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Odd Artaeles cent
Abroad from THE
Country.

are decorated with devices often more
pleasing to the eye Of the oriental than
the morals Of the ascetic. They are Of
simple design, operating without a
chimney. on the principle Of the blast
furnace. They are conveyed to point
on The Persian gulf, from whence they
are hauled over 80 miles Of desert on
camel back. They are then transferred
% rafts and towed a hundred miles up
the Euphrates, where they are again
loaded on oamels, which convey them
to their destination. two hundred miles
from the river. These lamps are quite
the thing In the orient. Among the
residences that they decorate are the
palaces Of the sultan of Morocco, the
prince Of Siam and several rajahs in
British India. In India, too, 1t looks as
though at no distant date the punka
will be thing of the past. and the
punka walla seeking a new Job. A de-
mand for electric fans of the more up
to-date Of the native princes, little
sultan In Borneo in particular having
laid In a considerable supply. The
torrid climate of India opens up a
number Of opportunities for American
enterprise. Nor does the ancient land
Of Egypt turn up it's nose at our new
tangled contrivances. The supply of
images in the pyramids having run
rather low. owing to the depredations
Of curio hunters, an American firm has
been filling up the vacancies with most
interesting and antique appearing little
statues. AS a matter of fact, they are
manufactured by a new patent process
from various condiments, but they look
SO like ancient stone that they would
deceive any but an expert. Egypt ap-
pears to be getting frisky in its old age
An American merry-go-round of the
Consy Island type has recently been
set up at Cairo. 1t Is largely patro-
nized by the Arabs. who cut fine fig
ure in their snowy burnooses bestrid-
ing the green and gold tigers and ele-
phants.-T. G. Knox, In Atlanta Con-
stitution.
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Persons horsewhipped
in lndio for Directing
to Dues.

streets by rope with which his hands
were tied. The rope was then put into
the hands of Died. who led the man
to the neighboring village of Olpad.
Western people may not see anything
very heavy in this treatment, but con-
veying . man with his hands tied Is
considered specially degrading by the
natives Of India. In addition. a Died
belongs to one OF the lowest castes.
whom people are not permitted to
touch. so that being led. or practically
driven by such a person, is about the
depth Of degradation in the eyes of
these people. In other cases families
have been turned out of their homes
at . moments notice. often suffering
great privation. Others have been for
hidden to use the village we'll. an order
which means great distress In 4 hot
country. Houses. cattle and lands have
In many instances been attached" a
proceeding better translated at the
present time by the word "comman-
deersd," and In many cases the trou-
BILE has been made worse by resource
to money lenders. Wives have been
compelled to sell their wedding pres
snts, which every class Of people in
0uzarat are Obliged to make on the
marriage Of a relative. These presents
are the sole property Of the wives and
It II considered not only improper and
dishonorable. but sacrilegious. for such
to be sold. or even pledged.
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MoHAMMEDAN FANATICS.
They Murder aud Outrage HunarsAs NJ
Christians.

They Murder aud Outrage HUNDREDS ef
Christians.
The unspeakable Turk once moro
exhibits to the world his demoniac
fanaticism. From Salonica comes the
report that hundreds OF Christians In
Macedonia have been massacred BY
Mohammedans In the village OF Bituoh,
in northern Albania. horde of No
hammedans crucihed every Christian
male In the place. pinning them to the
trees with stakes driven through the
hands and feet. Many Of the women
were outraged and all were carried on
to Mohammedan harems. Children
were chopped up before their parents
eyes. At Gruma. south OF Bituch, wom-
en- were violated in front OF their hus-
bands and fathers. The men were tsr-
ribly mutilated. having their ears, hn-
gers. toes and limbs cut OF. Many
children were drowned.
At Ribaritx the entire population was
massacred after the victims fleoh had
been sliced of. At Binashkia q bon
fre was made Of twenty Christians.
At 0enevitza priest Of the Melum-
kovics was tied In 4 sack and thrown
into the river The ringleader oe IL
Mohammcdans is the fanatic Islam,
who boasts of having Slaughtered ~
"Giaours' (inhdels) with his oWn
hands.
The Servian consul At MstrcvitR -
Inmates the number Of Christians Kind
at 4O7 men. 40 women and - chilA-
ron. He places the number Of OAs1s.
tian women outraged at Ss6.
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TAX
COLLECTORS

In India the native tax collector is
intensely proud of his position and has
methods which are, to say the least OF
them, ingenious. The small amount Of
legal oversight which he receives tends
to make him despotic. and he gets his
pound of flesh in a manner entirely
his own. It Is said, however, that the
conscientious performance Of his du-
ties is likely to get him into trouble.
II the recent inquiry relating to the
Guzarat district substantiates the COM
plants that have been made. Guzarat
is . maritime province in the northern
part OF the Bombay presidency and. al
though some of the districts are -four
ishing. others are in poverty-stricken
state owing to the barrennsss of the
soil. This gradually becomes worse
as the briny spray from the sea causes
a deterioration Of fertility. The aver
age tax collector there has matter
of-fact. everyday system of horsewhip-
ping persons who object to paying their
revenue dues. BY way Of variation, or
when a whip is not at hand, its place
is taken by a stick. club or by boot
leather. II the culprit mas skin with
which this treatment is not persuasive
other methods are tried and an in
stance of unsurpassed degradation IL
reported from the village Of Bhatgaum.
At this place q man from whom some
money was due was led through the
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l..A va,..s 1. n.sAI..1.

How the value Of land has gone up
n the Highlands Of Scotland. ~ we'll
- elsewhere, b evidenced from some
extrasts that have been given to the
pres from the No. Of the lsts Rev.
Donald Kelly. = Klntyre divine. who
had observed the changing coaditions.
Some rentals In Kintyre. - compared
with those OF the latter half Of lsst
century. have gone up thousand fsld.
and that without taking into consiAer-
alton the value Of the shootinss and
Ashinss. There are four farms In Kin.
tyre today that are more valuable than
was the whole Of Kintyrs IN 1771. their
rent roll standing At RS.40e. a. COM
pared with . valuation for eli Kintyre
of eS.o36 . hundred and thirty yss-
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uses or sxcsLsloR.

Astsoie NGaAs In America from BessWeeA
and Poplar.
Excelsior. an American invention.
which u extensively used for packing
purposes and In the manufacture OF
SsAtling, and various other upholstery
usss, 10 mot, a. Is generally believed,
maAs fron shaylngs." said = whole
saSe dealer In the material 70 the writ
- reoeakly. IT 10 an article Of regu-
lar naAufaoture. and between $500
ed lo,ooo tons Of the curling woo1
nhor aso turned out by the Eastern
anA Western lumber mills annuallys
"nAsswood and poplar are the woods
uss1 In the production. The loss are
sawed into lengths Of eighteen inches.
witch y the length Of n hbsr Of sx-
celslor. These blocks are In apIit
ha1vss and the wood ID properly sea-
ssael. Excelsior is made of ds&srsnt
daorses Of coarsensss and hnenses Of
nber. In the manufacture . serSes Of
knlGo points run down the face ef the
Aaoek, cutting into TIE wood II parallel
lAnes that are spaced according 70 ~
w1lth Of the hher TO b uaAAe. A Sol.
iowing knife slices on the wAoas ~
= ~ tlert thus served. ne aeees
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ARAB PAsHA'0 EXILE.
The xldsriy Leader May sess Return u
Egypt.

The xldsriy Leader May sesa Return u
Egypt.
Egypt for the Egyptians" was the
slogan Of Arab Pasha In 1881, when
he led a rebellion against the govern
ment Of Egypt. II took the fleets OF
two nations and the army OF one
Wolseley's-to put down the revolt,
and Arab was exiled to Ceylon for
life. Now It is announced the khedive
on the forthcoming twenty-eighth an
niversary Of his accession to power
will pardon Arab. and permit him to
return to his native land. Arab la
about "a years old now. and though his
mother was an Egyptian he claims
descent In the male line from Husseyn,
the youngest SON Of Mahomet. He 10.
therefore, Of . family reputsd holy BY
the Egyptians. He entered the army
Of the khedive ~ . private. and soon
rose to the rank OF lieutenant colonel.
Then hs led the revolt against Turkish
domination, and England and France
combined to help the khedivs ana
Turkey to suppress the rebellion.
France didn't help much, and Turkey
finally aided Arab. hoping II he won,
20 control him. The Job was left to
England. Admiral Seymour, who now
IL in command Of the English nest In
China, bombardsd Alexandria, and the
English troops soon occupied the city.
Arab and bis army was beaten at Tel
ei-Ksbir. and he surrendered. d.-Nsw
York Press.
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Lullaby Her Death Song.

piano. Miss Michaels at nrst demur-
red. but the importunitiss Of Miss Pal
msr at last prevailed and she turned
and opened the instrument. Soon the
mslodious notes Of the lullaby filled
the room. and the qualification Of the
fast-failing patient was pictured In her
worn countenance. When the melody
was about finished the smile on Miss
Pa1mer's face vanished. and Just az
the last notes Of the old song were
sounded she passed away In perfect
peace.
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To the music Of soothing lullaby,
played softly on q piano. Florence Pal
mer, 10 years old. died In Chicago the
other day at the home Of her aunt.
Mrs. Sullivan. Miss Palmer was the
daughter OF Matthew Palmer. OF Wau-
keRan, ILL.,, and had been ailing for o
long time. Feeling that dissolution
was near, the dying girl. who was
very fond OF music, asked her friend,
Emily Michaels. who was watching 1t
her bedside. to play something on the
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looked rosy In California-seven years
after the discovery of gold-he took
the $4,000 which he had saved. crossed
the continent, invested in a brewery,
made money In that. sold out his gro
cery store in Manhattan. and located
for the balance Of his life over 1000
miles from his original home.
Il tAe sugar Business.
He then turned his attention to the
sugar business. Knowing that mastery
Of the details OF an undertaking is the
flrst requisite to success. Mr.. Spreckles
went to New York and became work
man IN the refineries there. When he
had learned what he needed to know
he returned to California and organized
the Bay Sugar Refining company-the
real beginning Of his vast fortune to-
day. The company prospered. but the
men who were In II were not big
enough for the chief promoter and he
presently went out in a quarrel over
questions Of management.
With his first refinery venture thus
thrown into other peoples hands. he
went with his family to Europe, and
there entered into an exhaustive study
Of sugar that has since made him the
undisputed master OF the business In
American. He even became workman
again. serving a. an ordinary employe
1t Magdeburg. By 1867 he was again
In the refinery business in California.
brother, the institution which still ex-
lists to his honor. the California Sugar
Refinery. For this institution he per-
sonally directed In New York the
building Of the machinery and after
ward participated in the training Of
every employe ~ well a. In the erect
Ing Of the buildings and the manage
ment Of the finances. He begun with
wooden structure. rather small.
adapted strictly to the extent Of the
current operations; but within three
years the building was enlarged four
times. and At the END Of four years an
immense brick building was put up.
which. with 4 capacity to turn out 500
tons Of sugar per day. still stands on
the south shore Of San Francisco-one
OF the most conspicuous manufactures
Of the Pacific coast.
Ysessa The Trust.
Between Mr.. epeckels and the men
who had driven him from the Bay
sugar company an intense rivalry sx-
listed. Gradually the competitors In
the local field gave way. and by 1888
Mr.. eprecksls was the unquestioned
sugar king Of the Pacific coast. But
his triumphs In his own field served
only to bring against his single hand
the colossal power Of the American Re-
nneries company. which has since BE-
come known - the Sugar Trust. This
company viewed his lucrative business
jeelously and sought to absorb II. They
offered Mr.. spreckeis 81 .0oo. 900 for his
interests. He rejected the offer. Com
ye0tlon vas ~ once inaugurated anl
the trust Attempted to coercs Mr.
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ais father. and on the latter's death
In 1897. succeeded to the editorial di-
reotion and sole ownership Of the Troy
Times. and became the sole owner OF
the Troy Times building. The Troy
Times has been one OF the best known
Republican newspapers in New York
stabe. and It was one OF the firvt to
advocate the nomination Of Mckinley
for president In 1896.
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curl and oomminsls a. the knife ssts
them free. An excelsior machine
makes two to three hundred strokes .
minute. every stroke outing OF . tier
Of nbers across the face Of the block.
The usual commercial package q ex-
cslsior II 4 bale Weighing shout $50
pounds. At wholesale excelsior seils At
from e1e to 80 . -Washington
Gtar.
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fsss..eats sss CslsesA Fsevls.

A social movement In New York
oitv deserving Of notice II the PROPOSE
tion Of the Suburban Home company 20
buiA new model tensments for oolored
people 70 b rented 1t the sane price
- 10 whits people. Heretofore solored
faniliss have bssn Obliged 70 pay from
= 10 cg . month more ~ infsrSoe
aosst0ents than wbl>s DssUlA
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Msx iesetie. ee 1lee.

DeaA, .H4u, ge0logist In the Unlvsr-
stty Of Mni6tota, calls attentioa b the
fa1t that the report Of DR.. q. y. Becker.
one oe the United States geoSogistA
Who wsut with the army 70 the Phil
ippins islands. contains the geological
history Of the archipelago, which teads
scientists 10 believe that The Islands
comprise the Garden Of Ddsn. ~ eeig-
inAl ho0s q man.
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A. Ess,: ,:s,5 S syye yecrnE sY V,S.ss; wss va a. thu"
j! :;s; I;;l: Il !. IS sss Es1:: b. hat.
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Abeut The sams o.A v,,aa...

mo. married life Ii not 70 diR1rent." !"
explained the young father. when I
have been having an ail-night ssosisa
arguing with the baby On the Ques-
ton whether II is bstter to yell ovsr
the advent Of new teeth or TO a1eoD h
on. l have much tho same fesling ~
next morning that used to have altr
= bachelor dinner"
f-.-4--
Twenty-Five Victoria erosess have
besn awarded 10 far b ~ osstA ~
ficaA va.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-15
NO PROMISE MADE.
u. s. Is Untrammeled in NegO-
tiatiOns With Bulgaria.

Washington. Nov. 15-It is said at the
state department that no authorization
has been sent Consul General Dickinson
to promise exemption from punishment
of the brigands who kidnapped Miss
Stone as one of the conditions of her
ransom In fact, our government has
not authorized any promise whatever
to be made that would bind its hands
in dealing with this subject in the
future, or that would prevent either in
sisting on the punishment of the brig
andS or lodging a demand for full in
demnity for the money which may be
paid over as ransom for Miss Stone.
There is no disposition to disavow any
of Mr.. Dickinson's acts, but the Off
Gals here are confident that he has not
compromised the case. Because of his
diplomatic rank it is left to Mr.. Spen-
Ger Eddy, United States charge at Con-
stantnople, to make any necessary
representations of a diplomatic char
acter, and that he is exercising his
functions in that direction is exhibited
IN the dispatches published disclosing
the character of the representations he
has been making to the Bulgarian
agents at Constantinople. These repre-
sensations make it evident that the
United States is laying the foundation
Tor claim that Bulgaria is properly
responsible for what has occurred,
though for prudential reasons the de-
talls of the negotiations are withheld
from publication
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-15
MADE In KANSAS.
Many Factories Represented at
MidWinter Exposition.

Manager Ralph S. Brigham of the Kan
sas Midwinter Exposition company is be-
ginning to receive answers from the 200
manufacturers whom he addressed in all
parts of the state early this week relative
to making displays at the exposition here
from January 20 to 80.
The letters so far received in answer
to the invitation to make displays and
the announcement of the exposition have
been uniformly favorable.
Il am glad to note this" said Mr..
Brigham to a State Journal reporter this
morning. AT shows held heretofore
there has been a disposition the part
of some to infer that Topeka has been
trying to play hog on the matter of such
exhibits and do not give outside exhibit
ors a fair chance.
1T will be my policy" he continued
ITO conduct this exposition in such a
brought this year am giving the out
side exhibitors an excellent opportunity
desirable booth space. We. want the in
dustries of the state we'll represented,
ing discouraged in theitr efforts to secure
booth space early. We have had any
ufacturers and merchants for space, but
will not assign them until after ample
time has passed to give outside manufac,7,
Charles Adams, commissioner of press,
is in communication with J. E. Junlxin or
the Sterling bulletin, VINO IS secretary 81
the Kansas Press association, relative TO
the selection of a time of meeting here
of the members of the associate within
the time of the dates of the Kansas Mid
winter exposition
Commissioner of Conventions ]. D. Nor
ton is active in a campaign to secure as
many conventions to meet in Topeka be-
tween January 20 and so possible
William Macferran, commissioner of the
floral displays, is planning a magnificent
display. The local florists will undoubted
ly assist in making the display and the
plans of Commissioner Macferran are
meeting with the approval of the board of
directors Ct the exposition company. He
is receiving every encouragemeT l.
Manager Brigham today add eSsed let
terS to all the commercial clubs of the
state relative to interesting the clubs in
a movement that will result in securing
displays of the industries from the vari-
GUS localities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-15
GLUCOSE HONEY.
Chicago Market Is Being Flooded
With Spurious Stuff

Chicago, Nov. 15--Glueose honey I'M
der the attractive guise of pure clover
honey" is invading the Chicago mar
kets to such an extent that the efforts
of the state pure food inspectors are
largely directed toward Investigations
of this imposition, says the Tribune.
One entire carload of honey consigp-
ed from California was barred from the
markets yesterday except as a plainly
labeled adulteration.
The analysis of the "honey'' compos-
ing the consignment showed that 1t
contained from so to so per cent Of glu-
cose, and as pure honey the stuff was
condemned The consignee had the
choice of selling it as glucose mixture.
or of sending it back, and he chose the
latter course, at the same time cancel
ling other orders which would have
brought other large quantities of the
glucose honey to Chicago
Unlike many of the authorizations
which flood the market the glucose hon
ey is not regarded as an injurious mix
ture, and the pure food commissioners
affirm that the position of the purchas-
er is one which injuries his pocketbook
and not his health. 1t is worth about
one-fifth as much as real honey.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-15
AGREEMENT REACHED
Regarding Points of Difference Be
tween England and Turkey.

New York, Nov. 15.-The Vienna Pol
ltsch Correspondence, quoted in a dis
patch to the London Times and New
YORK Times from the Austrian capital,
announces that an agreement has been
concluded between Great Britain and
turkey with view to a delimitation of
Lhelr respective spheres of influence and
frontiers between Yemen and Alden
according to this source of informal ton,
a Turkish commission has already been
appointed, and now awaits instructions
10 proceed to the place selected for the
opening negotiations
Inc correspondent adds that the set
tlement of the complicated situation in
mat region has not been anticipat ted.
Inc British governor at Alden is repre-
sented to have said that the existing
protectorate and sphere of influence,
winch extends between the Turkish
frontier into the Ottoman territory of
ernen. Will not be abandoned The
turks nope to secure some improve
menr of existing conditions
Don't fail to visit the sale of Sample,
Iva
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-15
BEFORE THE BAR.
Cases Against Druggists Com
menced in Police Court.
w. III. Gunther the First to Be
Tried.
MIR. EWING'S CAPACITY
Tells How He Drank High Balls
For a Month.
He Is Farmer From Chief
Stahl's NeighbOrhOod.

JIMMY doings in
police court today.
After a few DRINKS
and "vags' were
hastily disposed of
this morning, the
C o u T t at once
jumped into the
famous drug store
cases with a de-
termination to get
some of them off
the docket. w. F.
Gunther, the phar-
maciSt situated at
the corner of Sixth
a n d j a c k S o Il
streets, was first
on the list. The
prosecuting attOr-
ney called G. w.
Ewing, Geo. Nc
Casson, Alex Hen
d e + S o n. J. H
Reeme, N. ]. Bur-
dick a N Il L q n
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-15
WANTS TARIFF TO STAND.
Senator Gallinger Is Opposed to ANY
Kind of Change.

:. Washington, Nov. Ex-senator Gal
finger, or New Hampshire, who was
one of the presidents callers today. not
onIy opposes revision of the tariff but
also any tariff concessions to o+ber
countries through reciprocity treaties
He Is especially hostile to any treaty.
looking to the reduction of duties on
Canadian imports
we sell three times as much to Can
ada as the Dominion sells to u.s. said
ne today at the White House "VVbv
shoulo we make concessions? In nv
opinion there will be no reciprocity
treaty with Canada I was in Toronto
recently. and heard Sir Wilfrid Laurisr
the canadian premiee, say in a sDeecli
mat Canaoa was through with sending
trade concessions He said that IL neeo-
tiadnns were to be resumed We yEoIlld
have to take the initiative"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-15

Armed with an article which they know
no one will buy, they can beg on the
streets in non-license towns without
being molested, but not in Topeka One
sample of plaster" probably begged
from a drug store, will last the ''cadger''
until it wears out
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-15
CABLED TO MANILA.
Thanksgiving Proclamation Waited
For Lower Tolls.

Washington, Neutrality-suspicious. Roose-
velts Thanksgiving proclamation was
cabled to Manila today to be published
in the Philippines islands. 1t was found
that the proclamation could not reach
the Philippines by mail and consequent
ly it was held until today when the
new arrangement reducing cable tolls
about one-third, went into effect.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-15

J. j. Breen, the hobo with the lame
hand, who was picked up as an escaped
convict by the proprietor of Duncan's
restaurant was taken in again last
night for peddling porous plasterS with
out license. The porous plaster graft
is a favorite with the weary Williams .