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Live Frog From Inside .
 Stone

Niles, Mich., Oct. 1S.-Work- men who were digging up and carting away stone at the old fair ground made a peculiar dis covery. One of the stones was so large that it could not be car ried away. With a few well directed blows the big powder was cracked and, to the suprise of the men, a large frog jumped out of it.
 The frog is said to have been larger than the ordinary variety and of a brilliant yellow color. It was thoroughly able to jump, and made it's escape before the astonished men could capture it.
 An examination of the rock failed to reveal any hole or aper- ture by which the frog could have gotten into it, and all the men are sure it leaped from the rock after it had been broken.
 The only way the puzzle of the reptiles presence in the stone, therefore, can be solved, is by the theory that the rock was form. ed around the frog. Such in- stances have been known to have occurred in other places.
 In this case the frog may have been in the rock for hundreds, perhaps thousands of years, as the stone is evidently of a very ancient formation. From Cali fornia reports have been sent out of frogs found in the gigan. tic redwoods, which are known to have grown around them for centuries, and the frogs are very much alive when they are re. leased.
 The stroy is vouched for, not only by the workmen, but by the residents of that part of the town.
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SPORTING news.
The February Card Is Now Much
in Doubt.
Battling Nelson Holding OFF
From Young COrbett.
QUESTION OF FINANCE.
Young COrbett Is Shy, Indeed,
With Ready Cash.
Hyland's Showing Against Neil
a Pleasant Surprise.

Cincinnati, Feb. Nv. w. Naughton
in the Enquirer writing. from Frisco
says:
Several weeks ago it was given out
that Young Corbett and Battling Nell
son would form the February pugilis-
tic attraction in San Francisco.
On the strength of a preliminary an
nouncement to that effect Corbett went
into training at San Rafael. During
the past few days it. has been made
clear that there is considerable doubt
as to whether the Dane and the Dem
verite will swap punches this month.
The fault is not with Corbett- 1t is
Nelson who is -dallying. He is dis
playing the arrogance that always
comes with wealth He has about $4,000
and he insists upon picking his own
opponents. Jimmy Britt who is pur-
chasing sixty-thousand-dollar flats,
doesn't care if he never speeds another
left hook. Young Corbett. who hasn't
sufficient negotiable metal TO make a
jingle on a tombstone, is just aching to
tackle somebody and would fight at the
drop of the hat.
To begin with, Nelson decided a day
or two ago that he wouldn't Sign up
with COrbett or any one else until he
had tried every known means of get
ting Jimmy Britt into a ring again.
Britt was approached on the subject of
a match by agents of Nelson and he
lOlQ lueHl PLAINLY lndI ne IdQ IeFSIScl
his pugiEStic telescope, and that the
only man looming UP through the small
end was Jabez White, of Birmingham.
Then they began to play upon Britt S
fears. They told him that the Ralston
anti-boxing bill might go through any
day, and that if he was wise he would
sign articles with Nelson and thus de-
clare himself in on the final clean up.
Nelson is still in hopes that the dire
prospect of a closed season for pugilists
will bring James Edward to time. Any
way, the Battling one is holding off and
keeping both Young Corbett and the
Hayes Valley Athletic club guessing.
He may decide at any moment to meet
Corbett in February, but his vacillating
methods so far will have the effect Of
making people skeptical as to his inten-
tions.
It will require a few days in training
camp on Nelson's part to satisfy the
sports that he really means to give
Young Corbett the chance the Denver
youngster is wishing for.
This much can be said for Nelson. He
has been frank enough to state that he
would prefer a contest with Britt to
one with Young COrbett. If the truth
were known Britt would rather become
Involved in ring trouble with Nelson
than with Corbett. Jimmy and the
Dane profess to have utter contempt
for each others Furnishing powers, but
Nelson doesn't attempt to belittle Cor
belts talents as a fierce thumper. He
says, in fact, that Corbett is good
fellow to avoid
1t will be a severe disappointment to
Corbett If his match with Nelson falls
through. The little fellow took the
bit in his teeth when he crossed the
bay, and he really put his whole heart
into the training work he engaged in.
Like many others he has become more
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new additional agreement. OF these
dates, ten will be in Chicago, and most
of them on Sunday. The owners of
both Chicago clubs are very anxious
to play games on the first day of the
week and, as their parks are located
widely apart, they are not worried by
opposition.
Five days in this city will conflict
the most important of which is that
of Labor day. However, it has always
been the custom for both New York
teams to play on that day at home.
Both leagues will be asked to adopt
a resolution which will prevent any
changes in schedules after. they have
been formally agreed to. Last sea-
son some bitter remarks resulted
when games were moved forward in
the middle of the season in both
leagues in order to provide extra at
fractions at some of the Western parks
and secure the lions share of the
patronage on conflicting dates.
Unexpected opposition has developed
to spring interleague games in cities
where both organizations are repre-
sented- Clubs which follow after these
contests to play the regular champion
ship games of the year assert that the
interest is visibly affected by the pre-
liminary sport, their receipts being
much lessened in consequence. Both
National and American league clubs
are on record as objecting to the city
championship series in st. Louis and
Philadelphia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-07
An Italian Bank shows Its Money

The banks of Little Italy are among
the most curious sights Of that quarter
of the town because of the kind of
business they do and the various pur-
poses they serve, as announced by the
signs on them and by reason, too of
the displays they sometimes make in
their show windows. Perhaps the most
unique in this respect IS the establish
ment Of Giovanni Recchione, at 721
Carpenter street, said to be the oldest
Italian bank in the city. Mr.. Rec
chione's display consists of real money
of all denominations, paper and coin,
and of about every government in the
world
The notes and pieces are spread out
in such a way that the value of most of
them may be seen from the street, and
it is a particularly good advertisement
because it convinces the depositor that
Mr.. Recchione has the goods. The dis
play is separated from the street not
only by the window glass. but also by
a wire netting, and it is on view every
day and MISUNDERSTANDING Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-07
SAIE. DE sTAEL.
A Note on Her Grave Deficiencies as a
SalOniere.

The story of Nine. de StaePs three
famous salons has passed into history,
for there it may truly be said that his
tory was made. Nevertheless, in the
true or original conception of the
word, Nine. de StaeI never held a
salon at ALL TO begin with, the time
had already gone by for select and in
innate gatherings of intimate friends;
and, further, this most remarkable and
powerful minded of women had few of
the chara cteristics necessary to a
salonfere. What, indeed, had she who
from the safety and SeclusiOn of her
Paris with the cry, "A revolution, and
not in itl' in common with the we'll
bred repOse and the equally we'll bred
courage of those gOddesses in their
temples? True, those same goddesses
would travel across Europe to meet
their lovers under circumstances
which might well make the hardest
modern traveller hesitate; but that was
a very different thing from throwing
themselves into the common herd and
the common matters of the dayi Nine.
de Stael was the embodiment of
boundlesS vitality and restless energy
She was herself a product of the
thought which had given birth to the
revolution AS a young girl her cry
had been for liberty, and her idol that
arch-humbug Rousseau. Life and
maturity wrought some change in her
views, without however, modifying
their ardor. She was. in fact, no
SranQe Dame, ands unuke ner mOIner,
she had little natural refinement. She
was far too busy, too occupied with
the big events of the day, with her
literary interests, her emotions-for it
is undeniable that her heart some
times ruled her head-to think of re-
fnement. It is noted that she once
kept her salon Waiting-ye shades of
the goddeSseS that Nine. Reca-
mier Enthusiastically stepped into
the breach and entertained the COM
pany until her arrival. BY her own
amazing personality she gathered her
world famous circle about her, but
she dominated and dictated to it as
she would have dominated and die
tated to France and to the whole
world, had not that other master mind
that helped to link the centuries pur-
sued her with relentless persecution.
"Ce nest point un salon, c'est un
club" said Napoleon when, after
BENZ misunderstanding famous speech
on the dawn of tyranny. the conqueror
of italy, suspecting whence it ema-
mated, forcibly closed Nine. de StaePs
salon of the consulat and sent its
hostess into exile. Probably Napoleon
never spoke truer word.-The Nine
tenth Century.
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Mrs. F. F. Taggart Listening to
Army Divorce Testimony.
as Usual There Is Another
Woman in the Case.
TAGGART STARTS SUIT.
Both Parties Well known in
LeavenwOrth Society.
Officers of the Post Seem to Be
Most Friendly to Taggart.

Ieavenworth. Kan, Feb. Mrs. r.
F. Taggart, who is being sued for di-
vorce from her husband, Captain Tag
CART, of the Sixth infantry, in the court
of common pleas at Worcester. o., is
visiting friends at Leavenworth. Mrs,
Taggart is here for the purpose of be-
ing present at the taking of dispositions
among the officers at Fort Leavenworth
prior to their departure for the Philip
pines.
The dispositions are being taken be-
fore Judge Benjamin F. Endress. Mrs.
Taggart was on hand when the taking
OF testimony began and took copfous
notes and showed deep interest. She is
short of stature and very good looking.
Several prominent army OFFICERS were
called before the court this morning,
and it is said they gave testimony very
reluctantly
Mrs. Taggart has employed Atwood
az Hooper to represent her, while Cap
tain Taggart is represented by Attor-
neys Thomas F'enlon. of this city, and
Edward Wertz of Worcester, 0. The
latter is a. member of the Ohio legiS-
lature from Wayne county The name
OF another army woman, who is now
living at Fort Leavenworth, figures in
the case.
Captain and Mrs. Taggart are well
knawn in Leavenworth. and the scan
dal that resulted in their separation has
been gossiped about in society circles
for several months.
Captain Taggart seems to have the
sympathies Of the officers at the post.
He is in line for promotion and viii be-
come a major soon- In his petition for
divorce he alleges infidelity and names
Captain Bash of the Seventh infantry,
as correspondent.
Captain Bash is the husband of Ber-.
tina Runkle, who wrote The Helmet Of
Navarro" It is said that the Fort
Leayenworth woman who figures in the
case recently went to Worcester TO give
her testimony
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MANY NEW PLAYERS.
Both of the. Big Leagues Continue to
Sign Up.

New York, FEB. Both of the local big
league baseball teams are rounding up
their players rapidly for the coming sea-
son.
Fourteen of the New York Nationals
have been signed and eleven of the Amer
leans.
The men signed by McGraw's champions
are: Catchers, BOwerman and Bresnahan;
pitchers, McGinnity. Taylor, Yiltse and
Ames; infelders, Gilbert, Devlin, Dahlen
and Dunn; outfelders, Browne and
Mertes, Neal, a shortstop drafted from the
Springfield, Ill, team. also has been sign
ed, as we'll as Sammy Strang, formerly of
the Brooklyns. Neal was incorrectly re-
ported as having signed with the New
York Americans. With Neal. Strang- and
Dunn, McGraw has three utility infield-
ers. Mccain, Mathewson, Donlin and
Marshall are still unsigned, but will no
doubt be in line when the bell rings.
Manager Griffith of the New York
Americans had only the signature of Will
lie Keller for next season when he re-
turned from his ranch in Montana late
in December. but now those who have
signed are: Chesbro, Clarkson, Whitley
Hogg, Puettman, Holycross and Net
calfe, all pitchers; and Keeler, Mcclure
and kleinOW- The unsigned ones are
Powell, Newton, Charles Yeager, Ander-
son, Camel, Williams, Elberfield, Fultz,
Conroy and Dougherty. Regulars fire.
Quently do not sign until late in the
training season. Griffith's principal con-
Germ just now is not about his old men
but how his new ones will pan out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-07

Why do work and worry and excess
and strain and over-indulgence break
down constitutions and make men and
women worn out and run down and rest
less and sleepleSS and discouraged and
morose! Because they weaken the Tiny
tender nerves on which life itself depends
Not the nerves you ordinarily think
abOut-not the nerves that govern your
movements and your thoughts.
But the automatic nerves that, unguid-
ed and unknown, night and day, keep your
heart in motion-control the digestive APP
paratuS-regulate your Hver-operate your
kidneys.
These are the nerves that worry wears
out and work breaks down.
1t does 40 good to treat the ailing or
gan-the irregular heart-the disordered
ed Kidneys They are not to blame But
go back to the nerves that control them.
There you will find the seat of the trou-
BILE
1t does no good to take stimulants and
narcotics, for theirs, at best. is but a
temporary effect which merely postpones
the final day of reckoning.
There is nothing new about this-noth-
ing any physician would dispute. But it
remained for DIR. Shoop to apply this
knowledge-to put it to practical use. DR..
Shops Restorative is the result of a
very line; 1t does not dose the organ to
deaden the Pain-but it goes at once to
nerve-and builds it up, and strengthens
it and makes it well. That is the end of
all vital troubles. That is the end of
sleeplesS nights and restless days That is
the end of nervousness, the end of brain
"a g and fatigue
If you are worn out. run down and have
never tried my remedy, merely write and
ask 1 will send YOU an order on your
druggist which he viii accept as gladly as
he would accept a dollar. He will hand
you from his shelves a standard sized bot
tie of my prescription. and he will send
the bill to me This offer is made only to
strangers to my remedy. Those who
have once used the Restorative do not
need this evidence. There are no conIf-
tlonS-no requirements It is open and
frank and fair. 1t is the supreme test of
my limitless belief. All that I ask YOU to
do IS to Write-write today.
For a free order Book on Dyspepsia
for full dollar Book on the Heart
bottle YOU must Book 8 on the kidneys
address Dr. Shoop, Book for Women.
Box G729. Racine, Book for Men
Wis. State which Book 6 on Rhauma-
book you want. tism.
Mild cases are often cured by a single
bottle For sale at forty thousand drug
stores
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THE TAYLOR CASE.
Policemen Declare Pitcher Admitted
Receiving Money From Comisl1cy-
Sd I.onis AL. 7.-Iaek lTavlor. hi

st. Louis, Feb. Jack Taylor, the
local National league pitcher who is
accused of dishonesty and has two
cases pending against him, has re-
ceived from Chairman Hermann of
the national commission copies of the
affidavit filed by President Hart of the
Chicago National league club in his
case.
Taylor made public the nature of
these affidavits and they purpOrt to
be from two policemen, employed on
the West side grounds in Chicago,
summer that he got 500 of Hart S
money and $500 of Comfskey's'' in the
series with the White Stockings in
1903. One of the policemen swears
he heard Taylor say it, and the other
that some one told him Taylor said it.
Hart himself makes. affidavit to the
effect that he has never accused Tay-
lor of crookedness on the diamond
Taylor gave out the following state
ment last night:
s'The two coppers I knew well. and I
know what despicable men they are.
One of them says he knows me only
by sight. That is funny, as I know
him we'll enough to have borrowed
his uniform on more than one ccca-
sion and have walked over the streets
near the ball grounds with it on. We
also have played poker and the races
together. as well as been in each
others company at some fights.
''The two coppers are just the kind
of people that could be bought for
two bucks apiece
President Pulliam of the National
league has written to Taylor that it
will be to his advantage to attend
the meeting of the board of directors
of the National league on February 1 4.
"By the way, said Taylor, 1.-THE
league is only going to take up my
Pittsburg experience of July 80, last.
That is going to be probed to the bot
tom. They can't prove anything
against me. The Pittsburg sports will
be able to show that I was drunk that
day. I have just written Umpire Ems
lie to take the trouble to send on a
letter telling what he thought OF my
showing. He'll be better able to tell
than any man in the world whether
or not was trying.
ct will go to the league meeting,
but I am sorry my case with Hart is
going to be settled by correspondence.
don't think I will get fair treatment
that way. Those affiidavits are a
sample of what I can expect. They
are lies pure and simple.
fsrThese two cOpperS cannot stand IN
in a courtroom and under oath say
what is embodied in their affidavits
Harris affidavit. by the way. states
that all he knows is hearsay."
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OHIO OIL SCARCE.
NO Wonder the Standard Wants to
Secure Kansas Field.

Columbus, O., Feb. THE northern
Ohio oil field is about gone" said Robert
Pertzer of Barren county, Kentucky, a
pioneer in almost all the oil fields OF the
United States.
IN the field about F'indlay, where for
merry operated, the production has run
down badly and wells making as low as
half a barrel. which in more prosperous
days would not have been operated at all,
are now being pumped, said he
1T does not cost anything like as much
as it does in the Ohio field to put down
holes in Kentucky as the wells there are
shallow, from 165 to $50 feet deep, the
deepest for drilling and casing cost not to
exceed 500
Every foot of territory in the neigh
borhood of the producing territory is now
under lease and the leased territory is be-
ing extended every day
For a long time it has been impossible
to do much in Kentucky, as the drought
there has exceeded anything ever known,
but now there is much activity and prep
arations are Being made for a rushing
spring and summer III the oil business.
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ENGLISH PHEAsANTs.
A Number of the Birds are Being
Raised Out West.


Last year Dick Sharp, brother Of
Representative A A. Sharp, bought
a trio of English ring neck pheasants,
and from these succeeded in raising
forty fine birds. Tt is his intention
to liberate the most Of the pleas
ants just as soon as the worst of the
winter weather is passed, and every
one is requested to see that these beau
tiful birds are protected until they
shall have increased to considerable
numbers.
They are a very hardy and prolific
bird and if all will unite in protecting
them. it Will only be a few years until
we Will have some fine shooting The
law now forbids the killing of these
birds for four years, under a penalty
of $50 for every bird killed A purse
has been made up for the purpose of
bringing in fifty more of these same
pheasants. and they will be liberated
about the same time.
This fifty in addition to what Dick
Sharp proposes nberating, will give
us a start of some seventy-five or
eighty birds. and from such a start if
we will join together to protect we
will soon have gratifying results. A
number of these same birds were lib
Grated two years ago at Peterson
Lake, near Wichita, and they are re-
ported as doing remarkably well and
increasing very fast.-Larned TilIer
and TOiler
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Special Homeseekers' Rates via
Santa Fe.

On February 7th and 21st and March
9TH and 21st special homeseekers'
tickets will be sold to Galveston, FIT.
Worth, Dallas, Houston. San Antonio
and other Texas points al the extremely
low rate of $500 for the round trip.
Points in Pecos Valley and return $40.
FL Paso and return S26.50. Rate Of one
fare plus $500 to points in Oklahoma,
Indian Territory, Arizona, New Mexico,
Arkansas and Texas, tickets limited to
p days from date of sale and stop
overs allowed on the going trip within
Is. days.
address T. l. King, c. P. and T. A..
Topeka. Kan.
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No BOX in Pittshnrc Again-

Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. TT is more
than ten years since the police permit
ted boxing in this city. Half dozen
clubs have been organized recently and
a big one has rented the old city hall
from the city council and will put on
some big fights. 1t is to be operated
by an organizatio called the Business
Mems club. Jimmy Mason is the pro
moter of the organization. Dominick
McCaffery already has a show going in
the Lawrenceville district and several
clubs will give weekly bouts. The pro-
motors have been notified that none but
amateurs will be permitted to spar. But
the fighters are all salaried, neverthe-
less.
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WHERE IS PLUNRtER2
Was Under Sentence to Stay on Res
ervation Six Months

LeavenwOrth. Kas., Feb. Lieut..
William H Plummer, Sixth infantry,
has disappeared from Fort LeaVen-
worth and is looked upon as a de-
serter from the service. Before leav-
ing he disposed of some OF his prop
erty- Lieut.. Plummer was recently
court martialed and sentenced to re-
main on the reservation six months.
Last summer he disappeared from his
quarters and was found at a farmers
home at Hiawatha. He was court
martialed and it was this sentence
he was serving when he left this time.
Lieut.. Plummer's home is in Rhode
Island. He was an actor before the
Spanis1-American war. During the
war he served in a Massachusetts in
fantry regiment.
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PUTTING IN THE PIPES.
Natural Gas Company to Begin Lay
ing from Ottawa

Ottawa. Kas.. Feb. THE Kansas
Natural Gas company has distributed
five miles of pipe from Ottawa south
along the Santa Fe and 200 men will
go TO work today laying it. The con-
tract for constructing the main from
Ottawa to the Chanute gas field has
been awarded to A. Jacks & Co. The
COrcoran Construction company will
put in the pipe from Ottawa to Kan
saS City, Kas- Some of the pine for
this section has reached Ottawa and
the work will begin there north along
the Santa Fe.
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Nelson and Corbett Sure.

San Francisco, Feb. 7.-Battling Mel
son and Young Corbett were securely
hooked last night by Matchmaker Nor
riS Levy. The two little men reached
an agreement to appear in a Queens
berry contest at the end of this month
in Woodward's pavilion. They agreed
prevailed in their previous meeting. 130
pounds at 6 o'clock on the day of the
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ST. Louis, Feb. According to advices
from washington, one of the first acts of
the new owners of the Washington base
ball team was the granting of an uncon-
ditiOnal release to Patsy Donovan, who
led the Senators last season. The notice
of release will, of course, have to be fled
with the president of the American league
to make it formally effective, and john
son did not mention it while here, proba-
bly, because he did not have this notice.
The Washington directors have however,
voted in favor of it, and the formal an
nouncement from Chicago may be looked
for shortly.