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AN INGENIOUS CALCULATOR.
A Chinese 3vention emzk a blef@r
4 j. sim9 ity.
"A, A 1cul 1 re1 kable 4 it1z1n

AZ 1890 $500 CAJ~
ferent from other machines which en-
ploy series of tapes, has been patent
+ ed by Chew Ling sslAan 6, of -# Aaaeeao
China, and is described in the Scientific
,Km@t}dAn. Tfhe 'dev1icea,] eonsiderably
multi ton and division
Our illustrations show the complete
s t3s;s;,t>:> 311nn|1ff!ffft fine .trrTnrni
Upon base of wood or other materi-
al guides are secured which form pass
Sa 3 3he aB3X Zre aess
I4E4 w., afe: Each {hBa IS l55Gfgfuain
ally divided into. ttYQ> Hotum9s. aByq into
Kr;9pps Of nine 11llmiit6rta'1s e:acch II the
first group all the figures are zeroes; in
the second group the numbers Il" to
'e@' are inscribed; ln1the third groui, the
Number .'2' and It's multiples up to 49,
writt@, thu ahits 1b; eing IL the rght
hand column ia and tie teas III t the 1T left!
.Aqm c6lihHn I'll tliieei1h1euttrp groupp*y ftt9
t tlh}ev multtples or 3; A. etc.it6b to the
mllpqltiples of";9pHber' Mrlikhlthe mlAltill
PIES 1 ia appear, lin the1 pente,:softdIh e,
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49,; ''h';1 :':''HA SIMPLE CA1ET;I 4ArOR:., ;;t.;41
) 8 - = -

Tape, the, ydivisio1l nf THE tape into two
>o1t!mns being abandoned. attthat' point4
::#nen! it siS, AesGe1. ,fpr example, to
tiud'the product of eight times eight
thousand four hundred and ninety
sFeHep, the utapeS;4., H.n Ill.,, 4N,s~3Ee
m9Yfd unntil, the pumh{ffyS IS ~: - 9
x5n rs fds onS S. i neSg e}
4 In theift' ho5ir:ma1 'bbostti6hs% In tie
eighth ht1E Will U4 46und The 'ff}}ddif1hbeei:
56'7'on'tape E;;'it1' tile Saline Init tabe
iii, bears' the number 1r92:;' taDe:TI!
the ;numhep 1851 anh.tape<1K. tine
number ;iG4t; The product dis obtained
by n49tins 1ffqqhT eta|f{h tape t4A pVmher cel;
taIi1pqed iA the right ha}H}d{ c COLUMN Of tAa
tape, with the addition Of the humber
ii HE left Hand c6luh}n 'df the next tape
, IL the right: 1h Other words! tohtigg'u1
tots hllnbers OF diftreht rapes Are
>tidded :Thus::'in the ppsentsc8se: r+@'
i nd1 49, diro1n tapes land Il l. cara added;
~ ~ and ~ from tapes,H. and IlIAana
b.. " n99p aud a. from t4ReAA4lr ana " Tba
result obtain4ed is ,,'61,93G,' (which is the
81 PffoQpct soagt me fgur i{f4 t of othel
products is readily understood from
t s:t fSsp IS It. @g %$Ha By n mefSg9
oa, adding: the qesdits 81 'P}a:f!t}}ai md{{
nlieations is empl6y@tl' ';>''T'''''"'' '''
rIn. qivisi6h'the ca1eulaBt'fs emppf6yed
TO- find rnultiples of'the dlvisoE ana to
do tawaya with tedious :m1Etdq,liuation
n dividing ;212, 42A bNtS,49H fen,vin
'stahpe, q 242 is aixiAAeq by: s.497ni}a
aSaetsai rs c91cSS{qf hay S. IN a$f s
fer,this t Gppag{ftat}idh siic4' It SLOWS thai
3l,tin overwhelmingly Isl butwHgen' The
f,a1uble (1GDs4yandsrh9Itfl (2g,491yb,
8,49T Twice S}407, is hen:reat1'0G az
fG'994, and ,saltnraetad,1 from ri ,34o
leaving 4, 34A4 Ia *Ai6u remainder is
added tbs laSt fiGqre, (; ,ana, AZ 4Sla i
then divided by S,497. The machine
'shoMs alta glanea,that 4a4Sa,iseql1a:
| Il! Rmultipll3ed hT s,A97. :Eh&y44,result o.
B6'aq{yisAion is ,thsEefoF1e 2P sno. ,fsrou!
Ruskin's Mother
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lit, A ]S}$} H{|jHt t: .,,n",',
( ',s.1: m9qf6}}a Hh9}{ttHer4 hghtbQYfe "
e'ftat RiiAa IN, the, RAgtR west teg3aaE on
thsngast of Shetland, is built on rock
200 feet high, the summit of which
barely affords toom for the necessary
buildings. Il
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:,
How Lincoln Rebuked His Critics.

At thG4White House one day during
the CivM War, some gentlemen were
present from the West, excited aFA}
troubledtt about tbs commissions
omissions of the adinTnist ton. Pres
ia is en- L#coln h&&e rdtentl9s!t
ana ana then!replied; "Ssntlemen, suppose
al1'the Rtoperty yoif' We're wotaF:'W:ia
'fh@' gold,'and you had put it in the
haiAtls OF Blondin to carry across the
on rope, would you
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-14

4'y6hu nleasalfe:; I:'hs>vn KNOWN linen I'd
commit ,sNteiQeutDr sxs&! disguane; but
: die neveI' o,<mueh az blinkes1., Id
heard me- me Through blan}4q4y, made .:ua
'cqnment ard az RegSan ,E0i taIElf, +, "a bopi
i something else. He had Told a lie e. WAY
tcaught !ihtl :rieg aiffdieed the episoie ~
| closed ."'t'':t:':'}) ':Ir'flli :'lF l$V.> y
+: 80: An IQ{ldorless ,<>n,ou,,v ,,yuvf
T. l41t latest ,Rrr?dnct 81 S7!:ieqtiiQ ,propa4
cation IS t thf odoreSS HnioH, JUST llow,
All onion can be odorrless and still re- "a
main All on1oh is ri oft exptlainedt L'''' ro
most people thi 'od3f' IL ' iii tie there! 81 Is Of
an onion antl'tlrat is en6{i$h:" Tn; 'el,iHi!r
'fnation ofsth& clfafa,terfStIt@ rea tire III
IA vegetable;of <s1telri long ,sttone
standing in natugal historylU1$1ftsto bu
.rhckqneql, .qqlmeng the snroutles achieves!
lmllGnfS OF mar. But, an. aniopf deprived
81 P! THAT 9eli}ii!ouS tan g a4d: thA pe4e-
trattiinng scent WHICH, goes, with. it,. Gan
I hardly be ali onion> The palate which
l6pttS onfUnf& wifi 'ndtAt fgIt!4;;gniHe it cdi
|ing'''h whitahed' f' inhUttlo,iS,: ih;sipidd
+ plated bhlb atf orion wifi Hot 'maRe 1T
bone.' Il j ~ n'ls' u,,r ! .>,;>!
/, n'Nu truesIovsr Off onionas will ffAil:tMR
new invasion }Df Observation-Disclosures lifts
'on1on at 1Aead,Af night iR,sile1ne ,an1b
Solitude He 1reeioic{ees in, it, and sleeps
,nFpon it, ,The incepAe Of bis praise fills
1.-THE room and s9othes hiM to delicious
sleteepp!! H'dz rises ;;4t't in The mornnS af+a
This sdcrfie9 to PASS The d5Y IN p }i :
t'tl6nt see lib 6htfYliT s4tf i'e suth ' h:a,
sunk With :li1NH5tstiblA1 {hNthnceAss::* It's
n ,1ittbnlent vegetables can cotn4aiand yt}tFl
j tfeNotdon !flom it's rntaries. ut is &lux-
), nry< and a.tnlessships,i Shall ba'nteld all
this delight ferf,an 9foraess bulba,rI,et
!: others d9 as they: viii, hftwiA, Az
onion wi 11}'q its odor- NiQqnld be qShpanl
Il ed, q, Observation-Disclosures Journal.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-14
Al!thEint[ees;Ses 1,K1{ht;s s! Hffaitf:

The Ret. sheffield, :t''Presbyftetri;ain1 '
minister: atiTul1g@C hbw;' has ihTeAtedia
TYPEWRITER for1tte Chinese languag 9!'
This' <machine is, capable vdr'writin4
1000 chararters;1l which3jAre 'eafriudt
around elrctfmfetehte: :of ;tt1{ddm4r'
GUS; rype-Wii6atS': It re4hdfres' the de
preston of two keys in order to ip1riilult
a simple character,,, >,1.-l.. ~ n-.,,4
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li;i: it'U,lI! III I, -t!ts''1|,i-
rAe ri}nn{i,g If {{Gf 'Gninfrt ' las
been vefv! m6l{th GX4A ggerateed. Sai idd>!i'
former sea captHi1i' iii to'hVtrsa ffdn the
other day. :'':I' Will nev1i' fdrget: n}y
own .eNpvrienpe; We had 'arr:lh'Srd
with a prominent Chinese ;mert41um Of
~ffong-- kohglfor at1uantityrof, tea. but
: at the last minute 4herA was a.: hi toh,
about the delivery of the consignment.
He told ms it lad ;R Rsfn temporarily
tied up 6y the Officials OK ,aGcount Of
some misunderstanding about the in
ti6fnal taxes: l discovered by accident
later ON that Tie lot lad been sold
~ofer my head f5 "a 'tilatittee 'cc}lstoomear:
and the TAX stdry Was a 1iiere btetteXXit'
to gain titte for: the 'substfthti611 Of sail
inferior gfade.is3t1 III - ,)ti,f:i1t,
"The tea merchant was a:,sedate.
courtly old gentleman 'anai he had told
me the outrageous lie with perfect
~calmness, looking me. sQuarely in the
face, ~without d quiYer, It never, &C.
NNrrea to me to- doiHbt his Word and
but for seFahte We Would; HAVE bHH4n
heavy losers,': When1p exposed phiin
findigaantly'befDra'alFhi his, employees ai1t1
| several foreign residentssth1 supposed
he would be ashamed and disconcert
ed. An American of his standing would
have been Inundated and crushed be.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-14

lrnirtr SKI: C>>:sses- g nui::>:s II
family ans, tq',k fcomHon dipqi42ss3~repmr in
the,ren5te}E, qAd there were, a}Y}qth{'44i!dipgs
t Sf ySsrz hS s. e & sfs s
|, fe;99}(!99py 'tinaffy' tdiSbaAde;q1"o'': e IN:
After that Mr.. Talcott: way ;efecttd
Judge ef'hke Geurt of1Goum6n Pleas
WIN jul*diation ,eyarsiGcounties Hs
held thhiA office fifteen :Eeays.<: Ha,Aad
|'eeeh befRre i tthtiS rqqMner and fq3tor> nj
thepocat R}}}ARerV7l{{RGi ,H}a!pnFqiisq Yjdstff
again Took caffEe Of fGS pa 81 and cnil
dcted it fdtt thirty 9ets 'lffn1tf4hi HE tarf}}
NeaFs hesfeuntl Unnecessary OTTER tc
|, yet and print az well: "A S write the, paper
Having been thus, in, the public. eye
for three SCOPE years. Judge! Talaot has
some TO- bays great lptlqepcH7 among the
people Of Porter County,, He has kept
TO his free thought, and IS now leader
in the DR.. Thomas branch of the, Peo
pies Church in that city Judge Talcot
is as Keen III putting forth lis ti,eforni
ideas to-day as at ANY Time in his
earlier life; and iii theih he has the tfh:
Qualified support of l41s Nift!;i The lat.
ter was for many years' Ia teacher OF
pe1manship ruin. the ':lC oliegiate Ins,i4
ttte' of >Nalpar ais% and WAS a,,elose
friend Of Judge; TALBOT apal his frs,
'iyrnpr,a5 z" ara ri t>vn i" t Xxx, 1,''u~ IT,
dq,to be haappt:y3' and be hetaithy,5 SAYS
Mrs. Taicbt 'FKey Hist i've ;'pE1l!hi{nlt
an }q4 they mfst sIeebb' 81: highttfii1h Instead 81
half the Hatdtiihe!' Barly t1'Bed and
early to rise is wise motto and plaa
living is, ,alnotlrsr.: ill., 'ouraopinioa ,ar
expenditure Of u.s. $780, a, wear for two. ne /
pie wonlq, pc :g reat e1x1ttraNag4ncer, 40
we have mink fk: sent to us by Mr. Taicot T
sou, 'eVeh II We lad these ath{{n;gss t
pay, for :wvbt1lt1 not; need to sp1eni'(
$500 a year. 1--WE 6'hot Stint 0t1rselv4A
bttt we foldow:ta wise 'taeef1 by 'lfvfify
Plainly. Mhan WE ate,At holl1e 6t,tWhel
on the .railroaQs" ), ,ti'>!' l~s:,tt"r,+
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Instfitct1uf tAts;.s:.7'1,

The instinct of animals In the mat
ter Of representation Is cnricusIy IL
Illustrated, says the New Orleans
Times-Democrat, by the fact that sew
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::s;:s ;; -; 3s az ~ ;3;$i q

straighter;. 41oadA, vsteo4 ~lXl4
mora; go -4tt}.s
more to the north; lean itt+e~"s,fere
to the SOUTH No, .yoQ would hold
xAurt brca til -a~-vtn' as your tonsjl11ee
and, keep your hands off until he was
sat Ge over! The goIRrs(mept lare,canry
ing an immense weight. Untold treas
ures are il: their hands: They are do
ing; the Very bAst tihey' tan: D6h{1t'
badger them. Keep silence and we'll
get you safe ACROSS : y >*'''' '''
A Remarkable Calcu4at6l*:sa. :
Diamandi~ 4 native of R@laraS e4e-o ss.
tile Greek Islands, seems to be a re-
rhttfkah1e, ,S:t1,lntde: a easS: q:
ggaance "a black-board, on Which
thfu'y srqips of Fl i'Y}et.pre wFttten, he
[qeH and DIAL with 4em in a4M arith-
metiGal pli9ess. l4J 4ib tina 8a| never
HI ma akil5 an l1 in calculations involv-
| ing hillio1Is. and he can extract square
OF Cube rdats With marvellous rapfultY!
and accuy acy. An eminent German
sse fs eeiG ao @y T 4
rs Hot thte case with Diamandi, who
'wtftes po;6ry and novelsia. The inter
| vafs' of bYS iness aaa shows co nsidbss>
ables'intell9ctual *cappa CITY, - L
* =, tomfs essed Air LOCOMOTIVES.
7 "A compressed air locomotive is to be
fried ON tn Manhattan Elevated Rail-
|was'> of New York City. The com
],presed air: locomotive or motor is little
i more, thahea long black cylinder, SIM
liar to theleoiler Of the present locomo-
| tiXe, ,Withjxhe CAB at one end. There
YIN be no: Ssttacls' no; 1ahder- and
l Flhso !dPme. :!erhe only protuberances on
the 'cylind& besides the cab will be the
whistle a the sand;bo OK, ..,,.c
'udf is 1ea1led that one girls popularity
1,anong thaietAel. gisls IS 4qs<p $hakfaet
!. thatfWhen6V6 S6e<islfs at heT Xt56S;s
she insists upon washing the dishes.
A lovers quarrel is the sauce that
seasons the courtship.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-14

NY syAFLc1lluS III your ueld! Farmer
Lord, 70 10, missie! You keep the birds off
T the peas bdeter'n a. ordinary scare
1Pcrow*4Tit- B@s. y
! ThePhilaaelphis1 the mud on
{nls 3{reet e trite,deepn Chi3agoan
(prou!dl y)-PSep? E is the .deepss mug.
E So 22z@ s$ss8 i tsE &ez!zaa
Ills Bait: NimrQd-Pat, did you ever
tcatcl ~&sa RAJ Faith, an Oh did,
lSlr; qrodA4What did you bait with?
tat-B3egorry, Oh bate 'em With
Chicago &awS -
'+9 w. req Irving to wade
through Browns book. It is a vile
thing, but presume there isa.moral
to it. <e4 it'4eert@iny.A the moral is,
''Don'efEad IL" misunderstanding.
Ethel-That detestable Mrs. Bloom
said that l loQi.al thirty. Maud-How
1Esrf6etly 'aAs2rd| Ethel (elated)-
Era hki apNNAsW old do YOU really
think l look? Maud-About forty.-Tit-
Bits. ur.essn
| =. = coYt5r} gasper has this personal
item: '&rRosS who know old Mr.. Will
son, of this place. personally will re-
greet ITO Aear that he was assaulted in
a brutal manner last week, but was not
killed @A'Hs ittsb1ts.e x.zrsu
&A'eataaa- Well; have my new novel
almost done. Amcus-N'hy you
E = e writtems fne oft yet--.:True,
I6ut-1 know just WHERE r4~must go~To
| steal EACH g d different thing going to-
!. 7. hf9Hf rH6zHs : ;:
/ Yes, baby, looks; like his papa said
fthe bfoud }6ung 4 anmfa: "1fS sure
'Ehe'll have asAose HE hi1ns' EYES," re-
}plieda4he teaqperaace lady next door,
you give tbs s. little one gin for the collie.
II Observation-Disclosures Press.
Johes-Great Scott! has that man
been in an explosion or railroad
wreck? BroWp-Neither; he's a CEN
Sis ehuh6E!a2ttoor Who showed up a
smaller population in his town. than it
aaNtte Yea IS =: D&troit Freq Press.
! His Redeeming Quality: J JaifN5S on
were begin ,6h tie public streAts, and
yet you had twenty dollars III your
! 'b6cktt! ii risdhteA4s1Y4es, jedge, 1 may
not be as Industrious as some, y'r
honor, but I'm no spendthrift.-New
! York WEAKLY.
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;li1hrH ]"'!:!Hr!rIf Wa! d: lti'f!'' III
:.3li1 Ji,' ls3,u!)I l1lr;,ll t-.3I1ir :3fl
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servants ~ at "a all e keep THIS hotel CLEAN?
M7fToq p ffH awf4 dirty {Aa-
tio4," kmsA4aAe1d the ftim ofWe
sun my AVh4tf q d." 'iiFtaf I is the taflt
Of thet wihdt' declared The proprietor
hlandly. "You know we advertise:
iSSswWtlA4segea threedes"
louisville; say My papa objects to
my3ee1nireEs sitting on the steps and
ttaTking With ehe until late hour at
rpiglt-He claims That he ~cannot sleep
! on aged unit of our nois Sc. (What would
you adzise 2@Adeisepaph to-.sleepi id
the day time--Baltimore- American
TIer9fWAsR vacant seat in the car.
Little Willie allowed the strange lady
to take it, although he looked tired.
THANK you, my little gentleman" said
ish|e9i;; ,i( WhX dig x{ X9u not take the seat
YOURSELF? You 1o6f quite weary" sod
you be weary, lady, if yerfa Their found
odt&er WeGhfa hsAlf3tSe minasdtd.'' :
Philadelphia Press
Cha fasatiaa4s s s--sAfftatiitaeH-Then they went
to Woozey's, did they? All, that's Il
delightf&Nff ,lfl4 ~ heenss ftfAieenA1 >asks
me to 80 to Woozey's I know he must
fs( ;(3(t =
the most elaborate and expensive
luncheons in the city. Helpless Youth
Let's go to Woozey's, Miss Quickstep.--
Chicago Tribune.
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.Ruskin's Mother.

MY mothers general principles of
says Mr. Ruskin, ''were to
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"A woman doesn't always haYe the
last word, does she?" "Oh, no.. Somk
times size is tatking to another " oM--
- VI " Y = y y y - !,
Il Teaeh efEJ 6hnnJ; :aelf;n1G The name
Of the tropical belt north of the equa-
III rhalfII dg Yale -
''e..Ao yqAN1%iefag to ipsinrA4 14at1
caHt tell the truth 2 BY no means.
us Impossible to say what man can
fQo YRA he;7aes. "-Chicago Post.
Always There: Quericus-I suppose
you had plenty of fresh things at the
summer hotel? Yes; paint and col
7leeaDfH va featfEszssssa-T66Wn TOPICS.
Great ~ Actor-I propose. making a
lfa1H33sd1' toaitssf seAe1 pf6fs05fiaces1fiWhaF
play would you advise? Critic-"Much
Anisr,lstfnuv nseth+nd l&vDitNltv5aitta
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what h&@ sdfs%'. asksd The Jotfrnalist ct
rne neNsrur1er 1T to be
compelled to answer that question in
the negative" replied tie latter; HE is
as Enthusiastically as copyrighted
r| :$a1r m:z;z5 %z's s5d1 III. e, 81
dax> and then Shs,s 9R nearly al night
With the Rabiess ...- Whats the matter
with her husband? Why doesn't he
;hAkH Tier :s'e'"OlN9hespues in>arthis tinsn
agitating>fe an eight-hour day for the
jwq !j}j|ag ttlaqe4phia ,cethoHc
StandardD and >>.imes.~ >~~~~~>.-.>
Ordering, by the Gard: Diner ito res
tailraht Wdfte4ff1MWA'ha Tat 6ave 'yT3jttit'es; Ut
for dinner? Waiter Roastbeeffrica
Se3dehfS:KEknn e wtesdfambhash baked and
frisd potatoes s eo }k;gR pudding milktea-
ahfdcoffee. Dfhee1r31GiVte5 me the third.
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'udf is 1ea4sed that one girls popuiarit,
'among thaiatAe& gisls IS 4askp ,thakfae
|. thatfWhe naF6, She VISITS At 9leT H0nSf
she insists upon washing the dishes.
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torical novel written in Chinese dia-
E9et Tv2E|a Is S4@2!y avfol."-1ndian
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-12
THE THIRD TIME.
Michigan Legislature Assemblies
in Response to Governors Call.

Lansing, Mich, Dec. 12.-For the third
time in two years the state legislature
convened here today, called by Gov
ernor Pingree
Consideration of a measure, taxing
railroad, telephone and telegraph COM
panles, express companies and other
forms of corporate property on the cash
value of their property, instead Of spe-
officially upon the earnings as under the
present law, is the object of the ses-
sion
In his message to the legislature Gov
ernor Pfngree urges in explaining his
reasons for calling the special session
that this legislature is more familiar
with the subject of taxation than the
next Legislature will be; that, therefore,
the debate need only relate to the pro-
visions of the law under consideration;
that they have passed the Atkinson bill,
which was declared unconstitutional by
the Supreme court; and their work at
this session is merely the re-enactment
of that law, with such changes as may
be deemed advisable. The governor as
serts that a conservative estimate that
would be paid by railroads under the
proposed law, if assessed on actual cash
value, at the average general rate of
taxation in the state, as the conStitu-
tional amendment adopted at the last
election provides, would be more than
81, 250, 900, as against $1,240, 845, the taxes
received for the year 1892 which were
assessed specifically on the roads earn
ngS. The governor then SUBMITS the
report of the expert appraisers, who
have been at work for the past three
months on the physical property of thir-
ty of the smaller railroads in the state
explaining that the appraisers have not
yet finished their work
Representative Cheever of Detroit will
introduce the tax bill tomorrow. It is
modelled after the former Atkinson bill
and provides that the state tax COM
mission shall constitute a board of as
SCISSORS, and that all franchises and in
tangible property shall be taxed as well
as physical property.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-12
BIG LODGE EVENT.
A o. U. W. Lodges Planning For 9
Union Public Installation.

A big lodge event is scheduled by the
A. O. u w. in the city early in the new
year. All the lodges of Topeka will
unite and have a public installation of
officers in the Auditorium on Friday
evening, January a.
There are seven lodges and four chap
tiers of the Degree of Honor, the ladies'
auxiliary to the Ancient Order of United
WorlCmen. The arrangements are in the
hands of a committee of twenty five
members from the several lodges.
1t will be an affair of state magnitude.
The installations of all the recently
elected officers in the several lodges will
be conducted by Grand Master John
Cruten of Fort Scott. G. M Ford of
Emporia. grand secretary of the A O..
U. w; Mrs. Gulick of Abilene, grand
chief of the Degree Of Honor, and Mrs
Nudestine of Hiawatha, grand recorder,
will also be present, representing the
grand lodge. There are so officers of the
A. O. u. w. and so of the Degree of
Honor to be installed.
]. r. McNary, esq, of this city will
preside over the ceremonies. A public
installation by the A o. u w. here is
something new, and they propose max
ing it a grand event, since Topeka now
has splendid and commodious assem-
bly, hall in which to give It,
Addresses will be made by the grand
officers, and a musical program ar
ranged betting the occasion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-12
BRAKEMAN CREMAT ED.
Caught Under Burning Wreck
age of His Train.

St. Louis, Mo, Dec IA special to
the Post Dispatch from Desoto, Mo,
says:
A head-end collision occurred on the
Missouri Pacific Iron Mountain railway
at Des Arc, Mo, between two freight
trains. resulting in the death of Elngi-
neer James Britt, of Olney. Ill, and
Brakeman Ed Bradley, of Desota, Mo.
The latter was caught under the wreck
age. which took fire and cremated his
body.
Fireman B. Barrett fell under his en-
CINE and could only be rescued from be-
ing burned alive, by cutting his left
arm off with an axe. VIM. Ralston,
conductor. and r. D. Scott, brakeman,
and G. L. Scott, were slightly injured.
The two engines were completely de-
molished and eight cars loaded with
lumber and cotton caught fire and were
entirely consumed, causing a loss to the
railway company of about $4,000.
A track was laid around the wreck
and trains are now running. The wreck
is said to have been caused by a disre-
gard of meeting orders.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-12

subsidy project as applied to shipping
lines is, a fallacy. As Mr.. Benjamin Tay
lOr points out in the current issue of
the Forum, England's great commerce
has grown steadily to its present enor-
nous dimensions although the British
mail subsidies are in no sense subsidies
as now proposed. Less than per cent
Of England's tonnage receives this ar
tifcial support France, on the other
hand, with liberal bounties is making
no progress in shipping.
Notwithstanding these facts of rec
ord, the people of the United States are
now asked to burden themselves with
the payment of 100000 a year for
subsidies which will go primarily to en-
rich a certain few wealthy vessel lines.
As things now stand, congress might as
well vote a direct donation of several
millions a year annually to the OPP
orators of those lines
Before the Republican members of
congress vote to commit their party TO
this measure let them consider well the
consequences which must ensue If this
piece OF dubious legislation proves to be
nothing more nor less than a scandal
Gus game of grab.