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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-01
]. P. MORGaN'S SCHEME
Merge Two Greatest Electrical
Goods Companies in World.

New York, Jan IL. Pierpont Nor
gan has under way q deal of vast I'M
portance to the electrical world. involy-
ing combined capital of $50. 900. 900,
says the Herald. The Westinghouse
Electric and Manufacturing company OF
Pittsburg and the General Electric com
pany, in which MIR. Morgan is the con-
trolling factor, are to be brought to-
gether and operated under the comEu-
nifty of interest plan. The news of the
proposed merger reports of which have
been current for some days, in well in
formed circles in Wall street. have been
officially confirmed. No; statement Will
be made until the merger has been ac-
cCmplished.
This merger will bring together not
only two companies with a capitalize
ton of nearly $4,000 600, but the two
largest manufacturers of electric apra-
ratus in the United States will pass INTO
the hands of syndicate of which Mr..
Morgan will be the central figure. The
companies have branches in England,
France and Germany, which also will
pass into the hands OF one central or
ganization. Additional color has been
lent to the report that a community of
interest scheme is being evolved be-
tween the two companies by the fact
that George Westinghouse, the president
of the company which bears his name,
has been here in New York recently and
has conferred frequently with Mr.. Nor
gan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-01

Emporia to continue her studies at tile
State Normal, after spending Christmas
here the guest of her parents Mr.. and
Mrs VIM. Kemp.
Mr.. and Mrs r. ]. Montgomery have
returned to their home in Lawrence,
Kas., after a visit to Mrs. Montgom-
ery's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Kemp,
of Capitol View.
Mrs. J. K. Withers of I'LL Kansas
avenue accompanied by her niece, Miss
Ethel Shank of Red Oak, Iowa, will go
to Lawrence Thursday to be the guest
until Saturday morning of Mr.. and
Mrs. C. w. Maf1tt.
The North Topeka Benevolent society
met last evening at the Baptist church
and reelected the same officers who
were: Chairman, L. p. Fraser; assist
ant chairman. Alpha ROBINSON; seere-
tary, Miss Pearl Irwin; treasurer, Miss
Virginia Hunt.
The funeral of Zebulon Button was
held yesterday afternoon from the fam
lily home northwest of the reform
school. The services were in charge of
Rev. W. B. Hutchinson, pastor of the
Baptist church. Music was furnished
by a quartette composed of Mrs. El-
more, Miss May McNoun, c. G. Berry
and Jonas Lukens.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-01

gone to housekeeping at 1125 Van Buren,
street Mr.. Eastman is a reporter for the
Topeka State Journal.
Invitations have been issued for the
marriage of Miss Nellie May Whittekind
and Mr.. Frank Lynn Baker, which is to
take place Tuesday, January 81 at the
home of the bride, 713 Monroe street.
DIR. and Mrs. H. B. Hogeboom enter
tanned at a family dinner today.
Miss Lottie Steinberg has returned
from few days visit in Usage City.
Howard Cassler is up from Kansas City
for short visit with John Ryan.
Roy Allen came over from Wichita for
the dance Tuesday evening.
Miss Mabel Fusselman of Atchison is
spending the week in Topeka, the guest
of Miss Lottie Steinberg.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Peterson gave a din
ner Sunday evening at their home on
Fillmore street in honor of Miss Anna
Anderson and Mr.. Dave Peterson of
Lindsborg The invited guests were; Mr..
and Mrs. Berkman, Mr.. and Mrs. Berg,
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Ahlstronn, Mrs. Ahl-
strom, Miss Hannah Wann, Miss Sophie
Carlson Miss Tilda Carlson, Miss Anna
Anderson Miss Selma Peterson, Miss Ida
Peterson, Mr.. Dave Peterson, Mr.. Alex
Ahlstrom.
The marriage of Rev. H. Clarkson At
water, of Marysville, and Miss Mary
CLANCY, of Blue Rapids, took place this
morning at the cathedral, Bishop Mills
paugh officiating. Miss Clancy is a
former Bethany student. They will
make their home in St Marys for The
present.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-01
MIR. SHELDON'S CARD.

Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon today dis
tributed New Years cards containing
the following original verse:
1902
Dear friend Of mine, the year is new;
1 wish a Happy Year for you'll
Whatever lies within it's hand,
Easy, or hard to understand,
Whether it bring you smiles or tears,
Filling your heart with hopes or fears,
May He who marks the SparrOw's fall
Protect and guide you through it all,
Good cheer to you, o friend of minei
The human walks with the divine,
The earthly life may heavenly be
Since Jesus walked by Gali!ee:
The path you tread has once been trod
BY Him, who was the Son Of God;
Fear not the future; trust it all
To Him who marks the sloarrow's fail;
Dear friend of mine, the year is new,
God grant a Happy Year to you'll
CHARLES NJ. SHELDON.
Central Church. Topeka. Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-01
LOW GOES IN.
New York City Administration
Changes Hands.

New York. Jan. Seth Low, former
mayor of Brooklyn and president of
Columbia university until he gave up
that office to become candidate for the
mayoralty on a fusion ticket. became
mayor of New York today. At the same
time there was an almost complete
turning over of city and county offices
by Democratic incumbents to the can
didates elected on the fusion ticket in
November. The changes in elected Off
GERS included the district attorney, the
comptroller, the presidents of the bo-
roughs, the sheriff, the county register
and the county clerk. OF the successful
ones, all were candidates on the fusion
ticket except the presidents of Bronx
and Queens boroughs, where the Demo-
Gratis were successful. OF the appointed
officers, the important changes includ-
ed the retirement of Police Commission
er Michael c. Murphy, who was sue
ceeded by John N. Partridge and the
appointment Of George L. Rives to be
corporation counsel in place of John
Whalen.
OF the 35 district leaders of Tammany
Hall, is lost their places in the public
service today,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-01
OLD TIME Billiards
Have Been Raging, Bringing Discomfort,
Disease and Death.

Disease and Death.
Did you catch cold during the last
cold spell?
Did it leave you with cough or
tickling or soreness in your throat, or a
slight discharge from the nose or ear or
ringing in the head?
If any of these things are true you
are in the first stages of chronic ca
tarrh. Peruna will cure you now in a
very short time.
If you wait until the catarrh becomes
chronic 1T will take much longer to get
a permanent cure. Besides, no one is
safe moment while chronic catarrh is
in the system.
1t is capable of producing a multi
tude of diseases such as bronchitis,
pneumonia, quinsy, dyspepsia, Brights
disease and many forms of female
weakness. This fact should lead every
one who has the slightest cold or cough
to begin at once the proper treatment.
Peruna is the remedy for all this class
of diseases. 1t removes the disease by
removing the cause, catarrhal infiam-
nation of the mucous membrane.
If you do not derive prompt and sat
isfactory results from the use of Pc
runa, write at once to DIR. Hartman,
giving a full statement of your case
and he will be pleased to give you his
valuable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President of
The Hartman SanitarIum, Columbus, O.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-01
Santa Fe Linemau Killed

Albuquerque, n. NJ, Jan. AT bridge
No 81, 20 miles west of Albuquerque,
Fireman Henry Schopper, of the west
bound California Limited, was instantly
killed. As the train approached the
bridge at full speed Schopper leaned far
out to make an observation on the en-
CINE. His head struck an iron girder and
was severed from the body. Schopper
leaves a wife.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-01
WEATHER STILL WARM.

The government forecast sent out to-
day is: Generally fair tonight and
Thursday
The minimum temperature this morning
was 49, The wind has been south, blowing
II miles an hour. The weather map for
yesterday shows the following high max
imum temperatures in the west Chey-
enne So; Denver, e.: Dodge City. "a; Los
Angeles IS; Oklahoma City, ga Yuma,
IA The hourly temperatures according TO
the government thermometer today were
as follows: -
O. clock .......... $50 o'clock .......... Al
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-01
RESULT is A TIE.
Stove Guessing Contest at CLANCY d
Morfon,s Undecided.

The guessing contest on the number Of
assorted nails in a 64-pound box at the
firm of CLANCY Sc Morton ended today
and the nails were counted. The number
found to be in the box was 1858 and two
people, Mrs James Crawford and ]. b.
Jones, guessed 1887. The prize is a $45
stove.
Mr.. Crawford is a linotype operator at
the state Journal office. The two will
second lot of nails to decide the contest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-01
Henry Burke

of Broadway
Medicine Columbus. Ohio:
that
serious cold recommend to
time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-01
Rosy ohseks.

Do you want theIn2 Do you simply want
to glow with health? Do you want to eat
well. sleep well and work well? Try
Lichty's Celery Nerve Compound. Sold
by George w. Stansfield 632 Kansas ave-
nue.; Marshall Bros. lis Kansas avenue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-01

Hon. George c. Hazelton. Ex-Member
of Congress from Wisconsin, writes
from Washington, d. c., Washington
Loan and Trust Co. Building, as fol-
lows:
al cordially recommend your Peru
ma to anyone suffering with catarrh.
! am fully convinced of its curative
Qualities" GEO. c. FiAZELTON.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-01

with Christmas green's and cut flowers
and all Of the guests voted the t.Okla-
homa card party a ''howling success"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-01
A Watch Party.

Miss Lille Battershill was pleasantly
surprised Tuesday, evening by number of
her friends at her home Harrison
street who went to watch the old year
out The evening was spent in progressive
high five and music. The first prize was
won by Mr.. Ralph Kennedy and the con-
ISOLATION prize by Miss Maude Gregg. At
a late hour refreshments were served
The invited guests were: Mr.. and Mrs
William Battershill, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Battershill. Miss Carrie wilcox. Miss Dot
Watts, Miss Maude Gregg, Miss Ada Ken
nedy Mr. Clark Anderson, Mr.. Harry
Sharp, Mr.. Jack Mercer, Mr.. Ralph Ken
nedy, Mr.. Bert Wall and Mr.. Ernest Jes-
ter,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-04-12
When Bob Evans
Was Near Death

Rear Admiral Robley d. Evans, al
though he has seen plenty of sharp
fighting and has been often under fire,
oace came nearer to losing his life on
board his own ship and when not en-
gagged with the enemy than during any
battle in which he ever had part. He
tells the story in ga Sailors Log" A
little before the destruction of Ger
vera's feet he had gone below to his
cabin with Commander Kimball of the
torpedo fleet, who had brought dis
patches. They were sitting at the
cabin table studying the situation,
when a startled voice exclaimed.
Look out, captain!"
l threw my head to n side, he
writes, to see what l was to look out
for. when there was a tremendous
crash, and l was aware that l was hurt
and more or less dazed. My first i'm
preston was that one of the Spanish
gunboats had sneaked up on us and
put a shell into my cabin. 1 had been
thinking all the afternoon what a fine
chance it would be for them that
night. But when 1 was really con-
scious l saw that that was not the
trouble.
My cabin was full Of men, all star
ing at me, their eyes fairly sticking
out of their heads. They thought T
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-04-12
Famous Captain Tells
of His Narrow Escape I
from Fatal Accident. '

was killed, and 1 suppose they wanted
to see the last of the "old man." I
was soon aware that one of the doc
tors was feeling and twisting my
right arm, and that my right Shout
sAer was in pretty bad shape. Through
" all 1 was sorry for Kimball. who,
| thought, was surely killed, and I
was greatly relieved when l heard his
voice, which sounded a mile away.
The men were running in a steel haw.
ser, and it had picked up the steel bat
tie hatch. weighing something over
400 pounds, which was lying on deck.
ready to be put on the cabin hatch
when needed. The line had carried it
along until it came directly over the
hatch under which l was sitting, when
it slipped off, came down edge first.
and caught me on the shoulder In
stead of the head.
The man who called to me to looh
out held on to it in his effort to stop
it, and came down with it.
My shoulder was badly mashed ana
d%islocated, but the excellent medical
men soon wiped the blood of, reduc-
ed the %dislocation, bandaged my arm
to my side, and turned me in.
II my head had been four inches
further forward l should eve have
had the pleasure of writing this book.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-04-12
PALESTINE WAKING UP.
rlany Signs of Progress Which Are Due to German Enter
prise.

territories in which to develop Ger.
man markets. The Bagdad railroad.
which will lead through Anatolia, in
tersecting the headwaters of the Tigris
and E%uphrates, to the shores of the
Persian gulf, is an enterprise Of vast
Importance, not only to Germany, as
the promoter, and the Turkish en-
pire, but to the world at large. 1t is
the greatest commercial and civilizing
factor that could be introduced into
this region and will tap the rich terri
tories which composed ancient Meso-
potamia. Apart from new avenues OF
commerce, a land will be opened up to
students and tourists which, owing to
expense and unsafe methods Of travel,
has thus far been practically inacces-
sible.
"The commerce. of Palestine to-day
is not unimportant. The products Of
the country are wheat, barley. Or.
anges, oil, wine, nuts, figs. apples.
peaches, pears, pomegranates apricots
citrons almonds, cucumbers, lettuce.
onions, wild artichokes and aspara-
gus. trufaes, tobacco, sesame and silk,
while potatoes and other European
and American vegetables are being
introduced by German and French
colonists." "
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-04-12

According to United States Consular
Agent Harris Palestine has shown un-
mistakable signs of progress during
the past decade, much of which Is to
be attributed to German enterprise.
German colonists, merchants and
horticulturists," says Mr.. Harris. ARE
awakening that part of the Levant
from a lethargy of a thousand years.
Three years ago a German bank was
established in Jerusalem, with a
branch in Yafa, which exchanged $751;
600, 900 in 1901. The waters of the
Dead Sea, where no rudder has been
seen for centuries, are now being piled
by German motor boats. A direct line
of. communication has thus been open
ed up between Jerusalem and Kerak,
the ancient capital of the land Of
Moab, which still commands the cara
van routes leading across the Arabian
desert. There is no doubt that Ger
man enterprise will also exploit the
phosphate fields situated on both sides
of the Jordan, when transportation
facilities shall have been sufficiently
developed to insure success to the
Undertaking.
For many years Germany has beer
looking to Asia Minor and other u
tries adjacent to Palestine as suitable
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-04-12
1he r.bles Ne.tlx rurned.

There is, certain brilliant young
lawyer in Brooklyn, with a reputation
for ability In "rattling" witnesses,
who had the tables neatly turned on
him the other day. "A prominent
Heights physician testified az to the
character Of the injuries sustained by
the plaintiff, and the young lawyer
wa sseeking to ridicule his. Testimony.
The physician had said that the plain
THIS brain and spinal cord had been.
injured, and that the Injury. to the
brain was manifested by. an increased
knee jerk I s..sss /, #, II
Now, see here. doctor. said tho
lawyer, going through . series Of,
physical contortions, chiefly with his
knees. what does this increased knee
Jerk 81 mine show ~
We'll, said the doctor, slowly.
taking your exhibition 81 yourself
before the Jury and this knee Jerk, /
should ray that you were suffering,
from serious brain trouble, Ss
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-04-12
Word .H.mr Approprl.te.

A party of prominent New Jersey
men were sitting upon the porch of the
Stockton house, Cape May, mi sum
mer afternoon, listening to an old sea
captain relate a story about q ship
wreck in the South Pacific. He stated
that after being cast upon an island
starvation was imminent, and it was
resolved to cast lots to decide who
should be killed and eaten. The vic
tim was the colored cook. One Of the
listeners asked the sailor how the col
ored mans flesh tasted and the captain
veplied:
we boiled a piece of the darkey,
and when it was cooked the flesh tast-
ed like new ham,"
His questioner remarked, in an in
credulous manner:
That's singular, captain. Are yor
sure the taste was like ham?"
The late Gen. William ]. seweli.
United States Senator, who was one
If the group, said in his dry manner:
There isn't anything singular abou,
1t at all. II you remember, one OF
Noah's sons was Ham. who was q
black man. The ships co1ored cook
was q descendant of Noah's son Ham,
and the captain and his s~hipwrecked
crew simply ate good boiled Ham"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-04-12
&4 ia Nh 44&4
= WILD TURKEY SEEMINGLY =
= ENJOYED BEING SHOT ATE

and saw perched on its top a wild COB
bier whose FURNISHED feathers shone
In the sun. 1t stood calmly with head
erect enjoying the air and, the placid
river beneath.
Stribling laid the pipe down care
fully, walked into his bedroom, picked
up his rife Of IA calibre, and went
back to the gallery. He knew that
he would be forced to go a half-m1le
downstream to the nearest ford, cross,
come back upstream, go back down
stream, and come back upstream in or
der to retrieve, but did not purpose
to be insulted.
He shoots we'll. He leaned firmly
against the end post of the gallery,
got the tip of the front sight on the
base Of the birds black beard which
hung from the gobbler's breast, held
it there for a moment, smiled as 1T
occurred to him that the thing was
too easy and pressed the trigger firm
ly and steadily.
There was the usual sharp crack.
which sounded doubly loud in the still
ness of morning, but the turkey was
unmoved. 1t evinced nc curiosity. ,
Stribling tried it again, a little more
carefully and with less confidence;
same result. He said: Il may be get
ting old and ~wrinkledNin my face, but
I'll bet the farm and all it costs me
that l can make you move" Same
result. @...-.
That was all the cartridges he had.
He walked to the bank of the river
and yelled at the bird. 1t looked down
at him and sailed away.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-04-12

between thirty cents and Sl.25 per
square inch in London; while. esti-
mated as live stock, the Six cows IN
the latter picture appear to have been
valued at fifty guineas each, despite
their advanced age, which precludlees
the possibility Of their being useful
for other purposes, than landscape or
naments-although this Is perhaps
minimizing the value of the riparian
rights along the river. What's wealth
Of conjecture these facts suggest!
Think Of the prices that some OF the
enormous Munkacsy canvasess would
bring IL sold on this basis, and sof the
possible value 81 Rosa Bonheurss
THE Horse Fairp--wwith stations ~
Tattersail pricesi Let the artist re-
member to stretch his canvas vide
enough. 81, II ne be OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
TO put III aSsuthcient number of muarr-
ketable beasts ana there willssspsedilys
% anl 5send ~ tho Nv q Tho Nandsrrpay:-;
ment iof artstic endsAyOE-Harpefs's
kWeekly. %s sSE S#s3 I'll
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LARGEST oREDoE IN. THE WORLD

l LLNN.-rf ".g LlL. EELLE FHN~ E' ~ 49, EAtfA LE& ga,
Big Dippsr VIII scoop Up Th,rtssn Ten.
of Material 1t One Time.
On the LIST day Of June next the Pol
son Iron and shipbuilding works at
Toronto will deliver to ]. Poupore, a
Montreal contractor, the largest dipper
dredge in the world. It will cost $62,-
900 to build.
The title dipper dredge, by which it
is known, is hardly fair. to the i'm
mense machine now under process of
construction. 1t is a big dipper; SO,
big that every time 1t goes down into
the deep thirteen tons Of material will
be brought to the surface and dropped
into the scow beside it. This immense
weight Of 10000 pounds will be han
died as lightly and easily as il 1t were
a shovelful instead Of eight cubic yards
If earth.
This great dipper can reach down in
to the water and haul up earth from a
depth of fifty feet, and its capacity is
sixty loads an hour, which, for a days
work Of ten hours, mean Is, 500, 900
hounds. w
For a craft doing such IN immense
amount of lifting 1t is not long-just
SO feet, with a beam Of SO feet 8 inches
and a mean depth Of 10 feet 6 inches.
The great arm which will control the
dipper will be 66 feet long, and two
steel spuds will run down on each side
of the vessel and take firm hold on the
bottom while she is lifting. The main
hosting engine has cylinders with a
'6-inch diameter and an 1S-inch stroke.
The dredge will carry a crew Of IL
easily, says the Buffalo Commercial.
The consulting engineer in its con-
struction is L. A. Desy Of Montreal. It
will do it's gigantic feats Of dipping
first in connection with the great
works which Mr.. Poupore, the pur-
chaser, is constructing for the govern.
nent at Maisonneuve and Sorel.
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The wild turkey, called by Choctaws
and Cherokees in differing tongues
the wit Of the woods" is supposed
by old hunters to have intelligence
above that of other birds. In general
1t has. Yet sometimes it mods like
Homer. and sometimes it displays the
Indifferent recklessness of a cross be-
tween D'Artagnan and dear old Ouida's
hero. BERTHE Cecil.
C. S. Stribling lives neal the lower
part of the San Antonio river, a few
miles above its debouchment into the
Gulf of Mexico. Wild turkeys are
plentiful in the region, and he kills
q 3ood many of them.
In winter it is never more than
three miles from his house to a roost.
When he wants turkey meat he sad
dies his pony before daylight. rides to
within a quarter-mile of the roost, dis
mounts, walks stealthily to the bur-
dened trees, waits till he can see a
round, black form between him and
the sky. knocks one over and goes
home.
Mr.. Stribling does not pretend to be
a sportsman in the finer sense of the
term: in fact, he raises cotton as a
means of keeping in debt, but he likes
turkey. especially when it is self-tla-
vorcd with nuts and wild pepper.
The river runs by his home and is
thirty yards wide. Directly across
from his front yard grows a solitary
cypress that is probably $50 feet high.
One forenoon, while sitting on his
front gallery and enjoying a cob-pipe
he had been blackening for five years,
Stribling glanced toward the cypress