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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-03
COLORADO FLYER.


Via "Great Rock Island Route"
Leaves Topeka $40 p. m. arriving
Colorado Springs 1895 Denver II 100
O'Clock next a. m.
The most soothing. healing and antiseD-
tic application ever devised rs De Witt's
Witch Hazel Saive- Il relieves az once
and cures piles. sores, eczema and skin
diseases Beware Of limitations At all
drug stores.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-03

Stockholm, Jan S---The receipts from
customs duties in Sweden during the year
1900 were &lE. 100000. q decrease Of S700.000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-03

Time didn't turn over a new leaf this
time. He opened a new volume
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-03

In the case OF the Cudahy hdnapers
It appears to be safer to write letter
than to call in person
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-03
LIVE PIGEON SHOOT.
Daniels and Tanning Kill "a Birds
Each and Divide Purse


New York, Jan. 3.-Splendid birds,
remarkably close shooting and a big
attendance of well known spectators all
served to make the interstate handicap
shoot today a memorable trap shooting
event. John P. Daniels of New York,
Harold Money of Oakland, N. T., John 5.
Tanning Of san Francisco, and Stephen
NJ. Van Allen Of Jamaica, n. Y, all Of
whom had won previous events, were
eligible. Each man had won two of the
handicaps but Money who tied for the
hOnors with Van Allen at the last event,
withdrew, and Van Allen went in as the
winner and shot with the others at the
traps.
Daniels missed his eighteenth bird
and killed all the rest, making a score
Of "a kills out of a possible 25. Jack
Tanning, the man from the Golden
Gate, hit his nineteenth bird hard but
the left quarter few out of bounds. aud
he tied Daniels with total of "A kills
Van Allen lost his fifth. low flying in
conner, which fell dead out of bounds.
He also failed to stop his eleventh, and
withdrew at 16 with IA kills. This left
Daniels and flaming tied, and they
agreed to divide the money, and did so.
General Batchelder Critically Ill
Washington. Jan. 3.-Genera1 Richard
NJ. Batchelder, former quartermaster
general of the army who is critically i'll
here. is much worse and fears are en-
tertained. that he will not live until
morning. he IS in the S6th year Of his
age
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-03
GLoBE SIGHTS.

TFron the Atchison Globe.l
SO few people know beans when the
az is open.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-03

When you sell an article by weight,
remember that other people have scales.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-03

A mother is never quite so proud as
when her son comes home from a mill
tary school wearing his uniform.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-03

The first time man is appointed on
a committee he is very apt to think
his position 4 very important one
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-03

Say. pa" said little Willie. "Well
my boy2' responded his parent. 'Whai
did the Dead Sea die OFF,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-03

From the Philadelphia Record.1
There's more in a clock than appears
on the face OF it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-03

When a man asserts that he's as
good as any body, you can put It down
that he thinks himself better.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-03

Few people," says the AIanayunk
Philosopher, impair their eyesight look
ing on the bright side Of things"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-03

What has become Of the old fashioned
man whose letters contained many mes
sages to tell" some one "howdy Tor
him?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-03

We have known lots Of good men
who talked of hearing the voice Of God
in the tempest and in the summer s
breeze, who didn't act as If they heard
it when the baby cried.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-03

OF course you know all about finance.
expansion, the Nicaragua canal, and
the big questions generally, but do you
know how to keep water pipes from
freezing?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-03

srWin you be satisfied with love in a
cottage2" he asked. Yes" ahe replied
confidently. for she had heard that the
cottage was located at Newport.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-03

The 1fneman who gets advanced to
the position of chief electrician Is a post
graduate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-03

S1obbs-'I saw you loaded last night -
Blobbs-''Yess the drinks were on me"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-03

Hoax-'sWhat's an emotional ac-
tress?'' Joax-"An emotional actress,
my boy is one that puts as much feeling
into her acting as she does into the re-
quest for her salary"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-03

The poor woman whose husband
thinks he knows how to cook Is entitled
to a lot OF sympathy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-03

TELEPHONES.
business Office..-..-.....--..Be Bell .Ehone ~
Reporters Room. HeA Fnone ~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-03

There are many fashions in the city
but you viii find more stiles in the coun-
try.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-03

11isers are generally old bachelors be-
cause they are even averse to squander-
ing their affections
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-04-05
few months later occurred the Custer

few months later occurred the Custer,
massacre. $S5s Z 1S .s 81 ia +
Her next employment was as United!
States mail carrier on the dangerous
route between Deadwood and Custer
It was during this period that William
Hickok C'Wild Bin',) was assassinateds
by Jack Mccall, a notorious desperate.
calamity, Jane" Joined the posse IN
pursuit Of the murderer, and when he,
was cornered in q butcher shop she
brought him to bay with a cleaver. Her
love for army life took her back into
the service, and she was assigned to;
the. Seventh Cavalry. She helped to-
build Fort Mead, s. D.. and in 1878 was
honorably discharged. Resuming: petit:
coats. she settled on ranch near Miles;
City, Mont, but has since wandered:
about from place to place in the West.
In 1884 she married Clinton Burk at ,Eli
Paso, by whom she had a daughter in
1886. The: husband died in 1895. Mrs.
Burk's ambition then was to give her.
daughter a good education. Though
only 80 years Of age, "Calamity jane:
bears the scars Of a dozen bullets, and;
the hardships of her life have broken,
her down. For several years past she
gained livelihood by selling a book of
her adventures. -.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-04-05
SPEED OF AN EARTHQUAKE.

Preliminary Tremors Travel at Rate
of 345 Miles Minute.
Speaking Of the Indian earthquakes
of 1897, a London scientist says the vi
brations travelled to Europe, where they
were recorded at very many stations,
and no doubt would have been equally
we'll recorded atmany other places on the
surface Of our world had there been
provided suitable instruments. The
preliminary tremors, which are prob
ably waves of compression, travelled
through the world to reach Italy and
other countries with an average rate OF
345 miles a minute, or kilometers a
second-a rate which, it will be OBJ
served, Is higher than that at which
similar movements can be transmitted
through glass or steel. The large waves,
which are probably quasi-elastic CRAWL
tation waves, by travelling over the sur
face Of the earth, reached Europe at q
rate Of 113 miles a minute, or 2.98 kilo-
meters second.
1t is likely that these latter disturb
ances reached stations in Europe by
travelling from their origin in two direc-
tons round the world. AS an indica-
ton of this, we are told that at several
Of the European stations slight undula-
lions are to be seen on the seismograms
at times we should expect to find such
markings, had they travelled from India
to Europe by the longest possible route.
From the period Of these waves, which is
taken at twenty-five seconds, and their
velocity, their length may be inferred,
an estimate of which is thirty-four
miles; while their height, as deducted
from their length, and the maximum
angle of fitting, is estimated at twenty
inches.
The slowness Of the movement was
such that they could not be felt, while
the magnitude was such that the unaid-,
ed eye Of an observer would not be
able to recognize any differential move
ments in his surroundings. The large
ness Of these disturbances and their
great duration, extending over several
hours, preclude them from the category
Of tremors, vibrations or microscisms
-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-04-05
This and That.

BARRIERS and carpenters are both
shaverS.
Painless dentistry is merely the art of
drawing it mild.
A gentleman doesn't forget his man
ners the moment he enters his own
door.
A man seeking to recover lost proper
ty by going to law is like a sheep seek
ing shelter under a bramble bush.
People wear out more shoe leather
because they. drag their feet than be-
cause they get around lively. =.
A Scottish soldier says that on en-
tering q captured Boer lager he saw a
girl about Is or 10 years lying dead
with a rifle in her hand and bullet
through her head.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-04-05
!" CALAMITY JANE. 4
- - E.lsaa,5 ! = =
ONE OF THE sREbsARKABLE5Wo-I
sg 1g MEN OF THE WEST.
Female In Sex, but a Man In Employs
ment and Association Noted charsI
acter Will End Her Days In Mon
taua Poorhouse. ~ &%S Es*s

'"Calamity Jane has: sought an |asy-
lum in the poorhouse Of Gallatin Coun-
ty, Mont. AS child Of the frontier, an
army scout in the disguise of man, q
dispatch bearer through a country
swarming with a cunning enemy, an
Indian fighter. feared by the redskins,
q mail carrier in the Black Hills, free
rover among the rough characters Of
the border, a woman in sex but man
in employment and association '"Ca-
lamity James" life puts the imagination
Of the novelist to blush Her adven-
lures have been the base of a familiar
character of the dime novel, but. the
lurid pen Of the yellow writer has con-
cocted no more desperate exploit than
actually fell to the lot of this remark
able woman.
In private life "Calamity Jane" is
Mrs. Martha Burk. She owes her nick
name to Captain Eagan, of the United
States army, whose life she saved in a
battle with Indians in 1872. She was
then only 20 years old, but was already
acting as a scout. This is her own
story of the incident: -. g..
Il was serving under Captain Eagan;
and while near Goose Creek on the site
Of the present town Of Sheridan, Wyo.,
we had three-day skirmish. We lost
six men killed and several wounded
Then our detachment was ambushed
about mile from camp. Captain
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-04-05
Coaching for His Conversation.

As an overgrown boy-for I was six
feet tall at fourteen-I had experienced
all the agonies Of bashfulness in the
society Of the other sex, though greatly
attracted to it, says Col. Higginson. l
find it difficult to convince my associ-
ates of later years that then habitu-
ally sat mute while others chartered.
A word or two of remonstrance from
my mother had in single day correct
ed this during my senior year, so far as
the family table was concerned, and
this emboldened me to try the expert
ment on a wider field. I said to my
self, thinking of other young men who
made themselves quite agreeable:
''These youths are not your superiors-
perhaps in the recitation room or the
playground hardly your equals. Why
not cope with them elsewhere?" Thus
Influenced, conquered myself in 2
single evening and lost my shyness for
ever. The process was unique, so far
as I know, and I have often recon-
mended it to shy young men.
Being invited to a small party. 7
considered beforehand what young la
dies would probably be there. With
each one had, of course, something in
common-kinship, or neighborhood, or
favorite pursuit. This would do, rea-
soned, for starting point So I put
down on small sheet Of paper what
would say to each, if I happened to be
near her. It worked like charm. l
found myself chatting away the whole
evening, and heard the next day that
everybody was surprised at the trans
formation have to this day the little
bit OF magic paper, on which 1 after.
ward underscored, before sleeping, the
points actually used.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-04-05

90 He Pan-American Exposition is
the first great public event of the
Twentieth Century. Its domi-
nant purpose is to illustrate progress
during the century just closed and lay
a strong and enduring foundation for
international, commercial and social
unity in the New World. In several re-
mer enterprises Of it's character. The
most Important Of these are the artistic
color decorations of the buildings, the
electrical effects, the original sculpture,
the hydraulic and fountain effects, the
horticultural and floral effects, and the
court settings.
The electrical display will be the most
complete ever made, the nearness to
the Exposition grounds Of the great
plants which have harnessed Niagara
and put its tremendous power to COM
mercih use. making this possible A
Steel Electric Tower, an Electric Foun-
tain and the Court of Fountains furnish
opportunities for extraordinary out
door displays Of electrical wonders.
About half 4 million incandescent
lamps and one hundred scarchlights are
used in the Illumination
The decorative lighting of the build
ings cakes advantage Of the many
handsome designs in staff and brings
them out with translucent effects or
outlined with points Of light Advant-
age is also taken OF the numerous tow
crs, turrets and domcs to produce a
starry effect
Sculpture Is used in the adornment
of the Court Of Fountains, the Fri
umphal Bridge the Esplanatle, the
Plaza, the Electric Tower, the Bridge
Of the Three Americas, entrances to
buildings, and in many other ways,
there being upward Of 125 original
groups OF statuary, by Karl Bitter and
other sculptors Of world repute. Over
800 pieces are used. The plastic Orua-
mentation Of the buildings is very in
triratc and beautiful. All the buildings
are covered with staff, which is mould
ed into thousands Of beautiful and fam
ciful SHAPES. The display of original
sculpture is the most magnificent ever
used for decorative purposes ut any OK
position. Never before at any cxposi-
ton has an effort succeeded to produce
harmonious color scheme. All of the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-04-05
DIDN'T LIKE PHILLIPS BROOKS.
The Greatness of Simplicity Not Un-
derstood by Farmer Folk.

I0e OTeat0e09 OF 81" pl1C1Cy NOT IN"
derstood by Farmer Folk.
Phillips Brooks eloquence ana his pow
er to sway audiences from laughter to
tears are we'll remembered by all who
ever heard him. Yet it is recorded that
once at least he was weighed in the bal
ance and found wanting, and by the
members of country parish at that.
His prediction for terse Saxon words,
the ability to use which with effect is 50
coveted by all orators and writer's, proved
his undoing.
The great preacher had been invited to
spend fortnight at the country house of
a friend up the Hudson. When his ac-
ceptance was received. the rector and YES
trymen of the only Episcopal church for
miles around were greatly elated. Here
was chance to hear. the noted clergy
man and to draw the city people summer
ing in the neighborhood to the church.
A committee waited upon the clergyman
the day after his arrival and easily OBJ
tanned his consent to officiate at the sery-
ice on the following Sunday. z=
Il The fact was duly advertised in the
country papers, and when the day came
the church was filed to the doors. The
city people were out in great numbers,
while the country folk had gathered from
miles around. The sermon was followed,
with the closest attention, but on many
honest country faces there was look Of
great disappointment. b d d
So that's yer great preacher from
Boosting, Is it r. asked one OF the farm
efs, as he helped one OF the city boarderS
into the carry-au.
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great buildings are decorated in har-
monious tints, and the effect is very
beautiful.
The centerpiece Of the Exposition is
an Electric Tower 400 feet high, upon
and about which will be an electrical
display surprising any ever yet at
tempted. More than 10000 lamps and
Il searchlight with a 30-inch protector,
capable of casting rays for distance OF
fifty miles. will be used in the illumina-
ton Of this tower.
There are more than thirty three
acres Of beautiful courts. There are III
all the courts large pools of water into
which hundreds of fountains will throw
their sparkling streams. Never before
has such work been undertaken upon
so grand scale.
The united efforts Of the builders of
the Exposition have produced a harmo-
NOUS, artistic and brilliant ensemble,
and the Exposition presents most
beautiful spectacle.
In all the exhibit divisions the Pan
American Exposition will be very COM
plete. 1t is the aim of the Exposition
to show the progress Of the Nineteenth
Century in the Western World. The
exhibits will be gathered from all the
principal States and countries Of the
Western Hemisphere and the new ISL
and possessions of the United States
government Special efforts are being
made to bring together exhibits of ex-
ceptional novelty and Of the highest
educational value.
The Exposition. grounds are in the
northern part of Buffalo, adjacent to
the large and beautiful Delaware Park.
They are about one mile in length from
north to south, and half a mile wide.
There are $50 acres, including 1873 acres
Of improved park lands and lakes. A
pleasing first impression is sure to be
obtained by the visitor, no matter by
which way he enters the Exposition
grounds. The situation Of the grounds
and the manner in which they have
been laid out, render possible the at
tainment of this end.
The gates open on May 1st and the
Exposition will continue six months.
1t is estimated that the total cost of
the Exposition, exclusive of exhibits,
but including the Midway, will be
about $1O,OOO.OOO.
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4106uA "Ao OAc VI lue uISL 10 Ne S0OL
during the fight that FOLLOWED, and, hap
pening to be near him, I was able to
reach his side in time to prevent him
from falling from this horse. l man
aged to get him on my horse, in front
of me. and made a dash for camp,
which we reached safely. After recov-
ering from his wound Captain Eagan
laughingly called me Calamity Jane,
the heroine of the plains,' and the name
has stuck to me through life.'
Mrs. Burk was born in Princeton,
Mo-, in 1852. Her father, J. CANARY,
was lured to Montana in 1865 by the
hope of "striking it rich" in the new
gold fields. During the five months
trip overland Martha became an ex& ert
rife shot and daring rider. Sho} tly
after the family reached Montana Ehe
mother died, and the father, being fis-
appointed, decided to return to is
souri,. At Salt Lake City he too nd,
leaving four younger children TO lhe
care of Martha, then but Is years id.
Employment was found for her AT Fort
Bridge, Wyo., and she continued to ride
and shoot until her reputation became
widespread. =!
Her association with the soldiers
filed her with longing to go on the
warpath against the Indians, and when
General Custer was ordered in 1870 to
make campaign against the Apaches
in Arizona she decided to put a desper-
ate plan into execution. She put on the
suit Of a cowboy, clipped a little off the
end Of her hair. rode to Fort Russell,
Wyo, and boldly asked to be engaged
as scout She was accepted aud,
though her sex was soon discovered,
General Custer let her off with sold
ing. She pleaded to be retained, md,
as she had proved her ability, she vas
retained in the service and contln Jed
to wear mans clothing.
1t was a thrilling campaign, in which
she performed number Of daring mis-
sions and had several narrow escapes.
Only once did she despair of her lie,
She had been trapped by two indians,
but her Workmanship enabled her to
kill one Of them and escape. From the
Apache campaign she went back to
Wyoming to join the expedition under
Custer, Miles and Crook. She fought in
the campaign against the Nez Perces
| in 1873, and was In various minor en-
gagements in Montana and Wyoming
during the following year. She accom-.
panied General Crook as a scout ii
1875 in the expedition to the Black
Hills to protect the miners and settlers
from the threatening Sioux. -sv ;:43
The Inflated year 1876 found the fe
male soldier with Custer, Miles and
Terry in the Big Horn country In north
e{n Wyoming, where the Indians were
creating trouble. It was In this cam
paign that Calamity Jane" performed
a perilous feat of carrying dispatches
through q hostile country: The season
was cold and wet, and she had to fox
the Platte River near Fort Fetterman
The exposure brought on pneumonia
She was granted an indefinite fur1oueh
which may have served her HE, for
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ALoYs1Us MAssMAN. years, Is tnat he
keep secret the formula Of the bathtub
enamel his father, Lewis Massman, dis
covered thirtyfive years ago. Mass
man worked for one Of the Louisville
firms which is now paying him to do
nothing, but quarrel, resulting from
an attempt to steal the jealousy guard
ed secret, resulted in his resigning his
place, and. to prevent competition, the
arrangement was made with him.
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tracts on record.
Without Il stroke
Of work he receives
So, 900 annually
from six of the
largest enaneling
firms in the coun-
try. The only con-
ditionA OF his agree
.ment,,, which has
been in effect since
1903 and runs five
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Iceland's Cable Hangs Fire.

Inc laying OF the first telegraph cable
between Iceland and Europe seems to
hang fire, writes Copenhagen CORE
spoDdent. The foreign governments who
are interested in getting some quicker
form Of communication with Iceland
than the mail for the good Of the fishing
and commercial interests OF the respect
i've countries have not been forthcomins
den has been very liberal in subscribine
an amount for the purpose, and England
is expected to do something, too. al her
fishing interests near Iceland are quite
the largest: The cable will probably con-
meet Reykjavik, Iceland, with Granton,
Scotland. y. -
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Nervous P'0sfs.afx0l, 0lz,,ed.

|EDEAR Mrs. P1NKHAM;-I
was suffering such fortunes
from nervous prostration that
life was a burden. I could
not sleep at all, and was too
weak to. walk across the floor.
My heart was affected so that
often I could not lie down at
all without almost suffocating.
I took Lydia E. Pinkha1n's
Vegetable Compound and it
worked like magic. l feel that
your medicine has been of in
estimable benefit to me-"
MISS ADELE WILLIAMSON,
1913 N boulevard Atlanta ia
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Charles of Denmark. at his wife's de-
sire is to be naturalized in England and
enter the British navy. She is daugh-
ter of King Edward VII. The Princes
royal mother did not approve of his I'M
ion. She was ambitious and wanted
him to we'd tie young Queen of Hol-
land, but the Prince loved the young
English Princess and is supremely
happy in his choice.