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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-25
A Bird That's Hard to Kill.

Penguins have an extraord1nar!
amount Of vitality and are harder to
kill than any ordinary cat. The writer
once had occasion to kill a large bird
aboard his ship, the Southern Cross,
and, making use of the weapon next
his hand, he drove large spike square
~ through the creatures head and fin
ished the operation by mailing it fast to
the deck. That seemed to make the job
very complete, and he went below
decks for dinner. Coming up al hour
later, his establishment was prodigious
on beholding the penguin, head erect
fiippers out, waddling about, apparent
ly without thought Of the spike, which
still remained transfixed in his era mum.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-25
EVERY WOMAN needs needs. an
After the Ball

Sooner or later, the picturesque,
elegant gambler-the man who
feathers his own nest at the ex
pense of his fellows-will fnd
rocks In the road. Sudden wealth
Is too likely to be followed with
disaster to him who steals his
crown instea of earning 1t. The
man who robs his friends may
shoot off his fireworks for awhile,
but there Is sure to come time
when he Is left with only the stick
to his rocket and the pins to his
frewheel. He may have been sue.
cessful, bat be has nothing left but
the sucked oranges and the banana
skins. Take the case of James L.
Blair. for example; the man who
recently died In Florida, from
brain collapse, following long i'll
ness brought on by exposure of
years of trust.breaking while hold
ing high positions In financial and
business circles of St. Louis. Max
ing no higher appeal than that of
self interest, 1t never pays man to
take his own happiness and the
happiness of his wife and children
against chance to win. a fortune
by playing with stolen money. 1t Is
of small consequence that the nat
ural thief and gambler tumbles to
his just and natural doom. But for
the man with high professional
talents; with personal reputation;
with everything to lose { nothing
to gain but moneJ, The case
Is different. The man who
breaks a trust Is like Nero
who set fire to his own city
and fiddled when 1t was burning
When the fire Is out, and he Is
through fiddling over his ruin, the
trust robber finds that there Is still
the fiddle to pay for. A few men
leap over the bottonless pit for a
cent and get away with the booty,
but most of them are lucky If, like
this man Blair they are saved by
death from a felon's cell. The
prospecrs of the man who would
get rich at the expense of self re.
spect, are rosy only before expos
ure. Blair's fate shows what comes
afterward.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-25
Good Turf Season For whitney.

William G. Whitney heads the list
Of winning owners on the American
turf for the season of 1903. Mr.. Whit
ney's racers won $99,405.
The list of owners whose horses have
won $4,000 or more includes fifty-five,
who have won more than $1,631, 900.
Another million or more has been dis
tributed among the remainder Of the
turfmen, about 400 in number.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-25
Servants In China.

A rich mans servant in China gets
no salary, yet many are the applicants
while big salaries are paid to the SER.
ants of the common people, but few
make application. The perquisites of
the former often more than triple the
salaries Of the latter.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-25
Shooting Crocodiles by LsmpIight.

In the West Indies crocodtles are Of
ten shot at night. The hunter, with a
lantern. sits in canoe In one of the
creeks which the crocodiles infest. The
crocodiies are attracted by the light
and swim toward the canoe. Their eyes
shine out in tho darkness and form
good targets for the hunters bullets
Sometimes a dozen crocodiles are shot
In night.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-25
Poetry.

"Are you fond of poetry?" asred the
young man with curly hair.
EYES," answered Miss Cayenne; "po-
etry has done great deal to make life
easier 1t gives people an opportunity
to use quotations instead Of being orig.
final and tiresome."-Exchange
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-25

The first step to knowledge is I
know that we are ignorant.-Cecil.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-25

The wise man is cured of ambition
by ambition.-La Bruyere.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-25
KANSAS NEWS.
Roadside Tragedy Near Arkan-
sas City on Thanksgiving.
Resulted In tho Probable Fatal
Shooting of DR.. Parsons.
A SALOON THE CAUSE.
Was Conducted by A. j. Chad
we'll Near Parsons Home.
Excitement Was Great and a
Lynching Narrowly Averted.

Arkansas City, Kan, Nov. 25.-Dr.
S. B. Parsons was shot and probably
MORALLY wounded Thursday afternoon
by Andrew j. Chadwen on a road two
miles east of town. The shooting re-
suited from trouble which the men
had because Chadwell conducted a
tavern in the vicinity of Parsons home
in the country. Parsons. with other
neighbors, tried to have the tavern
closed. They served notice upon the
owners of the land, also upon Chad
we'll.
ChadweI started to Parsonss house
to talk with him about these objec-
lions. They met in the road and
ChadweIl fired two shots at the doc
tor one of which took effect in his
left side, infiicting wound which two
physicians say will prove mortal.
Chadwell came into town and sur
rendered to the officers. He was
taken into court and his bond fixed at
$4,000.
Chadweu asserted that Parsons.
who is 20 years old, grasped his throat
and began beating him on the head.
DR.. Parsons in a sworn statement
made to the county attorney, said
that Chadwell struck him on the
head with his pistol and then shot at
him twice. Parsons is a Mason and a
member of several other secret orders
The excitement on the streets was
great and there was danger of a lynch
ing for a time. Only a leader was
lacking. Should DR.. Parsons die and
the news be brought to town there
would probably be a hanging.
Caldwell is from Kentucky. A
fore of officers guarded the Jail last
night while arrangements were being
made to take Chadwen to the county
Jail in Winfield.
By II o'clock the talk of lynching
had about subsidized, although a close
watch kept at the city jail where
Caldwell is confined.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-25
Large Number I'm Service on the
Western Division.
SPEED so MILES HOUR.
Make Runs of More Than 200
Miles without Stops.
Gossip and Matters of Interest
In Railroad Circles.

Dodge City, Kan, Nov. 25.-The Santa
Fe is now pulling nearly all their
through passenger trains with the new
locomotives known as balanced COM
pounds and some record breaking time
has been made with these engines.
Some months ago two of these engines
were built and sent to do service be-
tween this city and La Junta and their
performances We're so satisfactory to
the management that a large order was
placed with the makers and the deliv-
cry OF about all the engines has been
made. They are different from any To-
stead of having but two driving rods
the outside of the wheel and the other
two on a crank axle on the inside of
the wheel. They have four very high
drive wheels, a full truck and trail
err" Their tenders have large capaci-
ties, capable of furnishing coal and
water for 125 miles without stopping for
a fresh supply. Trains and 4, the
California limiteds, have been making
but one stop between La Junta and
Dodge City, a distance of 202 miles, and
the speed eastbound will average very
close to 60 miles per hour the whole
distance, after deducting the stop at
Syracuse, which is just half way be-
tween the two points. Locomotive en-
gineers who have been running these
remarkable machines say they ride easy
and that 1t is not now question of
''how fast can you co. but how fast
do you want to go2" Enginemen like
them and it is claimed that they are
the fastest engines in the world.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-25

Cedar Rapids, Ia, Nov. 25.-The Uni
versity of Iowa went down to a glorious
defeat before the University of Mime
sofa, succeeding in holding Minnesota
down to a. score of to in the first
half, while the final score was only IL
to 0, the. lowest score that Minnesota
has made against any opposing team
this season.
Minnesota was weakened to some ex-
tent by the loss of Strathern, Marshall
and Brush, but went into the game
confident of piling up a big score; but
the Iowa men played a stubborn de-
fensive game, and when they had been
beaten back yard by yard to their goal
line, the clever punting of Captain
Jones and the good work of Stottenburg
and STREET, in getting under his punts.
again put the ball out of danger and
Minnesota had to beat their way slow
ly and painfully back to Iowa'S goal
line again.
At the end of the first half with the
ball On Iowa's 1-yard line, and with but
two minutes to play, Jones punted the
ball sixty yards into the field and kept
the Iowa goal line uncrossed for that
half. In the second half Iowa was
weakened by substitutions, and toward
the end Smith and Davies, for Mime
sofa, succeeded in breaking through the
line at right and left guard for a
touchdown.
With but two minutes to play, and
the ball on Iowa's 35-yard line, Smith
hit the line for eight yards and Davies
circled the right end for the rest of
the way for a touchdown
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-25

admit. however, that they have tried hard
to locate her and that they believe that
she and Mr. McClung left together. After
Miss Dorsey had gone they. found that
she had taken all of her clothing from the
house. though she took nothing with her
that morning.
At the McClung residence the report
neither was. denied nor affirmed. Mrs.
McClung refused to see reporter. Her
friends said she was FRUSTRATED. It is
known that Mr.. McClung. disposed of his
stock in q local wholesale house to the
say that he took about. 5000 with him.
To them he said that he was going to
eastern Kansas and limited that he would
speculate in oil stock. Miss Dorsey left
home ostensibly for the purpose of going
to work. Instead she telephoned to the
office that she was going away for few
days.
Both Mr. McClung and Miss Dorsey are
well known. Mr.. McClung has been di-
rector of the choir. He was to have sung
at the Scottish Rite reunion this week.
Miss Dorsey has lived in Wichita all her
life. McCIung was a member of the r. F.
Coates Grain company. His friends say
he may return in few days, but admit
that it is doubtful.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-25
Eddie Bald After a cum.

New York. Nov. 25.-The Electric
Vehicle company of Hartford is to
build a Columbia racer to compete for
the American team in next years
James Gordon Bennett cup race. Ed
die Cannon" Bald, the former cham
pion sprinter of America, is to drive it.
1t was with the ultimate idea of
driving in the great road races and on
the track that Bald went to the Hart
ford factory to learn automobiles from
the ground up. He stuck manfully to
his task, and has so gained the conf
dence of his employers that they have
decided to build him a big racer and
enter it in competition for a place on
the American team.
Before building an enormous-pow-
cred car for Bald to compete IA the
fastest company on the track, the
Electric Vehicle company decided to
further test his abilities and daring
without the outlay of the small fortune
track racers cost. A 35-horse power
stock car was stripped of much of It's
weight and the frame hung lower to
the ground.
over the Charter Oak park course
in Hartford Bald broke the track rec
ord on his first attempt by going in
1909. He has since got down to 1905.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-25
Markham Is Eastern Agent.

Chicago, Nov. 25.-M. C Markham.
former general freight agent of the
pointed general eastern agent of the
four roads having terminals in Gal
weston. AS such Mr.. Markham will
represent the railroads in making
arrangements with the Mallory and
other steamship lines. Tt is expected
that the appointment of Mr.. Markham
will lave a beneficial effect upon the
situation, and thac he will be able to
prevent cut rates by way of the steam
ship lines and the Gulf roads. The
appointment OF Mr.. Markham is re-
gartieI as one Of the most important
traffic moves made in some time. The
authority given Markham is said to be
absolute so far as making rates is
concerned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-25
FRIsCO'S ULTI8IATUM.
Threatens to Cut Fare, ST. Louis to
Chicago.

chicago.
ST. Louis, Nov. 25.-The st. Louis &
San Francisco railroad company has
sent a formal notification to Eben
Mcleod. chairman of the Western
Passenger association, Chicago, that
unless the eight-hour schedule be-
tween st. Louis and Chicago was re-
sumed by the Chicago & Alton and the
Wabash railroads, the Frisco system
would reduce the fare between the
two points.
The communication stated that the
Frisco system was prepared to in
augurate rate of IS for one way and
that unless the old running time was
previously resumed by the two roads
mentioned, that the cut rate would be-
come effective November %.
The present agreement between the
roads operating between st. Louis and
Chicago provides for a fare of $3.50
one way.
The reduction of the running time
was recently put into effect by the
Chicago & Alton and the Wabash on
their day trains, the present schedule
calling for seven hours for the trip
in either direction.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-25

critics. Mr.. Herbert will have c. H.
Carson, now superintendent of the
Clear Creek, Fort Collins and Pueblo
divisions of the Colorado & Southern,
as his general superintendent and as
sistant.
This change in the executive heads
will not materially affect the Fort
Worth & Denver road. Mr.. Keeler
will continue as the executive head of
that property. and inasmuch as Mr..
Herbert is now vice president of the
Denver. 1T will not take any action by
the board of directors to place him
in full control.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-25
Denies Terminal Rnmor.

President Faithorn of the Chicago Term
inal Transfer company says there is no
foundation for the report that the trans
fer company is to be absorbed by the new
Chicago Subway company. I'VE, no doubt,
like other railroads, will have a working
agreement with the tunnel company he
said, but nothing more, as 1 understand
it." Mr.. Faithorn intimated that the plan
for the rehabilitation of the property is
being worked out but the details he could
not discuss at this time Stocks of the
company were strong in New York yeste--
day The preferred sold up to $27. so and
common at $l6.25 per share. Last Septem-
SDectivelv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-25

Francisco river. three miles north of
the Grant county boundary. There
will DE a branch of which one terni-
nus Will be a point on the main line
near Pennington and the other on the
boundary line between Arizona and
New Mexico on the Big Puerco river,
west of Manueleto, Mckinley county.
Another branch line is to have it's
terminus near Pennington and the
other where the La Plata river inter-
sects the Colorado-New Mexico boun-
dairy, and another from a point near
Aztec. The main line will have $50
miles of trackage and the branches
160 miles
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-25
CofreyviIIe Would Keep Gas.

Coffeyville, Kan, Nov. 25.-An en-
thusiastic mass meeting of residents
of this place was held to organize and
take a stand against the Kansas Nat
ural Gas company, the concern which
is preparing to lay pipe lines to pipe
gas from the county. Resolutions ap-
missioners and other county officials
were adopted unanimously and many
speeches against piping were made.
elect Holdern, the county attorney, Mr..
Thomas, and several local men spoke.
Several hunderd persons will attend
the meeting of the Gas Protective as
ISOLATION in Independence today tbA
railroads having made special rates
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-25
cellar Thieyes i'm Ottawa.

The cellar at the residence of J. w.
Bum, AIS Cedar street, was entered
last night and considerable fruit
taken. The parties gained access to
the cellar by means of the outside
door which was unlocked. They came
prepared to help themselves and more
than five bushels of Colorado apples
besides several jars of canned fruit
and jellies are missing. No one in the
house heard the parties and the loss
was not discovered until 8 o'clock this
morning. The police have been notified
but the parties have not yet been
found.-Ottawa Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-25
NormaIs "a, Manhattan 6.

Emporia, Kan, Nov. 25.-The Kan
sas Agricultural college football team
was defeated here by a score of "a to
s. The game was one sided after the
first few minutes of play and the
farmers were outclassed by the super
ior skill of the Normals. The game
was witnessed by fair crowd, who
were very enthusiastic in their support
of the home team.
The first touchdown was made by
Manhattan after about four minutes
of play. This was a surprise for the
Normals. as they had been expecting
an easy thing. and they braced up and
played all around their opponents
through the remainder of the half.
The second half the visitors were
forced to play for wind, and the Nor
NAL goal was never in danger. The
star playing for the Normale was done
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-25

Columbus, O., Nov. 25.-Otis Love-
land, the last of the trio of robbers
who killed George Geyer, a farmer.
near Alton, Ohio, more than a year
ago, was electrocuted in the annex at
the Ohio penitentiary a few minutes
past midnight. The electric shock
was administered at 1904, and he
was pronounced dead at 1918. Two
shocks were administered, the first
failing to cause death, and the elect
rodes were readjusted. When the Sec
ond shock was administered Love-
lands body jerked and twisted, the
straps not having been properly fast
ened.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-25
WICHITA COUPLE MISSING.
Well Known Married Man and His
Stenographer Leave Town.

Wichita, Kan, Nov. 25.-H. C. McClung,
prominent in society and leader of the
choir of the First Presbyterian church in
this city, has been absent since Saturday
and his whereabouts is unknown. On the
same day Miss Kate Dorsey, who former
1y was his stenOgrapher, disappeared. Ru-
NOR, which spread rapidly, connects their
names together and styles their disap-
pearance a most peculiar coincidence,
If it was not premeditated.
They had frequently been seen in each
others company. The family of which
Miss Dorsey is a member and which is
one of the oldest and best known in the
city. declined to discuss the affair. They
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-25
Dr. swensson,s Successor.

Lindsborg, Kan. Nov. 25-Dr. Alfred
Bergin of Cambridge. Mimi, has arrived
to take charge of the work of Bethany
church as successor of the late DR.. Carl
Swensson. A big reception was tenderes
him, fully one thousand people being pres
ent. A purse of $500 was given DR.. Ber-
gin by the congregation. Short addresses
were made by DR.. Bergin, the Rev. Ernst
son and John johnson. Music was rem
dered by Prof Samuel Thorstenberg, Ven
die Weeterstrom and the alumni quartet
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-25
T1.un1bul to Chicago.

Fort Worth, Nov. 25.-President
Frank T. Trumbull of the Colorado &
Southern and of the Fort Worth &
Denver City railroads will. January 1,
move his headquarters from Denver
to Chicago He will engage in the
banking business in that city. He viii
not give up the presidency of the two
railroads, but Vice President and Gen
eral Manager ]. NJ. Herbert &C the
Colorado & Southern will assume the
nnt1ve executive control Of the prop
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-25
New Western RaiIroad.

Santa Fe, N. NJ, Nov. 25.-The Ari-
IONA & Colorado railroad company has
filed additional Incorporation papers
which define the terminus of the road
to be a point on the boundary line be-
r oint where the Las Animas river
crosses into San Juan county, the
other terminus at point on the
boundary between Arizona and New
Mexico Al the crossing of the San
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-25
HARTMAN BUYS ENGINES.
Order for 100 Locomotives Placed
With philadelphia Firm.

Philadelphia, Pa, Nov. 25.-An order
for the building of 100 locomotives for the
Hartman lines has been placed with a
large firm in this city. Beyond confirming
that the order has been received, members
of the firm decline to say for which of the
Hartman roads they are to be built. The
same firm recently booked an order for so
locomotives for the San Pedro, Los An
geles and Salt Lake railroad, in which E.
H. Hartman is interested.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-25
$4,000 for a Life.

the United States court in the case of Bis
hard against the Frisco Railroad company
rendered verdict allowing the PLAINTIFF
$4,000 The case was for damages on ac-
count of the killing of Engineer Bishard
in a wreck occurring just south of TOWN
q year ago in which twelve lives were
lost. This was the first case tried and
has attracted a good deal of attention.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-25
OLD SOLDIER GETS WILD.
Shoots a Comrade and Then a Dodge
City OficiaI Twice.

Dodge City, Kan, Nov. 25.-John
Burns, an old soldier at the Fort
Dodge Soldiers home. shot comrade
by the name of Moore twice in the
back Thanksgiving, making dangerous
wounds. Then Burns made for the
hills and finally wound up at Dodge
City, where the officers attempted to
disarm him. Burns shot Deputy Sheriff
Northrup twice, causing flesh wounds.
Then NorthruD shot Burns in the tenn
pie. Burns condition is critical
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-25
Not to succeed G. A. Parker.

Chicago, Nov. 25.-W. C. Smith, traffic
manager OF the Missouri Pacific railroad.
was in consultation here with A. c. Bird,
traffic director of the Gould system. Mr..
Smith denied that he had been offered the
position of vice president in charge of
traffic of the Pere Marquette-C Cincinnati,
Hamilton and Dayton roads, in place of
G. A Parker, deceased.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-25
SUTHERLAND RESIGNS.
superintendent of Ell Paso Division of
Rock Island Quits the Service.

r. r. Sutherland has resigned as super
intendent of the Ell foaso division of the
Rock Island. Mr.. Sutherland has been
with the Rock Island for a great many
years and is one of the best liked of the
Rock Island employees west of the Mis-
souri, river. He has lived at Dalhart,
Tex. for several years. at which point the
headquarters for the FL Paso division are
maintained
1t has not been learned whether Mr..
Sutherland contemplates entering some
other line of business or whether he will
remain in railroad work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-25
Nersnaner Gnssin-

The Needles Eye says: One day
the San Bernardino papers are out
with a scarehead article about serious
trouble between the Santa Fe and the
engineers and firemen, ana then the
next day, say they were mistaken.
When will a newspaper ever get down
to business and publish what is au-
thentic? Such articles don't do the
parties interested any good and they
don't please the public.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-25
INVESTIGATE BILL OF LADING.
Interstate Commerce Commission VIII
Meet ON December at Chicago.

The interstate commerce commission
has ordered an investigation in Chicago
December of conditions in the uniform
bill of lading which carriers propose to
put into effect January l.