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Arizona silver belt., 1894-09-15
BELIEVES IN MAGIC.
The Indian Has Some Curious Notions
 About Plants and Animals.

The Indian Has Some Curious Notions
 About Plants and Animals,
 Very reluctantly do civilized Indians give up their ideas Of magic The idea of worshiping growing objects Is quite a settled one 8,nong thc tribes, and some of the stories which connect corr and flowers with bcneGcent dcities are very pleasing and attractive Animals too, says the St. Louis Globe Democrat, are spoken of in very singular and siiperstitiOus manner, and the different sizes of beasts which are hunted is ac counted for in story of the creation which is even more realistic and prac- tical than the one told in the iirsl chan ter of Genesis This story which is frequently repeated with yaristious. .s that at the time Gf the creation all tine beasts of the field and forests clumorad for priority in size Each was vain glorious and dictatorial, and one ofu. another was being hambled by being made smaller than hated enemy. the idea being that everything human and otherwise tl1t was born bad a prior existence and came intothc world with the benefit of experience thus derived. The doctrine of the transnivra ion of souls is go gcneral among lndians of various tribes taat there wee nothing atall peculiar about this, and il is yert probable that some nf tho arly writes on this subject gCt their i8eEs from cx- ceptioually Intel iligcut opponents Of In dian Buddhism, or somethiug very simi- lar to it
Arizona silver belt., 1894-09-15
Remnrl,nllle shot.

A peculiar incident happened while the Sixth regiment of New York were engaged in rife practice at the New Jersey state camp at Sea Girt. Lieut.. R. K. Albertson was trying to qualify on the threc-hundred-yard range. On his fifth shot three blockbirds flew eerosc the range. The lieutcnants rifle cracked and one of the birds fell At the same moment the signal target indicated tli6t the lieutenant had scored four points, only one point from the center. An examination of the dead bird showed that the bullet in its flight for the target had passed through lie hrooef
Arizona silver belt., 1894-09-15
WIVES lAsI-1 OofAlNED.
How Charity Girls Are Given in Marriage
 to Deserving ItaIIan peasnnts.


 At the far end of Naples lies the lit tie church of Santa Maria Annuuziata, which, once year, on the day of Our Lady, wakes up into brief life and excitement. In silent row before high altar kbcel thirty girls, all in black garments, with folded hands, and eyes fixed on the picture of the Madonna before them.
 These are orphans from the neigh boring founding asylum, says the Chi cago ihtcr Ocean, and once D year those who lave reached the age of eighteen are brought here to the church and may be chosen in marriage by any honest man whose papers are in order and whose character is good. At the door leading to the sacristy leans Fray-haired priest the head of the asy- lum. By and by young man makes his way from the back of the church and hands him packet of papers. These tho priest rends carefully, and, being satisfied he gives them back and leads the candidate toward the row of girls.
 Their eyes are fixed more steadfastly than ever on the altar their hands are clasped tighter together, their faces turn a shade paler, their hearts beat quicker os the young man walks slowly along the TOW. At last he steps; his choice is made He stretches out his hand witiia little mile.
 The girl rises past4 long look half
Arizona silver belt., 1894-09-15
He Isnsw the Law.

A certain justice of the peace from the state Of Iowa, naying arrived pre- yious to 9 trial at conclusion upon 8 question of law highly satisfactory to himself refused Co entertain an aIFu- ment by the opposing counsel If your honor pleasea, counsel pleaded I should like 10 cite few authorities upon the point" Here he was sharply interrupted by the justice who stated: ''The court knows the law, srl is thor- oughly advised in the premises, and has given his opinion. and that settles it. 'it was not,' continued counsel
 with an idea of convincing your honor that you are wrong, 5ut l should like to show you what blamed fool Black, stone was.
Arizona silver belt., 1894-09-15
Vegetable Ivory.

The vegetable ivory of commerce is an albumiuous substance formed from a milky fluid in the fruit of species of palm indigenous 10 several parts of Central and South America, but which seems to flourish best in New Granada and Peru It corresponds to the meat of the cocoanut, which latter is She fruit of another species of palm, When vegetable ivory nuts are ripe they are covered with brown skin, are bean shaped, the interior being perfectly white and very hard
Arizona silver belt., 1894-09-15
o'RAFFERTY's LITTLg JOKE.
It Got Him Coed Thrasaiug, and Landed
 Sir. poian in Jal

It Got Him Coed Thrashiug, and Landed
 Mr. poian in Jan.
 What have you to say to this charge of assaultiug Michael RaffertyT' asked the Judge
 ''Oi licked i'm replied Mfr Dolan looking the court in the eye. An wid no disrespcct to anybody to whom re- spect is due, it's hopin' Oi am that Oi done it good"
 Was there any provocation?"
 They wor thot same
 What was it?"
 "Oi hoy goat, yer amer; foine animal too. Does yer goat give millz?' says Raferty to me. 'It does. says oi Thin, says he, its butter. milk. It's as swate an foine as any ye iyer saw, says Oi, Certainly. but it is butter-milk, says he, an thin we came together Though mus say yer amer, thot whin Oi come to repate it over a few toimes an consider the na. ture av the goat, 0l'm compelled to say oi wer bit hashty Bedad, if the court1l give me lave, Cfsil pologize to Rafferty, so 0i will"
Arizona silver belt., 1894-09-15
rhlnrae Ntorrnlnr.

The monthly bills of tho Washington Gas Light company are printed on paper of peculiar dirty yellow tint which happens to be the eSact hue of the Chi. nese emblem of mourning. The long strips are left regularly at the doors of Gu houses in the city and at the Chi. nese legation among the rest. Just after the change in ministers the strip was left as usual iu the vctibule ot the legation, and being carried 10 the new minister. affected him pvoi5raaly IL was evidently intended te tAocgAt as a notification of somebody's death, and as it was left at the legation door it doubtless indicated the bereavement of some family high in cEicial life Ihe minister at once gave orders to close the house The usual instlu- IneuLs of mourning were brought out, the shutters were drawn, and passers- hy for the remainder of the evening were rogaled by a combination of curi- GUS noises, such as the Chinese only know how Co utter when engaged in bewniii1g tho dead.
Arizona silver belt., 1894-09-15

thanks, half entreatY, at the picture of the Madonna, puts her hand into that of the stranger, and together they disappear into the sacristy. The Ice being thus broken, other suitors come forward
Arizona silver belt., 1894-09-15
Soap ln rablo,a.

Therc are novelties even in soap. The last are soap tablets, that eorae in pret- ty satin-lined and covered boxes. The so D is put up in small tablets, like lozenges--a very convenient form. A cake of soap is always toboggaDing into unlocked for corners and slipping away when it ought 10 be most useful These little tablets are also convenient 10 travellers, because shey do away with the necessity for carrying c soap box. They also do yay with the need of having damp soar at all
 for the use of those Who live ID flats, which gan bc folded togefAeF, so that one person ian liandily carry it up and down stairs. is New York invention.
Arizona silver belt., 1894-09-15
nIefenroIcrical Item.

Mamma, tile weather is red hot, " said a little BarleE boy.
 "It is pretty warm, sonny, but l don't think that it is red hot"
 "Yes it is If says in the paper that the thermometer is at blood heat, and vou know blood is red rommany rimcs
Arizona silver belt., 1894-09-15
sUPERsTiTioNs oF THE TURKS.
They Are Not Contaminated by Western
 Civilization.

Civilization.
 The superstition of the Turks is no- where so apparent as in their fear of the evil eye" Jugs placed around the edge of the roof, or an old shoe filled with garlic and beets Cblue glass balls or ring9 are asure guard against this illusion. Whepeyera 9 pretty child is playing upon the street the passer- by will say; "0h, what an ugly childl" for fear of melting the evil spirit against it's beauty. The peasant claa5es in Turkey are, of course, the most saperstitious, because they are the most ignorant. They have no educa- ton whatever and ean ueithcr read
Arizona silver belt., 1894-09-15
4 LOST PEOPLE
Khe Relies of a Lost Rsee Discovered on
 Che Coast of Brittany.

Khe Relies of a Lost Rse6 Discovered on Che Coast of Brittany.
 A lady whose home is in the south of France writes Of visit she Inade re- gently to on island on the coast of Brit tany. Those of you who have read the story of King Arthur and his knights will remember that they started out over the sea in pursuit of the dragon. n this--the Morbihan sea--is little lSiand which can be reached from the rpe' ghen the water is
 inhabitant is a Bre-
 lives in little hut
 in caring for his
 Ided and were met
 "a man, who led
 -sy slope where his
 ng, and showed them
 bill. on the east side
 'und the entrance to a . sextended some distance, and its yor, sides and roof were made of im- ulense fiat pieces of stone, covered with hieroglyphs and figures, looking somewhat ike wseaths and again like c5iled serpcnts@ As the end of this uhnel was a hall, also floored, roofed nd walled with the same curious
 center was an altaH
 hicb, it is thought,
 sstave been offered.
 t Of ali Is that no 4nog those used in this J e,n be anN on the island, and 70 place nearer than a hundred les inland. Who brought them? LOW did they cone2 There isno record ieft--at least none has been found, to tell who these people were, or any thing about them.
 They must have lived many centuries ago. but have vanished entirely, yet their work is as perfect apparently as ] when first built
 It is thought that they may have 2 been Druida, who came here when they left Great Britain; others, again, think 0cre woyshippers of the ser called Iloa. But it is con All we know is that the c here. strangely carved, skill together, but of their build- IS no trace.
Arizona silver belt., 1894-09-15
stone was,
WITH THE WHIP.

Ium total acSeage of the United states exclusive of Alaska is 1900,
Arizona silver belt., 1894-09-15
ses,es .louo l.a. pos,

Without dust there would bs neither fog, clouds rain. snow, non briliiant ynnsots
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-08

"A. u. Hit Explains the LulI in General
Freight Trafic

"a. NJ. Hit Explains the Luhl in General
Freight Traffic.
A successful explanation for the pres
ent depression in freight traffic is given
by Assistant General superintendent A
J. Hit Of the Rock Island
"For several weeks" he says, "the
cattle shipments were heavy. artificially
prosperous. This was due 70 the failure
Of the crops. Grain was scarce. aud the
visible supply of hay was small Under
these circumstances the cattIemen were
confronted with only two alternatives -
ship or kill, and they shipped. Enough
cattle were shipped last month TO meet
the demand for some time. There is no
grain to ship. ana while the Rock Island
Is getting its full share of frei ght traffic,
it is very light for this season Of the
year.
'In passenger traffic the through bust
ness to Texas, Salt Lake and California.
is lighter than it ever was before at this
season Of the year The local traffic is
light Suppose people going short dis
tances are waiting TO take advantage Of
the holiday rates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-08

been little change. In the car depart
ment VI. Manson. the new general fore
man, has some advanced ideas in regard
TO the placing of the machines and they
are being changed around to conform to
his views of greater convenience This is
not objectionable to the machine n en-
and helpers. as it affords them sever al
extra hours for a short time. as the mo v
ing must be done out of the regula T
working day.
There is no Immediate prospect Of an
increase in force in any depart n ent
The shops force is still working nine
hours day for six days a week This
suits the men first rate as it is much
better than eight hours a day four days a
week. like it was for awhile last summer,
but they are wishing they could work
ten hours a day with the Saturday after
noon off. This would not only give them
q half holiday, but would add two hours
q week to their time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-08

Items "a bout the Great Rock Island Route
Gathered in Topeka
The government quarantine against
Texas cattle was raised this week. The
quarantine is imposed bv the federal de-
partment of agriculture by reason or the
Texas fever"
The rate Of $11 to Chicago and So to
ST. Louis viii BE restored Is the old rate
Of $14 and SO SO next Wednesday,
Assistant General Freight Agent G. A
kimball is attending a meeting or the
Southwestern Traffic association at TT
Worth. where cattle rates are being re-
adjusted. A. p Tanner represents the
1-lta te at the same meeting.
Rock Island employees in Topeka other
than employees Of the general offices will
te paid next Monday. The Office en-
ployes are paid on the last day OF each
month. On the same day the paw car
viii 50 TO Horton aud pay of the shop
men.
Phillips excursion Of tourist sleep
era went through I0peka last night for
California lr Is sort of Raymond
Whitcomb affair with less style and ex-
pense
he holiday passenger rates this year
ZAP not become effective until the day be-
fore Christmas They are usually made
operative from the Goth to the 23d This
WALL probably not apply however to col
Aege students. liz whose favor an excep-
ton may be made
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-08
al ROBBER PROOF CAR
Being Built Tor the Rock Island
Railroad.
IT IS SUPPLIED WITH STEEL CAGES
other RAILROAD Nesvs OF the Day Per-
tanning &c Ezansas Railroads.


tanning &c Kansas Railroads.
The Rock Island, ever ready to adopt
the latest IMPROVEMENTS in traffic equip
ment. mas its eye On an invention that
win cause a deep, profound sorrow
TO fall upon the large and growing fra
ternity. whose function it is to hold up
trains iu secluded hooks and help them
selves t0 the contents of the express car
I'D is nothing else than burglar proof,
bullet proof, baggage and express Car.
If the predictions Of its inventors are
verified daring rain rohDerias like that
reported near it, Worth yesterday, will
he rendered next to impossible. The car
IS being built az an experInen and AZ IL
is successful, they will be used probably
not only on the Rock Island but many
other roads that cross Indian territory.
Texas and other haunts of bold, bad
men. The car viii be supplied with
cages, designed to be opened only from
tle outside by a station master. In these
cages the safe and more valuable parcels
are placed The arrang ement Is such
that If the robbers succeed in entering
the car they VIII be exposed to the IRE Of
the messenger from a bullet proof com
partment in each end of the car. the
messenger being also able to shoot along
the sides of the car 10 protect the en-
Rineer or to prevent burglars and rob
bers from masing an entry.
ne car mas Q0uDL6 uOOr ana
double roof and at each end is a messen-
gers compartment. from which he may
shoot along the sides of the car from out
wardly swinging sections provided with
portfolios, Or through portfolios in its
end.
AZ opposite sides OF the car. adjoining
each messengers compartment, are
strongly barred compartments or cages
for the reception Of safe, etc, each cage
being reached BY door opening ia the
body portion Of the car. and q passage
way is left on one side of each cage from
the gers room to the central por-
zion of the car.
This passageway is designed to be
closed at each end by doors carried on
the ends Of a platform pivoted between
the floors, the doors being thus simulta-
ueously opened and closed, and the ar
rangement being such that a robber
gaining access to the center of the car is
liable 70 be shut IN there OF in the pas
sageway by the messenger. the latter
taking refuge in one of the end com
partments. The passageway is also
closed by an intermediate door having a
lock on the side next to the messengers
room.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-08
new ToURIsT CARs.

I'm proved Berths for the California
Tourist On the Santa Fe.
Within the last few week the Santa
Fe has greatly augmented its tourist IA
cilities between the eastern points and,
more particularly. its California points,
by putting on the sleeper that is known
as the improved Pullman tourist sleeper.
1t is plain. bnt otherwise it IS fully up to
the standard in every respect Of the
sleepers that admit frst-class fares and
by taking one the passenger saves in the
neighborhood Of eight dollars from
points east of the Missouri river.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-08

G. i. Page Of the Santa Fe, who were
badly hurt in the collision at Armour,
No, September 80, have been able to
loaf around for some time. but are not
yet at work. Baggageman Taft has
been at work for some tins.
Rev. Mr. johnson Of Leonardville viii
address the gospel meeting at the Santa
Fe's y. ~ c. A. rooms tomorrow after
noon at o'cl ock
The railroad Y NJ. c. A will give a
social 70 its friends at its rooms on the
evening of Monday, the 18th Only in
vited guests viii be admitted
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-08
INAUGURArIoN ExcURsIoN.
Roads Trying to Agree on a Cheap Rate
for the Kansas Inauguration

busy seeing what they can do In the way
of working up excursions from all points
to Topeka on the day and evening Of the
governors Inauguration and Of the IN
augurarion ball 1t has been talked over
extensively and the Santa Fe is willing
to do the right thing, of course. \ 9TH
ing has been decided on as yet, but a
Santa Fe man told a JOURNAL reporter
today that he thought a rate Of at most
one fare for the round trip would be ar
"a nged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-08
FIFrx-ForR HorRs.

The Santa Re shop Men Now Get In That
and 50 nletfnes More.
Iho santa Fe shops are doing a good
deal OF work aud are employing about
the same number Of men that they have
had Tor the last month at least Twelve
ne" painters have been put on at the
main paint shop this week. raising the
force % nearly thirty aud while il il
nothing like the full force. a good deal
Of coach work has been done since the
increase.
Al all the other departments there has
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-08
nor 20 coon.
The Santa re Freight Business ID stin
Some on the Decline.


There il yet a noticeable decrease in
the freight business of the Santa Fe.
While the number Of cars is still a fair
average-over 1900 cars were handled
yesterday Of freight alone-it Is largely
coal The stock business is not 50 good
The southwest is about done shipping its
cattle to the eastern markets. and the
road yesterday handled only 151 cars of
stock The business ran above 300 cars
a few weeks ago.
Fruit viii begin to move again in
a month or SO, and the car service peO-
pie are expecting it viii be a rather ex-
ceDtional business so far as California is
concerned. at least The coal business
is not so good now as il was a few days
ago. The warm weather Of the past few
days has had rather deadening effect
on it Merchandise is not moving very
briskly. Passenger business viii soon
begin to pick up for the holidays. The
local business is pretty good however.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-08
FOUND FLOATING.


Pound About the santa Fe.
The grain and other exhibits that the
Santa Fe land department had at the
New ork food and Industrial exhibit is
coming back. The worlds fair train Of
cars is also back again
Land Commissioner John E. Frost Of
the Santa Fe will return from Chicago
tomorrow probably.
The Santa Fe's wooden mill track
seems to have been lost IN the strike last
summer. Nothing has been heard Of it
since
John E Godding Of Kilbourne City,
Wis, visited the Santa Fe land depart
ment yesterday.
Brakeman 7. A. VeEliR and EpgineeE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-08
BIG SHIPMENTS OF sALr.

This Is the Only Line In y hich Freight
Business shows Increase.
There is only one line of freight in
which the Rock Island is able to report
any increase 50 far this month and that
is the salt shipments. At Hutchinson, the
great salt center Of Kansas. many car
loads are being shipped every day. One
night this week a solid salt train consist
ing of thirty-four cars, pulled out Of
Hutchinson for Texas. Parkhurst s.
Davis yesterday received a CONSIGNMENT
Of five carloads Of salt 1t is shipped al
most wholly in barrels.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-08
THE ORDER OF TRACK FoREMEN.
It Is Prosperous and viii Give It's An
nual Ball Soon.

nual BAH Soon.
One Of the railway organizations that
is often lost sight of in the com putation
Of organized labor but that Is no less a
power in its way because of it, Is the In
ternational Brotherhood Of Railway
Track FOremen Of America
Topeka has a branch OF it and it num-
bers eighteen men at present lie meets
ia the hall Of Topeka post G. A. r. On
the third Sunday OF each month, and it is
five years since the organization was first
perfected in Topeka John Stricken
finger is the master chief, George Eel
is vice master chief and Tom Foy is the
secretary and treasurer.
The organization is prosperous and
will give its annual ball at Metropolitan
hall on the evening OF Decem Der 18th
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-08
A LUCKY MAIL CLERK.
He Invents a Simple Mail Sack Appliance
That Way lLake HI L.LeIl-

He Invents a simple Mail Sack Appliance
That May Make Him 1sIcI-
"A young man named krundle who is
postal clerk on the Santa Fe between
Kansas City and La Junta has invented a
device 10 hold mail sacks ready for the
receivers on mail cars. that promises to
do away with the rather crude method of
tying them to the frame with string and
allowing the string to break as the sack
is jerked of the arm by the car hook.
1t consists Of a simply cOntrived iron ar
rangement with 4 sort Of tongue to it.
Zach end of the sack is caught by this
iron and tongue and held ia place On the
frame by the simple force Of gravity.
The train comes along-the hook on the
N all car catches the sack.-swish, click,
zip,-the tongue releases itself and the
sack is gone.
The Santa Fe officials think the device
will work aud will try it on some mail
cars between Kansas City and EmpOria
soon IL il works, and there seems to be
no doubt that it will, it viii probably be
put on the entire line.
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