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A AREMARKABlE CONFESSION
Nurse Jane Toppan Confesses to
Poisoning Thirty.one Patients.
MURDER HER RULING PASSION
She Makes ths Gratifying Boast That In
No Case Did tho Doctors Suspect Other
Than Natural Causes-Used Morphirs
and Atropins-Littls Concerned Over
LlHs Sentence 20 IN Asylum.

Barnstable. Mass.-"Not guilty BY
ceason of insanity" was the verdict
rendered by the Jury which heard the
evidence against Jane Toppan. the pro-
fessional nurse accused Of the murder
Of Mrs. Mary D. Gibbs. Of Cataumet BY
administering poisonous drugs last An.
gust. The verdict was brought In af.
ter a brief consideration Of the testi.
mony. and Judge Braley ordered that
Miss Toppan be committed to the Taun.
ton I.lsane Asylum for the remainder
Of her life.
Although under indictment for caus.
ing the deaths of Alden P. Davis. hls
wife and their daughter, Mrs. Mary D.
Gibbs. Of Cataumet. Miss Toppan was
tried only on the charge Of killing the
latter. 1t was In consequence Of the
opinion of DR.. Henry Il. Stedman. the
alienist. that the accused woman was
not In q mental condition to be respon.
sible. that she was adjudged Insane.
Suspected of the death Of eleven per.
Sons. Miss Jane Toppan has confessed
that she has killed during her career
as q professional nurse no less than
thirty .one human beings.
This statement was made to Judge
Fred N. Bixby. Of Brockton. senior
counsel at the trial. Judge Bixby said
also that Miss Toppan had admitted
that she had set fres and committed
other serious acts. She saia she could
not help committing the crimes. She
argued. moreover. that she was not
insane. She said she knew she was
doing wrong when she administered
poison to her victims. and she asked
Judge Bixby how. under such circum.
stances. she could be Of unsound mind
Morphine was Miss TopLan's agency
for producing death. Many Of her vic
Tins were unsuspecting and most tn
innate friends: 9th rs were the pa.
tients Of reputable physicians who EN-.
ployed her on account Of accomplish
ments as a nurse. Miss Toppan was SO
expert In her knowledge of how to
employ drugs and poisons that she
was able to escape detection for years
1t Is MISS Ioppans gratifying ooas'
that In no instance did the doctors
suspect that death was otner than the
result of natural causes.
In the detailed story as told 70 Judge
Bixby Miss Toppan did not enumerate
her many victims, although she did ad
NIT the killing Of Mrs. Gibbs. Mrs
Harry Gordon. Of Chicago. and Alden
P. Davis. all of whom died at Catau
met last summer. Miss Toppan wa,
indicted last December for these three
murders. the State electing to try hei
on the Gibbs count.
In good spirits and apparently bu
little concerned over the fact that sh,
was bound for an insane hospital. L
which she had been committed for tn,
rest Of her life. Miss Toppan was taker
from Barnstable Jail to the Taunton
Insane Hospital.
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Nswsy Glsanings

One thousand miles of the new Pa
citic cable Is completed ut London.
Famine Is causing great misery and
many deaths In several districts Of
Korea.
The Yaqui Indians are causing much
trouble In the vicinity Of HermOsillO,
Mexico.
Government departments are to be
closed ut 3 p. IN. Saturdays in July
and August.
Long Island farmers have declared
war on the automobile chaureurs OF
milllOnalreS.
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DIED FACING Moe's BULLETS.
Slayer OF City Marshal Defended Himself
In q House For Hours.

Sioux City. Iowa.-City Marshal
Swearingen, Of jefferson. was shot and
instantly killed by s. NJ. Shipman.
whom he sought to arrest. Shipnan
was killed by 1 mob.
The trouble originated with two boys
on the way to a circus. They made
some jeering remark about Shipman.
who threw stones at them. They swore
out warrants for his arrest and the
city marshal visited Shipman's house
TO serve them.
In response to his knock Shipman
fred twice. killing Swearingen instant.
IL. A mob surrounded Shipman's house.
The house was riddled literally with
bullets, and Shipman killed after he
had kept the crowd at bay for several
hours.
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Prominent People.

The condition Of the Queen Of Hol
land Is steadily improving.
General Russell A. Alger has gone
to California for his health.
1t is believed that Prince Ferdinand
Is soon to assume the title Of King OF
Bulgaria.
ar.Admiral O'Nelll. U. s. NJ. has
made an inspection Of the chief naval
armament works Of Germany.
Pope Leo will present President
Roosevelt mosaics Of st. Peters and
the Vatican made at the Vatican work
shops. ,,o i,,.. .,,a.t.s ...
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Sporting Brsvitses.

". G. Whitney has paid $4,000 and
S15 600 respectively for two Watercress
yearlings.
The Grand Prix de Paris. worth S40,-
600, has been won by NJ. de Aiary's
KILL kourgan.
An association has been formed for
the purpose of building direct high
way between New York City and Chi.
cago.
August Belmont has decided to name
his $4,000 yearling. who Is q half.
sister to the great Hamburg. Lady
Gallantry. ,. ...
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Creating n National Forcst Reserve.

Iac United States Scnatc has passed
I biil creating Il National forest re-.
serve in the Southern Appalachian
Mountains. The first bill provides
for ;hc purchase Of i.OcO.OUO acres In
the Southern Appalachian system at Il
cost Lot 10 exceed SlO.VU.OOO. The
Secretary of Agriculture Is 10 desig.
nate the lands TO be- purchased. and Is
10 take measures 10 preserve the hard
wood forests which they bear.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-09
Profsssor KILLED BY . Wagon,

Professor John C. Johnson. member
Of the faculty of the Wisconsin State
University at Madison. Mich. was In.
stantly killed near Pier Cove by falling
from load OF goods he was moving to
his summer cottage. A wheel OF the
wagon crushed his head. He leaves a
wife and three children.
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Cavalrymen Who wsro Murdered.

In reply to cablegram to General
Chaffee. TO cable the names OF the men
Of Troop II. Fifth Cavalry. who We're
captured May 80. near MOrong. and
murdered June l. the War Department.
at Washington. Is advised that Ser.
geant Lewis Steward. Corporal vii.
liam J. Black. Corporal Edmond J. Fin.
nesan. Trumpeter Charles W. Davis
and Private Patrick Carr We're mur.
lered
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Herbert. Pos. Oaly r.mpo,arx

The London Daily Mail says the idea
prevails that Michael Henry Herbert
will not long occupy the post OF British
Ambassador to the United States. but
that he will be transferred TO Paris
when Sir Edmund j. MoDson. the pres
ent British Ambassador there. retires.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-09
Calamity Which Caused Post.
ponement Of King Edward
Wis Coronation q Great
Shock to the World.
UNDERWENT AN OPERATION
Little Attention Had Besn Paid to
Rumors Of Rulers Illness and
Official Announcement Was
Like q Thundsrclap.

London.-0n the day following the
operation upon King Edward the phJ-
sicians In attendance at Buckingham
Palace issued the following bulletins.
The amended bulletin. which was Is
sued after IL o'clock p. m. stated:
THE King continues to make salts
factory progress. He slept some hours
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Prssident Gives . Soldier His Life.
Private Garth Shores. Of Troop H,
Ninth Cavalry. who was convicted on
the charge OF desertion by cOurt.mar-
tial In the Philippines and sentenced
II death, had his sentence committed
by President Roosevelt to imprison.
ment for three years.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-09
H,rn Record Price For Cattle

The highest price for beef cattle In
the history of Kansas City. No.. was
paid q few days ago. A carload OF
steers, averaging 1862 pounds. brought
$3.50 per lOO pounds. Deducting ship.
ping expenses. the cattle netted $l4.4'
a hpat
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Ninety American soldiers have died
Of cholera since the disease first broke
out In the Philippines. Owing to the
increase OF cholera the health authorl.
ties are enforcing stringent regulations.
The total CAGES and Of deaths from
the epidemic are rs follows: Manila.
1880 cases and 1895 deaths; provinces.
1860 cases and $40 deaths.
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Pians For . Great Port.

Fortress Monroe. overlooking his
toric Hampton Roads. Va. Is to be
made the greatest .'show port" In the
world. The Government proposes to
spend $lO.OOO.OOO to carry ont the
project. and Congress will be asked to
make the appropriation Us soon as pos
sihlp
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-09
WOMAN oeFAULTER A SUICIDE.
Postmistress at Prospect. Va, Hangs Her.
self when About to Bo Found Out.

Richmond. Va.-Mrs. +. A. Scott.
postmistress at Prospect. Va. com.
mltted suicide At her home by tying
one end Of n rope around her neck. the
other to the banisters and jumping
over.
She left note to her husband say
Ing she was several hundred dollars
short In her accounts at the office.
which she wished him to pay. and save
her bondsmen. The appearance OF n
postotiice Inspector was the cause OF
her suicide.
Mrs. Scott was Miss Bette st. Clair.
She was ut one time quite wealthy. bat
her fortune had been lost since her
marriage.
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Twen,y.iiv" American citizens at
least are among the Bocr prisoners
held by the British. They will no, be
set free until other prisoners are lib
Grated. The State Department Is pre-
pared to see that they are not obliged
to relinquish their allegiance.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-09
HER SENTENCE As A MAN ENDS
Lena Martin, Sent 90 Prison - Bert, Re
leased bv Governor Savage.

leased by Governor Savage.
Lincoln. Neb.-Governor Savage ha.
released from the State Penitentiary
the girl ena Martin. sentenced there
under the name OF Bert Martin. under
the belief that she was n man. The
discovery Of her sex was not made un
til after she had been an Inmate fol
nearly year.
For several years previous the girl
had masqueraded as a man. and had
eloped with farmers daughter This
woman showed up at the trial on the
charge Of horse stealing with a babe
In her arms. The Governor c0mmuted
the sentence out Of pity for the girls
condition.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-09

lGilnsr Governor Of the Trsnsvnal.
Lord Miner. who was British High
Commissioner in South Africa. took the
oath as Governor Of the Transvaal ut
Pretoria In the presence Of n large as
semblage Of people.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-09
German Torpedo Boat sunk.

y British steamer ran down and
sunk Torpedo Boat No. Il. OF the Ger.
man Navy. 1T the mouth OF the Elbc.
fhe commander OF the torpedo boat
and three of her crew are missing.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-09
Girl Dies FNzln Nightmare.

Frightened by nightma.r from which
she had always suffered. Mary Hen
Erickson. sixteen years old. Of Brook
lyn, y. Y. Is dead.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-09
D.nlsh Isles Treaty Extended.

The protocol providing for the ex.
tension for one gear OF the time for the
ratification Of the treaty with Den
mark for the sale Of the Danish West
India Islands to the United States has
been ratified.
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p.r,u.,I win No, C.d. or Lease.

1t Is officially denied that the Portu.
guese Government COntemplates the
ccssiOn or lease Of any portion OF Mo-
zambique H'ortuSucse East AfricaI 10
Grpat Britain.
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Life Sentence For Killing Wife.
4 life sentence was given Charles
e. Shepard. of Portland. Ind. for kill.
ing his wife.
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during the day. He complains very lit
tie of discomfort and Is more cheerful.
The wound Is doing we'll"
The bulletin issued at 1890 a. N. was
Is follows:
His Majesty was very restless and
had no sleep during the early part OF
the night. He obtained some sleep.
however, sitter ! o'clock this morning.
Is free from pain. and no untOward
symptoms presented themselves. Con-
siiering all circumstances. His Majes-
ty may be said to be progressing salts
factorily."
The following bulletin was issued at
2p. m:
"The King passed comfortable
morning and his condition so far Is
satisfactory"
The following bulletin was issued nj
$50 p. m:
His Majesty passed fairly com
Portable day. His general strength
was well maintained. and there nre NJ
symptoms causing special anxiety.
The following bulletin was posted n
Buckingham Palace ut 1852 p. m:
The King continues to make salts
factory progress"
The private secretary OF King Ed
ward. Sir Francis Knollys. said at Il:
p. m. that His Majesty continued tt
improve. and that everything was
going on satisfactorily.
At 7.45 p. m. prior to adjournment Ol
the House OF Commons for dinner. 4
J..BalfOur. the Government leader. an
nounced that the King was free frou
pain. and that his progress was salts
factory.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-09

Milner Takes Another Oath.
Lord Miner has taken the oath OF
Office at Bloomfontein as Governor OF
the Orange River Colony.
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Roosevelt Sends Sympathy.

Washington. d. C.-Just before he
left for Boston President Roosevelt
sent this message:
ITO His Majesty. Edward VII. Lon
don:
Il ask your Majesty to accept my
sincere assurance Of sympathy and
wishes for speedy convalescence.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
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In Turkey red hair Is counted great
beauty. and the women dye their hair
that tint.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-09

n. q. GRxxs's soss, OF Atlanta, Ga, as9
tho only successful Dropsy Specialists In tho
world. See thei: liberal offer In advertise.
ment In another column OF this popef.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-09

In the State Of Utan there are 10000
Mormons in total population Of N6.70.
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n. Killed His Mo.her.in.Lav.

News reached Frankfort. Ky. from
Warren County that Mays Barnett had
killed his mother-in-law by striking her
with stove lid.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-09

lido not believe PIso's Cure for ConS1mp.
tion has an equal for coughs and coids@olN
y. BoYHI, Trinity Springs. Ind. Fe6. u, Is0o.
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Mn. winslow's Soothing Syrup for ehildfsa
tssthing, soften the gums, redncestndarnmas
ticn ,sllays pain cures wind colic. 2Se. abottl-
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MILLIONS USE

cur1cURA SoA.. assisted by curIcUhA
oIsrxENr. the great skin cure. @ tor pre- Pr,Ssesm so.
eleansing the scalp OF cTusts, scales, ana aan-
drud, and the stopping OF falling sair, ,rS LOT
SCREENING. whitening. and soothing req, Isn ISnsn'
And sore hands, for baby rashes, itcninSs,
and chadngs, and for oil the parpose,m &c OF tao
toilet bath, and nuI sery. Millions OF women M
use CUrrcURA Soar In the form OF ossns ud .% LOT
anuoytng lrritatons. innammatons, ana ek'
corisfions. or too free or offensive ,persptf.
ssion, In the form OF washes for uicsrsaae u,,e
weaknesses. and for many sanaave, ,s9nss anuse9pso
purposes which readily suggest tneuscNes
10 women. especially mothers.
cur,cURA RGsoLvEMI PILLS
fChocola,e Coated) are new. tasteiess, oaout;;
less, economical substitute for the Seienta'csu,
liquid CUrlcURA REsoLvESr. ., wen ~ i'i p,s ne
other blood purifiers and huInour cures. E"s
up in pocket viais. 90 doses. price, &c.
soa tArsashsss sAs .erid s:As ss;: o..sssf q -: =
rtILS ae Hnusa Dseot Q ~ Cesns,soss q 80:
don Trsseh Dspoti skus dc 10 tslx. f1fiA rossxA
Dsro iIp csss. cosf. SOLE Props' bos'0o' " . -
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-09

What q young man vino has best SRI
wants to do is to hold his own.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-09

It doesn't make lie any winter to pul
it on q tombstone.
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London. dramatic sudden
ness the King OF England was
stricken down on the eve Of
his coronation. The tragic inter
ruption came at noon on Tuesday.
wheI II was announced at Bucklng-
ham Palace that the Kings physicians
had decided that an operation for peri
typhlitis or appendicitis was immedi-
ately necessary. This operation was
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-09
The set, consisting Of Cutiessa
Soap. to cleanse the skin Of esusts

A Single Set, price s., IS often
sufficient to core the most tostuf.
ing, disfisuring skin, scalp, and
Blood humouss, rashes, itehings,
and irritations, with loss OF haif'
when al else fails.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-09

waterville. Me-, Centennial.
The centennial anniversary Of Wat.
rville, Ne. was celebrated.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-11-29
TIE Ioo6.

The blood is life. We derive from
the blood life, power, beauty and rea-
son. as the doctors have been saying
from time immemorial. A healthy
body, a fresh appearance, and gener-
ally all the abilities we possess de-
pend on that source of life. 1t is
therefore the duty of every sensible
man to keep the blood as pure and
normal as possible Nature, in its
infinite wisdom, has given US Their
mometer indicating the state Of the
blood, which appeals to our reason by
giving notice of it's impurity. Small
eruptions of the skin, to which we
scarcely pay any attention, headache,
ringing noises in the ears, lassitude,
sleeplessness, are generally a sign
that the blood is not in its normal
state, but is filed with noxious sub
stances. These symptoms deserve
our full attention. If more attention
were paid to those symptoms, and
steps taken to remove them, then
many Illnesses from which we suffer
would become unknown and the hui
man body would become stronger and
healthier. Attention therefore should
be paid to those warning signs, and
the blood can be purified and poison
Gus substances removed from it by the
use Of DR.. August Koenig's Hamburg
Drops, discovered more than 60 years
ago.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-11-29
500 Reward 500.

The readers of this paper will be pleased ia
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure in all its
stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now known to The
medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitu-
tional disease, requires constitutional treat
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work The pro-
prietors have so much faith in it's curative
Testimonials.
Address F.. J. CHENEY & CO., TolS30. O
Sold by druggists roc.
Halls Family Pills are the best
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-11-29
rroubIe over "sweaters."

Miss Richardson, dean of Monnett
hall at Wesleyan university, Delaware,
Ohio, has promulgated an edict that
the sweater" is not a suitable gar
ment for wear by students when call
ing upon young ladies under her
charge. The average student thinks a
sweater is proper for almost any occa-
sion and there are signs of trouble in
Wesleyan. Every sweater is town has
already been bought, many boys who
did not hitherto possess such gar
ments having supplied themselves by
way of rebuking Miss Richardson.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-11-29
Me-. HiIdebrandt,s pIseoverx.

Lake Sarah, Mimi, Nov. 24th.-Mrs.
Hildebrandt of this place claims 70
have discovered a complete cure for
Rheumatism and numerous people
can testify that as Mrs. Hildebrandt
had the terrible affection and is low
a well woman, she appears to have
good grounds for h2r claim. Mrs.
Hildebrandt speaks of her cure as fol-
lows:
81 had the Rheumatism in my arms
SO bad that l could not sleep at night.
l was induced to try Dodd's Kidney
Pills and before 1 had taken two
boxes / was much better. When
had taken four boxes 1 was completely
cured"
1t is only fair to state that others
have made the same discovery as
Mrs. HiIdebrandt and that for Rheu-
natism and other diseases arising
from the Kidneys, Dodd's Kidney
Pills are recognized as the one sure
and permanent cure.
The newly married man will gener-
all-- find cook books pretty heavy lit
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-11-29
WHEN 1T RAINS IN MANILA.
One Days Rainfall Thirteen Inches,
But People Like 1t.

But people Like II.
Manila is a pleasant place to live
in if one likes rain" said returned
soldier.
rs that the strongest kind of bev-
erage there?" exclaimed his friend.
who had lived all is life in tie state OF
New Jersey.
When it rains, you think the first
time you see the spectacle thai the
end of the world has come" continued
the soldier, not noticing the Interrupt
ton.
why, one day in September that l
was there it rained thirteen inches.
Think of that, will you-more than a
foot of water. You would think that
would weary the elements for some
time, but it didn't. The next day it
rained half a foot; the day after that
seven inches. That month We had
ifty-seven inces of rain"
Where does all the water go to-"
Right back where it came from, !"
vas the prompt reply. after a down
pour the sun viii come hotter than
ever, and you can fairly see every
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-11-29
Not a Murderous Assault.

A Macon, Mo-, lawyer argued the
other day that on account of the
known thickness of a negro's skull 1t
was not assault with intent to kill to
hit a negro over the head with a pick
handle. Queer as it may seem, he con-
WINGED the jury that his view Of the
matter was the correct one and his
client was acquitted.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-11-29

have been dead for years. Therefore
when he suddenly turned up in New
Orleans few days ago his friends
greeted him as one returned from the
dead. He has been mining in Ari
IONA for eight years, and in all thai
time has been practically lost to the
world. "A number of new liars have
appeared during my absence says
Joe, but they had better look to their
laurels. l am tired of mining and viii
now take to lying again.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-11-29
Shame on the Young Men.

Count up the men you know and see
how many of them are bachelors.
Then place a long mark to the credit
of that heroic old codger in Connect
cut who has just been married for the
time. He is 80 years ole
and his latest venture is a girl of %.
Shame on the young men who are
Sinking their duty.-Buffalo Express.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-11-29
Find Remains of a Mastodon.

Recently workmen excavating in .
gravel pit two miles south of Dallas
Texas, unearthed the remains of 9
mastadon. The jawbones were il
perfect shape and eight feet in length
but crumbled when exposed to the
air. The teeth remained perfect, how
ever. The molars are fourteen and z
half inches long, seven and a hall
inches wide and weighed fifteen
pounds.