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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-06
SHORT OF JURORS.
Panel Soon Exhausted in the Ander-
son Case.


p. ]. Anderson, the Oakland man
charged with assault upon his -
year-old stepdaughter, VERNE Ellison,
is on trial in district court this after
noon In this case, Anderson, la
borer living in Oakland was charged
with the heinous offense by his wife.
who had children by a former mar
riage- Anderson was arrested three
months ago, While in a western coun-
ty of the state, and brought back. He
was unable to furnish the bond re-
CURED, and is in jail
1t was thought for awhile that the
prosecution would be dropped. as the
evidence seemed to be rather SLIM but
the case reached trial today without
a dismissal. Galen Nichols, attorney
for the defendant, exhausted the Wis
ible supply of jurors this morning by
challenge, and when the final chal-
lenge was allowed, only one juror was
left This condition pressages the
drawing of new jury. Had the pros
ecution taken its permissible number
OF peremptory challenges, it would
have caught the court about five jur-
OrS short
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-06

of Wales tree, which was planted in
the Mall in Central Park in 1860 by
King Edward VII, then Prince of
Wales, has been cut down. Jack"
Griffin, a park foreman and a loyal
Irishman, welded the axe that felled
the English tree. Several attempts had
been made by arbor culturists to save
it, but to no avail Its final destruction
followed several public letters which
suggested the danger of the tree fall
ing and injuring persons.
While travelling in this country tho
then Prince of Wales. using the I'm
cog" of Baron Renfrew, acted upon a
suggestion of A. H. Green, then con-
troller of the park, and planted In
Central Park an English oak and an
American elm. Many men in public
life were present at the planting. Mr..
Green held the saplings upright in the
holes, which had been dug and the
prince heaved the dirt in around the
roots. The American elm is still in q
fiourishing condition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-06
EXTENDS THE Time.
Sixty Days More to Take Testimony in
Freight Case.

According to stipulations entered
into today between G.. F. Grattan, at
torney for the state board of railroad
commissioners, and the lawyers of the
Santa Fe railway, the freight rate case
will be held open for the taking of
testimony for 60 days longer. The go
days will be up December 5.
Meantime the attorneys for the
state will dig around and see what
they can find in the way of evidence.
The railroad company may Introduce
a little rebuttal testimony when the
state has finished
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-06

rated for keeps from John s King.
She alleges in her petition that she
was married to the defendant eight
years ago, and has one minor cnlld'
aged 6. Two years ago, according TO
petition, defendant deserted plalhtln
without cause. and his recent where
abouts are a mystery to plaintiff. She
desires, also, legal custody of the child.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-06
An Excited Dairyman.

II want you to tell me where this
new milk ordinance is going to help
the dairymen," said a dairy farmer to
Mayor Green today and he snapped
the words out like a man sure of his
position and with crouch against the
world in general The mayors an
swer was concise and to the point. His
honor replied: THE ordinance Is for
the benefit of the consumers and not
for the dairymen."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-06
king Divorce Suit

The only suit filed in district court
today was for divorce, Wilhelmina
King expressing a desire to be sepa-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-06

one who makes an ass of himself is
liable to the unwritten law
The gong in the patrol house is out
of order and the night jailer has to
use club to awaken Patrol Driver
Palmer. Last night Jailer Lawson
used shot gun and he threatens to
use cannon tonight unless the city
fixes the bell. Meanwhile Bob the
Burglar Dagger sleeps on.
Dutch" Gogins, the noted opium
joint keeper and a we'll known man
at the police court has pleaded guilty
to being found in an opium joint in
stead of maintaining one and he will
not be tried for the latter charge, but
was fined for the former. The court
will be more severe with the opium
jointists in the future. Too many of
them are being found by the police.
DIR. ]. B. Tower, $40 West Tenth has
complained to the police of a robbery
committed in front of the First Dap-
fist church Sunday night. The doctor
left his horse, buggy and whip stand
ing out in front of the church and
when he returned from the services
the horse and buggy were the only
articles that remained. A description
of the whip was given and the police
are hunting for it.
The city scales are finished at last
and the patrol wagon loaded to the
limit with Patrol Driver Bob Palmer
made the official test. The wagon is
losing weight every day on account
of something breaking and falling
from it. There is some talk of get
ting a lighter patrol driver in case
the wagon weakens.
Mary Vaughn, is doing fancy work
in the station today on account of
little trip with the police last night.
She is well acquainted with the sur
roundings and is making herself at
home.
Since the arrest of Mary Davis
Mary Atkinson (and several other
names) a number of people over the
CITY have called at the police station
to get a look at the woman. Every
man who comes in has a complaint of
some kind against her and she un-
doubtedly has a larger police record
than was first known. She was sent
] to the pen" from lola for highway
robbery and will undoubtedly make
| another trip to Lansing as soon as
she can be convicted-and that will be
very short time.
And still another tale of woe from
man who was bested by the pick
pockets on Taft day. The latest story
from a man this morning who told IN
vivid accents wild of how he was
watching the glorious fireworks with
natriotic pride in his big heart and
| lust as he was enjoying huge rocket
he felt a little, tug at his overcoat and
turning around he saw man running
wildly through the crowd fghtlng MS
wav toward the street. He felt in ms
nocket and alas his valuables were
| feeing with the man and he had moth
ing left but the story to tell. It's aw-
fuI and the whole joke is on Topeka
people as but one out OF town man
has reported loss
Sergeant Ross is suffering more
| than ever today from his poisoned
| hand and he can hardly move the
right side of his body. He com
plains of being stiff all over and 1t is
thouebt the poison is spreading. Sec
ond Sergeant Kenney is also sick and
| is off duty today. All of the officers
on the force have been receiving a
regular schedule of sickness and more
| is expected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-06
PRINCE OF WALES TREE.
Oak Planted by Edward in 1860 Is
Cut Down.

New York, Oct. 6.-Its life ended, the
big English oak known as the Prince
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-06

one who makes an ass of himself is
liable to the unwritten law
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-06

The gong in the patrol house is out
use club to awaken Patrol Driver
Palmer. Last night Jailer Lawson
used shot gun and he threatens to
use cannon tonight unless the city
fixes the bell. Meanwhile Bob the
Burglar Dagger sleeps on.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-06

Governor Hoch will make two
speeches in Morris county on Friday.
He is at Burdick in the afternoon and
White City at night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-06

Mary Vaughn, is doing fancy work
in the station today on account of a
little trip with the police last night.
She is well acquainted with the sur
roundings and is making herself at
home.
Smyrna times., 1908-08-19
Resting Their Muscles.

When a man is tired he stretches
his arms and legs and yawns. Birds
and animals, so far as possible, fol
low his example. Birds spread their
feathers and also yawn, or cape.
Fowls often do this. Fish yawn. They
open their mouths slowly until they
are round, the bones Of the head seem
to loosen and the gills open.
Dogs are inveterate yawners and
stretchers, but seldom sneeze unless
they have a cold. Cats are always
stretching their bodies, legs and claws,
as every one knows who has had a cat
for a pet.
Horses stretch violently when and
after indulging in roll, but not as a
rule on all fOurs, as stays do. A stag
when stretching sticks out his head,
stretches his fore feet out and hOl-
lows his back and neck as though try
ing to creep under a bar
Most ruminant animals stretch when
they rise up after lying down. Deer
do it regularly; so Go cattle. This fact
is so we'll known that if a COW when
arising from lying down does not
stretch herself it is a sign she is ill.
The reason for this is plain-the
stretch moves every muscle of the
body, and if there is an injury any
where it hurts.
Smyrna times., 1908-08-19
The Lion,s Attack.

As to a lions method of attack Fred
erick COurteney Selous says in his
book: ''As a rule, | think, lion seizes
a sleeping man by the head. and in
that case, unless it is a very old and
weakly animal, death must usually be
instantaneous. as its great fang teeth
will be driven into the brain through
the thickest negro skull" Similarly,
when a lion attacks an animal it tries
to get at the head or the thrOat-at the
vitals of the animal. Says Mr.. Selous:
"My experience is that when a single
lion tries to kill an OK or a buffalo it
invariably seizes it near the muzzle
with one paw and usually succeeds in
either breaking its victims neck or
causing it to break it itself by its own
weight in falling. When several lions
attack an OK or a buffalo they will
often bite and tear it all over and take
a long time to kill it."
Smyrna times., 1908-08-19
Coffee In Jamaica.

You see all those bushes with red
berries strung among their branches?
That is coffee, and the taller trees
among which it is growing are pimen-
tos. from which the world gets its all
spice. 1t looks like jungle, does it not?
Yet many thousands of dollars would
not buy that one hill slope Among the
lovely flowers humming birds sparkle
as they fly and hover; butterflies as
large as the birds dispute the honey
with them. AS you turn round the cor
ner you surprise parties of tiny ground
doves. and every now and again the
larger pea doves fit across the road.
Up from the valley below the sounds
of voices and laughter. Stop your car
riage and look down. Those are the
works on a coffee estate, and those fat
terraces partitiOned off into squares
are the 'bar0ecues" upon which the ber-
ries are dried. You can see that some of
the squares are different color to the
rest The dark ones are those that are
covered with coffee; the others are
those which have not yet been filed
Exchange.
Smyrna times., 1908-08-19
WONDERFUL MIRAGES.
False Peak of Tenerife and illusions
In the Dardanelles.

The peak of Tenerife is known among
deep sea sailors as the false peak"
Owing to some peculiarity of the at
mosphere it is always seen by mirage
in exactly the opposite direction erom
which it lies, and only the fact that all
captains know that the mirage appears
long before the true peak is visible
through the most powerful glass pre-
vents many a ship from sailing many
miles out of her course. 1t is hard for
Il greenhorn to believe that the males
tic purple mountain towering astesn or
on the port beam apparently only a
short distance off is in reality miles
away in exactly the opposite direction
and the seemingly solid earth at which
he is gazing is only a reflection on the
clear mirror of the air. Many weird
tales are told of shipwrecked men who
have steered for the false peak in the
expectation of finding land and have
perished of hunger and thirst while
pursuing the phantom mountain.
Sometimes the passengers and crew
of a vessel on the lookout for the false
tiful mirage. that of Il ship in the sky.
1t usually appears about 10 o'clock in
the morning. about ten degrees above
the horizon and under full sail, every
delicate spar and tapering mast clearly
visible against the blue ether and even
the play of light and shadow in the
bellying canvas plainly discernible to
the naked eye. 1t generally remains in
sight half an hour or more before
gracefully fading away. The oldest
mariner can never remember having
seen the mirage of a steamer in that
latitude. but always that of a full rig
ged ship. and this peculiar fact has
given birth to many romantic legends
about the ship in the sky. all connect
ing it in some way with the false peak
The vicinity of the Dardanelles is
the real home of mirages. and it is sell
dom that any vessel sails along the
| Syrian coast without seeing one or
more. Oddly enough. the miraGes OF
the Dardanelles are always the reflec-
tiOns of Objerts that can 5e seen with
the naked eye and are invariably dis
tOrted in grotesque and fantastic carl
catures of the things reflected. 1t is
certainly startling to see steamer
bearing down with her masts where
her water line and should be and the
water line where the tops of the masts
and funnel ought to show, while her
decks are in the right place. thus add
ing to her uncanny appearance. but
this is a frequent sight near the Oar
danelles. There is one peculiar feature
of the mirages which hover near the
false peak-the real objects of which
they are reflections are so far away
that very often they are never sighted
until long after the reflection has van
ished. and someti~ not at all.-New
York Press.
Smyrna times., 1908-08-19
Cured Hsy Fever and Summer Cold

A. S. Nusbaum, Batesville, In
diana, writes: "Last year l suffered
for three months with a summer cold
so distressing that it interfered with
my business. 1 had many of the
symptoms of hay fever, and a doc
tors prescription did not reach my
case, and 1 took several medicines
which seemed only to aggravate it.
Fortunately insisted upon having
Foley's Honey and Tar. 1t quickly
cured me. My wife has since used
Foley's Honey and Tar with the
same success. All druggists,
Smyrna, and w. R. Keys & Co. =,
Clayton.
Smyrna times., 1908-08-19
The Sons Answer.

After his sons great success with
the Dame aux Camelias" Alexandra
Dumas wrote to him as though a stran-
ger, conGratulating him on the book
and expressing a desire to make the
authors acquaintance. Il myself am a
literary man." said he in conclusion,
"and you may have heard my name as
the author of Monte CristO."
Dumas fills was equal to the occasion.
He wrote Immediately in reply. OK
pressing the great pleasure he would
have in making his correspondents ac-
quaintance, principally on account of
the high terms in which he had always
heard his father speak OF the author of
Monte Cristo."
Smyrna times., 1908-08-19
FAIR EXCHANGE
A New Back for an Old One
How it can be Done in Smyrna

The back aches at times with a
dull, indsecribable feeling, making
you weary and restless; piercing
pains shoot across the region of the
kidneys, and again he lOins are so
lame to stoop in agony. No use to
rub or apply plaster to the back in
this condition. You cannot reach the
cause. Exchange the bad back for a
new and stronger one.
George H. Gardner, living on
Front St., Chestertown, Md. says :
."DOan's Kidney Pills proved very
beneficial to me and l heartily
recommend them to other sufferers.
For several years l endured a great
deal of suffering from a distressing
aching across my back and had pains
through my loins, so severe that it
felt that if a knife were being
thrust into my back. Noticing that
the secretions were disordered, and
deciding to try kidney remedy,
procured ''Doan's Kidney Pills.
began using them as directed, they
gave relief from the first, and at last
affected a complete cure. l do not
hesitate to Recommend them as a
good medicine for the Kidneys
For sale by all Dealers. Price
so cents. Foster Milburn Co..
Buffalo, New York, Sole Agents
in the United States.
Remember the name-Doan' s
and take no other.
Smyrna times., 1908-08-19
He Asked.

He had been courting a girl for a
long time. 1t happened on Sunday
night after church. They were sitting
on the sofa, and she looked with in
effable tenderness into his noble blue
eyes.
Tom" she murmured, with Il tremor
in her voice. didn't you tell me once
you would be willing to do any act of
herOism for my sakeY'
Eyes, Mary, and ! gladly reiterate
that statement now" he replied in con-
fdent tones.
''Well, Tom, want you to do some
thing really heroic for me-"
Speak, darling! What is it?'
ASK me to be your wife. We've
been fOOling long enough"
Smyrna times., 1908-08-19
How TO Avoid Appendicltis.

Most victims of appendicitis are
those who are habitually cons tipated.
Foley's Orino Laxative cures chronic
constipation by stimulating the liver
and bowels and restores the natural
action of the bowels. Foley's Orino
Laxative does not nauseate or gripe
and is mild and pleasant to take.
Refuse substitutes. All druggists,
Smyrna, and W. R. Keys & Co.,
Clayton.
Smyrna times., 1908-08-19
THE
THE
new YORK WORLD
THRICE-A-WEEK EDITION.
Read wherever the English Language
IL Spoken

4 The Thrice-a-Week World expects to be a
better paper in 1907 than ever before. In
She course of the year the issues for the
next great Presidential campaign will be
foreshadowed, and everybody will wish to
keep informed. The Thrice-a-Week World
coming to you every other day, serves all
She purposes Of daily, and is far cheaper,
TIE news service of this paper is ,on-
stantly being increased, and 1t reports
tally, accurately and promptly every event
of importance anywhere in the world.
Moreover, its political news is impartial,
giving you facts, not opinions and wishes.
It has full markets. splendid cartoons and
interesting fiction by standard authors.
The Thrice-a-Week Worlds regular sab
soription price is only $1.OO per year, and
this pays for 156 papers. We offer this
Onequalled newspaper and The SMYRNA
TIMES together for one year for SITS.
The regular subscription price of the two
papers is $500.
Smyrna times., 1908-08-19
Pyramids.

The largest of the Mexican pyramids.
that of ChOlula. has base measure
ment Of LASS feet and a height of 1I8
feet. The Great pyramid of Egypt,
sometimes called the pyramid of Che
ops, stands on a base each side Of
which was originally 764 feet long; but,
owing to the removal of the coating. it
is now only TAG fet. Its height, ac-
cording to Wilkinson. was originally
4SO feet o inches. its present height be-
ing AGO feet.-New York American.
Smyrna times., 1908-08-19
The ,Annsd and IIn,annsd.

An American actor was once seeing
London from the top of a bus. AS
they swung down the Strand he asked
the driver to point out the places of
interest. Right you are. sirr' agreed
the driver, touching his hat. There's
Luggit 'iIl. where they 'ang 'em." A
little later, There's parliment 'ouses.
where they make the laws wot does it,
across the way An, there's Westmln-
ster habbey, where they buried the
good 'uns wot didn't get 'angedp
Smyrna times., 1908-08-19
Boys and eirIs Of Arabia.

A traveller in Arabia who passed a
year among the people tells that he did
not see a single doll in the hands of a
girl nor observe one playing at keep
ing house" in any way. Neither did
the traveller notice an Arabian boy
playing at ball or marbles.
Speaking with a grave sheik on the
subject, the latter said to the stranger,
''YOu must be queer people in the west
to let your young folks get their hands
dirtied in sportp'
The Arabian lads, it seems, walk
about trying to look like little men as
much as they can when not engaged
in acts of duty or in learning essential
things.
Smyrna times., 1908-08-19
Excellent Health Advice.

Mrs. M. M. Dawson, of No. 379
Clifford Ave-, San Jose, CAL, says !:
''The worth of Electric Bitters as a
general family remedy, for headache,
biliousness and torpor of the liver
and bowels is so pronouncedthat am
prompted to say word in its ia or,
for the benefit of those seeking
relief from such Affections. There
is more health for the digestive
organs in bottle of Electric Bitters
than in any other remedy | know
of. :" Sold under guarantee al
Benton N. Weldon's drug store.
60c
Smyrna times., 1908-08-19
For Sore Feet.

F'I have found Bucklen's Arnica
Salve to be the proper thing to use
for sore feet, as we'll as for healing
burns, sores, cuts, and all manner of
abrasions, writes Mr.. w. Stone,
of East Poland, Maine. 1t is the
proper thing too for piles. Try it F!
Sold under guarantee at Benton N.
Weldon's drug store. 25c.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-11-28

sheep January 1. 1906; and from
our flock of goats we sold mohair
and animals TO the value OF 3i4s.
and had twcnty-eight head of goats
January l, 1906. In that year we
did not keep tho feed bin of the
sheep. but did OF the goats: and
ind We fed them fifteen bushels of
oats during the year. II IL true that
We sell most OF our sheep and goats
for breeding purposes nj fair prices:
but II We sold them for butcher pur-
poses. there would still be big money
In sheep aud goats.
IL has long been n wonder 10 us
why more Southern farmers do not
breed sheep. a. the old adage that
their hoof In golden II indeed true.
for they will range all over the farm
and place n fillct OF richly conccn-
srascd fertilizer In almost any track
they make. Tacy arc an animal and
n piece OF machinery combined: they
NOW the weeds and scatter their own
fertilizer. Tho same viii apply TO
goats. which are even better brow
scrs than sheep: and either mako tho
most tooshsomc roast OF meat that
cwn be placed on the farmers table
We trust tho day II near when tho
South will raise fewer dogs and more
sheep and goats.
II. G. DAVIDSON.
Obion Co. Tenn.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-11-28

Mcssrs. Editors: II In a fact that
many farmers In this section Of tho
South feed their work animals al
most entirely on corn: and II n also
a most rcgrcsiabic fact that many.
many OF them do not raise SUFFICIENT
corn to meet their needs. but from
time immcmorial have been welded
TO tho habit Of buying hixh-priced
Western or Northern corn ~ ruin
Gus expense. I wonder how many
rcaiisc that tho annual cost Of feed
Ing II ears morning and night and
at noon. or 30 earn total per day.
Ut tho present price of 500 pcr
bushci In tii5.ss. or nearly tho cost
Of good horse. Tho accompanying
table tells q story.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-11-28

tAnswer by Consulting Veterinarian.
J. G. Robert, Macon. Miss.)
II Ia probable that your horse has
bone spawn; and II so. the part
should be blistered or fired. The
latter procedure will require tho at
tension OF an expert. As a blister.
We may use ono and one-half drains
OF red iodide OF mercury. one dram
OF powdered cantharides. sand one
ounce OF vaseline. The hair should
be clipped from tho part. the blister
rubbed In and tho horse hitched 80
that he cannot get his mouth to tho
part. Remove tho blister In thirty
six hours with soap and warm water.
and oil tho part.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-11-28

ngurcs. Il n that every farmer should
lrss make certain that no raises am
plc corn. hay. peas. tn provide
ahundantiy for all his stock. and let
all other crops DO an after consider
alton. Lot us hear from some broth
or farmer who II buying dollar corn.
q. G. FALCONER.
Clarke Co.. Miss.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-11-28

have n horse that ruba him
self often. especially tho root Of
the tall. Hc eats heartily. but
the hair looks bad and tho skin
n tight have given him somc
stock powder" but have no rc-
snisa--oniy = ioosrnc~s oe tho
bowels. Please give mo n rem
cdr. A READER.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-11-28

SPAWN. 1t started something
like two months ago. He limps
little. not much; and he seems
to BIO little stiff. can't step
over a very high fence.
w. ID. NOELL.
Scott Co., Miss.