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The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1892-11-09
An Editorial Analysed.

The Boston EOening Transcript easily
takes q place among the first-class
American newspapers both in the quality
of it's literature and It's faithful and ron
sensational record of news. 1t defends
the competitive sy stem and consequently
it's attitude toward such combinations as
the absor ption Of the Boston & Maine
and the New England roads is important
Many papers do not care to follow in.
dustrial news beyond it's bearing upon
the stock market. The Transcript does.
1t is conscious of some kind OF perceptive
in the developing lines Of trade and COM
merce. Now let as follow the Transcript
IN its handling of the new railroad deal.
1t looks upon the absorption of two New
England roads as another step in grand
series of cancellations; it expresses
chagrin mingled with pleasant pros
poets" at the passing Of another Boston
enterprise into the hands Of outside
capt. lists; it fears the growing power OF
gigantic corporations, which is compared
to that of the feudal barons, and in view
Of which considerations of commercial
developments are dwarfed;" it admits
that the desire for mere wealth has taken
the place of more ennobing ideals; how
ever, it believes that consolidation will
enable clerks and laborers to think of
something besides money. getting, even
though it be at the loss Of business
energy.
The only way to save this series of
concessions, fears and hopes for appear
ing ridiculous is to defend the final
point-the opportunity afforded by COM
petition for something beyond accumu-
lating money. We quote this passage in
full:
I'VE may indeed admit that ambition
after mere wealth has been too general
in this country; that it has taken the
place Of ennobling ideals, and has led too
often to hoaneial ruin. We may 20 on
to the deduction that uoder the new
order which seems now to be enveloping
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1892-11-09

Thee's moor sense one o. Is legs nor IN an thy
bEaains.
Sam undoubtedly married for money,
and in America a maj j,rity make it the
rule for life. The industrial democracy
which the Transcript speaks Of is fc-
tion. We have been laying the founda-
tiOns Of q plutocracy, and now as the
walls are rising and the great masses Of
the people are becoming imprisoned, is it
not little absurd to rest in the Tran
scripts hope that we shall have lots Of
time in our penitentiary to nurse "en-
nobling ideals?"
There is but one way out of the bond.
age Of private capital. Every national
ist understands this, and the rapidity
with which nationalists have multiplied
among all classes is a feature of the year
which is drawing to close Ma
tiOn, NOpem6er 4.
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The Art Of Thinking.

AhO &44V VI AuAuh4uSs
Did you ever notice how bunglingly
some men think2 There is as much or
more difference in the way men use their
mental faculties as there is IN the way
they use their tools. just as one man
will proceed dpftly and systematically to
the accomplishment of piece OF work
with everything conveniently at hand,
every motion intelligently directed to
the furtherance of the main purpose, and
an expedient ready for every irre0ularity
or difficulty which presents itself, 90 the
ready thinker proceeds at once in right
line to the pith Of subject, sitting out
the extrsneouS matter, defining the main
point and bringing to bear upon it all
his available information. On the other
hand, clumsy thinker will chase
question up one side and down the eother,
without getting anywhere or arriving at
any relevant conclusion.
The mental, like the manual faculties,
are susceptible and require cultivation.
1t is only by practice and continual use
that the dexterity and skill OF the expert
machiuist or other manipulation are ac-
quired. No matter how naturally in
genious and handy man may be, he
will lack deftness when placed upon
work to which he is entirely unaccus-
toned. In order to think with facility q
man must be accustomed to thinking. It
is one thing to let the mind roam about
among the things one knows, and another
to put it hard at work and keep II there,
grinding at something you do not know,
but want to. 1t is easy and entertain
ing to read an article which tells you
something which you knew before and
which you can endorse, but you learn
nothing by reading it. It requires an
effort to read an article which contains
real information, however plainly ex-
pressed. 1t has to be studied, applied,
criticised, the suggestions
raised by its perusal have to be followed
out to their conclusions, and to con-
read an article of this char
&C or is task which a man 10 inclined
to shirk just as lazy man might shirk
a physical task. But compare man
who shirks with the man who reads, and
you will find in the FIRST mental bungIer,
in the second the acute and able thinker,
the man whose head saves his hands
and who is valued, respected and trusted
with the conduct Of work and the ad-
of affairs, and rewarded ac-
Always read a little ahead
OF yourself. Read matter which requires
an effort upon your part to understand.
The effort will not only place you upon q
higher intellectual plane, but the mental
exercise will develop habit of accurate
which will be OF more value
10 you than volumes OF average matter
read only to be forgotten.-PODer.
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Don't forget to renew your suoscrip-
ton to the ADVOCATE.
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SUPPOSED TRAIN WRECKER.
Half Witted Boy Who Is Thought to Have Been
Guilty of Many Fiendish Acts.
snec,sl to the Indianapolis journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
KoKoMo, Ind. Sept. 1.-THE officers made
an arrest yesterday, which they trink will
clear up the ta%ru-burning and train-wreek-
in my stery that has been puzzling them
for the last three years. In the last three
weeks four barns and one house Lave been
destroy cd by fire In an inexplicible man.
ner, q mile north of town, and several at
empts have been made to wreck
trains in that vicinity by chain
ing ties and logs on the track.
One of the efforts was partially successful.
The obstruction intended for q passenger
was run into by q special freight. causing
q large property loss. Night before last the
large farm barn of Calvin Hadley, in the
same vicinity, was set fire to and con-
sumed. Near the wreckage was found IN
article belonging to Theodore Morgan, a
haIf-witted boy. and he was takcn into
custody by the officers, and it 10 believed
he Is the author of the series of
crimes that have followed each
other for SO long a time undetected.
He Is the son of Francis Morgan. who re-
sides on TIE edge of what has long been
known as the Devils Den" n low, swampv
tract of ground n mile square,. formerly n
famous resort for thugs and thieves. now
inhabited only by rattlesnakes and other
reptiles. Through this place the Lake
Erie a. Western road passes, and here more
than q score of efforts at train wrecking
have been made within three years. Young
Morgan, who is In jail. refuses to talk. but
evidence is accommodating against him.
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SAFETY APPLIANCES.

Meeting of Railway Employees to Consider
the Subject Changed to Sept. 2S.
Special To the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 6.-Augustus ID.
Shaw. formerly q w~ell-known railroad man
of indianapolis. now Third Deputy Aud
ltor of the Treasury. who was one of the
delegates to the ~switchmen's recent con-
vention at Lincoln. Neb.. and is an officer
of the National Organization of Railroad
Operatives, has been requested by several
of the railroad organizations that have ap-
pointed their committees to attend the
safety-appliances meeting at Chicago, TO
change the date from the 18th inst. to the
2Sth inst. which. he said to-day, had been
done, and that all have been so adj
vised. This change is made, he explains.
90 that the time OF the meeting will not
interfere with any of the annual conven-
tions of the various orders. Ala the rail.
road labor organizations will be repre-
sented. of which there are eight. Quite an
interest is being taken in this matter. Mr..
Shaw says. and the interest is on the in
crease. brought about by the great number
OF railroad employees injured in the railroad
service by compiling. The increase in the
death rate is caused by the
great number and variety of patent
couplers. The delegates are men of prac-
teal knowledge in railroad devices. The
meeting Will be held at tho Commercial
Hotel, Chicago, at 10 o'clock A. M, Sept. %.
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Nancy Hanks movement that won plenty
of applause. Carl Cameron and Eugene
Minor also sustained the clubs reputation
IN a valiant mannrr.
The first event was a mile bandicap.
open for members of the Zig-zag Club
only. Otis Lowe. with $50 yards vantage.
was the winner with Carl Cameron second
and w. W. Mccain third. The time was
2:21h
The second race was q mile beat for or
binary wheels. The six starters looked q
little queer in THE era of low wheels.
mounted away mp IN the ai-. but they
could be seen away I'D In the air all of the
way around the track. which is more th an
could be said OF their brethren on the
s%afetles.
Will Lonn. of LaPorte, Ind. carried off
first prize with little effort. with Otis Lonn
second and Carl Fisher third. The time
was 2.5S1s, Lonn holds the championship
of the State ON this kind of a machine.
The next was a half-mile dash, open to
Hunter and Minor, the local cracks, and
Rough, Root and Meyers. some of the best
of the foreign talent. From the instant the
pistol cracked on the back stretch at the
start it was O race. and one for "blud.r As
the stretch was entered the spectators say
q wheel be2in To wobble. as n fighter does
when '%'groggy." and then n rider fell, but
the rest came on and whisked across the
ribbon working like demons, on the suppo-
sition that demons work. Marmon was
first, Mey ers, of Peoria, ILL.,, second and
Hunter third. The time was ITO 25. G. p.
Root, OF Chicago. was the man who fell.
His foot slipped from q pedal.
His right leg was badly skinned
and strained, and he was unable to COM
pete in any more events. The One-mile
rhree-minute GLASS was a pretty race, and
was fought every inch of the way. Carl
Cameron landed first honors, and the Prog.
re So Band. of which be Is a member, gave
IN enthusiastic blare as he crossed the RIB
bon. Frank Miller, of Marseilles. was Sec
ond and VIII Lonn. of LaPOrte. third.
lime, 2:4l4.
The mile race for tho 2:s5 class, was the
event of the day. Again the local and for
eign cracks at the track were pitted
against each other. and again there
was a race pretty TO see. Each man seemed
to be afraid of the other. no one being
willing to set the pace until the stretch
was reached. and then they came TO the
ribbon riding like the headless man of his
tory. Marmon was first, Mey ers, of Peoria,
Ill, second. and Nickel, of Milwaukee,.
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third. The judges announced to them ar
the start that they must bring the time
down to 2:55 or it would he called no race
and run over again. IL was found to be-
3:I2L2. The other heat was called and the
men ordered to ride. Ride they did and
finished IN the same order as before. Time
was 2:49ls. and the referee decided to al
low it.
The two-mile handicap proved an easy
thine for Frank Miller, of Mulberry. Ind.
He had n f%our-hundred yard start. and WOE
as no pleased; NJ. Martin, Milwaukee,
second. and II. NJ. Stout. New London.
third. Time. son.
The juvenile race, for boys under four
teen years. was won by w. +. Atherson:
Rockford shaw second and Fred Linn
third. The bali mile was lone In l:3SA.
with Marnion and Minor. of the
of Peoria. as the only starters.
The winner of n lap race is determined
by counts on each mile or lap. The man
first across the ribbon in each scores three.
the second two and the third one, except in
the last mile, when the man first across
scores four. The aggregate is made up at
the end. and the man having the most
points wins Ii resulted in a tie between
Minor and Myers. and the two men rode
an extra heat TO decide. Meyer winning as
he pleased.
The Planet" race, one-mile handicap.
was the last event. and Was rode Just as
the sun disappeared. Otis Lowe, with q
two-hurdred- and-iifty-yard vantage, won
in q lighting finish, in which Will .Lonu,
Of LaPorfe. rode second. aud 4. K. Rough,
OF south Bend. third Time. 2:20.
.fhe crowd found q train waiting them.
80. SO though the Monon corporation
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PENSIONS FOR VETERANS.
Residents Of Indiana and Illinois Whose
Claims Have Been flowed.
Pensions have been granted the follow

Original-John NJ. Bragg, Harrison Tinsley.
Peter Handler. j. Albecker, Andrew j. Stephens,
Edwin farker. Charles Hofcr, Conrad Mnbek-
ing, Jonathan D.; Ayres, Pieasant Wilibuger.
Iven a. Brooks, Cha1es kahler. Jacob w. Miller,
Benjamin Goyer. Isaac Davis, James ingram, g..
Williams, stephen Aich, Edward w. Broom
baugh. Exum White. Thomas Smith, John
Baker, Thomas M. Drake, Isaac 8. Pitt
man, William Richey, William III. Petty,
Thomas Gill. Henry Hackott, ". Bowman. Carr
II. White. Joseph Z. George, Robert +. Watson,
James Murch. Reissue and in-crease-Stephen
A Hurst. Thomas w. GilIiatt. Original widows.
etc.-Martha Z. Brown, Elna A. Henker, Annie
i. Barimore. j. Mary Huey, Amanda Manford,
Mary j. Reeser. Harriet NJ, King. Sarah Z. Ross.
Aaron G.. Bcadle. William II. Oats. Jasper Mails.
barry, James sylvester McFadden. Arthur J.
James Barnett, John Doucherty. second, John
J.. Fillmore. Additional-Samue Blakely.
Frank L. Church. Moses p. Roberts. James l.
Longshore, James f.. McMichael, deceased. In
crease-Jacob Kurtz. Michael Hubbard, Benja-
min K. McClintook, Thomas II. Gilbert, Hiram
ceased; James Sullivan. Original Widows, ETC.
Martha Wien, mother, Elizabeth Goodpasture,
Mary L. Clark. Cora Kaylor, Mary E. McMichael.
70 OF ILLINo
Original-George Wheeler tdeceased), Charles
Balwin, John A. Johnson. Samuel Holycross,
William Neel. George Frederick Bergen. Charles
w. Jones, David H.. Heer, Isaac W. Kendrick,
George Lang, Nathan COZ, Cyrus Schwab. Au-
kACluo Il ~ fSAs AOtlo IL aOl > n J.. QAUI-
rison, Albert W. Davis. William Il. Ash, Albert
Hail. Additional-William wiese, Freeman ID.
Potteys. Charles Heineman. George A. Nc
win. VIM. Il. Garrison, VIM. Martin.
Increase-John Burkhart, Robert l.. Nc
Kean. George W. Doctorman. Green 3. Tucker.
Benz. Bedwell. Reissue-Willis r.. Brown. Al
bert Nouns. Original widows, ctc.-Margaret
Harner. Emma.A. W. HaentZschel, Ellen Curtis,
Dora Lebherz. Caroline Hanson. Isaac Green
(fathe-l, Laura Wheeler. Original-Lewis Siggs,
John A. Pickers, Jesse Newman. jr, John ID.
Robards. Charles A. johnson. Charles b. Ken
nart, silas Keraus. James NJ. Cooper, Azor :.
Martin. Henry shears. Additional Jas. easier,
Willis b. Hargrave, LeOnhard Ludwig, Oliver j.
Cole, Henry j. Myott, John Beerman. Joseph
Motley. Observation-Disclosures Il. Baxter. Orig
inal and Increase-John c. McGinis. Increase
William s. Turley, Jonas Johnson. Clark Ander-
son. John Mitchell, Peter Drilling. Simon NJ.
0tey, James L. Miller, John A McAlla. Marion
l. Thompson. Cornelius Abbott. Reissue
Wheelock III. Phelps. Original Widows, etc.
Margaret A. Burrin. Anna Davis. Rebecca A.
westlake, Frances L. Merry. Johanna Balls,
minor of Felix A. Hoyt, Elizabeth Cook, Eliza
Forbes.
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used to improve the road-bed and increase the
equipment.
The Vandalia is now handling the largest
freight tonnage in its history between st. Louis
and Terre Hsute. So much of it is now diverted
over the Terre Haute az Logansport division that
on the I. IL. * 1. proper the increase in tonnage
is not 30 perceptible. VIA the /. II. ~ l.. division
tho Vandalia is shipping business not only north,
ward via Benton HarbOr and thence by boat. but
in its connection with Eastern lines Is increasing
its business for Buffalo and many other north
eastern points.
Yesterday was the day set for Judge Gresham
to hear the contempt cases against the Wabash,
the Grand Trunk and tho Illinois Steel compa-
MES for refusing To answer questions put to
them by the Commission.
By mutual consent the case went over until
Sept. 20. The decision Of Judge Gresham is a
matter in which a good deal OF interest is taken,
especially by general freight agents who have
been allowing their representatives to favor SER
tain shippers in rates.
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General Notes.

Special TO the Indians polls Journal.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.-Wm. o. Patterson. wife
and daughter, ]. ]. Stanley and wife. G. G. Men.
denhall and sister. 7. j. Corydon and sister. c.
L. Dunkel ana sister, ]. f. Matthews, A. f. Bar.
nett, John Poyer and wife, W.. J. Forsyth, Chas
n. Lee, Vim. McNutt, c. ID. Rodgers. VIII
Jones and W. Jones, of Indianapolis. are regis
tered ct the Ebbitt. They are attending the pos
tai clerks convention.
United States Marshal Daniel NJ. Rnnsdell.
who went 10 Dresden. IN TO visit his fam
lily six weeks ago, is due in New York tomorrow
on the steamship City of New York, on which
are the wife and daughter Of Secretary Foster.
OF the Treasury Department. They expect 10 be
held In quarantine a day before they land on
American soil.
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Mr.. Patterson. of Greenfield.

After all, it might be said In the tournaments
summary that the victory won in the old mems
race on Monday by JEFF. Z. Patterson. city mar
shall of Greenfield, was truly "a thing of beauty"
This race did not mean that the riders were. by
reason Of their years. connoisseurs in the ART. but
that most of them were simply older men who
had decided to learn a new trick. and that
Mr.. Patterson. true to his sportive instincts OF
other days. learned that hew trick better
than had his competitors. Mr.. Patterson had
been loaned the wheel by n bicycle firm in this
city, and after he had so successfully Slipped in
on the horne-stretch and won the stake cigars, he
went down town ana purchased the wheel. Mr..
Patterson has linked his future fate with these
modern road vehicles, and will identify himself
hereafter with the regular circuit, thus combin-
ing politics and practical Workmanship TO a
pleasant ADVANTAGES
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wished to show how wise il could be when
It tried. the train waited until every last
straggler was aboard.
Prizes Distributed.

The Zib-zag Club ended its bicycle tournament
by an evening OF festivities at its clubhouse
First the riders IN the races were escorted TO
Gresh's Dancing Academy. and there the prizes
were awarded. Tom Hay, In a voice made
hoarse by cheering ut the track. made the an
nouncements, and. as each name was called
out, il was received with applause by
those present. Many of the prizes were
slittle homogeneous K. F.. Rough, a tall, rail-
like young man, received a tall. wide-brimmed.
silk hat. The applauding crowd made him put
II on, and he looked like a post under a shed. yet
he was happy. Brasny Gene Minor went home
tenderly carrying two delicate statuettes. and
Ellis Hunter looked bored with n huge shaded
lamp. From the academy they adjourned 10 the
clubhouse, where a mild punch, a bowl OF lem
onade and innumerable cigars were put on tap,
and the evening was spent in fun and frolic.
The meet was q success financially. and the Zig
day. Ii will probably be used in fitting up new
quarters. for which It's members are now looking:
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Another Conductor Discharged.

Thomas strincer, one of the best known con-
ductors on the East WashingtOn-street line, was
discharged yesterday. "Last Saturday said ne
In explaining the matter, "a lady got on my car
at Summit street, coming west. When I went to
collect her fare she discovered that she had mis-
placed her pocket-book, end il was a
question of my loaning her a nickel or
having her leave the car. I rang up a fare for
her. When We arrived at the transfer car she
handed me a nickel, having met a friend on the
car. Having already registered her fare, 1 did
not DO so again. but Pat Griffin, one of the road
officers. saw the transaction. reported it, and 1
was discharged to-day. Though the lady's face
la familiar, I don't know her name, and am thus
left without any Witness"
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OAMAHA. Neb.. Sept. en- r. Rix. one of the
best-knOwn Ene stoek-breeders in the state, was
torn TO pieces by a hull on his farm. near Omaha,
yesterday. His body was literally cut Ia pieces.
and could only be identified by the fragments OF
clothing scattered around the scene of the strug-
gle. The feet OF the bull were covered with
blood from having jumped on the victim. and It's
long horns were smeared with shreds of flesh
and blood. Every bone was crushed. and. in
some instances. detached from the body. The
mangled remains were discovered by the victims
aged wife.
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Amusements.

There will be two more performances Of "Ole's
Luck" at English's, the matinee to-day, at popu-
lar prices. and tonight.
An Irish comedy. in which there are no hard
hearted landlords, red-cOats and evicted tenants.
is 1.-THE Gossoon." which will be presented at
English's tomorrow night and the rest of the
week. 1t ia by Edward E.. Kidder. who wrote
Sol Smith Russells plays, and is said to be a
bright and original comedy. Carroll johnson,
the star of the company, has no superior, and
probably no equal, as a romantic Irish actor.
Seats are now on sale for the engagement.
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Marriage licenses we're issued yesterday as
follows: Willie King and Frances Wells. Julius
Rosenthal and MolIie Stein. Dcwight q. Loucks
and Annie Shepheard, James o. Perrin and
Grace II. kellogg. Charles Andre and Eliza
Michel, William Christfnan aud Ida Brown.
Henry Ostroif and Fanny GuudelHnger, Wiley +.
Moore and Ida M. Youst. Lindley Jolce amt Mat
tie Plgg. and Francis A. Bruce and Minnie Jacks.
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BY WAYS THAT ARE DARK
Chicago Roads Accused of Swelling
Their Traffic By Rate Cutting.
Business Secured by Secret. Underhand Meth
ods. Commercial Travellers Ask for a
Five Thousnnd-M Ia Ticket.

notwithstanding the recent lnvestiga-
tions instituted at Chicago. by the Inter
state-commerce Commission. there seems
to. be no Improvement In tho condition OF
east-bound freight rates. The spectacle of
two of the weakest roads crowded with
business while their strongest neighbors
are unable to secure moro than a small
share of the traffic is presented with each
weeks tonnage report. Last week the
Nickel-plate carried over 25 per cent. Of
the -four, grain and provisions moved east
ward from Chicago by the lines in the Gen.
trail Traffic Association. while the Lake
Shore carried 9 per cent. The Chicago Il
Erie. which Is not o member of the asso-
citation, carried a larger proportion of the
tot al least bound fret gbt thar any other road.
It would be difficult to account for this on
any other theory han that of secret rate
anything against the suspected roads. for
the reason that the irregularities, if any
exist. are carefully covered up. but there
seems TO be no doubt in the minds of in
terested parties that rates are being TAM
pered with TO an extent that has seldom
been equaled. A traffic manager said yes
terday that he had reason TO believe that
certain lines were paying commissions TO
the amount of 1914 per cent. This, he says,
is undou btedly one Of the methods prac-
ticed by the lines that are securing more
than their share of the traffic. AS vet no
steps have been taken by the conservative
roads to put o stop to this, but some of
them may be ex pected TO do SO before many
more days have passed.