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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1895-09-05
Dtpew Changed His Mind

Chancey Depews fagorite college tale
is Of q time that be spent away from col
lePe; was student at Yale, sad he
to writer for the Philadelphia Press, in
my Freshman year, But, somehow, though
| liked college afterwards, | was homesick
at first, | wanted to get back home. | am
going to be farmer, | said to myself, and
farmers won't have to know Virgil and
Nenophon. got leave Of absence some
way or other, and went home. Father.
said /, bursting 10 upon the assembled
household at dinner, ! have come back
to you.
So see said my father
Father, | began, trying to think Of the
speech | had prepared on the cars. like
the fee life OF the cir. like Mother
Earth. | want to be a farmer My deor
old mother groaned as | said this aud seem
ed to be ashamed to be linked with the
choice | was making, but / went on,
have left college Father / have come
back.
Draw up your chair, said father, and
have some nice wheat pouidRe. or course,
you will not care for any Of this cityfed
pastry your mother persists in making, nor
any Southern fruits. Farmers must eu'
what they roise.
NeIt morning father sent me ont to
pull weeds in the field all by myself, |
was to weed about two miles of onion
beds, ttrsddling the rows of onions as
pulled the weeds out | was tired at
night, and as lay myself down | thought
)f my dormitory room and wondered II
ny chum had thrown sway my pictures
yet. Next day ! carried cham to mark
mt seed dropplnRs, and the third day |
picked up stones in field Abner our
iired man, for some reason would not |
,hat with me, and it was horribly lionel
ome. That night said Father, guess
ID better 60 back to school, and If bur
y to catch the train Il be there before
ny leave Of absence is over, and then
heyl let me come home again ii ] want
0. Bnt by next vacation | was the most
enthusiastic college boy that ever cheered
or his coo"s,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1895-09-05

occasional dartlug pains in his finger.
- e.
Yes, said the conductor, biGLg of the
tip Of Cigar and scratching match on
his leg. I've seen a great deal Of railroad
life that's interesting and exciting IN the
20 years that We been twisting brakes and
slammiog doors for a living.
/ I've seen all kinds Of sorrow and oil
kinds Of joy-seen the happy bridal cou,
pie starting ont on their wedding tour
with the bright and hopeful future before
them, and the black robed mourner on
her way to q new made grave, wherein
she must bury the idol Of her lonely old
heart
Wealth and piuching poverty ride on
the same trsln, and the merry laugh Of tho
Joyous, healthy child is mingled with the
despairing sigh Of the aged The great
auupodes Of life are familiar to the con
duct1r, for every day the extremes Of the
world are meeting b noath his eyes.
I've mu'ilated the ticket Of many o
b,ackIeg and handled the passes Of oil Of
eur most eminent des5hcads don't
know what walk of life ia ,uo,a crnw1sa
with t,,,Iipg ,nciJorts than NINA
Ever have any smash ups2
Smash ups? Oh, yes, several Of them.
Mona Lnw,y,r ,t,a, co,l3,,, h.,o ho,,
oood 5e0I vo.so
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life cor,irped ,bs cordnc,or ,non,ro IA.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-27
WANT TO DO LIKEWISE
Statue of William Penn Revives Inter
est In One of Roger Williams.

Statue of William Penn Revives Inter
est In One of Roger Williams.
The placing of colossal figure of
William Penn on the Philadelphia
city hall has inspired a proposal to
perpetuate the memory of Roger
Williams, in the same way on the
dome of Rhode Islands new state
house. 1t is now recalled that the
Roger Williams monument association
started fund thirty-four years ago
to erect memorial column 23O feet
high on Prospect hill. Zacharlah Al
len in his diary of that time says with
amusing ignorance of the problem
presented by the convexlty of the
earth. "a statue on the top of this
column would stand nearly $50 feet
above tidewater. It would be
conspicuous from Newport and
Block Island, and I think from the
statehouse in Boston" Thus, it was
suggested would the capital of the
colony which disgraced it's intelli-
gence by the Punishment of Williams,
be forever doomed to find his figure
still within sight The association
failed to raise money enough to put
up the column. but the sum was de-
posted in bank and has now in
creased to a. considerable sum. There
seems to be an impression that the
top of the statehouse would be an ap-
propriate place for RogerWilliams and
the association is advised to transfer
its fund to the state if the govern
ment will agree to thus honor him
and will also bind itself to erect
statue elsewhere to another great
Rhode Islander, who has been neg
! lected, General Greene of revolution
! ary fame,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-27
RED MEN.
For the Advancement of the Order-Around
the Council Fire.

For the Advancement of the Order-Around
the Council Fire.
In an address to the tribes of the order
the great incohonee makes the following
suggestion: The great incohonee would be
very grateful for any assistance which may
be given in the good work of extending
the order and suggests as a valuable meth
cd OF assistance that the addresses be sent
to him or the great chief of records of the
United States of eligible palefaces in hunt
ing grounds in which no council fires are
burning.
In accordance with the wish of the great
incohonee, Feb. 20 was generally celebEat-
ed by the tribes.
If you have not already done so, call
upon your great councils for supplies of
descriptive literature and distribute the
same to the eligible palefaces in your
hunting grounds.
The Red Men are the conservators of
American history, the exemplars of Amer
lean character, the distinctively American
fraternity, confined to American soil.
The great council of the United States
has not completed the legislation neces-
sary to organize great councils of the de-
gree of Pocahontas and has not adopted
forms for charter, Institution or ritualistio
work of the same; therefore no dispense
tions will be granted this term for the
kindling of such great council fires.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-27
READ THE SIGNS.
The Old ClOckmaker Speaks From the
Light of Experience.

The Old ClOckmaker Speaks From the
Light of Experience
EYES," said the old clock member,
''I find lots of curious things in clocks
that haven't any right to be there.
Look at that 'domestic'-it was SO
plugged up it couldn't strike, and it
didn't keep the time anyhow"
why do you call it 'domestic?' I"
"'Cause it's the cheapest and most
popular clock there is for sale. It's
gothic and looks fine in parlor that
amt got much other furniture. You
wouldn't believe, it, but that there
clock when it's brand new only costs
So, and yet there's lots of 'em
bought on the installment plan.
This ones been running about two
years.
"How do you know?"
''By the signs. Keys kind of new,
face amt furnished and the works are
all right
''Then why did it need repairs?"
cit had been taken down from its
shelf to be wound, and child had
been foolin' with it..
sob, they told you that?''
Deed they didn't-here is one OF
the signs" and the old clockmaker
held on one finger a baby's shoe. 81
found that stuffed in the striking bell.
Sometimes it's a roll of lampwick,
then love letter; and it's a great
place for the children to hide rub
Dish, but this is the first time 1 ever
found a shoe" And he sat down te
make out his bill for repairs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-27
PLAN OF VENTILATION.
That of Massachusetts Schools Sure to
BE Excellent.

That of Massachusetts Schools Sure to
BE Excellent.
The plan of ventilating school
houses in Massachusetts, possesses, it
is asserted, possibilities of insuring
first-class results, even when, from
certain unavoidable obs tacles, only
one inlet is provided, the same being
located about eight feet above the
floor, and as nearly as practicable in
the center of the warm or inner side
of the room. Of equal Importance
with the inlets is the size of the out
let's, or foul air ducts as well as their
location, and it is found that for
ffty-foot schoolrooOm the outlet duct
should have an area of not less than
Eve square feet net, this to be placed
at the bottom or inner side, in case
the air IS to be taken from the first
story down to the bottom of the foul
air shaft in the basement. The rule
is that in a room with two cold or ex-
posed sides the outlet should be as
near the inner or warm angle of the
room as possible, and, in a room with
three exposed sides, the outlet should
be as near the inner or warm side as
practicable, this applying equally
well whether the warm air is brought
IN through either one or two inlets.
It is desirable that the outflow of air
from the room through the outlet
should be a little in excess of the
amount brought in at the warm air
inlet, the difference being made up
by air drawn into the room through
cracks and various small openings
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-27
A Centenarian Donkey.

Herbivorous animals are generally
thought to outlive carnivorous ones,
and of the former class those dedi-
Gated to labor appear to furnish the
largest number of instances of lon
gevity. A few years ago a donkey
died at Cromarty which was known
to be at least log years old. It could
be traced back to the year 1879, when,
at an unknown age. it came into the
hands of the then Ross of Cromarty,
and it lived in the same family ''hale
and hearty" until a kick from a
horse ended its career. No horse is
known to have attaine to anything
like such an age as this, but few
have lived to ages varying from 40
to SO years
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-27
She Told Him the Reason why.

''Why is it that you girls seem to
think SO much more of the men who
come in here than you do of the wo-
men?" asked the man with an inter
rogation point in his mind. is it be.
cause the men are more agreeable?"
''Oh. no." replied the salesIady. with a
toss OF her head. 1T is because the
men are such ninnies that they don't
know what things ere worth If they
do it doesn't matter, if you only APP
pear to think they're awfully bright
or awfully good looking
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-27
A MODERN sAPPHo.
She Jumped From a Tall CliR to E
Her Lies Woes.

She Jumped From a Tall C1iR to End
Her Lies Woes.
Some few days ago, writes an
Odessa correspondent a young and
pretty and elegantly attired girl of
about II years of age, named Anna
Popova, engaged a boatman al the
Graffski landing stage at Sebastopol
to take her to the monastery at InKer-
mann. On alighting at the rocky
stairway leading up to the monastery
the girl gave the boatman pour
boire of 10 eopecks, promising to send
out by a servant the 80 copecks for
her fare. The boatman waited from
IL o'clock until noon, and was DING
ashore to inquire for his passenger,
when she suddenly appeared upon
the summit of the towering rock
above the monastery, making signs
to the boatman below. On approach
ing nearer to the base of the cliff he
was desired to deliver letter which
the girl flung down to him. AT once
divining her suicidal intention, the
boatman ran into the monastery and
raised an alarm.
A numbe of monks immed lately
came out and entreated the girl to
descend from her perilous position,
while one of their number assembled
the tortuous ACTIVITY and the unhap-
Ply girl sprang from the dizzy height
of over hundred feet and was killed
instantly. 1t is stated that the poor
child was driven to the dreadful act
by constant ul-treatment at home.
Her father was captain in the re-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-27
uNzrE.s MARVELLOUS HAIR.

Locks of Aus traIian That Have to Be
Cut Twice q Week.
It has hitherto been believed that
the lowest specimen of the human
race was the Australian aborigine. A
curious con tradiction of this theory Is
found in the presence of an intelli-
gent, well educated Australian ma
tive in this country. Except in the
contour of his features he resem bles
his race in nothing. He is quite
white, well formed and can converse
agreea bly, on almost any topic.
Born twenty-seven years ago in
Tara boudza, New South Wales, he
was worshiped as kind of god by his
own people, the stblack fellows, until
an English coIonist stole him away
and exhibited the phenomenal child
in Melbourne. The most interesting
thing about Unzie is his hair. It is a
great snow-white mass, which stands
out all around his head like an opened
mbrella, and measures six feet in
circumference.
The growth of these white locks is
simply marvellous. They require
trimming twice a week to keep them
at their present length Unzie is a
great traveller, making his first ap-
pearance in this country when he
landed at San Francisco five years
ago. He appears to have completely
lost all desire to revisit the scenes of
his childhood where it is probable he
is still worshiped as 1.-The white god. ="
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-27
MASONIC.
Violating the Prophecies OF ATasonry-Tres-
tIeboard Designs.

Names of candidates taking the de-
grees should never appear in the newspa-
pers When they do, some Mason fur
nishes the information. There are those
who seek notoriety and are anxious to see
their names in print. These brethren ara
willing to despoil the institution of Ma
sonry merely that they may get a name in
the community in which they live. Ma
sonry, like charity, ''vaunteth not itself,
is not pulled up, doth not behave itself
unseemly." Brethren should learn from
this TO do likeYise.-Illinois Freemason.
Royal Arch Masonry is booming in
Canada, due partly to the lowering of fees,
but more especially to the untiring zeal
and energy of the Grand z. NJ. E Comp.
J. Ross Robertson.
NJ. W. John Hodge, grand master Of
New York. assisted by the grand lodge
officers, dedicated the Masonic temple at
Poughkeepsie Feb. %.
Anderson (Ind brethren have decided
to erect temple which will be the finest
in the state It will be three stories high,
heated by steam, lighted with electricity
and will cost about $40, 600.
Puritan lodge, Whitman, Mass, has
been presented with an old Masonic chart
which is over 200 years old.
If a brother commits an error or has a
fault and you proclaim 1t from the house
tops, where is your Masonry
The report of the grand secretary OF the
grand chapter of New York shows a net
increase of 59S for the year, making the
total membership on the roll in good
standing IS, 1856.
Bishop Henry c. Potter, the head of the
Episcopal church in the New York diocese,
recently officiated with Kane lodge and
was made chaplain.
Any presiding officer of lodge who
knowingly permits a deviation from the
ancient landmarks and usages of the craft
in the performance of any work or cere-
nony, or who willfully negleots to enforce
the laws and regulations Of the order, is
guilty of Masonic misdemeanor and un-
worthy of the honorable station he occu-
pies.
One reason why so many men do not
appreciate Freemasonry is that they dc
not study it, and consequently know sc
little about it.
The grand chapter of New York has de-
creed that only the grand high priest shall
bear the title most excellent, other grand
officers right excellent, high priest excel
lent. King and scribe have been deprived
of the title excellent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-27
UNITED WORkMEN.
Good Work Accomplished by Much Zeal
and Little Money-Shop Gleanings.

Good Work Accomplished by Much Zeal
and Little Money-ShOp Gleanings.
At the last session of the grand lodge of
Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona the
sum of 81, 600 was placed at the disposal
of Grand Recorder Boyd to be used in
building up the order in this Jurisdiction.
Bro. Boyd reports that he has spent 81, 1856
and brought into the general fund over
IS, 600 clear profit in new members on Ger
tifcate fees, charter fees, etc. He has trav-
eled over ~, 600 miles and instituted IA
new lodges The membership of the ju-
risdiction is 7, 400 in II lodges.
Relief assessment No. Is must be paid to
the supreme recorder on or before April 8.
Net gain in membership for 1894, TO-
o55.
The degree of honor is making rapid
progress in Missouri Jurisdiction.
Total beneficiary fund disbursed in
1894, $7,159, 656 80.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-27
He Was Wrong.

Relief, Russian man of letters,
had been implicated in the conspiracy
of 1925 and sentenced to be hanged.
He was launched from the fatal lad
der, when the rope broke and he was
thrown to the ground, severely
bruised, but conscious He picked
himself up and said, quietly, they
can do nothing in Russia, not even
Irvine cord properly" 1t was Gus
tomary in Russia to pardon the con-
demned after a similar fasco, but on
Relief's words being reported to the
late Car Nicholas and his pleasure
demanded, he reioined, prove to
him that he is wrong" And they
did.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-27
A NATIONAL PRAYER.
How Fervently the Turks Pray for the
UnbeIievera.

HOW EerVentIy the Turks Pray Tor tia
UnbeIievers.
The following is an exact transla-
ton from the Arabic of the official
prayer of Islam. which is used
throughout Turkey and daily re-
peated in the Cairo ''Azhar'' univer-
sity by 10000 Mohammedan students
from all lands:
81 seek refuge with Allah from
Satan, the accursed. In the name of
Allah the Compassionate. the Merci-
full o Lord of all creaturesl o AL
lah! Destroy the infdels and poly
theists, thine enemies the enc
mics of the religion! o Allah!
Make their children orphans, and
defile their abodes, and cause
their feet to slip. and. give them, and
their families, and their households,
and their women. and their children,
and their relatives by marriage. and
their brothers, and their friends,
and their possessions, and their race,
and their wealth, and their lands. as
booty to the Mos1ems, 0 Lord of all
Creaturesr'
In all the other religions of even
the semi-civilized nations of the globe
there can be no prayer found to par
allel this cruel appeal of Islam to the
spirit of inhumanity. Bulgaria, Da-
mascus, Lebanon and Armenia may
or may not be hotbeds of anti-Turkish
intrigue; with such a national prayer
Turkey stands self-condemned before
the world
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-27

"Phwat's that yez wor recitin'2"
said Mr.. Dolan to his boy LEARN
to labor and to watt" replied the
youngster. ''Thot's a very foine bit
av sintiment, so it's Only if yez in
herit yer fathers job an the new
posht ofHce-as Oh hope We nay-yez
won't how to bother about the labor
part av it. All yez want to practice
an is rarnin' to wait
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-27

There is little patch of land abut-
ting on one of the magnificent build
ings that flank Victoria street. West
minister, London, which has remained
waste for more than twenty years.
1t is surrounded by a high boarding
covered with adver tisements. The
income derived from these is such
that it would not pay the proprietor
to substitute q building.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-27
SITUATIONS wANTEn-FREE.

Are YOU IL need of work9 If So you are e
liberty 10 use these columns for assistance Ia
that direction While this notice appears tbs
Monday and Tuesday, for Topeka or Kansas
people, al notices of situations Wanted A1s
length Provided that all advertisements ct
this nature are handed in previous to
ten O'Clock Saturday morning; also on Wednas:
day, Thursday aud Friday. all advertising q
this class handed in by ten o'clock Wednesday
morning.
No Advertisements Of tais nature TO be started
except on Saturdays and Wednesdays. No OBJ
legation is incurred on the paI- OF the advertis:
er. No worthy and needy man or woman need
hesitate to take advantage of this offer. No one
ID business or having employment is expected -
take advantage of it. but al others invited =
RFan themselves freely.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-27

The report of the grand secretary of
Pennsylvania shows good increase in
the financial condition of the various
lodges. The membership is about the
same as last years report. Several new
lodges are projected, and the new grand
master will start with favorable circum-
stances and fair outlook
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-27
Order of Chosen Friends.

A decided and healthy growth is mani
tested in this worthy order all over the
country. Over 90 per cent was added to
its membership the past year, and efforts
are being made for grand revival prior to
the session of the next supreme council.
Friend Charles H. Fiske recently organ
lied a council at Butte, Mon, with 46
charter members.
Friend L. S. Smith of Chicago is an I'M
firing worker for the order.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-27

Lehigh council, Bethlehem, is the sixth
largest council in Pennsylvania.
A marked revival of interest is reported
at Kansas City. The councils there have
appointed energetic comm ittees, who will
cooperate in promoting the welfare of the
order.
Grand Regent Kallman was the first
grand regent of New Jersey to visit every
council in his jurisdiction, and he has re-
peated on his second term.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-27
B,nai Firth.

The district grand lodge In session at
Omaha raised the endowment assessment
from SIS to SIS per year.
A meeting of the independents Order
B'nai Birth will be held in Cincinnati
next May to revise the constitution. This
meeting is held only once in seven years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-27
Registration Notice.

OFFICE OF
COMMISSIONER OF ELECTIONS.
Topeka. Kan, Feb. %, 1895.
Notice is hereby given that the books for the
registration of voters will be opened at l.. M.
Bard'S grocery store, 1901 Buchanan street, Fri
day and Saturday, March l and 2, 1898. Books
will be open from O'Clock a m. until o'clock
p N. of each hay.
ISEALl FRANK HERALD,
Commissioner of elections.