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Smyrna times., 1905-08-23
SauIt Ste Marie.

The 800" as it is popularity called
is situated at the Miniature Niagarean
Falls of st. Mary, which form the
natural connection of the waters of
Superior and Huron. Fifty years ago
the Government built a small canal
and locks to make a highway for the
then trihing traffic between the lakes,
which extravaganza was deemed Chi
merical and foolish. Since then trade
has improved until perhaps the finest
set of locks in the world has been
built and last year thirty five million
tons of freight passed through the
canal, equalling the combined ship
tonnage of New York, Philadelphia
and Baltimore. August 2nd was the
day set apart for public celebration.
The President was expected, but in
stead, he sent the Vice President with
a convoy of three war ships to fitly
jubilate over the semi centennial. The
harbor alive with craft and bunting,
hugh steamships coming in steady pro-
cession from Lake Superior, thousands
of Americans, Canadians, soldiers and
Indians lining the banks, all presented
an animated and picturesque sight. At
given signal the war ships began to
move into the Canal, the Tuscarcra
leading with Vice President Fairbanks
accompanied by the Governor, seated
on the quarter deck. We looked fo1
: some Western enthusiasm to break
. forth, as the ship came within twenty
: feet of the crowd lining the Cana
, banks, a few feeble claps and half 1
dozen handkerchiefs were in evidence
The Vice President, tall, and wha
2 women call a handsome man with
faultless clothes. stood up and waved
q his silk hat with great dignity, but ex
q cited no enthusiasm. The situation
4 was almost like a funeral aud painful
t Some in our party including Cana
e dians, went from point to point as tn
e war ships moved slowly along endeav
d oring to noise the crowd into going
d but it was of little use. The Michigan
l. ders evidently pay no attention t
1t simply hurrahing over distinguishe
men or gala occasions, but it mus
u not be inferred because they do nc
8 shout themselves into fury over ind
10 viduals or war ships that they lack
ID patriotism, for the town was draped i
is bunting and flags from end to enc
ID and one can always count upon th
= sterling patriotism and loyalty of me
l. and communities, where ever floats
IN profusion the handsomest banner !
in all this world our glorious America
D. flag. The record of the "Ganders''
Ill our wars fully disclose their charact
pit when it comes to doing thiHgs wor
s. while. Great efforts have been mao
ch to make the 800" a great Manufac
i'll uring point. A Company from Phil
m delphia collected millions upon mi
I'd lions to this end with but small su
is cess SO far. Men great in Railroi
We and financial circles freely lent 1
be weight Of their names to the proie
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farm buildings are so arranged that
they present their best side to the rail-
road traveller. How common it is to
travel hundreds of miles through a
good country and see only the side or
back view of buildings, not only on
farms, but at the approaches of town.
Just why the shabbiest side of the
buildings should be presented along
lines of public travel is a curious
enigma. In this respect, it seems to
be universal habit in our country to
overlook the Importance of first i'm
pressions. The Railroads have in late
years endeavored to overcome station
ugliness by planting flowers, trees and
sward beds at their stations, but the
residents seem persistent in laying
out their street so as to show the nm
inviting side of their towns or villages.
Reverse this, make the houses front
on the railroads, tear down the un.
slightly, neglected and trifing buildings
| az obdbAOho Ghd ONOA OhO Sah DOO 0o
glance how enormously it would ado
to the importance of the farms anC
villages, how delightful to the traveller
who is ever ready to crane his neck fol-
look at beauty and orderly arrange
ment, and is also so ready to sound it
praises. There can be no better wa!
to attract visitors and settlers. Ii
time Grand Rapids is reached. Her
is the home of the greatest furnitur
Manufacturers in the world. A city o
one hundred thousand, situated on tn
beautiful Grand river thirty mile
from Lake Michig one wants to sc
it. Streets broad, we'll paved an
buildings imposing. The great Furn
ture sales in the East are supplied lal
gely from Grand Rapids and doubles
most Delawareans have specimens i
a their homes. A few miles further o
l and
Smyrna times., 1905-08-23
Take KodOI After Eating.

After hearty neal a dose of Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure will prevent an attach
of Indigestion. Kodol is a thorough
digestant and a guaranteed cure for
Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Gas on the
Stomach, Weak Heart, Sour Risings,
Bad Breath and all Stomach troubles.
Sold by William F. Dunn.
Smyrna times., 1905-08-23
Macklnac Island.

Leaving the tine Railroad Station at
Grand Rapids we speed due north
and soon run in the land where no at
tempt is made to grow corn. Oats, bar
ley, hay, apples, celery and buck
wheat are the crops and good ones.
Passing through the home of the cele-
brated White Pine we reach Mackinaw
City, situated on the straits of Ma.
ckinac. A steam er ferries to the cele-
brated Mackinac Island standing like
pillar dividing the Strait waters
which connect Lake Michigan with
Lake Huron. This young mountain
with precipitate bluffs ranging from
sixty to one hundred and forty feet
is the resort of the rich fashionable
Western crowd. Many fine homes are
here and the outlook from the Grand
Hotel with its Corinthian pillared
piazza, six hundred feet long, furn
ishes one of perhaps the two creates
views from a hotel on our Continent
1t vies with the celebrated Chatear
Frontenac at Quebec. Lofty Islands
are grouped around and the water is s,
clear and the breeZes so balmy an,
scene so serene and dreamy like, it i
no wonder it's fame has gone out far an,
wide. The Island has some history
the French owned it from 1910 to 1901
1t was ceded to the United States Il
1896 and captured by the British i
1912. Fort Mackinac built one hun
dred and twenty-five years ago is stil
in a fine state of preservation excer
it's moat and stockade has partly dit
appeared, The old block houses whic
, were usual in those days are sti
standing but closed. The view froi
the battlements one hundred an
thirty feet above the Strait waters
} superb. Descending to the village W
J see the old fur trading post of th
Smyrna times., 1905-08-23
Are You Using Aliens POot-Ease9

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot
Ease, a powder. 1t cures COrns, Bun
ions, Painful, Smarting, Hot, Swollen
feet. At all Druggists and Shoe Stores,
25c.
Smyrna times., 1905-08-23
Spring Lake

is reached. Here a lovely armlet of
Lake Michigan four miles inland sur
rounded by wooded bluffs, thirty to
forty feet high is lake of cool spring
water winding amongst the highlands
for distance of seven miles and deep
enough to float large steamers. Here
are the summer homes and hotels of
cititizens from Chicago, st. Louis,
Grand Rapids, Milwaukee and other
important western points and the East.
1t is an ideal spot for rest and genial
pleasure, cool, dry inviting, rustic and
restful. Nearly every house has a
Pier where the steamboats, land, in
connection with their own private
boat houses. The popping of the
lively electric launches, the fleet of
sail boats, canoes, row boats, fine
yachts ever passing and repassing,
blowing the sparkling waters into
leafy spray; the sweet scented forest
with it's gently soughing winds added
to the charming people one may meet
here, lulls to such sensuous delight SO
restfully inviting that one instinctively
says "here would dwell in summer. "
Many interesting trips may be made
on the Lake connecting with points
where the "Rubin" Inter Urban,
railroads run to various towns on the
shores of Lake Michigan and interior
The residents on the lake are Venetian
In their mode of travelling. They gC
to church, to market, entertainments
pay calls and visit in boats. The
Grand River joins the lower part o
the lake which in turn flows into LAX,
Michigan at Grand Haven, the entire
pot for the great steamers which pl,
daily between Milwaukee and Chicago
: Spring Lake was formerly a grea
lumber mart with extensive mills
wharves and shipbuilding plants.
, is now chiefly devoted to summe
homes aud hotels. Our stay at thi
charming place and with It's charmin
. people was altogether too short, bu
we hope to see both again.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-12
PIRATES MOVING UP.
Pittsburg Team Slowly Climbing
Towards the Giants.

Pittsburg, Sept. 12.-Pittsburg's
Pirates are steadily climbing toward
the leaders of the National league,
McGraw's Giants, and it is the belief
older organization that Fred Clarke
and his bunch are yet going to give
the Brush outfit finish that will be
exciting.
The wonderful squirt of the Pirates
during the last three weeks has been
overlooked because two months or
more ago it was conceded that New
York had the pennant won, hands
down, and that the only thing left to
fight for in the National league was
second and third place.
Six games stand between the Pirates
and Giants today difficult but not
impossible lead for Clarke's men to
overcome. New York has won two
more and lost ten fewer games than
the Pittsburg gang and as Clarke has
his men working like machines, win
ming almost every game they play,
they are slowly but surely climbing
toward even terms with the Giants.
Sixteen victories out of the last
eighteen games played is the record
of Dreyfus' team. While the Pirates
were playing these eighteen games the
Giants played only twelve, winning
ten of them. At the start McGraw's
team was nine games in the lead;
that has been cut down three until
Fridays beating by Cincinnati and
that eleven-inning 1 to 0 defeat at the
hands of the Cubs on the West side
on September 3 are the only times
Pittsburg has lost since the team was
in New York. After leaving the
Giants on August 23 the Pirates went
to Boston, where they won four
straight, then to Philadelphia where
they annexed three in a row, st. Louis
followed and dropped four to them,
Chicago lost four and won one, and
now the Reds have lost the first one
to the Pirates, but managed to win
out Friday.
Conditions from now to the close of
the season are heavily in favor of the
Pirates climbing close to the Giants
before the curtain falls. McGraw's
men have a short series with both
Brooklyn and Boston, two easy clubs
off which the Giants did most of the
feeding early in the spring that gave
them their tremendous lead. Then
the Phillies will be tackled, but
Duffy's men are far from the easy
are. Following that comes long
western trip and a bunch of double
headers, for the Giants are nine games
behind the schedule. Double-headers
away from home are seldom produc-
tive of better results than an even
break for the visiting club. If in
these double-headers the Giants are
held to an even break while the
Pirates, playing on their home park
are winning, it won't require a great
deal to pull McGraw's team down to
a level with the ball tossers from the
Smoky City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-12
Jeff for Chief oil Police.

New York, Sept 1.-THE pugilistic
skies have been cleared somewhat by
the battles of the week just ended.
In the lightweight class the Hanlon-
Fitzgerald and the Nelson-Britt
fights have made it possible by match
ing the winners of the two bouts to
settle the question of the lightweight
championship. In the heavyweight
division the Schreck-Wille bout elimi-
mated one aspirant for the honors
conferred by Jeffries on Marvin Hart
when the Louisville man handed
Jack Root his dose of soothing
syrup, and, SO it goes. After a good
deal more talk there will be other
matches and the work of settling the
various championships by elimination
will progress. News comes from Los
Angeles to the effect that Jeffries
may be honored by the city to which
he gives added fame by living in it,
by making him chief of police. The
big fellow would certainly make a
jiIn-dandy COP.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-12

service for the little space he uses in
the discussion Of the railroad rate Ques-
ton. There is no intention, by the auth
or, of 'sugar-coating" these short ar
feet is prejudiced indeed. They are
presented in the form of continuous
letter. as the State Journal presents it's
Washington correspondence. This win
ter, no doubt, the State Journals cor
respondent at Washington will write OF
many subjects in his several letters.
Among other subjects, he will discuss
the railroad rate question, but will he
make a separate story of it? Surely
not, and by including it in one general
trying to "sugar-coat'' it?
The State Journal says the object of
these letters sis contrary to the policy
of the editors in standing by Roose-
it, now! What authority says the pres
ident favors the Esch-Townsend bill?
The president wants railroad regulation,
and no doubt he hopes the agitation
caused by the Esch-Townsend bill VIII
lead to a Just law-one fair to the pub
lie and to the railroads alike-but who
testifies that he wants that particular
bill? The president is courageous man
and always speaks his mind. Has the
editor of the State Journal, or any other
citizen, read in his speeches an indorse-
ment of the Esch-Townsend bill? was
there anything of that sort in his Chau-
tauqua speech August IL, which is his
most recent utterance, on the regulation
and control of corporations? Look it
up, and read it.
Wise men, who assume to be keepers
of the presidents conscience should
know their ground before they shift him
around. Not long ago, in June, be-
lieve a busy little man of Kansas, who
happens to be on whispering terms with
a limited States senator of ability and
wide influence, went about over his dis
trict advising the editors not to print
the ''Elijah letters" because all the
fellows look to be postmasters some
day.v OF course, he was speaking by
nobody's authority, but how cheaply ne
values the newspaper conscience Oh
Kansast Worse than that, by insinua-
ton. he reflects upon the manhood and
charac ter of the man who says Salo
there shall be "a square deal and fair
NAV for all" The United States sena-
for for whom he assumes to speak, VIII
not thank him for it, much less the
editors whose conscienceS he assumes
to be the guardian Of
There are two sides to the ra1lroad
rate question There are honest men
who say the logic of power LOGGED IN
the interstate commerce commission TO
make the rates for all the railroads OF
the United States means ultimately
,Iniforr1 distance tariffs of per ton per
mile. which would be ruination to the
railroads and the producers alike. Otn-
ers saw the question is not one OF rates
hit of remedy; that rebates and other
e+-ils cornpIained of could be practiced
under government made rates as well as
under existing tariffs. Now, these seem
to he fair statements, and 1t Is falr 1or
the people, apologizing to busy keepers
nf the public conscience, to hear both
sides.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-12
NATIONAL LEAGUE FIGURES.
Racing for Batting Honors Becomes
Close and Interesting.

Toledo, o., Sept. 12.-As the cham
pionship race in the National league
draws to a close the race for batting
honors becomes more exciting and in
teresting each week. Another aspirant
for the league leadership has appeared
in the person of Mike Donlin, the
heavy hitting center fielder OF the
| Giants. Donlin has been hitting the
ball at a fierce clip during the past
two weeks, having raised his average
from 1880 to .349 in this time, and at
the present rate that he is going he is
very likely to be found at the top of
the list at the close of this season.
Both Seymour and Wagner nave
dropped off a little in their hitting, but
the Red outfelder still leads the
league with an average of 1851. Wag-
ner has dropped back to third place
The batters are holding up we'll in
the National league. there still being
fourteen men who can show averages
of 800 or better. Mike Grady, the
Cardinal backstop, is in the select
circle.
The Giants lead in club batting
with the fine percentage of -272: Gin
cinnati, Pittsburg and Philadelphia
burg leads in extra base drives, with
New York close behind.
Maloney is the king base runner,
with an even half hundred stolen
Donlin ranks first among the run get
tiers, while Cy Seymour is still at the
head of the sluggers
In fielding Chicago, Pittsburg, Phil
adelphia and New York are all doing
fine work, with the teams ranking in
the order named. In individual field
ing. Moran of Boston and O'Neil of
Chicago rank second and third, re-
spectively, among the catchers- Sparks
of Philadelphia and Walker of Cincin-
natl are the only pitchers who have
perfect records in the field, but
Matthewson of New York and Taylor
of the Cardinals both deserve mention
for excellent work done in fielding
their positions. McGann is the lead
ing first basemen. with Chance and
Bransfield well up. At second base
Danny Shay of the Cardinals has the
| best average. The former shortstop is
playing an excellent game at this
position, having made only five errors
in the twenty-seven games that he has
played at second base. Corcoran of
the Reds tops the shortstops and
Brain the third basennen. Among the
outfielders Mccarthy still has a per-
feet record. Shannon of the Cardinals
is really the leading gardener, as he
has played in a great many more
games than Mccarthy and Leach.
Shannon has done fine work in the
field the entire season, and can point
with pride to his record. He has ac-
cepted 272 chances out of a total of
275. which gives him an average of
$50
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-12
WORD FROM ELIJAH.
He Defends His Letters on Railroad
Question.

Topeka, Sept. IL, 1905.
To the Editor of the State Journal.
In your issue of September 4, you
comment upon Elijah and his letters,
which are appearing in the Kansas pa
pers. In the use of the nom de plume
the authors purpose was only to make
a modest beginning. He at no time has
sought to conceal his identity. Indeed,
he has admitted it from the outset of
his enterprise, as the editors 20 whom
the letters have been sent will testify.
1t is gratifying to the author of the
letters that they have been well receiv-
ed by the publishers and their constitu-
ents. The two columns of news these
letters contain is intended to be nothing
more, nor less, than an inducement for
their publication. A weekly letter from
the state capital is matter that the
country press ought to run, and if Eli
jah" fills that want he is doing fair
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-12
WHITE SOx WIN!
Topeka Actually Defeated
Wichita Monday.
The Game Was the Real
Article.
CARTER WAS A STAR.
Pulled Himself Out of a Big
Hole.
The Contest Was a Pitchers
Battle.

Wichita, Kan. Sept. 12.-There was
sorrow in the Jobber town last night.
The last game here for the season, and
s'our boys lost it, That was bad
enough. but worse still, they lost it to
Topeka.
But it was a real genuine exhibition.
T'wo to one was the score. Topeka's
runs were made in the third inning. Cole
walked and stole second. Lyons leaned
on the ozone. but Abbott slammed the
Pill to right for two bases. Andrews
singled out a long one, and two runs
%ere over the rubber.
Wichita. made one in the seventh and
began haunting the last sack again in
the ninth. With a man on second and
one OF third and nobody out, things
looked mighty dubious But Nicholas
Carter settled down and worked him
self out OF the aperture with surprising
ability
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-12
The Coming Country.

The opportunity for the man of lit
tie means is probably better today in
the prairie states of the southwest
than ever before in the history of the
claims or of taking up lands under
government laws is gone and will not
return again. 1t is different kind Of
opening which lies before the settler
ness. Its best opportunity is shown
in the great southwest where the
transformation is going on and where
the conditions of soil and climate is
in harmony with the warm skies and
temperate winds. To the man who is
southwest has an inviting future.
Along the lines of the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas railway there are vast
areas of unimproved lands awaiting
willing hands to make them yield the
bountiful crops of which the land is
capable There Is a need of stores.
factories and new business OF every
description. It is the finest kind of
an opportunity in the finest section of
the United States. The southwest is
tility of its soils-for its climate It's
neopIe are progressive and up-to-date
its religious and educational facilities
are as good as can be found elsewhere
lands for sale. but is interested in
building up this productive country.
IT is believed that the southwest has
brighter prospects and offers better
opportunities than any other section.
Seetng is believing. For that reason
the conditions as they exist Anyone
DESTROYS of learning more of the
southwest will do well to address
George Morton, general passenger
and ticket agent, Missouri, Kansas 8
l,-.4= railway. box s11. st. Louis, Mo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-12
CANS NEEDS THE MONEY.
Wants to Fight Nelson on Most ANY
Old Terms.

Baltimore, Sept 12.-Joe Cans
said: Now that Nelson has defeated
Britt I would like to have a chance
with him. Nelson may claim the
lightweight championship all he
pleases, but he will have to beat me
to make sure that he holds it. won
the title fairly and squarely from
Frank Erne in May. 1901. at Fort
Erie, Canada, and have never been
defeated. There was no color line
until after I won the title legitimately
from a white man.
ST believe that I am Nelson's mas
ter. When Sullivan fought Jimmy
Britt on the coast, only a few months
ago, tried to get a match with Nell
son, but the latter would not talk
business with my manager. will
fight Nelson under any conditions he
wants, but he will have to be square
with me in the selection of the ref
cree"
When. the Battler was in Baltimore
last summer to fight Kid Sullivan,
HEREFORD offered to make the match
and bet a big sum on the side, but the
Danes manager sidestepped the prop
osition on the ground that he already
had the match on with Britt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-12
EDDIE GRANEY,s srArEMENT.
Thinks Britt Went Down from Elk
hauStion at the Close.


San Francisco, Sept. 12.=Fonow-
ing is statement by Eddie Graney:
1T was the greatest lightweight
fight of modern times. Nelson kept
after Britt all the time. He was too
strong and tough for Britt 1 thought
Nelson would win after the eighth
round Britt is the earnest bow L ever
saw in the ring. He took the great
est amount of punishment I ever saw
man take.
Britt and did not speak and had
he won l would not have spoken to
him. But when he lost I went over
to his corner and said:
friends
Nelson is like Fitzsimmons. He
is always boring in. I did not see
what blows settled Britt in the last
round, but I think he went down
from exhaustion
George Harting, official timekeeper
for the club and one of the best
sporting authorities on the coast,
said:
Nelson's ability to take punish
ment won him the fight. Britt land
ed blows three to one on the Dane,
but they had not force enough to
stand off the dangerous rushes.
AFTER the fourteenth round the
coast boy was plainly beaten. He
was weak and had lost his Furnishing
powers. A hard left to the stomach
and hard right to jaw as he was fall
ing put him out of business. At the
count of nine he made one weak
effort to rise, fell back, where he lay
until carried to his corner by his sec
onds. The fight was one Of the most
vicious ever held on this coast