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Of Game Visitors From the Arctic.
OsaooD LAKE, y. Y. sept. lt.-Therc are
thousands Of hunters and fishers in tho
Ad~irondacks other than tho human popu-
lation. To dwell upon one of these lakes
for the summer in to see a daily exhibition
Of the skill with which bird and beast and
fish pursue their proper game.
Perhaps patience quite as much as skill
has To do with the success Of these feathercd,
furred md scaled hunters and fishers.
They are at their business Of catching
one another much Of the day and no doubt
much Of the night
The deer nave few enemies other than
man. One hears now and then the cry OF
the wildcats on the edge Of the wilderness,
and these beasts still pursue the deer. A
much more persistent and annoying enemy
OF the deer is the hunting dog.
II in years since bounding was lawful.
hut IL IL still occasionally rraCtised, and
dogs bred for the purpose or born of tho
hunting race pursue deer night and day
il not chained or impounded. One OF the
most annoying sounds Of tho Adirondacks
In the nightlong how Of old hunting dogs
tied up TO keep them of the trail.
All summer long but especially from about
the first Of August, the lakes are haunted
by a myriad of swallows In pursuit of flies,
They skim along in level flight almost upon
the surface of the water. with o and then
an Grant dip here, n there a sudden
upward slant in pursuit Of their prey.
Their beautifully tinted bodies n grace
fully bowed wings make a lovely picture
beneath tho serene skies Of September.
and to the eye that sees them winding In
and out and back and forth In ~tireless flight.
a hundred or more together. they seem
to be weaving n web Of intricate pattern
over the whole surface OF the water. II IL
a belief Of the old time that the swallows
fly low To the water oil the eve Of rain. be-
cause thor the insects leave the upper
atmosphere. II often happens that these
birds skim the lake for hours In 'oalm. bright
weather, and when no human eye can die.
cover a single insect lowering near the
surface.
Al such times tho water IL often busted
for considerable areas with myriads 81
small insects. and IL In probable that the
swallows fy low enough &C brush these
insects into the air with their wingA. and
then catch them In their Widespread mouths.
II 10 noticeable that the night hawk. hat
bird Of rare, dark beau ty and marvellous
ersos. initiates The swaIow's tsctios.
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IN 4 Foo.


Even iAind Men Lose Their Way The
sreund sounds Dir trent"
Nothing has such a ~bewildering effect
as fog. Only animals which find their
way by scent can get about in 1t with any
certainty. nays Chums,
Birds are entirely confused by IL. Tame
pigeons remain all day motionless and
half asleep. huddled up. either in or just
outside their houses,
Chickens remain motionless for hours
during heavy fogs. No bird sings or
utters a call. perhaps because IL fears to
betray its Whereabouts to an unseen foe,
During one very thick fog a blind man
was found wandering about a certain dis
trict Of London.
This man was In the habit Of coming up
every day rom a suburb, carrying notes
and parcels, and had scarcely ever lost
his way before. Asked Why he had gone
astray, for he was quite blind. and IL was
supposed that weather would have made
no did srenoe, he said that In . fog the
ground BOUNDED quite dtdsrsnty.'
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The night hawks appear in large num-
beers late in August and divide their time
toward evening between the atmosphere
from fifty to "a hundred feet above the water
and the lower ~ rata. almost al the surface.
In their higher flight they go through
beautiful evolutions, now soaring with wide
pinions, now making sudden accents and
descents' lodging 20 right or left, n all
will the utmost grace,
When they skim along the surface they
rarely touch the water, and IL may be sus-
pected vat their great wings sweep up
thousands OF Tiny insects into the air so that
they may he easily driven into the wius
hairy mouth.
The beautiful. velvety little cedar wax
wing IL an insect hunter Of "a different type
from the swallows and the night hawks.
These little birds are slow in flight compared
with the swallows.
on a tree or a stake just az the edge of the
water, and making sudden sallies when
they see an insect In the air. Sometimes
they halt themselves in midnight with
that unexpectedly appears, and often they,
descend TO pick a fallen insect out Of the
ate before n pickerel has had time TO
make its splashing leap for the prey. The
waxwings are so eager In their pursuit OF
game tina they often almost fly In the face
of a rover on the lake.
Among tho feathered fisherman mona 4,
more persistent or s,lccessYll than the kjpg-
Hsher' He IL a mere caricature OF a bird,
with his great crested head. conspio,IoTs
white collar and stnmp of a all bur Ss
knows his business, ~ no
Pcrched on a tree. from ten 10 Gf,esn
feat ahoye the shallow adge ~ ths laLa h.
wntcies natientlv for bis Draw anil MAJ
be s.es h drons ike n nhimrna, o.
would think. indeed that his body H Has
specially weighted for the plunge. 40 .wis,
and sudden is his descent SWIM
He must play havoc with the nopulatior
OF the waters, for he Ia at his tash d@v in
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SPANS CANNY RAILROADS.
visitors Hsve to Pay for . Ticket Merely "a
so IN the Platform.

In Spain the railroads do not lose q chance
20 make n little profit. cven In the case OF the
n~on-travellers. When you see somebody
on In that country you must pay for the
privilege.
Tho railroads all sell biietes do nnTen.
which are good for tho platform only.
These cost generally Ave centimos. equiva-
lent TO q cent In American money.
just why this Is done II 10 hard 10 see, he
cause persons entering q train cannot very
well void the conductor. who In always
making trips to inspect the carriages. II
a person attempted 20 steal q ride in q car
riags ne would have small chance Of getting
away with IL. II caught he would have 20
paw a penalty 81 just twice the faro between
the point where he was discovered and IVA
point where tickets last were inspected.
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Kansas Rsnections on . Boston Editor.

From me Topeka Daily Capital.
Bent Murdock 10 always willing 10 say q good
WORD for . brother editor, as can be seen from the
following a small monthly newspaper printed II
Boa,on IL named Osv Dumb Animals, George I.
Angel being Its editor, As the editors name Is
ciuds he 10 Aot only IN important blue bolIisd YAM
-. nvs 10 greatly stuck on himself. Anyhow - BE-
- - ~ TrsAy 0eoA3
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FLYING NORTH WOODS HUNTERS
SKILL AND PATIENCE or THE
BIRDS or PREY.

Featbercd. Furrrd and Sealed Hunters of
the ~tdirondacks -s!rare ~ swallows
Hawks and Iicrons In Their Pursuit
Of Game Visitors From the Arctic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-27
AN OLD SETTLER Is GONE.
Mrs. Mcconnell, MenoIxen Pioneer,
Dies in Topeka.

Mrs. Rosella Mcconnell, wife of the
late Oscar F. Mcconnell of M-nokcr,
died this morning at 4:30 o'clock az the
residence of her daughter Mrs 1. d.
Graham, 1901 West Sixth avenue, with
whom she had made her home for sew
eral years past.
Mrs. Mcconnell was born in Stenstea,i
county, Canada, on June 27, 1890 and
had she lived until her next birthday
anniversary she would have reached
the age of n years. Her maiden name
was Leavitt and she was welded TO
her late husband in 1S4S. Her husband
went to California with the gold seek
ers in 1S49 but returned home in 1871
where he remained until 1862, when he
came with his family to Topeka and
located on the East Eighth avenue
road near the cemetery, and later re-
moved to the Menoken farm which was
occupied by Mrs. Mcconnell until The
spring of 1903.
She leaves behind her seven children.
The four daughters and three sons are:
Mrs. Alice Young, Junction City, Mrs.
|. c. Williams, North Topeka. Mrs.
Hattie Gholson, Chicago Mrs. I d
Graham of this city, Mr.. ]. NJ. McCon-
nell, Kiro, Mr.. Gault Mcconnell. La
mont Ok, and Mr.. Grant Mcconnell.
Parker, Kan.
The funeral procession will start from
her late residence at 1901 West Sixth
avenue at IL o'clock on Thursday.
March Is. after a brief service at the
house The funeral services will he
held at the Prairie Home church. lust
north of Menoken, and the burial will
take place in the adjacent cern.taIv
where she will be laid to rest beside the
body OF her husband. The services viii
De conducted by the Rev. J. NJ White
mead and Rev. w. T. Pence.
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| Heastons barber shop.)
Mrs. John Seaman of AFTER avenue
| is quite sick.
| The PRESBYTERIAN church has purchas
| ed new singing books.
| Mrs. B. D. Collins is at Holton visit
| ing her sister this week.
Cole Custer, of Dodge City, was ii
Oakland on Tuesday visiting friends.
Mrs ]. s. Ray and daughter Agnes
| are recovering from brief but severe IL
ness.
A. P. Brit will soon begin the cree
| ton of a modern residence on Sumner
street.
Mrs Homer Foltz has been i'll for the
past day or two, but is able to be
about again.
Mrs. R. v Lessen accompanied her
sister, Miss Beatrice Dills, on a month 3
visit to Nebraska.
Mrs. C. B. Harrison and children are
here on a visit to friends. They will
stay until April IL.
The school entertainment which Egas
to have been given tonight, has been
postponed one week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Trip will move from
their rooms on Belmont and Wfnheld
to a cottage on Oakland avenue.
The Christian church will give spec
ial Easter services Sunday morning,
for which they are making extensive
preparations.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Chris
tian church will meet with Mrs. ". r.
Jessop Friday afternoon at her home,
1877 Winfield avenue.
The young peoples societies are max
ing extensive preparations for their
union meeting to be held at the NJ
E. church Sunday evening.
On Thursday night the Presbyterians
will hold their annual congregational
meeting This is business meeting
at which time new officers, etc, will be
elected.
Owing to the postponement of the
church choir will rehearse tonight at
the church and tomorrow night at the
same place after the prayer meeting.
BEAUTIFYING OAKLAND.
This theme is a veritable mine of de-
lightful thought. A long time ago Poor
spring of action then the first thing
to do is to get the people to thinking
along this line
In speaking of identifying Oakland.
She has been lavish In bestowing nat
ural advantages which the keen fore
sight of our fathers was quick to de-
tect The site was inspiring whan
they first beheld it. even when the
hand of man had not been placed upon
1t is not our purpose to narrate the
history of Oakland, but to take it as
we find it and build upon 1t as ou- I'M
agina lions direct.
Our fair little city lies nestled as 1t
were, in a favored spot, the noble river,
which the red man called the kaw,
bears away upon its bosom all un-
healthy debris and makes large
curve in its course so as to encircle as
much of our city as possible
Oakland lies 900 feet above sea Level,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-27
ASPINALL MUST RETURN.
Ascending Manager of Crockett Store
Caught in Los Angeles.

Frank Aspinal has been arrested in
Los Angeles. Asphalt was formerly
manager of the ]. E. Crockett Dry
Goods store, and his sudden disappear
ance, together with $130 of the funds OF
the store, on the eve of his approaching
marriage last August, were the sensa-
tional details of Aspinalrs advent into
the arena of notOriety-
Aspinau has been living in Los An
Reles ever since he left Topeka. Local
authorities tried to locate him in New
York city Immediately after his depar-
ture on the theory that he was plan
Sheriff Bert Lucas retired in favor OF
Sheriff Wilkerson, word was received
that Asphalt was in Los Angeles, hav-
ing been seen there by Topeka people
who were in that city.
There was a reward of 800 for his
arrest, which will go to the authorities
at Los Angeles. 1t will not be deCid-
ed whether Aspinall will be brought
EFT returns to the city from a trip to
Chicago. Sheriff Wilkerson will not go
to Los Angeles after Aspinall, at any
rate. till after the preliminary trial of
the gamblers in city court Friday morn
ing, and there is no one else in the
sheriff's office who can get away to go
after the man. ReQuisition papers have
been made out and it will be necessary
for the Topeka authorities to act soon
as the Los Angeles officers will doubt
less not hold Aspinall long without a
warrant.
Asphalt was to have been married
to Miss Della Cassavant and the we'd
ding would have taken place in two or
three days had he remained. in Topeka.
Miss Cassavant had resigned her posi-
ton preparatory for the event. and she
was quite badly broken up over the
affair. Aspinall was in charge Of the
Crockett store during Mr.. Crockett's
absence on an eastern trip, and he
closed the store as usual one Saturday
night, taking with him all the money
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LOOKS ROSY TO HIM.
President of Colorado Southern Dis
cusses Industrial Condition.

New York, March 27.-Frank Trum-
bull. president of the Colorado South
ern system, has just returned from
Chicago in an optimistic frame of
mind over the continued prosperity of
the west. He said:
There are no symptoms of a down.
grade movement except such as will
naturally follow the curtailment of
improvement by the railroads; and If
this does not extend too far it may
prove salutatory in the matter of ad-
justing labor conditions, money rates,
etc.
eff we look at our situation in an
urruffied way we can count up a num-
Der of blessings. For example, no rate
wars, no rebates, no retaliatory rail-
road construction. no apprehension of
paralysis over thousands of miles of
territory by strikes of railroad en-
ployes because the railroad managers
offer to settle upon certain figures or
arbitrate.''
Mr.. TrumDull said the prospects in
all territory of the Colorado Southern
lines were never SO good.
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TOOK FRENCH LEAVE.
Two Sioux Indians Escape From o. S.
Prison.


Leavenworth, Kan. March 27.-Peter
Thompson and Brown-Takes-The-G Gun.
full blooded Sioux Indians. serving
short sentences in the United States
penitentiary, took French leave while
blowing on the prison farm, about 8
O'Clock yesterday morning, but We're
recaptuBed about two hours later IN
Salt Creek valley. The powerful Whls-
tie at the prison which was put in Tor
use as a signal when prisoners escape,
was used for the first time in the case
of the Indians. From $3.50 until after
IL O'clock the whistle was blown al
most necessarily. Its shrill shrieks
could be heard for miles and could nave
been heard for still greater distance
but for the high wind which prevailed
Thompson and Brown akes-The-Gun
were prison TRUSTEES and were sent out
to the field west of the prison, to PloW,
about $50 o'clock in the morning.
Shortly after o'clock prison guards
noticed the two teams of mules tied
to a fence, and the prisoners were not
in sight. The alarm was Immediately
given and in short time Deputy War
den Lemon and number of guards
started in pursuit of the fugitives. Sher-
iff Brown and Deputy Sheriff I-arkia
soon Joined in the hunt
Mrs. Henry Lanitz, of Twentieth and
Dakota streets, telephoned to the
prison that she saw the two Indians
along a hedge fence. adjoining her
place.
The two men were overtaken in Salt
Creek valley by w. J. Ryan. super1n-
tendent of the prison farm. and Deputy
Sheriff Mottin. Mottin was on horse
back and Ryan in a buggy. The In
dams did not show any resistance. Mr..
Ryan is the member of the school board
from the Fifth ward. Rewards OF 500
each had been offered for the capture
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| overlooking the beautiful river which
forms her northern border, and which
| at this point makes a watery expanse
| 900 feet wide, and Swallowed by The
beautiful Melan bridge, one of the
greatest in the world.
To make our little city look its best.
we must have the lawn well laid out
and moved as nicely as possible, be-
cause a good lawn is natures frame
for the artificial designs we place on
the ground.
We should keep most of the shrub
berry in the rear although a little in
the front would not matter so much
but roses and certain flowers are over
looked, because they are attractive and
beautiful.
We should have as nice walks as we
can afford, whether cement, brick,
wood or cinder. any kind is better than
none, but we should always keep them
clean.
we should never let such things as
tin cans sticks, or any other rubbish
collect in the yard.
we should keep the parkings cleaned
and we'll moved. and level with the
yard and the streets should be VOL
graded and drained
And again. we should keep the fences
in good repair and painted, and our
homes should be kept the same in ev-
cry respect.
If the cars that are sent down here
were only painted and the seats re-
covered, the car tracks should never be
any higher than the rest of the street.
we should never let any kind of
stock be tied in the yard or near the
house as it is one of the most degrad-
ing things that can be thought Of
Now, gentle reader. If all that we
have said and all that the context sug-
eests shall be carried out, If parklngs
shall be provided for along all our
streets and suitable street crossings
made; If the residences hereafter buil-
shall be modern; if our churches shall
he enlarged, refurnished and repatne-
ed If a town hall shall be erected; and
If our school building shall be cnlarg-
ed or a new structure built, ere Faith
err Time despoils the present structure,
and If Ceres. the kind goddess shall
continue to smile upon us, then the
people who founded Oakland will not
have lived in vain.
The Oakland of today Is what cur
fathers have made it. The Oakland Of
Tomorrow will be what the people Of
TODAY desire it to be, thus our efforts
and influence should be mutual in not
only beautifying Oakland from Ma
lures point of view, but intellectually
and morally; to most of US. Oakland
is our home, sweet, sweet home, the
dearest spot on earth around which
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-27
TOOK sTRYCHNINE BY MISTAKE
Wife of Doctor Was After Headache
Remedy.

Chicago, March 27.-A strychnine
tablet taken by mistake for a head
ache remedy. caused the death of the
wife of DR.. w. J. Blewet last night at
her residence, 1902 Wabash avenue.
Mrs. Blewett while suffering from
a headache, went to cabinet where
her husband kept a supply of medi-
cine and took by mistake a tablet con-
tanning a grain of strychnine
DR.. Blewett was visiting a patient
at the time and on his return he found
his wife was dead. Mrs. Blewett was
80 years old.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-27
A new DALY'S.
Elaw & Erlanger VIII Duplicate; the
Old Play House.

New York. March 27,AThere is to
York. 1t is to be built in Broadway
near Forty-second street, at a cost of
100000. by Messrs. Klaw & Erlanger,
and the estate of the late Augustin
Daily is to take an interest in the flu
ture of the new house, which is to be
as nearly a replica. of the famous build
ing on Broadway between Twenty
ninth and Thirtieth streets as skill and
money can make it. Every piece of
woodwork, every picture. all the in
terror furnishings, hallowed by long
association with the old house, will be
transferred to the new.
The lease on the old theater expires
May /.
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Lost His Ron ON Street Car

San Francisco, March 27.-Simon
H West, an aged stock raiser of Lee
roy, ILL.,, who arrived here with his
wife. was robbed of a pocketbook con-
tanning two drafts for $4,000 and
$1,000. 500 in currency and two Pull
man sleeper tickets, while travelling
from the ferry to the Hotel Neither
lands on street car. West states
that while j nthe overcrowded car he
felt the purse in his trousers pocket
several times but discovered his loss
on leaving the car.
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Mrs. Tower Seriously I'll.

New York, March 27.-Mrs. Charlie
magne Tower. wife of the American
ambassador in Berlin, who arrived
here from Europe last Wednesday. is
i'll at the Hotel Manhattan. 1t is I'M
derstood that an operation has become
necessary and that a cablegram has
been sent to Berlin summoning Ambas-
SadOr Tower to his wffe's side
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Russian Editor Assassinated

Moscow, March 27.-Dr. JoIos. edi-
tor of the Russki Vledomosti, was as
sassinated here today by an unknown
youth. who shot him with a revolver
as he was leaving his residence. The
murderer escaped
DR.. JOlos was a member of the low
er house of the first Russian parlia-
ment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-27
Three Little Indian BOYS.

Only three arrests were made last
night, and the victims were three lit
tie Indian boys, who desired to df-
vorce themselves from Haskell Insti-
tute- They were found by Officers
Jenkins and Hull, and will net the
finders SO per head.
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To Lock Out SO. 600 TaiIo,,s

Berlin. March glowing to the excess
sive demands of tailors in various
places in Germany, the employers have
decided to inaugurate a lockout Satur-
day. Sixty thousand men will be af
fected- The tailors' demands are from
forty to one hundred per cent over
present wages.
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clusters our thoughts and our pride
May We be the guardians of our liz
tie city's future. Beautiful doxyers
together with high ideals viii yoo Is'
Oakland beautiful nc
The above essay. was written as a
compilation of thoughts by the pupils
of the eighth grade of the OAKLAND
school. The entire school was 1ss;,,-.
the. above themes for essay and coms
position writing eoiil-
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taken in after the deposit had been
made in the bank in the afternoon. His
absence was not discovered till the fol-
lowing Monday when it was found that
the money was also missing.
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p Excursions

Los Angeles. San Francisco, and
many other California points $25. on.
Tickets on sale March, April, Septem-
Der and October.
Portland. Seattle, Tacoma and other
points in the Northwest, $25. 90 Tick
cts on sale March, April, September
and October.
Homeseekers' Excursion tickets on
sale first and third Tuesdays. Rate in
MANY cases less than one fare and limit
twenty-one and thirty days, according
to destination.
Winter Tourist tickets on sale daily
Very low rate. Limit June 1st.
For further particulars apply to
T. L. KING, c. p. & T. A.
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A HOME OF YOUR OWN
Implies Family Dignity, Self Reliance
and Responsibility. We have the plan.
Capitol Building and Loan Assn
534 KANSAS AVE.
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!0MesAM
GOSSIP

Qtems for this column may be left al
Heaston's barber shop)
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overlooking the beautiful river which
forms her northern border, and which
at this point makes watery expanse
900 feet wide, and Swallowed by The
beautiful Melan bridge, one of the
toe in