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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-26
ALGER'S SECRETARY.
Some Are Paid as High as $4,000 q
Year.

Washington, Dec. Ex-senator Alger
selected bright young Minnesota man
as his secretary. Thomas Grant was
chosen by the former secretary OF war,
after the names of half score of bright
and brainy young men had been under
consideration.
Grant was born on the military reser-
walton at Fort Smelling, June 26 1876
His father is veteran volunteer of the
war of the rebellion. and also took part
in the Spanish-American war. Young.
Grant was educated at the public and
high school of Washington He gTadu-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-26

wilds as can be related by the great ma
jority of Yukon pioneers.
Six years before KTondike was discover
ed he entered into the wilderness of
Alaska, spending a number of years in
the Forty-Mile country. His hardest ex-
perience was in enduring privations re-
sulting from the lack of food at Forty
Mile during the winter of 1894
When Klondike was struck Coates re-
manned at Forty-AIile until the richest
ground had been staked. Later he reach
ed Dawson and staked on a less promi-
nent creek BY hard effort he has ac-
cumulated $500,O00.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-26

Guthrie. Okla, Dec. 26.-The Usage
Indians of Oklahoma, of whom there
of SS,5S4,49S in the United States treas
ury. according to the annual report of
the Usage agent just made public. They
own 100000 acres of land, making them
per capita the wealthiest people on
earth. Their receipts for the year from
all sources amounts to $579.S6e
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-26


If a snow scene is ever given on the
stage of the Grand this winter some
railroad will be called on to lend a snow
pillow before the audience will be able
to get out
For almost the first time since she has
been police Inatron, Mrs. Thorpe had her
Christmas day pretty much to herself.
The Salvation army took her work Oft
her hands.
Some of the express companies were
forced to leave several wagon loads of
undelivered presents at their railroad
depots Thursday. The deliveries will be
made today.
The express companies delivered an
unusual number of small. square. I'M
labeled boxes shipped from Kentucky.
Tennessee and Missouri points, yester-
day morning.
People who walked down town this
morning and thought it was cold would
have had chillblains and frosted ears
had they known that the mercury was
just at zero.
Hot water bags. hot bricks. hot punch,
overcoats rugs blankets and ear nuffs
Grand Thursday if the candy boy had
had them in stock.
The crippled colored man who keeps a
peanut and popcorn stand at Eighth and
Kansas avenue did not open the doors
of his place of business this morning. Il
was too cold for him.
One colored man, who attended the
Salvation army dinner yesterday, was
attended by his wife and thirteen chill
dren2 all his own. His division looked
like public dinner by itself.
The boys at the State Industrial
school north of town were given a very
good Christmas entertainment, com
mencing with two large trees. Every
one of the 200 boys in the institution
was remembered with presents from
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-26
Bishop Conaty in the Lead.

Rome, Dec. 26-Bishop Conaty. rector
of the aCtholic university at Washing
ton. appears to have the best chance Of
appointment to the bishoDric of Los An
geles, Cal When the congregation of
the propaganda meets January 49, after
the holidays, the filling of this vacancy
win be among the earliest business
transacted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-26
AlI-American Bowlers.

Des Moines, Is., Dec. 2e.-The All
American bowling trio will complete its
tour tomorrow at Dubuque. 1t plays to-
day at Waterloo One of the best games
OF the trip was played here yesterday.
the trio securing a total of 1852 pins
capturing four games out of i've.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-26
CABLE STEPS DOWN.
Chairman of Rock Island Di-
rectOrs Takes Lighter Work.

New York. Dec. 2s.-R. R. Gable. for
many years chairman of the Rock Island
board of directors. has resigned that posi-
ton and been elected chairman of the
executive committee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-26
WORKED HARD FOR GOLD.
Comes Home from Yukon After Years
of Labor With 100000.

Tacoma. Wash, Dec. 26.-After strug-
Cling twelve years to win fortune of
gold on the Yukon, William Coates has
started from Dawson for his old home in
Chicago. to spend the remainder of his
life in comfort. He returns with as stir
ring a story of hardships in northern
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-26

D. G. Reid has been elected chairman
of the board of directors.
Mr. Cable has long desired to tighten
his work and the change was made at his
request. He is now 20 years old.
H. S. Gable, general superintendent of
the Rock Island at Topeka, Is a son of
r. r. Gable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-26

Women love clear. healthy com
plexion. Pure hleSd makes It. Burdoch-
Blood Bitters makes pure blood.
Evening journal., 1902-01-25
DIXIE WRITES OF PETERSBURG,
ITS SIEGE AND ITS OLD CHUR(

Dixie, a well-known resident of Will
mington, who has spent much time in
Virginia lately, writes the following
interesting story for the Evening Jour
nal.
1t now has been thirty-six years since
THE surrender of General Lees army at
Appomattox Court House, Virginia, to
the Army of the Potomac, under Gen
eral Grant This event has made
Petersburg and its vicinity the historic
ground in the annals of the War of the
Rebellion that will co-exist with the
Republic until time shall cease. In
choosing The south bank of the James
and AppOmattOX rivers as the base Of
operations to cut off or compel the
evacuation OF Richmond by the Con-
federate government, General Grant
displayed in the selection of this line
that rare and marvellous judgment that,
lhaving its inception at Fort DOnelsOn
and Vicksburg in the West, eliminated
in THE extinction of that incompatible
infantry" THAT on many bitterly-cOn-
tested field sorely tried the stamina and
well-nigh predominated over the mag
nifcent Army of the Potomac under it's
host of generals.
In the train of events leading from
the Battle of Gettysburg until the
siege of Petersburg, the military su-
periority of the two generals, Lee and
Grant, apparently was a matter of
West Point training. The wariness of
Lee in forcing the Wilderness battles
was but the prelude OF Mcclellan S
seven-days disastrous fighting in the
f.N Ia
ever the audacity OF General Grant in
marching the entire Army of the Poto-
mac by the right flank twice past Lees
larniy at the Wilderness, caused the
high water of the rebellion at Gettys-
burg, to become the strong ebb tide
that surging around the capital of the
lConfederacy of the South, penetrated
the circle so long held by the Army of
Northern Virginia, and gave the pre-
lcedence to General Grant for that su-
lperior judgment that saved him from
being bottled up as was General
Butler at Bermuda hundred or the eX-
Termination Mcclellan barely escaped
on the Peninsula.
All this. however belongs "a the
contemporary history of the great war
and this article is intended to depict
the historic points of thirty-siX years
lagc. One can fancy a line stretching
from City Point at the confluence of
the AppOmattox with the James and
lextending to the west of Petersburg
including Forts McGilvrey, ,Wadsworth,
SedgewiclS, Gregg, Steadman, Malone,
Rice. Hatcher's Run, Haskell, Fisher,
Davis The Carter, Meikle, Morton,
Fine Forks. and Globe Tavern. Time
has rounded off the rough escarpments
and the Virginia creeper entwines it,
self upon parapets that once bristled
with death dealing cannon. Now all
is peace and Quietness. The blue and
the gray are under the old flag and in
brown khaki. upholding the splendid
lvalor OF their ancestors in the junglos
of the Philippines and before the walls
of forbidden cities in China, and the
american people. mindful of their
world extending influence, are in the
North and in the South. a unit for that
Evening journal., 1902-01-25

stands ready to pay the price demand
ed Since we cannot refuse to allow
Denmark the right to sell them TO the
highest and best bidder. our only
course is 10 step in and take them at
the price agreed upon. At former
period our purpose was TO make a
naval station OF St. Thomas, but since
acquiring Porto Rico, this is no longer
necessary. Our purchase is doubtless
largely due TO our desire to prevent
some other nation-particularly Ger
many-from building a naval station
at ST. Thomas. While we hold the key
TO the Caribbean. yet there are other
KEYS and these we desire to possess.
II we could have the assurance that
Denmark would hold these islands
permanently. we should be content,
but since they are in the market we
are compelled TO purchase.
Evening journal., 1902-01-25
GENIus ApPRECIArED

Richard Pearson HObsOn, OF the u.
S Navy. did daring thing in taking
a vessel into the mouth of the harbor
of Santiago and sinking her in order
10 prevent the escape of the Spanish
fleet That was during our little un-
with Spain few years
ago. Tho boat was sunk all right but
the fleet came out notwithstanding,an
the American fleet had few moments
of vigorous exercise in putting il out
of business After his gallant deed
.Hohson was sent to MORO Castle and
later removed to a point ont of the
range of American gums The Ameri-
can people. ever responsive 20 acts OF
bravery made a hero of Hobson on his
return from captivity. There was a
demand that he should appear on the
lecture platform, not that people ex-
pected to hear anything remarkable or
new. but that they might say that they
had seen Hobson.
Therefore the itinerary began To
make the show more popular he allow
ed the women TO stand in line and
ceive a chaste salutation from mis- Ups
as a gratuity that went with the lee
mre. The papers meanly published
run accounts Of these performances
keeping accurate count of the number
of ladies who were the recipients o
Ibis special favor in this particular
Then the Navy department sent him q,
lfar-away Manila in the hope that ther
he might learn how to conduct himsel
with ordinary decency and propriety
This was a sad blow not only to Hob
son. but 10 the thousands ct love-lori
! and romantic maidens I'M various part
p Iol the country who had been eagerl
4 awaiting his coming Somebody blum
dered: for by some means Hobson ha
gotten away and is now in Americ
J having resumed his lecture cours
p right where he left or
D But Oh. what growth He I
e Longer aims his remarks at the su.
r ceptible hearts OF young ladies, an
e those little salutations afterward al
J, discarded His utterances have al
sumed a breadth that now takes in d
r whole earth Recently he has di
q cussed the Monroe Doctrine. and b
h shown that cur policy viii keep Il
y Chinese Empire from going 70 eterr
Evening journal., 1902-01-25
Cuban Delay Dangerous
Tho New York Tribuno.

From the New York Tribune.
The report that reciprocity with
Cuba may be postponed for a year be-
cause OF disagreement between the two
houses of Congress is unwelcome. It's
realization would be discreditable and
dangerous. Every argument in favor
of making concessions to Cuban com
merce is equally an argument for
making them now Postponement for
wear would rob the act of all it's gra-
ciousness and OF much of it's practical
value to both countries. and would in
addition entail upon both countries,
grave possibilities of evil The al
most inevitable results of such post
ponement would indeed be so deplor.
able that It seems inconceivable thai
thoughtful men should incur them, un-
Hess under the compulsion of absolute
necessity That. they should wantonly
/ do so because of some Disagreement
lover procedure or because of some idl'
or spiteful threats we prefer 90 rcgarl
as simply unthinkable.
Evening journal., 1902-01-25
SIGNS AND oNrENs

There are strange doings down in
Sussex. A peculiar object like an air
ship is lowering over Georgetown, and
roaming the forests around Milton is
a strange animal that pounds on its
stomach. making a noise like bass
drum. We should regard these re-
ports as the product Of an oyer-heated
imagination did they not occur in the
Union Republican. a paper owned by
the Hon. j. g. Addicke, and edited
until recently by the Hon. Gale Lay
ton. We read that when 1t was di-
rectly over the town the strange ma
chine seemed to stop, but the rear
portion Of II was kept constantly NOV
ing. Il was viewed by large number
Of reliable people here and they firmly
believe 1t was an airship of some
kind"
Some have expressed the opinion
that it is the airship of NJ. Santos
Dumont, since that gentleman recently
expressed the opinion that he could
cross the Atlantic in mis- machine. Pos
sibly he is lowering in air looking for
a safe place 20 landa place devoid of
eandburs. But the more knowing ones
declare that IT. is only the bird of
freedom taking a little aerial exercise
preparatory TO settling down on it's old
.roost at the head of the Republican
ticket But the mystery of the air is
las nothing to that "varmant" that is
haunting the swamps. soaring the life
|out of the colored inhabitants 1T
pounds its stomach. making a noise
like bass drum Now what can this
monster be? Is il some Addicks
statesman practicing for the fall cam
paign? We are told that there Is talk
Of organizing searching party, but
this is needless; about registration
time 1t will come forth, and then those
colored men will no longer fear It,
There are many signs and omens in
Sussex but they may be interpreted by
one who has second sight
Evening journal., 1902-01-25
NEW SPAPER OPINION
The Philippines To-day

From the New York Sun.
The people who favor giving up the
Philippines had better say soon all
;hat they intend to say. The Hon.
William H. Taft, the head of the COM
mission of three Americans that has
been engaged for some months in es-
taLhshing civilgOvernment in the archi-
pelago, has just returned to the United
States with the report that the work
for which that commission was Gre
ated is advancing, and that content
ment under the American Government
is growing in spite of all difficulties.
The improvement reported by Com
missioner Taft has been accomplished
while the Philippines were practically
dead. The rule which we imposed
upon ourselves OF not granting fran
chises until they should be authorized
by Congress was a paddock on business
development. Open the Philippines tc
the building of railroads and TO the
commercial enterprises for which the
islands offer countless opportunities
and the fire Of industry will replace the
flame of insurreotiOn and brigandage.
The Philippines bill, now in course
of debate in the Senate. aims to do thai
thing.
Evening journal., 1902-01-25

one of the recipients, is 107 years oldI
and still retains all his faculties.
Two hundred rife clubs,with mem
bership of over 25.000, are now afhli
ated with the British National Rid
Association.
1t is proposed to abolish the 'shOul
der arms" and present arms from thd
French army, owing to the time wasted
in teaching men to do this property
The present salutes would be eXchangN
ed for a more simplified movement.
Women are more and more patrOnA
izing life insurance, and many of the
companies maintain a woman's depart
ment. presided over by a female super
intendent The statistics indicate thay
business women and women of great
wealth are the principal patrons.
Because of unwillingness to wear
glasses. women suffer more from theil
eyes than do men.
Japans foreign trade has in thirty
years increased from less than 81 tc
nearly 81 per capita per annum.
Debtors i'm Siam. when three months
in arrears. can be seized by the credi
tor and compelled 10 work out theil
indebtedness. Should a debtor run
away. his father. his wife, or his chill
dren may be held in slavery until thu
debt is Cancelled.
During the busy time the twenty
leading hotels in London accommodat
ed about is, 400 guests every night.
Judge Alfred Heath, of Syracuse
| Wyoming, has an old English Bibl
lprinted in 1906, which contains the Oh
Testament, the Apocryphan, table q
lproper names the Psalms. the Lord
Prayer, the commandments and tn
canticles, all set to music. lt is
"Breeches Bible" of which few cOpie
of this edition are known to be in eA
listence.
Evening journal., 1902-01-25
THE LITERARY WORLD

Advanced spring and summer styles
are pictured in the American Queen
for February. Dainty embroidery de-
signs are also shown, and the Beauty
and Toilet" and Domestic Science de-
partments are up to the usual high
standard Articles on "A Mothers
Duty to Her Daughters, Thrown on
Her Own Resources" In the Home
lCircle" and Exercise for Growing
Girls are particularly interesting. The
cover, in red and black, is one of the
Malcolm Strauss series, and is very at
uactiye Price of magazine, 80 cents
per year. Office Of publication, No. 81
East Seventeenth street, New York.
Sir Charles w. Dixie contributes to
the Cosmopolitan for February an arti-
Gle on THE Naval Strength OF Ma
ltions,' which gives not only a most
Interesting and comprehensive account
of the navies Of the great Powers, but
also clear insight into world politics.
Few men possess such knowledge as
the authors, gained from years of ex-
lperience in a diplomatic and political
career. The article is so broad in scope
land straightforward in treatment that
IL will be read with interest not alone
lby statesmen. but by everyone whose
Thoughts travel beyond the immediate
wants of single day. The COsmo-
lpolitan is fortunate in its fiction
lStories OF love. adventure and humo1
from the pens of famous authors make
1.-THE midwinter fiction number vitality
Interesting. IS. Cohn & Son" by Zang-
will. deals with the anglization Of a
Jew and the inevitable tragedy of ms
love for an English girl whose race
prejudice triumphs over her noblei
feelings. I'm THE Valley of the Dead,
lThomas A. Janvier pictures the strug
lgle of a dashing young engineer be
tween love and duty. "Mr MacGlOwrie'
lWidow" is the title of a Western story
lin Bret Haute's happiest vein and The
Fish" is one of e. W. Kemble's bes
humorous skits. "Niagara-the Scene
of Perilous Feats," is the title Of an ar
lticle in the February Cosmopolitan
which tells the story of the many WINE
lhave year after year gone to Niagar'
! seeking nOtoriety Or-death. From tn
earliest days Niagara has been th
Mecca. OF those who valued their live
: lliehtly. and the story OF Sam Patel
Blondin. Maria Spelterina the lealou
Balleni's attempt no cut the cable o
which. his rival was performing owe
the seet1mng whirlpool rapids Pete
INisqen's ill-fsted Fool KILLER an
lCaptain Webbs last swim, is carrie
down to Mrs. Taylor, the only sul
Ivivor Of a trip over the great Falls
Evening journal., 1902-01-25

expansion that proclaims "Libel
throughout the earth" Hence eaI
year the historic battlefields of
great war are visited by the gra
haired veterans of the G. A. R., a
good naturedly fight the battles oy|
again with the survivors of that &"
comparable infantry" as General u
lcalled the Army of Northern Virgin
Among the most intresting of the
places Is the battlefield of the CratN
A deep depression marks the 81
Imade at the time of the mine explE
lsion in 1864 during the siege of PeteIN
burg he position once taken. sweN
from an eminence the entire city. Nh
homes division of the ConfederaN
larmy was continually under arms
lrepel the expected assault. At leng
it was made by the entire Eighteen
army corps of the Federal army. Id
by two regiments of colored troorN
and resulted in frightful slaughter
the Union troops. which failed in cal
lrying the position.
Within a short distance of the CratV
lies in peaceful repose, the old Bland
ford Cemetery. with many of it's a /
! lcient tombstones shattered by the sht
and shell of the contending armieI
The ruins OF an old Episcopal chapcI
built in 1885. the walls and roof stiI
intact. bear witness to the fierce coII
! fiict of the last days of the Confede
acy.
Upon the wall of the latter wr1tteI
by an unknown author, in the yeai
l1S41, the following beautiful lines hayl
been found worthy Of preservation il
tablet:
OLD BLANDFORD CHURCH.
Thou art crumbling to the dust, OF
pile,
Thou art Fastening to thy fall,
And round thee in thy loneliness
Clings the ivy to the wall.
The WOrshippers are scattered now
/ Who knelt before thy thrine
And silence reigns where anthems ros'
In days of "Auld Lang Syne"
And sadly signs the wandering wind
Where oft in years gone by,
Prayers rose from many hearts to Hi
The Highest of the High;
| The tramp of many a busy foot
That sought thy aisles is o'er
| And many a weary heart around
Is still forever more.
How doth ambitions hope take wing
How droOps the spirit nOwl
We hear the distant city's din,
/ The dead are mute below.
| The sun that shOne upon their paths
Now gilds their lonely graves,
The zephyrs which once famed the
] brOws
! The grass above them waves.
/ Oh. could we call the many back
Who've gathered here in vain
Who've careless roved where we d
now
/ Who'll never meet again;
How would our very souls be stirre
TO meet the earnest gaze
lOf the lovely and the beautiful
The lights of other days.
Dixie.
Evening journal., 1902-01-25

The other day we printed an extract
from an able article in the Atlantic
Monthly in which the writer gave
some reasons for the seating of the
Addicks delegation at Philadelphia.
The Sentinel takes it up as though the
words we quoted were ours, and pro-
cceds to get down into the gutter for
mud to sling at u.s. We wish to say to
soma of our Union Republican friends
that when they hurl at us the epithets
TOOL and "liar" we pity their des-
peration. and almost regret their pow
erty of argument Some Of these
slang whangers would do we'll on the
Arizona Kicker.
Evening journal., 1902-01-25

smash and that finally we shall turn
in and keep the hungry Cossacks and
others of the same stripe from devour-
ing England. Now the strange thing
about all this is that mans greatness
should grow from a single act. Hob
son. the naval constructor, was regard
ed as a sort of a superior mechanic, a
very good fellow who knew his duties,
and considerably left most of other
knowledge to the rest of mankind.
But when that ship began to sink in
Santiago harbor, knowledge came to
him in an instant: he became not only
hero. but a seer and prophet. From
that time he could discuss great topics
with a freedom that is beyond the reach
Of the greatest statesmen and diplo-
mats.
Tho American people are quick TO
appreciate genius. One of the James
boys who managed to escape execution
takes the stage Sullivan and Corbett
follow him. People flock to see mot
hpdl AhtAls bNhdua' ~ htahho W lpdobu
that a highwayman or a great pugilist,
must make a great actor Bob F'itz-
SIMMONS is writing an elaborate arti-
Gle on scientific physical development,
because since nature has endowed him
with much beef. it follows, of course,
that she has not forgotten to ade-
quately supply him with brains Then
There was the Kansas lady who. with
a new hatchet, smashed certain bar
room mirrors. and instantly became
popular as a lecturer and director Of
public thought So it becomes appar-
ent that the American people admire
genius. and propose that it shall be re-
warded
Evening journal., 1902-01-25
NURSING MOTHERS

A mothers poor health is bad
enough for the mother bnt
worse still for the nursing
baby.
Mothers find SCOTS Emul
sion nouris hing and
strengthening food. If the
breast milk is scanty or thin
SCOTS Emulsion will make it
rich and more abundant.
When mothers take Scotts
Emulsion the babies share in
the benefits. Thin babies grow
fat. Weak babies get strong
weiisead you 2 i.i.'e t5 rs, s.. .oaii,.
SCOTT roNNE, 40 rearl street New YerE