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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-25
CAR CUT IN TWO.
Fast Train Strikes Trolley
Full of Passengers.

Cleveland. O., Nov. 25.-Fifteen peo-
pie were injured, three and possibly
more will die. as a result of a collision
between fast southbound train on
the Cleveland & Pittsburg road and a
trolley car on the Northern Ohio
Traction line today near Bedford. The
trolley was struck by the passenger
train while the latter was running
fully SO miles an hour. The electric
car was cut completely in two and the
wreckage thrown so or 70 feet to one
side. The electric car carried as pas
sengers IA men and one woman. all of
whom were more or less severely in
jured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-25
Pastor Richey May Quit wichita.

Wichita, Kan, Nov. 25:-It has be-
come known here that Rev. j. D.
Richey, rector of st. Johns Episcopal
church of this city for six years past.
church at Westport, Kansas City. He
spent last Sunday visiting that parish.
When asked concerning it, DIR. Richey
said it was true that the matter had
been preached by the Westport con-
gregation but that he had made no
decision as yet. The annual parish
meeting of st. Johns church will be
held Notwithstanding. by which time
it is expected that decision will have
Seen reached.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-25
VICTIM PARALYZED.
Hazing Takes Form of Imitation Elec-
trocution in Frisco.

San Francisco, Cal, Nov. 25-The Ex-
practiced by students of the Hopkins
Institute of art in this city. which in
one case, it is said, has resulted in ser
ious injury to the youthful victim. a
student named a. 7. DeRoune was, it is
said, strapped to chair with a metal
seat, an imitation of the instrument for
electrocution and an electric current
was then turned on the chair. AS
result DeRome has been paralyzed from
the hips downward. Other cases of
mistreatment of newly entered students
by the upper class men are narrated in
connection with initiation ceremonies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-25
No Thanksgiving Pardons.

Leavenworth, Kan, Nov. 25-No
Thanksgiving pardons were granted to
inmates of either the federal or the
Kansas F=iteatiary. All work was
suspended at both prisons. At the fed
eral penitentiary there were services in
the chapel in the morning. The pris-
oners were given a dinner of chicken,
sweet potatoes. cocoanut cake and ten
barrels of apples. There were services
in the chapel of the Kansas peniten-
tiary also. For dinner the prisoners
had fresh roasted pork, two pies EACH
cake and apples. The prisoners had the
freedom of the yard at both places.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-25

Kansas City, Nov. 25.-Contrary to
the surmise of the athletic association
of Kansas university, former Coach S.
H. Weeks did not attempt to serve a
writ of attachment on the receipts of
yesterdays game in connection with his
suit on contract for salary and ex-
penses. Weeks sued the association
Wednesday in the circuit court here for
81 800 unpaid salary and expenses which
he alleges is due him for the season of
1904 according to his contract Weeks
was ousted last March and the suit re-
suited
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-25
K. U.- MISSOURI GAME.
Coaches Mclean and Kennedy Make
a Few Remarks.

Kansas City. Nov. 25.-"Give the
men out here on the field all the credit,
for they deserve it all, said Coach
Kennedy of the Kansas team, just be-
fore the finish of the game. '"They
have worked hard and the glory is
all theirs. My services were paid for,
and that is enough for me- 1 am
satisfied entirely with the result
ST wish to compliment the Kansas
men on their strong Individual play.
Their team workItoo, was beyond my
them for downs on our 5-yard line
early in the game feared the Tigers
were going to score against us. A
goal or touchdown then would have
been big handicap all through the
game. Great team work was dis
played. The boys had the courage
necessary to put their opponents on
the defensive
while every member of the. team
deserves credit for his share in the
victory, four men played remarkably
good football. These four were Cap
tain Hicks, PooIer, Ackerman and
Michaelson. Missouris strong de-
fenSiVe work was a great credit to that
team. 1t exceeded my Interpretations.
Little Quarterback Pooler was per-
haps the most Seintillating of, the
many Kansas stars. In almost every
play the little quarterback figured in
one capacity or another. & He not only
showed admirable skill in directing
the team, but gained yards and yards
of territory by individual work. In the
whole western country there are few
football players the equal of the man
who is slated to captain next years
team"
Yesterday ended Captain Hicks
football career. at Kansas 'tThis is
my fourth and last year" he said,
little sadly, land I cannot play an
other. This score today ought to sat-
isfy me, though. 1t is the largest
score but one by which Kansas has
ever defeated Missouri. I believed
that we would win. But I did not ex-
pect to win by more than two touch.
downs"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-25
Tigers We're Outclassed.

Coach Mclean of the Tigers dis
cussed the game at the Midland hotel
last night. He said:
"I hardly expected to see the boys
win, but L certainly thought they
would make a better showing. I have
no excuses to offer for the boys; they
were simply outplayed and apparently
outclassed in all departments. How
ever, they must be given credit for
making a game stand when they had
no earthly chance to win. In my opin-
ion they fought just as hard at the
finish as at the start. I thought early
in the game that they would be able
to hold the line, but they were unable
to withstand the terrific battering.
The team was too badly beaten to
try and pick out spots where they
might have won. About the only mis-
take I noticed was that my men
tackled high invariably, allowing their
opponents to drag them along, when
they should have tackled low. How
ever, this did not make any difference
in the game. The Jayhawkers were
simply too much for US. Physically
most of the players were in excellent
condition. Ackerson was in poor con-
dition, but he insisted on playing the
game out when he should have been
on the side-lines. He knew that we
were in a very bad way for SUBJ
StituteS.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-25
mckinley Monument Unveiled.

San Francisco, Nov. 25.-A monu-
ment to the memory of former Presi-
dent William Mckinley was unveiled
Golden Gate park. 1t is a symbolical
statue of the republic, modelled by
Robert Aitxin, a sculptor of this city,
and cast in bronze. The figure, on
granite pedestal, represents a woman,
of heroic size with a large sword in
one hand and uplifted palm in the
other.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-25
Immense Range Burned over.

Harlem, Mont, Nov. e5.-A large
prairie fire has been raging for sew
eraI days forty miles north of this
place, and is still burning f1ercely.
Thousands of acres of grass range
lands have been swept over and much
property has been destroyed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-25
JIMMY MICHAELS DEAD.
Noted CycIist Dies On Board an Ocean
Liner.

New York, Nov. 25.-A wireless
telegraph dispatch received here to-
day reported the death of Jimmy
Michaels, the professional bicycle
rider, on board the steamship La
SavoV
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-25
sndden Death at CofrexvilIe.

Coffeyville, Kan. Nov. 25.-John
Logan, a we'll known oil man of
Bartlesville. I. T., died here in the of
fee of a hotel He was afflicted with
heart disease and had just driven in
from the territory.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-25
Weather Confines Fine.

The weather today continues pleas
ant. The forecaster is now repeating
his cloudy weather prognostication
and the weather today and part of
yesterday was in accordance with the
forecast. The forecast for Kansas
sent out today is ''partl ycloudy to-
night and Saturday, The wind at
noon was northeast blowing 10 miles
an hour. The hourly temperatures
recorded by the government ther-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-25
weatI,er Ir,flicafinna

Chicago. Nov. 25.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Partly cloudy tonight and Satur-
day; northerly winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-25

Stuebenville. O., Nov. 25.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt's special train passed
through Stuebenville at l O'clock
eastern standard time. A large crowd
cheered as long as the train was in
sight. The president stood bareheads
ed on the rear platform and waved b.
hands in response
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-09-17
"1T rs NOTHING"

Do you remember, long and long ago,
When griefs came-weighty griefs that
meet a child
And you went in to her to sob your woe,
How patiently and soothingly size smiled?
Do you remember how she healed each.
bruise
And stopped the hurt that came from
slip or fall?
How suddenly the little pain you'd lose
AT: "It snothing-nothing much, at all
Do ycu remember how, long, long ago,
You would awaken, trembling in your
fright
When some fearsome things. which only
children know,
night?
Do you remember how she made you see
They were but waving shadows on the
wall,
And how size wove into a lullaby
Her 1T is nothing-nothing much, at air
And YOU remember, long and long ago,
How every little fret of night or day
Before her talisman, when whispered low,
would vanish, would be driven quite
away;
And you remember, too, how each soft
word
A newer happiness to you would call,
AS though the joys Of youth came when
they heard
Her ut is nothing-noth much, at all.
And can you hear 1t now? OF all the rest
That life has let us keep within our hold,
This memory must be the very best
This precious thing that is not bought or
sold.
Vixen days are dark and nights are sad
dened, now,
Out from the shrouding Silence does
there fail,
While her cool fingers seem to touch the
brow,
THIS: 1T Is nothing-nothing much, at
all?'
w. D. N. In Chicago Daily Tribune.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-09-17
Why Remain a JeIlyfish9

The above is the title under which
President Hamilton Douglass, of At
lanta's (Ga.) board of education, says:
Three departments of our schools,
music, physical culture, and manual
training, in which It may fairly be
said that only beginnings have been
made, have been subjected to adverse
criticism by those who are not IA
miliar with the school problems of to.
day. It has been said that our ances-
tors were educated only in the three
RS with none Of these so-called
'frills: and therefore these things are
superfous and unnecessary. 1t must
be remembered that those same ances-
tors attained commercial and social
success without railroads, telephones,
or telegraphs, which they could not do
under the changed conditions Of the
present day. When the jellyfish was
the highest order of creation. it was
all right to be jellyfish; but when
nEckbones came into fashion, it be-
came very bad form to be jellyfish.
II the rest of the world are to be
vertebrates, school systems must cul-
tivate q spinal column. The twentieth
century demands the opportunities for
trained hands and cultivated bodies,
as well as educated heads, for all chill
diem; and in the struggle for COM.
mercial supremacy those communities
that answer these demands in the best
and fullest way will survive. because
they are the fittest to survive"
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-09-17
NEW STYLE LOADED CIGAR
Invention of a Practical Joker Does
Not Explode and Is Harm
less,

Loaded" cigars, as instruments OF
nirth provoking torture, are likely te
come into more general use among
practical jokers, because of q new
method Of manufacture which lessens
the danger of the explosion, says the
Chicago Tribune. A small cartridge OF
powder, inserted in the middle of q
cigar, was able to furnish a large
amount of hilarity. but it was likely
to damage the eyesight Of the unsus-
oecting smoker. who had been selected
IS O victim. Serious accidents, fol.
lowed by suits for damages, have made
the old style loaded cigar unpopular.
When man who has been known tt
indulge in fun at the expense Of his
friends offered a cigar of the finest
brand to an acquaintance he waS
obliged to answer such questions as
Will it go OFF," or (which way shall
[ point it," A man with a reputation
as a joker could keep a box of cigars
open on his desk all day with safety
His friends would be sure to think thai
articles left exposed in such tempting
way were dangerous to fool with.
Recently a manufacturer adopted 6
method of loading" cigars of certain
brand with chemical cartridge which
axes fire soon after the weed is
lighted There is no sudden explosion
which skaters the wrapper and sends
fragments of burning tobacco in all di
'ections, but from the end of the cigar
stream of fire shoots out to distance
If about three feet in a direct line. II
makes man look for few seconds
Is if he were a gas tank and held a
riece of broken pipe in his mouth.
The man is in no danger so long as he
Seeps still and let's the cigar sputter
tway. To hold the weed firmly in the
:eeth at such moment is better test
ia mans nerve than to hang on to
he end of burning Roman candle
The chief danger to be feared is that
Tome man may drop cigar and start
I confagration if he attempts to smoke
t near some infiammable object.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-09-17
HINT, ON THE SAFE SIDE.
Loser by Fire Thought iced Drinks
Should Have Hand Grenadea
for Chasefs.

Fire insurance contains many surprises
to the lay mind, said Marshall S. briggs,
president of the board OF underwriters, ac-
cordiHg TO the New York Sun. ''One man
who came to me for a policy on some ice
houses which he had just acquired almost
refused TO credit our statements in ex-
planning the hlga rate. Ice houses are extra
hazardous risks because they are liable TO
spontaneous combustion. 1t happened in
this case that the applicant received tele-
gram while We were still discussing the
matter. He was informed that his new
properties had burned 10 the ground. 1t
CHANGED TO be very hot day and we adj
lourned Tor refreshments.
i will have tumbler full OF cracked
ice with pint OF Apollinaris, ! said to the
waiter.
Why not a hot lemonade? suggested
the stricken ice house man.
With the thermometer 3d. ! protest
HE waved his hand.
Consider the risk he said. The fire
rate on ice is six, seven, even ten per cent.
per annum. At least, If you are going to
risk Spontaneous incineration, you had bet
ter drink few hand grenades for a
chaser"
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-09-17
JAP WOMEN MAKE CHARMS
Fair Islanders Often Seen Carrying
Dotted Cloth Which Is Sent
to Soldiers.

The custom of the Sen Min Riki is one
that has arisen in Japan during the pres
emit war, declares Leslie's Magazine.
Ever since the war began, at all times OF
the day, and even night, small groups
Of women can be seen gathering in the
streets; one or more of the women will
have piece of cotton cloth with 1000
marks or dots stamped upon It. "Sen" is
The Japanese word for human being
either man or woman. ''Riki' is, in the
Japanese language, strength. In COM
bination the words mean "the strength
Of 900 people," Each one of these 900
lots or marks in the cloth are to indi-
cate the place where stitch OF knot is
to be made by woman, who, while maxi
ing this knot, gives her best thought.
wish or prayer for the safety and protec-
ton of the soldier who will wear this
piece of cotton cloth as an "obi" or belt
while fighting for his country. The
prayers of 1000 women for one man are
believed to protect him from all dan
gers and to give him strength to over
come and conquer the enemies of his be-
loved Japan.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-09-17
MAKING roo LIGHT or II.
Drug Clerk Who Needed to Learn
the First Principles Of
His Business.

II nstice," said the chemist to his assist
ant in Smiths Weekly yarn, that gen.
tleman came in with prescription, and that
You took it and gave him the stuff in about
three minutes. What do you mean by
that"
1T was only little carbolic acid and
water" replied the assistant II simply
had to pour a few drachms OF acid into the
bottle, and fill it up with water" --
Never mind Il you had only to do that, =
the chemist declared Don't you know
that every prescription must take at least
half an hour to prepare, or the customer
viii think he isn't getting anything for
his money?
when prescription for salt and water
or peppermint and cough sirup is handed
to you, you must look doubtfuily, as if it
were very hard to make up. Then you
must bring it to me, and we will both read
1t and shake our heads. After that you 60
back to the customer and ask him If he
wants it to-day. When he says yes you an
swer that you'll make special effort.
Now, a patient appreciates prescrip-
ton that he's had so much trouble over,
and when he takes it he derives come bene-
fit from it. But don't You do any more Of
that threeminute prescription business,
my boy. il you want to become frst-class
chemist "
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-09-17
unfIatterinq Smile,

In the smoking room of the Oceanic
y number of Americans were talking
about promptitude and punctuality,
according to the Baltimore Herald.
when Clarence Macak said:
"Punctuality is virtue that we may
insist on gracefully as rule. In one
case, though, it is ungraceful and I'M
dignifed to demand punctuality with
any emphasis.
This odd fact was brought home
to me at the london zoo. l visited
the zoo with one of the fellows of the
Geological Society last month, and in
the magnificent carnivora house We
found ourselves, at the feeding hour,
wedged in q corner behind an old
man and a little boy.
"a terrific and continuous roaring
reveberated through the building, and
I heard the old man say to his charge:
Don't be frightened. Herbert. The
lions are about to be fed. That is
what makes them roar So
"'Oh, l amt frightened" returned
the little BOY. Father goes on just
like that when his meals amt ready "
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-09-17
THE REINDEER IN ALASKA.
Possibility Of an Increase in Mum.
bers Which VIII Create
Great Industry.

In 1901 DIR. Sheldon jackson, the
Alaskan agent of the bureau of edu.
cation, brought over from Siberia the
first lot of reindeer, only 16, and start.
ed a little colony of them on Unalaslta
an island lying of the bleak coast Of
Alaska.
At first the experiment was looked
on as rather q waste Of time and
money, but time came to the rescue,
and it was clearly proved, says the
Scientific American, thatN these ami
mails. could be successfully imported
and taken care of, 10 that now our
good lawmakers are appropriatine
SIS, 900 annually for increasing the
supply. The reindeer have taken kind
ly to the native moss, which forms
their principal article Of food and, OF
course, needs no outlay for cultiva-
ton. There is said to be enough OF
this moss in Alaska to furnish plenty
Of food for 10000, 600 reindeer.
At the present rate CT increase, even
II NO more are imported, there will be
at least 100000 reindeer in Alaska in
less than % years. To go step fur.
Their, it will not be at all surprising,
in the opinion of some, if this indus
try should grow to be one OF consid.
cradle commercial Importance to the
United States, and it has even been
estimated that in some 30 years Alas.
ka may be in position to sell annu.
ally half a million to a million rein
deer carcasses, besides furnishing sew
eral thousand tons of hams and
tongues.
Each doe may be counted on to add
to the herd fawn q year for some
ten years. They also furnish very rich
milk, which is said to make excellent
cheese, the quantity of milk averaging
about teacupful at milking.
The reliability and endurance OF
these animals is remarkable, making
them invaluable for transportation
service. This is proved by the fact
that they have now for several years
been used to carry the United States
mails on regular routes with the
greatest success and in about half the
time required fer dog teams. They car
also be ridden with a saddle, and
travel along contentedly with q pack.
load of $50 pounds.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-09-17
His onlv Hone.

The lone bandit who had held UP
and robbed a train was in a sorry
plight, says the Chicago Times-Her
aid. His clothes we're torn. his legs
and feet We're bleeding, his lips were
white and cracked, his cheeks were
hollow and his eyes were CLASSY. Lean.
ing against tree, he listened. Far
away he could hear the hoarse shouts
of men and the baying of hounds
He tried to wet his dry lips with his
tongue and. an awful look of horror
spread over his face.
Come, come" he said in tones that
seemed to stick in his parched throat.
Il must not stand here. They have
found the trail again. must go on. ]
must not let them catch me now. Ii
can only struggle on six miles far
Their l will be at the State capitol
There l can take out incorporation
papers, and, having organized myself
as q trust, it will take them years to
get at me-"
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-09-17
HOW TO REACH A DECISION
Indecision an Insidious Foe and
Should Be strangled by Firm
ness and Positiveness.

If indecision runs in the blood you
inherit, arouse yourself and strange
this insidious foe to your achievement
before it saps your energy and ruins
your life chance, is the advice of a
writer in Success. Do not wait until to-
morrow, but begin to-day. Compel
yourself to develop the opposite quail
ty by the constant practice of firm de-
cision. No matter how simple the
thing you are called upon to decide,
be it the choice of hat or the color
or style of garment, do not vacillate.
Throw all the light possible on whatever
you have in hand for decision; weigh
and consider it from every point of view;
call your common sense and best judg.
ment to your aid before reaching con.
clusion, and then, when you have once
made your decision, let it be final Let
there be no going back, no reconsid-
,ering. and no opening the matter up for
further discussion. Be firm and posi-
tive. Declare the polls closed.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-09-17
LUCK IN THE LETTER a.
Worst Foes Of Gardener Begin with
"w,'-ssD" Related to Things
Of Doieful Nature.

A writer has discovered that many Of
the worst foes Of the hofticulturist be-
gin with W. and he instances worms,
weayils, wind and other workers Of.
wickedness. This suggests a question
as to whether there is any natural group
ing Of good or evil things under partic-
uiar letters. Take -, Z for example, and
consider how many boons and blessings
to man begin with 1t, The baker, butch
er and brewer bring him bread. beef and,
beer. For additional foods he has bacon,
black bass, beans, bloaters. broccoli,
broth, biValves. bananas, berries, bis
cults. buns and butter After Ranouet
e BONES houches he "a AZ Brit put his
haccy while he besuides his bicycle.
These are but few Of the benefcent
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-09-17
oniv For the lIdne ID hear.

They tell a good story about ABE
Hummel, the New York attorney
Years ago the midget of American
jurisprudence was trying a case be
fore Judge Van Brunt, then, as now
a parsonage of awful majesty on the
bench. One of the witnesses was un
willing or bashful, or something else
and Humnel, who was cross-examin
ing her, worked hard for every answer
he got.
Come. now, madam, wish to know
just what was said. Let me have 1t
word for word"
ooh, l can't bring myself to repeal
such words. Really, am too much
ashamed. They are not fit for respect
able people to hear
"All right, then madam; just whis
per them to the judge"