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The Topeka state journal., 1908-08-29
American League.
National League.

fought and the Nets were in the
lead. Hagerman had been driven to
the bench and the hopes and ardor OF
the fans was down to the freezing
point. Folbre was wild but very effec-
tive in the pinches and although he
was given poor support, was holding
his own until the fatal ninth.
The locals scored in the first when
Wooley was given life, went to second
on a sacrifice and added third on a
fieIders choice, and with Boles pulled
off a double steal. The only other
run was a home run drive to deep
center by Davis in the seventh. The
ball bounced over the fence. The
Nets scored two in the second.
Downey singled, Rapps bunted ana
Hagerman fumbled the ball as usual,
both men being safe. Mccormick
sacrificed both a station farther on
and the pair scored when Everhart
dropped a little Texas leager back of
second base. In the third doubles by
Goes and Downey after two men were
out scored one. The finals came in
the sixth. Downey walked and
scored on Rapps double. Mccormick
reached first on Andrews error,
Rapps taking third. Everhart famed
and when Mccormick started for sec
ond Boles threw the ball away allow
ing Rapps to score.
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Summary: Home run-Davis. Two
base hits-Goes, Downey, Rapps.
Sacrifice hits-Davis, Rapps, McCor-
mick, Folbre. Stolen bases-Wooley,
Boles. Abbott. Bases on balls-Of
Hagerman. 1; off Root, l.; off Folbre,
6. Struck out-By Hagerman. 4; by
Root, 2; by Folbre, 3. Hits-Off
Hagerman. in six innings; off Root,
1 in three innings. Left on bases
Topeka, 12; Oklahoma City, 4. At
tendance-1.S00. Time of game
1850. Umpire-Setley.
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Sioux CITY 1O. Omaha Z

Omaha, Aug. 90
Score by innings: R-HE.
Sioux City ..........2 1 90 80 1-10 13 2
Batteries-Rhoades, Hollenbeck and
Gonding; Alderman and Shea
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Topeka

.selby batted for Hagerman in the sixth.
OKLAHOMA CITY.
Players ABB. r. H o. A. e
Love. %. ............ o
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After the disastrous end of the first
game the Nets started the second with
the determination of making 1t
farce. The first three Nets up were
easy outs. Hoffer took the rubber and
started by walking Cole. He tried to
walk Wooley but Lige hit one right
at Mccormick which the latter could
not escape and Lige had to go out
Davis struck at a wide one and hit it
back of Goes. Goes loafed until the
hit was triple and then threw the
ball to Downey who threw the ball to
the grandstand. Umpire Setley
promptly called the game and for
feited it to Topeka to o.
After the second game had been
forfeited an incident took place at the
expense of Bill Hoffer. the veteran
The Topeka state journal., 1908-08-29
WESTERN LEAGUE.
Lincoln S, Des Moines {

Des Moines, Aug. 29.-
Score by innings: R.H: E.
Des Moines ...O0 10000 2
Lincoln .. .......31 101 0-5 z /
Batteries-Olmstead and Heckinger;
Bonno and Zinran.
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Everybody Reads the State journal.
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Other Baseball Games.
Tulsa, 4; Independence, 1.
Bartlesville, IA; Muskogee, 1.
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Pueblo 10, Denver 4

Pueblo 10, Denver 4.
Denver, Aug. 29.-
Score by innings: R.H. z:
Denver o o4o0O0-4 z 4
Pueblo 49,. ........1 3101 40 2
Batteries-Jackson and McDonough,
Fitzgerald and Mite.
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W6St6rn
hSSO-
6ldt1On
Gossip

>x WHERE THEY PLAY
S0 TOMORROW.
Oklahoma City at Topeka
Enid at Webb City.
Springfield at wichita
Joplin at Hutchinson.
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The locals have a lead of thirty
eight points today and IL the present
gait Is kept up the Cooleysox Will have
no trouble in winning the pennant-
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Report tss 1t that Cooley Is trying
to land Milton. Cooley ought to sign
up the sporting editor of the Journal
and then he would be hxed.-Oklaho-
ma City Times. We know better one
on the sporting writer Of the Times.
but 1t IL so good that We almost hate
to print Il. We won't print his name
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Umpire Setley certainly had a hard
day of 1t yesterday. but he brought
credit to himself for his drmness as
well as for his fairness. He is the
most popular umpire that has worked
here this season and he Is not a homer
in the slightest sense of the word.
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SCORE BY INNINGs

zone man out when v
made.
The Columbus journal., 1908-11-04
HAD DONE WORK THOROUGHLY.
Corporal Literally obeyed Orders Of
Post Commandment.

Gen. Clarence Edwards. chief of the
insular bureau Of the war department.
tells how an Irish corporal got even
with an unpopular post commander
in Cuba. This post commander,
though an excellent soldier, was some
thing of a crank. He had two hob
bies. One was that the liberal use of
whitewash was the best possible pre-
ventive of disease, and the other was
. pet flamingo. an ill-natured bird that
was disliked heartily by the enlisted
men because 1t never overlooked an
opportunity to nip one of them.
One day the post commander had to
go to Havana, but he could not en-
dure the thought that anyone should
be idle in his absence. 1t had been
fully q week since any whitewashing
had been done, 50 he issued an order
that AL articles pertaining to the
camp not sheltered from the weather"
should be whitewashed. The Irish
corporal was. intrusted with the execu-
ton of the order.
The post commander returned next
day. and pretty soon the air was fair
ly blue with his cursing. The SOL
diers heard the noise, but they were
not curious. They knew what 1t was
all about. The post commanders
brilliant flamingo was white AZ q
snowy heron.
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FARMER NOT TO. be TRAPPED.
This One Was Taking No Chances
on q Possible $500 Fine.

The government weather bureau
supplies daily thermometer readings
quantity of rainfall and the forecast
for the ensuing "a hours to farmers
along rural routes who apply for TENN
The data are stamped with rubber
type upon one of the franked govern
ment cards and dropped in the rural
mail box by the rural carriers each
day.
On . western route q farmer had
applied for the forecasts, and they
were dropped regularly In his mail
box each morning. but he failed to
take them out. and the accumulation
of cards became 50 great 1t nearly
filed the box.
An inspector, going over the route
dropped In at the farmhouse.
why don't you make use of the
weather f0recasts?" he inquired.
Didn't you apply for them?"
For reply the patron Of the rural
route led him out to the mail box
and put his finger on the corner of one
of the cards. where was printed:
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ancient vintage like a crown. ana In
the end he slows it away in his damp
proof chest awaiting another festaI
occasion or held as an asset In his
estate after DEATH"
UnWise Combination,

To the mind of Mrs. Abigail Jen-
nings there was a sort of dislOyalty in
admitting to any outsider that a native
Of WillOwby could be really eccentric.
AS for anything beyond eccentricity,
Mrs. Jennings would never have ad.
mitted it. even in the case of Miss
Rachel Gregg. who was frankly called
crazy by the summer visitors.
Now, Mrs. jennings" said one Of
the bOarders, do you really mean that
you've never known Miss Gregg to do
anything that you'd call crazy?'
mo, l haven't" said Mrs. Jennings,
with a firm and unyielding expression
about her prominent chin.
why, what do you think Of her
sending that bag of eggs over to the
Corners to Mrs. Cole, right in the box
with her laundry work. and never tell
ing the stage-driver, and letting him
throw the box right off?" inquired the
summer bOarder. Mrs. Cole says
there's one shirtwaist she'll never be
able to wear again"
We'll" said Mrs. Jennings. calmly,
Il should say about that as I have
about a number of little things Rachel
does and has done. She may lack In
wisdom and forethought now and
again-but then, who doesn't, I'd IKE
to know?-Y0uth's Companion.
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Good In Either Event.

Gen. Dabney H. Maury tells in his
"Recollections of a Virginian" of an
old lady in Fredericksburg who was
reduced to taking in boardeEs in order
to make both ends meet. On one Oc-
casion of peculiar stress. the larder
was so empty that the good lady took
to her bed and summoned her servant.
Nancy" she said, there's nothing
in the house for my bOarders to eat
except mush. But give them that. II
they are Christians. they will accept 1t
in resignation and thankfulness. And
II they are not Christians. 1t is q deal
too good for them"
The Columbus journal., 1908-11-04

when Douglas sneeringly quoteda part
of Lincoln's Observation-Disclosures
itself" speech, the Republicans burst
into applause, which brought an angry
response from the unwary orator; and
when Lincoln began by reading do
cument, someone in the crowd shouted.
"Put on you specs" possibly anticipat-
ing q smart reply. But Lincoln was
in no joking mood. "Yes, sir" be re-
sponded gravely, II am obliged to
do 80, l am no longer . young man."
Then for an hour snd . half he held
that mighty audience by the sheer for
&c of his personality and the intense
interest of his theme. Now and again
there was burst Of cheering, but the
speaker made no effort at oratorical
effect and employed no device to ligh-
ten his argument. Douglas was not
vet as serious as his adversary, for he
had entered alphabetically upon the
contest, and did not Immediately re-
alize the magnitude of the task he had
undertaken. From the very start he
assumed the offensive and continued
his attack, scarcely designing to notice
his opponents replies, throughout the
day. Even when some Republican
enthusiasts stormed the platform at
the close of that eventfll evening and
attempted to carry Lincoln off upon
their shoulders, he affected to believe
that he had so completely exhausted
his adversary as to necessitate his re.
moval from the field. One week later
he began to take less jaunty view Of
the situation.
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A Delicate Touch.


Old Miss Bugbee was very deaf. and
very sensitive about her infirmity
Such was her natural cleverness and
ingenuity, however, that she usually
escaped from serious embarrassment;
and she always SO vehemently
scorned ear-trumpets and devices OF
mechanical nature that her friends nc
longer dared to suggest them to her
But on one occasion things went not
according to schedule.
"She came in to borrow some maya
zines yesterday" said Mrs. Russell.
who lived next door, "just after the
piano-tuner had gone. He'd been here
all the morning. making such an out.
rageous racket that felt sure even
Miss Bugbee would be annoyed. But
she hadn't been, not q mite.
II said to her: Miss Bugbee. wish
you could hear my daughter Sarah
play some time. We all think she'e
improving
II just meant I hoped she'd drop in
some time when there were folks here
and we were having music. But she
took II that I meant was sorry she
couldn't hear. Did you ever?
well, she up and remarked. very
loftily indeed: 7 think she's improv
ing, too, Mrs. Russell. I was going by
this morning, and I heard her playing
way out on the sidewalk. and she
seemed to have real touch-reaJ
touch!' "-Youth's Companion.
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THE PLUG HAT OF JAPAN.
Tiles Of the Vintage Of Fifty Years Ago
Make the Mikado's Subjects Proud.

There is one sight which you must
not miss when you go to Tokyo" said
the seasoned traveller. THAT is the
rare display of anthropological plug
hats.
Some people arrange to get to
Japan in cherry blossom season, and
others want to get there In time to
receive an invitation to the emperOr's
garden party in chrysanthemum time:
but take the tip of one who has batted
about the world considerably and land
in Tokyo either on New Years day or
on the emperor's birthday. On both
you can see something unique in the
line of headgear.
when Japan began to get civilized
she bought all the accessories OF CIV
ilizatiOn that England did not want
any more. England sold her Old-fash,
toned, out-ofdate, narrow gauge rail-
road stock. antiquated tram cars and
other secondhand junk, including the
then current styles of plug hat.
1.-THE tile of those days has re-
NAMED the ruling fashion in Japan
up to the present Japan may build
Dreadnoughts. but the plug hat Of so
years ago still reigns supreme.
"Only on such ceremOnious occa-
sions as the New Years festivities,
the emperor's birthday or possibly
the racing meets at Negishi, near
Yokohama, does the Japanese gentle
man bring forth from his camphor
wood chest his plug hat, a heritage
from his forefathers. It may be
warped with 20 summers; damp or
green with the shine of antiquity, but
that matters nothing.
"Once this superstructure to his
wrinkled frock coat and bagged
trousers Is added. the japanese gen.
tleman feels that no dignity short of
a decoration of the order of the Ris-
ing Sun can be added to his person.
That crowning glory of a plug hat
may settle around his ears or 1t may
perch upon his head like half pea
nut shell, but no matter; it is the hat
of civilization and the badge of re-
spectability.
He trots out of his house looking
like one of the ancient daimios stiH
with the dignity of two swords. All
that fearful day hs wears this hat Of
The Columbus journal., 1908-11-04
GREEN SPOTS IN WILDERNESS.
Relieve the 0esolation o. Desert Of
Northern Chile.

Northern Chile. which Is so largely
mountain or desert. Is generally re-
garded as . forbidden wilderness. but
In spite of its natural desolation the
landscape presents . scene Of great
beauty under the softening hues Of
sunset, and here and there In the
waste Of sand and salt may be found,
by looking for them, . number Of
GASES, the most conspicuous of which
are Plea and Matilda These cases
are supplied with water from the
high Andes. but the particular streams
that support their life are not certain
" known. It has been found that in
various parts Of the great Atacama
desert tho earth underneath the sur
face layer of sand or salt is sufficient
~ moist to grow crops. capillary at
traction spreading the water through
the soil. The rainless Atacama des-
ert IN the scene Of the greatest indus
try Of its kind In the world. yielding
enormous quantities of nitrates. used
to enrich the fields of Europe and the
United States. The Gases play very
important economic role In the indus
tries Of the region, supplying veg
etables and foodstuffs for the support
Of the workmen. alfalfa for the cattle,
and various fruits, and also serving
as timber producers for the nitrate
works, which require much fuel.
There is no part of the world where
agriculture is more extensively car
ried on than in these green spots in
the Atacama desert.-Zion's Herald.
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THE BURNING or ROME
BY CROLY
fortunately for US, fell inward. I'll

fortunately for us, fell inward. TIE
whole scene of terror was then open.
The great amphitheater Of Statil,us
Taurus had caught fire; the stage with
its inflammable furniture, was intense
~ blazing below. The flames were
wheeling up, circle after circle, through
the 10000 seats that rose from the
ground to the roof. stood in un.
speakable awe and wonder on the side
of this colossal cavern, this mighty
temple of the city of fire. At length,
. descending blast cleared away the
smoke that covered the arena.
The cause of those horrid cries was
now visible. The wild beasts kept for
the games, had broken from their
dens. Maddened by fright and pain,
lions, tigers. panthers, wolves, whole
herds Of the monsters of India and
Africa, were iuclosed in an impossible
barrier of fire.
They bounded, they fought, they
screamed, they tore; they ran bowling
round and round the circle; they made
desperate leaps upward through the
blaze; they were flung back, and fell
only to fasten their fangs in each other,
and, with their parching jaws bathed
in blood, to die raging.
l looked anxiously. to see whether
any human being was involved in this
fearful catastrophe. To my great re-
lief, I could see none. The keepers
and attendants had obviously escaped.
As I expressed my gladness, was
startled by loud cry from my guide,
the first sound that l had heard him
utter.
He pointed to the opposite side Of
the amphitheater. There indeed sat
an object ofmelancholy interest; a man
who had been either unable to escape,
or had determined to die. Escape was
now impossible. He sat in desperate
calmness on his funeral pile. He was
q gigantic Ethiopian slave, entirely
naked.
He had chosen his place, as if in
mockery, on the imperial throne, the
fire was above and around him, and
under this tremendous canopy he gaz.
ed, without the movement of a muscle,
on the combat ofthe wild beasts below;
q solitary sovereign, with the whole
tremendous game played for himself,
and inaccessible to the power of man.
The Columbus journal., 1908-11-04

DOME was an ocean of fame.
N Height and depth were covered
with red surges, that rolled be-
fore the blast like an endless tide.
The pillows burst up the sides Of the
hills, which they turned into instant
volcanoes, exploding volumes ofsmoke
and fire; then plunged into the depths
in . hundred glowing cataracts, then
climbed and consumed again.
The distant sound ofthe city, in her
convulsion, went to the soul. The air
was filled with the steady roar of the
advancing fame, the crash of falling
houses, and the hideous cutlery of the
myriads, flying through the streets, or
surrounded and perishing in the con-
flagration.
All was clamor, violent struggle,
and helpless death. Men and women
of the highest rank were on foot, tram
pied by the rabble, that had then lost
ali respect for condition. One dense
mass of miserable life irresistible from
its weight, crushed by the narrow
streets. and scorched by the flames over
their heads, rolled through the gates
like an endless stream fblack lava.
The fire had originally broken out
upon the Palatine, and hot smoke, that
wrapped and half blinded us, hung
thick as night upon the wrecks ofpavi-
lions and palaces; but the dexterity
and knowledge of my inexplicable
guide carried US on.
It was in vain that 1 insisted upon
knowing the purpose of this terrible
traverse. He pressed mis- hand upon
his heart in reinsurance of his fidelity,
and still spurred on. We now passed
under the shade of an immense range
of lofty buildings, whose gloomy and
solid strength seemed to bid defiance
to chance and time.
A sudden yell appalled, me. A ring
of fire swept round its summit; burning
cordage, sheets of canvass, and a show.
er of all things combustible, few into
the air above our heads. An uproar
followed, unlike all that I had ever
heard, a hideous mixture of bowls,
shrieks, and groans.
The flames rolled down the narrow
street before us, and made the passage
next to impossible. While we hesitat-
ed, . huge fragment of the building
heaved as if in an earthquake, and,
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if he were fancying his brothers fig.
ure in it, and perhaps remembering
when he saw it worn last. Then he
handed it to me. Put it in there be
said, pointing to the heater. Iopened
the furnace door-the Goals were all
red and blazing. I paused for little
twas such . shame to destroy 80
handsome q garment-and looked
back at him, but he was as still as a
statue-just waiting. There was no
help for i'll threw it in. 1t settled
down on the blaze with q sort of q
hiss-a bit of the lace at the sleeve
caught and the coat was in flames.
We watched it without word until it
was nothing but spread of . red film
in the blue coal flames. A satin waist
coat, a pair of knee breeches, and sew
eral pairs of tights were next taken
out, and they followed the coat. He
didn't spend much time over these,
merely handing them to me and mo-
toned toward the fire.
at was agonizing, living through
these moments, while without word
Mr.. Booth inspected each article,
touching it fondly as if it were his
own flesh and blood, before handing it
to me to be burned.
"Then followed in quick succession
q package of letters, some in a deli.
cate feminine hand, q Richard III Gus.
tune worn by his father, fine daggers,
swords, jewelry. many other costumes,
together with odds and ends, which
strangely enough included a pair Of
woman's pink dancing slippers. Then
the trunk itself in pieces and the cords
that had bound it-all to the hungry
flames. The sacrifice was complete
complete with one exception simple
wreath of bays tied with q broad white
ribbon. Twas his one memento.
"'That will d." he said quietly.
we will 60 now
II looked at my watch. 1t was
nearly 6 o'clock.
"What emotion had arisen during
that scene in the furnace room had
sunk to the depths, and his face had
found again its old, set look of gentle
melancholy. We came up to the stage
and crossed to the stairway Leading to
his rooms. You needn't come, Gar
RE. Thank you he said.
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Pronsed.

81 have good reason" said the head
of the establishment, addressing the
cashier. according to the Chicago
Record-H Herald, for believing that
you are living beyond your means"
you are mistaken sir. I am will
ing to have q thorough inspection Of
my accounts at any time"
"How does 1t happen, then, that
you are able to have q big automo.
bile?"
"Oh! Ha. ha, ha! That comes Of
having q wife who can write poetry"
Poetry! Bah! Who ever heard of
anybody earning enough writing
poetry to have an AUTOMOBILE"
That's all right. She won 1t in .
Limerick contest"
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Went Too Far.

Elderly Suitor-I offer you an hon
orable name. a large fortune and the
utmost devotion.
Mabel Uoyously)-Oh. Mr.. Grayhed.
how kind of you,
Elderly Suitor-In addition. can
say that I am in the best of health
and that come of an extremely long
lived family.
Mabel (coldly)-No, I can never be
yours. Please don't mention the sub
ject again.
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A LINCoLN-DoUGLAs DEBATE.

A LNCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE.
No time was lost in initiating the
great debating contest between Lin
coin and Douglas Neither speaker
required any introduction, and Doug
las began by outlining the rules of the
debate. He was to open with aspeech
Of one hour, and close with another of
half IN hour after Lincoln had replied
for IN hour and . half, and at the next
meeting these conditions were to be re-
versed. Only . small proportion of
the mighty assemblage could possibly
hope to hear the speakers, and those
in vagonsat the outskirts of the crowd,
finding themselves at . disadvantage
soon abandoned their positions and
edged their way into the throng.
Nevertheless, there was very little
movement in the audience, and there
vas virtually no interruption. Once
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OFFICIAL BUSINESS.
PENALTY FOR PRIVATE
USE. $500.

you fellows amt g1ing to soak no
$500 into me-" he declared. putting
the card back into the box.
And the inspector had some dificul-
ty in explaining that NO penalty would
attach to the removal Of the card.
The Columbus journal., 1908-11-04
How the Ruins Go.

II thought" said the American who
was seeing Europe for the first time.
that you people had . lot of interest
in old ruins over here"
"Once We had such things" the
native apologized, but your heiresses
have como over and had most of them
put in good repair. "-Pittsburg OBJ
server.