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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-05
THEIR WAGES RAISED.
Bell Telephone Employees Win in the
Strike.

The strike of the linemen employed by
the Bell Telephone company was de-
clared off Tuesday, the company hav
ing conceded to the demand for higher
wages made by the workmen- Con-
tracts were signed with the local union
yesterday morning, and the linemen now
received $3.50 per day instead of 81. 25
The salaries of forenen and assistant
fofemen were also raised to $50 and $65
per month.
The strikers were out of a Job Just
four days. Both the strikers and the
manager, Geo. J. Bayliss, and the presi-
dent Of the Bell company Mr.. j. r.
Mulvane, were anxious to settle the
affair therefore the matter met
with very little delay in a settlement.
The Is men affected by the strike re-
sumed work today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-05
MAJORITY OF 80.
Latest Claim of Secretary Overstreet
on the House.

New York, Nov 5.-Congressman Ov-
erstreet of Indiana, secretary of the Re
publican congressional committee, said
at noon today that the Republicans
would have in the next houae of repre-
sentatives at least 206 members, proba-
bly, 20S and possibly several more. Re
publican gains, he said, were reported
today from Colorado and Republicans in
the Eighth Tennessee, Ninth Virginia
and Seventh Alabama were claiming
victory.
With 206 members the Republicans
will have a majority of %; with POS, a
majority of 90.
DEMOCRATIC FIGURES.
Washington, NoV.5.-Chairman Griggs
still claims the election of a Democratic
house by II majority. He claims the
election of two Democrats in Rhode Is
land.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-05

Census returns of motive power for
manufacturing establishments in the
United States have been recently issued,
showing an aggregate of 11.3O0,0S1 horse
power. The return for 1890 was 1854,
655; for 1880, 3,410S37 horsepower. More
than three-fourths of the power en-
ployed in 1900 was furnished by steam
engines, and about Is per cent by water
wheels. Electric motors are credited
with but 81 per cent of the entire pow
er employed in American manufactur-
ing industries.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-05
Orphans Home Ball.

Ihere VIII De a pan given at Auditorium
thanksgiving evening, November 18th. for
the oeheht OF the Iopeka Orphans home.
The following, comprise the committee.
Mrs. L. S.Woolverton, Mrs. W. F. schocb
Mrs W. T. Eckert, Mrs. w. c. Garvey.
Mrs W. II. Davis. Mrs. ]. s. Sproat, Mrs.
f. s. Crane, Mrs. G. w. Clark. Mrs. G.
w. Crane Mrs. ]. F. Daniels.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-05

Chicago Chronicle: A good many peo-
pie are bound to be disappointed at the
results of the election, but they can all
console themselves with the reflection
that the fellows who won have got TO
furnish the coming entertainment while
the losers can sit in the orchestra seats
and hiss the performance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-05
Bale WAGNER HERE
Engages Rooms for Winter at
the ThrOOp.

B. P Waggener of Atchison. who in
Tuesdays election defeated John Seaton
in the race for member of the legislature,
came to Topeka today and this afternoon
engaged rooms at the Throop for the Win
ter.
He arrived about noon and after lunch
ordered hack to take him out in the
city but suddenly got in a hurry and de-
cided to walk. He is the first of the few
successful Democratic candidates to reach
here since the election
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-05

A burglar entered the residence of
Editor c. A. Fay. at Clinton, Ia, took
a pistol from under Fay's head. lighted
the gas. covered Fay and his wife with
the gun and compelled them to give up
money and diamonds valued at $1,000.
The question that naturally arises is,
Where did Editor Fay get the money?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-05

comments when he found how things were
going. Chairman Babb. of the Populist
state committee, has been here, but he
is making no figures, and is not spending
much time at headquarters. The few
fusionists around the headquarters tried
to keep up their hopes until they heard
that Wyandotte county had gone for
Bailey and while they would not concede
anything it was evident that they had
lost all hope and interest in the returns.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-05

The Chicago News says Mr. Hanna
cannot see why he was not appointed
on the strike commission as an 'emi-
nent sociologist:' but the New York Sun
says a socioloGist is a railroad conduc-
tor; and the Cincinnati Enquirer COM
merits that Hanna isn't that.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-05
Black Diamond Wrecked.

New York Nov. 5.-The west boucd
Black Diamond express of the I,ehIgh
Valley railroad. which left Jersey CITY d,
noon. was wrecked cast of Newark ahant
1920 p m Fifteen I g sons were NOR or
less seriously hurt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-05

telegraph lines in China broad gate
way viii be opened for an enormous
international traffic. Not one nor two,
but many cable lines will be eventually
needed to meet commercial demands
thus crea ted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-05

Tt was not really necessary to elect
Tom, Dick or Harry in order to endorse
President Roosevelt. The people had
done that before the election.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-05
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

wife of Harry J. Armstrong, formerly a
resident of Topeka but later residing in
Monterey. Mexico. was held in Topeka yes
terday Mrs. Armstrong died in a Bal
timore hospital November l.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-05
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press
A Wife's silence gives content.
Maybe Bluebeard got his hand in first
on his mothers-in-law.
Whenever a woman hears of a man be-
Ing ruined in business she thanks heaven
shs seeds her boys to Sunday school.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-05

The defeated candidate will now have
two years in which to mend the rents
made in his character by the opposition
spellbinders.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-05

Chicago Record Herald: It's the in
dependent voter who makes the political
boss long for the good old times when
1t was like driving a flock of sheep to
the polls
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-05

Get your supper at Unity church Fri
day night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-05
Topeka Hide Market.

Topeka Nov. 5.
Prices paid in Topeka this week. based
on Boston quotations:
GREEN SALT CURED NO. 1........S1zc
GREEN SALT CURED NO. 2.........7izo
NJ 4AL4OW --.-----.- .---..-o7tc
Church supper, Is cents, at Unity
church Friday night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-05

The State Journal is a member of the
Associated Press and receives the fun Gay
telegraph report of that great news or
ganization for exclusive afternoon publica-
tion in Topeka.
The news is received in the State Jour
nal building over wires for this sole pur-
pose, busy through the entire day. A
complete copy of the night report Is also
received.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-05

Everybody reads the State Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-05

FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-05
Underwear.
Mems Suits and OvercOats.

The largest line of new Suits and Over
coats in all-wool goods. We Gs7 EA
can fit almost anybody. See n Jak
our all-wool Suits for. y *
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-02-13
KOAL! KOALM KOAL!.
Moved.

J / Byrnc d Go haye moved
tlsg5 office TO the corner OF 9Th and
{ .tgyc, where they win rontiuue
t. .Aandle accomplishments, city
ar and land anywhere and
oy,uwh,re for land here. For any
hind of bar@-air.call and see what
~in3ucuueuts are ia be had. tfl05
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-02-13
The Beer Question Solved

Commencing today and contin-
mng with the close Of the holidays
We viii supply families, clubs and
indiy.3osls regardless as their re-
leioa O., politics ia.cy Beer in
quart bottles at she low price Of Is
oeu,s lC bottle. We have only
standard lnaud. in stock and intend
b. give our customers H.. privilege
Of h4yinY quart, nom - AZ the
same price thai plus coo; az any
Other Saioou ~ Anadsrko. Come and
Ielcc; from AnhcUser's, Pabst, Dick
Bros. or Schrcnagcls. Our stock
a Wines and Liquors were selected
especially for the holiday trade and
will BE- sold AZ corresponding low
prices. s5tt
The Great Rock Island Saloon.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-02-13
t'avorite Nearly Everywhere

Constipation means dizziness, depres-
sion, headache, generally disordcred
health. DeWitt's Little Early Risers
stimulate the liver. open the bowls and
relieve this condition. Safe. speedy
and thorough. They never grippe. Fa-
voritc pills. W. II. Smith s Son.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-05-02
Origin Of The Weddiog. Ring.

The wedding-ring is the subject
of quaint historical facts and end
less superstitions. 1t was probably
chosen as the symbol Of marriage
more for convenience than anything
else. 1t is supposed 10 be = SYM
Dol Of unbroken love ard Of power,
and to carry special curative virtues
with it. The old good.luck saying
about it is, "As your wedding-ring
wears, your cares will wear away"
The ancients, Pliny among the rest ,
believed that delicate nerve ran
directly from the 'sring-finger" to
the heart, and that the ring placed
on that finger was very closely con-
nected with the heart. In early
Christian marriages the bridegroom
put the ring first on the brides
thumb, then on the first finger, then
on the second, and, last Of ell, on
the third, saying as he did so: "In
the name Of the Father, and Of the
Son, and OF the Holy Ghost. I" The
thumb and two fingers represented
the Trinity, the next finger was the
one the ring was left on, to show
that, next to God, . woman's duty
was to her husband. d.-May Ladies'
Home Journal.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-05-02
The Family Medicine Cabinet.

Medicines for family use should
be kept in a locked cabinet hanging
out Of reach of children. Such q
cabinet should be supplied with
spirits of camphor, spirits OF tur-
pentine and linseed oil in pint bot
ties; sassafras oil and sweet oil in
bottles holding at least four ounces
quinine in a tin box with a screw
top (the safest form in which to buy
and keep quinine) five or ten cents
worth Of EPSON salts in low glass
or china jar with wide mouth (pint
fruit cans do well for the purpose);
a few sticks of lunar caustic,
wrapped in paper and kept from the
light, also in glass; and small, /,
vide mouthed bottle Of menthol
crystals. May Ladies' Home Jour-
nal.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-05-02
A Quick Cure for Bee.Sti0gs.

First pull the sting from the flesh /,
then bruise the fresh leaves OF the
common weed known a. vervain,
and rub the wound we'll with them
after which bind to ii plaster Of
the crushed leaves we'll moistened
This will prevent swelling and ease
the pain. Vervain may be used in
its dried state by sleeping the leaves
in hot water. 1t is gathered in Sep
tember by negro nurses in the South
and hung up to dry for winter use
May Ladies Home Journal.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-05-02

The wisest person in America is
the New York man who has never
travelled hundred miles beyond the
borders If his own city. To him
travel is unnecessary, for whittier
would he travel? His city is q
once the Alpha and Omega OF hu.
man ken. The sun, for him. rises
each morning just beyond the
Brooklyn Bridge and sets each eve
ming in the North River. In short,
New York is America. To live out
side Of its domain is simply to camp
out. And the few-the seventy and
odd millions-who live beyond the
pale" simply live 10 watch what
New Workers do, how New Yorker
dress, what New Workers rsad
what New Workers say.-Edwart
Box. In Ladies' Home Journal.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-05-02
o. II. FISHER. IL. NJ. hnAN
FISHER & KEAN,
Attorneys at Law,
JASPER. INDIANA

viii practice in the Courts OF DuDo's ,,nau anu
adjoining counties. Special attention gwen
h settlement OF estates and collections.
once in spayd Building, over Drug STORE
vest entrance.
March a. 100,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-05-02

ing by his friends" standing by
ones friends under fire." ! believe
it used to be called in the time of
Grant. Two conspicuous
examples have recently attracted
public attention, one, the case Of
Rathbone, the Cuban postal-fund
embezzler, who was found guilty
and sentenced to a long term OF i'm
prisonment. Senator Hanna has
made the most strenuous efforts in
Rathhone's behalf, and has finally
in securing his release
under heavy bail. Mr.. Hanna even
goes so far as 10 cast reflection on
General Wood in bis efforts TO in
huence pubic opinion in favor OF
his friend" As candidate for
the presidency the senator course
will doubtless stand him in good
stead with a certain element Of his
party. Another instance Of this
same admirable trsit has recently
come to light in the case OF cne
Harrison Wagner, whose military
record Senator Hanna introduced
bill to correct. The House com
mites " which investigated the ca
found that numerous forgeries, in
cludIng a Senate bill and Senate
report, had been filed by Mr.. Wag
ner, but doubtless Senator Hanna
will stand by him, and it is doubt
Iful if he will ever be prosecuted.
G.. A. S.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-05-02

Saloons: "Ye shall know them
By their fruits:" Divorces, 6fty
per cent. gross and confirmed hsb-
its OF intoxicstion, 100 per cent.
murders, so per cent. poverty, 80
per cent. I; crimes Of al kiods, 80
per cent. insanity, GO per cent. !;
deaths, 100, 600 per year; orphane,
loo, 900 per year girls led @ : life
shams, 60, 900 per year. -Phalanx.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-05-02

The old town of Portersville, ap-
parently sleeping on an eminence
on the east fork of White river, has
things besides its past history as the
county seat worth mentioning. The
fourth Of July, 1901, will long be
remembered as "red-letter day"
by its citizens, for the reason that
on that day the "Flying Dutch
man" was launched.
This craft is the pioneer steam
boat of our county, and as such de-
serves a passing notice. II is thir-
ty-fve feet long, twelve feet wide,
and is propelled by a four horse
power steam engine. 1t is a stern
wheel boat, licensed to carry Is, 900
pounds. 1t is registered as No.
121,197, of the port Of Evansville,
that being its nearest official head
quarters. The "Flying Dutch
man" easily cuts the water at the
rate of ten miles an hour, and trav-
els much smoother than one would
likely imagine. Adam ]. Schnarr
is captain, H. w. Hoffman pilot,
and Walter c. Cooper engineer.
These men are also the owners. 1t
has a full quota OF mates and deck
hands, a clerk, a purser, and a
steward. The boat is interesting in
that it is homemade, and is an ex-
cellent example of Portersville in.
|genuity. 1t plies between "High
Rock" and "Buck Shoals" a dis
tance Of sixteen miles (by river)
The boat pays for itself in collect
ling shells for the st. Louis market
carrying ice during winter and Goa
lin summer. 1t has a contrivance
for lifting logs and trees from tho
bed Of the river. 1t is estimated
that there are million feet Of lum
/ Der sunken in the river. An un
written law gives this lumber Cir
llogs) to the industrious who lit i
lfrom its bed. This the "Flyinl
Dutchman" does, and among it
prizes are valuable logs Of bird's-ey'
walnut, bird's-eye maple, sycamore
oak, poplar, and cottonwood. 1t
lowners have a mill at the port 0
lPortersville where the logs are re
lduced to lumber for the market.
Collecting unios or river mussels
Ills the unique occupation OF tn
.|boatmen. Beds Of these mollusk
|are located from time to time, thel
las opportunity presents itself, tn
lboatmen steam up to the beds, ant
|by means Of long grab hooks 0
Irakes, such as are used by fisher
linen on the Chesapeake Bay, in col
|lecting oysters, they collect a cargo
These shells bring $3.50 per thou
sand. Seven loads were collecte
Hast year. History records that on
'.lof the largest pearls in the roys
iIcrown Of England came from
;|river mussel. Pearls are some
times found in the unios OF Ind
. ana, but our friends Of the "Flyin
IDutchman" have not discovere
any up to this time. The grail
hooks referred to above are ais
|used in collecting coal from tt
river bed. and hundreds OF bushe
we're collected for home consuml
|tion last fall.
The owners have completed the
arrangements to travel to Arkans'
this fall on a hunting expedition
land 10 use the boat in 1908, to vie
1.-The Worlds Fair, at st. Loui
They can easily do 80 for the fu
|costs less than one cent for a mile
run.
A few days ago, by special inv
|tation Of the mate, the writer b
- A. -..~~k - = v,looaa1V0 fpin
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-05-02
w. T.U. COLUMN
CONDUCTED ny MRS. n. l.. HOBBS.
We sing Of the wineglass and the

We sing Of the wineglass and the
drunkard, but shrouded by rhyme
and melody much OF the dark side
of the picture is lost. We read OF
many lives wrecked by intoxicating
liquor, and our hearts are touched.
and we long for the day when the
demon shall be driven from our
fair land over which our much low
ed flag. the stars and stripes, SO
grandly float. But nearer still comes
the stealthy tread Of the demon;
ye-, in our own home We may have
felt his ruinous touch.
We gazsd on the fair form OF an
innocent boy with blue eyes and
sunny hair. Around him twined
many fond hopes; he was the Joy
OF hi. fathers heart, the boy OF his
love. A few years have swiftly
flown. snd changed is the picture;
the evenings spent with loved ones
at home around the family fireside,
are changed for new associations
away from home. Tempted to
taste the first drink. he yields, the
downward course begins. Where!
oh, where will it end? Tho future
alone will reveal the secret. Can
it be the mother whose heart once
thrilled with Joy as she caressed her
darling will be brought TO the grave
with blasted hopes and broken
heart? Will the stopped form OF .
gray haired father spend his last
days in bitter sorrow, ON account OF
q wayward, disgraced and ruined
boy? Will the home of wife and
'lchiliren becheerless and sadbecause
'.of drunken husband and father?
These things follow in the course OF
'Iintemperance: they arc realized in
many q home in our America. Not
only the SONS Of drunken fathers are
being beguiled into the snare OF the
devil, though that be enough to
arouse our deepest sympathy, but
boys Of parents whose principles
: and practices are in keeping with
: total abstinence are being led a.
tray.
In consideration Of the awful suf-
fering caused by this curse, is Il moi
time for voters to arise and prove
the power of the ballot and drive
the enemy from the land? Can We
. afford to lose the young men OF the
|, present day? Dare We present the
Temptation before them under the
cover Of high license and hope fol
the future Of our boys? Oh! ye
voters can you let the banner oi
, prohibition, which will help to save
our boys, trail in the dust while the
ruinous liquor traffic marches on,
rob5ing our homes and country o1
some OF its brightest jewels? Give
the broken hearted mothers and
wives Of our land the privilege ol
'lhelping to deal the death blow tc
this deadly foe, and ere long We car
heartily sing:
gI"Long may our land be bright
: With freedoms holy light:
!, Protect US by Thy might.
Great God, our King"
3 -Tidings OF Joy
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-05-02

"Higb Rock" Among the men
aboard were Prof. John NJ. Schnarr,
Prof. Fred j. Schnarr, Frank
Soluble, Roy Gray, Warren W.
Cooper, G. X. Wilson, Perry Gray,
Wm. Rudolph, VIM. Z. Gray, Ja-
cob Schwenk, the captain, pilot and
engineer. We spent the time in
viewing the sights Of the river from
the mouth of Slate creek to the falls
at "High Rock, "a round trip Of
ten miles, full Of interest and pleas.
urc. The name "White river" is
derived from an Indian word mean
ing "white," and on the day OF our
trip there seemed to be some rea.
son for the name. A very pretty
sight was the grand old red elms
and CHASTITY looking white syca.
mores, silent and self-constituted
guards OF the stiffness of the river.
The trees now standing on the banks
of the river near Coffman's landing
are grand in their outlines and mas.
siveness.
In going down the river from Por-
tersville we passed the ferry land
ing, Munkel's landing. Houtsch's
landing, Donation landing, Risley
creek, Green's bend, "For. Hurt,
Coffman's landing, Stafford's creek,
and cast anchor at "High Rock. "
Donation landing is recalled be-
cause it is upon tract of land one
mile long on the west side Of section
twenty, donated to the county by
Jacob Lennon, in consideration Of
the location Of the county seat at
Portersville. Green's bend is not
forgotten from the fact that during
the Civil war Capt. Eli McCarty
was murdered and his body thrown
into the river at this point. He was
a member Of the 47th Ind. Vol. Inf,
and was in Daviess county as a re-
cruiting officer, at the time OF hls
murder.
Of all natural objects Of interest
along the route ''High Rock" il
easily the most CONSPICUOUS. 1t il
on the Daviess county side, below
Green's bend, on the land Of Ale1
Rayhill. The rock reaches ths
height Of 1876 feet from the river
and extends a half mile up ant
down the river bank. There arr
many sections broken from the mair
body, and these stand as stern ant
silent sentinels at the rivers brink
The names of hundreds Of visitors
may be read on the walls OF th'
rocks. On the summit a century
ago the Piankashaw Indians kept
lookout for white explorers and th'
pirogues on the river below. Now
adays the young people OCCASIONAL.
|, trip the light fantastic, as the wind
from the thousands Of acres at tn
base OF the rock, sweep across th
plains.
From a geologist's standpoint tn
, rock is noticed as Mansfield sand
stone, containing layers Of iron, AM
. some potassium nitrate. Above tn
, sandstone are thousands Of pebble
! and powders, transported by mai
! ural agencies from northern lands
The rock was first officially notice
by Deputy U. 8. Surveyor Davi
r Sandford and HE corps OF assis
! ants in November, 1904. Geograpt
!. ically speaking it is eighty -seve
I degrees west Of Greenwich, En(
/. land
/ At the foot Of the rock, and ruI
4 ming diagonally across the river. q
the remains Of an old dam, used
! raise the water for power to run
J. carding mill that stood on the D
a viess county shore. Forces Car
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-05-02

Some months ago when the Min
nesota Federation Of Labor met in
annual convention in Minneapolis,
and delegates from the State Retail
Liquor Dealers Association pre-
sented credentials, objections were
made. One delegate declared that
he and his craft were ready to with
draw from from the federation il
saloon keepers we're to be admitted.
He did not believe they were worthy
OF an honest mans recognition nor
that they were in reality laboren.
Another delegate declared that in
no way does the saloon contribute
to the elevation of mankind. II
destroys the homo, makes paupers
and widows, and causes So per
cent. Of the crimes committed. And
when the vote was taken 85 were
|asainst seating the liquor men and
In ia favor. The saloon snen were
thus turned down.
On the following day another af-
tempt was made to give the saloon
| men seats in the convention, but
this was votsd down BY even . larg-
lex majority than on the preceding
|day. .-Searchlizht.