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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-02
Women's Sense OF Humor
By j. ASHBY-STERRY,
Noted London Journalist.

COMMON with the weather. which crops up" in the
slightest pause of conversation during afternoon calls
the bad quarter Of hour before dinner the subject OF
the lack Of humor in the enchanting reappears pc
riodicay, and is thrashed for the time being with
pros and cons nnumerable.
AS matter of fact, it is libel to say that women
without humor but is true enough that the majors
ty not literally endowed with that saving grace.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-02
Propa3afiOn OF The Races

N ANCIENT Athens the propagation of the not
left entirely accident but all possible precautions
taken to prevent the birth of the unfit How to educate
their to render them only capable to
continue but also improve what had already been at
tained the Greek ideal Hence the quality Of ones
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-02
Bird Death and Women's Plumes
By NAY Riley SMITH.
Writer Society

~ all ages tenderness and COMPASSION
her charm; there danger to-day til
l she is barterng for ornament which for hi
badge Of cruelty-the aigrette.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-02
DON'T SPECULAT F.
By JAMES r.. HEENE,
The Most Talked of Man in the Stock Market To-Day.

EOPLE for advice about the stock market
They wish tell them go in and win, but don't
s With BREATH and with all force and after
Of experience can honestly advise them to keep out
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-02
The War Against Consumption
By DIR. FLORENCE q. DONOHUE,


Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-06
MCCORMICK IN BREECHES.
American Ambassador to Russia Will
Appear in Small Clothes.

st. Petersburg. Feb. 6.-The car is
much pleased at the promise of Ameri-
can Ambassador Mccormick of Chi
cago, to dance attendance upon him in
footman's garb. For that is what the
Paris fancy dress Mccormick bought for
his entree at court amounts to-
The excuse that small clothes and silk
stockings are court dress is nonsense,
for the heads of the court. the car. i'm
perial grand dukes and other princes
never wear it. Knickerbockers and the
rest are essentially the footnan's garb
on the continent as we'll as in the Unit
ed States.
selves would don them, occasionally al
least But they do not That, on the
other hand. they feel gratihed at see
ing foreign ambassadors wear them is
only natural. They like to look upon all
non-royal beings as interiors. and if the
representative of a republic demeans
himself to play footman, so much more
honor to the royal master.
The departure from the rule that 10
American representative dare weai
small clothes at a foreign court was first
made by another western man, who rep
resented the United States in st. Peters
burg at the time of the cars corona
ton. He and his first secretary made
themselves ridiculous by appearing III
short clothes at the coronation. as then
underDinnings were no more formidable
than Mr. WhitelaW Reeds are.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-06
sSPORTING NEWS.
Terry McGOYern Discusses Cor
bett-Maynard Bout.
Thinks Champion Was Not in
First-C Glass Condition.
HAD PUNCH, THOUGH.
Was Taking Great Chances
With Such Men.
COrbett Says McGOvern Made a
Ringside Spectacle.
HAD PUNCH, THOUGH.

Philadelphia FEB. 6.-Terry Meow
ern in speaking of the Corbett- Maynard
fight, said
1T was a good fight throughout, all
though I think Corbett would nave Won
II he had been in condition. Maynard
was i'm grand shape bat I think the con-
test will teach the champion to train in
order to do himself justice
Both tried hard to get in knockout
punch. and at times they threw science
90 the wind in order 10 win at one
punch. Maynard deserves great credit
Tor the showing he made against Cor
belt. and if the latter would get INTO
condition they would make a magnid-
cent fight in another bout
"Corbett still has his old-time punch
ing powers; if ne had landed one of mis-
famous blows in the right spot it would
certainly have ended the affair
He showed that he mas punch thai
will upset any one it lands upon. Il
remains TO be seen what he can 90
against me. but from what L saw shall
not go into the ring with MIN unless :
am I'm the best of shape,
Taking a calm, dispassionate view Of
the contest j should say il was good
draw. But remember tnat COrbett WAS
In very poor condition
There are too many good boys IN ms
class as present. and he is taking great
chances in going into the ring unless he
is ready to fight the battle Of his life.
AT that. it was rafting good contest.
"Corbett looked to be at least six to
eight pounds heavier than Maynard. but
the extra weight was a decided handi-
cap to the Denver Boy.
Maynard showed great recuDeratiVc
powers. COrbett had him in bad shape
in one of the early rounds. and at the
finish the Philadelphia boy was very
tired.
Il expect to meet Maynard at one oi
the local clubs within a few weeks. and
look to see him give a good account Of
himself. He is a dangerous customer
Tor any one to tackle. and has improved
greatly since fought him some years
ago
CORBETT MAKES STATEMENT.
New York, Feb 6.-Young COrbett ard
his trainer. Harry Tuthlll, have re-
turned from Philadelphia. Corbett
showed q cut over one eve as a result
of the mix-up with Billy Maynard
Both COrbett and TuthiH assert that
Terry McGOVern. who was at the ring
side. made an exhibition Of himself
Tuthill says that McGOvern began to
coach Maynard as soon as the bout
began.
Go for him. Billy. He's a four-dush
champion, = shrieked AIcGOVern, dancing
about the ringside. Hit him in the
champion, and the Brooklyn terror
howled with delight every time May
nard landed. Joe Humphreys and Ed
die Cain tried to restrain Terry. but-he
broke away from them.
When Tuthill protested. Terry seized
q bottle and made threatening move
AS McCovern has usually conducted
himself quietly, there was general sur =
prise. Previous to the bout McGovern
had made q speech. in which he com
ulimented COrbett
Crowhurst brothers offered Corbett
and McGovern so per cent. of the gross
a crv q fra
delDhia, and consented to put up a for
felt,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-06
Ir eREW oN rREEs.
Vision of a South American Negro
About Our Wealth.

"Ah head so much about money up
heah all thought ahd come along an
pick some of it off'n the trees, but ali
amt foun much yet but cold.
Standing with his back tightly press
ed against the boiler of the court house
furnace Thomas Durrant. native Of
British Guiana. and unwilling sojourn-
er in Ottawa, talked of his experiences.
Durrant is negro of a peculiar type.
His face is shalp and keen, his hair
much finer than that of American
darkies and his accent a peculiar ming
ling Of cockney English and negro
draw1. Durrant is q years old and his
home is on a coffee plantation in South
America He fen into the hands of
The police last night and was taken
half-frozen to Jail He was being
warmed up by Guard Bolton this
morning
Durrant explained that he had come
to Baltimore last May. with a ship load
of fruit. Then he went to San Fran
cisco and doubled back to the east.
The white man with whom ne Travelled
dropped him at Denver ard he is try
ing to get TO New Orleans and thence
back home He was sent on this after
nOon--OttaWa Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-06
JOE GORMAN IS DEAD.
One of Coney Islands Ex-Crooks Is
No More.

Brooklyn. Feb. 6-Joe German. one al
Coney Islands greatest characters. ana
VINO was at one time a member of one Of
the greatest gangs of criminals. burglars
and safe breakers in the United States
oied Wednesday al his home i'm the sec
ton of Coney Island known as the Gut
after a long illness. He was i'm mis- sixty
fourth year and had made mis- home in
Coney Island for the past fifteen years
German was widower his wife. who
was Molhe German. having died about two
Years ago He leaves a son. about . years
old.
German was known at Coney Island as
Johnny on the Spot" He was a familiar
Igure IN the vicinity of the corner of Hen
4eIsoh $ walk and Surf avenue. where he
made his headquarters in the resort fcr-
merry Kept there by Kerry Walsh Cor
man was at one time partner vita
alsh IN the saloon business but some
say there was not enough money in the
business Tor two and Johnny on the
spot Was forced out. He continued to
lalls around Inc corner and occasionally
met many OF his former companions ard
leilcW burglars The Old German house
near the old Garry Katen house. was q
familiar place and il was in that house
thaL Molle German died German was
considered one of the right hand men
curing the reign Of the late John Y Nc
Kane at COney Island The old savirss
II takes a thief to catch a thief" was
Illustrated in his case for German was
made a detective Every man who was
that existed at Coney Island and who re-
ported the robbery TO police headquarters
on w est Eighth street, got his goods back
simply because German knew every crook
Who was plying lis vocation i'm COney Is
land and knew just where to lay his
hands on the stolen property. 1t was Nc
AaIie desire to protect the visiting pub
lie and in this manner he thought il the
only way to get the crooks
German was born in New York and the
following, taken from Professional Grim
lnals Of America by Thomas Byrnes, tells
something of his character.
Joe German is a very clever picllpocllat
He generally does the work He is well
known in All the large cities of the union
and is as likely to be found with two or
three other clever men, in Maine or Cali
tornia. as he is i'm New York working tho
cars fairs. conventions or any crowded
place He comes of family that is Grim
inally inclined. as he has two brothers.
Tom, sneak and till Taper and John
clever general thief Joe was born in
New York and makes it his home. He is
one OF the snartest piclSpockets in Amer
lea and man well worth knowing
He was employed special officer
at Coney Island for a number of years
Since the annexation of the place to
Brooklyn, n. Z, it is rumored he has
taken to the turf again.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-06
GIRLS SAW PRIZE FIGHT.
Climbed Three Stories on Fire Escape
and Witnessed Five Rounds.

Buffalo Feb. 6.-I-nknown to the man
agement. principe Is and but few of the
spectators. two young women of Lansing
viewed the final rounds of the Bepper-
Fails boxing match from a hazardous po-
sition on the fire escape without the build
ing. says the Lansing Journal.
Muffled in heavy garments and wearing
heavy cloth caps which they pulled down
so as to cover their long tresses. the two
girls crouched on a landing Of the fire es-
cape opposite a window on the third story
of the Governors Guard armory. There.
unknown to but one or two spectators
who occupied seats near the aperture. the
two girls remained % minutes, seeing the
ave final rounds Of the main contest in
the boxing exhibition given last night by
the Lansing Athletic association.
I'm order TO reach their positions on = he
window ledge the girls had performed q
feat which very few men would have
dared 10 undertake A ladder. which had
been found in front of the Austin Burning
ton Grocery company s establ ishment, had
been placed beneath the lower rung Of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-06
NERVOUS PRosTRATloN.
The Result of the Pain and Irritation
from HemorrI1oids.

Nervous Prostrat ton is often the re-
suit Of neglecting q case of hemOrr-
holds or piles: the pain and irritation
attendant upon this disagreed bic trOu-
BILE Inconvenience and annoys one, but
it is possible to so to business and to
DO the ordinary days work. so the
trouble is neglected until the nerves
become exhausted and the patient is a
victim of nervous prostration.
HemOrrhoids cause a sensa ton of
heat, tension and itching in a region
where IS located the most sensitive
nerves of the human system and the
continued irritation Will eventually
cause a collapse of the nerves. This
would easily have been avoided if the
patient had carefully treated the case
Of piles from their first appearance. No
safely overcome if treated in an early
stage; and even if the case is an old
one. there is q remedy which viii act
with remarkable results If faithfully
applied.
The Pyramid Pile Cure is in sup
pOsitory form and can be conveniently
applied TO the afflicted parts. the sooth-
ing oils and medication reaching and
healing the enlarged hemOrrhoidal
veins of the rectum and acting at once
upon the infiamed tissues.
Every sufferer from this trouble
should send at once to the Pyramid
book on Piles or Hemorrhoids. which
viii be sent free. The Pyramid Pile
Cure is so well known and the hun
dreds cured by it have so advertised it
that the little book is merely sent to
give each ps tent a clearer view of his
or her particular case and the proper
treatment for 1t.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-06
Pensiona for Kanaana.

Washington, Feb G-The following
pensions have been granted Kansans.
Originals-Chancy B. DIVISION, Latham.
S12 (war with SPAIN. Increase. reissue,
etc.-Josiah t Eppley Adams, s10 John
Warbritton, Garrett. 81; George w
Fairchild Independence. IS; John Beth
ard, New Albanx-S12; Thomas j VIII
lett, Alden. IS; Simon P. Lantz, Waldo
81; James V Nelson, Wichita, 81; Je.
rome A. Payson, Brewster. $40; Edgar
Holloway, Topeka, s12 (war with SpaiG).
Widows, etc.-MilIie A. Sherfick, Kar-
sas City So; Mary Trackeray, Smith
Center, IS. Increase reissue, etc
James W. Swartz, Americus. 81
Thom9s Kennedy, Kingman, ST; Byron
d. Green. Nickerson, $50; George H
Requa. Fort Scott. $40: William G.
Stout. Yates Center. s12.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-06
RULERS OF THE WORLD.
Meat Eating Nations Are the Leaders
in Every Branch of Human
Achievement

The ruling nations of the world are
meat eaters and history records that
they always have been
Vegetarians and food cranks may ex-
plain this in any way they choose, but
the facts remain that the Americans,
English. French Russians and Ger
mans are meat eating nations, and they
are also the most energetic and most
progressive.
The principal food of the heroic Boer
soldier known as Biltong, is a sort of
dried beef, affording a great deal of
nourishment in a highly concentrated
form.
The weak races of people are the rice
eating Chinese, Hindoos, and Siamese,
regarded since the dawn Of history as
non-p progressive, superstitious and in
ferior physically and mentally to the
meat eating nations who dominate
them.
The structure of the teeth plainly in
dicates that human beings should sub
sist upon variety of food, meat, fruit
and grains, and it is unhyglenlc to con-
fine ones diet to any one of those
classes to the exclusion of another.
Meat IS the most concentrated and
most easily digested of foods, but our
manner of living is often so unnatural
that the digestive organs refuse to
properly digest meat, eggs and similar
nutritious and wholesome food, but it
is not because such food is unWhole-
some but the real reason is that the
ness some necessary digestive element;
hence arising indigestion and later on,
chronic dyspepsia
Nervous people should eat plenty of
meat, convalescents should make mea
the principal food, hard working people
have to do so and brain workers and
Office men should eat. not SO much meat
but at least once a day and to insure its
perfect digestion one or two of Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets should be taken after
each meal. because they supply the
peptones, diastase and fruit acids. lack
ing in every case of stomach trouble.
Nervous dyspepsia, catarrh of stOm-
ach. gastritis. sour stomach, gas and
acidity are only different names for in
digestion, the failure to digest whole
some food. and the use of Stuarts Dys-
pepsia Tablets cures them all because
by affording perfect digestion the stom-
ach has a chance to rest and recover
its natural tone and vigor.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets is the real
household medicine; it is as safe and
pleasant for the stomach ache of the
baby as it is for the imperfect digestion
of its grand sire
They are not a cathartic, but a diges-
tive and no pill habit can ever follow
their use; the only habit Stuart's Tab
lets induce is the habit Of good digestion
and consequently good health.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-06
COINS AND BILLS.
The Astonishing Answers That Were
Given by College Students.

WHAT is the relative weight of a one
dollar greenback and five-dollar gold
piece? How many one-dOllar bills
must you take to obtain the weight of
the coin2 1t happened that this ques-
ton has lately been put in a syste-
matte fashion to the students of var
ious colleges. Ninety-seven students
of Columbia university gave answers
of which the. average was 2.291-more
than 1000 bills to weigh as much as the
coin A class of students in the Uni
versity of Kansas gave answers that
averaged 2.749i The average of the re-
plies of 1852 women students of Smith
college was 108. Let the reader stop
here to make a guess-the correct an
swer is = The astounding lack of the
commonest observation OF the part of
these students is the amazing fact
what kind Of a universe do they live
in2 What kind of attention do they
pay to it2 What is their capacity to
change it so that it is fit to live in
New York Sun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-06

were arrested -Four hundred and TWEEN
ty-four of the persons arrested were
either dismissed, paid fines into the city
treasury, were ordered out of town, or
transferred to the county Jail
Twenty persons arrested by the po-
lice We're convicted and sent to state
prisons. Six of them were convicted in
Missouri and are now doing time in
Jefferson City while the other fourteen
are IN the state prison at Lansing.
During the year 1858 meals were
furnished the prisoners at a cost of
SL322.11 During the year the prisoners
were not idle. During the months of
June, July, August. September and
october the male prisoners were busily
engaged in cutting weeds throughout
the city, While during days they were
not thus employed they broke 10 wagon
loads of rock.
The city Jail runs a free lodging house
on the side and during the year drift
ers' or men without employment pass
ing through LeaVenWorth are given
lodging ON the soft side of the benches
in the police court room. Five hundred
persons obtained rest in this manner
during the year.
Fifty five per cent of the persons ar
rested are known to the police as old
timers and 40 per cent are not known
number arrested were either from the
fort or the Soldiers home.
Twenty per cent of the victims were
under the age of 20 years; so per cent
were between the ages Of 20 and 40 years
while the other 20 per cent were over 40
years of age
During the year the prisoners were
occasionally given medicines but not
often The total amount of drugs pur-
chased was s44.05
There were no deaths inside the Jail
from natural causes. Two persons died
in the jail from gunshot wounds and
one died from alcoholism.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-06
ROME IS FORBIDDEN HIM.
Cousin of Tolstoy ohends Church and
Is Practically Exiled.

Rome, Feb cardinal RampoIla.
papel secretary of state. banished Mon
signOre Tolstoy. cousin of the great au-
thor, to Jerusalem forbidding him to
come back to Rome. This Punishment
was decreed at the behest of the Rus
sian government.
Until he embraced the Catholic faith.
some little time ago. Monsignore Tolstoy
was an archimandrit (abbotD of the
Greek church, but as a Catholic Drelate
he continued to wear the dress of a
Russian high priest. thus giving offense
to the cars Diplomatic representative
In view of NicOlaus contemplated visit
to the vatican, Rampola agreed to get
rid of the obnoxious priest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-06
BIGGEST OF ALL CAMERAS.
Official Photographer for Worlds
Fair Splendidly Equipped.

st. Louis, Feb. 6.-The biggest cameras
in the world have just been brought to
ST. Louis by John F. Byrnes, official
photogra Dher for the worlds fair, who
has removed his family to this city from
Chicago.
One of Mr.. Byrnes' cameras viii take
a negative "A feet long.
F. C Stevens. of Colorado Springs
whose views of Pixies Peak have given
him a celebrity will have charge of tie
scenic photography under Nj. ByrneA
John Cummings. of Chicago, VIII super
intend the Photographic printing the
plant to be located on Sxinker road. J.
F. Morris the Chicago horse show pos
ter artist will photograph the live stool
or the fair grounds, and Samuel Halter
will be IN charge Of the view books ana
nO-eItses-
Photogra nher Byrnes viii open WORK
rooms at Ninth and Olive streets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-06
Not Enter nfercantile Mereer.

Salina, Feb. 6.-The two big wholesale
grocery houses here will not be in the
proposed league. H. D. Lee, president
Of the Lee Mercantile company, stated
positively that his house was not in ia
vor of any such merger. Mr.. Lee stated
if a merger was formed it would simply
turn all of the lighter jobbing business
to Kansas City. while Kansas would be
filed up with warehouses instead of the
present big grocery Establishments.
George NJ. Watson, general manager of
the atsOn-Durand- Kasper Grocery
company, stated that their company did
not build here for the purpose of sell
ing. and that the use of their name in
connection with the merger was IN
Ut hnriZed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-06
milwaukee, Signs Players.

MILWAUKEE,. WIS., Feb 6.-Nilwaukee
has secured, through the efforts of Man
ager CantillOn, a gOodly bunch of Amer
lean league and National league base
ball players for her next seasons asso-
citation team. Here are some Of the
acquisitions: Pitchers, T. H. Phyle, OF
the New York Nationals; Hale, of the
Boston National; Butler of Baltimore;
l2evoye, of the Chicago American; Sec
ond Baseman Schahey. of the Chicago
National; Mathison. of Baltimore. who
takes an infield position. In addition to
these fasteners there are several Call
lornians, including Pitchers Meredith OF
San Francisco. and Shaw. of Pueblo,
First Baseman Umglaube, OF Sacra-
mento. and Outfelder Dunleavy. of Sac
ramento.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-06
GOING TO BE MARRIED.
How We Inform the Public About It
in Our Paper.

The editor of the Highland (Pa)
vidette is going to be married, and this
is the way he makes the announce
ment:
There is but one more week of sin
gle blessedness for the editor of this
paper. A young woman has consented
to take our name and share with us the
burdens and Joys of life. She is Miss
Elsie kitzmiller, youngest daughter of
Mrs. Lavina Kitzmiller- Her father was
Frank Kitzmiller, a veteran Of the civil
war, who died one year ago The time
set for the ceremony is next Wednes-
day at o'clock in the afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Kitzmiller. A number of
friends have been invited. but not near
ly all. The house would not hold one
third of all those we should have been
pleased to see present (This is not the
editorial we've having assumed a
new significance.) But there will be
enough, we hope, to fill the house and
see that the job is well done. There VIII
be no attendants. We will be the whole
show. There will be no tears-everyone
viii be glad to see US editorial u.s. fin
ally married.
This will be a happy, handsome cou-
pie. the handsomeness being contribu-
ted by the other half No ones life is
complete who lives alone. No, Of course
not. To develop into a surly, grabbed.
soul shriveled old bachelor. or dWindle
away an old man full of vinegar and
fool notionS-What unhappier fate2 To
form a complete and useful marriage is
a necessity as we'll as a luxury. Yet
these considerations are mere side is
sues. The first consideration is to find
one you can love. respect. admire. Love
is apart from logic IT is capricious. 1t
frowns upon wealth, tramDles over diff
ferences of age, breaks down any es-
tablished rules of precedence and as
tounds the coolly systematic. We are
1t. Time passes slowly"