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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-25
NEwMAN ERB GOING HoME.
Wen Satisfied With what Has Been Ac-
conplished.

Well Satisfied With What Has Been Ac-
plished.
Mr. Newman Erb Of the protective
committee said after the adjournment Of
this mornings meeting. that he was
very well atis1ied with what he
had accomplished, although he could
not predict what will be done
before the directors are elected. He said
he would return to New York tomorrow,
and when the injunction comes up for
hearing in the United States
court Monday morning the protec-
tive committee Will be represented By
Williams 4 Dillon Of Topeka. Mr. Henry
Wooiman Of Kansas City, and Mr.. II.
Summertield of Lawrence.
Mr. james /. Blair, one of the present
directors, who IS d leader IN the tight to
shut the protective committee out said:
sNou can put it down that we will name
the entire directory. w hat will be done this
afternoon 1 can not say. We have our
plans but they may be changed to
meet whatever emergency may arise
/ do not know when / will return to New
York a. that depends on what follows
this afternoon"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-25
DIR. PARKHURST'S WIFE.
Presides at a Meeting of Poor Women in
New York

New YORK, Oct 25-Mrs. DR. Charles
Il Parkhurst has made her first public
speech in the interest of good govern
ment at Colum bus hail. on Ehe ground
floor Of q rear tenement.
This was the occasion of the first inyas-
ion of the east side by fashionable up
town women interested in the reform
movement. All wore their plainest
gowns Mrs. Parkhurst presided. She
is a fluent and easy speaker. After adj
dresses by other ladies the gathering
broke up. These women will endeavor
to secure large attendance at the east
side gatherings in the future
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-25

beard. owns 19, 1000 shares and is the larg-
est individual stockholder.
Seven members of his family own
forty -four shares. r. l. Day & Co. own
or represent 13, ,531 shares. Kidder, Pea
body & CO., the Boston bankers. own
3,573 shares. Samuel c. Lawrence of
Boston, who will be one of the new di-
rectors, owns 1890. The Nickersons of
Boston own 1851, divided among nine
teen m smbers of the family, George A.
holding 1900 himself August Belmont
e Co. own 1000 and R0thwick
Work & Co. 11.O33. Brokers Parkin-
son & Burr hold I, 1,715, Pearman & Brooks
2,516, and Seligman Bros. 9,1S1 Thomas
Sherlock of New York has 1925. Much
Of the stock is held by women in New
England; many in Boston in lots of from
one to ten shares.
There are hundredssof holdings Of only
two or three shares and an unusually
small number of really large holdings
like Cheney's, Days, and Lawrence's.
The administrator for Hubrecht, Van
Haren- Carspel & Nasvisser of Amster-
dam hold 5,460 shares
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-25
WICHITA FORGER CAUGHT.
r. X. Hazard Arraigned In Justices
Court There This Morning.

WICHITA. Oct 25-T r. Hazard, for
merly president Of the bank in Kansas
City and now president and owner of the
Sedgwick City bank in Harvey county,
was arraigned in Justices court
this morning on a charge Of forgery and
bound over for appearance November 8.
He was arrested in Plymouth, \. H.,
about three weeks ago and was brought
here in this morning. Several attempts
have been made since TO get him out of
custody on habeas corpus.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-25
WOOD FOWLER RELEASED.


The preliminary examination of Wood
Fowler and Minnie Burgy. charged with
stealing eight ten-dollar bills from the
vest pocket Of Harry Croft. occupied the
time of Justice Furry's court yesterday
afternoon. After lengthy examination
Fowler succeeded in proving his
innocence to the satisfaction Of
the court and was released.
Minnie was not so fortunate, however,
and was bound over to the district court
IN the sum of $500, which she was un-
able to give and she is now in jail. This
is the same girl SO much fuss was made
about last summer when she called her
self Minnie Mccall. She has been en-
ployed as a domestic by Croft
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-25

NEW YoRK, Ocf. 24-Atchison has not
been affected by the court proceedings at
Topeka, by which the annual meeting is
put over pending a decision on the de
mand Of the protective committee to per
NIT cumulative voting. The stock closed
at 81
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-25

1t has been understood in certain
financial circles that an important finan-
cial report would be made in connection
with the Santa RE annual meeting.
Treasurer Wilder, however, said this
afternOon-
"There will be no financial report, as
the road is in the hands Of receivers, ex-
cept what may come from Stephen Little,
and his report is not ready and may not
be for some time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-25

GARLAND. Cal, Oct 10.-L0L llenIu-
gos, Of the Ezeta refugee band has reg
ceived assurances from his lawyer.
Dedueseda which lead him 20 believe
that he will be allowed to 60 free as soon
as President Cleveland gets back ~
Washington. Cienfugos intends TO im-
mediately proceed to Acapulco if he ID
released. as his young wife is there with
Gen. GolochO's family.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-25

Mss Minnie Saunders, Of smoky Row,
and her sister are on trial this afternoon
in Justice Chesney's court, on the charge
Of undue intimacy with $50 that belong
&c 70 Joseph A Mccarthy, Of Mayetta-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-25
MIR. HATHAWAY RESIGNS.


Jesse Hathaway. superintendent Of the
Edison Electric Illuminating company,
this afternoon severed his connection
with that company, and the change viii
perhaps take effect tomorrow. His suc-
cessor will be a Mr.. Munson, from Chi
cago, who is already here. Mr. Hatha-
way does not say at present just what
his infenIinna are.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-25

TANGIER, Morocco, Oct 25.-Ihe aul-
tan has ordered Muley Amin 20 20 to
Melilla with force Of TOO infantry GOO
cavalry and four guns ia order 81 de-
limit the Spanish and Moorish frontier
The Riff tribesmen have hitherto pre-
vented the Accomplishment Of this per-
tion Of the agreement arrived az between
Spain and Morocco.
On next Thursday evening, the 1ss ol
November. James }. Corbett, champion
pnUilist Of the world and his company
will be az the Grand in "Geniieman
Jack" on Tuesday evening the Grand
will be occupied by Barlow 81 Daiaon
minstrels, and on Saturday night, the ai.
Willie Collier will be here ia IA Back
Number"
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-07-22
Stage Dogs.

We regret that the nature of the book
prevents the appearance of Shakespeare
two stage dogs, who played their parts
with the others, as his best tribute toIthei1
qualities-Launce's delightful little DOS
session and the ''this dog, my dog of
Pyramus and Thisbe. The present writer
once saw the latter part performed by an
animal who got by far the best applause
OF the day. He was little terrier who in
private life belonged to the actor who
played uranus and came on with him at
matinee. He looked at the audience and
wagged his tail. Then he turned to his
master and watched him as he acclaimed
the famous fustian with due exaggeration.
His opinion was soon formed-that that
master was making fool Of himself. He
yapped once shortly and oontemptuously,
turned his back on him and faced the au-
dlence again in a sitting posture, which
no retained. Tho contempt was perfect.
But stage dogs should have a volume to
themselves.
One very fine fellow was won't to come
Very long Tan He gre grew IS accustomed to
his work that he missed it like an unem-
ployed player when the play was with
drawn, and after vain period of restless
ucSS uo plLcu anu uleU. MT. Irving Is
credited with the possession Of a shrewd
beast that knows all his masters charao-
tiers and what he is going to play when
he begins to dress. Some he watches from
the wings; Others he abandons at particu-
lar points which offend him. Some, like
Hamlet, for instance, nothing will induce
him to sit out" at all. He stays in the
dressing room under the sofa.-London
SPECTATOR.
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A good many years ago historical
novel by Mr.. Hoffman was announced as
soon TO apper under the title of 1.-THE Red
Spur of Ramapo" But tho book never
was published, and the cause of it's non
appearance may well be set down among
the calamities which befall authors.
Mr.. Hoffman had been employed more
than six months upon his romance. He
had taken unusual care in it's compost
ton, and an eminent book publisher had
contracted with him for the copyright.
The novel was nearly completed, the pub
lie was talking about 1t and romance read
ers were anticipating q treat. The au-
thor as he wrote it, placed the manu-
script sheets in large portfolio by the
side of his writing table, so that none of
them should be lost. One day, on looking
into his literary subtreasury, he discovered
to his establishment and dismay that only
few sheets of 1.-THE Red Spur of Ramapo"
were to be found.
Not many men could have acted so
calmly as did the author Of "Greyslaer"
on this occasion and as the great Newton
is reported to have done on q similar one.
He called the chambermaid who had
been intrusted with the care of his room
and said
Mary, have you ever taken any papers
from this placer"
Sure, it's mesilf that has, sorr," she
replied with perfect frankness.
For what purpose did you take them'"
inquired the author, with sinking heart.
Sure, sorr,, to kindle the foire," re-
piled the guileless Mary, ian 1nany's the
tonne Olive thought how good ye was to
put 'em there for me.''
''And how long have you been in the
habit Of taking papers from this placer"
groaned the poor author.
''Oi couldn't say list how long, sorr, ("
returned Mary, seeing at last that some
thing was amiss, ''but Oh niver mis-
thrusted there was any good to 'em, for
they was all soribbled over, sorr.'
And with sobs and wild protestations of
sorrow the destroyer Of 1.-The Red Spur of
Ramapo' fed from the room, leaving the
afflicted author to console himself for his
loss as best he might.-Youth's Compan-
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-07-22
Dogs In War.

A very interesting history might be
written of tho part played by living crea-
lures, other than human beings, in war.
AS far as we are aware, no convention or
conference has pronounced either for or
against this means Of injuring an enemy.
Where dogs are used as sentinels, or pi-
geons in carrying dispatches, the injury
done by the dumb creatures is not direct.
The service rendered to their own side
may be no less great than that Of the geese
which saved the capital or Of the dog which
foiled Aurangzeb In his siege Of Golconda
and was rewarded with a golden collar,
but in neither Of these cases is the attack
confded to bird or animal.
But dogs have been used, and by our
selves, to attack an enemy. The Celts
used them, TIE Gauls used them, Column
bus used them, Queen Elizabeth is said to
have given Essex 600 fighting dogs for
purposes of war, and late in the eighteenth
century 100 bloodhounds were landed In
Jamaica by our government to attack the
Maroons Fortunately it was destined
that the disgrace of using them should be
spared us, for the enemy, hearing of the
dogs, surrendered without blow.
Effectively as dogs may be trained to de-
stroy human beings, it has been well said
in this connection that, in the words of
Pascal, "Le occur q ses raisons que la raj
son ne connoist pas. Saturday Review.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-07-22
Wanted Something American,

A young German girl sailed for the old
country the other day on a visit to her
parents. She had been my servant and
had resided in this country about five
years and saved up couple of hundred
dollars. AS soon as she had made all ar
rangements to go back she began to col
lect presents to take home to her family.
She wanted to show them what we had
here in America. So she went down on
the Bowery, and in one of the jewelry auc-
ton stores there bought q ladies' gold
watch for $3.50 for her mother. Thu
watch would have been dear at Sc, and
she could have purchased much better
one abroad for less than half the money.
Then she paid visit to a Sixth avenu.
china shop and invested several dollars in
some very pretty pieces Of china. When
she got to her room and found that this
china had been made in Germany withill
few miles of her birthplace, she wept bit
ter tears. She wanted something Ameri-
can, and the china cost twice as much
here. The next thing she did was to buy
silver watch for her little brother, and
she found that was a Swiss watch. That
made her angry, though the silver watch
made in Geneva was O much moro valua-
bic article than the auction gold affair
from the Bowery. Then she bought q
pretty dress pattern-to find from my wife
that that was made in Vienna near where
her parents now live. But she had reach
ed her limit of purchases Otherwise she
was SO crazy to take something back that
was purely American that she would have
bought plow, she said, for her father,
who is farmer and carried it over in
her trunk New 81. Herald,
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'versging As men. and IL will draw pay


The Third infantry pay will be- ap-
proximstely the same as the First, as it
has about the same force in camp. The
Second infantry, the Sacramento regi-
ment, has two infantry companies Of
about 80 men each, and one battery Of
81 men. Its pay will be for the IL
days 1861 80. Ten men and an officer
Of light battery A went from this city
to Sacramento. They have earned
$2S9.99 At Sacramento there are also
two Stockton companies, whose men,
bars will draw down s2473.29 for the
service since the Sd instant. At San
Jose the San Jose and San Rafael COM
panies are located. Allowing them
an average OF As men each
they have sarned $2473. 20, and the came
amount is due to the Santa Rosa and
Petaluma companies. stationed OF Oak
land.
Then there is the Signal corps OF 20
men and q captain, whose account lie
500. and 60 men who have been on
guard duty in this city, who are
entitled to $l440. A and F of
the Fifth have been on duty two
days and are entitled to s4l221. Two
companies OF the Naval reserve have
earned $247S 80 The three companies
at Visaiia. Bakersfield and Fresno will
get $3S09.93. Then the Second artillery
for two days service has already earned
at least $l65l.74 The First troop OF cav
airy, so horses and men, cost 1858 06 O
day, exclusive OF subsistence and forage.
The total payroll up to date is as fol-
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A Devonshire Charm.

There may be great deal of witchcraft
In Somerset, but there is quite as much, il
not more in Devon. The following Is
charm used in charming handkerchiefs to
be tied around the limbs Of those suffering
from complaint called the white swell
Ing" all the varieties of which are sup
posed to be enumerated in the charm.
l had it from the person who is in thN
habit of using it, who receives no money
for doing SO and who is as firmly convinc.
ed of it's efficacy as she is Of her own exist
ence. "As Christ was walking he saw the
VIRGIN Mary sitting on a cold MARBLE
stone He said unto her, What ailets
theeP' He said unto her, If 1t is a white III
thing, or a red i'll thing, or black i'll
thing, or sticking, cracking, pricking,
stabbing bone i'll thing, or sore i'll thing
or swelling i'll thing, or rotten il.
thing, or cold, creeping i'll thing, or
smarting Ill thing, let it fall from thee to
the earth in my name and the name OF
the Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen.
So be It, The charm is to be repeated
nine times, and each time the Lords Pray
er is to DO said.--Academy.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-07-22
LIONS AND TIGERS.
HOW They Differ In Strength, Quickncss,
Fierccness and Canning.

Fierccness and Cunning.
1t Is the opinion of tanners that the tire,
is more to be feared than the lion. One
Will kill man with as much case as the
other, but the lion gives fair warning OF
his numerous intention by rushing at his
victim With roar, whereas the tiger true
representative of the cat tribe, comes
sneaking up with tho semblance Of an af-
fectionate pur only to set his fangs, with
sudden spring, into the very life of his
victim. The lion has somewhat greater
muscular power than the tiger, but the
latter has greater quickness. In intelli
gence they are about equal
If lion and a strong horse were to pull
in opposite directions the horse would
pull the lion backward with comparative
ease, but If the lion were hitched behind
the horse and facing In the same direction
and were allowed to exert his strength in
backing he could easily pull the horse
down upon his launches or drag him
across the ring, so much greater is his
strength when exerted backward from tho
hind logs than in forward pulling. A lion
springing through the air from distance
of six feet would knock down a horse or
bullock with single blow of his forearm.
packed by the momentum Of his 800
pounds weight.
A full grown lion in the jungles will
jump 20 or 80 feet on the level from a
running start In captivity the same lion
would clear a distance about half as great
A lion can jump over fence or 10 feet
high, but not at bound. Ho catches first
with his fore legs and drags his body after
him. have repeatedly watched the lion
Yellow Prince jump over tho tigers with
bound which would have cleared an OBJ |
stacle OF feet above the floor. Tigers |
will jump trifle higher than this. But
Of all wild animals tho leopards are the
greatest jumpers, being able to hurl their
1.-THE and beautiful bodies, curled up al
most into ball, extraordinary heights
They bound with ease, for instance, from
'he floor Of the cage SO as to touch cell
ng 10 feet high.
For short distance lion or a tiger
IAN outrun man and can equal tho speed
If fast horse, but they lose their wind at
The end of half a mile at the most. They
nave little endurance and are remarkably
weak in lung power. Their strength is
he kind which Is capable of terrific
'ffort for short time 1t would take six
men to hold a lion down, even after his
egs were tied SO that he could not use his
Moffett in MoClure's
Magazine.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-07-22
Suiders' Threads.

Some interesting experiments were made
last summer on spiders threads A thread
having been obtained, ono end was care
fully fixed with gum to support, and tc
the other end small weights were gradu-
ally attached till it broke. In order to
compare from these tests the strength of
the thread with, say, steel thread of the
same thickness, it was necessary to de-
termine Its diameter. This was done by
means Of powerful microscope, and it
was found that it would require 25, OOQ
threads to make a sheet an inch broad
When it Is remembered that each of these
threads Is composed Of some 4, 600 strands
the tenuity is seen to be almost inconceiv-
able, as it would require 100, 600, 900 to
make an inch. As result of these tests
It was found, incredible as it may seem,
that spiders thread is, thickness for thick
ness, actually stronger than cast iron,
nearly as strong rs copper, gold, platinum,
silver, and about one-flfth as strong az
steel 1t may not DO generally known
that spiders threads are used to support
small weights in several delicate scientific
instruments, and for this purpose they
are much moro suitable than any other
material. Cham bers' Journal.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-07-22
THE STORY OF A RING.
An Instance of the Law of Vibration From
Mind to Mind.


She was in Salem and in Boston. We
had never met, although some three
months previous an attempt-inefectua
at the time-had been made by a mutual
friend to bring US together. On the night
Of Jan. % of the year write of saw in
dream very curious ring, an antique,
on the hand of distinguished divine
whose death had occurred the preceding
winter. The vagaries Of the dream, al
though they were not without relation to
the events that followed, need not here be
shronicled, but the impression of the ring
was remarkably clear. On the night o.
the dream she was thinking of me and in
tended writing to arrange for our meet
Ing but callers prevented, SO at this time
we had had no communication in any
way. During the week she wrote, and !
replied begging her to come to me on the
following Saturday evening, which she
did. All this is merely preliminary.
1t VIII not seem amiss, think, if tell
you the name of the lady to whom refer.
1t Is by no meals an unfamiliar one
that Of Miss Sarnh Farmer, the only child
Of Professor Moses G. Farmer, the noted
scientist and electrician. Names, dates
and places are varieties which are not I'M
important in any analysis of psychical
probloms.
On the evening that had the pleasure
of meeting Miss Farmer our conversation
drifted naturally into the line of discus,
sion SO interesting to us both. Miss Farm
er told me that soon after the death of her
mother she had o sitting" with medium
who told her that her mother asserted that
within o week she would have q ring
given to her. Within week it came, land
this said Miss Farmer, drawing it from
her finger and handing it to me-''this is
tho ring 1t was remarkable turquoise,
green with age and one OF the finest an
tiques one ever sees.
why, this is the ring 1 saw." ex-
claimed. This is the very ring was
startled to sec this ring Of my dream be-
fore me. Tho dream had impressed me
strangely, and during the days that had
elapsed had related it to three OF four
friends, one Of whom, Miss Helen M
Knowlton, the artist, was in my room
when Miss Farmer came Miss Knowlton
clearly recalled that / had described this
ring perfectly some time during the days
between my dream of it on tho previous
Sunday night and tho meeting Of Miss
Farmer and seeing it on the following
Saturday night.
And what of it? the reader will ask.
Perhaps nothing more than an unmistak-
able instance of the law of vibration from
mind to mind, the ring being used as an
object easily recognized and identified.
We are all gathering up psychic phenom-
ena as material for research into psychic
laws, and even trihing data may not be
without their suggestiveness. Lii
liam Whiting in Religio- Philosophical
journal.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-07-22
Presence of Mind.

1t was during scene in which the usual
shipwreck had taken place, and boat
with the hero and two or three others, is
shown drifting about at the mercy of the
waves the latter appearing very lively for
their size Suddenly the head and shout
dcrs of one Of the waves" appear through
the canvas, to the surprise of the audi
ence. Quick as thought the hero shouted
Man ovcrboardn' and at the same time
threw rope to the drowning man. The
latter graspcd it and was hauled aboard
amid the cheers of the audience. They
thought it was part Of the play.-London
Tit-Bits.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-07-22
The Chinese Pink.

The Chinese pink was first sent from
China to Paris by missionaries in 1905.
The double ones were first noted among
seedlings in 1918 in Paris gardens. OF late
years the improvement has been rapid,
and today there are few moro satisfactory
or beautiful plants in garden borders than
the improved China pink. = MeehanS
Monthly. g..
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-07-22

Pretty Teacher (severely) - Johnny,
Johnny Stubbsl You are whispering
again.
Johnny "a smart boy)-Please, was
only telling Winnie Wrinkles what nice
things all the gentlemens said about you
when you walked along the treets.-5ood
News.