the asking
If chambers Of commerce and trade as
sociatiOns throughout the United STATES
viii put themselves in touch with the
consular officers abroad making fire.
Quent inquiries with %ference to the de-
sires Of the market, having in mind the
Introduction Of some article of COMPETE
ton. in a word giving the consular Off
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-02

itching, Blind, BlccdInE or Protrudine
Piles No cure, no pay. All druggists
are authorized by the manufacturers of
Pazo Pile Ointment to refund the money
where it fails to cure any case of piles no
matter Of how long standing Cures or
binary cases in six days. the worst cases
in fourteen days. One applica ton gives
ease and rest. Relieves itching Instantly
This is new discovery and is the only
pile remedy sold on a positive guaranteed
no cure, no pay Price, so cents If your
druggist don't keep it in stock send us 90
cents in postage stamps and we will for
ward same by mail. Manufactured by
Paris Medicine Co.. st. Louis. No. Manu-
facturers of Laxative Bromo-Cluinine and
Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-02
AsTKANsAs TEAcHERs
Meet in Kansas City, Kas., on April
4, and 8.

Kansas City, Kas.. April 2.-The elev-
enth annual meeting of the Northeast
ern Kansas Teachers association will
be held here April 4, s, and s. The foi~
lowing is the programme OF the meet
ing:
THURSDAY evenings O'CLOCK.
Invocation, Rev. Frank Fox.
Presidents address
Music.
An hour of miscellaneous readings"
President K. Dillenbech, director OF the
D-llenbeck school OF oratory, Kansas
City, Mo.
FRIDAY MORNINGS O'CLOCK.
Reading, Prof Chas. vickrey, stats
University.
/. Paper, Spoken and Written" Miss
Esther Marvel, Hiawatha-
2. Paper, .'Parsing and Analysis" J.
L. Howard, Kansas City.
3. Paper, Reading in the Public
Schools M Z. Pearson, Kansas City.
4. Paper. Literature IN the High
Schools Prof. f. M. Hopkins, State
University.
& Discussion.
Election Of nominating committee.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON O'CLOCK.
Music-SOlO, Miss Belle VickeTs.
THE Teacher" 1. Paper, Scholar
ship" (15 minutes), Prof. A. S. Olin'
2 Paper, Methods d5 minutes).
Prof Walter Gidinghaan, Campbell
university.
8. Paper, discipline" as minutes)s
Principal e. L. Cowdrich. Lawrence
4. Paper, Natural Aptitude" (15 min
utes), Supt- J. G. Scodeld, Seneca
s. Discussion
FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 5.
O'CLOCK.
Music.
Invocation. Rev. W. B. Wiseman.
Debate, 1.-The crOWding Of so many
subjects into the graded and high school
courses of study Is subversive Of sound
scholarship" Affirmative, Supt. J. n.
Greenwood, Kansas City, negative, Col.
T. w. Parker, Chicago
SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 8,
9 O'CLOCK
Music.
1.-The New Geography" Report OF
committee composed of J. H. Glotfelter.
Atchison, Miss Clara I. Mallory, Leav-
enworth, and W. A. Butcher, Argen-
tine.
Discussion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-02
Wiohita survev to Cos s1b.Ooo.

Washington, April 2-The contract
for surveying the Wichita reservation
which was closed on Saturday between
Secretary Hitchcock and wv. #. Evans
of the Rock Island. calls for $4,000 as
the price of the work. Special Agent
Rankin will have charge of the allot-
rivals are W. NJ. Mellette, of Vinita; B.
F. Hackett. Antlers; John d. Benedict
Auscogee, and F. W Wilson. Mr.
Benedict is superintendent of schools
and is here in response to a summons
from the interior department to consult
on opportionment OF public funds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-02

Winfield, Kas., April 2.-Caman's Mil
itary band viii go with the Odd Fell
lows to the Odd Fellows district cele-
bration at Arkansas City, April 26, and
arrangements are being made to give
This is the same sort of meeting the
Odd Fellows held in this city last
spring. and Arkansas City will arrange
to entertain as many people as attend
ed The meeting here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-02
AN UNUSUAL MARoH.
Heavy Precipitations, Much Cloudi-
ness and Low Barometer.

Lawrence, Kas, April 2.-The official
weather report for Kansas for the
month of March, which is based on OBJ
servations made at the state university
shows that the past month has been one
Of high winds, much cloudy weather
low atmospheric pressure and unusually
great precipitation. The barOmetric
reading is the lowest for the last thirty
four years. The wind measure shows
a total of more than 1000 miles abovs
the average The mean temperature was
seven Marches that We're Windier The
total precipitation, including melted
snow, was one inch above the average.
Only six Marches have been wetter The
mean temperature was slightly below
the average. The man temperature was
41.O9 degrees, or .07 degrees below the
March average. The lowest tempera-
tur@ was 11.5 degrees and the highest
800 degrees. a range of So degrees The
rainfall was 3.37 inches. of which a large
per cent was melted snow This Ia lo2
inches above the March average
The number Of clear days Was eight,
about one-fourth Of the Month.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-02

Salina, Kas.. April miss Helen
Bond, daughter of T. L. Bond, a well
known lawyer Of Salina. died here last
evening of injuries received by a fall.
Recently she went to sit down in a chair
which slipped from under her She fell
and the back of the chair struck her on
the neck, infiicting painful injuries. re-
sulting in nervous prostration. She had
been unconscious for three Meeks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-02
PHm.ADEI.PHIA.
WASHINGTON.
CHALLENGES ANY HORSE.
Scannell, Owner of The Abbot, De-
fines His Position
CHICAGO.

New York, April 2.-Fire Commission
er J. J. Scannell gave out the following
statement;
wishing to define my position so
ocation in the future regarding The
Abbot and challenges from any owner
of horses, I wish to state that / viii
race The Abbot only according to the
rules and customs of the National Trot-
ting association, and will pay no atten-
zion whatever to any one deviating
from a strict Interpretation of these
rules.
Downing the champion trotter of the
world I am ready to make four or five
races for any reasonable amount that
the owner of the contending horses may
desire, the match to be trotted over the
track OF the association Offering the best
terms and added money to be divided
as may be mutually agreed upon"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-02
Lookine For R.er Huaband.

Kansas City, Kas., April Mrs. Ma
linda Davis, Of Manhattan, Kas, told
the police yesterday that she Is LOOKING
for her husband and two little children
a boy and girl. On March "A ne left
home with the little ones, saying he was
going to take them on a visit to rela-
tives in Rosedale. He or they have NOT.
been saen there
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-02
Emporia Ban Plavars.

Emporia, April 2-Will Randolph has
signed for baseball this season with Ok
lahoma City, as pitcher. He will play
through the college season here and will
May. John Gabriel, who will catch for
the college team this spring, is consider
ing offer to play. this season. with
a rlaaric11s
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-02
q Testimonial from Old England

Il consider Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy the best in the world for bronchitis.
says Mr.. William Savory, of Warrington,
England 1T has saved my wife's life,
she having been a martyr to bronchitis
for over six years. being most of the
time confined TO her bed. She is now
quite we'll Sold by all druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-02
weieht Iiftine Contest.

New York, April Am a weight lifting
contest held in the Grand Central Palace,
this city, last night, Rolandow, the
American strong man, defeated John
son, the Swede, after an interesting con-
test Rolandow scored 1926 points
against 2,097 for the foreigner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-02

GERS an opportunity to serve them, 7
believe the results would more than
justly the time employed
N writing the above I believe in
clude the sentiments of every consular
officer in the service
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-02

quently-too wet for law lands.-Irl r.
Hicks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-02

ITIger, c
Mclean. c.
SchreckongO
Young, p
Cuppy, p.
McKenna, z
Kellunl, p.
Freeman. :
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-05-30
GRANTS LAST DECORATION DAY.
HORACE PORTER.

1t Decoration Day. in the city of New York the
last he earth. That morning the members
of the Grand Army of the Republic the that
vicinity earlier than their won't They seemed
spend time that morning in unurng the old
flags furnishing the medals of which decorated
their breasts for that day they had determined
by the house of their dying commander to give him last
marching salute In the the columns formed
inside the house. the bed from which he
rise again lay the stricken chief The hand which had seized
the surrendered sword of countless thousands could
return the pressure of friendly grasp That
cheered triumphant victory the allegiance
cas- manhood could longer call for the cooling draught
which Stacked the thirst of fevered tongue PROSTATE
that bed of anguish lay the form, which in the New
World had ridden at the head of the conquerng
which in the Old World had been worthy head
covered and with feet sandaed in the of the
princes kings emperors his ear caught
the sound of martial music Bands playing same
strains which had echoed his guns Vicksburg the
quick steps to which his sped in hot pur
suing Lee through Virginia And then the heavy,
measured step of moving columns step which be
acquired only by years of service in the field He recog
nzed it all 1t the tread of his With
his little remanng strength he and dragged him
self to the window. He gazed upon those battle flags
dipped to him in salute those precious standards bullet
rdded battle stained but remnants of their
vice, with scarcely enough left of them which print
the of the battles They had seen his eyes once
light with the flames that had enknded them Shi
loh the heights of Chattanooga amid the glores of APP
pomattox and those SCARED veterans looked with
uncovered heads and uptrned faces for the last upon
the pad features of their old chief the cheeks which had
been bronzed with Southern and begrmed with pow
der, bathed in tears of manly grief Soon they
rising the hand which had often pointed them the
path of victory He raised it slowly and painfully his
head in recognition of their sauation When the column
had passed the hand fell heavily by his side It his
last military salute.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-05-30
BoER TACTICS.
Lack of Consideration to British Ex'
cites Fat Man.

Lack of Consideration to British Elk
cites Fat Man.
.sThese beers are carrying on the
war in a TERRIBLE uncivilized fashion,
said a fat man to his neighbor as they
rode out on car together.
How so?" said the little neighpor'
bristling. He had just taken part IN
pro-boer mass meeting, and he was as
tonished at the temerity of the TAT
man. ~,
..Why. man alive," calculated the
fat man. Gen. White has endeavoreu
consistently to avoid shedding piooa
in fights. He has allowed thousands
of beers to escape with their lives SIR
yes. sir; with their lives and IN soIne
instances. their rifles. Cecil Rhodes
has not fired a gun since the wa:
broke out; meek as lamb! AM
what thanks do they get? Why,
horde OF uncivilized beers swoop do"'l
to carry the monotony of futile siege
at Kimberley. They fire a bomb lnto
Cecil Rhodes dining room, While MI
Rhodes and other gentlemen are at
breakfast. China smashed. glass
broken. Mr.. Rhodes nerves upset.
ooh, yes; know the excuse. Beers
didn't know it was breakfast time. VI
course. they didn't. That unculturel
| Oora Paul of theirs gets up at O'Clock
| in the morning, in pursuance of MS
| barbarous custom of taking bath ana
reading a chapter in the bible before
breakfast Yes, sir; and they say MS
favorite reading is the story OF the
chosen people shifting the Utilities
and the Amelikites and cutting Off
their ten toes"
The little man stared. The fat man
| went on explosively.
"And what else do they do? Ac-
cording to London dispatches, these
| beers, sir, read private letters belong
| ing to Rhodes, and others. They seize
supplies intended to relieve the suffer
| ings of Tommy Atkin, sir, at Lady
smith and Mafeking, and Kimberley
and Colenso. They even violate the
Sabbath by Smelling Ladysmith. They
blew up a bridge, but | see the tee
grams say that while both spans were
| broken, the masonry was left intact.
That is positively the first time these
bloody beers have left any old British
thing intact"
"And the mules" began the lit
tie man smiling.
"Yes, and the mules" continued the
| fat man, full steam on. "They bribed
the mules to stampede on purpose to
worry White. And after White has
refrained from worrying the beers!
It's a beastly shame!"
Say" said the little man as the fat
man prepared to leave the car, what
are you, anyhow; bloody Britisher?"
mo; came from County Cork, Ire
| land"