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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-22
MUST PAY MORE.
Labor Commissioner Goes After
Topeka Contractors.

Labor Commissioner w. L. A. John
son today notified all of the pavement
and sewer contractors now doing work
in Topeka that they must pay their
common laborers $3.50 per hour day
instead of s1.35 as has been the custom
for some time past. 1t is stated by Mr..
Johnson that the contractors have all
agreed to raise the scale. and that on
Monday morning $50 laborers will be
benefited by the change
The contractors who were served with
notices are J. H. Maxwell, Wall e. Han
ley, Ramsey & Son, and John Richie.
The contractors claim that $1.35 is the
current rate of wages in Topeka This
is where Labor Commissioner Johnson
differs. He asserts that the law contem-
plates that a laborer shall be paid as
much for an S-hour day as for a 10
hour day, and that the scale in Tonel<a
runs as high as $1-60 a day for some
jobs. He says that the average is 81 30.
and that unless the contractors on city
work pay this scale he will have them
arrested.
The proposed increase in pay will cost
some of the contractors as high as $40
a day additional. Those who have big
gangs of men at work will suffer the
most The move is an important one
for the laboring men, and will tend to
raise the general scale of wages for ali
laborers in the city.
issued. Labor Commissioner Johnson
said TODAY:
Il was informed that several of the
contractors engaged in city work here
have been paying $1.35 per day for la
borers. instead of $3.50, which is the
current rate.
'Investiga showed that the charge
was true. served notice on the con-
tractors against whom complaint was
made, and they have all agreed to abide
by the law and put in the 81. so scale
Monday morning. If they should not do
this would have them arrested.
would not like to get into the courts
and so have given them notice of whn
the law requires of them.
There is no question but what this
law applies to contractors doing city
work. This very point has been tested
in the supreme court in a Kansas City
case IN which w. w. Atkin paving
contractor, was sued We won the case.
1t is useless for the contractors to re-
sist.
can hire men for whatever they please.
They usually pay $50 for ten hours work.
When they take municipal contracts they
sometimes try to cut off two hours pay
and make the rate $1.20. Here in Topeka
the contra ctors on city work have been
pa ying S1.35 to their common laborers in
most cases The law contemplates per
diem pay, not pay per hour, and the cur
rent per diem wage is S1.50. 1 have there
fore notified the contractors on city work
that they must meet this scale"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-22
APPEAL TO BOARD.
stilwell Doesn't Want Lake Koen
Plan Killed.


c. A. Bradley and J. w. Haueck. at
torneys for A. E. Stilweu. the Kansas
City promoter, came to Topeka Friday
afternoon and held a seance with the
state charter board to get the board to
rescind it's action revoking the charter
of the Lake Koen Irrigation company
Of Great Bend for not complying with
the Bush corporation law
Mr. Stilwell is evidently worried over
the action of Attorney General GODDARD
in commencing action, under the forfeit
ture of the charter, to have the Lake
Koen company placed in the hands OF
q receiver for the purpose of winding up
its affairs, thereby blocking the project
of mortgaging its property to the Lake
Stilwell Irrigation company.
The charter board took no action re-
garding the request of the Stilwell at
torneys, but set a hearing for Monday,
at which time both the Stilwell side ane
the creditors of the Lake Koen COM
pany will be given hearing. The at
torneys for Mr.. Stilwell allege that the
Lake Koen company had not knowingly
violated the state corporation law and
is willing to comply with its provisions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-22
ON A BIG HUNT.
Well Known Topeka Men Leave fol
Panhandle

A party of prominent Topeka nimrods
left this afternoon for the Panhandle
of Texas. where they will spend about
twenty days, including Thanksgiving,
in a big quail hunt
In the party are w. A. L. Thompson,
Hiram P. Dillon. M. A. Low. E. 3:
Quinton, r. W. Blair, W. r. smith: ana
Gerard Warmer of New York They
will be Joined at Evans, Tex, by Mr.:
Page, whose ranch on which they VIII
1unt is but a short distance from
Evans. The party will travel in Santa
Fe car No 212, in which they will be free
from the usual inconveniences which
they would have to put up with II
travelling otherwise.
Every one of the party is well
equipped as to firearms and ammuni-
ton aad each one has dog with
lengthy pedigree. Considering the en-
vfabIe reputation of the members OF the
party as hunters and the fact that the
Panhandle country is good country TOT
quail. means they will return with
great many birds. They will be gone
three weeks
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MILES AGROUND.
Transport ingalls, Is Fast on a
Reef.

Manila, Nov 22,-The U. S. transport
ingalls,. with Gen. Miles on board.
struck on a reef while entering the har-
Dor of Legaspi. province of Albay,
southeast Luzon today and is still
aground. She is not in any danger.
however. The weather is calm and it IS
expected that the steamer will float at
the next high tide. Communication with
the shore is maintained If the Ingalls,
does not float at high water relief will
be dispatched to her from this city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-22
PLACE FOR C. w. BARNES.
He Will Probably Be Deputy Com
missioner of Insurance.

Charles w Barnes, of Topeka, for the
past two years CHEF clerk in the state
auditors office. will probably be assist
ant superintendent of insurance under
C. H. Luling. although Mr. Luling sta
ted at noon tl,at he had not definitely
decided upon the appointment,
Mr.. Barnes proba bly, has more gen
eral string of endorsements than any
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-22

ought to be enforced. 1t would prevent
m any accidents
Among tho automobile owners of the
city who were present at the meeting
were Geo. Burghart, S. L. Leavitt, L.
Wyman, E. W. Benedict, DIR. Smith, e.
w Benedict, T. NJ. Badgett, G. w. Park
hurst. and several of Mr.. Parkhursts en-
plOyCS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-22
WEATHER is MILD.
Promise That the Conditions Will
Continue.

The government forecast sent out to-
day was Fair tonight and Sunday. ex-
cept possibly showers south portion
Sunday. Colder tonight. Warmer north
portion Sunday"
The wind this morning was southeast,
blowing Il miles an hour. The mini
mum temperature this morning was Al.
The hourly temperatures recorded by
the government thermometer today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-22

Walnut Grove NJ E church. corner
Eighteenth and Harrison streets; Rev
Homer E. Wark. pastor. Morning serv-
ice at II a. M; subject of sermon, The
Supreme Aim of Religion" Evening
service at 7:30 p. M; subject, The Value
of the Individual" Sunday school at 3
p. m Eoworth and Junior leagues at
$50 -. m.
First Methodist Episcopal church.
j. T. Mcfarland. D. D., pastor. Rev.
Floyd ]. Seaman, assistant pastor. Glass
meetings on Tuesday evening and on
Sabbath at $50 p. M Preaching by the
pastor at II a M; subject Supplicants
at the Gate Beautiful of Our Civiliza-
ton" Junior league, D. m. Sunday
school, GAS d. m. Epworth league, $50
p. m. Preaching by the pastor at 1880
p. m; subject, Ideals of Wo-9anhooi
in Ralph Connor's Novels" sequel to
last Sunday evenings Ideals of Man
mon on Why the Use of Strong
Drinks as a Beverage is Wrong" and
"A Plea for the Impotent." Avondale
Sunday school. $50 a. m. Jefferson
Street Sunday school, PAS p. m
First Presbyterian church. Preaching
by the pastor. Rev ]. d. Counter-1ine,
ID. IL a. M; subject, THE Curriculum
Christianity 7:30 p M, After Death
What?" Sunday school, 9:45 a. m. Jun
Tor c. T. meeting, y. m; Senior and
Intermediate c. E. meetin-s, 6:15 p. m.
Prayer meeting Thursday evening.
First Church of Christ. Scientist. cor
ner Huntoon and Polk streets. Services
at IL a. m; subject, Ancient and Mod
ern Necromancy, or HyDnotism ana
Mesmerisrn.' Childrens Sunday school
at 10 m. Wednesday evening testimo-
NAL and experience meeting at o'clock.
Thanksgiving service at IL a m.
The Ramblers met with Mrs. w. NJ.
Coombs last Monday afternoon. The
lecture on China was completed. Mrs
J. H. Stuart was appointed critic for the
next three months. The next meeting
will be with Mrs. c. E Eldridge S1S
Jefferson street. December s; quota tons
from James Whitcomb Riley.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-22
CHURCH NEWS.

Central church: Charles M. Sheldon,
pastor. Preaching by the pastor at IL
a. M, The Value of a Soul" Christian
Endeavor, 7 D. N.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-22

Leaves Topeka every evening at sos,
arriving Chicago 1890 a. M, New York
30 second afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-22

'I don't know hat to do about this, .
said the defeated candidate.
HAS any new annoyance come up%'
Yes 1 have Just learned that my son
bet IS, 900 that I would be elected. / don't
know whether TO commend his filial affec-
ton or criticize his utter lack of judg-
ment washington Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-22

Jefferson City. Mo-, Nov. 22.-The Chi
cago. Rock Island & Pacific railroad today
filed with the secretary of state evidences
of Incorporation N Missouri, showing that
s., 100000 is to be expended in this state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-22

Young Women's Christian association
DR.. F. L. Hayes will lead the Thanks
giving service at the rooms Sunday az
ternoon, November %, at Ais. There
will be special music.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-22
YALE IS; HARVARD 0.

New Haven. Nov. 22-Yale makes
touchdown and Metcalf kicked Score:
Yale, is; Harvard. 0.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-22

Mrs Chamberlain has opened her Art
rooms for the winter at sos Kan. ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-22

Lost-Fur scarf Thursday eve. Re
ward for return to e1S Fillmore
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Tha GoIden State Limited

American Benevolent Association
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American Benevolent Association.
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Rock Island viii Spend 100000.

additional Church Notices on Page 80
The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-09
Sleeping In spectaclea.

Some people wear their eyeglasses
or spcctaclcs to bed, for the simple
reason that they cannot sleep without
them on; at least that's what an
optician says. and he ought to know.
for confessions were recently made to
him upon the point. a woman had
repeatedly come to him with the bows
of her spectacles so badly twisted
that he asked her how under the sun
she ever managed to get them in such
n state. He says that he had visions
of some childish hands having a part
In the work. some little one that liked
to play with mammals glasses.
But the woman said that she had
been wearing glasses so much of re-
cent years that finally she had taken to
wearing them to bed as the only way
of getting to sleep. She said that II
was only within the past few weeks
that she had had any trouble from the
custom. as she ordinarily managed
10 keep the front part Of her face OFF
the pillow; but lately she must have
had bad sleep, with more or less night
mares.
or his customers he has two who
have been addicted to this habit Of
wearing glasses To bed. both for the
trying TO wear glasses 10 bed and the
conditions OF things in the morning.
Boston Herald.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-09
The u. S. Government Tests
Show the Absolute Superiority of
Royal Baking Powder.
The Csar's snunbox.

Gear Paurs snutfbox was as sacred
as the imperial crown itself. NO one
was allowed to touch It. kapior wa
gered that he would take pinch out
Of 1t. one morning he walked up to
the table which stood near the bed on
which the car still reClncd and boldly
took from 1t the majestic snuffboX'
Opening 1t noisily. he inserted his hn'
gers. and while Paul |. was watching
him In stupefaction at such audaci'y
he shifted up the fragrant powder with
evident satisfaction.
What are you doing there, you
rogue?" exclaimed the cZar eXcitedly.
Having n pinch Of snuff, sire. l
have now been on duty for eight hours,
and. feeling drowsy. | thought 1t
would keep me awake, for would
rather break the rules OF etiquette
than neglect my duty"
Paul burst out laughing and merely
replied:
That's right enough. my lad. but as
the snuffbox is not large enough for
both of us you can keep 1t for your
self"
The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-09
The CanitnI Dome.

The capitol dome at Washington is
the only considerable dome of iron in
the world 1t is vast hollow sphere
Weighing S,000.300 pounds. How much
is that? More than 1000 tons, or al
most the weight of 10000 full grown
persons. or about equal to 1000 ladened
coal cars OF four tons each, which. IL
strung out one behind the other, would
occupy a mile and n half OF track.
On the very top OF the dome the al
legorical figure America" weighing
1895 pounds. lifts its proud head high
in air. The pressure Of this dome and
figure upon the piers and pillars Is
l4,477 pounds to the square foot 1t
would. however. require pressure Of
7o5, ,2S6 pounds to the square foot to
crush the supports of the dome. The
cost of this immense dome WAS little
short OF $1.00O,O00.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-09
ponptng with a PIPE.

Among the Tchulian Tartars a Gu.
rous mode of popping the question"
Is reported. The Tchulian Cnlebs In
search of q wife, having filled brand
new pipe with fragrant tobacco.
stealthily enters the dwelling of the
fair one upon whom he has bestowed
his affections. deposits the pipe upon
a conspicuous article OF furniture and
retires on tiptoe to some convenient
hiding place In the ncighborhood. local
etiquette requiring that he should
execute this strategic movement ap-
parently undetected by the damsel
OF his choice or any member OF her
family.
Presently he returns without further
affectatiou of secrecy and looks into
the apartments in casual sort OF
way. A single glance at the pipe lie
left behind him enables him to learn
the fate Of his proposal.
IL it has been smoked, he goes forth
nm accepted and exultant bridegroom;
IL not. the offer OF his hand and heart
has been SO irrevocably rejected as
not to be worth even a pipe Of tobacco
The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-09

paws small heed to the claims Of health
He eats anything. anyhow. anywhen,
and anywhere. He doesn't eat crusts
by any means nor spare his purse to fill
his stomach. The mistake he makes Is
In thinking that when man has fiiled
his stomach, that is the end of the busi-
ness of feeding. Instead of being the
end of feeding it's only the beginning.
There is no value In food unless it Is
digested. converted into nutrition and
assimilated. These processes depend
upon the heaithfuiness OF the stomach
and the other organs of digestion and
nutrition. When these organs are dis
eased they cannot extract the nutrition
from the food received into the stomach
and the body becomes weak through
lack OF nourishment One day this
Wweakness" begins to find special de-
velopment in some chief organ, heart,
liver, lungs, kidneys, etc, to which the
man succumbs. The doctors certificate
reads wheart disease" kidney disease"
as the case may be.
But the real reading of the certificate
should be:
STARVED TO DEArH.
The truth of this statement Is appar-
ent. The body is sustained by food
digested and assimilated. But the body
Is made up of its parts and organs, and
when the stomach is rweak," digestion
imperfect. and the nutrition extracted
from food inadequate to the needs of the
body, the result is shared by every part
and organ of the body. For this reason
no man is stronger than his stomach,
and no organ sustained by the stomach
can be stronger than the stomach.
Therefore when we hear of "weak "
stomach we are pretty sure we are going
to hear in time Of "weak heart, "weak"
lungs, uweak kidneys, or weakness OF
some other organ of the body dependent
on the stomach and its associated organs
Of digestion and nutrition.
Now these things being true when a
man has heart trouble" liver "trouble,"
The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-09
MODERN MISERS.
Men Who Starve Themselves
to Accumulate Money.

There 10 Q certain fearful fascination
about the -tories of the misers OF the
past Tbs money they accumulated was
of no more practical value to them than
the trinkets stolen and secreted by some
n,agpie or jackdaw. They hid 1t from
the sight and use Of men and in silence
and secret gloated over the useless
wealth. To gather 1t they lived on
crusts or offal, grudged clothes to cover
them and FIRE to warm them, lived
starved lives and in not few cases died
of starvation. That was the old-time
rniser. The modern miser resembles
this man of the past In the particular
that he frequently dies of starvation.
In his eagerness to gather money he
The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-09

kidney ctrpuble," ETC., where isn,
place to look for the cause Of w
ease! Why, where else can i n
the stomach? The most probahl.
of these forms of weakness IL
ent nutrition resulting from the
condition of the stomach and
organs of digestion and nutrition
il these diseases of heart, liver /,
kidneys, ETC., begin in the stomach
must be cured through the stomach
Ir's AN EVERY DAY ArrAu
to receive letters reporting the g,
diseased kidneys, weak heart N
liver, or lung "trouble " through MI
of DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical
covery.
But one may say, WGolden Ml
Discovery is a medicine for the
ach and blood, in particular"
Exactly 50. And that is why il .
diseases remote from the stomach
which have their origin in disease 4
stomach and other organs Of diY,,
and nutrition.
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical n,
cry cures diseases of the stomach
The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-09

malariai fever of about three yu
standing and was under doctors
for quite a time" writes Mr.. J. F. Ki
of Parmleysville, Wayne County,
whey had almost given me up. and
suffering was very great. My pulse
weak, breath short and had severe p
in back, head and legs. Had palpitaa
of heart, and from June Ist, 1895,
May Ist, 1893, was not able to d
days work. I purchased five bottles
DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discove
and before had finished taking the 4
two bottles was very much better
nay disease of three years standing.
continued taking the medicine, and
the time the fifth bottle was gone u
a we'll man. can cheerfully reed
mend DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical d
covery to any similar sufferer"
ain 1893, one of my daughters 4
suffering on account OF severe cous
hectic fever, wasting Of flesh and oti
symptoms of diseased lungs" writes R
Joseph II. Fespernan, OF Barium Spriu}
fredell Co., N. c. ~I promptly gave
DIR. r. v. Pierce's Golden Medical d
covery, With gratifying success, and |,
now enjoys excellent health. This 4
perience caused me to recommend q
Pierce's medicines to my neighbors, VII
without exception, used them with
vorable results. This being true, heI
by heartily endorse your medicines"
SIMPLY GRAND.
wYour book. the Peoples Comma
Sense Medical Adviser. Is all that %
could wish" writes Mrs. S. ]. Simpsoi
of ISL South Fourth Street, San Jos
California, rand more than could be q
pected in one volume. II is simp3
grand, and should be In every home
DIR. Pierce's Common Sense Medid
Adviser. 1908 large pages, is sent fr
on receipt of stamps, to pay expense
mailing only. Send 81 one-cent stam3
for the book in binding, OF
stamps for it in paper-covers, Addrd
DIR. X. v. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-09
A Quaint sunainI.

A curiously whimsical idea has been
carried out in an English garden at the
suggestion OF Mrs. Rothschild. Yews
clipped In the old world formal fashion
OF two centuries ago stand by the
walks and fountains. two cut in the
form of table and armchair and two
In the form Of peacocks. BY one of the
fountains stands quaint sundial.
The shadow of tall tree falls upon a
huge clock face. indicated on the grass
by figures grown in golden yew. A
heart shaped bed marks each corner.
and beyond the figures there is this
motto In golden yew: Light and shade
by turns. but love always"
The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-09

mot Like Other Men"
The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-09

digestive and nuhj
systems. The food /,
into the body is then }
verted into nutrita
w hich is supplied
heart, lungs. kidneysj
other organs which
made strong by nutrl
Disease is thrown !
New strength coma|
every tissue and 6bu|
the body. |
cT suffered for 4
years with pain in
stomach SO that at d
/ couldn't work nor d
writes Mr.. Frank Smi.h
Granite, Chafee Co. d
~ / wrote to you about
sickness and was tod
use your medicine, wi
/ did with good rea
I only used four Bot
of your Golden Med
Discovery and mus,
that I ann entirely Gu
and feel like a new u
and l can highly rec
mend your uiedicins
any sufferer"
The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-09
Melting.

"Mr. Gallent. you are something OF
student of human nature" began Miss
Bewchus coyly.
"Ah. but now." he interrupted. fash
ing his bold black eyes upon her. Il
am a divinity student "-Philadelphla
Press,
The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-09

The Tagtars owe their alphabet to tlre
Christian missionaries known as the
HISTORIANS.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-09

The children OF different countries
have different tastes, but tin swords
are wanted all over the world.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-08-12
PROPOSAL sFOR SUPPLIES.

The Beard of Directors of the State
Orphans Home will receive sealed pro-
posals for furnishing supplies of gro
ceries, provisions, seventy cords of
split wood and ten cords of limb
wood, also meats of all kinds, to be
delivered at the State Orphans
Home. Carson City, Nevada, for six
months from and including July /,
1902, up to o'clock p. M, of Thurs
day. June %, 1902.
All articles to be first class of their
kind and to be delivered in such
quantities and at such times as the
superintendent may direct.
All articles not satisfactory to be
returned at the contractors expense.
Bids to be directed to the Secretary
of the State Orphans Home Board
Carson City, Nevada.
The Board reserves the right to re
iect any and all bids
ORVIS RING,
Secretary of Board
Carson City. Nevada, June 10, 1902