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Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-23
Modern Lake DwelIer on Lake Con-
( stance.

M. Henneberg, a great silk manu-
facturer, who recently retired from
business, has built for himself on Lake
Constance q habitation exactly after
the model Of prehistoric lake dwell
ling shownz In the Zurich Museum.
The building, which is about two hun
dre1 feet or the coast of the lake.
rests upon piles few yards above the
level Of the water. 1t consists OF only
one room. and its framework is made
from the wood of the yew tree.
Around the room q galley extends Of
. width Of some Ave feet or seven feet.
The walls consist of willow wicker
work and mud plaster, the door OF
hard mud and plated willow, and the
ceiling Of pressed staw. The walls
are ornamented with designs drawn
With coal and ty's>~'-'- 71.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-23
BISON IN MONTANA.
Success In Building up Herd From
Small Beginnings.

Small Beginnings.
The University of Montana, Missou-
la, maintains a illogical station near
Flathead Lake, in the northwestern
part of the State. Professor Morton
]. Elrod, director Of the station, de-
scribes In "a Biological Reconnais-
sance," published last year by the uni
versity, the herd Of 230 buffaloes on
the Flathead Indian Reservation. The
herd. derived from thirty-six animals
purchased In 1884 by Charles Allard
AMI Michael Pablo, has In twenty
years increased to more than $50 or
ten times the original number. Many
of the animals have been sold to show
enterprises and to Eastern cities for
parks and geological gardens. The
conditions here are more favorable
for buffalo than In Yellowstone Park
The animals are constantly attended
by a herder, and therefore are not
afraid of man, while the Yellowstone
Park herd is rarely seen.
The park herd also ranges at nigh
altitude, over seven thousand feet,
where SHOWS are deep and winters are
long and severe; but the Flathead
herd ranges at an altitude below three
thousand feet. where deep SHOWS do
not occur, or hay AMI grain may be
taken to the animals in few hours.
Their range does not exceed seventy
to one hundred square miles. and the
animals might be maintained in a
much smaller range. The cows do
not bear calves until they are four or
five years old, and about half Of them
produce every year. The fertility OF
the herd is not decreasing. The herd
er keeps note of the increase. looks
after the calves, and, in fact. the ami
mails are much more carefully attend
ed than the range cattle among which
they Craze.
Professor Elrod Is of opinion that
the success of this private enterprise
should stimulate Congress to increase
its efforts to save the buffalo from
extinction. An appropriation OF 49,
600 would buy as large a herd as Al
lard and Pablo purchased in the be-
ginning. With the same care the
herd should increase to between 400
and 500 in twenty years. II tract
of land containing from fifty to one
hundred square miles were set apart
for a buffalo range, with an appropria-
ton at the start of $4,000 and an an
nual appropriation Of $4,000, there
would be no difficulty in developing q
herd that would be credit to the
nation. The care Of the herd should
be placed under the jurisdiction OF
the Biological Survey Department OF
Agriculture. 1t is hardly to be ex-
pected that the animals will thrive
in Yellowstone Park, where the whit
ers are long and severe. the summers
short, and protection is Afforded to
wild animals which prey upon the
calyes-Bulletin of the American
Geographical Society.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-23
At THE END OF THE STREET.

At the end Of the street that is pal
aced lined
a little house stands which few can
see;
Built years ago, with vines entwined,
1t faces its neighbors modestly;
Shrinking from public gaze 1t seems
To say, "It may be out OF place, =
But surely, for love Of the old-fashion-
ed kind
In this weary world there should be
space"
For two. there are. who dwell there
Wrinkled their faces and white
their hair
Far from the social whirl and din
OF modern life, with its heart
breaking care.
Two who, full many years ago.
Pledged their troth and have kept
1t true,
Finding in faithfulness nothing but
Naught in that bargain Of youth to
rue.
AS the shadows fall on their we'll
spent life.
Hand in hand they are facing the
Light;
To him she is still the sweetheart
wife;
To her he Is ever the faithful
knight.
And the little house knows those pal
aces grand
Envy 1t, though they seem so blind;
For Is 1t not filled with a rare, rare
thing
Love the real old-fashioned kind?
Jacob Appleton, in Cincinnati
Times-Star.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-23
Cure For Obesity.

The "trotting" cure for obesity Is
being tried In Paris. A gentle. leis-
urely trot for fifteen minutes morning
and evening, gradually prolonging the
time until half an hour or more is con-
sumed In this novel exercise. is the
latest method for reducing avoirdu-
pois. Athletes have long since dis
covered the value of this mode OF
activity. but they accompany 1t with
the training table, whichssso far does
not appear in the regimen as prac-
tised In Paris.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-23
PARLoR MAGIC FOR THE FOOLISH
How to Make the Leng Winter Even
ings miserable.

How to Make the Leng Winter Even
ings miserable.
Here are few simple. yet excruci-
atingly clever, tricks in parlor magic
for the long winter evenings. Any
child can do them. Yet they will
keep the room in q roar. They are
from advance sheets Of my forthcom-
ing book entitled Twelve Amusing
Ways of Driving Grandma Crazy" by
One Of Them.
The Vanishing .Ace.-Take a deck
of ordinary playing cards. Take out
the ace of clubs and. in plain sight OF
your audience Tin order that they may
see there is no deception), set IRE to
the ace, holding it until 1t is wholly
consumed. Then, stunning the re-.
mainder of the deck, hand it 10 some.
body present and politely request her
to find the ace Of clubs. Unless she
be unusually clever she will be I'M
able to do so and-thes mystery OF the
cards disappearance will dumbfound
every one. II necessary take OF your
coat to show that the missing ace Is
not up your sleeve.
Hindoo Cat Trick.-The following
Is the mystifying Hindoo cat trick.
Secure large and jet black cat and
put her in an ordinary pail which is
equipped with a top. Place the top
on the pail, then fastening it firmly
in place. Now, borrowing a cane
from some member of the audience,
beat the pail smartly and roll it about
the floor. After doing this carefully
remove the cover from the pail. The
cat will at once leap out. Now pass
the pail about the room and let every
one examine it closely. To the audi
ence's unbounded surprise 1t will be
found that the cat is no longer in the
pail This trick is one. that may re-
quire a little practice to perform. but
it will soon be learned by any really
clever child.
The Watch Trick.-Ask some gen.
tleman in the room for the temporary
loan of his gold watch. accept
no silver substitute as this will spoil
the trick. Laying the watch on a
marble or hardwood surface pound it
briskly until 1t Is an unacceptable
mass Of wheels, dents and broken
springs. Then challenge any member
of the party to put the watch together
again 1t is 10 to 1 that you'll have
them utterly baffled and nonplussei
at this seemingly simple task you've
set them.
Hypnotic Puzzle.-Throwing a per-
son into hypnotic state in which you
make him think with your own mind
is one of the most popular Of all
feats of parlor magic. Blindfold any
man (no matter how strong-minded he
may be- in the audience. Make him
stand still Then, cautiously soaking
his dress-coat tails in kerosene, say
to the audience:
"This man cannot see, yet he will
answer correctly any question con-
corning things beyond his range OF
vision" Then touching a match to
his coattals ask him gently: Who's
afre?"
Although utterly unable to see the
flames he will in every instance shout
excitedly after a moments thought:
Col darn We, it's Me!"-A- P. T., in
the New York Evening World.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-23

BY bad luck. His nature sloped to-
ward the right. A shock always az
fected him for good. as an earthquake
always sets the boulders on noun
tainside rolling the same way.
A cool easteriy wind had sprung up.
David had not walked a hundred
yards before a new idea struck him.
by Jove, / hadn't told her of my
appointment and new salary"
He stopped, then walked on.
IL guess on the whole I won't turn
round" he said to himself-St. Louis
Star.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-23

II students must haze, why not
have classes organized to teach them
to do 1t artistically? Such crude de-
vices as compelling the victims to
eambol In scanty raiment on the col
lege campus are surely unworthy Of
I great AmArican college.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-23

A Cuban has modestly suggested
that the Americans did not do quite
Ill the fighting in Cuba The sugges-
tion is 80 rare as to have ell The
merit Of uoyelty.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-23

Thirty-seven per cent. OF the Amer
can people nov live in cities OF more
than 1000 inhabitants.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-23

The density or relative population
Of Cuba IL nearly the same as that
az the United States.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-23

| Violet" he observed.
What do you mean?"
why, I think 1t would be nice to
be married. or engaged. or something,
too"
Then, why don't your"
II don't know whether l can marry
the person I want And then after a
pause: Can II
I'm afraid / don't quite know what
you mean"
Il mean YOU"
Her whole manner changed. She
rose abruptly and stood on a little
way. He rose, too.
81 thought we were good friends,
David. and nothing more I'm afraid
I can't do what you ask
Don't be hasty in your refusal, I
beg Of you." said David, nervously
I'm not one Of those fools who'll be
dancing round after you've said you
don't want me. This is once for all.
Violet"
''Once for ALL"
| David shook hands with her.
God bless you. Violet" he said.
Then he put on his hat. picked up his
stick and walked out on the street.
He felt like q drunken man who has
suddenly had his head put under a
I punps He vas decidedly uncomfort-
able and yet had an indefnable feel
ing that good was coming OF it all.
His characteSS stern As 1t was. was
not ono q tie which ere hardened
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-20
WANT MORE GRAIN CARS.
Great Bend Shippers Are Badly
Handicapped.

Great Bend. Kas., Nov. 20.-The fail
ure of the railroad companies to fur
nish more cars and the power to move
them is a serious matter here. The
tracks in the yards here are so filed
with loaded cars that it is almost i'm
possible for the grain men to have cars
when they want them.
There are three grain firms here that
handle sixty cars of wheat day from
their buying stations west of here.
The grain is shipped here, unloaded
and cleaned. and with the exception of
that used for milling purposes, is re-
loaded and shipped east. Hardly g
passenger train has been able to pass
through the yards f4e- in less than Is
minutes fer noe than a week One
train was held half an hour Tuesday.
The yards We're full of cars and there
was a line of cars on the main line
more than half mile long. There are
thousands of bushels that will be held
until next year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-20

poor who have not the means to employ
medical attention sicken, die or recover
as nature wills or native remedies fail
or avail. A great field for philanthropy
lies open to Porto Rico" The report
says that coffee once the leading ex-
port and source of wealth has passed
through many vfcissitudes in the past
decade; there has been very little new
planting; there is no profit to planters
with coffee at the present prices, and
should prices go there the situation will
be distressing.
1.-THE only hope held out is from a
possible demand from the United
States
An appropriation for improving the
harbor of San Jaun, to be incorporated
in the river and harbor bill, is asked.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-20
THE WORM TURNS.
Galena Jointists File Charges Against
officials.

NfeT-or Sa1e1 and Marshai E3tzeeT-sId
were convicted Thursday of violating
the prohibitory law. The complaints on
which they were found guilty were
made by John Miller and J. G. Ham
mond joirtists. The charge upon
which the verdict was reached, and
upon which the other officials viii be
tried is for failing to inform the coun-
ty attorney of the existence of joints in
Galena, when they were aware of the
fact for many years past.
The city has derived good revenue
from the jointists, yet this was received
in the nature of a fine Of minor nature
and in no place on the city docket can
a record be found that a fine has been
received from the running of joints
Judge Coles appealed the case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-20

yesterday. He was here to arrange
for vaudeville attractions for his
show
Topeka football enthusiasts will be in
terested in knowing that Stromquist,
O. Banburg. Carlson and Heurline did
not play in the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
football game yesterday. Heurilne has
not been heard from since the Topeka
game.
The federal authorities will bring the
eight federal penitentiary mutineers to
Topeka some time between now and
Monday for their trial in the federal
court which opens at the first of next
week The time of bringing over the
prisoners is being kept secret.
Fort Scott claims that the Topeka
high school ''stole" the game at Fort
Scott a few weeks ago through the as
sistance of James F. Hughes of Topeka
who offlciated. Tomorrow Fort Scott
will try to show Topeka that the claim
was well founded.
1t is SAID that E,ldon Tice, the newly
elected manager of the Washburn foot
ball team, win resign if the college de-
cides 10 hire a permanent manager of
athletics. Tice is favorable to the per-
manent manager scheme, and if the col
lege engages such nl1n, it will proba-
bly, be Frank Leach, Rlaw student, and
graduate of the school of arts. Leach
has managed the football team this
year. The salary of the position will
| prODaDly De ABOUT $0OO a year.
! If Steffers came to Topeka A
/ Kansas City paper says: Lincoln ].
Stefens, on the editorial staff of Nc
Cures maga zine, was in Kansas City
again yesterday. Mr. Steffens came
from ST. Louis. where he has spent
several weeks. He was in Kansas City
q week ago and his coming was cause
| for some anxiety among certain poll
ticians. for Mr.. Steffens is the author
of the several articles in Mcclure
concerning corruption in various
American cities"
From the Kansas City Star: The Mis-
souri, W ashburn game yesterday doe:
not really give a fair estimate of thu
comparative strength of the two teams
Both were loaded down with substitutes
and the condition Of the men was any
thing but 1T. Washburn was especial.
handica pped by not being permitted t.
play its celebrated negro kicker, and tn
NIissourians could not commence to d.
themselves justice, owing to the fac
that the men were suffering from tn
effects Of the Iowa game last Saturday
Washburn deserves much credit for it
showing this year. 1t has beaten boil
the Kansas and the Missouri State uni
versities- 1t is a banner year for tn
Topeka college in football.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-20

The county commissioners met to-
day.
George Clark. state printer. is out
west on quail hunt.
Dreisbach & Wallace make their all
pork sausage fresh every day.
The Fort Scott-Topeka football game
will be called at 3 D. m tomorrow on
Washhurn field.
Turkeys are scarce. Geese and Ducks
plentiful Dreisbach & Wallace are pro-
tecting orders given now.
The Y. NJ. c. A. basket ball team de-
feated the High school team last night
by the score of % to IS.
I. F. Doran has been in Oklahoma
for n week taking deDositions in the
Winfield Smith divorce case.
Charles Kleinhans, who now lives at
Granville, is going to have an old
fashioned turkey shoot on Tuesday.
The preliminary contest to determine
who shall represent Washburn at the
state oratorical contest will be held
December y.
County Commissioner Haynes went
to Rossville yesterday to inspect the
work of recovering the wrecked bridges
in that neighborhoOd.
Atchison Globe: w. L. A johnson.
state labor commissioner, will address
a meeting of union labor men at labor
hall Friday night at O'Clock.
Fred Brownson, who has been en-
ployed as a stenogra Dher at the state
house has gone to Parsons where he
has a position with the Katy
Chief of Police McCollum has in
structed his officers to promptly arrest
any children found on the streets after
the o'clock curfew bell rings.
A shipment was made today through
J. H. Leonard, the photographer. of this
city of the DR.. MacFarland's Germieide
machines, to washington, D. c.
Ten Nights in Barroom" will be
the matinee attraction at the Craw-
ford Saturday. It may as well be ad-
mitted that Mrs. Nation is not in the
cast.
John Freshman, formerly captain o.
the high school football team but nov
on the K. L. team, will be one of the
officials at the Fort Scott-Topeka game
here tomorrow.
Mrs W. s. Bergundthal, who is SICK
with neuralgia of the stomach, is re
ported to be no better this morning
Mayor Bergundthal has been at homC
nursing his wife for two days.
On the La HarDe football team which
beat Lindsborg % to 0 were Du Saulles
Cruise, Rodgers and several other meT
from Yale. Harvard and Princeon whose
names are famous in football
This is the way the Union depot re
porter of the Kansas City Journa
usually gets things twisted "R. S
Brigham, of Topeka, secretary of tn,
Miowinter circus. TO be given in To
DsEA In January, was in Kansas Cit,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-20
MAY NEVER REACH PORT
Steamer Discovery from Nome
Can't Be Discovered.

Seattle. Wash, Nov. 2o.-The steam
er Discovery which left Nome October
IA, with 81 passengers, has not been
sighted since October 2S and shipping
men believe she will never reach port.
The vessel was in command of Captain
McGrath and had on board Captain NJ.
r. Walters, manager o the Discovery
Transportation company. Both are ex-
perienced navigators, though not very
familiar with the inside passage. The
steamer Excelsior reached Sitka yes
terday, after covering the route which
the Discovery would have taken had
she ridden out of the storms she encoun-
tered. An empty life raft belonging to
the Discovery was sighted by the Ex-
celsior's officers. but no other trace of
the missing vessel was found. The
Nome passenger list of the Discovery
| is in the possession of the Nome agent
of the company and the local officials
have no information regarding other
passengers that may have been picked
up at intermediate points Altogether,
she probably carried so or so persons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-20
CONTEMPT OF COURT.
Severe Charges Filed Against Wyan-
dotte County Officials.

Kansas City, Kan. Nov. 20.-A war
rant was issued in the district court
here. for the arrest of Frank NJ. Hol-
comb, the county clerk, and Joe Hoff-
man, one of his deputies, charging them
with contempt of court. The clerk ana
his deputy, it is alleged, extended the
taxes on some property in West Ar
mourdale in violation of an injunction
granted by Judge n. L. Fischer, of the
district court. The warrant was placed
in the hands of Sheriff Mendenhan and
will be served this morning
The property against which the collec-
ton of taxes it is claimed was enjoined
lies in sub-sewer district No. of sewer
district No. 5. BY reason of some al
legged irregularities the taxpayers object
ed to paying for the sewer, and applied
to Judge Fischer for an injunction. en-
ploying ]. A. Smith as their attorney
The court made an order. and it was
served on both Holcomb and Hoffman
This was more than a year ago. Smith,
the attorney showed pencil list of pro-
perty at that time which he claimed was
included in the restraining order With
out investigation the clerk and his dep
uties supposed the attorneys list was
correct and did not extend the taxes on
that property last year. A few months
ago, however, Frank Towner, the city
/ illustrator, was asked to look the matter
up ToWner, after a diligent inVeSt1ga-
! ton, reported that the restraining order
did not give list OF the property en-
Joined, and that the petition asking for
the injunction failed to describe the
property.
Acting on this information. Mr.. Hol-
eon1p consulted with attorneys, among
them the city counselor, with the re-
suit that he was advised that the or
der was ineffective. Accordingly. Hol-
comb and Hoffman went to work and
extended the taxes on all the property
which had been considered enjoined
both for this year and last year.
Shortly after noon yesterday Smith
appeared al the clerks office and de-
manded to know if the taxes had beer
extended or. the property. When told
that such was the case, he went to the
court and demanded a warrant for Hol-
combs and Hoffmans arrest.
Both the county clerk and his dep
uty treat the matter in the light of {
joke. They rely upon Towner for tbs
correctness of his report and uDor
their attorneys for the law in the case
II can't imagine how we could be
lenjoined from assessing taxes unles:
1.-THE property is named in the injunc.
tion," said Hoffman last night. Unit
we made the discovery that this wa:
not done. we had no intention of ask
ing for the taxes"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-20
FOURCENTURIES OF WRONG
Legacies Left by Spanish Admins
tration in Porto Rico.

Washington, Nov. pa severe ar
raignnent of the legacieS of Spanish
maladministration of Porto Rico is
maze in the annual report of William
Elliott, the commissioner of the inter-
Tor for Porto Rico, made public at the
interior department today. Mr.. Elliott
says it is a pity and shame that dur
ing the four centuries preceding Amer
lean occupation of the island SO very
little effort was made to open up COM
munication; that so small a portion Of
the millions that were wrung from peo-
pie in taxes and imposts should have
been spent in the betterment of roads,
for education or any other useful pur-
pose. Pompous officials came, ruled
with vigor, tarried little while and de-
parted with a COMPETENCY of in-gotten
gains, leaving the unhappy native to
labor and to suffer"
There are yet a number of interior
towns whose only outlet is over an
Gent trails but they now are being ap-
preached as rapidly as possible. The
economic value of the road extension
work now in progress is demonstrated.
he says, by a saving of from so to 70
per cent in the cost of transportation to
and from the interior. The report says
that the power of the mayors to remove
ously interferes with good sanitary ser
vice and that consequently the people
and particularly the poor OF many mu-
inequalities suffer and die for want OF
proper attention. The next session OF
the legislative assembly is expected tc
the advent of civil government found q
ma ority Of municipalities in a bank
rupt condition. from which none has
fully recovered and most Of them re-
main nliserably bad"
THE hospital accommodations adds
the report, even in the towns where
protense is made of providing them are
sadly deficient, SO that the sick and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-20
Fire at Northwestern.

Chicago, Nov. 2O.-The law and medical
department of the Northwestern univer-
Sity narrowly escaped destruction today.
The flames started from a defective cleo
trio wire on the fourth floor of the build
ing, which was formerly the fremont
house and after burning out a lecture
room, crept up an elevator shaft to the
seventh floor, where clinic room was de-
Stroyed. The loss is $4,000.