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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-26
FREAK SHIPMENTS.
Railway Men Glad That Their Season
Is Over.

THANK heaven the freak shipments
are ended for some time at least, and
we can now get a rest from that kind
of worry"
The transfer agent of the Pennsyl-
vania depot made this remark while a
reporter was standing by awaiting the
arrival of q train. The reporter, of
by freak shipments. and being
workingman himself, he talked to the
point, and entertainingly.
1.-The freak express shipments are
turtle, an occasional monkey and great
numbers of parrots. On the live things
there is double charge, and they are
transported at the owners risk, but on
such plumber as young palms, Spanish
daggerS, etc, there's only the regular
rate. These shipments are made by
northern people who go to the south,
and who think to delight the heart of
relative or friend by sending something
horrible like an alligator or a terrapin
that would naturally be worth a $40
bill in a respectable restaurant. And
the express people have to bear the
brunt of the transportation of these
things, feeding and watering them as
occasion demands, and putting up with
the noises that sometimes really are
gruesome.
Say, you don't know a thing!" said
railroad messenger who was standing
Wy W. Llc1l OH the TOdu mere are the
ones who have to stand the worst of it.
We have to feed the brutes and give
them water and listen to their unearth-
ly yells, while the train is clicking
along at the rate of 40 or more miles
an hour, and it all sometimes sets on
the nerves of man so edgy that he
fears constantly wreck-wreck with
all kinds of disasters resulting.
Il want to say, however, that the wo-
men who send parrots to the north
seem to get the most hardened birds
possible. l remember one, not many
weeks ago, brought to this very depot
by the wife of a northern minister, the
bird to be sent to friends in the north
to be kept until the owner got home
She was extremely solicitous about il
and talked lovingly to Polly till the
train started. 1 thought I would get
something new-maybe a prayer or so
out of this bird, and so treated him ex-
| tremely well. He didn't open his head
until we got past Atlanta. The early
! fruits had just come in, and there was
veritable mountain of crates and
boxes of berries ready for shipment
We worked on it and made little i'm
preston for some minutes Soon. how
ever. the conductor came along ana
used language that caused US express
fellows to forget everything else bu
| the loading of that stuff into the car
| We tossed the crates and threw them
and after the train left I begar
strightening things out. 1 saw Their
| that we had fairly buried the parrot.
worked hard to get him out, and wheI
| he was freed he used this expression
and ever since I've wondered who
taught him to talk:
| 81 oh, the devil! Praise the Lord!' >
New York Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-26
Haynes-Hughes.

A very pleasant home wedding oc-
CURED last evening at o'clock at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs ]. F. Haynes,
when their daughter, Mabel Estella, was
given in marriage to DIR. Fred Hughes.
Sixty of the friends, associates and
relatives were present to witness the
ring ceremony read by Rev. F. NJ. jack
son. The bride is well known in To-
peka and the groom is a young physi-
clan of Okolona, Ark. The bride wore
a grown of champagne colored etamine
trimmed in valenciennes lace, medallion
and ribbon Miss Eilda Mcbride sang
60 Promise Me- and played the we'd
ding march DR.. and Mrs. Hughes will
be at home after February l at Oko-
Iona Ark.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-26
CASE is CLOSED.
Senator Warren Makes Explanation
Satisfactory to the Government.

Washington, Dec. 26.-Following a
long conference today with Senator
Warren of Wyoming. regarding the lat
ter's interest in a building leased for
the government for the postoffics at
Cheyenne, Wyo., Postmaster General
Payne intimated that the case closed.
He said that before the expiration Of
previous lease on March 1, 1899. the
lessees wanted the rent raised from
81 400 to $1,000, which Postmaster Cen
eral Charles Emory Smith deemed ex-
orbitant and he caused an investigation
to be made. According to the records
an agent for Senator Warren, in the
senator's absence, then executed a lease
for a building affording much better
quarters for $1,000 a year, for ten years,
beginning April 1, 1899. Mr.. Payne said
that this would have saved the govern
ment in ten years 81 ,000 The postoffice
probably will remain in its present
quarters until the completion of a gov
eminent building at Cheyenne, which
IS expected to be ready for occupancy
probably by July next.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-26
LACK OF EVIDENCE
Cause Chicago Liverymen to
Abandon Injunction Plan.

Chicago, Dec. 26-Lack of legal evil
dence on which to found an injunction
has caused the livery owners to aban-
don plan for bringing court action to
restrain their striking employees. Every
effort is being made by the Associated
leaning interests to compel the en-
ployes to submit all grievances to the
arbitration board, but great opposition
comes from small unions that want ar
bitration conducted by representatives
of individual unions.
S. T. Edwards, a member of the em-
ployers' body, who tried to secure a
settlement with the livery drivers, was
told today that a settlement was not
advisable until the general arbitration
board was established. The large en-
ployers who hire drivers will meet
union delegates on Wednesday when
the question of establishing the arb1-
tration board must be settled.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-26
JAPANESE NAVY.
Force Now Facing Russia Grew from
Queen Victoria's Gift.

In 1858 Queen Victoria presented a small
steam yacht to the emperor of Japan, de-
failing some British bluejackets to tho
duty of instructing the Japanese in the
mana cement of that class of vessel.
Since then Japan has risen to the posi-
ton of one of the great naval powers, ana
her progress of recent years has been
of her war with China her whole fleet
displaced about 10000 tons; today the ag-
gressive displacement is over $4,000 tons
Japan has a fishing population or ABOUT
100000 men, and from this section of the
community she draws her Seamen. H1th-
erto she has been depending upon other
countries for the construction of her yes
sells, but the time is near at hand when
she viii be able to throw off the assist
are already capable of building protected
cruisers and torpedo craft, and gun fac
tory and armor plate factory are now be
ing established which will soon be ready
to begin work.
Her seamen are men of intelligence, re-
source and sea lore, and capable OF quick
~ acquiring sufficient mechanical skill 10
enable them to control the complex mech
anism of their modern men-of-war with
complete success. They desire PAM
pering and they can live on the simplest
food and sleep anywhere; but in their
some respects greater comforts than are
to be found on many, II not most, OF the
far east take things very much as they
find them, with stoical calm. They face
danger with much the same spirit with
which they take their pleasure, and IN
spite of the rapid strides which civiliza-
ton has made in their country their lux
uries are few, and they are contented and
happy. They are devoted to simple sports,
to fencing and to acting; no one can ever
forget the dramatic -entertainments on
board Japanese men of-war who has been
privileged to witness them. Nor does the
memory soon become dim of one of these
ships when decked out in gala dress with
chrysanthemums, cherry blossoms and
other blooms typical of Japan enlivening
the grim aspect Of the decks. The
ton paper flowers, which so closely re-
semble the handiwork of nature that at
a casual glance one hardly notices the de-
ception.-Ph iladelphia Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-26
CHARACTER SKETCHES
From Your Handwriting by
James Clyde Wallace.

Readers and subscribers of the State
Journal will have an opportunity to
receive a free character delineation by
forwarding their signature (unembel
lished) and date of birth to James
Clyde Wallace, 912 Quincy street. This
delineation will include a horoscopical
ings will be published in these columns
under initials and the date of your
birth.
Mr.. Wallace has been very success
full in his sketches from handwriting,
having published these readings in
many of the leading eastern newspa-
pers. In forwarding your specimen of
handwriting care should be taken to
write in your natural style. Mr.. Wal
lace's delineations in other cities have
attracted wide interest and furnished
much entertainment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-26
Sues stubbs, Com nanz.

A suit for $4,000 damages for the loss
of his left leg has been commenced by
James Hodges, q laborer, against the
Stubs Flick-J ohnson Construction COM
pany of which Representative w. r.
Stubbs of Lawrence is the principal
partner. Hodges was at work on a con-
crete mixer near Ionia- Mo, where the
contracting firm was putting in g bridge
on the Kansas city and St. Louis
branch of the Rock Island. Through
the breakage of a lever which he was
handling Hodges claims to have been
thrown into the mixer, where his leg
was so nangled it had to be amputated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-26
COULDN'T SEE BRYAN.
Christmas Festivities Prevented
Kaiser from Receiving Him.

Berlin, Dec 26-WiIiam ]. Bryan was
entertained at luncheon today by Am
bassador Tower and called on Foreign
Secretary Richthofen.
Emperor William has expressed re-
grets at the fact that domestic Christ
mas festivities will prevent him from
receiving Mr.. Bryan in audience. About
100 Americans and distinguished Ger
mans were introduced to Mr.. Bryan to-
day at the reception of the American
Chamber of Commerce given in his
honor at the Hotel Bristol, after which
mir. Bryan took the night train for
Amsterdam. He will sail for New York
Wednesday, from Liverpool on board
the White Star line steamer Celtic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-26
LOCAL MENTION.

The Christmas music at Grace Ca
thedral will be repeated at the Sunday
morning service.
Rev. ]. A. Renwick of the First Unit
ed Presbyterian church will preach a
memorial sermon for the G. A. R. at
Lincoln Post hall at 2:30 p. m. Sunday.
The services of the church will be held
at the usual hours in Security hall.
This years Christmas decorations
were unusually beautiful.
The new street cars are equipped
with hot water heating apparatus but
this morning when the thermometer
stood at zero none of the heaters were
in operation. The street car company
ought to be saving considerable money
this winter out of it's coal bills.
J. C. Mosier who has been with the
Han Lithographing company since
1887 has resigned his position as fore
man OF the bindery and will leave on
December 30 for Logansport, Ind, to
go into business The Hall employees
presented him with a watch chain and
charm for Christmas.
Col. J. w. F. Hughes has gone to St.
Joseph, Mo, to attend a poultry assoc
iation meeting. Col. Hughes is boom
| ing the chicken display that will be
given in Topeka in January
The central girls at the independent
telephone office were well remembered
| on Christmas by the subscribers. Ev-
cry one received one or more remem-
!
! ORANGES.
Miss Estella Newcomb says that the
report from Kansas City that she was
married there to George Thomas of
Independence is not true.
The Rev. ]. A. Stavely will address
the meeting at the Young Women's
Christian association Sunday at 4;l5
p. m. There will be special music.
F. L. Carson and family of Cleburne,
Texas, are visiting in Topeka
Orris McNary, editor of the Jones'
burg, Arkansas, Craighead Sun, is Wis
iting his parents, Captain and Mrs. J.
r. McNary.
Mr.. and Mrs P. Smelser gave a re-
ception December 25 1903, at their home
o4l Winfield avenue, in honor of the
bride and groom, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo n.
| Smelser, who were married Christmas
eve at their own home, 217 Logan ave
nue. The hostess was assisted by Mrs.
Henry Sehooler. Mrs. Jess Smelser,
| Mrs Ed SmelSer, and Mrs. John Smell
ser. Covers were laid for forty. The
! invited guests were: Mr.. and Mrs. H.
| B. Ackley, Mr.. and Mrs. w. E Arm
strong, Mr. and Mrs. William Glenn,
! Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Smelser, Mr.. and
/ Mrs. Henry Shuler, Mr.. and Mrs Jess
| A. Smelser, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed K. Smell
ser, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. N Smelser, Mr.
Nelson Swank, Mr.. R 6. Johnson, Mr.
]. d. SmeIser, Mrs. Emily Finnell. Miss
Anna Johnson, Miss Maud Ackley,
Miss Bessie Glenn, Miss Duthie Smell
ser. and Miss Mary Shuler.
The FIRE department was called
| Christmas night to the home of County
Attorney Otis Hungate. at Eleventh
and Quincy streets The furnace pipes
We're not behaving properly, and Mr..
Hungate feared that they were over
| heated and had ignited the woodwork
| The fire department responded to
still alarm, and found that the trouble
was that the pipes were partially
clogged up, which caused the smoke.
department presented City Engineer
James F. AcCabe with very handsome
upholstered Office chair on Thursday
| morning, as a Christmas present.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-26
Leland Family Reunion.

There was a reunion of the family of
Cyrus Leland on Christmas day at Mr..
Leland's home on Quincy street. All
the sons. daughters, grandsons and
granddaughter celebrated Christmas
together. Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Leland
and their two children were here from
St. Joseph, Mrs. E. S. Leland, who was
formerly Miss Florence Townsley of
Washburn's vocal department, went
from here to Kansas City to hear Patti
sing Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Finley and
their 2-year-old baby were also present,
together with Mr.. Leland's unmarried
children.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-26
MISS METCALFTO MARRY.
We'll Known Postofice Employe to
Leave the Service.

On Wednesday, December 81, Miss
Edith L. Metcalf and o. S. Perky,
train dispatcher for the Santa F'e, will
be married at Miss Metcalfs home at
1901 Topeka avenue. Postmaster John
Guthrie today received Miss Metcalfs
RESIGNATION as chief of the money order
department of the postoffice. Miss Met
calf has been in the money order de-
partment for a number of years. The
position vacated by her will be filed
by the promotion of viii Tinker, who
has been in the money order depart
ment as a clerk for about twelve
wears.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-26
NO ARMED FORCE.
Admiral CoghIan Says None Has
Stepped on Colombian Soil.

Washington, Dec. 26.-The following
cablegram reached the navy department
today from Rear Admiral Coghlan, at
Colon:
Atlanta did not land armed force in
Colombia territory at any time for any
purpose.
Two officers landed as usual with
swords at invitation of Colombian gen
erals.''
Admiral Coghlan also cabled the de-
partment that he would proceed to Car
tagena with his flagship. the Olympia,
at daSbreak, December 26, for the pur-
pose of bringing Minister Beaupre to
Colon, on his way to the United States
from Bogota on leave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-26
Galveston,s Invitation Declined.

Washington, Dec. 26.-Rear Admiral
Wise, commanding the training squad
ron has been ordered to take his ships
from New Orleans to Pensacola, where
they will spend some time in exercises.
The work of the squadron has been in
terfered with by the recent festivities
in which it has participated and Tor this
reason it has been found necessary to
decline the invitation from the city of
Galveston for the squadron to visit
there in January.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-26
Will Fight a Duel.

Paris, Dec. 26-FolLowing violent alter
cation of the Dreyfus case, duel with
swords will be fought tomorrow between
Captain Levy of the Fifth regiment of
engineer and Henry -DeMolroy, a leading
anti-semite. NJ. DeMolroy's seconds in
clude the Baron De Grand Clos. Captain
Levy's seconds are Captain Mesnier, at
tached to the ministry of war, and COM
mandant Myer of the Twenty-second reg
iment of artillery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-26
SUNK ADMIRAL DEWEY.
Steamer Kiowa Rammed in Boston
Harbcr.

Boston, Dec. 26.-The Clyde steamer
Kiowa, inward bound from Jackson
vile, Fla, and Charleston S. c., was
rammed and sunk by the steamer Ad-
miral Dewey, of the United States Fruit
company, in Boston harbor today All
on board the Kiowa, numbering 80 per-
sons. were rescued by a tug.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-26

Mrs. Emeline Southland, aged 70. died at
the residence of her daughter, Mrs. F. E.
Friday after a long illness. The burial
will be made at Mras. Southards old home
al Richland CITY, Wis, where the body
was taken after q short service at the
house at 8 D. m today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-26

Pierre. S. D.. Dec. 26-At the meeting
of the Missouri River Stockmen's associa-
ton at Fl. Pierre. delegates were Sc
lected TO attend the meeting of the Ma
tional Live Stock association at Portland,
Ore. January r. and each member SUBJ
scribed for stock in the independent pack
ing concern.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-26
Mr. Einsel Named.

L D. Einsel, of Gray county, has
been appointed deputy clerk of the fed
eral court at Miami, 1. T. Mr. Einsel
was a member of the last legislature
as a representative. He was appointed
to his present position by the influence
of Senator Chester !. Long.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-26
Death Came Suddenly.

lola, Kan, Dec 26.-H. Kessler, for 20
years a smelterman of Pittsburg, one time
postmaster of st. Paul, and well known
here. dropped dead Christmas night.
Death was due to the bursting of a
blood vessel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-26

so you saw Gotcoin, the great ffnan-
cier, whom you've been anxious to meet
for so long, did you? How did he strike
your"
VERY unpleasantly. tried to get out
OF the way of his auto, but didn't make
it.''-Cinctnnati- Fdnes-Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-26
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Harmon Trice, colored, died al u o'clock
today at his home at 1127 North Jefferson
street. Arrangements for the funeral have
not been yet announced.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-25

Sir Thomas Lawrence. an eminent
English painter and president of the
Royal academy, commended the pic
lures of young artist and then said
10 him: You have around your room
two or three rough. clever, but coarse
II inislI sketches, Ii | were you,
would not allow my eye TO become IA
milarizcd with any but the highest
forms of art. II you cannot afford to
buy good oil paintings, buy good en-
cravings OF great pictures, or have
nothing at all upon your walls.
You allow. in intercourse with your
fellows. that evil communications cor
rupt good manners So is it with pic
lures. II you allow your eye to become
familiar with what is vulgar in con-
ception. however free and dashing the
handling and however excellent the
feeling for color, your taste will insen-
slbly become deprayed. Whereas. II
you habtuate your eye TO look only
on what is pure and grand or refined
and lovely, your taste will insensibly
become elevated
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-25
THE PERlPATETlC BEAR.
summer outing of IA Mother Grizzly
md Her Young Ones.

summer outing of n Mother Grizzly
md Her Young Ones.
There Is deal OF discussion among
hunters after big game in the noun
tains concerning the sort Of fathers and
husbands grizzly bears make says n
writer In Outing. The consensus of
opinion seems to be that brilin is an un-
faithful, heartless spouse and Il coli
temptible father. lie will help Nine.
Brun seek u cave or an opening In the
rocks or mountain side. where their
cubs may be born. and he Will carry
II dainty morsel, such as a sheep. a
calf or part of II cows carcass there
for his mates food. However, n few
days after the cubs are born In the
family circle he will leave the home,
probably never having any further nc-
qualntancc with his spouse and her
offspring Thereafter Nine. Bruin must
make her own way and provide for her
cubs Unlike the black bear, which Is
II jolly, fun loving father that rolls and
frolirS with his baby children, the male
grizzly will have nothing to do with
the cubs Nine. Grizzly and her chill
dren are companions for two summers.
and they hibernate rolled together In
Il ball of fur for about 100 days, dur
ing the coolest days of winter.
The mother bear and her young tray
el far and Wide, moving principally Mt
night Kit Carson said that the wide
rt6ge of II family of healthy grizzlies
In summer season IL almost incalcu-
liable. He had reason to know of Il
mother grizzly and her two cubs that
onee left their alternating cave among
the southern spurs of the Rocky noun
tains in New Mexico one spring In the
forticS. crossed the Colorado and Wy
omng. We're seen in the mountains in
Montana and were back in New Mex
leo again for another winter before the
following October.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-25

In buying gems always beg. buy or
borrow n microscope and examine the
stone carefully through the telltale
lens. Flaws Invisible TO the naked eye
which depreCiate or entirely destroy
the value of the gem will he easily rec
ognizcd II is really throwing money
away to invest in costly stones without
this examination, rs many jewel lovers
have found TO their eost-Good House
keeping.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-25
Hoods JdrsapdriUd
and Pills
will rid you of it, radically and per
manently, as they have rid thousands,
TO CONSERVATIVES.

The undersigned having been restored to
health by simple means, after suffering for
several years with severe lung affection, ana
that dread disease Consumption, is anxious
to make known to his fellow sufferers the
means Of cure. To those who desire it, he will
cheerfully send free of charge) a copy of the
prescription used, which they will find a sure
cure for Consumption, Asthma, Catarrh,
bronchitis and all throat and lung Maladies.
He hopes all sufferers will try his remedy, as
it is invaluable Those desiring the prescrip-
ton, which will cost them nothing, and may
prove blessing. will please address,
Rev. EDWARD A. WILSON,
Brooklyn, New York.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-25

\ young woman living in suburban
village turned her graceful talent for
dancing 10 account by carrying on the
instruction of the young folks In the
neighborhood in that art At the he
ginning of the term her class was ut.
tended by an awkward. overgrown girl
WHO was much in need of such culture.
She was the daughter of local under
taker. After two lessons she discon.
tinucd attendance, and one of her ac-
quaintanccs asked her why she had
given up her lessons.
Well" said she. Miss Flank never
patronizcs my father, and so won't
patronize her school. -- Philadelphia
Ledger