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The Baptist headlight. (Topeka, Kan.) 1893-1894, 1894-02-08

STRANGE as it may appear, the en-
tire earnings Of the railroads in the
State OF Georgia do not equal one
tenth Of the aggregate amount earned
BY roaks in Pennsylvania And yet
Georgia is the most progressive Of the
Commonwealth Of the South. The
annual railroad report just issued
gives an exhibit of 81, SIS, 500 as the
highest amount earned during the
year BY any one road. The report of
the Secretary of Internal Affairs of
this tate shows that the freight
earnings of the Pennsylvania lines
alone were s4S, 900. 600, exclusive of
the passenger traffic This is mill,
ions more than the combined earn
ings Of all the railroads in Georgia.
The Georgia lines have a productive
future befo them and may catch up,
The Baptist headlight. (Topeka, Kan.) 1893-1894, 1894-02-08
SCOTS Bluffs.

Along the Nebraska River rises a
succession of beetling cliffs Of indu-
rated clay and sandstone, bearing
the semblance of towers, castles,
churches and fortified cities. They
received the name of ScOtt's Bluffs
from a melancholy incident. A num-
Der of years ago, while party were
descending the river in canoes, their
frail banks were overturned, their
provisions lost or spoiled, and their
powder wet The rifles were, Of
course, rendered useless, and they
were unable to procure food by hunt
ing and had to depend upon roots
and wild fruits for subsistence.
They made their way on foot, as
best they could, suffering extremely
from hunger, until they reached Lar
amies Fork. Here, Scott, one of the
party, was taken ill, and his cOmpan-
ions came to a halt until he should
recover sufficiently to proceed
While searching for edible roots,
they discovered fresh trail of white
men, who, it was evident, had re-
Gently passed. What was to be done?
BY a forced march they might over
take the travellers and thus be able
to reach the settlements in safety.
what shall we do with Scott?"
said one. "He can't walk"
For a moment all were silent.
They realized that they were too
weak to carry him, and II they waited
for his recovery all were in danger OF
perishing from starvation and ex-
hauStiOn.
I'VE must leave him here, some
one said, gruffiy. ITO wait for him
means death, and to try to take him
along can't mean anything else"
1t was a cruel thing to do, but IL
was at length decided to abandon the
poor man to his fate Leaving Scott
to infer that they were in search OF
food, the whole party set off on the
trail. They succeeded in Oyertaking
the white men OF whom they were in
quest, but concealed their faithless
desertion Of their unfortunate com
rade.
The following summer some Of the
same party were visiting the region
again. They came suddenly upon
the bleached bones and grinning
skull Of a human skeleton, which by
certain signs they recognized as the
remains of Scott. This was sixty
long miles from the place where he
| had been left and 1t appeared that
the wretched man had crawled that
almost incredible distance before
death put an end to his miseries.
The wilc and picturesque bluffs in
| the neighbOrhood Of his lonely grave
| have ever since borne his name.
The Baptist headlight. (Topeka, Kan.) 1893-1894, 1894-02-08
GENESIS OF THE STEAMBOAT
Ancient Craft That ForeshadOwed the
Modern Greyhounds of the Sea

Ancient Craft That Foreshadowed the
Modern Greyhounds OF the Sea
The first steamboat was built by
Dennis Papin, who navigat, d 1t safely
down the tulda as long ago as 1907.
Unfortunately this pioneer craft was
destroyed by jealous sailors, and even
the very N emory Of il was lost for
three-Quarters of a century. In 1775
Perrier, another Frenchman, build
an experimental steam V ssel at Paris.
Eight years later, in 1883, JOuffroy
took up the id that had been
evolved by Papin aud Perrier and
built a steamboat which did good
service for some time on the Saone.
The first American to attempt to
apply steam to navigation was John
Fitch, a Connecticut mechanic, who
made his initial experiments ia the
year 1885. To what extent Fitch
was indebted to the three illustrious
French inventors named above we
| are not informed, but that his models
were original there is not the least
| doubt In the first he employed a
a large pipe kettle for generating the
steam, the motive power being side
paddles working after the fashion OF
| oars on common rowboat In the
| second Fitch craft the same mode Of
propulsion was adopted with the ex-
ception that the paddles were made
10 initiate a roYOlvink wheel and
were fixed 10 the stern-clearly fore
shadowing the present sternwneeler.
This last mentioned boat was the
| first American steam vessel that can
be prOLuunced a success. Il made
its IRIS. trip To Burlington In July.
l1SS But, after al, ii was not until
| after the opening az the present cent
ury that steam navigation started
into actual life. In 80. Bohert tul.
ton who every school child knows
was an American, in con JUNCTION
with one Rotert K Livingston, built
the Clerm0nt and established i re2u-
lar packet service between New York
and Albany
The success OF this undertak ~
was SD satisfactory that four new
boats were built before the end ot
1911, al least two them being de
signed for service in othe- rivers -
St Louis r publ
The Baptist headlight. (Topeka, Kan.) 1893-1894, 1894-02-08

IN London, when woman wearing
a tiny silver star meets man with
silver star, she will say, ''HoW owe
do, brotner?" and he replies. chow
dye do, sister," Either is then
privileged to extend any courtesy or
ask any favor Of the other, without
the act being misapprehended' Ii,
tor example, she desires an escort to
the theater, she can ask a man to go
with her without his thinking she is
expressing a too tlattering preference
for his society. If he wishes her
companionship on any occasion, she
accepts it in the spirit it is offered.
Owing to mems COnceit, nice girls are
afraid to behave naturally to young
men. Owing to the conceit of the
girls. men are afraid their attentions
will carry more weight than they in
tend THE order Of the Silver
STAR Says the Evening SUM arises
out of the necessities Of social
civilization, in which men and wo-
men are more and more indispensable
to one another. For this the new
organization provides. Otherwise, it
is called the Anti Matrimonial
League" This by no means prohibits
marriage In fact it has been called
the ANTE Matrimonial League"
But this was by perso ineligible tc
membership Neither widows noI
/ WidOwers are admitted.
The Baptist headlight. (Topeka, Kan.) 1893-1894, 1894-02-08

Miss CHARLOTTE NJ. YONGE has a
pretty little home in Hampshire, En-
gland. She is, perhaps, more be-
loved than any pastor or master
throughout the breadth Of the county.
Her house lies at the foot of one Of
the most dangerous hills on the road
from southampton to Winchester.
The village OF Ottcrbourne, tor such
is its name, owes considerable part
of its prosperity to her The school
houses Immediately opposite her door
were built from the proceeds of THE
Heir Of Redclyffe," and many sums
are spent in transformations charity
The Baptist headlight. (Topeka, Kan.) 1893-1894, 1894-02-08

TIE grip has apparently taken 4
firm hold in England, and the Prin-
cess Of Wales is one Of its victims.
Al increasing death rate in London,
Liverpool and Bristol shows that the
epidemic is general, and that, un-
fortunately, the theory which has re-
Gently prevailed. that the enervat-
ing scourge had worn out its own
strength, is not sound. The epidemic
seems 10 he general throughout
Europe and ten thousand cases are
reported from Berlin as discovered in
the Province OF HeSSe Although in
the United States reports are leSs
alarming than those from Europe.
this winter is very good time 10
guard with unusual care against
The Baptist headlight. (Topeka, Kan.) 1893-1894, 1894-02-08
REAL ESTATE MOVING.
Mr.. O. w. Crawford's View OF
the Situation.
Houston, Texas, Rapidly Coming 10
the Front-The Real Estate Market
ActiVe-No Boom, but Tedll'S
Conditions PrevaiI-A GOOD Oppor-
tunity for Investors.
1GlObe Democrat

Mr.. O. W. Crawford, secretary of the Ma
tional Real Estate association IN taking
over the situation. said 1t is interesting to
note the plants of the people. You see by
what small limits human vision Is clrcum-
scribed. When this term of financial oe-
preston commenced, labored editorials ap-
pearing in hundreds of newspapers, put
tale of woe in the mouths of the whole peo-
pie. 1t is startlingly true that the masses
speak the words that the press gives them 10
speak.
The country was suffering relapse from
booming. The real estate men had pro-
NOTED the booms-those Pandora Boxes.
So said the press. Right here let me say
that real estate men, simon pure. are not
boomers. The boomers are the lawyers, the
doctors, the livery stable men, professors
boarding house keepers and carpenters, who
unasked and unneeded, flood our ranks, ana
like Jonah's gouru, come up IN a night
They serve no apprenticeship; without
knowing the multiplication table, they
tackle the most abstruse problems IN the
calculus of our business.
There has been no malignant real estate
fever in the United States for several years.
The last was in California, and that was al
most ancient history when these BAD times
set in. The papers have since found IN turn
several all-sufficent causes for full bank
vaults and empty factories. The press said
free silver or silver that is not free. The
people took up the shout. The press now
exclams, "ToO much tariff" or TOO little
tariff" Thank fortune they have stopped
talking about real estate bOoms.
There is only one place in the United
States that know where there is any marked
real estate activity That is at Houston,
Texas. But it can not grow into BOOM
for the agents told me when | was there last
week that the purchas es were small and w
per cent of them for cash. The clearing
house reports have advertised Houston 5
business as out of all proportion to its pop
ulation. All railroads run about half fare,
round trip excursions once a month 10
Texas. The next one starts the 18th OF
February. They are all alive down there,
let me tell you. Everybody is helping to
| advertise their fruit lands. The New Hutch
ms house sends free beautifully illustrated
book of several hundred pages, to every one
| who writes for it.
| believe that the cash now boarded IN
banks, and which by the way don't belong
to the banks. but to the people, will be in
vested in real estate. The large subdividers
! in Chicago t TIL me an unusually Large per
| centage of their sal~s are for cash.
The Baptist headlight. (Topeka, Kan.) 1893-1894, 1894-02-08

AS A MATTER OF fact it is no worse
for a nice Young man to associate in
public with a "faIlen woman" than
for nice young women to keep the
company Of libertines.
A HOUSEHOLD writer claims that
greasy dishes, pots, and pans, can be
cleansed as we'll in cold water as in
warm water If a teaspJOnful of kero'
sene is added to painful OF water
MOTHERS teach the boys and girls
early how to take care Of their own
clothes. A great deal can be done in
the way of preserving clothes, a1d
keeping them nice, by taking proper
care Of them.
The Baptist headlight. (Topeka, Kan.) 1893-1894, 1894-02-08
catching colds or allowing them to
run unchecked.

A YOUNG person has been writing
an article on the bringing up OF
mothers. Thirty years ago mothers
were not brought up; they just grew.
They wore caps early, gave up dane
ing when their children were in short
frocks and knickerbOckers, and de-
veloped all sorts Of incorrect ideas
about chaperons and filrtatlOns.
Formerly the young idea was trained
the way it should so New the ola
tree is pruned and pared into shape.
Girls have assumed the responsibility
Of looking after their mOtherS
Mothers are kept to see TO Well
ordered house. coax refractory tath-
crS. and attend to boreS. Ihey
must moreover. be ornamental, look
well at the head Of the table, dress
be omingly, keep up with the
/ fashions, look nice when the girls
4 take them out with them, and smile
encouragingly at the young men.
Nor a G their morals forgotten. Ere
ouently one hears girl say: 1T IS
an interesting show, but not one Ia
care to take my mother to-"
The Baptist headlight. (Topeka, Kan.) 1893-1894, 1894-02-08

THE sooner Germany and France
smoke the pipe of peace" the hap
bier both nations will be. 1t doesn' I
look as if Lrotherly love and the
amenities of life were being cltl-
waited III either nation. An armed
conflict tetween two such powers
would Shock the world in these clos
ing Years of the nineteenth century
The Baptist headlight. (Topeka, Kan.) 1893-1894, 1894-02-08

II is a celebrated thought of Soc
rates that if all the misfOrtunes Of
mankind were cast into public
stock, in order to be equally divided
among the whole species, those who
now think themselves the most I'M
happy would prefer the share they
are already possessed of, before that
which would fall to them by such a
division,
The Baptist headlight. (Topeka, Kan.) 1893-1894, 1894-02-08

DID YOU ever stop to think that III
less than one hundred years from no"
none Of US will be worryin or both
ering about the petty trials OF lie:
/ write these few lines tor those VINO
ute continually fretting themselves
about mere trifles. 1t don't pay;
they don't amount to anything after
The Baptist headlight. (Topeka, Kan.) 1893-1894, 1894-02-08
What Did He Mean

Daniel Webster liked 10 make re-
marks OF a character intended To puz-
Zle simple minds. Stopping to dinner
one day at country inn on his wav
10 Narshteld, he was asked by the
hostess II he usually had good ap-
petite Madam. an wered Webster.
Il sometimes eat more than | do at
other times; but never less. The
inhabitants OF the village where this
profound Hibernici>m was uttered
have probably been at work ever
since trying 10 comprehend its exact
IurpOrt
The Baptist headlight. (Topeka, Kan.) 1893-1894, 1894-02-08

THE free libraries have had to rule
the tramps out, They insist upon
going into them to sleep Isn't this
rather sel ere on the standard au-
fhnrS0
The Baptist headlight. (Topeka, Kan.) 1893-1894, 1894-02-08

PEOPLE never think of whistling
in Iceland. 1t is a violation Of the
divine law.
The Baptist headlight. (Topeka, Kan.) 1893-1894, 1894-02-08

Two CHICAGO cabmen have been
arrested charged with highway rob
berry. But why this invidiOus dis
tinctlOn in only arresting two:
The Baptist headlight. (Topeka, Kan.) 1893-1894, 1894-02-08

When woman Is not at a dry
goods store she Is al the dentists
The Baptist headlight. (Topeka, Kan.) 1893-1894, 1894-02-08

DeFootlights; Variety i t.
Defoyer; Yes; but prefer the a hsSos = II
The Baptist headlight. (Topeka, Kan.) 1893-1894, 1894-02-08

Best remedy for sprains ara -,
!. A. Spring, Bennings, ID. q Snas. 4.
nave oeen using Salvation OH ana ss'I -; 4
tanned great relief. Among d M rsa. aA's -
oles tired Salvation Oil i IL all slae.
all pain. Ills -
The Baptist headlight. (Topeka, Kan.) 1893-1894, 1894-02-08

HE great man is great In knowing
how 10 make others make him great
The Baptist headlight. (Topeka, Kan.) 1893-1894, 1894-02-08

!. Never Be without i. Mr.. ch..
~. = Lincoln Ave, Springfield la 4 ViscAs
rive d. doses OF DR.. Bulls se. y, ssi'ss:
Keep it." ! shall a..
The Lamar register., 1894-11-24
WILL CONSTRUCT WATER
WORKS.
An Ordinance Passed by the Grand June
tioo Council.

Denver. Nov. GA special dispatcf
to the Republican from Grand Junction
says:
a very Important meeting OF the city
council was held last night to act on ar
ordinance which provides for the con
strucuon OF a system Of water work,
from the mountains. The ordinance
provides that water shall be taken from
the head waters OF Mesa and Raplc
creeks These waters fiow from unde,
the rim rock Of Grand Mesa on thu
north side. The length OF pipe required,
will be 26 miles A reservoir will be-
constructed three miles north Of thg
city at an elevation OF l6o fee; above
the general level OF the city. Tn,
amount of bonds 10 h. voted are $3.50
100, bearing , per cen; interest and due
in 10 TO IL years. The bonds are to be
sold at not less than par
The ordinance was discussed fully
by both aldermen and citizens general
ly. and finally passed the council. unan
imonsly submitting the proposition tc
vote the bonds TO the taxpayers. Tn.
election will be held on December Is.
The Lamar register., 1894-11-24
ooysRNoR JONES TALKS.
N . That n. VIII see That o-t'' 10
Seated.

Montgomery. Ala. Nov. ls.-5o'sr. ,i,.
nor Jones was about TO take uaih toi
Mobile to take part in the cereinonles
a s,tand,nr the reception OF the cruiser
Montgomery. when he was shown
telegram from Birmingham city IN re-
ard TO the KoIb manifesto. He De
-iined 10 be interviewed. but whcn
shown the dispatch about the holo
manifesto. wherein kolh says that py
~. grace OF God he viii take bis seat
on December /. quietly remarked =,
CIVILIAN c. oates has been eiecird
Governor by the fairly expressed WIN
Of a majority Of the people OF a,A
hama. and has been 80 declared ~ tns
General Assembly. the only tribunal
witch has the right or authority under
the constitution 10 declare the result
n is my duty TO sec that he = duly in-
stalled and hy the grace OF God he
viii BE-. / do not anticipate that any
number Of men win b. foolish enough
10 ba.d Kolb's advice. but II they do.
the consequences will b. on their own
heads"
The Lamar register., 1894-11-24
souraERN PACIFIC GRAB.
An Attempt to Get Hold Of NsiaAhi"
Mineral I.nds-

Ashland. ore Nov. in.-Thc South-
ern Pacific company j. trying 10 -s-cure
patputs to an uuoccupicd mineral lann%
living in the odd sections within the I'M
it, ~ the railroad grant. covering tae
most valuable part of the southern one
-on mining district The railroad has
recently been making surveys Of land
aud hlinE lsls at tho land oiiicr, a.
RosSebur- Tor the purpose of securing a
title from thp government Public meet
ingS have been hcld In several towns.
at which the action OF the railroad con-
papy has been denounced. BY tn
terms OF the charter Of the Oregon anil
California Railroad company, granted
July -. 1855, the government gave TO
the company all Of the odd numbered
sections 0f land within a strip - mile.
wide on each side Of the railroad. but
stipulated that mining lands b. ercept.
ed and. ot cstrse, that no vested riEh.s
in other lands by reason of prior po-ss-<
sion or othcrwis. l-e in,erfered with
The railroad surveyors hay. lately
reached the great mining district wcsi
OF Rogue River valley and that Is Tho
cause OF all the trouble A survey IL
made OF unoccupied land. and 1t is filec
In the usual form as non mineral
The people claim that the land Il
wholly uniit for agricultural uses, and
that the company Is simply trying tc
get hold OF valuable mineral lands un.
der the provisions OF It's non mineral
charter. Special committees OF two
men have t,--en appointed from each
mining district. and they are directed
TO take counsel with those In their dis
tricis who have protests and contests &c
ille, and 10 procure such information
regarding mineral lands In their dN
trict as may b. OF use TO the general
committee A large number OF con
tests win be filed at once.
The Lamar register., 1894-11-24
w-.,.r. r...~.s-r A..s<s.ll..

Chicago. Nor. ip.-whai It Is I'D
will prove the death blow o. ihe Y
ern Passenger association. vas ~
ists-red to-day by the Rock lslasi \
which announced Its Withdrawal 4
the organization. The withi-ssl
to take effect At the eariie-; 20
date. and win leave the ss~,xl
with n very slender support. lNs
Islands action is supposed %
been taken with view 10 forvlas
organization Of the roads wAicA
prtsed the old association.
The Lamar register., 1894-11-24
o,.r-..- by Ca.

East Liverpool. Ohio. Nor. y
persons lie In critical condittos ]
east end Of this city from th~
OF escaping natural gas at he =
McshodLst Episcopal church l1ss :
Many more were Overcome. bui ~
p--ctrd to recover. A tev hTs,z
been put In the church dufas
week. and a joint In the nstz1
pipe under the floor had been a
defective condition
Five persons viii probably
cover.
The Lamar register., 1894-11-24
1t Cures Consumption.

Cincinnati, Nov. 19.-tSpeciaD-Depo
sitions taken here in the case of DIR.
Amick VS.. Reeves develop some re
markable facts. 1t WAS shown that the
Amick Chemical company of this city
has supplied forty thousand doctors
with Dr. Amick's chemical treatment
Tor consumption, as much as one thous-
and dollars worth of sample medicines
being distributed daily. Each patient
receives a trial outfit and an inhaler:
The company offered as evidence its
files, containing thousands of reports
from physicians. of cures covering
every stage and phase of the disease
The Lamar register., 1894-11-24

Bear river A company Of mo,.-.,
men OF this county have taken m. ~.
ter in hand and surveys. plattinr - -
proving up win begin this week
A sample OF the oil Is on exhibls..
at the clerk and rscordsr's of,iee IN II
city. and the claim Is made th,, !. }
a wonderful oil. even in its crude CO.
II Is OF a golden brown and 4. -
as New orleans moIasses. This y J
reported TO b. found In large auavss.
In the upper portion OF Rnutt -
one spring Is like any comrpon -
water spring. with the cxc.ptIon !,
instead Of water 1t fiows crud.
and has been used for several y.sx
negghboriug ranchmen Tor ollns
chtnery and implements
The oil Is found about eish;r Il
north of Wolcoit and quite nea- y
United States stage line into So
boat Springs
The Lamar register., 1894-11-24
IN DENMARK THIS TINE
rerbtas ths Importation Of Az---,
Meat or c.ttl..

Copenhagen. Nov. BIB zls;el
of the interior has issued a deere !, \
into cfrrc; Immediately iorbiaa.ar n
Importation OF live cattle ant ~
meat from the United S;atsS
Washington. u. C. Nos. rs-c,~1
BcV.ntiow. the Danish minister n
beard OF the action Of Dcumark !, 4
Guiding American hs-ef and "a
through the Associated prss esaI
from Copenhagen, The court sx,x-s@
surprise. a. no action Ia that Ess
heretofore b.aen contemplated Hes
the action was probably dur 10
quest from Germany. A. b-e,f r-.ssr{
at Danish ports fFs.qusutly woGsi !
its way into Germany. and thus "a
come ths. German rs.~Sr!ctlou-
He had never heard that any Il
American product in pcnnark
affected with Texas fever.
The Lamar register., 1894-11-24
MINE AT COMO slooDrn.
wsrs s=sp<as~d ratn >~- rs~r
h> Secured

CSmo. Nor. 10 sSF-s+an.-- wrs
Min. No. : has h-en dis,s,ntIal~.
the past three days. owing to th- u
level being rccsisd- The water . 4
Ing in faster than III. big prz7
carry II out. New pumps have
s-nt for and viii arrive 10 : fen q
The Lamar register., 1894-11-24
VIII Accept tn. Cut.

Pittsburg. Pa. Nov ls.-Aeee1
employees OF the Westinshoe
Brake works at Wiimerdins hs'.|
asked TO accept Il 20 per cent }
ton. which Is TO take effect ths
ing. II is thought the men VII
the cut and keep nj work
The Lamar register., 1894-11-24
Pau, coar.a Dead
cover.

New Orleans. Nov. 2o.-Psul o
died here to-day. He was pr-ia
the famous Louisiana Doiisfy
pany and OF the Honduras go
and his name was familiar ihrps
the country. He has been III 10
time.