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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-20

his command, 'and send them about do
ing good as their Master did, Puritan
ism was opposed to religious symbolism
and imagery, not as art, but as IL Temp
tation to idolatry-a hindrance to pure
spiritual life.
This was how lIebraism mingled with
and corrected Hellensm. Having grasp
ed the prophetical idea they Immediately
Dut 1t into practice, The arena was
ready and no greater grander drama was
ever enacted in so brief Il period. 1t
was this ideal of active Righteousness
that lnsheathed the swords OF the great
est soldiers England ever knew; 1t was
this that created the conception OF the
commonwealth; 1t was this self same
spirit that directed the Pilgrim fathers
across the sea to people "a continent ana
build q nation and made the men or the
Maytlower begin to govern II country be-
fore they reached it-while they We're
still tossing ON the ocean. In bflef, II
gave To the Anglo-SaXons the most con-
spcuous ana potent word in their No-
cabulary-the word duty. This was what
created Il race of great men; men who
dared to think what others only dreamed,
men who did what others only thought
In England the effort at formal organi-
zation of this idea in the state failed be-
cause reaction was inevitable, Yet the
spirit of Puritanism did not perish. 1t
mingled with life in every direction, and
what 1t could not do i'm revolution it ac-
complished by evolution, John Richard
Green. the least biased of all historians,
acknowledges that whatever is best in
English moral and civil life Is the pro-
duct of Puritanism. In England. the two
most profound intellects of the century
were stepped in the thought of Puritan
ism. Carlyle, whose monumental labor
has made Cromwell live again and
browning, brought up in an Independent
Chapel, has its mental and moral traits
woven into the warp and woof of his
poetry.
Had Ample Scope.
But in New England Puritanlsm had
ample scope to develope itself without
| the reaction consequent upon overturning
an old regime. l need not retell the
story OF it's experiment. 1t has justified
the most sanguine hopes of it's pioneers.
1t Is not only true of England, but of
America also. that whatever is best In
moral and civic life is the embodiment
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-20
PROF. THLER'S ADDRESS.

1.-The Evolution of the Pilgrim" was
most learnediy and entertainingly dis
cussed by Prof. John NJ. Tyler, of Am
herst college. He was introduced by
President Welles as prominent rep
resentative OF the New England edu-
Gator, his grandfather and Gather
punctuated it with many witticisms
follows:
DIR. Holmes once said that the education
OF a child ought to begin at least one
hundred and fifty years before his birth.
The good Lord spent over 1,500 years In
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-20

l cannot but think it misfortune that
my ancestors could not book passage
ON the Mayflower; / think that when
they applied at the Puritan shipping Of
ilce they found the vessel so loaded Win
spinning wheels, arm chairs ana coats OF
arms (for the passengers had to supply
forty odd states and territories with
these guarantees of family respectability)
that there was not room left even 10
swing n hammock. So we had to stay in
old England until the days or the GUS
tom house-a light ailliction which ana
not work out an exceeding weight OF
glory for the Pilgrim fathers. That was
an irreparable loss which they sustained,
for to have your personal effects thrown
out onto a dirty dock is the kindergarten
for making good citizens.
Do not allow these irreverences and IL
releyancies to veil your eyes to my serl-
ous admiration for New England ana her
influence. Purtansm has been too prolific
in the past and is too pregnant toward
the future TO be dismissed with IL few
sentences of banter. In fact If / might
suggest my conception of the fitting atti-
tude toward this subject, | would favor
n solemn service. i'm which, upon our
knees, we thanked the Almighty for the
splendid heroism and intestimable sacri-
flee and immeasurable influence or the
men who became the chief cornerstones
of the temple OF liberty in the western
world.
The Least Understood.
Puritanism-the most abused of words
and the least understood of movements
is not theological dogma or an ecclesi-
astical polity, but an Interpretation of
life. To appreciate its spirit we must
follow its course through history to its
remotest beginning as we do river.
halting where II is checked awhile and
forms quiet lakes, standing in admira-
ton where 1t breaks into spray, angry
vet sublime, as it encounters barriers,
then tracing, with laborlous steps, its
tortuous way through the uplands to its
fountain in the far distant hills. e
Purltanism was respectable stream
when we first met it In England in the
sixteenth century and we feel the sur
prise of q man who sees a subterranean
river burst out to view where he least
expected ii. That the reign of Elizabeth
should produce Puritapism Is beyond be-
lief. If we are willing to explore we may
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-20
Triumph Brand.
California Wines.

That at least half the wine con-
sumed in this country is the product
of the Golden State, is pretty good
evidence of their worth. We handle
only the reliable goods.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-22

Indianapolis News: 1t is instructive
and amusing, according to the point of
view. to see the many protests and ex-
plantations that Speaker Henderson's
withdrawal calls out from members of
the Republican party all along the line.
One might say that he is of age and can
speak for himself. But secretary So
and-so, and director this, and comp
troller that, and solicitor the other, and
senator such-a-one, and chairman
what's-his- name are not satisfied to let
the speaker speak for himself they
must speak for him. Why? Simply be-
cause his action reveals plainly what the
controllers of the Republican party
have been trying to keep concealed for
years and what the late President Nc
Kinley saw very clearly and stepped to
the front to meet, and that is the grow
ing sentiment of the Republican party
for reform OF the tarin. As the younger
generation il coming on and taking into
its hands the direction of affairs, it says
that the tariff must be reformed. and it
means to reform it. 1t will reform it
through the Republican party if it can;
over it If it must. Speaker Henderson
sees this clearly and, like the brave
man that he is, meets 1t; meets it by re-
fusing to have anything to do with 1t,
and going apart in loyalty to the old
doctrine of the divinity of the tariff
and In defense of its inviolability.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-22

lost in these IS states and territories
was 1sS.e6s 1t is noted that in Penn
sylvania the number OF tons of bituml-
nous coal mined per life lost was lit
tie more than double the amount mined
per life lost in the anthracite mines in
the same state. Maryland enjoys the
distinction Of the largest tonnage per
life lost. while the Indian Territory has
the largest percentage of deaths for the
tonnage mined.
The total number of men employed in
the coal mines of the United States In
1901 was 49, 544. who made an average
of PIG working days. as compared with
448.5S1 men, with an average of 212
working days, in 1900. The distribution
of this labor in 1901 was as follows: In
the anthracite mines. $4,000 men. with
an average working time of 1876 days:
in the bituminous mines. 340.2S5 men.
with an average working time of 235
DAYS
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Nh. STREET IS HERE.
Water Company President Reti-
cent About Sale Negotiations.

President Charles r. Street of the
Topeka Water company arrived in To-
peka at noon today. and at o'clock
this afternoon went into conference
with Mayor Parker. City Attorney Spen-
Ger and few others concerning the
sale of the waterworks plant to the
city. The object OF President Streets
visit is to arrange the details of the
pending proposition to submit the ques-
ton of issuing $4,000 in bonds to
vote of the people.
The greatest obstacle which appears
to be IN the wav OF settlement is the
condition proposed by the water COM
pany that unless the bonds are voted,
the company at a lower schedule of wa
Mr.. Street was asked today by a re-
porter for the State Journal whether
the company was prepared to waive
this condition, as requested by the city
council.
Il am not prepared to say what the
company will do about that" said Mr..
Street. IT have no proposition in my
pocket to submit to the council. and
will not know what sort of an arrange
ment we can make until talk with the
city officials. I believe. however. that
we will reach a satisfactory agreement.
think that this is the first time the ne
gotiations have ever reached really
business-like basis.
II believe that certain legal adv;-
sor of the city has been urging the city
to take position which is preposterous
from legal standpoint, If that advi-
sor has been quoted correctly in the
newspapers It mag be to his interest
to prolong the litigation. do not know
how much the waterworks plant cost,
because the old books of the company
are destroyed. I believe that If the
plant is worth cent it Is worth x700.-
000 1t is hard to make our stockholders
agree to any concessions at all We be-
lieve that we still have a franchise In
the city Furthermore, 1t Is fact that
our franchise does not expire until 1903,
because It dated from the completion
of the plant in 1888 After that it re-
news itself. a law having been passed
by the legislature in 1883 for the e=-
press purpose of protecting us, am in
formed.
Il expect to be n topeka for two or
three days. and hope to have the matter
all arranged before leave"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-22
JAYHAWKER JoTs.

Eureka is to have a city park and a
hospital
One of the crying needs of Effingham
is FOR more hitch racks.
Efingham's mitten factory has grown
to an eight girl payroll
The last subscription paid a ST. Paul
editor was a nine-pound beet.
An order is out for the first steam
pillow to be used in Harvey county
Mr. Lucky. of Glen Elder. raises to-
matoes weighing a pound and an ounce.
A book canvasser found no trouble in
working number of Fort Scott mer-
chants.
On the stalk of Blue Rapids castor
bean a trifie over a foot in length are
600 beans.
A poor but not proud Leavenworth
couple took their bridal tour in a gro
Gerry WAGON.
Just when the Hoisinston band had
reached the open air. concert stage,
frost came.
Playing mumbley peg with an awi
rather than a knife cost a little Good
land boy an eye.
An apple six inches in circumfer-
ence is second growth of a June apple
tree in Blue Rapids. <
There's milk famine at Dfghton;
The town herder has a broken foot. and
the cattle are in the pound.
The first Bourbon county house to
have compressed air waterwOrks and
acetyline gas is being built.
A Horton man picked so bushels of
apples from three trees and left enough
to run the nei-hbofs far into the win
ter.
A Meade barber has made himself
solid with the town by putting in a
porcelain bath tub. There will be
ladies' NIGHTS.
A Quenemo editor solemnly vows that
one potato from his garden made more
than dinner for the family. including
the hired man.
A Downs firm bought a wagon load
of melons. and all but two were green.
It's safe to bet you couldn't fool Clyde
merchants that way.
A Tx pound pumpkin won the blue
tural contest Goodness, how many
pies that. would make.
A Great Bend sportsman, weary of
hearing of monster pumpkins and the
biggest beets.'' killed twelve ducks at
one shot on the Cheyenne basin.
A ST. Paul man offers a liberal re-
ward for the return of a lost S. bill.
But it's barely possible the loser did
not consult Webster as to the definition
of liberal"
An aged Emporia negro learned on his
death bed that his old Kentucky master
had left him 1900. The money was
in Missouri bank, but taps" sounded
before the draft reached Lyon county.
There is class of bright, pretty and
interesting girls in Hiawatha who are
going to the devil as fast as they can, .
says Ewing Herbert. There's a chance
for some pastor to quit mixing up in
prohibition rows and do some real
good.
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In private life Moulan doesn't look
funny, not a bit. He has none of the
ear marks of the Daniels-DeAngelis-
Hopper school of low comedy. He comes
from new school entirely. But Moulan
is funny. He has to be to draw his
salary the Sultan. Mou1an looks like
college man. One of the jubilant.
Misunderstanding, back-slapping how are
you old man" sort. He is genial and
pleasant.
arrived in town. was asked Moulan
Yes he replied. 'I have had a drink
One Of his Sulu subjects discovered a
bar. He rushed at the sultan, grabbed
on to keep up the adage set by George
AIDE that 1.-THE constitution and cocktails
follow the flag" The drink was the last
event before dinner.
Il like the part of Hiram better
than any I have had since sKo-ko in
The Mikado'" said Moulan There is
real humor in the piece. 1t is full OF
bright dialogues and legitimate oom-
ecv."
Moulan wears a ring which attracts
a good deal of attention. The setting of
the ring is an imitation of a miniature
cake of Ivory soap. On one side of the
soap IS set diamond and on the Other
a ruby. The soap lifts by means of a
hinge and inside is a picture of Mrs.
Moulan, whose stage name Is Maud
Lillian Berri She is the leading soprano
in the production and shares the honors
with her husband.
The Sultan of Sulu'' company re-
hearses every Monday, and this after
noon at the Grand, the entire company
with the orchestra of ten, which is car
ried by the company to supplement the
theater orchestra, is rehearsing One OF
the members of the company is Robert
Lett, who was seen here with the
Arnold opera company. Another mem
Der of the company is Marie Watkins.
who formerly lived in North Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-22
LOCAL MENTION.

The Cumberland boys band will give
concerts tonight in front of the Cope
land, National and Throop hotels.
Mr.. Joseph e. Johanson. OF Little
Rock, Ark. will spend this week with
his parents at 329 Western avenue.
Cases of scarlet fever were reported
this morning in the families of w. E.
Schlicter, 1872 Buchanan street. and G..
M. Storey, 600 North Van Buren, street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph N. Leroy. form
erly of Topeka, are here from California
visiting their parents. Mr.. and Mrs b.
M. Davies on Harrison street. They are
on their way to Chicago.
Mrs. C. Doriot. mother of Mrs. r. A.
Kiene of Valencia and grandmother of
L. L. Kiene of Topeka. died last night
at her home in Pandora. Ohio. Her
death was the result OF a fail down
stairs.
The emancipation celebration which
was scheduled for today was postponed
until next Monday on account of the
bad weather. The programme as plan
ned win be carried out on that day,
which will be the same day that Presi-
dent Roosevelt will be here.
The ladies Of the First Baptist church
will hold an all day meeting at the
home of Mrs. Robert Stone one mile
west of Washburu college Wednesday.
September "a All those who have no
conveyances will be met at the end Of
the Washburn street car line at 10 and
2 o'clock.
There was q renewal OF the incen-
diary fire business last night. A small
barn at 1903 Bolles avenue was destroy
ed. The barn is owned by n. f. Non
ken It is in the dry district" and the
only thing for the department to do was
to throw q little chemical on the Nom
ken house to keep it from catching fire.
The case against Harvey Ross, a res
taurant waiter, charged with stealing
clothes from q roommate, was dismiss
ed by the county attorney this morning
because the prosecuting witness was
not present, having eloped with . casf,
drawer shortly after making the COM
plant. Floss Bas at once x51rrssted-ou
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-22
HAS A B0DYCUARD.
Murrell Considered in Danger
Of Personal Violence.

ST. Louis. Sept 22-The grand jury
met this afternoon fof a brief inquiry
into city lighting legislation, only two
or three witnesses having peen sum-
moned.
One of the witnesses was Henry
Lowenhaup, an electrician. Circuit At
torney Folk is winding up the details in
connection with the approaching trial
of Ed Butler. charged with attempted
bribery October Is at Columbia, and r.
M. Snyder, indicted on charge of
bribery. next Monday. in St. Louis.
Deputy sherfffs today rearrested former
Delegates Jerry J. Hannigan, Ted AL
brought and Charles J. Denny. on in
formations filed by Mr.. Folk to take the
place of the bench warrants. The three
men gave renewed bonds in the sum OF
$50, 900 each, two charges being included
in the information.
1t developed today that body guard
has been appointed for John K. Murrell,
ex-member of the house OF delegates,
who returned from Mexico and turned
states evidence, to protect him from
possible harm at the hands Of the men
who may attack him on account OF the
revelations he has made to the grand
Jury.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-22
COAL MINES AND MINERS.

In his report on the production of
coal in 1901. now in press. in Mineral
Resources OF the United States. 1901,
United States geological survey, AIR.
E. w. Parker presents the statistics of
fatal and non-fatal accidents which oc-
CURED in the process of mining coal in
Is states and territories during 1901
In these Is states and territories the
total number of lives lost in 1901 was
1.407. and the total number of men in
5ured was 3,e43. The number of tons OF
coal mined for each life lost varied
from 4se.os4 in Maryland to 44424 in
Indian Territory. The average number
Of tons mined for eaah ~ the ], 467 lives
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-22

Sultan Of Sulu Arrives With
His Suite.

aKiram." the great high potentate
and the Sultan of Sulu' arrived with
his suite from Kansas City at noon. The
Hiram and his court are housed at the
Throop.
Frank Moulan is he Sultan. or rather
he will be tonight at the Grand when
he gets on his putty nose, his afterv
crown. Moulan is another musical farce
comedian who has sprung into the glare
OF the lime lights. The first particular
glare was in Chicago, the same
town where Richard earle was discov-
cred to be funny in THE Explorers f"
Moulan has served his time. He was in
Topeka half a dozen years ago with the
Calhoun opera company. Then he was
playing small, very small, comedy
part.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-22
THE JERICHO POSTOFFICE.
Pap Perkins, Postmaster, Tells About
Grasshoppers and Liars

There was a time in the history Of
Jericho when she raised the biggest
grasshoppers to be found in the coun-
try, and the largest specimens came
from the farm of Abijah Smallman.
Why it was that they thrived there
better than elsewhere no one could
make out, though it was the general
opinion that it was because Abijah was
the biggest liar in the state. He wasn't
a malicious liar but it just seemed to
be his way to exaggerate everything
and swear to it. He did it good ma
turedly, and Jericho got to be as proud
of him as of her grasshoppers
One season, just when the grasshop-
pers were at their biggest and when
Abijah Smallman was claiming to be
the champion liar Of the state, a stran-
ger arrived in Jericho. He looked so
humble and lonesome and retiring that
everybody thought he had come to visit
the graveyard and hunt up the tomb
stone of some dead relative. He walked
around for awhile with his hands clasp
ed behind him, and he might not have
spoken to any one had not Abijah
Smallman stopped him and kindly in
quired if he was in trouble.
What ails me-" replied the stranger
as he looked ready to cry, lis my I'M
fitness. I want to learn to become a
Dobbs Ferry to come up here and take
lessons. l am here, but have the feel
ing that can never. never make good
liar"
Have you been used to LYNN" asked
Abijah as the pair sat down on soap
boxes in front of Parker's grocery.
Just small. mean lies. / run out
nights and lie to my wife about 1t. I've
got a dog and I've lied about how many
fights he has had. was in the late war,
and I lie about the number of men I
killed. You'd call that common lying.
wouldn't vou?'
Mighty common" says Abijah. Eyes,
no such liar as that could get into So
ciety here in Jericho. Any man can be a
liar, but champion liars are different
thing. What was the biggest lie you
ever told?"
About killing coons," replied the
stranger, who gave his name as Job
Goodheart.
'Torty-seven in one day. and a poor
day at that"
''That might go among the farmers,
but 1t wouldn't even be considered a
lapse of memory in this town. You'd
have to make it 80 coons. and throw in
dozen possums to get any of us to
listen to you. You look like good
man."
"Yes, I think I do
"And you have a gift of gab''
Eyes, I'm a talker''
Can you shed tears when tellin' q
pathetic ne?"
II never tried it, but think cam"
"And can you look man straight in
the eyes?"
Yes can do that. can look my
wife out of countenance while telling
her the biggest kind of q lie. Do You
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-22
MR.. BAILEY is HERE.
Compelled to Rest on Account of .
Bad Throat

w. j. Bailey is in Topeka today on his
He was compelled to '1ay off, the last two
days of last week because of throat trou-
BILE, but he has been in Kansas City hav-
ing his throat treated and says he Is all
right again today.
Mr.. Bailey has been making from one to
for weeks. and it is no wonder that his
throat gave out although he says it has
never bothered him before. He says he has
to enjoy 1t.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-22

Events like that which occurred at
Birmingham, Ala, last week when more
than a hundred persons lost their lives
in a panic serve to show how slightly
removed from the other animals is
man. The catastrophe was the result
of senseless fright and the desire for
self preservation at any cost to others
In such cases the few with cool heads
or Christian hearts stand no chance.
They are swallowed up by the frenzied
multitude.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-22
SHARKEY HELD.
Charged With Responsibility
for Death of Nicholas Fish.

New York, Sept 22.-The inquiry into the
death of the late Nicholas Fish banker,
clubman and son of Hamilton Fish, who
administration. began today before Coro-
ner Jackson.
Coroner's Physician OHanlon, who per-
formed the autopsy on the body of Mr..
Fish, testified that in the absence of a fall
or blow such as Mr.. Fish is said to Nave
received, death would not have resulted
from the ailments the autopsy indicated
Mr.. Fish was suffering from.
Policeman Trojan, who arrested Thomas
J. Sharkey, said the latter admitted hav-
ing struck Fish
The coroner's jury found that Nicholas
Fishs death was due to a fall caused by
a blow struck by Thomas J. Sharkey.
Sharkey was held in $4,000 bail for the
action OF the grand Jury.
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bosom am Fwine 70 hear sunthin arap

bosom am gwine to hear sunthin dram.
shall hold dat bylaw up to his gaxe,
an shall az him few questions
about his back rent an grocery bills,
an when I git frew wild him be Will
hev an achtn' axoun' his heart
DE Guild people OF America take dis
Limekilu club an 4 guide an an Nx-
ample. We kin sway 'em dis way er
turn 'em dat way. We kin encourage
de hull 100000, babies an all, to blos-
som out wild dfmuns under der chins
an becum hankrupts in . var or we
a pig to kill In Dc fall. don't want to
seem arbitrary or tyrannical in dfo Of
any oder uaaetss. but gm tsllins ~