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dead a quarter of a mile east of
the scene of destruction. One
house near the center Of the
storm was whirled around and
its front changed in an almost
opposite direction. A negro wo-
man was found dead in a field
west of the depot, literally strip
ped of all clothing. One family
(Mr. Dawes) escaped by getting
into the cellar, except girl who
was killed before she could reach
it. Mrs. Judge Ruff was stand
ing by a bureau, and this pro-
tected her from falling timber.
She was hurt but not seriously.
The residence Of Maj Aliens was
injured, but the inmates escaped.
The Maj. Hosford house was also
seriously damaged. A car in the
tracks was taken up and blown
through house, a portion of it
landing on the other side. The
house was occupied by Mr.. j.
Blackwell and family, who were
all injured, but not dangerously.
Among the residences more or
less injured, in the main part of
town were that Of E. Dismukes,
Mrs. Ballard and Mrs. Ruff.
The residence of A. H. Bush was
badly injured; all Of his family
unhurt. Capt. Boggess' dwell
ling considerably shattered. The
free school building was also par
TALLY destroyed. Most Of the
damage in town was north of the
business portion.
AS we write, charnel wagons
bearing the dead and wounded
from the scene of destruction,
are to be seen on every side. 1t
has been raining nearly all the
morning, but our noble women,
true to the biblical tradition of
woman-"la last at the cross and
first at the tomb"-are doing all
that human hands could do in ad-
ministering to the wounded and
dying.
The portion of the only two
houses remaining intact in the
path of the cyclone are lined
with the dead and wounded, and
and the faces Of the dead
and the groans from the mangled
and dying make up a picture
that would bring sorrow to TIE
hardest heart.
It was thought best at first to
establish a public hospital, but a
majority favored the private res
idence plan, and the wounded
will be divided out and cared for
in that way. Coffins have been
ordered made by the mayor for
the dead, all of whom will be de-
Gently buried.
The railroad shops, round
houses and all the rolling stock
on the side tracks some COM
pletely wrecked and Mr.. Fleming,
the assistant general superinten-
dent of the road, is on the spot
with a large force to clear away
the debris and repair the loss.
It is almost impossible to give
a correct account at this early
hour, but enough is known to
justify in saying that the picture
is not overdrawn. The loss in
dollars and cents is not less than
$10O. 600.
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There will be drill at Troop
Armory at Macon, Saturday,
June 18th at 2p. m. All mem
bers of Troop are requested to
be present. w. A. WALKER.
Capt. Comd'g Troop A.
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April 26th, 1880. Following IS tf
CYCLONE LAST NIGHT
In Which Thirty or Forty Houses
Were Totally Demolished l. Six
teen Persons Killed Outright
and Between Thirty and Forty
Wounded, Some of Them Nor
tally. and will no doubt Die
Today.-Terrible. Devastation
of Houses and Property-Great
Awe and CONSERVATION Pre-
vailing.
On last night, about half past
eight O'Clock, one Of the most
fearful and furious cyclones
struck the depot at this place, re-
sulting in a sad loss of life and a
wholesale destruction OF property.
The day had been unusually
cloudy and sultry. At about the
hour above stated two terrible
currents Of air-one from the
northeast, the other from the
southwest, Tearing clouds
charged with electricity-were
hurled together right at the fated
locality.
It was a war of storms. Be-
sides the incessant lightning.
balls of fire were seen whlrllng
across the clouds. Right in the
centre of that part Of the town
around the railroad station the
storms met, and the work of de-
struction commenced. and in less
than half an hourthe place was in
ruins. The loss Of life was fearful.
Through beating rain and against
piteous winds our citizens rushed
tothe scene to aid the sufferers
through the night. Squads of
men combined and went to work
to remove the debris and gather
up the wounded. the dying and
dead that were scattered every
where. The scene beggars all
human attempts at description.
Today the citizens have closed
their places of business and are
devoting the day to caring for
the dead and wounded. Sixteen
are known to be killed outright
ESQ far found) and thirty-two
more or less injured, some per-
haps fatally. After the storm
some of the ruins caught fire,
but the fire was checked before
spreading to any extent,
THE KILLED
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Horton,
Matte and Johnnie Horton
whole family; Mrs. James Epps,
Charlie Epps, Miss Sophronia
Ramsey, Cicero Moss, an un-
known man q years of age, and
Swo others unknown. Colored-
Louisa Barker, Henry Williams
child, one unknown negro.
THE WOUNDED
Lee Smith, seriously; Young
Epps, perhaps mortally; Mrs.
Bercant, arm broken; Mrs. WA.
Kelly seriously; Ed. Ford. Mrs.
Ramsey. MissM. Ramsey, Mr.and
Mrs. VIC. Whitchell, Mrs. Ballard,
Mrs. Geo. Ballard, Moses WE'LL.
C. Whitesides, Mrs. Little. all
slightly; Mrs. Spence, mortally;
M. L. Dodds, Joe Bryant, seri-
] ously: ]. W, Blackwell and wife.
Mrs. R. Ruff, E. Dismukes, all
painfully; Mrs. Moss, leg broken;
Frank Gilmore, slightly. Col
ored- Dave Clayton. Joe Evans.
parthenia Wilkerson, male cook
Of W. Ford. bod Stephens, all Sc
riously; Henry Williams, NOR
tally.
INCIDENTS.
A child Of Mrs. Horizons found
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PASTURE.

| will pasture cattle on my place nine
miles east Of Macon. Plenty of water,
shade and grass. d. w, DENT.
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For Sale.

Combination horse; blood bay four
old, about 15H hands high, little over.
Apply to this Office.
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We have for sale quantity Of select
Mexican June corn. A. KLAUS & Co.
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Your money back if Excelsior Chill
Tonic fails. JONES DRUG Co.
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Excelsior Chill Tonic is guaranteed.
JONES DRUG Co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-12
AID TO BALKANS.

The headquarters of the Kansas
branch of the American National Red
Cross in Topeka has appealed to the
people of this state to aid in offering
relief to the appalling suffering in
yolved in a winter war in the Balkans.
Communication is difficult the cold is
intense and even rudimentary transpor-
tation is matter of extreme difficulty.
Moreover. the fighting in this particular
war is likely to be of an especially bit
ter and severe character while on the
other hand the medical organization
available is quite inadequate to cope
with the large number of wounded.
Reports have been received both from
our diplomatic representatives in Tur-
key, the Balkan States and Greece, and
from the Red Cross societies, of the
desperate conditions of the thousands of
sick and wounded and the inadequate
medical service. With these reports
have come urgent appeals to the Amer
lean Red Cross for aid.
The British Red Cross and those of
Continental Europe are sending out
medical detachments of doctors and
nurses and hospital supplies in order to
mitigate in some measure the terrible
suffering entailed by such a winter
campaign.
Because of the distance, the American
Red Cross will not send expeditions of
trained personnel, but it earnestly ap-
peals to the generosity of our people to
aid the sick and wounded soldiers of all
the countries involved.
Contributions will be received in Kan
sas at the headquarters in Topeka by
the secretary, Mrs. B. B. Smyth, and
the checks should be made out to the
treasurer John r. Mulvane of Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-12
AYHAWKER JOTy

Mrs. Kelley of the Toronto Repub-
lican points out that if you have it in
you to make a fool of yourself, the
opportunity is seldom lacking.
If a mans pocket book was as large
as he wishes it was. argues the Grid
ley Light, he would be unable to carry
it and it would not do him a bit of
good.
The candidates who were defeated,
remarks the Horton News, can con-
sole themselves with the fact that this
is a free country and they can run
again.
According to the Wilson County
Citizen, this year promises to be a
banner one as regards the persimmon
crop. Nearly all the trees are heavily
laden with the puckery fruit and after
a few frosty nights, the "whistleber-
rieS" will prove luscious morsels.
Charlie Blakesley of the Kansas
City Star calls attention to the fact
that the Pleasanton Observer is the
only Reactionary paper in Kansas that
used its supply of BOOSTERS last week.
The Observer is advertising a poultry
show to be held there this month.
You have heard people say they
worked like a dog all day. remarks
the Concordia Press and it continues:
eff this were literally true, the TWEEN
ty-four hours would be spent thus:
One hour digging out a rat, two hours
P1awing bone, one hour waiting Tor
q cat to come down from a tree, half
an hour begging to get into the house,
and the rest of the time sleeping on a
mat in front of the door fighting flies.
Some observations by Clock Fockele
in the Leroy Reporter: A man gets
in front sometimes by being showed by
those in the rear. Another reason
why there is always room at the top:
1t is so easy to slide back. 90. Clothes
do not make the man, but 1t is not
considered good form to do without
them. If everyone made a living
the cost of living wouldn't be so high
for those who do. .Oculists have
not yet succeeded in making glasses
with which a man can see his own
faults.
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was back in five minutes with busheI
basket. When he had filled and carried 1t
to the house, Mrs. Flint showed him the
outside entrance and asked:
Troopsville?"
fYes'm.'
what are you doing in this?'
Gone into partnership. Miss Jean diss
and carry"
before?"
mo, never did"
ehf'' 7' '----e A'0As ana On''eU ISM '
Something like that"
well, when want to sue anybody I'll
come to you Your cheek orter win every
time
Miss jeans aunt came over and took
look at the young man and talked with
him bit and the Flints talked with MIN,
and the decision was that he might stay
on until the potatoes were in the bins.
While there was no lack of respect and
Difference in his attitude toward the quar-
tette, they doubted if he could be chased
away if they told him to go. When the
potatoes had been dug and carried away
the aunt and then hunted up the potato
digger to ask:
Miss Russell. may call as visitor?'
'Why-why-"
''And to see about a partnership to husk
Mr.. Flint's corn and gather his apples?
She ran away to her room, and he oe-
parted. He was a lawyer willing to give
the other side a fair show however, and
it was six months later before he demand.
ed verdict and got it--(Copyright, 13lZ,
by McCiure's Newspaper Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-12
EVENING CHAT
By RUTH CAMERON.

Once upon n time there was man
who could not see what his wife did
with all her time.
The house and the family were
small, he pointed out, and with the
washing done outside he could not see
how she could be busy all day long.
It's the Interruptions as much as
anything else,'' explained the patient
lady. There's the telephone and
callers and Storemen and "Oh,
yes" interrupted the know-it-all man,
81 suppose there are Interruptions but,
of course, they can't take more than a
few minutes each day. L really can't
see what you do with all your time
Now it so happened that the know
it-a1 man was staying home with a
was putting up preserves. Although
unfit to go to town to work, he was
not really sick, and the patient lady
had a canny idea.
would mind, DEAR she inquired
sweetly, attending to the telephone
and the door, ETC., just for this morn
ing? 1 want to get this fruit put up
so that I can have the afternoon with
you, and if only l could be entirely
free from Interruptions
why certainly, my DEAR said the
know-it-all man. Don't you step out
of the kitchen this morning and I'll
attend to everything and find out
what all this interruption business
means
And this is what it meant:
At 9 o'clock the know-it-all man
settled down before the living room
fire with a book he expected to finish
9:O3-Back door bell. The man
from the grocery for the days order.
The know-it-all man gets back to his
reading at 9:10.
9:18-Telephone bell. After a five
minute wait at the telephone the
know-it-all man is sweetly informed,
81 beg your pardon; I called you by
9:35-The man from the provision
store for the days order.
10:1S-After about half an hour of
uninterrupted reading, the telephone
bell rings. 1t is one of his wife's
husband does not summon her from
the kitchen When he gets back to
his book he is surprised to hear the
10:43-A book agent. The know-it-
all man thinks he has gotten off
cheaply with a mere loss of fifteen
minutes of time.
11:1O-Two ladies from the church
to solicit something for the next sup
per. Fifteen minutes gone.
11:4S-Neighbor comes in to bor-
row a cup of sugar.
11:55-The gas meter man.
12:O5-Telephone call from mar
ried daughter.
12:15-Delivery boy from the gro
Gerry.
i2:2O-schoo1 girl selling soap for
premium.
12:26-Boy from the tailor's with
the know-it-al mans trousers.
At 1890 his wife appeared. ooh,
I've accomplished so much" she an
nounced. Have you finished the
book, dear?"
Il have NOT" said the know-it-all
man. "Was 1t a conspiracy?"
Despite her denial he still pretends
to think it was. Nevertheless, he doesn't
have any more to say about what his
wife does with all her time.
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main at home for fear they may trans
NIT disease to others. This frequently
seriously affects those whose income
is necessary for the support of the
family. Except in some special in
stance, and under direction of health
officials. it is far better that these per-
sons should be out of the house. What
modern sanitation requires is that the
patient shall be carefully isolated or
quarantined, that there shall be no
communication whatever with other
members of the family except those
who are in actual charge of the pa
tient, and that the well members shall
be examined carefully each day to as
certain if they have contracted the
disease. 1t is only when this occurs
that they are q menace to outsiders
and not through the medium of their
clothing.
One of the principles of modern
sanitation is to prevent disease with
as little annoyance as possible to the
public, and it is for this reason that
where large numbers of persons are
together, as in factories, etc, there
should be a constant supervision over
them to detect the early appearance
Of an outbreak of infectious disease;
in this way fewer persons are involved,
the loss of life is diminished, and the
well-being of these people protected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-12
DAFFYDHS
BY o. NoALL.

If a man named Turn went to a
horse race with only five dollars in his
pocket, would Turn Pike?
(Whoa-o-o Nelliei 'Tis carpenter
driving-and he is used to driving
nails.)
If a hunter lays a trap for a rabbit
and catches him, could you say that
the Rabbit?
CwiI1ie, take your head out of baby's
mouth, I've found the bottle.)
If football player who has the ball
and is running toward the goal STUN
bles on a pillow thrown from the
grandstand, tears the pillow and scat
tiers the feathers, is it a touch down
(Pull your foot out of my ear, you
halfback, want to hear the college
yells.)
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QUAKER MEDrTATToNs.
TFrom the Philadelphia Record

IFrom the Philadelphia Record.J
Buy words-"How muchT'
A man may be tight. either as regards
liquor or lucre.
Genius capsizes for lack of common
sense ballast.
Truth is stranger than fiction and
equally dangerous.
Few old bachelors really like to kiss girl
babies, until they are about 49,
Mrs. White-'How are you feeling these
days, Aunt Mandy?" Aunt Mandy
Poly. Mis- White; poly. Abs still
troubled wild 'ralgy'' Mrs white-''Neu-
ralgy?" Aunt Mandy-'No'm. Jes' de
same ole 'ralgy.'
Judging from their price, the hen that
laid the golden eggs is still on the job.
Silence may give consent but it's a poor
thing on which to base breach of prom
Use suit
Hoax-''That dog of mine eats more
than 1 DOR Joax-''Why don't you get
a dachshund?" Hoax-"Why?" Joax-
''Oh, with dachshund little goes a
long way"
Sunday School Teacher-'.And the father
of the ProdigaI Son fell on his neck and
wept. Now, why did he weep?" Bobby
Bright-"Well. guess you'd weep, too, If
you fell on your neck
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-12
GLOBE SIGHTS
By THE ATCHTSO%S GLOBE

When whisky talks it also sputters-
Safety razors are a lot alike except in
price.
A man who says he is gay in defeat is
crazy.
Chin whiskers are poor substitute for
a chin.
Don't throw away your dirty wa r
until you have some clean water
A balloon race reminds us that there are
various notions of sport.
A politician also has some difficulty in
keeping from making the wrong sort OF
friends.
1t may have occurred to you that mis-
sionary travels farther than is necessary
to Do Good
Your nervous system is all right If a
windy day doesn't make you want to
throw bombs at something or other
1t would help some If the person who
has nothing to say would say it well.
Silence from such is too great an expecta-
ton.
Alb Adkins has been so grouchy lately
that even the agents are afraid of him.
Not that we wish to encourage the mean
disposition.
Another inducement to quit smoking is
the worry one would save from not run
ming out of matches. Business of frtsk-
ms; our pienitude of pockets
One of hfe's little disappointments is to
learn that the authoress of a novel whose
heroine one worships is a large, heavy
weight woman with the middle aged
spread.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-12
JOURNAL ENTRIES

It's all right for Washington officials
to say American wives are lazy-the
average man doesn't dare.
Newspaper men appreciate one thing
the name Wilson will fit into al
most any kind of a headline.
The man with the easiest credit is the
man who contracts the most debts.
X
The rich would be happier with more
babies and fewer dogs.
Z y
When young the man bestows his at
tention to the hair below the ear line;
when older he watches and coaxes the
hair above.
4 * =
Naughty exhibitions in public are
considered humorous, in private they
are classed as disgusting.
Women read and lecture about the
tobacco habit-men love to criticise the
"tight-lacing" custom.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-12
HUNOR or TEE Day

What are you buzzing around here
for?' inquired the man in the monopIape
Looking for the old flying hole'' an
swered the chap with the biplane, where
we boys learned to fly."-WashingtCn
Herald.
$50 he believes that nearly all present.
day reformers are actuated by selfish mo-
tives?'' Yes. He even insisted that a
bald-headed man started the swat-the-fly
rusade."-Bunalo Express.
Teacher-If a man saves 81 a week, how
long will It take him to save a Thousand?
Boyle never would, ma'am. After he
got $500 he'd buy a car.-The Wilson
Worker.
Little Girl (reading about Cornelia)-
Mother, are we children jewels? Modern
Mother-No, darling. If you were, I'd
pawn you all and go abroad.-Judge.3
Then He Went to the Game,-"Let's see.
Didn't your grandmother die once before
this summer Yes, sir. Sh-she come
pretty near bein buried alive that time"
Life.
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MODERN SANITATION.

The public should know that if they
happen in a conveyance, assemblage.
or elsewhere, and are in close proxim-
ity to some infectious disease, they
need have no fear that they will trans
NIT it to their family or others through
the medium of their clothing, writes
DR.. Alvah. H. Doty, for many years
health officer of the Port of New
York, in the November number of the
North American Review. Nor need
they fear that they will contract dis
ease from the clothing of others they
may meet or through the medium of
the money they may handle.
The dread of this has been respon-
sihle for many unnecessary and unjust
regulations. Well persons in a family
where infectious disease exists are
either kept in the house under mu-
nicipal regulation or voluntarily re-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-12

PRESERVE THE oUAIL,

In one week the open season for quail
begins in this state. The open season
will last for two weeks. Two weeks of
legal quail shooting will be about
enough this year in Kansas to thin out
the coveys to that point where there
will be sufficient number for the per-
petuation of the birds next season. ANY
more hunting than that will play havoc
with the supply. And all because last
winter was a severe one for the little
feathered friends of the farmer The
quail is an essential bird for the farm
er'S welfare. There are few birds that
are so destructive to injurious insects
as the fleet-footed quail that makes
war on the bugs and moths that work
havoc with grain and young orchards.
To be sure, the quail consumes some
amount of grain, but nothing in COM
parison with the so-called turtle dove"
which is unwisely protected by law and
whose craw can be found filled with
wheat from the time the grain is ripe
until it is hauled into the barns But,
although the quail is an undoubted
farm advantage, it is a game bird and
belongs to the state instead of to the
farmer For that reason the state has
the power to allow the sport loving boy
on the farm the seasoned sportsman
In the city to shoot the bird in season.
Inc farmers permission must be OBJ
tanned before hunting. If farmer and
hunter alike would observe this part of
the law the quail can be protected this
year, year when the protection is
needed. Men who have been through
the state, both east and west, say the
quail is noticeably scarcer this year
than any time within five years. The
hard winter put muffler on the bob
Whlte'' throughout the country. The
survival of the fittest has put a strong
breed of quail in the country. But in
order to insure a good supply of birds
next year the law should be closely OBJ
served and the farmers and hunters
snould see lat no law violations are
permitted.-Ottawa Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-12
ERO2T OTHER PENS
RED sCHOOLHOUsE GONE.

REO SCHOOLHOUSE GONE.
Inc little red schoolhouse is DOOM
cd. For decades it has been ceIebrat-
ed IN song and story as sharing with
the constitution and the Declaration
OF independence the honor of having
made US what we are. But all this
Iame turns out to have been a matter
or luck. Until very recently nobody
mad thought to inquire into the effect
OF red upon the impressionable minds
OF children. The raising of the ques-
t1on sounded the knell of the beIliger
ent yet beloved color Authorities on
aetheucS promptly agreed that its in
Iluence was wholly bad. Then came
the problem of what was to take its
place. White, said the paint manufac-
turers. Besides being satisfying aesthe-
tlcally, white has the deciding advan-
taoge of costing less than other colors.
BUT what is the use of painting a
building white, only to see its crystal
cIearnes dimmed into a dingy gray by
the smoke and dust of the city? And
so Chicago, at least, has adopted a
straw color, which is regarded as
m Getting all the requirements with a
1alr degree of success. We would not
seem to favor anything resembling a
react1onary policy, least of all in re-
ference TO our schools, but we cannot
forbear asking whether 1t is likely
that any members of the rising gener-F
alton will strike an attitude thirty or
forty years from now and, in voices
trembling with emotion. point back to
the little straw colored schoolhouse
Where-but the picture is impossible.
New York Evening Post.