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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07
DID SHE BUNCO SCHLEY?
More Lights on Events in Life of Miss
Edna Weller Mcclellan.

New York. Jan. Admiral Winfield
Scott Schley, who has arrived in town.
was much interested in reading the
story OF a suit begun against the estate
Of Charles Broadway ROuss. the blind
millionaire. by Miss Edna Weller Nc
Clellan. 1t was not the fact that Miss
Mcclellan wished to collect the s35 a.
week which Rouss had agreed to pay
her for life which interested the ad-
miral so much as the fact that Miss
Mcclellan was the young woman who
started out to raise a fund by popular
subscription whereby the American peo-
pie would present him a home.
Il was greatly surprised" said the ad-
miral, ito learn that the fund amount
ed to anything like $1,000 or $4,000. "
How much did you receive from Miss
Mcclellan"
We'll, it might prejudice the young
woman in the opinion of the public if 1
told"
did you receive SCOOP"
well to be frank said the admiral,
''it was a check I got which called for
much less than $1,000 But 1 had under
stood that that was all the fund
amounted to-"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07
ONLY MIR. SCOTT ON HAND.
other Kansas Members Are Too Busy
With the Senatorial Contest.

Washington. Jan. THAT the sena-
torial contest in Kansas is interesting
members of the Kansas delegation in
congress was indicated by the fact that
when the house met for the first session
after the holiday recess only one mem
Der of the delegation was present. Cur
It's, Long, BOwersock and Calderhead
are candidates for senator and are in
Kansas at work among members of the
legislature. Reeder and Miller were due
at the capitol but failed to appear All
was not lost for Kansas. however. Mr..
Scott was in his seat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07

furlong handicap, five of the seven
starters receiving strong support. Cor
rigan went to the post favorite- After
a considerable delay Sad Sam, off fly
ing and holding the advantage, was en-
abled to win by a head from Kenil-
worth. who got away poorly. Flush
of Gold was a close third in front of
Corrigan, who also suffered at the
start. John r. Mcdonald representing
a New York owner, offered Sandy Nc
Naught $12. 900 for the five year contract
he holds on Jockey Cornell. The offer
was declined. Weather clear; track
fast
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07
Cardinal Pitchers Peouliarities

Chicago III Jan. II look for Dusty
Rhoades to do some great stunts with the
St. Louis National team next season. said
a ball player today. talking of next sea-
sons chances. Down in the Southern
league. where Selee got him from. they
think he has the making of world beaten
They say there he has felded well because
he had lot of confidence in himself He
certainly has the Rusie speed up his sleeve
and will mix in the brain work as soon IS
ne ,Wlses UP with the St; LOUIS team.
Rhoades won six and lost eight games
for Frank Selee last year. Selee was strong
on Corners in the pitching line. and so
passed the strong-armed man up to ST.
Louis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07
o'Brien and Chovnski Matched.

Pittsburg Pa, Jan. 7.-Philadelphia Jack
O'Brien. who on New Years day at Fl.
Erie gave Al Weinig a good beating, slip
ped into Pittsburg shortly after last mid
night. Last evening there was an impor-
tant little conference at NeWe1rs between
O. Brien and some local promoters. Brien
said later: I have heard that Joe Choyn-
ski will meet me here for 10 rounds, and
have been urged to come to Pittsburg and
look the matter up. We have the promise
Of good treatment and practical assurance
that the contest will not be interfered with.
1t looks good to me-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07
WANTS $4,000 FOR LINeOIsr-
German and Bauer Said to Be Willing
to Paw $4,000.

Lexington. Ky.,Jan. 7.-Gorman & Bauer,
the Cincinnati turfmen. are still after the
3-year-old chestnut gelding Linguist by
Linden, dam Ella H.. though his owner,
Fred Cook Of ST. Louis. has declined their
offer of $4,000 for him. Cooks price Is said
to be $4,000 but it is believed that com
promise will be effected. and the Cincinnati
firm viii secure the gelding for $1,000 Lin
guist won eight races last year and is re-
garded as great American Derby pos
sibilitE
Lucien Lyme the crack Jockey has left
here for New York with his valet Henry
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CoRBETr WILLING TO FIGHT
Has Accepted Hayes Valley Clubs
Offer for 2O-Round Go With Jeffries

Buffalo, N. Y, Jan. TT viii ac-
cept the offer of the Hayes Valley Ath-
letic club of San Francisco to fight Jim
Jeffries for the championship of the
the world said James J. Corbett last
night. Corbett believes Jeffries will
also accept the offer. because the club
is reliable and the champion has had no
match for long time
The Hayes Valley Athletic club an
nounced that 1t would offer a purse of
S20,0 for a twenty-round contest be
tween Corbett and Jeffries.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07
TABLE AND KITCHEN.

Conducted by Ida Ames Willis. Mar
quette Building, Chicago, to whom all
inquiries should be addressed.
All rights reserved by Banning Co.,
Chicago.
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Hawkins to Meet White.

New York, Jan. 7-Dal Hawkins. the
California pugilist. viii sail for England
today to prepare for his battle in London
with Jabez White, one Of the best feather
weight pugilists OF Great Britain. In
White, the American will meet one of the
cleverest boxers ever developed in England.
White has met all the best men in his
class.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07
Racing at New Orleans.

New Orleans, Jan. Andes, Imp.
Planudes and lebanon were the win
ming favorites. Chickadee was run up
$500 and bought in. Weather fine, track
slow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07
EMPEROR AFARMER.
Advises His Rural Subjects to Study
American Methods.

Berlin, Jan. Emperor William has
turned his attention to agriculture. He
says If German farmers would only take
lessons from scientific farmers in Eng
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Moore's aInventorn Sold for $500.

Lexington. Ky. Jan. TT. W. Moore.
of this county has sold Frank Vran-
meter, the 4-year-old chestnut horse
Inventor. The price was $500.
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Racing at Oakland.

San Francisco. Jan. Leader was
the only favorite to win at Oakland
and there were a number of surprises.
The greatest betting event was the six
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07

Don't become discouraged. There is q
cure for you. II necessary write Dr. Fenuer.
he has spent life time curing just such
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Il had severe case Of kidney disease and
rheumatism. discharging bloody matter.
Suffered intense pain. Ny wife was seriously
affected with female troubles. Dr. Fenners
Kidney and Backache Cure cured rs both.
i. NJ WHEELER, Randolph. Ia"
Druggists. SOC. 81. Ask for Cook Book-Free-
ct VITHS'0ANcE Sure Cure. Circular Dr.
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A Secret Disease

with this awful
ma1ady, or drink
ing from the
same vessel and
using the same
toi1et articles.
And when the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07
THE INNOCENT
SUFFER WITH
THE GUILTY.

potash or other harm
full mineral ingredi-
ent, but IS a purely
vegetable remedy that
cures without leaving
anv bad after effects.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07

Our special Home Treatment book,
gives all the symptoms Of this disease
We will mail you a copy free.
The Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga.
, 1903-01-08

Speaking OF high prices. Henry Nor.
mans book on Russia throws some in
~teresting light on what it incidentally
costs to visit st. Petersburg. To begin
with, he tells us every house and hotel
there contains a swarm of servants,
and each II expects a tip. The man
who takes your coat and hat nj a pri-
vate house thinks 10 cents little enough,
and IL you give a dollar or two to the
attendant who performs the same mod
est service at an official residence he is
only satisfied. The tips of n wealthy
Russian to a waiter at a good restau-
rant are something enormous. A de-
ceht room In n first class hotel costs
about 81 "A day. and a closed carriage to
take you TO dinner, ten minutes drive
away. costs 81. a few sheets of note
paper in your hotel costs you a shilling
and the cheapest kind of n bath 81. st.
Petersburg is far and away the most
expensive city in the world.
, 1903-01-08
Loves Final Age.

THE last age of love in II mans life
Is the dotage." says Dorothy Dix in
Ainslee's. This is peculiar tn wealthy
old men, and its most pronounced
symptom is n mania for presenting
diamonds and opening bottles for
chorus girls, who call him papa. At
other times in u mans life he has some
slight misgivings about love being al
ways conducted on n reciprocal basis.
but when he reaches this age he throws
fears TO the winds. He knows he Is
loved for himself alone. The mar at
twenty-five doubts his power TO win a
woman's heart. The man of seventy
five Is cocksure that he is a charmer
nothing feminine can resist. He Knows
the ratio of his destinations has In
creased with his advancing years, and
he quarrels with his family. who are
cruel enough to suggest that the debu-
tante lie leads to the altar may have a
weather eye on his VIII.
THE last nge of love is the most dan
gerous OF them all and is generally ia
tai. In fact. love Is like the measles
II is safest and goes easiest with a man
when he has II early In life"
, 1903-01-08

There are two systems Of numera-
tlonFin use mt the present day. COM
monty called the English and the
French systems. In the former the
billion is Il million of millions, n trillion
a million of billions, and each denomi-
nation Is a million times the one pre-
ceding. In the latter. which is the sys-
TEN used In the United States. the
billion Is a thousand millions. and each
denomination Is n thousand times the
preceding. Therefore, according to the
English notation, n trlllion is the
product of a million involved to the
third power. or the number represented
by a unit with Its ciphers annexed:
according 10 the French notation. the
number expressed by a unit with
twelve cipllers attached. A billion nc
cordlng to the French method is the
number represented by a unit with
nine ciphers and according to the Eng
fish method with twelve ciphers an
nexed.
, 1903-01-08

HIndoo ONE are very beautiful.
and, like most other women. they Ike
to set of their charms by the wearing
of Jewels. Those of the rich are often
exceedingly valuable. and any amount
OF them are worn. \ Hindoo lady
wears n large nose ring. a number of
rings in her ears, bangles galore on her
wrists md arms, anklets of silver or
gold and a ring IN every toe. These or
naments are very becoming to her dark
beauty. and naturally they are q great
source OF pleasure, but unfortunately
one which. together with the wearing
OF colors. is denied TO widows, whose
lot Ia n particularly hard one.
Anyhow n Hlndoo woman has not n
particularly cheerful life. for as she
must never look upon the face of any
man but her husband 1t is spent entire
ly In her hsme, which. even II she he
rich. Is not In the least pretty. The
rooms are small and dirsy. have bare
walls. very little furniture. q their
only outlook is upon the interior court
yard. which. Is not made bright and
pretty. but Is usually without a vestige
of tree or flower.
, 1903-01-08

The quagGa. the half cousin to the
wild ass, has vanished from Africa
and only exists as imperfect specimens
In the European museums.
The qunggn exists as n name still in
South Africa, for the uaIuc has beeu
wrongly applied 10 Burchelrs zebra,
but the true quagga, which took its
name from its cry ~''quacha," has been
extinct since 1872. when the last of
his or. rather. of her rnce. for this
quagga was II female. died in the Lon
don Geological society's menagerie.
Its extinction In South Africa was
due solely 10 the zeal with which the
Dutch farmers hunted 1t for Its hide,
and 1t is n s%aIdening reflection that
thousands of Kattirs used to he led on
II by their 8oer masters.
The idiotic wdstefu,aess of thus eN-
terminating IA species becomes the
more marked N view of the fact thai
the quagga, which was midway be-
tween a zebra and n wild ass. could
be broken to harness and was the
bravest ns well as the hardest of ami
mails. Some Boer farmers used to
keep tame quaggas on their farms TO
Craze with horses In order to protect
them from beasts of prey.
, 1903-01-08

In peeling potatoes it is often OBJ
served that the outer 1esh of the tubor
contains brown slivers extending from
the surface inward to the depth of
about one. eighth of m inch. These sllv-
ers do no harm except TO slightly injure
the appearaEGa II the cooked potato.
Usually theii location is indicated ex-
formally by n minute puncture 1 II the
skin. In some cases each silver is sur
mounted by n pronounced elevation,
and tubers so affected are called PIN
ply potatoes.
The slivers and accompanying PIN.
pies are caused by minute white
worms. the larve of the ommon flea
beetle, which bore into the tubers while
they are growing. Naturally sliyers
are most common In potatoes in locali-
ties where flea beetles are most nbun-
dant. 1t is likewise plain that to pre-
vent the appearance of slivers In the
tubers 1t is necessary to prevent flea
beetles from attacking the tops. This is
best accomplished by spraying the
plants very thoroughly with bordeaux
mixture containing paris green at the
rate OF about twelve ounce to fifty gal
Ions of bordeaux. The anne treatment
prevents blight and the ravages of po-
tato bugs.-F. Q. Stewart in American
Agriculturist.
, 1903-01-08

Fort Darwin, in South Australia.
boasts of some of the most remarkable
nnts' nests in the world. They are
known as magnetic nests. for the
simple reason that they are without
exception built in a due north and
south direction. Consequently "A trav-
eler j%ourneylng through the district In
which they abound may readily direct
his course by their aid. No living man
knows why these tiny architects build
them in this way. They are merely one
out OF the many marvels of the great
land down under" 1t seems, how
ever, probable that instinct leads these
tiny creatures TO so construct their
dwellings that the fierce MONDAY sun
shall have the least possible effect upon
their interiors.
, 1903-01-08

In Korean schools The master is
dressed in white. generally wears spec
tacles ard always has a rod in order
that the child may not be spoiled. He
gathers his flock around him in the
most fntherly manner and deals IL
Justice with an unsparing hand. The
scholars are dressed In their best. but
must study without their shoes. These
latter are kept in sight of the master
at all times. The course of study is not
very extensive to look at. but when it
III TO studying the Korean language
through the NJ dium of Chinese it must
be confessed that the beginning of Il
course Is difficult. The scholar is first
taught the lame and meaning of Chi
nese characters and then their meaning
in Korean, just as though he We're
obliged TO learn English through tie
medium Of the Greek alphabet. Stu
dents keep up a steady droning noise
MS each one gees on repeating his per
ton of he tasks aloud, regardless of
what is going ON round him.
, 1903-01-08

Chinese physicians have some curious
notions in regard to human anatomy.
The truth is they know nothing about
anatomy as that word is understood by
American physicians, their principal
authority on the subject being n work
entitled 'NCitjing." of which Huang
III. who lived from 2G07 to 1887 b. c..
is said to be the author.
According to Chinese physicians, the
human heart occupies almost the same
position as Is assigned by European
and American physicians to the stom-
ach. and bile. they maintain, has its
origin in the back of the head. They
also claim that Il human being has 3G5
bones, which correspond to the 800
days of the year; that a man has
twelve ribs and u woman fourteen and
that a mans skull is composed OF eight
and n wDman's six pieces.
Moreover, they say that in every hu-
man body there are twenty-five parts
which are important and ifty-six
which nre unimportant, and they lay
great stress OF the necessity OF taking
good care Of the important parts.
, 1903-01-08

In the second Afghan war an English
officer, a well known swordsman. rode
out to tackle an Afghan chief who.
after the fashion of his countrymen.
had challenged all and sundry to q
fight. Both were mounted. They rode
round each other. watching an opportu-
nifty. and the Englishman found his
Just n little too soon. He rode at the
Afghan and ran him through the heart
just as he was swinging his heavy
sword above his head. The Afghan
died. but the sword came down and
split the officers skull. The man was.
of course, dead. but the weight of the
sword brought down by his falling
body was enough to get the blow home.
, 1903-01-08

An Irlshman who had gone into n
dentists TO get IA tooth pulled had 1t
out In a few minutes.
THAT will be half a crown" snid the
dentist.
Half Il crown" said Pat. "Why. the
last to1th | got pulled at home the old
doctor set me down on the floor and
put the nlppers in my mouth and pulled
me round aud round the room, out Of
the door and down the stairs. When
we got to the foot, the doctor sald, by
the help Of heaven and the attraction
of gravity wen hev her out yet so
when we got to the top out came the
tooth, and lie only took a shillln'!'-
London Tit-Bits.
, 1903-01-08
Bnrc Feet md Earth.

There is nothing like having both
feet on the ground. says Medical Talk.
If n man should go barefoot, the CON
tact of his bare feet with the earth
and his head projecting into the at.
mosphere would make a perfect cleo
trical conductor, through which the
electricity of the air would pass
through his body to the earth. While
no apparent harm Is done, yet. being
insulated from the electricity of the
earth by wearing shoes. the electricity
fails of its beneficial result. There can
be no doubt that it would be better for
everybody. especially nervous people.
If their feet were on the ground instead
of in shoes.
, 1903-01-08
teeth Of tho .aenver.

The beaver Is armed with two long
chisellike teeth In each jaw. These
tee Ii are exceedingly powerful and are
to Il beaver what an ax is to a woods
man. One such tooth taken from the
lower jew of a medium sized skull
(they can be removed without diff
Guilty, unlike the most of ours Is bcnt
into nearly n semicircle and measures
inches along Its outer curve. Only
one inch Of this length projects from
the skull. The corresponding M from
the upper jaw is ben into more than IA
complete half circle and measures upon
Its outer face four inches. of which
less than nm inch protrudes from its
bone casing. In width each tooth Is
fve-eighths of an inch. Examination
of one of them reveals the secret OF
how a beaver can perform such feats
ms chopping down a birch tree sixteen
inches in diameter. not to speak of
softer woods. like the Eastwood, of
much greater size.
The tooth Is composed of two ma
terials. Along the outer face or front
of the tooth is a thin plate of exceed
ingly hard enamel. On the inner. form
ing the body of the tooth. Is a sub
stance called dentine. The dentinc.
being softer. wears away with use.
The thin enamel remains comparative.
" unworn. so that the tooth assume
the shape of a keen chisel that never
grows dull. The tooth is hollow at tho
base for half its length and is filed
with n n%ourishing substance which
keeps 1t constantly growing.
, 1903-01-08
Unspickers of Paris.

In Paris each house is provided by
the city with n large box. Into this
the servant throw NIL that is not need
ed by the family. whether of food or
raiment. Every morning the chif-
foniers. or ragpickers. are privileged to
search through these boxes before the
contents are carted by the city to dis
tant fields, where the refuse Is I'M
ployed In fcrtilizing the soil. From
the homes of ii wealthy the Door re-
ceive many articles of real value. Fiji
ty thousand ~ragpickers, say the statis-
tics. realize $4,000 daily from their
picklngs.
, 1903-01-08

A New York nan tells this story OF
a friend who was very fond OF field
sports and possessed a fine pair of red
Irish settlers. One night he visited a
fashionable gambling establishment.
taking the dogs with him. He sat
down to enjoy supper, when the pro,
prietor. who was very fond of shoot
Ing. remarked:
"Those are very fine animals. Mr..
Blank. Are they broker"
Heavens! No." was the response.
''rhey haven't been In here five min
utps"
, 1903-01-08
swinburne'- Estimate of King Lear.

Erttnnhte OI ming Lenr.
IF nothing We're left of Shakespeare
but the single tragedy of King Lear"
wrote Algernon Charles Swinburne In
Harper's, "it would still be as plain as
1t Is now that he was the greatest man
that ever lived. AS a poet the author of
this play ri only be compared with
-Eschylus. The Hebrew prophets and
the creator OF Job are sometimes as
sublime in Imagination and in passion.
but always quite incomparably Inferior
in imaginative intelligence.
THAT Shakespeare's Judgment was
as great and almost us wonderful as
his genius has been a commonplace Of
criticism ever since the days of Cole
ridge, questionable only by such dirty
and dwartish creatures of slmian intel
lect and facetious idlocy as mistake 1t
for n sign OF wit instead of dullness
and Of distinction instead of degreda-
ton to deny the sun in heaven and af-
firm the fragrance of a sewer"
, 1903-01-08

To talk through IL human body, or a
row of human bodies. for the matter of
that. is II of the weirdest of the cleo
trician's featS. II n telephone wire be
severed and the two ends be held by II
person, II in each hand. but far
apart. 1t is quite possible for two lndi-
viduals 10 carry on a conversation
through the body of the medium as
readily and ms distinctly as if the line
had been properly connected.
, 1903-01-08

II think the most penurious man l
ever knew" remarked the man in the
macintosh, was old Hewligus. He
smoked his cigars to the last half inch.
chewed the stumps and used the ashes
for snuh. But he wasn't satisfied even
then and gave mp the habit"
What fory' asked the mar with the
big Adams apple.
couldn't think Of any way to
utilize the smOke."-Chicago Tribune.
, 1903-01-08

A member of Brother Dickey's con
gregation said to him:
"Dey's so many chillun In my family
we got tired lookin' roun' fer names fer
'em, SO we done name de twin gals
Poverty en- Riches"
You done wrong" said Brother
Dickey. You'll never git 'em of yo'
han's-kaze all men II quote de Bible
on you on say, Gimme neither Poverty
nor Richest Atlanta Constitution.
, 1903-01-08

Denmark is the paradise of old PEG
pie. Any man or over sixty
years OF e who a show a good rec
ord is housed. fed and clothed at the
expense of the nation. The cost per
head averages only % cents n day. or
one-half of what II is in English and
Russian warehouses;.
, 1903-01-08

Let men tr mble to win the hand of
oma unless they win with 1t the ut
most passion of her heart. Else 1t may
be their miserable fortune when some
mightler touch than their w may
have awakened all her sensibillties to
be %rcrroaclcd even for the calm con-
tent, the marble Image of happiness,
which they win have imposed upon her
rs the warm NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..