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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-24
DUFFY NOT GOING ABROAD.
Georgetown Splinter Will Take Part
in the Races at St Louis.

Washington, D. c., Feb 24-Arthur
F. Duffy, of Georgetown university.
has written a letter to James E. Sui
nvan, secretary of the Amateur Ath-
Ietic union and director of athletics at
the worlds fair, denying the state
ment that he would go abroad this year
to compete in the spring races. The
report originated in the east and
caused a great deal of annoyance to
the worlds champion, who is anxious
to participate in the games at ST. Louis
ard defend his titles.
In announcing that Duffy was going
abroad to avoid meeting the cracks at
st Louis, some of his detracters said
that be could find more plate or prizes
Ia foreign countries than ne would get
in this country, which is an unwar-
<anted reflection on the Georgetown
boy Duffy has been most success
ful runner for several years, and has
one of the finest collections of prizes in
the world, but his one ambition is to
gain merited honors on the track. and
prizes are, of only secondary imports
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-24
AFTER OIL LEASES.
Two Capitalists Invade the Arkansas
City Field.

Arkansas City. Feb. 24.-The Trav-
eler says; John Walcote and NJ. E.
White, of F'redonia, and the latter from
Buffalo, Kas., are in the city looking
over the oil prospects. Their business
here is to get leases and begin pros
pecting for oil. They want at least
1000 acres before they begin operations
and are on a good road to get that
amount, and more.
These men have at their command
plenty of capital for pushing this bust
ness and when they begin to operate
they will see that it is thoroughly done.
They are well pleased with the pros
poets i'll this part of the country and
are pretty well satisfied that there is
oil east of Arkansas City.
They are trying to lease the Hough-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-24
oARrER's TRIAL POSTPONED.
The Ex-Captain's Case in Chicago
Will Not Be Heard Until June.

Leavenworth, Kas., Feb. 24.-News
has been received here of the postpone
ment of the civil trial of Oberlin M.
Carter, ex-captain of engineers, in Chi
cago, who was released from the.
United States penitentiary in Novem-
Der
The case was called up in the United
States circuit court few days ago
Carter and his attorneys were in court
and were ready for trial. Attorneys
for the government asked for more
time to obtain information regarding
Carriers property, and a continuance
was granted to June. The suit is to
determine whether Carter or the gov
eminent is to have possession of prop
erty, bonds and cash found in Carter s
possession amounting to $4,000 After
this trial Carter proposes to- institute
damage suits against government Off
Gals, including members of the court
martial who convicted him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-24

that Jeffries and himself would be on
hand to see the battle and that before
the men began their bout he would is
sue a challenge from the ringside to
fight the winner in one, two or three
months, but not later than the last week
in May.
sJeffries will fight the winner for as
much money as. they can bet said De
laney, whether it be $500 or $1,000 a
side. IF the winner should refuse to
fight fnside of three months, then JEFF
fries will fight any white man in the
world, and the sporting writer's can
name the man and we will consent to
the match"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-24
Is AFTER THE JOINTS.
N. a. Waterman Is Well and Is Coz
ing After Mayor Gilbert at Once.

Kansas City. Kan, Feb. 2.-M. A. Wa
terman, chairman of the citizens COM
mittee, who has been i'll with pneumonia
for a month, was able to go to his office
today Mr.. Waterman said he would
name a committee in day or two to wait
on Mayor T. B. Gilbert and give him the
alternative of either closing the Joints
or having custer proceedings filed against
him.
"As I understand it the Joints have
been running for more than two months
from the places. Such places should not
be allowed to run under any cireum-
stances, and the people who are in sym
pathy with the open joint policy for
revenue only are now joining the move
ment to close the places because no rev
enue is being collected, and has not been
for more than four months"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-24

John O'Nein have signed contracts for
the coming season. These are the two
men who come from the ST Louis club
in return for the services of Jack Tay-
lor, and who have been holding out for
some weeks in order to get more salary
Catcher Weaver, who has been do
mated by the Pittsburg club to Chi
cago, will not be taken now that
OaNeiIl has signed. Dreyfuss offered
the services of the young backstop to
Hart when he thought that the Cub
team would be short of catchers on
account of the refusal of O'Neill to
sign.
All of the Cubs have been heard
from. and all will be on hand to go to
California with perhaps the exception
of Jimmie Slagle, whose mother is sick.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-24
LOW RATES.
The Santa Fe Will Make Low Rates
to the Southwest March l and Is.

Never before have such low rates been
made to oklahoma, Texas and Pecos
Valley as will be made by the Santa
Fe March l and Is. When this series
CT excursions ends. rates will be ad-
vanced.
Rates to few points are quoted. to
show wide range of territory covered.
Shawnee and other points in the Terri
tory. To Fort Worth. Austin, San An
tonic, Houston. Galveston and otter
points in Texas. $500 one way, $500
round trip. FL Paso, Deming, etc.
$3.50 round trip. Corresponding redrc-
lions to Roswell, Carlsbad and other
points in Pecos Valley.
Splendid opportunity for the health.
fortune or pleasure seeker to visit the
healthiest and wealthiest section of the
United States Descriptive pamphlets
for the asking. I'll be glad to talk or
T. l.. KING. g, p 'ip'
Topeka Kansas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-24
JEFF ANXIOUS TO FIGHT.
champion Would Meet Winner of the
Shark ey- Munroe Bout Soon.

New York, Feb 24-"Billy'' Delaney.
manager of Jim Jeffries, who came all
the way from California for the purpose
of clinching a match for the champion
with the winner of the coming battle be-
tween Jack Munroe, the Butte miner.
and Tom Sharkey, announced today
that Jeffries had consented to fight the
victor, but that the contest must take
place not later than three months from
date of the present fight
Delaney says the champions reason
for wanting to have the contest take
place at that time was on account of
him not wanting to fight during the
summer months. Delaney further stated
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-24
MADE A PEACE AGREEMENT.
The National Baseball Association
Has Successful Meeting.

Columbus. Ohio, Feb. 24.-The Ma
tional association of minor baseball
leagues last evening appointed Edward
Hanlon of Baltimore and J. H. Farrell of
Auburn, N. Y, a committee to arrange
the final details for a peace agreement
outlined at the recent conference held
in San Francisco. This is regarded
as equivalent to a ratification of the
proposed agreement by the National
association though final action is left
to the committee which has full power
to act.
Immediately after the appointment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-24
oom1sKEY SELLS M'DoNoUGH.
Manager Collins, of Grand Rapids
Closes for the Catcher.

South Bend. Ind. Feb 24.-William
McDonough, who caught for the Chi
cago American league team during the
latter part of last season, has been sold
to the Grand Rapids Central league
team by President Comiskey- Manager
A. H. Collins has also closed contract
with Manager Griffith of New York for
the services Of James Robinson, fast
fielder and a heavy hitter who played
with the New York Americans all last
year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-24
Best Line to Florida.

There is through sleeper RUNNING
every day from Kansas City over the
Frisco System and Southern Railway
TO jacksonvilIe' ria. ThlS is the old
established line.
Many new and attractive features in
Florida tours this winter
Full informa ton will be given on an
plication to
VIM. FLANNELLY, T. P. A.
Board of Trade building.
Kansas City. Mo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-24
Webster viii manage st. Josoph.

st. Joseph, Mo. Feb 24.-E. D. Web
ster, who played second base for the
Kansas City Western league team last
year, was today selected to manage the
St. Joseph team the coming season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-24
Kelly Defeats Twin Sullivan.

Chicago, Feb. 24.-Hugo Kelly of Chi
cago was given the decision over Twin
Sullivan of Boston after six rounds OF
slow fighting last night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-24

ton ranch of ME-. Houghton which VIII
give them 1850 acres of land that has
as good prospects as any to be found
in this vicinity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-24

Concordia, Kas., Feb. 24.-Walter
Darlington, a cattle feeder near here,
shipped two train loads of cattle to
London in January, and was so well
pleased with the returns that he is
making his second shipment from here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-24

anee. The great sprinter is as enthu-
siastic now to earn new laurels as he
was when a novice, and he is anxious
to meet any of the most promising
youngsters who wish to strive for the
records he now holds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-24
SIGN WITH THE CUBS.
Pitcher Brown and Catcher O'Neill
Accept President Harris Terms.

Chicago. Feb. 24-President James
A Hart of the local National league
club announced this morning that
Pitcher Mordecai Brown and Catcher
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-24

as a whole, support Mr.. Hearst's candi-
dacy, and, 7 trust, will send solid Hearst
delegation to the St. Louis convention y
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-24

Few men can be intensely interested
In anything without letting their neigh
bors know it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-24

To Cure Cold ir Dav.
Take Laxative Brorno o. tabiers Al,
druggists refund money ais 10 cure
z. w. Groves signature ch box 15e
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-24

Mercedes no" the queen 0fus automobile turf She did mile
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-08-17
HOW to NInl.c Invisihle rnk.

Boys and girls who like to play clev.
er tricks should learn how to make in
visible ink, as it IS very useful in many
tricks, says an exchange.
This ink can De prepared in several
ways, one of the best being as follows:
Obtain two bottles, each of which Will
contain about announce Label these
l and respectively, so that there can
be no mistake No. / contains soIu-
ton of iron sulphate. and No. . is a
solution of gallic acid Now, No. l is
the ink and No. the developer Take
n clean peu. preferably quill, and dip
1t into the bottle labeled No. ] and
write or draw ON Il piece of white pa
per, allowing this to dry. The writing
or drawing will be quite invisible, but
as soon asit is sponged over with the
solution in, the bottle labeled No . the
writing oridrawing will appear in deep
black character or ouai!ra, rs the case
may be.
Anotherfform of invisible ink. which
requires a.different treatment Tor de-
veloping, issa,solutionof very dilute sui
phuric.acid. ITcat is necessary in this
case to render the writing visible. and
consequently it is mole difficult to in
troduce 'it'iutosa conjurng trick.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-08-17
FOR THE HOUSEWIFE
The vaIne az onions.

We have good medical authority, for
the .statamentithat onious are notIonly
nutritious as food, out possess excel
lentrmedicinal properties. AS asblood
purifier they are better than the ia
nous sarsaparilla bark or root The
best way to eat them is boiled and
served with butter or little cream.
AS an external application for croupSin
children they have been fal.sous for
hundreds Of years. Onions are well
known as Il nerve sedative, ands conse-
quentIy useful in cases Of insomnia,
headache and neuralgia. Onions cooked
or raw are an excellent expectorant,
ard the expressed juice is a soothing
remedy for annoying coughs. Many
thousands Of years ago the Egyptians
knew so much about onions that they
worshiped them as divine That the
virtues of so benign a bulb should be
DESTROYED by frying them in hogs
grease IS a satire ON common sense,
and yet we are told that some people
eat them cooked in that way.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-08-17
HAMBURG.

CHAsEBuRG August 15-Dr Wells made a
professional cali AZ StOddard on Saturday
Mr., and Mrs. Sistad's daughter of La Crosse,
visited with them here for "A few days .. The
new barn OF Oluf Galstad was dedlcat cd Sat
urday night by crowd OF young folks, who
danced till the small hours of the morning
..... Mrs. W. IA. Brown aud children return
ed on Wednesday, after AN extended visit
with friends and reiati yes near DeSOto 800.
u # Dyer has organized band here. They
are improving rapidly under his management
I'VE are pleased to learn that our towns
man, @. +. Ward, received the nomtDay lion for
sheriff with so large majority, aud we deem
it the duty Of every loyal republican to give
him their hearty support, as he has always
Teen an ardent worker 10 the ranks .....M Mrs.
b. KaanetsbeFger has been In La Crosse the
past few days wv. H. Brown drove to
StOddard on Saturday, returning Sunday.
Fishing parties are all the rage now-a- days.
ana number Of our people tell some big fish
stories MAY FLOWER.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-08-17
viroqua Department Store.
PATRIOTISM OF ANTS.
The Insects Always Willing 10 Die
For Their Commune.

The Insects Always willing to Die
For Their Commune.
Many times and in many ways sthe
northumberland their communicating
beenytested. The rule is VIII nighsin.
variable of instant and absolute self
.abnegation. and surrender of personal
ease and appetite, life and limb to the
public welfare. The posting of senti-
,nels at gateways is customary, and
they are apt to know first the APP
proach OF danger With heads and
Quivering antenn1 protruded from the
opening, these city watchmen not only
dispatch within news of threatening
peril, butlrush out with utter abandon
to face the foe. With ants patriotism
is not second nature;" it is instinc-
tive, Unborn, seemingly as strong in the
callowlautlingla as in the veteran brave.
1t must be confessed, however, that
it is rigidly exclusive. Racial eatho-
Ihcity is not an emmetorian virtue
ANTS are without that elastic hospital
ity'which embraces and assimilates all
foreigners. Even the slave makers
hold their domestic auxiliaries strictly
distinct.
1t may be. due to overmastering pa
triotism that one fails to discover indi-
vidual benevolence in ants. Friend
ships and personal affection in the linn
tied and specialized sense familiar
among domestic animals are as yet I'M
known. And thus It is with other So
eial insects.-H. c. McCook in Har-
per's Magazine
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-08-17
MnkInc the broom I.nst.

Care and economy should be prac-
ticed in all things, ana yet how often
we see carelessness in handling the
broom. There is n great deal of. differ
ence in the Iuality of work that
brooms do and the time they last. This
is all due to the way they are used. A
broom, should never be set in the corner
after using. This bends the straw over
and causes 1t TO become one sided.
Have a string or some other device on
the end Of the handle to hang up by.
This win greatly lengthen its useful
ness, ma. &c the sweeping much easier
and save your carpets by having a
straight broom. Wash your broomsiat
least once a week not with soap, but
with a good washing powder Diptthe
broom up and down until the straw
appears perfectly clean, then hang IN
to dry, and when,going to usesthetnext
time you viii think you have a new
broom. This kind of treatment will
cause them to last twice as loug.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-08-17


1hetcat, says Mr.. Mil in his His
tory ofSthes Crusades" was very i'm
portant parsonage in the religious fes-
uyais offtllestInes which she describes
At AiN-ein i Provence, ON thu festival of
Corpus r. hrlsti.. the. sInes4 torrsaat in the
canton. wrappedslElle a.Chid, in swasl-
ding cfothes. wssseXhilnted. in a mag
niilcent shrine to public admiration.
livery k1see wasehcnt. ,andscvery hand
strewcd fhowersJ NJ poured sincense. and
grimaiknswas, areate,ls in$an respects
as thesgoBof tlsn day.
But'on thoafeStival ofRSt ALohp. June
- poor TonTssfate 'wass reversed. A
number'oftcats wcresputi iisto,a wicker
basket andtthrown aliypanto ule.inidst
OF larges fire klndlcH- in the public
Square by the bishops md Il. &, clergy.
hymns and an,aems 6vcre ,sung. and
professions Were made} by, the prize SITS
ana people1ln honor ofs hessaeri..ce.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-08-17

RUsK CORNERS VICINITY, August IL
Farmers are nearly all done with haylng and
harvest. Jacob Johnson has started out vii
his threshlng machine We are all we'll
pleased over the county convention work
good many Of the young people OF Liberty
attended the ice cream sOciable Eat Ross on
saturday night but they didn't take any beer
rs the MAY Flower" gave them credit for
Two weeks age. That was false report as
l. was the Ash Ridge boys with the exception
OF a few strays from Webaterl that brought
ana disposed Of so much beer, and we think
the May Flower" owes the Liberty bows an
apology willie BOuden delivered two very
Interesting sermons at the church Sunday
one In the morning and one In the evening
Miss Lorah i'ish spent Sunday with julia
Shiiling.+-. h q. kast, wife and two children
visited with their daughter, Mrs. VIII Weber
saturday and Sunday. John Henfson At.
Tended church sunday. The school house in
District NO 1, Is being replastered aud re.
shlngled ..., Pearl oliver Is talking OF starting
west Wednesday The boys all enjoy a good
oath every Sunday afternoon. The church
seems 20 be doing better AS 10 now affords a
very good choir. Miss snsie Henry viii
teach the Il ast school the coming year John
candles Is helping Frank Boggs put up hay
A month more OF hot weather will make corn
go A hail Storm passed through this section
this morning which did considerable damage
TO the tobacco crop. Ruth Shilling returned
nome 70 spsnd few DAYS vacation Hfna
\ asst returned from Liberty Pole, whore she
mas been working ..-.-. Donnie Fish speut sun
day at home. LAI1ICFR
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-08-17

Mix together fourlcupstfnely ground
whole wheat flour, eight, cups stoned
raisins, fourFcups sultanas. heaping
cup sugar, asquartertof pound mixed
peels, Il quarter of a4pound sweet aim
onds. minced, dozen bitter ones, n.
pound shelled Brazil nuts, five cups
whole wheat bread crumbs, two cups
grated carrots, two ounces suakedtsago.
-FOUR "ggsand'a6teaspoonful mixedspice-
Moisten with milk until ii is the con-
slstmcy3of Vcry-thick purridgc and mix
Wen, Grease,some pudding basinsewith
butter or olive oil. nh with mixture,
cover withtwhole wheat crust, boiltsix
hoursnnd'thenht isready.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-08-17
FOR THE CHILDREN
The owl Took Its own Picture

AAt OWA TOOK AAN OWm A-hGEur&s
You would hardly believe that birds
ouIdgtake photographs of themselves
by day, much less by night. would
youSboys.andl girls?
'"Thetway. / got these pictures" said
algentlemanSwho was talking to a rep
resentative of the New York Press,
twas .quite isimple. / placed the cam
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS tree and, running
thesstring across the nest, tied it to n
limbson,the,other side. When the bird
returned, she sat Oh the string, pulled
down the shutter ard thus took her
ownephotograph This method | sub
sequnntly adopted with al kinds Of
birds heavy enough to pun the lever
down
.My first attempt was GU long
cared owl, with whose haunt / was
well acquainted. / set my camera
nearsthea nest and arranged the mag
nesium light very nicely, so that when
the shutter was snapped the powder
would explode Then / placed the
stringlacross the nest and left it I'M
til the next morning. But, alas, 1
found that all my plans had failed
eithersthrough the owl not returning
home or having by some means missed
the-string.
'gThe next night, however / made
some. solicitations in my arrangements
and succeeded<in getting an excellent
photograph of my long cared friend
OF course the light as it blazed up
must have frightened the bird consid-
erably, though its agitation is not
shown in the slightest degree in the
photograph. Since then have taken
many dozens of 1ashlight portraits of
birds"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-08-17
Confined from first page. J

but one candidate for this position, Law
renee Grimsrud of Westby. Mr. Wer-
nick announced the determination of
delegates from the eastern part of the
county to support Attorney Harkin of
Hillsboro, stating that they felt the ex-
treme end of the county was entitled to
a position on the ticket. The balloting
resulted:
Earl harEin: ".'....-...61 u u
Lawrence GFmsruI..--....., ......--......h 81
Henry Bennett ......... .......... ...R =.
Mr. Bennett arose at the conclusion
of the first ballot and announced that
the use of his name was unauthorized,
that he had not been a candidate and
was not now.
The failure Of Mr.. Grimsrud to re-
ceive the nomination is in no sense dis
creditable to him. While a candidate
for the honor he had made no canvass,
believing there was no one opposing
him. He was simply the victim of un-
favorable location following the nomi-
nation of Mr.. Gilbertson
CORONER
W. w. Dunlap was renominated for
that position without opposition.
Amid much enthusiasm the conYen-
adjourned.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-08-17
This Beats PrryarIcator Slssl.

This looks TO me like a tolerablv
good year for hay, said Truthful James
rs he settled down on the store box and
got ont his knife. II have seen some
powerful big grass in the Kickapoo VAL
les in my time I've seen the bluestem
grow - feet high One Giay one of NV
neighbors went down in the valley to
hunt his cows and got lost in the high
grass. He wandered about for two DAYS
and nights without seein' the sun and I
suppose he never would have been found
.if It hadn't occurred to him to climb a
stalk of hluesiem and tyin' his handker.
chief ON stick. he waved il round till
nc attracted the attention Of fellers
standiu' on u bluff. and they came and
tool him down He was clean h,aat ont
aud a. arly starved That wear con
Guided 10 pat up come hay on the bot
tpm lands and cut about 50 acres Well.
gentlemen. when | come Ia stack that
hay had to haul 3N0 tops nf . oif onto
another field in order 10 sus ,nonl m
81 sck what there was left on that %
acres The butts of the stalks of that
grass wels too cosrs,- ~ matter of fact
for feel. 81 sawed 'rm for stovewooi
and fed tire tops On the cattle. sOr u9nya
thau POO cords of hut's FROM that bsv
and (, pt two h-Htiu' stoves and \ conk
in ran - min al wiei~r AND ~nltl ib,,
balance a. the neighbors Tor fuel Fs,s
here IL going to be- good year for srass
hut II isn't in with some OF the Seasons
hav seen -Readstown Herald