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Wonder Horses.

Recent discussions on the laws OF
heredity in scientific journals refer to
the Oregon wonder horses" an equine
family which was famous not many
years ago, the last representative Of
which is said to have been exported
to Europe few months ago. One of
these horses, known as Linus l., had.
at IA years of age, name 18 feet long
and tail of 81 feet. A son of this
horse. Linus H., which was owned at
Waddington. N. Y, in 1899, had at
about five years of age double name
trailing two feet on the ground on
each side His tail trailed six or eight
feet on the ground. The mother and
the paternal grandmother Of Linus II.
were also remarkable for the length
and abundance of their hair One of
them was known as the Oregon
Beauty" These horses are said to
have belonged to the Morgan breed
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l ask not life for the dear ones.
All radiant. as others have done.
But that life may have just enough
shadow
To temper the glare of the sun.
l would pray God to guard them from
evil
But my, prayer would bound back TO
myself:
All. seraph may pray for sinner.
But sinner must pray for himself
The twig is so easily bended.
l have banshed the rule and the rod !:
| have taught them the goodness of
knowledge,
They have taught me the goodness of
God:
My heart is the dungeon Of darkness.
rule
My frown is sufficient correction;
My love Is the law of the school.
l shall leave the old house in the autumn
To traverse its threshold no more:
All how l shall sigh for the dear ones.
That meet ne each morn at the door!
And the guile of their innocent glee;
The group on the green. and the flowers
That are brought every morning for
me.
I shall miss them a morn and at even,
Their song in the school and the street !:
l shall miss the low hum of their voices.
When the lessons and life are all ended.
And the death says The school is dis
missed!'
May the little ones gather around me.
To bid me goodnight" and be kissed.
Charles Dickens.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-10
Coal is Still Supreme

The tendency to spontaneous COM
bustion of coal when stored in bulk
in masses of, say, 1000 tons or there
abouts-may appear to be some
what unusual point to make in favor
of the gas engine as a large size pow
er unit for central station work. 1t
was. however, made as such recently
by central station engineer, whose
contention was that the nearly always
present danger of spontaneous igni-
tion in the large reserve stock of
coal exRedient for power station of
any considerable size to carry. to tide
over possible temporary Interruptions
in the supply, from strikes or other
causes, was entirely eliminated by the
use of gas engines which took their
gas from central gas plants.
Curiously, however, the fact appears
here to have been overlooked that
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property is that 1t
flowers without the
aid of earth, sand.
stones. water, or
anything else. The
discoverer of this
phenomenon says:
The flower sheath
sometimes reaches
a length of nearly
two feet, is Of q
red-brown color,
tipped with red and
yellow, while the
inner parts Of the
flower are equally
brilliant" He also
adds that the bulb
OF this extraordin-
ary plant needs
only to be placed
in a saucer, with
out water, in a
warm room, when,
without showing
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Mr.. Aibee's Opinion.

Alpine, Cal, June 6-Mr. T. NJ. AL
bee. our postmaster, has expressed an
opinion based on his own experience
which Will no doubt he Of interest to
many. Mr., Albee is 4 man OF few
words. but his well known truthful
ness anu uprightness of character
adds much weight to any statement
he makes. He says:
THE first box of Dodd's Kidney Pills
that l used convinced me of their
good qualities and | used altogether
four boxes with the very best results.
l can heartily recommend this rem
edy."
This voluntary expression Of opin-
ion will doubtless find an echo in
many homes in California for Dodd's
Kidney Pills have been making some
miraculous cures in this state.
From the evidence already publish
ed 1t seems safe to conclude that this
medicine VIII be found to be per-
feet cure for rheumatism. urinary
trouble. backache and any and every
form or symptom OF kidney complaint.
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s'aye Japanese Fishermen,

Ihe : 'ApEnese as q race are fearless.
This is evidenced by the hazardous
accupat ot the little brown men who
earn lt'iug far from the rocky coast
lines OF The Islands. One of the chief
articles o' diet in Japan is fish. To
secure j Tor the market the Japanese
go man niles from land in their tiny
craft. which to those who do not un-
derstanc their strength and buoyancy,
look Is iAuugh any ordinary wave
would capsle them. These Japanese
30 two and three hundred miles at sea
to catch f-h.
Each Year the shores of the islands
are stre%n with wredlage from the
boats. while the sea gives up the
bodies Of the brave men who were
caught IN the feaful typhoons which
sweep around this corner of the earth
Then. again, the ocean liners take the
lives OF many OF these doughty Japan
ese. There is never a diminution in
the numbers OF the fleet.
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Reyo utionarv PensIoner

Mrs. hebecca Mayo, the last surv'v-
ing widow Of soldier of the Revolu
ton, ID now over seventy years Of age.
though when she married Stephen
Mayo. soldier of the Virginia line,
she wes very young. She lives in New
born. Pulaski county. Virginia and
Congress recently increased her pen
sion $25 month.
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with the large gas engine plant will
come, as an almost inseparable ad-
junct, the gas producer, taking the
place of the steam boiler now acces-
sory to the steam engine installation,
so that the large coal pile will re-
main in evidence as before, and the
spontaneous ignition troubles as well,
even with certain precautions against
them, in the way of selecting and
storing the coal Experience in some
cases has dictated the safe height to
which coal of certain sulphur percent
age may be banked, but this height
will vary with some other governing
conditions easily enough imagined
The gas engine. therefore. will. after
all, have to depend for favorable con-
sideration upon its several other well
known good points rather than upon
the one mentioned in the opening
lines OF this paragraph
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He Mixed the Proverbs.

The other night at a dinner Martin
wv. Littleton. president of the Bor-
pusE, Of Brooklyn. told this story:
On a cabbage patch owned by a
negro Sin Southern community oil
was founh. Spectators offered the
negro $2O,OO0. which he accepted with
put waiting to consider another prop
bsitit said to be $4,000.
"How's This about your cabbage
patch? said MIR. Littleton to the negro.
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Il understand you have sold it for
100000
"'Yaas, that's true, boss, replied
the negro. 'Yo' see, men come pickin'
round my place an dey say dar's oil
heah. Dey say, I'VE glib yo twenty
thousan' dollahs." | say, "All righ'."'
" I am told If you had waited a day
or two you might have sold it for $4O,-
0OO.'
"'Yaas, massa, dat Mebbe so; but
a bird in tn hans tn mobiles wuk Of
GoG.'"
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IMMENSE TOBACCO PURCHASE.
Forty Eight Thousand Dollars Paid
for Fancy Lot Of Tobacco.

The biggest purchase Of high grade
tobacco ever made In the West by a
cigar manufacturer was made last
Wednesday by Frank P. Lewis, Peoria
ILL.,, for bis celebrated Single Binder
cigar. a written guarantee was given
that the entire amount was to be fancy
selected tobacco. This, no doubt,
makes the Lewis factory the largest
holder in the United States of tobacco
Of 80 high q gradlng.-Herald Tran
script, Dec. 81, 1909.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-10

\ mans reputation for wisdom de-
pends ess on what he really knows
than ii does on what he doesn't say.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-10

sefmade man seldom mixes
modesty with the material used in his
construction
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-10

ETC Permanently cured No fits nervousness after
TT frst days use Of Dr. klinss Nerve kestor
Or. Send Tor FREE 02. 90 trial bottle and trestse.
DE- R. IL kIHK Ltd, Isl Arch S.reot PhilAdelphA, Pa
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When We speak Of the better classes
we do not necessarily refer to the peo-
ple who bet
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FLOWER is A MYSTERY.
Remarkable Bulbous Plant That
Comes From Central Asia.

Central Asia now puts in claim for
the most remarkable of all the bulb
Gus plants. 1t bears the imperial title
OF Monarch of the East" In color
aIG appearance the bulb resembles
large potato, and its extraordinary
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Defiance Starch Is put up 16 ounces
in package, 10 cents. Onethkd
more starch for the same money.

Manv a man is too stubborn to ad-
NIT he IS related to the mule.
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Mrs PINkHAx x:-Lydia f. Pnkhams Vegetable c
pound will mother we'll, healthy and
then a as
had had from decided
different the neighbor it, husband
had
fering with Inflammation and falling medicine
buk entire indeed like
Sincerely Springs
President
Suffering women should not fail to profit by Mr. Browns
ate i'm her letter lust SO surely will lydia f. pink hams Veeet
Compound other who suffer womb
Inflammation the kidney
prosration. the story Mrs.P to
mOthers:-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-08
BUSINESS MEN IN REv0L I.

ing against a motion to nominate him
by acclamation.
If the business interests should Sc
cure the temporary organization it
would overturn the slate to seat the
Walker delegation from Jackson coun-
ty and the Kelly delegation from
Miami. The anti-machine leaders have
practically fixed up the committees on
credentials and resolutions and it is
expected that the Walker delegation in
Jackson, the Kelly delegation in Miami
and the Chisham delegation from Atchl-
son will be seated. The Barnes dele
cation in Wyandotte is doubtful.
The chief hope of the business inter-
ests lies in convincing the convention
that the entire state ticket will be en-
dangered if things are carried with SO
high a hand. If the railroads are al
lowed to dictate the nomination of rail-
road commissioners it will be in keep
ing with the record of the state board
Of equalization and will deprive the
ticket of the support of many tax
payers on that ground, and Will give
the opposition a great amount of cam
paign thunder The seating of the
Walker and Chisham delegations will
further outrage the Republicans OF
Jackson and Atchison counties and the
First district generally.
The nomination of Kelly Will. OF
course. ALLEVIATE thousands of Republ1-
cans and cost the support of many
leading Republican papers, and the
seating OF the Kelly QeleSdllOu from
Miami will widen the breach in the Sec
ond district. The hope of the CONNER
cial interests lies in convincing the anti
machine leaders, particularly Mr.. Hoch,
of these facts.
CANDIDATES AGAINST KELLY.
Wichita, Kan, March S.-There will
be opposition to the nomination of
State Treasurer T. T. Kelly, in the
state convention tomorrow. This final
ly was decided at caucus held last
night. Three men have been mention
ed to oppose Mr.. Kelly and one of theE1
will be decided upon tonight. Samuel
Cole of Harper, is a strong candidate.
The crowds about the various head
quarters We're augmented by incoming
ed last night as did Cy Leland of Troy.
STUBBS' SCHEME FAILS.
It developed this afternoon that some
of the boss busters, headed by Stubbs,
offered to throw down Clark Smith for
Judge and nominate Judge c. A. Smart
of Ottawa, in order to cripple Henry
Allen in his congressional contest.
Judge Smart was holding court in
Garnett and adjourned at noon Monday
and came to Wichita in response to a
telephone message from Stubbs.
Stubbs called up Allen Sunday and
asked him if he would support Smart
Allen said he would if Smart is a cam
didate. When Smart reached Wichita
the matter was presented to him, but
he ran up against the constitutional
provision prohibiting judges from run
ming for any other office during their
terms. He would not have been can
/ didate anyway at Aliens expense.
| Then the Bowersock people went to
/ c. W. Ryan and offered TO nominate
Atkinson if they would get Allen to
withdraw his contest against Bower
sock, but the offer was turned down.
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NOT ANNIE OAKLEY.
An Arrested Woman Personated
the Real One.

In common with number of other
newspapers. the State Journal some
time ago was led into a regrettable
error concerning the famous Annie
Oakley, whose reputation as the great
est girl rifle shot in the world was
gained while travelling in this country
and Europe with Buffalo Bills Wild
West show. A young woman arrested
in Chicago on a charge of larceny gave
to the police the name OF Annie Oakley,
said she was the famous girl rifle shot,
and added that she was the daughter
in-laW of Colonel Cody buffalo BilD,
the proprietor of the Wild West show.
The young woman arrested intimated
that an addiction to drugs had brought
on her trouble for which she was ar
rested
The Woman's name was Lille Cody,
and she had been connected with the
: Cody show. but in posing as Annie
Oakley, and as the relative of w. e.
Cody, the evidence is conclusive she
was fraud ana an imposter. The real
Annie Oakley is an estimable woman,
who at the time was living at home al
Atlantic Highlands, N. ]. In private
life she is Mrs. Annie Butler. Miss
Oakley is far indeed from the position
in which she was represented to be by
the Chicago imposter. Since leaving
Buffalo BiHs organization she has
achieved success on the stage
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1t is probable that a candidate will
be found to run against Kelly for treas
urer, but if not some of the anti-Kelly
delegates want to vote for John Doe
urged, are well known characters, both
of whom have records as good as
Kelly's.
MR. POTTER WITHDRAWS.
Mr.. Hoch failed to come to Wichita
on the morning train from Marion and
towards noon T. NJ. Potter, whom the
commercial interests had picked for
temporary chairman, appeared at the
boss buster headquarters and announced
that he would not be a candidate. 1t is
supposed he was pulled out of the race
by Hoch. He said Stubbs would be
safer as a chairman. Shortly before noon
representatives of the commercial inter-
terests met at the Carey and appointed
a committee to meet Hoch as soon as he
reaches the city to ask him for aid in
the railroad commissioner fight. The
commercial interests would like Robi-
son of Butler and George of Reno as
two of the commissioners and if they
can get three they would like either
Thompson of Jackson, White of Ottawa
county or Ashbaugh of Wichita
They may ask for but two candi-
dates, however allowing Wheatley to be
renominated by acclamation. A general
meeting of the business interests will be
held this afternoon at o'clock to de-
eide upon this matter
! The committee to meet Hoch is com
! posed of T. NJ. Potter of Marion, chair
man, Herbert Hackney of Topeka, Geo.
Plumb of Lyon. L. F. Martin of Hutch
/ inson and NJ. NJ. Sherman off Ellsworth.
/ They represent all the candidates for
railroad commissioner who are opposed
! to Walker.
At the anti-machine caucus tonight in
addition to the temporary organization
! the new bosses will pass upon the order
/ of business. The plan at noon is to
nominate governor first then the other
state officers, then the railroad commits
sioners and supreme judge last The
commissioners will be nominated one at
a time in order that the bosses NAV
have better chance to put their slate
/ through. At noon today Clark A. Smith
of Mitchell was slated for associate JUS
tice in place of Atkinson. c. w Ryan
/ ore Of Atkinson's managers. said he was
/ convinced Atkinson is marked for de-
feat because he is an appointee of Bal
4 ley The Third district delegates who
are behind Atkinson are not feeling very
good over the prospect
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TO SAVE THE VISTA.
Senator NeWlands Speaks In
Support of His Bill.

Washington, March Sat the begin
ming of the session today Mr.. Newlands
(Nev.) spoke in favor of the passage of
his bill to preserve the vista from the
dome of the national capitol to the
Washington monument, by restricting
the erection of public buildings to a
line 400 feet on either side a central line
between the points named.
He expressed the opinion that no
more public buildings should be erect
ed on the Mall, but that it should be
reserved for exposition buildings with
the view of having exhibitions III
done in Paris. The bill was referred
to the committee of District of Column
bia. The following bills were passed:
Amending the laws contained in sec
ton 1926 revised statutes. Authorizing
the secretary of the interior to acquire
title to lands in Indian reservations
within the land grant of the Atlantic
and Pacific railroad in New Mexico and
Arizona.
The army appropriation bill was then
taken up and the reading of the COM
mittee amendments proceeded with.
IN THE HOUSE.
Washington, March 8.-When the
house met today Speaker Cannon ruled
on a point of order made by Mr.. Mann
0n) against the conferences on the
Legislative, executive and judicial ap-
preparation bill. 1t pertained to the
matter of carriages for OFFICIALS of the
government. The conferees had insert
ed the words ''or Official after the
word personal" These words were not
put in by either house. The speaker
sustained the point and the bill was
sent back to conference.
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DR.. Beatty was born in Ireland March
20, 1922. During his period of service
in this diocese his activities have been
varied. Just prior to his death he was
chaplain of Bethany college. He held
many clerical offices.
He was dean of the Kansas Divinity
school. clerical chancellor of the diocese
of Kansas. canon of Grace cathedral.
examining chaplain of the diocese of
Kansas, president of the standing COM
mittee of the diocese for eighteen years.
delegate to the general convention of
the Episcopal church of the United
States for the last thirty-three years,
regent of Kansas university for eight
years, trustee of Bethany college for
twenty-four years, and trustee of the
Kansas Theological school for the last
seventeen years.
In company with Bishop Vail, DIR.
Beatty picked out the location for
Christ hospital, and he held the first
religious service in the hospital. Dur
ing the civil war DR.. Beatty was chap
lain of the Thirty-fourth infantry.
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MURDOCH is NAMED.
Renominated for Congress
Without Opposition.

Wichita, Kan, March Sat the Seventh
district congressional convention which
met this afternoon Representative Victor
Murdock was renominated by acclama-
tion. John H. Milliken of Mcpherson
placed his name before the convention.
Resolutions were passed indorsing Pres
ident Rooseyelts administration. indors-
ing D. w. Mulvane for national commit
teenlan F. Dumont Smith for delegate-at-
large and the delegates were instructed
to vote for the last two at the state con-
vention. Q. T. Smith of Wichita and w.
J. Fitzgerald of Dodge City were chosen
as delegates to the Chicago convention.
A strong resolution indorsing Congress
man Murdock's first year of service was
passed. ]. Wilson of this city will be
succeeded by Lew Pettijohn of Dodge
City as chairman of the congressional
ita will be reelected secretary.
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ESCAPE in BOATS
Citizens of Pennsylvania Town
Driven from Home.
Water Higher Than at ANY
Time Since 1892.
is RISING RAPIDLY.
River at Harrisburg Coming
Up Since Last Night.
Much Suffering Is Reported st
MiddIetoWn.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, March 8.-The wa
ter in the north branch of the Sus-
quehanna river is still rising and is
the highest since 1902, when the entire
city was flooded. All the low lands are
under water and the towns on the west
bluff are cut off. Railways are COM
pletely cut off from communication
with the city and some of the anthra-
cite mines in the vicinity are flooded.
AT Burwood and West Moore, the resi-
dents were compelled to leave their
homes in boats.
SITUATION is CRITICAL.
Harrisburg, Pa. March s.-Harris-
burg today faces the worst flood in it's
history. Weather Observer Domian
predicts that the stage of water in the
Susquehanna will exceed that of last
Friday. The situation all along the
river is critical and residents of low
lands are moving to higher ground.
The river is gradually rising and prob
ably will continue to rise for "a hours.
River conditions above this city are
hourly becoming more alarming.
The great gorge in the north branch
of the Susquehanna at Sunbury is still
solid. In the west branch the ice is
running thick on a nine foot flood. At
Wilkesbarre the ice moved for two
hours this morning and then gorged
solidly and remained stationary. The
river at that point has risen nearly IL
feet in the last "a hours.
At Williamsport the river is rising
one inch an hour and at Lock Haven it
| went up five feet in "a hours. The
gorge at Tunkhannock started to move
| last night and the river rose six feet
| in 20 minutes.
| Conditions are slightly improved be-
low Harrisburg, except at High Spire
and Middleton. at which points the
water is higher than at any time.
LOWLANDS SUBMERGED.
Pittsburg, Pa, March S-For the
! third time in five weeks the river has
passed the danger line today and sub
merged the lowlands. Little damage
was done as the residents along the
| river fronts were prepared
DELAWARE IS SUBSIDING.
Trenton, N. T., March S.-The water
| in the Delaware river has fallen several
| feet since last night and the river is
| now almost entirely clear of ice
DANGER WARNINGS.
| Easton, Pa, March 8.-The river at
this point shows a rise of about six
feet. Danger warnings have been
sounded all along the river lowlands.
Much damage was done up the Lehigh
| Valley last night.
RECEDING AT READING.
Reading, Pa, March S.-The flood in
the Schuylkill river at this point and
north of Reading had spent its force
and the water is receding.
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less Princess of the Plains.' In fact
for a time 1t looked as if the 80 dele
gates might have to walk,-or pay their
railway fares.
The Santa Fe railway positively re-
fused to issue any transportation to
the Shawnee braves J. H. Richards,
of the Missouri Pacific might have been
easily induced to, but the delegation
wanted to get to Wichita this week.
N. H. Loomis could not help the poll
ticianS as the Union Pacific connections
with Wichita meant a walk overland
most of the way. The Santa Fe an
nounced that there was another road
between Topeka and Wichita and the
delegation should seek help from that
road. M A. Low did not at once agree
to deliver the transportation. There
was some sort of an edict from head
quarters against it but finally a pass
for II. NJ. Philips and 81 others was
issued with the list of ''the Others"
pasted on the back. Then most every
politician, from % calibre up to the four
Founders, in Shawnee county wanted
to go.