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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-22
BIG FEVER STORIES.
Picayune Man Says Reports From
New Orleans Are Exaggerated.

New York, Sept. 22.-In an inter-
view Thomas G.. Rapier, manager of
the New Orleans Picayune, who is in
this city for few days, said yesterday
fever in New Orleans have been highly
colored, many of them being the work
of irresponsible correspondents.
THE stories about great panic
among the people of the city, flight of
scores of thousands, amounting almost
to depopu1atiOn; complete stagnation
of business, extreme fi1thiness of
streets and cOncealment of the exist
ence of fever after its discovery, are
grossly exaggerated he said while
such ridiculous tales as the burial of
dead at night, yellow fever flags on
every square, stoppage of street car
service and the discovery of COW
stable in the sleeping and living apart
floor are absolutely without the
slightest foundation in fact.
Business has been hurt, of course,
but not to the great extent that is sup
posed. The retail business has Suf-
fered from the absence of more peo-
pie than usual, and the great economy
of those who remain who have post
poned purchases, waiting to be assured
that the fever could not develop into
a serious epidemic. Wholesale trade
is crippled because drummers can not
travel, and also because some country
dealers utilized existing conditions to
sell out old stock. Nevertheless
wholesale grocers and merchants in
some other lines are doing fully as
well as last year. and shipping tc
nearly all points tributary to New Or
leans"
Referring to the work of those wfl
are fighting the epidemic, Mr. Rapie1
said:
1.-THE wonderful educational cam
paign of the last two months is des-
tined to have the most far reaching
81 J,
Orleans. We no longer fight in the
dark; we know the enemy, and with
her destructions will come unbounde6
prosperity and such rapid and sole
development as must astonish even the
most sanguine friends of the Queer
| City of the south"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-22
DIED IN THE STREET.
Rev. A. j. Petty Dies on Way From
Church.

Rev. A. ]. Petty died suddenly on
his way home from prayer meeting
last night at $3.50. The people of the
east district met at the Third Christian
church and held union prayer meet
ing as a part of the work preparatory
for the coming revival to be led by Dr.
Chapman. Mr.. Petty was present and
was among the last to lead in prayer
before the meeting closed. When the
meeting was over he, in company with
others, was on his. way home and
when at the corner of Fourth and
Lake at the crossing he stubbed his
toe against the end of plank and
stumbled, but caught himself before
he fell and remarked to those with
him that he did not always fall when
he stumbled. BY this time he was
two rods from where he stumbled. He
then showed signs of distress or pain
and began sinking on the walk, and
was caught by Messrs. Boren and
Swearingen and laid down on the walk
and by the time he was down he was
dead.
Mr.. Petty was a Baptist preacher
and recently had charge of a church
at Dover. Kan, but advancing age and
i'll health caused him and his aged
wife to come. to town where they
could live by their daughter. They
lived at 703 Chestnut street.
In his prayer at the meeting Mr..
Petty prayed earnestly for personal
work. for power with God to help
lcdQ men ~ III Isl anu especially IOA
the young people of Topeka. that they
might be saved from sin, from disre-
gard of all law, civil and divine, from
the fragrant violation of the Sabbath
day, and that our men in authority
might set before our young people n
better example of righteousness and
law respecting citizenship.
Inside of one-half hour from the
time he was apparently we'll and in
the use of all his faculties he was
dead
The coroner and undertaken were
called, and he was removed to his late
residence DR.. Weeks was called and
was present when he died and pro-
nounced it heart failure and no in
n1lesf was held or deemed necessa ~.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-22
TRAVELLER OF RIPE AGE.
Mrs. Elizabeth Mitchell, 81, Going
From Topeka to Decatur. Ill.

The following is from a Kansas City
paper:
Mrs. Elizabeth Mitchell, more than
ninety-seven years old, of Topeka, was
at the union station two hours yester-
day afternoon. She is one of the
oldest persons who has ever been IN
the depot. Mrs. Mitchell was on the
way from Topeka, where she has made
her home with Mrs. j. l.. Shellabarger,
a daughter, to Decatur, ILL.,, to visit
Mrs. George M. Wood, another daugh-
ter. Mrs Wood and DR.. Charles. w.
Wood, a grandson, accompanied her.
McCabe Moore, district judge of
Wyandotte county. Kan, is a nephew
of Mrs. Mitche1fs and A. j. Davidson,
president of the Frisco railway system.
is a. grandson.
Born in 1903. during the adminlstra-
tim of Thomas Jefferson as president.
Mrs. Mitchell was II years old when
Victoria of England was born and ~
wears old when Victoria became queen.
she was II years old when the first
steam boat sailed across the Atianuc
and 81 years old when Morse invented
his telegraph alphabet. Despite her
advanced age Mrs. Mitchell retains her
mental faculties and talks interestingly
on events of public interest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-22
Tested Southern
r ecipes
OHICKEN GUMBo.-Fry tender
u 4 chicken after smiling r,anr,Arir,a.

OHICKEN. GUMBo.-Fry a tender
~ chicken after sailing. pepperins
and Touring the pieces. Put the
chicken In a pot half filled with cold
water. Fry two large sliced onions and
one quart of sliced okra with one table,
spoonful of flour. and pour into the
soup in which is a pinch of red pepper
and boil all for three hours. Serve with
dry boiled rice.
Umbalayou- "a creole dish). - Fry
brown one onion. small slice of ham
and one small chicken; or this dish can
be made equally well with either of the
three following meats-viz, three large
slices of ham or one quart Of shrimps
or one dozen pork sausage links. Add
to any of these one large. sliced toms-
to. Throw in two cups of rice and COW
er with water. Salt to taste and put In
a quarter of a teaspoonful of curry
powder, one bay leaf and a pinch Of
thyme. Cook until the rice is done.
Pilleau.-Boil a hen until tender. Into
four cups of rice put a little red pepper
and a teaspoonfu1 of powdered sage or
thyme. Salt to taste and boil until
the rice is done. Now put the hen in
and cook about ten minutes longer.
Place the hen on a platter with thu
rice piled all around it and spriKs oe
parsley to ornament the dish.
Boiled Rice.-One cupful of WASHED
rice, two cupfuIs of water, one tea
spoonful of salt. Boil in an ordinary
covered stewpan until it boils over Let
stand twenty minutes at the back Of
the stove, then remove cover and let
dry out for ten minutes. Serve at once.
Tapioca Pudding.-Soak two cupfuls
of tapioca until 1t swslls and is soft.
Add three cupfuls of sugar, one can Of
peaches and the yolks of five egs. Bake
until it is set like a jelly. Put on top of
the pudding a meringue made of the
beaten whites of the eggs mixed with
two and a half tablespoonfuIs of sugar
Return the pudding to the oven and
slightly brown.
| Sponge Cake Waffies.-A delicacy for
the supper table is made by taking an
ordinary sponge cake batter and baking
it in waffle irons Dust the waff7es with
powdered sugar and serve at once or
else let them stand until they are cold
and-eat with whipped cream
Sally Lunn.-Into one quart of flour
put one teaspoonful of salt and two tea
spoonfuls of sugar and. beat together
with onespir1t OF sweet milk. Add the
EyoIks of two well beaten eggs and an
other pint of -four in which two tea
spoonfuis of baking powder have been
mixed. Add the whites of the eggs
/ quickly. beat hard and bake Immediate
| ly in a moderate oven. When a good
drown and the bread no longer sings
remove from the oven. dust with sugar
and serve.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-22
FOOTBALL SEASON.
VIII Be Officially Opened on Wash
burn Field Tomorrow.

At $3.50 Saturday afternoon, the foot
ball season in Topeka will be opened
up with game between Washburn and
the Topeka high school. OF course it is
to be supposed that Washburn will win,
but the high school boys hope to score
high school will probably have a little
the best of it, but they are not heavy
enough to stand before the big Washburn
linemen.
Washburn will not have its full
strength in the field for this game,
which is another fact to be taken into
consideration. Caldwell and Millice, two
of the star backfield players, have not
yet reported for practice. Caldwell is
enrolled in the Medical school, and COM
menced work yesterday. Millice has
gone on short trip to Indianapolis,
and is expected back at any time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-22
Old silver Mine round.

Ossining, n. Y, Sept. 22.-Si1ver
quartz was found today near Sing Sing
prison in rock which was blasted by
electric railroad contractors. The
quartz was obtained near the site of an
abandoned silver mine which was work
ed by the English before the revolu-
tionary war. At the beginning of the
war the miners, most Of whom were
English. were driven away and never
returned to work the mine again. In
1920 and again in 1857 attempts were
made to pump out and operate the old
mine but the quantity of silver obtained
was too small to be profitable and these
attempts were abandoned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-22
1.ahor Federatlons to Unite.

Washington. Sept. 22.--The execu-
tive council of the American Feuera-
fion of Labor. today received tele-
graphic information to the effect that
the Colorado state federation Of labor
had. decided to affiliate with the ma
fional organization. This news caused
much satisfaction among the members
IF fine Federation, as the organization
had desired this.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-22
THE GORILLA DIED.
Managers of Geological Park Are
Again Disappointed.

New York. Sept 22.-Once more
has the management of the Bronx
Geological park been disappointed in
its efforts to import live gorilla, the
much-heralded one which had been
obtained in the Congo region and
shipped by the steamship Graf Wal
dersee dying on the voyage to New
York.
DR.. Cecil French obtained the speci-
men from a party of Englishmen who
had captured the gorilla on an explor-
ing expedition to that region of the
Dark continent which lies between the
GaboOn and the Congo. He said he
had high hopes of bringing the animal
here alive. That would have been a
conspicuous triumph for the geological
society which he represents, as only
seven specimens have been taken out
of Africa alive, and all of these had
died after. short period of captivity.
The animal cost $1,000 and was in
sured by a London firm which makes
a business of insuring animals. DR..
French took the utmost care of his
hostage; engaged a state room in the
second cabin of the Graf Waldersee;
hung thermometers about it and arr
ranged that the room be kept at the
same temperature throughout the
voyage. But despite his care the
gorilla became i'll, grew worse day by
day and finally died of tuberculosis,
as an autopsy showed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-22
OH Adxanced 10 Gents.

Pittsburg, Pa, Sept. 22..The Stan-
dard Oil Company today advanced the
price of Pennsylvania oil ten cents.
within two weeks Pennsylvania oil has
advanced 10 cents and Tiona Il cents.
1rhe quotations follow: Pennsylvania,
f4s: fiona, 1856: Corning. 103; Newcastle,
712S: CabaI, III; North Lima. go South
Lima and Indiana 81; Somerset, 81 and
Ra CLAN "a f5e
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-22
Negro Editors Elect omcers.

Muskogee, I. T., Sept. 22.-The West
ern Negro Press association elected the
following officers today: President, w.
H. Duncan, Colorado Springs; vice
president, c. N. Sellers, Buxton, Iowa !;
corresponding secretary, W. H. Irvine,
Muskogee, I. t.; recording secretary, f.
J. Mordon, Muskogee, I. t.; treasurer,
Miss S. Ridley, Guthrie, Oklahoma. The
association will meet next year at Colo
RADIO Springs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-22

labarger. The burial services were
quietly observed at O'Clock this after
noon, and the interment was in Half
Day cemetery. The boy was II years
old.
Miss Myrtle Belts will entertain a
few friends this evening at her home,
1929 Quincy street, at pool. Her
guests will be Misses Lolah McAfee
of Kansas City, Rachel McGrath,
Virgil McGrath, Messrs. Harry White,
Walter Spielnan, Charles Cox and
Will Excl.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-22
BROKERS' once Raided.

!. Chicago, Sept. 22--Detectives today
raided fhe brokerage office of Thomas
Davies & Co. Eleven men and two W y,
men were arrested. The descent on the
offices followed charges that the Dawes
e., rod heer doing a bucketshop busi-
ness The police assert they will have
witnesses who have paid in over $500 600
- f1,o r0rcorf1 1880 p
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-22

there they will take trips into the sur
rounding districts Mr.. and Mrs.
Dev1fT1 will sail from Havreson October
l. In the letter which has been re-
ceived by z 5JQl1ns L. Christopher, q
nephew of sMIs Deylin, from Mr.. Dew
lin, the latter stated that he has re-
covered fully and would be able to at
tend to his private business affairs with
his oId-time vigor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-22
NJ. A. Lows MOTHER DEAD.
Passes Away at Home I'm Missouri at
Advanced Age.

Mrs. F. P. Low, mother of NJ. A. Low
of Topeka. died this morning at her
home at Hamilton, Mo, aged Sc. Mr..
Low is the only surviving child. There
was at the bedside at the time of her
death Mr. and Mrs. NJ. A. Low and
Albert T. Reid.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-22

&C. ]. Devlin is expected to arrive IN
Topeka on his return from his vaca-
ton trip in Europe about the 18th of
October. Mr.. Devlin is now touring
France, leaving Ireland about a week
since. About three weeks viii be
spent in France by the DevIin party.
They are now in Paris, and from
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-22
Lndges visit Editors.

Toxic, Sept. 22.-Eleven prosecutors
and eight judges of the preliminary
court with several secretaries and
policemen made visits to the Niroku
Shin Bun and the residences of its
editors today. 1t is believed that the
action taken was in connection with
the recent rioters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-22

construct an extension along the side
lines. This will afford better accomno-
dations fog the crowd, and at the Same
time make it easier to move the bleach
ers. stt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-22

sizes. .... .9Sc, $1.25 and $3.50
The Universal Bread Maker-10-
loaf size. So; 14-loaf size, $3.50
We carry the Disston saws, May
dole hammers, Pugh, Irwin and
Ford bits, diamond edge chisels,
Langdon inter boxes, Stanley
planes, Yale locks. and in fact all
the best brands of tools and hard
ware
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-22

WeIlsbach burners, complete. .49c
Lindsay burners, complete with by
Lindsay burners, complete without
Dy pass 1Oc
All kinds of NANTES from sc to 19c
No. s copper nickel plated tea
kettle SSc
No. 8 copper wash boiler $2.3S
The Universal Food Chopper, in 8
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-22

For 40 years DR.. Fowler's Extract of
Wild Strawberry has been curing summer
complaint, dysentery, diarrhoea, bloody
fux, pain in the stomach, and it has never
yet failed to do eyery.h thing claimed for it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-22

SOC Dress Goods, 39c-Full 81
and 3S inches wide. Mixed goods
in brown, blue, red, green and
black, goods that never sold for
less than a half dollar will be sold
here Saturday for. ...... sec
New Dress Goods, 9Sc-52 inches
wide-nice, fine Broadcloths and
rain suiting-Aplain colors in green,
gray, brown, red, blue and black.
Fancy Plaids, 29c-just the
goods to make childrens dresses
nice bright colors-good wearing
cloth that cannot be equalled for
the price ,.-......... 29c
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-22

Closing Out Our Hats for Men and
Boys-they should not last long at
these prices:
All $3.50 Hats. -............ $500
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-31
A LIMP AND A WHISTLE.
Honorable Mention.)

Zone whole year have visited you regularly, said
Old Year the fireplace * One whole I have
visited your cheerful fire and talked with you but this
is the last night that you will The New Year
will bring brick and mortar to mend that large hole in
your side. This New Year is a jolly fellow and will
have many stories to tell you. While New Year
reigns, too, there will family to sit by
warm and cheerful fire. New children will roast chest
nuts in your glowing embers. But it is midnight
and take my leave Goodby, old fireplace, and
with that Old Year limped out, and New Year came
WhiStling evidently jolly,
fellow the fireplace nevertheless sorry to see the
Old Year 60. Colonel Gasman,
Sixth Grade SIT Twenty-ffth Avenue NE.
Van Cleve School.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-31
IN THE HIDDEN FOREST GLEN.

It was New Years when the small fairies repre-
senting the past years danced in the freight in the
hidden glen It was grand festival. Father Time, old
and gray but still merry, high of
boughs where he surveyed the jolly party crept up in
the shadow Of oak tree and heard Nineteen hundred
and-fve talking to Observation-Disclosures. He said
cit is shame have to die at the stroke of twelve
and let you take my place. am sure that Il lived
another year would do so much good See the lnVen-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-31
IN A NEW GUIsE.

Lee. =
Here am bringing New Year again into view.
well remember last year or last night when went
out would back and
they do not dream here in the form of New Year.
Last night Santa Slaus and I were talking about
Christmas and he said he never had enjoyed himself
SO much as the year 1905 Every place he the people
were ready to him with their stockings and not
hung up card saying there i've children
living here when there only happened to be had
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-31

started the building of the Panama canal More wheat
was raised this year than for ten years. Even more
wonderful the magnetic pole has been discovered Many
have been built How grand it would
be if you could build schools in Russia, China and
in all Of those countries that need have their people
educated If you could stop the terrible trouble that is
going on in Russiabut must say goodbye for my end
is near.'' Margaret Burcnard,
r Sixth Grade Street s..
Madison School.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-31
OLD YEAR CHA IS
Continued from First Page.1

her made beautiful party dress for her at last and
told her that she might have party but after that she
must go to bed. She had very large party and so
tired when it that she glad to have rest
Jack Frost again will until 1906 drives him
away. -Adah Anderson,
B Seventh Grade - 1929 Second Avenue S.
Bryant School,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-31
YELLED IN BLUE.
Honorable Mention. }

:
eyes, I small boy, and often wondered how
the year 1904 died My servants saw me and [
afraid they never will. When passed thru these
peary gittering gates in coming was yelled closely
Now, in going, am yelled in dark blue crepe Do you
not think have mucha Last week saw the gilt
terng and the happy children That Christmas
you Tomorrow night I shall be going away,
50 this may be the last talk with you shall go at IL
at night People all over the world will be out to watch
the year in and the old year out When go shall
carry this stick. troubled with foot. When
came stumbled and fell in greeting the other year and
my foot badly injured that walk only with
the aid of this cane.'' Marie Burkenstock,
Fifth Grade 1908 Emerson Avenue n.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-31
TIME OF MANY TALKS.

1T suppose shall have GO make speech just as my
ancestors have done,V said Old Year. 81 have many
things to talk about but cannot take time for them all
his watch and looked at it and then he said
cit is half past eight and can only talk here until
hafpast nine because other engagements. There
were thousands people all the world who, the
first of January made very good resolutions Some
kept them but the greater part did not. they had,
they would have been more successful For the most
part this has been pretty good year. There were some
very careless accidents and mistakes made butt as have
said, the year has been pretty good one as whole
suppose you have noticed have only nine hngers One
shot off by giant cracker on the Fourth of Ju1y
said glancng again at his watch 80 good-by, Happy
New Year. mildred Bertle,
B Seventh Grade, 32OO Stevens Avenue ..
Bryant School.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-31
JUNIOR

tions have brought i could do twice much in the
coming year. ssoh! that would never do, said
Nineteen. hundredandsix You see people have to grow
older and if lived year longer the people would
grow any older and, besides would have to change
to Nineteen hund -andseven do not boast
Of what do, but wait until next New Year
then the out of the hour glass; and Father Time
fire. fairies and all vanished in twinkling.
Seventh Grade, -2z---Neil Brown,
Bryant School. Park Avenue and Fiftieth st. S..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-31
A LAZY LITTLE FELLOW.

"How happy am that I can have
rest" said Old Year to the New. g Yes,
you ought to be thankful that you can
rest, for you have done so much work
and have made so many inventions and
discoveries, /" said New Year. This con-
versation was between old Father Time,
representing Old Year, and Cupid, rep
resenting New Year, about twelve
II hope I shall have better luck than
9 I want to have a pretty easy time of
You can not have a very easy time
8 world, - said old Father Time. "Wen,
newfangled dish-washing machines, and
hat will do hard work so that people will
don t want to have to 60 around and
are being done, either, and I intend to
: to help me, SO won't grow old SO fast
. responded Cupid. ooh, [ seel,, said
6 You want to have everything done for
J not the way of the world. You should
hers happy first and do all you can for
Of yourself last. - When a person is
ink others should take care Of him. said
' that I spent very happy year because
t well and 7 thought of others before
d Father Time. Matte Larson,
9, 3405 Chicago Avenue.
In School.