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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
sABErHA HORSE SHOW.
Promises to Be First Glass Affair
With Liberal Prizes.

Sabetha, Kas., Aug. 11-Sabetha
Horse show and Races which will be
held at the old fair grounds August 26
and p promises to be one of the best
in the history of similar exhibitions
The classes are varied, too. embracing
several kinds of entries not generally
found in towns the size of Sabetha
While there will be a large number
of entries the local classes are the ones
which will attract the most attention,
and for this reason the scope for local
exhibitors is large Anyone in Sabetha
and its vicinity who has a driving horse,
saddler, or any other horse he or she
has reason to be pround of, can
show the equine off by entering under
the proper class. There will be an au-
tomobile race of a three mile dash, one
each day
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
New Rural Routes.

Washington. Aug 11.-These Kansas
rural free delivery routes will be estab-
lished September Is:
Homewood. Franklin county, with one
carrier: area covered. % square miles;
population 600; North Branch, Jewell
county. with one carrier; area covered,
IS square miles; population, 44o; Potter.
Atchison county, with one carrier; area
covered, IS square miles; population,
4SO; Wellsville, Franklin county, with
one carrier area covered, II square
miles: population 40S; Williamsburg,
Franklin county, with two carriers; area
covered, So square miles; population,
QoO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
Ford County Wheat.

Dodge City, Kan, Aug. 11.-Ford
county is recognized as a cattle county,
but it will raise 100000 bushels of
wheat this year on $1,000 acres. Many
farmers are threshing now. One man
has a yield of fifty-one bushels per acre.
1t is all good quality. testing sixty and
as high as sixty-four pounds. Among
the large wheat growers are Victor
Parson, 450 acres; Mic Mayroth, 400
acres; J. A. Ridenour, 800 acres; J..
Vance. $50 acres; G. NJ. Hoover, 500
acres. Many others have 200 and 300
ceres each
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
ON THE TARGET RANGE.
Annual Infantry Composition on at
Leavenworth.

Leavenworth, Kas., Aug. 1.-THE an
nual infantry competition of the de-
partment of the Missouri began at Fort
LeaVenworth Monday. There are in all
forty-six contestants entered, six off,
GERS and forty men. Major Chas. H
Story is commanding officer at the tar
get range where the shooting is going
on The weather was clear and with
no wind blowing the day was fine for
the purpose. A feature of the shooting
is the rapid FIRE work done at from 200
to 400 yards. Good scores were made
during the day.
Lieut. Smith. Sixth infantry, and
Sergeant Fox, Twenty-ffth infantry.
made the highest scores yesterday, run
ming 2e3.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
Racing at Chicago.

Chicago, Aug. 11.-Orsinas the hlly
which caused c. Lind & Co. to be ruled
off following her defeat the last time
out, easily won the Riverside stake at
Harlem. She led all the way and won
by two lengths, pulled almost to walk.
Postmaster Wright was second and
Lady Matchless third. The stake was
selling affair and was worth $3.50 to
the winner. Orsina was entered to be
sold for $500. and was run up to $500,
and bought in by Pat Dunno for the
customary extra S.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
Matthews Quits Ring.

New York. Aug. 11.-Matty Matthews,
former welter-weight champion, has de-
serted the prize ring. This morning he
applied to Pat Powers for position as
a ball player in the Eastern league, and
Mr. Powers promised to find a place for
game now" said Matthews. TT is a
hard matter to get bout at all now,
and when you do there is nothing left
for you after you have paid your ex-
penses. 1 mean to quit the game for
ever"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11

and summer this year has been a sea-
son of excessive rainfall in Saline
county. During May rain fell almost
continuously for seventeen days. Au-
gust has started in with unusual rain
fall So far over three inches of water
have fallen. The total rainfall since
January /, 1908, is almost 81 inches. or
an inch a week. The average annual
preciDftation is 2615 inches
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
Racing at st. Louis.

st. Louis. Aug. 1.-THE best 2-year-
olds in training at Delmar Park went to
hte post in the feature of the days pro-
gramme a handicap at six furlongs
Rainland was settled on as favorite
with the Bennett pair, Forehand and
Milkirk, second choice Follies Ber-
ceres, the third choice, led the way to
the head of the stretch, closely followed
by Sadie Burch and Wreath of Ivy
Rainland got into a pocket half way
down the stretch and Wreath of Ivy,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11

by the looks of his face the mosquitoes
and sun hunted him.
Miss Boyd, one of our Baldwin teach
ers. will try the Sunny south this win
ter.
Several of our citizens left last week
for Colorado Springs to rusticate
awhile.
Miss Matter. the art teacher. is still in
Chicago doing work and seeing sights.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
Did He Sell to Minors.

Wichita, Kan, Aug. 11.-P. P.
Ahearne, a druggist of this city, was
arrested last evening on five counts,
charging him with selling cocaine and
morphine to minors. Two children 8
and 10 years old are the minors who
are said to have purchased the drugs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
MISSOURI VALLEY LEAGUE


Sedalia defeated Fort Scott in fire
works" finish. The visitors scored a run
in the. second and fourth innings, and by
punching their hits increased their lead by
four more runs. The Gold Bugs struck
heavy batting gait in the sixth, seventh
and eighth. evening up the score. In the
ninth Robin won the game with a drive
over the fence for four bases.
Score by innings: RH.E.
Sedalia -. .........O 0 OO0212 Is IS o
Fort Scott ...-........0 0 90 0 0 0-5 8
Batteries-Lawson and Schrant; Redmon
and Cheek. Umpire-Lemon.
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ore by innings:
AT BROOKLYN

The New York Nationtls followed up
their double win of Saturday by defeat
ing Brooklyn. Mathewson would have shut
out the locals except for a passed ball in
the ninth inning. Schmidt also was CT
fective.
Score by innings: R.H.E.
New York .............200 OOOO10S 6 2
Brooklyn ...... $50 o. 0OOO01-1 2
Batteries - Mathewson and Warner:
Schmidt and Jacklitsch
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
AT BOSTON

Boston outclassed the Athletics here. For
seven innings the Philadelphians went out
in order. Ground rules were necessary
owing to the crowd. Davis retired on ac-
count of illness. Attendance, 10,400.
Score by innings: RHE
Boston " v U 5 s U L ~ 10 .
Philadelphia ...- 40 o OOO020-2 5 3
Batteries-Young and Criger; Plank and
Powers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11

in the first game. allowing but three
scattered hits. Killilay pitched good
bail in the second. but his support was
not brilliant Ellis pitched better ball
in the second game than in the first.
Welday's fielding was feature.
First game R.H.E
lola -. ..0 $1,000 100 "a 8 8
Joplin -. 40 90 / o o 0 0 OIL 3 o
Batteries-Morgan and Armstrong;;
ELS and Stoner.
Second game R-R-E
lola -. ..O O o o o / o OIL Z 8
Joplin -. 80 o 8 0 o o o 0-3 6 o
Batteries-Killilay and Armstrong;
Ellis and Stoner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
NATIONAL LEAGUE sTANDINc
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Ar NFW YORK.

For the fifth time Washington went
down before the local American Leaguers.
Moran, at short, was the hero of the day,
his work being little short of marvellous.
Score by innings: R.H.E-
New York .........2 910~-6 is 0
Washington 80 20 900 OIL 2
Batteries-Chesbro and O'Connor; Will
son and Kittredge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
At PEORIA.

Colorado Springs defeated Peoria bv a
score of to 2, in fourteen inning game
1t was a pitchers battle from start to fin
ish, with honors even.
Score by innings: RHE
Peoria =. ....0O01 0O10OO0OO & /
Col Springs. o 0 900 0OO0OOOI-3 /
Batteries-Friend and Wilson: Villeman
and DOran.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
Eczema. No Cure. No Paw.

Your druggist will refund your money
if PAzO OINTMENT fails to cure ring
worm, letter, old ulcers and sores, PIN
pies and blackheads on the face ana all
skin diseases. so cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
AT GREAT BEND.

The first of a series of two games
between Great Bend and Sterling re-
suited in a defeat for the home team
by the score of IL to z. McCarroll. for
the visitors. pitched q fine game, hold
ing the locals down to five hits.
Score by innings: RH.E.
Sterling 49,. 20 40 5 Oil 10 5
Great Bend 20 10000 O-7 8
Batteries-McCarrol and Hass; Liv-
enston, Bryon and Colbert.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
NllIct;:KI Me- J; AZ; E,
leehos@k0ra9oS &keasRR G ri n.'

Three Express Trains East every day in the year
Eu4nan Drawing Room Sleeping Cars all
trains. Trans-Continental Tourist Cars leave
CnicaHo TT1-Weekly Tuesd avs and Saturdays
81 ESQ p. m, on Wednesdays at 1895 o.
ChicAgo to Boston without change. Modern Din
ing Cars serving meals individual club plan,
ranging In price from 55c to 81 90: also service
. Ia carte. Direct line to Fort Wayne, Findlay.
Cleveland. Erie. Buffalo. Rochester,, SYRACUSE
Binghauton, Sierra uton. New York City, Boston
and all points East. Rates always the lowest.
Colorod porters in uniform in nttendance on ali
Coach Passengers. If you Contemplate a trip
East, call any convsnient Ticket AGENT ~
aodEess JOHN z CALLAHAN. Gent Agent
lis Adams St.. Chicago, III
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11

coming with a rush on the end, reached
the wire a length ahead of the favor
ite who had got through on the rail
too late to win.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
Gas Strike at cansv.

Caney, Kan, Aug 11-At a depth of
600 feet drillers have struck a gas
well whose flow is estimated al 20 mil
lion feet a day. The pressure is said
to be 800 pounds. AS yet the well has
not been capped
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
AT CLEVELAND

Cleveland hit Patterson hard and won
easily. Chicago could do but little with
Moore. Attendance, 2,100.
Score by innings: R.H.E
Cleveland ...... 80 2 % SO TO- 10 Is
Chicago 80. ........O l 0 0 0 o. 0 o. 4 !
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
ss4 Kansas Ave
Western Poatmaatern.

Washington Aug 11.-These post
masters have been appointed:
Missouri-W orthington, Putnam coun-
ty, J. c. Hodges. vice, Leroy Miller re-
signed.
Olxlahoma-Day, Noble county, Thorn
as G. Cummings, vice Charles r. White
resigned; Olustee, Greer county, John 81
Willford, vice Lewis J. Brown. removed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
Died From Sunstroke.

Galena, Gas, Aug. 11-H. L. Pang-
burn. who was Frustrated by the heat
Saturday. died this evening from the eff
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
AT SPRINGFIELD.

The wild throw by Tom Smith in the
second inning gave Pittsburg five scores.
After that the visitors were put out in
order. Kane began pitching in earnest
in the fifth and struck out eight men in
four innings. The champions batted Tor
renee freely.
Score by innings: RHE
Springfield 800. ....1O5 001O1*-S i 2
Pittsburg 100 0 5000 -5 8
Batteries-Kane and Wood; Terrence and
Redmond.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
RH.E.
innings:
MISSOURI VALLEY LEAGUE STAND
INC
NATIONAL LEAGUE
AT PTTTSRTRG

Falkenberg was wild but kept the hits
we'll scattered Mcfarland pitched good
game, but was given poor support. At
tendance, 300.
Score by innings: R.H.E.
Pittsburg ...... ......2 3 0 0 81 IL 2
St. Louis .............. % 0 O l 0 o. 6 5
Batteries Falkenberg and Weaver: Nc
Farland and ]. O'Neil.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
AT ENTERPRISE

Enterprise defeated Abilene in a well
played game. Score, 6 to 5. Batteries
Hice and Smith; Baskerville and Brad
ley. Errors-Enterprise /; Abilene, 4
Hits-Enterprise, 8; Abilene, Z.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
AT LYNDON

A good game of ball was played on
the Lyndon grounds between the Lyn-
don and Mt. Pleasant clubs. Score, {
to in favor of Lyndon. Batteries
Lyndon, DeHart and DeHart; Mt
Pleasant, Cramer and Hartley.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
At HOWARD

In the first of a three game series
Howard shut" out the State Normals.
to 0. Batteries-Howard, Prentiss and
Brown; EmpOria, Shaner and Custer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
AT KINGMAN

FL Dorado won the first game of tn
series of three from Kingman, by ;
score of 9 to 4. Batteries-Becker ant
Long; Forester and Cheatam.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDING.
WESTERN LEAGUE

T.
Omaha won the game in the ninth max
ing the only scores.
Score by innings: RHE
Omaha ................0 10000 22 q /
st. Joseph -.--.--.-...O D o 90 90 3 o
Batteries-Sanders and Gonding; Chinn
and Garvin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
An HERINGTON

The Harrington team defeated the
Ellsworth team here. The score was
Z to s.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
Ring Battle Near Wichita.

Wichita, Kas.. Aug. lid Cone and
Dick Sparks, two local pugs. fought
eight rounds in Sparks grove southeast
of here, Cones seconds throwing up
the sponge before their man was count
ed out. Between 300 and 400 people
were present. John Young, of Oklaho-
ma City, was the referee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-11
HAN ID
SAPOLIO
FOR TOILET AND BATH

1t makes the toilet something to be en-
joyed. 1t removes all stains and roughness,
prevents prickly heat and chatting, and
leaves the skin white, soft, healthy. In the
bath it brings glow and exhilaration which
no common soap can equal, imparting the
vigor and life sensation of mild Turkish
bath. ALL GRocERs AND DRUGGISTS
Arizona republican., 1903-06-03

one day, and mile further on the train ran off the track and smashed the car he was in all to splinters.
 He went out to shoot a chicken one day. John Snavley, a neighbor, asked him to let him take the gun and knock the hen over. Hackaliah handed over the gun. The barrel busted and took off four O Snavely's fingers.
 And so it kept goin' all along. Hackaliah's luck seemed to have changed entirely. Everything seemed to go ag'in him, and at last, three weeks ago he was took with bilious fever and died as peaceful as a chlO- reformed rabbit.
 .'Yes, Hackaliah Bascom is dead, my Uncle David Beckendarters favOrite brother-in-law, and I'm feelin' mighty bad about it. Mighty bad. I tell you. Bowed with sorrow
 The cash register jinsled merrily over the purchase of a couple of high balls. The manipulator inspected his complexion critically in the mirror among the glassware. Nobody said q word until. the man from toward Pochuck rose, with a remark, uttered with some pepper in it. I'm feeIin mighty bad about poor 1 old Hackaliah BasCom," said he, but q feller might be bowed down with sorrow till he doubled up like jack : knife. by cats. and nobody around hers ! d pour anything on to it to drownc l it,'
 Then he strode out and went Pooh ucLWard
Arizona republican., 1903-06-03
GRAND CANYON WILD MAN
An Additional Attraction Has Been
 Provided at the Great Gorge.

The people of Arizona duly appre- ciate the fact that they have in the Grand Canyon the greatest attraction for tourists that the world affords, but they have silently mourned the ab- sence of exciting features in connection with the wonderful gorge. Every little iim-crow seashore resort has its sea serpent, but the Grand Canyon has been under a serious handicap in hav- ing nothing but its own scenery wherewith to thrill visitors. The shortage has been remedied, however. The Canyon has a wild man. We know it harbors a wild man, for the San Francisco Examiner is authority for the story, and the Examiner never lies-at least it does not always admit that it is lying. And, anyway, people are hard to please who insists upon an affidavit with each story that appears in the Sunday supplements of the vel low journals. Our own cittiZens, who visit the Canyon this summer, should not fail to take along a camera Tor protection against the wild man. But here is the story:
 Many strange stories have been told of the wild man" of the Grand Can yon of the Colorado, and while some persons have credited these weird tales, they have for the most part been regarded as the ingenious inventions of imaginative travellers, and nave passed into tradition as such. But ac- cording to I. w. Stevens of Cedar, Col.' the ''wiIu man. is not a myth, and he gives a thrilling account of an en- counter he had with the creature.
 Two years ago." says MT. Stevens, 'I had business in the northwestern part of Arizona that took me in the neighborhood of the extreme lower end of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado river, in Mohave county, Arizona. HaV- ing the misfortune of getting my arm broken. took a trip to the river to the river to kill time and catch few beaver. l constructed a skin, with the aid of a friend, and, when my arm got strong enough, l took a trip up the Canyon as far as I could go with a boat. few miles above the entrance I hauled my boat upon the sand and got ready to examine the rock walls.
 The first thing that attracted my attention was the imprint of bare feet in ...e sand Thinking the tracks had been made by some Indian, perhaps a Piute or a Hualapi, began looking the gorge over with much interest. Go- ing down stream a short distance l found more tracks.
 'The third day of my stay l saw the head of a man on a bench of rocks on the north side of the river. Evidently he was seated on the edge of a cliff some distance above my camp. rowed up stream a little above the point where I saw the mans hdh hd and part of his houlders above thel greasewood brush. Climbing up to inc bench had some difficulty in findfng a place
Arizona republican., 1903-06-03

made that all there is of it on earth would not yield over two tons of radi- um. Only a pound of radium com pounds and only a few grams of the pure element were obtained by NJ. and Mme Curie in three years work, and the cost was so great that it came to about $500 times the cost of an equal
 weight of gold.
 Of the many theories concerning rad ium which the scientists are advancing the generally accepted one is that its radiation is due to the dissOlving or explosion of it's atoms. which hurl off volleys of their component electrons. An interesting application of this the ory to the radiating power of the sun has been suggested by the supposition that other clements can decompOse in much the same way under proper con ditions If this were the case the sun $ power of radiation could be accounted | for without recourse to any meteoric
 or other hypothesis.
Arizona republican., 1903-06-03

10 = CAA
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Arizona republican., 1903-06-03
THEIR GREAT SORROW.

''I am so worried about baby says the fond young mother to the proud young father.
 whats the matter? He isn't sick, is he?" asked the husband, with some natural alarm showing itself on his countenance.
 No, but he is beginning to talk, and"
 And what? Does he have an lmped- iment in his speech?'
 No. Worse than that. He says things that don't sound any more sen sible than the choruses to the popular songs.''
 That night. with strained. fearless eyes, man and woman sat by little crib, wondering why this great sorrow should come upon them.
Arizona republican., 1903-06-03
BOsToN's TRIBUTE TO EMERSON

The meeting at symphony hall last evening will readily hold the first place in the remarkable series of memorial observances of the hundredth ami versary of the birth of Ralph Waldo Emerson. It was conspicuously notable tribute, both by reason of the high intellectual distinction of those who took part and by the character of the utterances on the occasion.
 The address of President Eliot serves to bring to the people of this genera ton a clearer realization of the mar vicious foresight of the Concord phil osopher. Emerson was a prophet as well as poet. Half a century later, we are working out his visions of high destiny; and Co this end his teachings have steadily advanced the efforts Q; those who were his contemporaries and those who have followcd.-BOston Post
Arizona republican., 1903-06-03
MRS. SOPHTHARTE.

"Oh, dear,' calculated Mrs. Sopht- harte as she dropped into a chair in the millinery emporium of Madame Farce. "I feel so unstrung."
 What is the matter?" cueried the proprietress.
 "As I was coming down street l saw two horrid little boys carrying home a birds nest containing four poor little lords. It makes my heart ache t. think how the poor mother bird must feel when deprived of her dear littlc nestlings.'
 Do not worry, Mrs. SoDhthartc, have the mother bird here and it wi! make beautiful mounting for the new hat I have designed for you."-Th' CUmmOner,
Arizona republican., 1903-06-03
SPANS OF THIBET.
Worship Ancestors, Believe Sun Is
 Ball of Meat and Fat.

The worship of ancestors is curious ly carried on among all tribes. Twice a year their bones are dug up and reh- giously washed, it being ludicrous in the extreme to watch the preternatural gravity with which the natives go about this stupendous operation, car rying huge pots of water to the open graves and religiously scrubbing the bones When 1 first saw this opera tion it struck me as being remarka b.y funny. but to fhe natives themselves it is an intensely solemn and sacred ceremony. As the possession of large ''bonery'' gives to the unfortunate proprietor great power in the tribe, these bones are seized upon for debs or on the inauguration of a feud. tue persons or family so deprived of their sacred relics being summed by thu others until the bones shall have been redeemed.
 One of the most remarkable of all tue strange myths believed in by this cu- rious people is one pertaining to the sun, moon and stars. The sun IS be lieVed to be an immense ball of yak meat and fat. whereon the spirits Of departed ancestors are supposed to feast the light being caused by its heated condition. The stars are DOT tions of this immense feast, which dropping to the earth give birth to an imals for the sustenance NOf suffering humanity. The moon they conceive to
 be less ball of similar texture. in use while the larger one is being replen- | ished for the morrow, the non-appear- ance of the sun or moon on cloudy or stormy days being accounted for by | C., hn ,1AifieG nnncT- | going a period of fasting and religious abnegation. The parched and desert
 condition of sterile regions is ascribed
 to the fact that many thousand years ago this immense baN slipped from the hands of it's keepers, and, descending
 too near the earth, scorched those parts
 with which it came in contact before
 it could be ecovered.-Collier's week ! lN.