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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-25

too great length 80 as to allow others
who were waiting 20 say q word or two.
And the singinRl There was a vast diff.
ference between the spirited volume Of
harmony poured forth by thousands OF
voices properly led aud the quaverina
notes OF the few who used to gather a
love feasts in the little tents at home
The same old hymns seemed 60 take
on new and unsupported meanings. and
when the feast was over the visitors felt
as If they had just dreamed a wonderful
and glorious religious dream.
1t is 80 years now since the pioneers
Of Ocean Grove pitched their f1st rough
tents under the shade Of the trees and
within sight and sound Of the waves
that beat ceaselessly on the shore of
New Jersey. They had no thought Of
the magnitude to which the meetings
that were to follow those Of that year
would attain. There was no plan in
their mind for the founding of a yearly
camp meeting that should attain first
national and then almost worldwide
fame. Their only thought was that they
had found a pleasant camp ground, and
they built rough beds of pine boughs
for their nightly rest and pitched a cen
tral tent larger than any of the others
under which to hold their meetinga
Logs We're used for seats. and pine nee
dies, straw and small boughs for carpet
ing. Every year the number of worship
ers at the new camp ground grew; every
year improvements were made. A reg
uIar organization was formed, streets
were laid out, and now Ocean Grove is
q veritable seaside city, as famous and
as populous as the great seaside cities
that are devoted to secular pleasures
only. Long ago the tent in which the
meetings were held the first year was
replaced by a solidly built auditorium.
and other smaller meeting places have
been erected This year d new audito-
rum was opened when the first meeting
of the season was held. 1t deserves a
word or two of description.
It covers nearly an acre Of ground
and will seat 10, 600 persons. Its frame
is of steel and iron, and its roof is of
corrugated iron The audience room is
21O fest long ny 161 feet wide; there
are galleries at the sides 1S9 by 40 feet
in size; at the rear there is a gallery "A
by "a, and at the frOnt a space of 1877
by feet is given up to the offices of
the association, reception rooms, etc.
The ceiling, 55 feet above the floor, is
built Of pine, is parabolic in shape and
constructed with careful regard to acous-
tics. So exceptionally successful have
been the efforts of the architect in this
regard that speaker can make himself
heard in every part Of the great cham
Der without nnduly raising his voice
There are 22G windows and doors; the
altar rail is 80 feet long; the platform
is provided with 3S4 folding chairs; ev-
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Etantly arising between capital and la
boz, he made its contents his own be-
fore he closed its covers. Yet with all
his work end his reading and study he
found time to devote to friendships
claims, and it is of record that of all
the painters employed in the big shops
while he was at work there Gene Debs
was about the most popular.
And with the addition Of a term or
two at a commercial college SO passed
away three or four years Of life for the
man who in 1894 was to paralyze a
nation s railway traffic and cause grave
fears in some quarters that redhanded
civil war and revolution, with its san
culinary horrors, were to involve the re-
public.
Then came to Debs a chance to 20 for
a fireman on a railroad locomotive
This opportunity he embraced with joy.
He was muscular and energetic, ambi-
tious and healthy, and he made an excel
lent fireman. No engineer who stood on
the footboard Of an engine fred by
Gene Debs ever had occasion to com
plain of the firing, and he soon GOT to
be known along the line as one who
would surely make his mark some day.
He became personally popular. too, both
because he was such good fireman and
had made him a favorite in the big
paintshop OF course he joined the
Brotherhood of Locomotive FiremeR,
and almost equally, of course, he was
sent as q deleagte to its national con-
vention. There he was quite as popular
as he had been elsewhere, and the broth
erhOOd was not very old when he was
made its secretary. This position he
filed to the satisfaction of verybOdy,
and when it was decided to start a pc
riodical that should be the organ of tho
brotherhood he was made its editor
practically without dissent
Debs proved to be as good an editor
as he had been fireman and brotherhood
secretary. He got out SO good a maya
zine that most fremen in the United
States. whether they belonged to the
brotherhood or not, besides some thou
sands of persons who We're not and new
er had been fremen, felt bound to buy
it every month for fear they would miss
some of the good things it was sure to
contain
The circulation of The Fireman's
Magazine reached the 80, 600 mark some
time ago, and when, somewhat more
than year since, he insisted upon Civ
ing up his place as secretary of the broth
erhoOd the brotherhood insisted that he
sHOuId remain edlCCr OF the periodical
This pleased Mr.. Debs, for he saw that
the magazine would be a great help to
him in pushing the scheme he had been
turning over in his mind for many
years This scheme has since taken the
form Of the American Railway union
Mr.. Debs married Miss Kate Mettzel,
a Terre Haute girl Of German descent,
nine years ago. Mrs. Debs is wrapped
up in her husband and his work.
81. I DEXTER
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CHICAGO, july 25.-Light showers oc-
Cured in New England, middle Atlantic
states and on the lower lakes; elsewhere
fair weather has prevailed The tenn
Perature is . to 10 degrees cooler IN the
upper lake region, Minnesota Iowa,
Wisconsin and Northern Illinois, and il
shows a rise Of about the same amount
on the Ohio valley, middle Atlantic
states and northwest states.
A storm condition IS developing over
the Dakotas with falling barometer and
gathering clouds. Tnunderstorms are
probable today aud tonight in the DAko-
tas, Nebraska, Iowa, aud Minnesota, and
are probable tomorrow in the middle and
upper Mississippi valley and upper lake
region
Thunder showers are also probable this
afternoon in Pennsylvania and New
York; elsewhere fair weather il indies
ted
On the lakes-On Huron and the lower
lakes northwest TO southwest winds are
probable tod ~ and tonight, aud on
Michigan and Superior light variable
winds, becoming fresh TO brisk southeast,
with thunder showers on thursday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-25

The Kansas City (kan-) sun (Pop.)
is opposed to state officers hold
ing railroad passes, but its
editor probably does not know
that every state house official rides on a
pass. Even Labor COMMISSIONS Todd
who Loaf his Santa Fe pass, boasts that he
doesn't have to walk, as he holds passes
over other roads. The Sun says. Todd
Is much better without his Santa Fe pass
No Populist ought 10 hold pass It may
be said for WyandOtte county that prlor
to the Legislative difficulty Senator Iay-
lor had been offered, and had refused, a
Missouri Pacific pass. IL we are to talk
railroad we can't carry passes IN our
pockets" This is not good POpulist logic,
however, as the members Of the board OF
railroad assessors hold Pullman passes,
reduce the palace car assessments-and
denoance Pullman
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skETcH or EUGENE '. pEss.
Pen Picture by Man Who Knowa Kim
Well.
Especial C0rresDondence.l

Especial
CHICAGO, July 10.-Eugene Victor
Debs is about as mild q hammered man
as ever ordered a strike or stopped a
train. He has lived about ID months
less than twoscore years in this world
Of contests. victories and defeats, and
his life has been an active and exciting
one all through Still he has not the
personal appearance of one who has
passed through trouble and endured
great nervous strains. 1t is true that he
is almost as bald as an ivory headed
walking stick-quite as bald, in fact,
as the noted humorist whom he resem
bles so much-Bill Nye. It would be
quite unorshodox to write of Debs with
out mentioning the twinkle similituds
that exists between him and Nye, but
his face is lineless and smooth, though
his features are strong. His eyes look
into yours with the direct frankness OF
q child g when he is talking with You,
and it is impossible to be with him an
hour without being convinced of hia
earnestness-
Mr.. Debs is q native of Terre Haute.
His father and mother are Of French de-
scent. and they gave their son Eugene
the middle name of Victor because OF
their admiration for the great French
novelist. Victor Hugo. When Eugene
was born. his father was running
small grocery store. and when the lad
got big enough he was set to work be-
hind the counter during scohol vaca-
tions, for the family's finances were
slender. The boy did not fancy the gro
Gerry business, however, and so, when
he was 4 years old or Whereabouts, he
went to work in a railroad paintshop
He had no particular liking for the pot
and the brush, but the foreman of the
shop was friend of the family, and the
chance he offered was the first that
came to Eugene. All the time that he
was working in the shop he was looking
out, as he had been when tending his
fathers little store. for chance to GET
into some occupation that he would like
better. All the time. too, he was devot-
ing most of his evening and holiday
hours to self Improvement. He read all
the newspapers and magazines he could
get hold of, no devoured the English
classics and most Of the standard and
current novels. When he got hold Of q
book that dealt with the problems con-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-25
Firhtinr 4 water noe Du.T.

The hot weather duel in the alley was
q wet circus. Two groups Of newsboys
got hold Of two lines Of hose and tackled
each other with tho streams. As fast as
one fellow was drowned out another fell
low took the butt There was 10 wild
squirting done. Each fellow that held
the hose had TO take it. Tendcrfoot Irrc--
held out we'll, but getting ie in his face
he stopped forward and turned his face
sideways. This gave Swipsey a good
chance to direct his stream so as to make
the water pour down Tenderfoot's back
inside his shirt until it filled his pants,
when Tenderfoot shuddered and let go
Small Smith grabbed his stream and
took Swipsoy between the eyes. And
SO they changed from one to another
until nearly the whole crew was as wet
as rats III q sewer, hair sticking out a.
ways and shirts and pants clinging 90
the little bodies 1t was a we'll fought
duel. and they had only to stand in the
sun few minutes to get dry again, as
the day was an especially warm one. -
Detroit News
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gWHHE FIRST PAPER IN KANSAS TO Sc
a cure the leased wire service u the Associated
Press; controls exclusively fOf Topeka the run
Day Service OF this grsAE Organization Tor tine
collection Of news A telegraph operator IN the
STATS JOURNAL ONCE IS employed for the SoIa
purpose Of taking this report. which comes con
kinuCusiy from 7.J0 a. m rlA 4s0J p m Win
bulletins Of important news up to p m.j over
8 wire running Into this Oico and used only for
tho daJ Associated Press business between tbs
hours above named.
saw- rhs STATE JOURNAL Is the only paper In
Kansas Receiving the Fun Day Associated Press
Report.
@-The STATE JoURSAL- has regular aver
age Daily Local Circulation Ia Topeka Of more
than ali other Capital City DAilies Com
bin@dv and Double that OF Its prinotp Il
paper
~ Member Of the American Newspaper
Publishers Association
EB-T he STATE JOURNAL Press Room Is
equipped with Lightning Web Per1ecting
Printing Press-the lands0most aud fastest
piece Of printing machinery in the stara
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-25
New Fad In Dict.

Vegetarians are outdone by a new
diet reform prophet, who advocates the
eating Of natural uncOoked foods. His
name Is Macdonald. and he seems 10
have gained "a small number Of adher-
ents in Paris. 1t is part of the sys-
tenn he advocates never to eat or drink
anything but vegetable foods and nat
ural liquids precisely in the state in
which they arc found III nature. Hot
drinks Of all kinds are specially con-
demned, although it is not quite easy
to see how the use Of water from ma
tural hot springs would run counter 90
the principle laid down. Carrots and
turnips. beans and potatoes, we must
eat raw, it seems, if we value our
health, and fruit we must eat just as
nature gives it to US. Whether this
means that we must not peel am apple
is not stated. Mr.. Macdonald himself
eats raw oatmeal mot oats), which, as q
Scotchman, he thinks not only extreme
" nourishing, bat palatable as we'll
London Daily News.
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= dramatic but solemn scene was
witnessed at the dedication Of a church
III Utica. n. r.. a short time ago. Dea-
con John Schernerhorn, ~ years old,
had taken great interest in raising
funds for building the new edifce. Ho
was one Of the trustees Of the church
and at the close Of the services the pa
tor urged him to make a few remark
He sang two verses Of a hymn and clo
ed thus: II have prayed for this plao
a great many times. Now / see my
prayer answered. Lord, let now thy
servant depart in peace. Lord. Jesus.
you kown it is all right between thee
and me. -" As he finished the sentence
Mr. Schermerhorn dropped and ilnmo-
diately expired. OF course there was ia
tense excitement in the Congregatio
over this remarkable answer to pray
for release from life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-25
IN TENTS BY THE SEA
OCEAN GROVE THE WORLD FAMOUS
METHODIST CAMP MEETING.

aznch Unlike Camp Meetings of More Prim-
iEtvc Times and Places, IL Resembles
Them In the Fsrvor Of Ets Love Feasts.
Tke New Auditorium
A man with fringe Of white whisk-
ers on his chin aud q woman who
wore prunsllA shoes stepped from rail
road train at Ashury Park one day in
August last year and gazed about them.
For 81 years they had sbeen to camp
meeting" together. This year they had
been ersuaded--overpersu they al
most felt like telling each other as they
beheld the worldly sights and heard the
worldly sounds Of the broad station
pIatforrn-by their grownup sons and
daughters lot Co give up their week Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-25

Young seals do not know how to
swim They have to become grad u
ally accustomed to-the water, either
by entering it to paddle about for
themselves or by being carried into it
in the mothers jaws They have
great fear of the waves that break
into foam, and. as soon as they see
one approaching. they take to fight
IN terror. and do not turn around
until they have ascend ID to a very
high place above. the sea At the end
of fifty or sixty days they unite in
small bands and form school OF ma
tation.
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SAM WELLER.

An English Comedian who Gave Dick
ems Ideas for the Character.
1t would appear that the original
Sam Weller of Dickens ''Pickwiclx
Papers fame was a certain Sam Vale,
an English low comedian, who. in the
earlier years of the present century,
was very popular in the southern
part Of England. In the year 1911,
and for few years afterward he ac-
quired quite musical reputation in a
farce called 1.-THE Board ing House,
written by Beasley. n this piece he
played the part of Simon Spotterdash.
person who INDUCED in odd and
whimsical sayings. '-Come on. as the
man said to the tight boot" II am
down on you, as the extinguisher said
to the GAMBLER Let every one take
care of himself, as the donkey said
when dancing among the chickens
are fair illustrations of the wittie SINS
III the course of that play. the rose m
blance between them AMI some Of the
savings of Sam Weller being very
marked.
IN private life Vale was noted for
his wit and many go d things are
credited to him lie was man of
excellent temper, hal no enemies. and
the good humor which pervaded all
his savings. together with the droll-
cry of his manner, gave an enhanced
value to his witticisms. His sayings
were called Sam Valerisms. and on
the appearance Of the .Piclzwick Pa
pers, in 1886, the character Of Sam
Weller was generally recognized as a
portraiture of Vale. The comedian
%
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a DOGS ACUTE EAR.
He Knows when a Particular organ
Pipe IS Opened

He Knows When a Particular Organ
Pipe Is Opened
Dogs have most acute ears in de-
tecting diff .rences in the quality Of
sound,'' said musician lately. II
have at home a large Newfoundland
which is a great lover of music No
matter in what portion of the house
may be, he always comes to me when
I begin to play, lying close to the
piano. l have an old organ. It IS
one of those instruments with many
stops and but few good qualities.
think / have been able after much en-
deavor to distinguish two different
qualities OF tone in AL of the long
row of stops. but my dog made it APP
parent to me that my ears were not
as acute as his
Il play for variety upon the organ,
notwithstanding its being antiquated.
and my dog seems 10 enjoy this as
much as the piano, all exec pt- one
stop. Whenever I pull that out he
rises No his feet suddeply and com
mences to groSvi and bark at me n a.
most vicious mar inner. sometimes bit
ing at the organ Now, to my ear
that stop makes no difference in the
sound Of the organ. I have tried
hard to detect, the distinctive quality
which aggraYates the dogs nature,
but without Success. I have tried to
fool the old fellow b. commencing a
tune on one stop and suddenly pulling
out the obnoxious one. He never
fails to notice this. although the sound
to me is Just the same
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-25

DIR STOKES. PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION.
cry seat affords full view of the speaker;
light in the evening is furnished by SEQ
incandescent electric lights fed by six
miles of wire. so disposed that 400 ad-
ditional lights may be added if it is
thought desirable. Although this mag
nif1cent meeting place has been in daily
use since July /, it viii not be formally
dedicated till Aug. 6.
The camp meeting season proper will
not begin until Aug 20 and will last o
days, but daily gatherings of many sorts
have been held since July / and will be
held after the close Of the camp meeting
proper. Among them may be named
Ocean Grove Sunday School assembly,
Christian Arbitration and Peace society.
Kings Daughters, Epworth league,
Women's Home Missionary Society of
the Methodist Episcopal church, etc A
great feature of the camp meeting sea-
son is furnished by the daily surf meet
ings when thousands Of persons seat
themselves on the sand by the oceans
edge and sing hymns to the acconpani-
ment of the waves.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
Ocean Grove association stockholders
have undoubtedly mado a good deal Of
money out Of the camp ground, they
sui aunere 70 the HOJloH u living III
tents. Their tents have solid wooden
floors, however, often with cottage ex-
tensions to the rear and with double
walls and roofs. The streets are laid ont
regularly and we'll macadamized; there
are water and gas pipes and electric
light wires and all the convenicnces of
modern life, including hotels and many
boarding houses. Those who go there
need not be religious, but they must OBJ
serve certain prescribed forms, and Of
course the religious element particu-
larry Methodistic, predominates-
Unlike Chautauqua, Round Lake and
other similar summer gatherings orig
inally camp meetings, but now principal
~ summer schools, Ocean Grove has
never added educational features to its
regular religious programme
NJ L DEXTER
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The quickest death on record from
snake bite Is reported from the Indian
Territory. Annie Laura Golf. aged 5
years, left the house and went to
spring to play. She was barefooted and
stepped on a rattlesnalre, which sunk
its faugs into the leg near the knee.
The poison made such progress that the
child died within 10 minutes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-25

TIE nomination Of W. B. Hornblower
to Be Justice Of the United states SUI
preme court was backed by the presi-
dent. the press and the people, and yet
il will be remem bered that Mr.. Hill
made no impassioned appeal then to have
the senate yield 1t makes great deal
of difference whose OK is gOred
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-25

CoNaREssArEx are said TO be in a hurry
to 60 home. There is absolutely nothing
to keep them in Washington. 80 why
don't they 60. Their absolute incom-
potency to effect anything has been
demonstrated, so they need remain no
longer on that account
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-25

TIE meeting of Governor Mckinley,
Ex-Governor AIger and Ex-Governor Mer-
Ram In Cleveland may have had no spec-
ial Significance, but it Ia safe to presume
that they didn't come together By chance
nor simply to talk about the weather
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-25

apologized to the japanese minister As
such an act would have been extremely
humiliating to the United States il il
strange the secretary has left it upper
formed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-25

The executive COMMITTEES Of the knights
OF Labor in Nebraska will have to be
IN better hands at delivering their goods
than Grand Master Sovereign, or the
Populists will profit very little By their
Runnork
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THE loss of the WeIlman party. if the
report be true, is a great calamity, but it
mighty hard for people who lived
through yesterday to consider being lost
on an ice foe as a misfortune.
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was held aloft and shaken, and excIama-
tons of religious fervor were heard in
every direction
When the multitude sat again. the face
of the good woman was wet with tears,
and the lips of her husband were trem-
ulous with ecstasy Then followed the
testimony" There was no urging
needed there, as there often had been at
home, 70 induce the worshipers to 'fll
the time. The leader, on tho other
hand, was Obliged to hasten some Of
those who seemed to desire to speak at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-25

Dearest said she, suppose q bull
should attack MS while we are crossing
this pasture. what would you dO2''
That's m awful queer question,
Mabel You forget I was the great
est Splinter Yale ever had"
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SECRETARY GRESHAM has been so busy
meddling in the affairs Of nations on the
other side Of the earth that he has had
mo time to pay attention 10 the insults
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MR.. HILL has been able to make the
senate do several other things he wanted
it to; il remains to be seen whether he
can obtain concessions on the tariff bill
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IF any one has hitherto any doubts as
TO the utter incom potency of the Demo
cratic party its futile attempts at tariff
Legislation have completely set them at
rest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-25

SENATOR GoRMAS Il advised by sena-
scr Hill % keep away from the White
house. Since BIr. Germans open accu-
aation Of the president of bad faith the
advice Is hardly necessary
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-25

SENATOR HILL's vigorous defense OF
she president has its good points, even
with those who do not agree with him.
Il puts the president in no immediate
necessity of writing another long letter.
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THE most out of date song at present
ia the one entitled There's place that
is hotter than this.