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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-11
The Best Way to secure Hotel Ac-
cOmmodatiOns in Paris.

All persons who are intending to visit
Paris during the Exposition will be in
terested in Messrs. Raymond & Whit
combs announcement in another column.
1T goes without saying that Paris will be
filed with strangers during the whole
season. He who goes there without Sc
curing hotel accommodations in advance
will subject himself to much trouble and
annoyance. The Hotels du Troeadero have
been constructed in a splendid location,
near the Trocadero Palace, overlooking
the Exposition grounds. Rooms can be
secured through Messrs. Raymond &
Whitcomb for one week or q longer Pc
Rod, as may be desired. The plan is in
dependent of the firms numerous person.
ally escorted parties, applicants being al,
lowed to select their own time, provided
early application is made. so that steamer
accommodations may also be had. Persons
who have already engaged places for
their ocean transits can further their
comfort by securing hotel accommoda-
tions. A special circular. giving fun IN
formation, may be obtained by address
ing Raymond & Whitcomb. 296 Washing,
ton street, Boston j
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-11

act Is the reproduction OF the ancestral
home Of the Woodstocks. taken from the
famous painting, 1.-THE Day of Reckon
ing" 1t is a massive scene in construc-
ton and beautiful in execution.
The three scenes of the third act are
each of the most elaborate description;
the first, Earls court exhibition by night,
showing the famous resort, all brilliant
ly Illuminated and patronized by hun
dreds Of people in evening costumes,
triumph Of stage illusion, which in
twinkling all this is transformed into an
exterior view OF the grounds Little less
astonished is the spectator at the next
change, which carried him from Earls
court to a richly furnished suite Of apart
ments at the Cecil, London's most cele-
brated hosiery.
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commodious courtyard. Each is occupied
by restless thoroughbred, eager for the
time to come when he shall be called
upon to test his speed and endurance on
the neighboring track.
In act two there are five distinct
changes of scene, but so rapidly are they
executed by the great array OF stage
hands that the action never flags for an
instant, and yet every change is made
In total darkness. The last scene Of this
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-11
9 g iii Gbe CbedferS

Paul theatergoers late last season, and
the engagement was most successful. The
same company and the same big produc-
ton is to be presented In the present In
stance.
The play opens in a scene representing
Lord WOodstock's training stables, at
New Market, England, which shows q
dozen spacious stalls on either side Of a
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-11

A self confident young man$recently APP
preached Charles B. Hanford with the as
surance that the James Kidder Hanford
company would be greatly benefited by
engaging him. What do you dor was
the inquiry II can play the title roles
in all the classics" was the answer.
''Wen," replied Mr.. Hanford thoughtful
iy, "our title roles are pretty well filed
at present, although we might give you
chance at the part of Julius; Caesar dur
ing the ora ton scene
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-11

This striking photograph son of Mrs Jess
Potter OF 4 South First Street, Brooklyn saws under date
sept ~ 1872 regarding his cure of dsfgung My babys
Ie was covered with rngwoms We could not lay pin
sores on his face and neck and he
attended him for three without heard of Cuta
got box OF Cuticura Soap, Ointment only
applied them three days when could better
weeks ne was cured His face is clear bell
the
SKIN
Price 912BI
REoyENT SOC POTTER DRUG Props
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SPORTING LIFE" AGAIN.

Big MelOdrama VIII Open at the
Metropolitan Thursday.
Lovers Of dramatic action have much
20 look forward TO in the coming engage
ment Of Jacob Lifts big company, which
IS to present his mammoth production of
Sporting Life for four nights and q
Saturday matinee, commencing next
Thursday evening at the Metropolitan
opera house.
Sporting Life" was introduced to St.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-11
COMING ATTRACTIONS.
METROPOLITAN.

METROPOLITAN.
Viola Allen in 1.-The Christian
Vitoscope pictures of Enthusiastically
contest.
GRAND.
Frederick warde in repertoire. March 10.
1.-THE Evil Eye
"A Grip of Steel"
"Who Is Who?'
"For Fair Virginia." April.
'Uncle Toms Cabin"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-02
MONTEZUMA SWAMP.


[From the Rochester Democrat and
Chronicle.l
As two men sat yesterday afternoon
in the smoker of the westbound Empire
state express one of them said to the
other:
Did you notice that long viaduct
that we crossed about so miles back?"
The other replied that he had not seen
it; that he had been asleep.
We'll, if you had been awake you
would have seen under reconstruction
piece of work that crosses one of the
worst boys that I ever saw BY George,
but should not like to be dumped into
II, he continued. IF the Empire state
express ever jumps the track at that
place she will go down into the mud
with her cargo of human freight, and
that will be the last of the train and
the passengers. I'd rather be dumped
into the ocean myself"
The conversation was about the Mon
tezuma swamp, crossed by the main
line of the New York Central between
Fox Ridge and Savannah a little more
than 80 miles east of Rochester. There
is at present a viaduct there that is l.
800 feet long, more than a third of
mile The old stone abutments have
been there for years. possibly go and
they stand with their feet in the mud
and bearing the weight of traffic as they
did half a century ago.
Now the old wall plates are being ia
ken from under the two passenger
tracks, and iron ones are being put in.
Concrete coping only is being used, but
at present the two freight tracks, al
though needing repair even more than
the passenger tracks, will not be touch
ed. They will probably be repaired la
ter
Montezuma marsh is one of the
greatest swamps of the state At the
mouth of Seneca lake it is the wash of
thousands of acres Of land. The earth
is veritable muck of such richness as
to be of great value as a fertilizer It
is q picturesque place, but it is doubt
full if the Central railroad people ever
saw it in that light. Certainly any one
dumped into it would make a picture
worthy of a cartoonist-if he ever got
out.
There are nearly 70 stone piers or
abutments, on which rest the four
tracks of the main line. and the erec-
ton of these pillars, over which the pub
lie has passed for more than so years,
was an undertaking of no mean order.
Track walkers are numerous along here,
the railroad company recognizing that
special care must be taken over this
bog.
One track has already been repaired,
and the other one will be directly The
freight tracks will presumably be re-
placed later. When the work is all done
there Will be no woodwork on the via
duct.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-02
NO TANGIBLE CLEW.
For Wonder Baltimore Police Admit
Defeat in Mysterious Case.

Baltimore, Feb. 2-The police say they
have no tangible clew to the identity
of the dead man whose body was ship
ped from Baltimore to Sioux City on
January 16. A dispatch received from
the authorities of Sioux City today
stated that physicians there were of the
opinion that the dead mans head had
been operated upon, and it was sug-
gested that the body was sent west as
an anatomical specimen from some one
of the Baltimore hospitals. Another
theory is that the body was shipped by
students to the western city for the
purpose of perpetrating practical
joke.
The detective force today discovered
a teamster named Schaefer who says
he hauled such a box as was described
in the dispatches from Sioux City yes
terday to Camden station on January
6. He described the man who had en-
ployed him and said he received it at a
CORTLAND street boarding house. The
people at the house, however, disclaimed
all knowledge of the box, or of a man
answering the description given by the
teamster. InaSmuch as the box. was
received by the express company at
their Calvert street office and not at
Camden station, the police have little
faith in the statements of Schaefer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-02

ormation of the executive of ''autocratic
power equal to that of the car" rep
resents all the improbability of the
piece.
Mr.. Murphy is this season supported
by many Of the same people who were
seen with him last year. Dorothy
Sherrod, who in daily life is Mrs. Tim
othy Murphy, makes an altogether
natural and charming Nellie GRANGE"
Miss Mathilde Weffing is d new member
of the company, and in her part of the
adventures she fails to make herself
as persuasive in manner as the part de-
mands, and she is also more vulgar
than is required. Mr.. A s Lipman,
who has proven himself capable Of good
work IN other productions, has but few
opportunities in the part of Bob Will
let's"
The audience was so well pleased with
Mr. Murphy's work that he was called
before the curtain after the close of
the second act and informed by, con-
tinued applause that a speech was de-
manded. Mr. Murphy humorously ex-
cused himself until the next intermis-
sion, and after the entire company had
responded to a curtain call at the close
of the third act, told a clever story,
which he credited to Paul Dresser. Mr..
Murphy's ability as curtain speaker
is equal to his ability as a comedian,
and the audience regretted that he con-
fined himself to the relation of the sin
gle story
s'The Carpetbagger" is effectively
staged. Mr.. Murphy will take the
piece into New York in March. =
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-02
HEAVY GUNS AND EARS.
TFrom Blackwood's Magazines

From BlackWOOQ'S Magazine.
The stunning report of each gun as it
is fred is something that a stranger on
the deck will long remember. There is
an old saying, deaf as a post" Now,
in the royal navy, this is changed to
deaf as a post captain" No man can
go through a long series of gunnery
practices without having his hearing
very seriously affected Some men put
cotton wool in their ears, but even this
precaution does little to deaden the
terrible shock. And if the firing of one
or two guns has such a SCATTERING
power, what would be the effect if the
whole armament were in action to-
gether?
It is almost impossible to conceive
the strain upon nerve and senses of the
rending concussiOn If visitor
watches the firing Of one of the mon
ster nine-inch guns, and then places
himself beside one of the smaller pieces
the report made by the one will not ap-
er. The extra distance to the muzzle
The only apparent difference between
pieces have a sharper higher-pitched
guns speak with more of a believing
roar. one piece of advice may be given
to any one who finds himself in the
neighborhood of gun in action The
noise will not have nearly the same eff
feet If you are watching the gun as if
the crash comes unexpectedly Uncon-
sciously nature prepares you to resist
a shock which is known to be impend-
ing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-02
Prices of Wild Boasts.

LFrom the Scientific Americana
The importation of lions has almost
ceased because it is cheaper and easier
to breed them in captivity. Formerly
an importer of fine lions could calcu-
late upon getting $4,000 for a good spec
linen, but today young lions bred in
captivity are almost a drug in the mar
ket. The only demand for imported
ones is to keep up the stock of the
breeding ones or for very large, power
full creatures, for it is noticeable that
the tendency in the cage breeding is
for the animals to degenerate in size
and ferocity. Tigers do not take as
kindly to cage life as the lions, and
they do not breed so satisfactorily in
captivity, and considerable numbers are
imported every year. Elephants do not
breed we'll in captivity, not more than
two or three ever having been bred in
this country but the importations of
these animals are so large that the
prices obtained for them have dropped
from $4,000 to from $1,000 to 81, 500 each.
Numerous as monkeys are in this
country they are not bred here, as they
do not breed well in captivity. They
are easily obtained in the country
south of US, however, that prices OBJ
tanned for them are merely nominal,
and there is little danger of their i'm
mediate extinction. In their native
countries they multiply so rapidly that
the supply always Keeps wen up 10 the
demand. Among the higheSt-priced ami
mails of today are the rhinoceroses.
They are quite scarce and they do not
breed in captivity. There are probably
not more than half a dozen in number
| in this country; all were bought years
| ago at good round sums. Thus the full
grown one in Central Park cost the de-
partment $1,000, and a similar sum was
| paid for the fine African specimen in
| the Philadelphia Zoo. The most recent
purchase of a rhinoceros was the full
! grown one for Barnurn'S circus, which
| cost the proprietors 81, $50.
The hippopotamus is another extreme
! ly rare and expensive creature, and
sales of these African products are sc
few that it is difficult to- quote a price
| for them. 1t is seldom that dealers
have a good specimen to sell, and few
private circuses could afford to give
| the prices that would be demanded
| The hippopotamus born in Central Park
| is the only instance of these animals
| breeding in this country. Had this
| baby hippopotamus belonged to a pri-
vate show it would have made a for
| tune for its owners.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-02
SUBSTITUTES FOR SILK.
IFrom Chambers Journal


A German doctor improving on a meth
Cd patented in France some years ago,
has produced from cotton a fiber which
in many respects Surpasses the material
from which it is prepared; and the same
may be said of English process pat
cotton dissolved in certain chemicals. con-
tinuous threads may be spun and 1bers
obtained of any desired length The fine
ness and length OF the nDreS produced by
either of these processes are the chief
features of improvement, which may pos
sibiy induce manufacturers to take them
on a. large scale on both sides of the cham
mel; and the latter, although as yet scarce
~ beyond the experimental stage, bids
fair to become equally successful.
We hear that even silk-the queen of all
fibres-is not secure on her throne. She
likewise has many competitors, and that
little lepidopterouS labOrer. the silk-worm,
is likely soon to be out of work. OF these,
one halls from certain Mediterranean
shores, notably Sicily, where at low tide,
from myriads of shellfish which attach
upon the beach, quantity of very fine
and glossy hbrous matter, not unlike a
cObWeb. and similar in appearance to silk
Is obtained, and this, when thoroughly
washed, died and cOmbed. is made up
into fabrics.
Another fiber which threatens to dis
place the produce of the silkwOrm is
that known Vandura silk. produced in
Glasgow by artificial means and at a
very small cost 1t consists of extremely
fine threads obtained by forcing a geIa-
tinous solution through a number of
minute apertures; and after undergoing
a special water proOfing process the
hbers become pliable. and be handles
on the looms with perfect ease.
Spun glass, in fine and glossy dbres,
capable of conversion into textile fabrics
possessing a sheen even surprising that
of silk, has long been known; but unfor-
ately it has serious disadvantage uniting
it for general use.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-02
WAMEGO PIONEER DEAD.
" Grandfather" Clary Passes Away at
the Age of IS Years.

Wamego, Feb. 2.-The funeral of N.
H. Clary, Familiarity known as Grand
father C1ary, was held here yesterday.
His death happened January 81, caused
by Bright's disease and heart failure.
Mr.. Clary was IS years old.
Nathaniel Henderson Clary was born
September 20. 1914, in Carol county.
Maryland, and was married to Sarah
Ann Wood in 1886. In 1867 they came
to Kansas.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Clary were born
twelve children, of whom seven are liv-
ing: Mrs. J. L. Prunty. of Wamego; l.
Q. S. Clary, B. B. 3. Clary, and s. A,
Clary, of Topeka; John Clary, of Myers
Valley; Richard G. Clary, of Baltimore
Maryland; Mrs. George Trout, of Wa
mego, with whom Mr.. Clary had made
his home since the death of his wife.
The Rev. Wilbur Scranton Leete. OF
st. Luke's church, conducted the serv-
ice after the ritual of the Episcopal
church, inserting a short address in
eulogy of Mr. Clary.
omod athtartoDem- 2otk hit tn tn t tt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-02
a Cork Safe.

IFrom the N. o. Times-Democrat.1
Did you ever hear of a cork safe?"
asked a drummer who represents the
latest thing in chilled steel and burglar
battling time locks. LAS far as 1 am
aware he continued, when every
body had chOrused a negative, "only
one of them was ever built It was
made by an ingenious Dutch mechanic
for One-time famous confidence man
named Dr. Baggs, who operated in Den
yer, Salt Lake and Frisco. The safe
was folding affair, made of paper on
backing of sheet cork, and when it
was opened up was six feet high and
looked exactly like the real thing AS
it was always placed in a corner, it
had two sides, but every visible detail
was complete-combinati knob,
hinges, lettering, bolt-heads and all
When folded it could be carried in an
ordinary dress-suit case. Baggs used
the thing in a fake lottery Office which
was of itself marvel of trick furnish
ing.
it looked like an ordinary business es-
adjustment, with desks railing maps
on the walls, safe in the corner, and
several clerks at work on books. The
instant he left, a rolI-top desk was
opened up into a bed. The railing was
folded together and slipped into a closet,
a table was transformed into a wash
stand, a cabinet turned into a bureau
the safe was put away in its case, the
curtains were pulled down, and the
room was to all appearances a simple
sleeping apartment. BY that means the
poor dupe was never able to find the
place where he had been buncoed.
saw Bags old cork safe when I was
last in San Francisco. It is now owned
by cigar dealer. who bought it as a
curio, and while 1t is pretty badly bat
tered one can still see plainly that it was
a wonderful piece of mechanical work -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-02
AT THE PLAY LAST NIGHT.

Tim Murphy, with his mobile face and
droli numor, was seen in "The Carpet
Dagger for the second time in Topeka
at the Crawford theater last night His
work amounted simply to renewed evil
dence that he has ability as a char
acter comedian sufficient to place him
in the front ranks of the humorous en-
tertainers of the American stage. With
judicious selection of plays, there is no
reason why Murphy's name should not
become as familiar TO the public in gen
eral as that of any of the favorite com
edians
The cleverly pointed lines that are
given to Governor GRANGE forms the
particularly strong feature of 1.-The Car
petbagger" 1t is a construction deal
ing with the "carpetbagging' days of
Mississippi, and history is proof that
the circumstances touched upon in the
play are not exaggerations. The ref
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-02
Stopped q Running Deer.
LFrom the New York Sun.

IT IOul the new I O1K sun.
Antoine Parent, a French Canadian
logger, is now in the OldtONn hospital.
slowly recovering from the effect of try
ing to catch and hold a frightened buck
deer. He will get well, but it was a
close call for him. One day lately the
boss of the camp on Tomhegan stream,
where Antoine was employed, caught
sight of a 200-pOund buck in the edge
OF the clearing, and, grabbing his rifle
shot the animal in the leg. The buck
went down, but was soon up and racing
1nadly around the clearing on three
legs. The boss never thought to shoot
again, but, dropping his rife, yelled to
the crew, who were eating their dinner:
stop heemi stop heemr'
The tables were deserted in an instant
and all hands made rush for the
buck. Many of them managed to get
a grab at him, but that was alI-the
buck bOwled them over like ninepins
and made for the woods. Only Antoine
Parent barred the way. Catch heemr
yelled the boss and Antoine, spreading
out his arms, answered back, conf
IDENTIFY: ''Yaas, I catch heemr'
There was a. tackle that beat any
thing in football history, and down
went Antoine and the buck, with the
buck on top. The deer kicked like
twenty threshing machines. and dug
his horns into Antoine's back The
woodsman would have been killed but
for the quick arrival of the men from
the camp. They made short work of
the deer and sent Antoine to Greenville
where doctor patched him up. The
deer's horns had made a hole nearly
through his body, but the French-C Cana
dams are tough. and so Antoine will
live to chop more logs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-02
CUSTOM HOUSE MOVED.
Canadian Officials Locate on White
Pass Near q. s. Officials

Seattle, Wn, Feb. I'm conformity
with the boundary modus vivendi, the
Canadian officials have moved their
custom house from Log Cabin, where it
handled all of the rail and wagon road
business from the interior to the sum-
NIT of White Pass. 1. Stevens has been
designated deputy collector.
In explanation of the change E. S.
Busby, supervising officer of the Gus
toms house at Bennett, Atlin and the
Summit in a public statement says:
We have moved the custom house
because it is a natural place for such
a house. Furthermore, in this instance
the United States customs officer is sta
toned at the summit and in case of any
misunderstanding as to routine affairs
the matter can be settled on the spot
by the representatives of the respective
governments without delay"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-02
DIR. EMBREE'S AMBITION.
Candidate for School Board From the
SIKH Ward.

Two Topeka ministers will be candi-
dates for places on the school board.
They are Rev. F. E. Mallory, pastor of
the Third Christian church, and Dr. A.
S. Embree. pastor of the North Topeka
Methodist church.
Mr.. Mallory is a resident of the Sec
ond ward and DR.. Embree of the Sixth
ward. Both are anxious to represent the
school interests Of their respective To-
calities.
William Henderson and George
Tincher, school board members from the
Sixth ward, and John T. Clancy. mem
Der from the Fourth ward have an
nounced that they win not be candi-
dates for reelection.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-02
A SHOT AT PETTIGREW.
Gen. Harrison Gray Otis Condemns
South Dakata Senator.

Chicago, Feb. 2.-Gen. Harrison Gray
Otis of Los Angeles. who arrived in the
city last night is on his way to Wash
ington and New York and will attend
the funeral of Gen Lawton in the for
mer city.
His attention was called to the replies
in the senate to Senator Pettigrew on
Wednesday, in which he was charged
with being as much responsible for the
death of Gen. Lawton as the Filipino
bullet.
I agree with everything that was
said in condemnation OF Senator Pet
tigreW," he said. From my own ex-
Pettigrew and his crowd have more
than anything else been responsible for
the proIongarion of the struggle"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-02

There is, however, no appropriation from
which expenses of visitors can be paid.
Efforts viii be made by the park COM
mission to secure low fares from all points
and the unbrOken record of ChattanOo ga
in accommodating large crowds makes it
certain that there will be no increase in
hotel, boarding house, or restaurant rates,
The dates fixed upon are generally those
of delightful weather for Chattanooga
and vicinity