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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-22
RAILRoAD TIME TABLES.


I'm effect May Is. 1929
West-bound- Arr1ve. Leave.
Texas Ex. No 1...s;..-;:-.- 1:O Pm LOO pm
Sss;i~ff Colo Flyer No. g.. $40 pm BIO nm
q epaso limited No. %. .12:40 am u $50 am
Niehf Texas Ex- No. g.. II 30 pm 2:15 am
= Il Express No 3..-...-. 8:05 pm
g G. g Chick Ex. 40. IS. s.3a am o-25 am
rast bound Lin Ex- No. 2. ss2e pm s.8 pm
Ton & St J. Elk. Ma a.. 7:26 pm
III ~ FIX & Mail No. A.. $50 am 40 am
1s- "A Fl PaSo & Chicago AS am 500 am
Ell e K C. Flyer No. 10 7:45 am
~, 4, St J. Elk. No z6-- 7.46 am
rhfck & X. c. Ex. No. &c.. $50 pm $50 pm
All trains daily, except Nos . and -
daily except Sunday.
Union Pacific.
WESTBOUND.
Arrive Xeava.
Den. Z Pac. Coast No sl2 :so pr !5:so pm
5ana CITY Se Pass. No. g. SO pm Is pm pm
sa'ina Elk. No EsxilsiTrHioUa isg;e' ann 'e's a"
Atlantic Ex. No 49,. 200 pm ppm
limited No. 2--....-.-...- 5:50 am s:50 am
"A e. Pass No. e---.....-- 9:t6 am t:zo am
Salina Elk No. t..--..... s.Ss pm e:m pm
K C. Eek. Ne. S....--..... 300 pm VIZ pm
All trains daily except Nos. and g.
daOy except Sunday.
Missouri Pacific.
ropeka-Ft scstt Acosm-
e. Is ........sss.s...... t'ee - To a.
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City Ticket Office.
Union Pacific r. r.. SIS Kansas ava
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-22
LEGAL.


First published in Topeka State Journal
August n, 1902
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-22
BIDS WANTED.


Topeka, Kan,
Aug 20, 1902
Sealed proposals will be received at this
Office until o'clock p. m, Monday, Sep
TENDER l. 1902, for furnishing coal for the
city building. electric light plant and all
other city buildings.
A certified check for 500 must accom-
pany each bid payable to the city of To-
peka which will be forfeited if the sue
cessful bidder fails to enter into a contract
with the city within five days after award
is made.
The mayor and council reserve the right
to reject any all bids
J. H. SQUIRES, City Clerk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-22

Duse will probably soon be introduced to
the public OF. the Pacific coast and later
go to Australia. She has never appeared
west of the Mississippi. Her agents in this
city have just received letter from the
actress authorizing to arrange such q tour.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-22

Berlin, Aug. 22-Sarah Bernhard is to
play here for fortnight in October at the
Royal theater in half a dozen of her lead
ing roles Thence she will go to Dresden
is about to publish My Singing Art" CIV
ing her experiences singer and her
observations and personal "reminiscences of
musicians.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-22


Mrs. Thompson from coming upstairs,
and If she insists you can land her on
the wrong floor and then notify me
that she is gamboling about the build
ing. shall depend upon you to notify
me without delay. Remember, little
woman with a sharp nose and snap
ping eyes. She also bites OF her words
as she talks, and il you notice her
hands you will see that she instinc-
lively doubles her fists in case an ar
gument arises. Do you fully under
stand, Sammis?'
Yes, sir. Anything more?"
Nothing more, my son, and you rpay
now disappear. Keep on as you have
begun, and you'll own a skyscraper
clear of all debt within five years."
When I backed out of Mr.. Thomp-
sons Office, realized that he was
playing me for soft mark, and the
iron entered my soul Nothing is more
dangerous than to fool with an ele-
vator boy. The more humble he looks
the more dangerous the fooling. i
thirsted for revenge, but didn't have
to thirst long, The next day he got
two more girls to help the others chew
gum, and on the next, as l was f1irt-
ing with a typewriter, Mrs. Thompson
entered the vestibule and came di-
rectly to my elevator.
In this building who sells California
lands ?'s
There ia" replied.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-22

New York Aug. 22.-About 800 of the
strikers who quit work in the silk mills
of Jersey Cityifn sympathy with the Pater-
son strikers returned to work today and it
is expected that others will soon follow
suit There was no occasion to summon the
police, as everything was quiet at all the
mills today.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-03-06

days-on coming homo with rod ewes
80" receive a parental logging
because the teacher had licked me.
consequently have a superabund-
anee OF sympathy .or children.
Cnlloren IN the country and in
Smal towns have seIf-rol;aroa and
power Oh invention. and adaptation of
the resources OF their surroundings
that often make them stronger intal-
lectually than city-bred children.
They nave few paid for ampsements,
ana all the fewer because of lack oY
money TO pay for them 60 +bav ara
thrown upon their own resources to
1urnlsh amuSements for themselves.
nave walked four miles in the conn
try 10 where knew there was a
WhlrllnS Jenny. 4 whirling Jenny ia
made by saving off a saplinp ahout
fout leet from the ground. The core
OF the rec is left sticking I'm to form
a peg, and hole to at the neg is
bored in the middle Of LONG and
heavy plank. This plank is placed
across the stump. Il boy running AT
each end OF the plank, and away they
go; 1t takes repeated doses of SOAP
grease TO make the jenny set around
with the desired speed
When l was a boy there were lew
teuds between town boys and country
boys, and when they exchaneed visits
each could introduce the other 10 a
!,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-03-06
HISTORY OF THE SPUR.
The Origin of the instrument Lost IN
Remote Antiquity.


Not many horsemen are aware of
the fact that the spur which they at
tach to their heels is an instrument
the origin of which is lost IN the re-
mote antiquity. The Romans were
familiar with the use of the spur; they
called it Calcar Cocks spur. No
doubt this name was derived from the
original shape of the spur. which
was probably nothing more or less
than a long point.
During the middle ages the wearing
of the spur was regarded as sign
of freedom. The vaSSal to whose
heel it was fastened swore fidelity to
soon spread to such an extent that
even the clergy followed the fashion
set by knights. But this custom did
not long endure. At council of mobiles
and bishops held in SIC the clergy
were forbidden to wear spurs. The
spurs of knights were of gold. 10 dis
tinguish them from the spurs of
esluires, which were of silver.
At the beginning of the eleventh
century when a man. for some noble
deed was dubbed a knight the cere-
mOny of knighting him began by Civ
ing him a pair of spurs. The over
lord in comforting the title. attached
the spurs himself to the heels of the
newly created noble, and then gave
him his helmet. his horse, his sword
and his lance. The oldest known
form of the spur is that of a long pin
or needle This early specimen was
found at Autun in the tomb in Queen
Brunehaut, murdered by her rival,
Fredogonde, in 613.
III the thirteenth century spurs re-
ceivcd the form of rOsettes or stars.
The wheel form did not appear until
the fifteenth century. Most of the
young nOblemen of that day wore
spurs of most curious pattern. com
plfsing primarily a rod half a foot
long, at the end of which an enormous
star wheel was carried. In the mid
die ages, when a cavalier almost stood
in his stirrups and horses were
caparisCned, very long spurshanks
We're necessary in order to reach the
TANKS Of the mount. \ specimen of
this type of spur has been pre-
served, and its ownership ascribed to
GOdefrOy de Bouillon, who died in
ITO. In the eighteenth century, when
the knight of old had practically dis
appeared. NJ. Francois Robson de Ia
Guermiehe, equerry to his majesty,
Louis XIV, was the first to cut down
the length of the shank and give the
spur its modern form 1768).-Scien-
tific American.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-03-06

parently a basis for attacking the
great problem of fermentation LOT
the peculiar Preventative or cataIyuc
powers of colloidal solutions are
probably. in their essence, electEl-
cal A solution of the problem OF
fermentation probably means rev.
olution in some of the great III
dustries of the world, for ii Will en-
able lis to build up our toodstuHS
from the soil. the air. and sunlight
Just as plants do. 1t will put IN our
hands a power of controlling cheml-
cal phenomena the results OF Wnlcn
can at present hardly be conceived.
In the absence of experimental data
it is impossible to say definitely
whether our results will ultimately
illuminate the problem of fermenta-
ton or not. but they at least suggest
a means of attacking this problem,
and I think | do not Overstate the
probable consequences of the solu-
ton of that problem.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-03-06

Sl15,3SS.35, leaves net increase of
Sill, S617S.
The Hazelhurst and Southwestern
Railway company filed its annual re-
port. During the year its earn
ings were s12,244.75 less than its ex-
penditures. The road. which is seven
teen miles in length and runs from
Hazelhurst to Tomahawk Lake. with a
branch from Austin to Norman Lake.
cost S1O8,634.91. The gross receipts
last year were s21 ,O91.41. The operat-
ing expenses were s33,236.16 and the
taxes 500. The gross freight receipts
were $20,171.99, gross passenger re
ceipts $77210 and gross express re-
ceipts $147.32. The repayments of
overcharges to shippers amounted to
$13O.28. The earnings per me were
$1,24O.66. The state tax is sS5. the
rate being IS per mile.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-03-06
BRITISH OFFICIAL BLUNDERS.
Boer War Mistakes Outdone by One
Committed in War of 1872.

AS a result of the criticism aroused
in England over the mismanagement
of the bOer war, much attention has
been directed to historic mistakes
made by the British war oflice. Ine
question was recently being discussed
in London club smoking-room as to
whether the 'unmOunted men pre-
ferred" dispatch-the one in which
the government assured the colonies
that mounted troops were not needed
in south Africa-had ever been equal
in English history for folly. One OF
those present declared that it hal
not only been eQualed but surpassed
and by the admiralty. In proof of It
he stated that during the war OF 1872
with this country the admiralty sent
to Lake Ontario, where a British fleet
was stationed, quantities OF water
casks, in the belief that Lake Ontario
was a saltwater lake This Is sald
to be a historic fact.-BuffalO Com
mercial
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-03-06
DR.. MATHEWs's DISCOVERIES.
Their Probable Practical Results as
Forecast by Himself.

DR.. Mathews, writing in the Cen
fury of Nature of Nerve Force,
aprOpOs of the experiments made by
DIR. Loeb and himself, says in con
clusion:
1t will probably be asked what are
likely to be the practical results of
these conclusions? 1t is. of course.
impossible to predict what practical
results may follow in the future, but
1t appears to me probable that the
immediate practical consequences
will very likely occur in the following
directions:
First, the physical explanation thus
attained of one of the phenomena ot
life will if it proves true, bring up a
step nearer the understanding Of
other life-phenomena, the artificial
synthesis of living matter, and the
prOlongation of life. There is appar-
emily no inherent reason why a man
should die, except our ignorance of
the conditions governing the reaction
going on III his protoplasm.
Second, it looks as if we had at
last secured a rational basis of phar-
macology. II the poisonous action Of
salts is due to the electrical charges
their particles bear, and we are able
70 offset this action by particles with
The opposite charge, there is every
reason TO believe that the poisonous
action Of drugs is also so caused and
may in the same manner be counter
acted. The credit for this work
should be given to Professor Loeb.
Third, we have at last secured. APP
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-03-06
HOOSIER POET AS A BOY.
James Whitcomb RiIey's Reminis.
cences of His Childhood.


James Whitcomb Riley tells IN the
indianapolis News of his Doynood.
He says:
recOllect distinctly when | was
small boy, and from choice spent
much of my time in the kitchen roll.
ing dough and making miniature pies.
After a while, through the obliging
assistance of the hired girl, advanced
so that l could build a pie of legiti-
mate size. My joy was complete
when l actually fashioned A -custard
pie, and then came the feat. worthy
of Straightforward performer, of get
ting it into the oven without spiliine
You may gather from this that my
first ambition was to be baker. and
i.t times have felt a twinge OF sisau.
pointment that my Juvenile ambition
was not realized. | really think
would have been A success as a
baker.
Where did I go to school? | was
not a success in attending school.
had somewhat of a record for running
away from school and | succeeded IN
but one study in distinguishing myself
above my fellows. That was reading
McGuffey's readers, which gave me
my first delights of literature. / was
a sensitive child, but no one ever
thought me so, and l received 10
consideration on that account, and
| managed to be in hot water most Of
the time At school, if I read any
thing pathetic, like Dickens death 81
Little Nell. while / had the best les.
son, | would spoil it by too mucn
weeping If l was whipped by the
teacher-we called it licked in those
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-03-06
To be Continued.
IMMENSELY Or LONDON.
Great Population Seems to Grow
Steadily Every Year.

The immensely of London can only
be understood when We come to deal
with the many sides of the peoples
lives. Every year about 10000 pa-
bies are born in London. some 5000
OF whom are not wanted, and are not
welcomed. There are always more
boys than girls.
More than 400 out of every 1000
never live to be , years old. over so
600 little collins being used every year
to bury their remains More than
10000 people die every year in Lon
don warehouses and infirmaries: but,
in spite of the fact that about $4,000
LondOners go to their last account.
there are 10000 more persons alive in
London each new years day than
there were on the previous occasion.
There are more than 10000 we'd
dings each twelvemonth. 10000 of
which are celebrated in the churches
of the establishment. Strange as il
may seem, seeing that we have had
compulsory education now for over
thirty years. there are every year
more than 1000 persons married IN
London who can neither read nor
write.
It is a comomn mistake to suppose
that everybody who can comes 20
London and that its population is in
creased almost entirely by this pro-
| cess. AS a matter of fact. close upon
10000 Londoners leave the metropolis
every year for the country or for
places abroad.-London Express.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-03-06
NEW CODE FOR
RAILROAD MEN
SLANG PHRASES NO LONGER AL
LOWED.
RULES FOR GUIDANCE
"Engineman" the Correct Form Now,
Engineer" Being obsoIete-Exam-
nations in Progress-Reduced
Rates Granted and Other Notes of
the Rail.

Railroad men throughout the west
must drop railroad phrases when talk
ing to patrons of the roads. The new
standard educational examinations and
tests-which are to be applied to all
engineers, firemen, brakemen, and
conductors-were tried for the first
time on the employees of the North
western road and will continue to
worry them until the close Of the
week. All who pass the tests will be
given until April l to adapt their
tongues to the new code. They will
be given a book of rules, in which the
new names of old familiar things are
placed These names they are to use.
though they may have to swing back
to the old when questioned as to their
meaning The examinations are beng
held by a committee of employees, con-
sisting of an assistant superintend-
ent, conductor and an engineer
soon to be called an "engineman."
There are such committees on every
division and over 1000 men will have
to undergo the tests. When these are
over tests as to their duties and the
work will be held. The other west
ern roads will have their men under
go the same examinations within the
next six months.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-03-06

Among the new books that will be
awaited with uncommon interest is
the autobiography of George Mere
dith. the greater part of which has
been written
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-03-06


Safer than our lakes and ponds are
and of greater extent" he replied
''The ice is quite thick. We will &C
there today"
But when the time for starting
came. there were but four in the party
the captain and Miss Rooden, with
young Squire Arden and Lady Bel
Norton, who were staying at the
! house.
1--WE are going to Hetfeld Pool to
day" said the captain. I'VE will drive
there; then we shall have more time
\cn the ice"
There was a strange restlessness
about the captain, although he en-
deavored TO assume his usual light
hearted, joyial manner. Arrived at
the pool. he helped Lady Bell to put
on her skates, and would have done
the same for Angela; but she declined
his assistance.
Then Lady Bell started, the young
| squire following her closely.
There was a curious CLEAN in the
captains eyes, a livid line round his
lips, when he said:
Angela, if you want a long stretch
Of good ice go toward the bend of the
pool near the willows there. 1t is
quite safe"
CHAPTER XXX.
The afternoon sun shOne bright and
clear on the frozen surface of Hetfield
Pool 1t added beauty to the tall trees
with bare, frosted branches, to the
frozen fields and hills, to the glitter
ing sheet of ice, which was thick and
wclI able to bear being skated upon,
except near the bend of the pool,
where the willows grew. There the
ice was so thin that it would hardly
have borne the weight of child. The
sun shone also on the fair, flying fig
Ure of Lady Bell, whose costume OF
black and crimson velvet trimmed
with rich fur cOntraSted wildly with
the Wilderness around her; on the
young squire who was in quick pursuit
of her and on the lovely face and
figure of Angela, whose face just then
vas bright with expectation; it shOne,
too, upon the livid face of the man
who stood near her. When ready to
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men way an ! ~ 50 1"0 o''.,,u
~ hISI lie iidluiS Deseiu ,lie WI 10
for a thousand voices filled his ears,
al with the same cry which had
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"Ieo. .,
" men way u'o 20" say captain
l'pe''e" tue ''e"'' sweet voice VI INC
s'r,,
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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-03-06

Reduced rates have been agreed
upon by the roads east of the Miss
issippi river for the meeting of the
National Teachers association at
Put-in-Bay, O., July IA, and for the
Imperial council of the Mystic Shrine,
San Francisco July 1914; travellers
protective convention, Portland, Ore.
June 81, and supreme lodge United
Worllmen in Portland, Ore, June 10
90. One fare for the round trip will
be used for each of these gatherings.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-03-06

Government officials will soon start
the work of the quadrennial weigh
ing OF railway mails for what is known
as the fourth section. This includes
the states of Arkansas, Louisiana.
Texas, Indiana territory, Oklahoma,
Kansas, Nebraska, North and South
Dakota. Montana, Wyoming Colorado.
New Mexico. Arizona. Utah Idaho,
Washington, Oregon, Nevada and Cal
ifornia. Upon the results of this re
weighing will depend the railway
routes Of the mail. Next year the
mail over the roads in the central
states will be reweighed
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-03-06

1t is authoritatively stated that
the proposition to allow the Baltimore
and Ohio road to use the Union sta
ton in Chicago is dead. The Burling-
ton recently voted to allow the Balti-
more and Ohio to use the depot, pro-
vided the Pennsylvania road would
build a new station on materially en-
large the present one. This PROPOSE
ton, it is said. has been declined by
the Pennsylvania road and the Balti-
more and Ohio will continue to use
the Grand Central station, Hs~ 'oOn
street and Fifth avenue
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-03-06

1t is believed that the anti-pass
agreement of the railroads will be-
come dead letter for the rest of the
present year at least. So many ways
have been found to get around the
agreement in order to allow travelling
freight and passenger agents to go
after business that the bars have
been practically thrown down.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-03-06

Railroad Commissioner Graham T.
Rice estimates that the state of Wis
consin will receive $1,622,29665 in
taxes from the railroads this year.
This is an increase of $112,S61.7S over
that OF last year, the total then being
81 $40 ,43487.
The increase in these taxes was
considerably more than was eX-
pected. Before the annual reports of
the companies began to come in it
was thought that there would be a
considerable increase, but the returns
have exceeded expectations.
The reports how that nearly all of
the roads had much better business
last year than they did the year be
fore. To be sure, some of the roads
paid out more money than they took
in. but as they had been doing that
for some years it was to be expected.
However, the deficits of these roads
were less last year than ever before.
The roads that will pay the princi-
pal increases this year, together with
the amount of those increases. are as
follows: Chicago, Milwaukee and
St Paul. $3O,24841; Chicago and
Northwestern. $24.463.98: Chicago, ST.
Paul. Minneapolis and Omaha. SIS
6Sl. 40; Wisconsin Central, S12.766.S7;
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, S.
1907; Duluth. Superior and Western
Terminal $7.S93S3; Minneapolis, St.
Paul and Sault Ste. Marie, s622254 !;
Eastern Railway of Minnesota, s4,-
30046: Green Bay and Western, ST.
92463; Marinette. Tomahawk and
Western. s6450: Kewaunee. Green
Bay and Western, S45.66; Mattoon,
s41S0; Minneapolis, st. Paul and Ash
land, s35; Abbotsford and Northeast
ern, $500; total increase, s115, 1885,
From this amount s2,526.57 is to be
deducted for a decrease of $207.65 in
Atlantic, and a DECREASE of 1865 in
that of the Dunbar and Wausaukee
the tax of the Duluth, South Shore and
due to decreased earnings, and for the
| loss of S2.24227 in the taxes of roads
absorbed by others during the year
| The roads absorbed were the Marsh.
field and Southeastern. Minnesota and
Wisconsin. Rice Lake, Dallas and
| Menomonie and st. Paul and Duluth
Last year the first of these paid a
| tax of s20S.77. the second s1,30471. the
third s373.44 and the fourth s355.35
aggregating s2,242.27, and making a
| total deduction of s2,52657. Subtract
ing this from the gross increase OF