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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-06
FRANK DAN1ELs' JOKES.
The Fun That he Has Added to
ssMiss Simplicity"

How much in that nondeseript me-
lange of songs and dialogue known as
musical comedy depends upon the per-
scnality and talents of the leading play
ers is indicated by the subjoined ex-
cerpts from the book of Miss Sim
Dlic:ty."
Obviously many of the auips were
originally 'improfnptus by Frank Dam
iels, the star. but his method of deliv-
ering them gave them permanent value
and they were promptly written into the
manuscripts of the piece. When a maj.
can keep a theater full of grown peo-
pie in a constant gale of laughter by re-
peating such manifest nonsense as fol.
lows he must be a. remarkable man, OF
else these Jokes are much better than
they seem in the cold light OF printed
page In any case. here is the oppoT :
tunity to judge for yourself, but if there
fingers in your mind any memory OF the
grinaces the queer vocal pranls and
the astonishing gestures of Mr. Daniels
you hardly win be an unprecedented
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-06

Stuart Robson in THE Comedy of Err
rors'' is to be at the Grand Dec Is, when
theater goers will have the opportunity
of seeing the famous Interpreters of class
ic comedy as the Dromio of Syracuse,
probably his most famous role
During the last two decades Mr.. Rob-
son has revived Iathe delightful Shakes
pearisn comedy at frequent intervals. but
his presentation this season is made with
moro elaborate scenery. richer costumes
and with stronger supporting company
than ever before Additional interest at
taches to the production as it is probably
the last time Mr.. Robson viii be seen in
this famous part. Daniel V. Arthur, his
manager, states that during the next few
seasons. Mr.. Robson intends to create
some new parts as he desires to appear
in roles with which his name never be-
fore has been associated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-06

between Alice and Beverly is
brought forward, and the fact that Col:
Hamilton" is also attracted to Aice,
but : with an unworthy motive. Col
Hamilton makes his headquarters IL
the Rousillon house, and he brings
Beverly there. thinking he is ped
dler. The pack carried by Beverly
has been the property OF a BRUSH Spy
employed by Hamilton and dls-
patches are concealed in it, giving the
exact location ana strength of the Con-
tinental forts on. the Ohio. Hamilton
finds these dispatches, and at once Pc
services. One of 'Clarke's' men is
taken prisoner and brought in. Through
him Beverly" and Alice learn where
Clarke is. 1t is 'Beverly's" purpose
to elude the vigilance of the British
guards. to find Clarke" and bring him
to escape by clever ruse Which de-
ceives Colonel Hamilton"
In act 3, Hamilton" has returned
from a fruitless expedition against Gen
Clarke" concerning whose wherea bouts
he has been deceived by Alice.
Through a trick be gets Alice" inside
the fort. Beverly finds out that
"Clarke's" force is near, and he has ar
ranged to give him a signal by firing
single shot from a pistol if the garrison
has besn weakened sufficiently to warrant
an attack Beverly who had entered
the fort through the negligence OF the
guard. faints from exhaustion. Alice"
takes his place and fires the signal. AS
the pistol contained only one load Col
Hamilton thinks that she is at his
mercy, but she seizes a sword and de-
tends herself until the Americans recap
ture the fort and rush to her rescue
Acts4 clears up the minor interests OF
the play, and alice" and her soldier
sweetheart are happily united.
"On the Stroke of Twelve is a start
ling meIodrama which will be at the
Crawford Thursday AT the Old Cross
Roads is a rural play booked for Satur-
day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-06
WHAT ANAEMIA IS.

shooter is sent for. He is employed by
nitroSlyccrine company. which has a mag
azine in the neighborhood, and he comes
with his wagon and lowers from so to 80
quarts of explosive into the well in long
tin shells with conical points. Once all
safely down he drops the. ''go-devil,"
chunk of iron, which sets it off A mo-
ment then tells the story of the success
or failure If good well has been struck
the air is full of a black greasy cloud
If the well is a failure, black, dry dust is
blown out. When oil is of sufficient force
to flow to the top of the well. it is run
into a big tank holding from $50 barrels
up to 500 or more From this it is pumped
by a force pump to the oil station, mile
or two away, where it is thrown into a
big tank for transmission to the refineries
Mail and Express.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-06
THEATRICAL NEWS
Lewis Morrison as !" MephistO"
in =" Faust" Tonight.
!" Alice of Old Vincennes " on
Friday Night.
STUART ROBSON COMING
Will Play "DrOmio of Syracuse"
in 'sCOmedy of Errors"
other News of the Plays and
the Players.
STUART ROBSON COMING
AT THE CRAWFORD.

Lewis Morrison tonight.
"On the Stroke of Twelve" Thursday
Gertrude Coghlan Friday.
AT the Old Cross Roads, Saturday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-06
INDIANA,S OIL WELLS.

Indiana oil fields are widening i'll area
and increasing in number. The state has
forged ahead to prominent place i'll
the United States oil industry, producing
Sl.61 per cent of the total petroleum in
the country. Indiana in the last year
produced p. 933, 1873 barrels a gain of S per
cent over the year of 1890
Many millions of dollars are. tied up in
Indiana wells and more is going into the
ground daily. 1t is largely a game of
chance, drilling for oil. for q good pay
wei may follow within fifty feet of a
poor one or a ''duster," which translated
means a totally dry enc. a little miseal-
cu1ation may drill too deep and get a salt
water well. totally worthless. and so it
goes.
When oil Is reached in the hole, the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-06
Physicians Evidence Before Strike
Arbitration Commission.
A MINE WORKERS TESTIMONY
Conditions in the Mines Compared with Those Our Shops
Factories The Experience OF David Collins Suggests
Remedy-Fiis Evidence Substantiated by
That OF a Baptist Clergyman

A Wilkesbarre physician, testifying
before the presidents arbitration COM
mission, declared that fully 80 per cent
of the men who work in the coal mines
are anasmic. their health IMPOVERISHED
and their general condition below par,
thus decreasing their earning powers.
The word "anaemic" is medical term
used to describe condition in which the
blood is deficient In quality. giving the
victim pallid look dull eyes and list
less manner. s s~4
That ninety-nine' of every one hun
dred miners are afflicted with this dis
ease is a revelation to most people, but
a fact of much deeper. concern is that
the conditions that promote this disease
exist in shops and factories in almost
every city throughout the country.
Physicians who appeared before the
commission testified that life is shorten
ed by work in the coal mines. It is
equally true that hundreds of thousands
of men and women at work in our great
factories will die sooner because of be-
ing there.
The testimony adduced before the
commission is substantiated by the fol-
lowing evidence given by one of the
coal miners whose experience not only
points out a danger, but shows that a
remedy is at hand
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-06

even in connection with a poor joke is
sufficient to wake laughter.
My former wife was a medium
A medium? What's that2-
Haven't you ever been at a seance where
they sit in the dark and
Was she dark or was she light?
Just happy medium.
TIM rough but I'm frank
How de do Frank.
He threatens to blow you into a thou
He'll get get me conceited if he makes so
much of me-
You're looking we'll captain - -.s--f
I'm called good looking
Well it's your third and last CALL I'll tell
you that.
You must have travelled?
Why. that's my Prince Albert.
That's what?
My long suit. I've been to Maphattan
Beach three times.
Did you go alone?
Well-7I started alone.
Rosie. won't you give me klss7
Oh Oh won't you? I'll bet they're very nice
What's the size of your kingdom, Phil
Oh. it's a small affair-about threa
Just enough for 10 holes Haw! Haw:
That's a good drive!
Your majesty! Danger turks about.
Not about ne. 1 haven't got cent.
Your majesty. this war is serious.
War? That's nothing. I've been mar
ried.
Don't try to escape-all avenues of escape
are closed
I don't want an avenue. A little dark
alley is good enough for me.
So you're a wieower-hey?
No not hay-grass.
All of which being respectfully submitted
does there seem to be any reason why ev-
cry family should not have musical
comedy of it's own in the house? The
scheme of them all is so simple thai d
child can write them Yet they are what
modern managers believe have relegated
work like sPinafore" and .tMikado" to the
remote rear of public estimation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-06

Lewis Morrison, who has not been in
Topeka since he played Frederick the
Great" will be the "Mephisto'' in his
own production of Faust" at the Craw
ford tonight.
Lewis Morrison's conception of the
part of "Mephisto" in the dramatized
version of GUethe's Faust" has been
conceded to be the best exposition of
satanic subtlety and satanic power ever
presented on the stage Sir Henry
Irving'S .Shylock'' is acknowledged as
the standard of the subtlest and finest
exposition of Hebraism extant. Lewis
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-06

sician's care but I kept growing worsa
till l was Obliged to stay in bed. After
l had been in bed three days six differ
ent physicians called and all pronounced
my case hopeless. Then, when they ac
knowledge they had done all the
could, and I could not take their medt
cine nor could they prescribe anything
else,- the Rev Ernest Graves, pastor OF
the Baptist church here, suggested tue
use of DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People. My stomach, retained the pills
when the physicians medicines pro-
duced the greatest distress. AS near a.
my nurses could judge immediate relief
followed,
There is only this to add: my death
was hourly expected and upon taking
DR.. Williams Pink Pills according to
directions 1 left my bed in a few weeks
and was on the way to recovery. con-
tinued their use and was cured"
A BAPTIST MINISTER TEsTIFIEs
The Rev. Ernest Graves, pastor of the
Baptist church, New Straitsville. TO
whom Mr. Collins refers. speaks of the
case as follows:
I'VE have striking example of what
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
have done in this community ar the
present time, a. case that borders on the
miraculous. 1t is that of David Collins.
a member of my church and a very val
liable helper in it. A few mont.-S ago
he was taken very sick and was given
up to die by six doctors. DR.. williams
Pink Pills cured him and so thoroughly
that now this man whom the doctors said
must die can be found any daY working
in the coal mine. I count it a great
privilege to be able to say I aav4sed
nay, rather Insisted upon his taking
DR.. Williams Pink Pills.
WHAT ANAEAIIA IS
Anaemia, literally. means "bloodless"
and is actual deficiency of the blood and
watery and deDraved state of that
fluid. 1t is characterized by a pallid
complexion, pale lips, dull eyes, tongue
and gums bloodless; shortness' of breath
on Slight specially upon going
upstairs; palpitation of the heart; feet
ing of impending death; weakness, loss
of appetite and ambition. If left to it.
self it is apt to result in decline ana
death. g
The one remedy that has proved it
self specific for this disease is Dr.
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
These pills have never failed to effect a
cure if used Dersistently for a reason
able length of time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-06
A COL MINERS EVIDENCE-

A COAL MINERS EVIDENCE
David Collins. a miner, living at New
Straitsville, Ohio, was victim of amaze
mia and the disease had reached that
stage called ''pernicious" which is gen
orally regarded as hopelessly 'incurable
In his statement he saysE
1.-THE disease came upon me very
gradually. One of the physicians who
attended me said it must have been
coming on for about three years before
1t finally brought me so low that 1 was
confined to my bed. I first notice. the
effects of it about eighteen months be-
fore took to my bed with it. My
stomach was most affected. It became
very sensitive and would not retain food
at all. My bowels also troubled me, my
limbs were swollen and I had frequent
hemorrhages of the teeth. and gums
and nose.
For nine months was under a ply
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-01-15
Tn Harness the CoIoradC.

A party of government surveyors are now at work onthe Colorado river, below Needles, investigating the pos sibility of the current of that stream being used for the generation of elec- trical power. These men are electri- cians. geodedic and civil engineers, with years of experience in their pro, fession. On their report 1t Is believed that the government will make an ef- fort to demonstrate the practicabillty of the current generators and will probably operate the irrigation plant at Parker by this method. SIrveys will be made of the variOus rT rT1yOns, through which the river rus 'n Its way to the gulf, and of tin -' maps will be made for use in the r.o'af-- ment at Washington. The g'rcrn- ment believes that the Colorado IlTer can be used to irrigate vast acrea se of Arizona and California lands adt bv the generation of electrical power water can be withdrawn from the river for this purpose at mere uomi- nal expense. Once these generators are installed the expense of maln'aln- tainmg them will be hmitet so the ordinary wear and tear of recaiatery' 10 other expense being atia he'd to them. Private individual- it also looking into the matter WI vlew to putting in generators for ~niu5 purposes. It is claimed that !I- gen erators to be used have been il prac- teal use on other streams. uh'Ve | Miner
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-01-15

has increased very much beyond that of the traffic in which they are em- ployed. Only comparatively few years ago the car load was 2O,OOO pounds. Ordinarily cars were of N,- 900 pounds capacity, and a 3O,OOO- pound car was the maximum. Now 6O,COO, SO,OOO, 100000 capacity cars are abundant, and even higher ratings are made. The sizes of the cars as expressed in cubic contents have also increased, although not in the same ratio as the carrying capacity. The present average capacity of the cars on a large western system is twenty three tons, while the tons per loaded ear for the past year were fifteen,-
 Railway age.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-01-15
Some New Appointees.

Associated press telegrams an nounce the appointment of Frederick $. Nave as United States attorney to succeed R. E. Morrison, and B. F. Daniels as United States marshal. The latter is said to be democrat in politics.
 These appointments came as "a complete surprise to the people of Arizona. Gov. McCord was recess appointee of President Mckinley and so far as known there were no charges preferred against him and it was naturally inferred that he would be reappointed.
 As to the United States Attorney Hon. R. E. Morrison, the incumbent had no application in for reappoint- ment. though several prominent as' tornevs of the territory have been making an active canvass for the DO sition and had papers filed asking fol the appointment. Surprising as was the appointment of Mir. Daniels, tn, appointment of Mir. Nave is mucf greater one than the other. Mir. Nor rison has made record in the otfic, of which any man might feel proud He has been energetic in the prosecu ton of cases and his energy ha been rewarded with success. Nc man ever occupied the position in tn territory who has achieved sucl great success in the office as he has He has not only made splendi( record for himself, but with it all h has made himself popular, by hi suave and courteous demeanor to al and could have received an over whelming endorsement for reappoint ment. His term does not expire fo about a month.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-01-15
An Arizona Story.

Whenever a Los Angeles newspaper wants good story they lay the foun- dation for it by either locating it in Arizona or by using an Arizona man as the subject of it. The latestt to ap- pear there was published in the Times and the name of the Arizona man who is used as the hero is Bar bour, an alleged mining man who is said to kaye tried to get a corner on all or at least large portion of the stenographers of that city. Extraor- dinary wages were alleged to have been offered, so high in fact that one of the parties approached related the affair to the police, and detectives were put on his track when he is said to have immediately left. It is safe to say that the man was i'm personating some one else ol that name, or using a fictitious name The detectives think that his scheme was to induce as many people as pos sible to advance the railroad fare tC him for their tickets and in this way make a clean up.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-01-15
HITTER AND TON.

London fever hospitals can accom- modate o,OOO patients.
 There were 5,151 constsbles in Scot land in 1900, or one to every SAT per sons.
 Of the 15,OOO foxhounds in the United Kingdom. 13,OOO are used in England, 800 in Ireland and 500 in Scotland.
 From northern Russian .'-r's e7O,- 900 worth of paper came int England last year. Formerly Norway supplied all the paper pulp used.
 Norway is the only country in the world whose banks hold more specie in their safes than they issue. British banks have cnly c7O in hand for every { lGO of issue.
 The famous eagles which used 10 haunt the Lakes of Killarney. 1Haking their home in the Eagles s ;' noun tain, and living oa grouse and kids from the farms alsns the countryside, have been extcrri-ated.
 The Mexican c.t, ,ralGent is prepar- | ina to taAe d. c.seu -.-ls to :. prove the breed Q. r-es .o rhat c-a try. Bv .av winch has just .ets "---d | pres.d.u. j.a1 + .. ...s.yr.d d :, enter | into contracts HI.a .-, surs vEO will ! establish hOrse-bree eCiEg farms.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-01-15
NAV CoNQU0R DEATH.
A Chicago Scientist Makes Some Re markabIe Disclosures of the Re-
 suits of his Research.

Experiments which it is asserted are the beginning of the unraveling ot the mysteries of death were made pub lie by Professor Jacques Loeb, at the fourteenth annual meeting of the American Physiological society at the University of Chicago. During the last summer the noted scientist has been continuing his series of experi- ments with the eggs of the lower marine animals, especially those of the sea urchin, and in a paper entitled On the Propagation of Life of Unfertilized Eggs of Sea Urchins by Potassium Cyanide" he told a group of the foremost physio- logists in America that by means of observation of the effects of certain chemicals upon these minute bits oi protoplasm he was ready to make a tentative definition of the heretofore unknown nature of death.
 Death, Prof. Loeb affirmed, was not a negative process a simple breaking down of tissues, as 1t has been regarded up to this time, but an active agent born with the birth ot al egg and destined, if not checked, tC gain the upper hand of life instinc and bring about extinction. But greater even than the apparent dis covery of this death agent in all lif' substance is, Prof. LOeb's announce
 ment that he has been able to checl the agent in the eggs of the sea urchil
 at least, by means of chemical agents
 This, it is said, means nothing les than that on a minute scale, the SC cret of eternal life Is in the power o mankind.
 The experiments, Prof. Loeb says are simple. The unfcrtilized eggs , the sea urchin are placed in a wea solution of potassium cyanide ant abandoned for several days. In ordi | nary conditions the unfertilized eg . dies in a few hours, destroyed by tn !. death agencies porn with it. At tn I end of several days the egg may agal
 be examined and found still to b
 capable of fertilization and of pro :. ducing healthy animals. In explain ing the results, Prof. Loeb said tn
 ''mortiferous processes were due
 the actions of certain ferments ot a
 unknown nature, whose destructiN S tendency was counteracted by th e potassium salts.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-01-15
A LITTLE VARIETY.

The average age of English people is 26, of Irish ETA and of French 321a.
 It takes the hammer of practice to drive in the nails of precept.-Ram's Horn.
 The Japanese have become manu- lecturers of buttons on a very con siderable scale.
 Ice melts at 32 degrees, water boils at 212, lead melts at 594. and the heat of common coal fire is LAO.
 The inquest record of the coro- ner's office in Chicago shows that 26 deaths resulted from street railway accidents from January 1 to May 1.
 One reason for there being such a lot of dubs on the stage is that it is still easier, in spite of all our boasted culture, to raise a laugh than to raise onions.-Detroit Journal
 "Oh, you cruel boy, to take those eggs out of the nest! Think of the poor mother bird ,shen she comes ''The mother birds dead, miss How do you knoN that?" Il see Il in your hatl"-PuHeh.
 The new four-dollar bill issued by the Dominion of Canada promises tC become popular, for artistically it il a masterpiece of the engraver's skill On its face it bears tiattering pic ture of the lock on the canal at Saul Ste. Marie, an engineering work pure | ly American
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-01-15
THE BOOK LOVERS CORNER

S. R. Crockett, the novelist, has great collection of indexed scrap-books from which to draw his material
 "Eben Holden" is reported not to have been a success in England. The reading public did not take to it at all.
 The reason why borrowed books are seldom returned is that it is easier to retain the books themselves than what is inside them.-Gilles Menage.
 The United States government has just ordered of the publishers large number of copies of Prof. L. O. How ards Mosquitoes" for the use of the army.
 George Croal, of Edinburgh, is prob ably the only survivor of the large assembly which in 1927, at the Edin- burgh Theater Royal dinner, heard Sir Walter Scott acknowledge the au' thorship of the Waverley novels. MT Croal is now 91 years old.
 The famous detective, Sherlock Holmes, is not dead, after all. He ha! only been resting, and did not end hi: career over that terrible precipice 1T Switzerland. for. it is said, his creator Dr. Conan Doyle. will shortly resume the story of the marvellous feets of th' detectives ingenuity.
 Cole Younger, the famous Missour bandit who is serving life term il the penitentiary at Saltwater, Minn is librarian of the prison and occu pies his spare time in reading. H was a man of no education when sen fenced. but by persistent reading now fairly well posted.