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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-24
AFFECTS % ROADS.
Concerted Demand for More Wages
Will Be Made.

Oakland. Cal. Oct. 24.-According to the
interviews obtained today by q Tribune
reporter with the heads of the railway
unions and the union members there viii
be a demand upon the Southern Pacific
within the ncxt thirty days for increa sod
wages. which will affect upward of 10000
of its employees. Both tho mel. and unI)n
officials are loath 10 speak of their plans
and purposes. but finally admitted that
concerted demand was being made not
only upon the Southern Pacific company
but upon % other roads west of Chicago
for increased wages.
During the last six months the merl-
nership OF one union of Southern Pacific
employees organization has increased over
100 per cent That organization is the
United Brotherhood of Railway Employees.
1t is estimated that before the first of
the year that on the Southern Pacific sys-
tenn alone there will be 25.0oO men bers.
The cause of the demands being made,
briefly stated, is the increased cost of liv-
ing The men claim that they are paying
80 to 40 per cent more for house rent and
the necessaries Of life.
They also recite that all the railroads
are doing from one-fourth to one-third
their profits are spondingly larger.
The third reason given that owing to the
heavier equipment ir by nearly all
the railroads the employees are compelled
to do more work than fo.Inerly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-24
MRS. FISHES TRIUMPH.
She Scores a Great Success With Her
New Play.

Milwaukee, Wis, OF. 24.-At the
Pabst theater last night Mrs. Fiske pro-
duced with great success Paul Heyses
five act drama Mary of Magdala." It
was the first performance of the play
in English, and a large and representa-
tive audience saw Mrs. Fiske achieve
the greatest triumph of her career.
The scenes of the play are laid in Jeru-
salem during the government of Herod.
Mary, Judas and Calaphas are the only
historical characters introduced. The
theme of the play is the regeneration OF
Mary Magdalen by the influence of the
Christian spirit. The plot is of absorb
ing interest. and rises in the fourth and
fifth acts to intense power. Mrs. Fiske
more than fulfilled expectations by her
superb performance. The staging was
rich and artistic A storm effect in the
last act was wonderfully realistic. Be
side Mrs F'iske, Tyrone Power. Henry
Woodruff, Rose Eytinge and others OF
an admirable company, were successful
There were many curtain calls after
p.ao6
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-24
NEVER MISSED BRAIN.
Remarkable Surgical Case Puzzles
York Doctors.

York, Pa, Oct. 24.-Surgeons of this
city are greatly interested in the case
of Jason Demuth, of Stony Brook, this
county, who was seriously injured by
the bursting of his gun while out hunt
ing last Wednesday. a piece of the gun
barrel penetrated Demuth's brain. frac-
turing the skull and causing the loss of
three ounces of brain.
He was supposed to be dead for a
time, and remained in an insensible con-
dition for several days; but has now re-
gained consciousness and the power of
sight and speech. Physicians are hope
full, indeed. of his recovery.
Demuth recently returned from the
Philippines. and was soon to have been
married His fiancee is in attendance
as one of the nurses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-24
OVERLOOKED.
There Are Patent Medicines and
Remedies Without Number
For Every Dlsease and AflIction Rni One

A prominent physician was recently
asked why it was that there are 50 MANY
"bloOd purifiers. nerve tonics" and
remedies for every i'll. except one of the
most common and Annoying. viz. piles.
He replied, there are two principal rea-
sons. First, physicians and people in
general, have thought that the only per
manent cure for piles was a surgical
operation. that medicinal preparations
We're simply palliative Another reason
is. that piles is in no sense of the word
an imaginary disease; the sufferer from
piles is very much aware of the fact.
and for this reason the few so-caHed
pile salves. ointments. etc. have been
shcrt-lived. TIE patient very soon dis
covered their inefhciency.
He says further. fortunately. however
there is a new remedy for piles which
judging from its rapidly growing DOB
ulaIitv. VIII soon take the place of all
other treatment: it has certainly made
astonishing cures in this obstinate dis
ease and its merit has made il famous
among PHYSICIANS and wherever il has
been introduced. This remedy is soI1
by all druggists under the name OF
Pyramid File Cure.
From the Immediate relief which the
Pyramid Pile Cure gives IN all forms of
piles, many physicians supposed it con
talilea OoiNii-' SDSsA-AS " some similar
substance. but upon analysis it was
found to be perfectly free from ANYTHING
Of the kind. and the instant relief and
cure which follows its use is rather the
result of it's remarkable healing. sooth-
ing action or the parts affected
The Pyramid File Cure is the onl,
remedy, except a surgical operation.
which Immediately relieves and per
Inanently cures every form of piles.
It is sold by druggists at so cents and
ST. or by mail from Pyramid Drug Co.
Marshall Mich.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-24
CHANCES in Railroad Positions.

On November l the Rock Island will re-
move Dan Maloney from Cleveland to
Pittsblug, where the company will open
freight office.
D. II. Maloney, commercial agent of the
Rock Island at Cleveland, is to be trans
ferred to Pittsburg November 1. G. w.
Teare, now commercial agent at Detroit,
will likely succeed Mr. Malcney at Cleve-
land.
T. A. Wilson has been appointed acting
trainmaster of the Missouri. Kansas and
Texas, Choctaw division, vice w. II
Hobbs. who goes to the Iron Mountain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-24
WANT A RAISE.
Chicago & Alton Employees Ask
Management for More Pay.

Bloomington. Ill, Oct 24-The en-
plcyes of the Chicago & Alton shops in
this city almost without exception have
asked the management for an advance
In wages to what they term the stan
dard scale.
As there are many thousands of men
employed, to grant the demand would
greatly increase the cost of operation,
and there IS a doubt as to the course
which will be pursued 1t is under
stood that 1t is asked that the increase
take effect On November l. The ma
chinists have been drawing 30 cents an
hour; they ask for 81 cents The help
ers ask for d prOpOrtiOnate advance. The
boilernakers, foundrymen, blacksmiths
painters and carshop attaches are also
asking a similar advance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-24

and during his past illness he constructed
to his own fancy three new build
ings. He is not yet able to locate them
or to give anything more than just gen
eral facts about them.
There still exists a dearth of freight
cars on western railroads, and the scarcity
of labor continues. OF equipment. the
stock movement from the southwest is dc
manding every stock car that can be had,
a great deal of cattle being moved out
of the southwest and coming at such a
time and in such manner that 1t takes
a large figure to express just what the
need may be. The need of labor for track
work which was serious two or three
weeks ago has relaxed a little, although
it is due entirely to the improved
weather which has dried out the roadbed'
thus favoring the roads considerably.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-24
IRON IN THE COMPASS
Causes the Wreck of Vessel on the
Alaskan Coast.

Seattle. Wash. Oct. 24.-The steamer
Centennial, arriving late this morning, re-
ports the loss of two vessels, the schooner
Courtney Ford and the ship Louis Walsh.
both of San Francisco, and the death of
four men. The Ford vert ashG1eson lien
island the evs ming of September Z and the
Walsh was lost on the Spit. near Dutch
harbor, during a gale on October II. Cap
tain NJ. E. Bergen and four members Of
the crew of the Ford returned from the
north on the Centennial. The Ford had
delivered a cargo of lumber from the
sound at ST. Michael and was returning
when she went ashore in the fog. having
been travelling for three DAYS by dead
reckoning. The vessel rests on a sandy
bottom. where it is expected she can bs
ultimately saved
On investigation the captain found a
piece of iron which had been deliberat Slv
placed within the compass. For week
the crew cam,led on shore. several trips
being made through the surf in an effort
to locate the village of Morosvia. On enc
of these trips the boat was capsized and
two seamen, C. Carlson and Walter Olsen,
were drowned.
Papers from one of the bodies of one Of
the sailors drifted ashore near Moros~ia
and white trader fitted out a schoonsr
and rescued the captain and reTna i1der Of
his crew and took them to Unalaska-
No particulars of the wreck of the Walsh
were obtainable when the Centennial left
for Seattle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-24
BOWED WITH GUN IN HAND.
Weapon Was Discharged and Hunters
Sister Wounded.

Crete. Neb., Oct 24.-The next time
Matt Linbeck bows to friends he viii
not do it with a loaded shotgun in his
hands. He was bent on a hunting trip
this morning when he met party Of
friends among them his sister. Linn
beck bowed to the party, and as he did
so the gun became entangled in his coat
and was discharged. His sister and
Wallace Earbeck were struck.
The accident almost turned Limbeck's
head and he seemed about to turn the
gun on himself when he was restrained.
While Miss Limbeck and Harbeck were
quite seriously injured their wounds will
not prove fatal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-24
GIRL OFI4 WEEDS BOY OF IS.

Pittsburg. Pa, Oct. 24-F1orence Ellis.
aged IA years. residing with her mother
at Ellsworth. returned from visit to
an aunt in Steubenville last evening.
But she did not return alone. She
brought with her her husband. Nelson
O'Neill. aged 16 years, who had been
residing with his parents in Sixth street.
Steubenville, and whom she met during
two weeks visit west
The married youngsters caused quite
a surprise and sensation when explana-
lions were made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-24
sEMI-o1v1L1zED MEXICO.

American Train Crew Tasting Of
Primitive "Justice."
El Paso. Tex. Oct 24.-The Ell Paso &
Southwestern ran ever a Mexican at
Aqua Prieta a few days ago. and the
entire train crew of Americans was ar
rested by the Mexican authorities
1t is said that a mob composed of the
friends OF the arrested crew was actually
formed in Douglas and would have
moved on the Mexican town but for the
fact that the men needed Superintend-
ent r. NJ Morgan, who counseled mod
Grafton in the matter. A gentleman lust
back from Douglas says that the train
crew did not know that they killed a
man until the Mexican authorities ar
rested them and confronted them with
mangled corpse lying beside the
track 1t seems that two Mexicans got
to fighting between the cars while the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-24
Verdon wins al cod.

New York Oct. 24-Harry Vardon of
Scarborough and James Braid of Rom
ford, both former gold champions, have
met in what probably was their last
match of the season on Hayling links,
says a London dispatch to the Herald.
Vardon secured tie match by up and
to play.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-24
Will Ask for an Interpretation.

Pekin, Oct 24.-Prince Ching, presi-
dent of the foreign office, intends to ask
stipulation" regarding the evacuation of
Shanghai by the foreign troops as en-
bracing all China, thus removing the
implicati ton that the Yang Use Kiang
valley is threatened by British schemes
of aggrandizement. AS the Germans
are pleased with the agreement as it
stands, it is doubtful if Germany will
consent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-24
Coronation War Honors.

London, Oct. 24.-Nearly 400 recipients
of coronation war honors We're invested
by King Edward at Buckingham Palace
today The investiture was carried out
in the ballroom with usual ceremony
All the great officers of state were pres
ent and the scene was particularly bril-
liant, as all the participants, in carrod-
ance with the kings instructions wore
all the ribbons. orders or medals they
possessed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-24

crew was switching and that one Of
them was killed by being run over
Switchman Teas escaped arrest by
reason Of the fact that he had gone to
the Dostoffice in Douglas at the time
the accident. occurred to mail a letter.
Superintendent Morgan went direct to
the officials in Aqua Prieta and made
a demand that his men be given
speedy hearing Last accounts We're
that the crew We're still in jail, but were
promised a speedy hearing as soon as
the judge, who was out of town, re-
t1lrnpd
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-24
President Dimes With Payne.

Washington, Oct 24.-Postmaster Gen
cral Payne entertained the president
and, a number Of members of the cab
met at dinner at the Arlington hotel last
night. The dinner was purely a social
function. and was attended by all cab
met officers in the city. After the dinner
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-24
DRY GOODS.

25c Shopping and School Bags
16-inches square-made of
. knotted cord-Saturday ..UC
; Leather Finger Purses-Metal
. frames and nickel initial on out
|. side-black, tans and slates-25c
. articles while they last G.
. saturday ............ ~
Ladies' and Misses Velvet Stock
Collars cut steel and beaded trim
; mings black and colors satin
. hned-have sold for 25c and
; 50c-Saturday choice JC
. Celluloid and Shell Hair Pins
4-inches long-colors, shell, amber
. and black worth 25c dozen e.
aturday-dozen 81
Ladies' and Mems Plain White
: Hemstitched Initial Handk erchiefs
, -some with silk initial-worthE
15c while they iast-Saturday 81
DIR. Stuart's Celebrated Butter
milk Soap-drug store price E.
25c Saturday-cake. ~
. One lot Ladies' Belt Buckles =
oxidized-silver and gilt finish
: assorted shapes and styles some
with jewel settings-none worth
. less than 25c Saturday e.
: choice ..........----... JS
Full Bleached Nottingham Lace
; Bed Sets-consisting of sheet and
. two pillow shams-f finished with
. overlook stitch edges bar no.
gain for $2-Saturday-set.. JOO
; green CASTLE soap and bleached
N Tqra5s4 5o wash Fag-saturaay Sc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-24

the president and Secretary Root and
Attorney General Knox went to the
Write house. where they were in con-
ference al midnight, going over what
the president should say in the nature OF
instructions to the anthracite strike
commission
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-24

by tonight. One of the features of the
convention has been the evangelistic re-
vival, there having been held hundreds OF
street meetings morning noon and even
ing during the entire convention period.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-24
Hundreds of Street Meetings.

Omaha, Oct. 24-The Christian hosts
which for the past ten days have invaded
this city, will all have left for their homes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-24

The entertainment announced for Fri
day evening. October "A, by No. II, A. o.
u. W, is postponed.
E. H SUBWAY, Recorder.
W. r. CONKLIN. n. w.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-24

25c Shopping and School Bags
16-inches square-made of
knotted cord-Saturday ....JC
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-26
Grass Houses.

From the Chicago News.
The grass houses formerly built by the
Wichita Indians Of southern Oklahoma are
exceedingly interesting. The grass is gath
cred early in the spring. when 1t is vet
fresh The sod cutting usually takes place
Immediately after rain, the sod being re-
moved to thickness of about eight inches
Buffalo grass sod is the only kind that Will
answer the purpose Of the builder. He COM
mences to lay the foundation as does the
stone mason. digging away the earth to a
depth Of about one foot. The grass portion
of the chunks of sod is laid to the outside,
and the house is built to a height Of twelve
to fifteen feet, in the form Of a pointed
dome. There is no hole in the top for the
smoke to pass out, the latter being carried
away through a pipe outside of the hut
The door is usually in the south, and there
are no windows. Through each tuft of sod
is run willow reed string, and these
strings are bound clear around the struc-
ture The grass remains green. and will
grow if there is plenty of rain. 1t is not at
all uncommon to see the sides of these
grass houses turn green as spring ap-
proaches, just as do the pastures near
them. The houses are very warm in winter
and cool in summer. They never leak.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-26
Public Schools Improving.

This brings me to that one of the ele-
mentary studies that were made so much
of in the public schools that / knew as a
boy, which was placed first in the proven
bal list of the three R's'-reading In
the old days the reading exercises" were
first in the order of classes. and the pupils
were taught enunciation, pronuncia ton,
distinctness and expression. You have to
listen for half a minute only to the average
young man of twenty or Whereabouts to
know that reading alone had small place in
the public school routine for him L am
happy to learn, though, that this art is
again receiving more attention in the
schools. and that in some cities it is being
taught with more intelligence than ever
before.
In conclusion, then, wish to say that for
all the flaws L have seen in the practical
workings Of the public school system, am
by no means of the opinion that there is no
Improvement therein. On the contrary, L
believe 1t Is better, more thorough and more
progressive on the whole than il has ever
been IN the past
But in their eagerness for general cub
ture." so called; for universal art educa-
tion." for variety and novelty and
BREADTH the authorities have temporal ily
neglected. am sure the neglect is only
temporary-the solid and deep foundations
upon which only can true cultivation real
breadth be bulded. For one / shall be
glad when these is less dissection, less mod
cling, less wood carving i'm our public
schools and more real, downright hard
work devoted to the three RS of other DAYS
-readin. ritin' and 'rithmetic
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-26
His Naturalization Oath,

From the New York Press.
A Yorkshireman who has been citizen
these twenty years Of the United States took
a fellow countryman to Judge Gildersleeve's
court the other day to, have him naturalized.
The foreigner entered the court room with
a cigar. and kept the smoking butt between
the fingers of his uplifted hand as the clerk
perfunctorily recited the oath Without
rising or falling infection, the official reeled
it off thus: 81 swear that will support the
Constitution Of the United States. and that
I absolutely and entirely renounce and alb
eign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty,
particularly to Edward VII, King Of Eng
land. of which country I have been a sub
ject''-and lust then noticing the cigar
land If you don't take that sinking cheroot
out of your hand before his honor happens
to look this way and see It he will have you
dropped without exploding. and the man be-
came citizen "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-26
The Cleaners.

From the Detroit Free Press.
The old custom of cleaning in the harvest
fields. which recalls the biblical story Of
Ruth and Naomi, is not obsolete in Eng
land, and in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and
the neighboring counties, as soon as the
wheat is gathered in the late days of Au-
gust there may be seen in the newly clear
ed fields numbers of women and children
diligently picking up one by one the scat
tered ears and forming them into neat little
sheaves which they carry in their hands
until large enough to be bound up. When
the daylight fails all the booty Is bound
up in. cloths and carried home on the
heads of the cleaners. At home they thrash
it out by hand and sell the grain or use it
for their chickens. The gathering of a
half peck Is usually full days work for a
child. and often woman spends a whole
day in gathering very little more. Cleaning.
however, Is looked upon somewhat in the
light OF picnic. The mother and children
leave home in the morning, take with them
food for the day. and stay out in the fields
until nightfall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-26
Lizard in Literature.
From the London Express.

FROM the LOn0On Express.
In his great narrative poem, "Enoch Ar
den," Tennyson describes the shipwrecked
mariner on his lonely Isle sitting so still
in his long wait for sail that "the golden
lizard on him paused" I have often WON
dered how Tennyson got that idea and
whether he was justified in It, Do lizards
ever run up onto human beings and wait
there for their insect prey? Emily Bronte
represents the sinister hero of 'sWuthering
Heights" as standing still so long in his
agony and coming to look so unlike hui
man being that a building thrush, If I re-
member rightly. is seen to perch upon him.
But lizard seems even less likely in this
connection than bird. However, as we
sat lunching on a sunny bank the other
day my companion suddenly gave a little
scream and cried, ooh, what curious thing
is on your arm?'' looked down. and there
was common lizard, with its head oddly
twisted on one side. The movement dis
turbed my little visitor. which darted over
my shoulder and in an instant or two had
disappeared in the tangle of the white
throated haunted hedgerow. But not be-
fore had seen and admired it's bright eye
and It's greeny coat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-26
Texas. Philosophy.
Chicago Inter Ocean

From the Chicago Inter Ocean.
According to a Story accredited to Citizen
Otis Skinner. in HIS early stage career he
was travelling with a company. which did
not occupy a special train. through the pay
towns of the southwest! There was a stop
over at TexarcarfA, and a railroad eating
house dinner was inminent. Everybody
rolled off the .traig. prepared for the worst,
and expecting 1t. gs.dy
In the windowbwast,a citizen. his long
length curled across the sill. calmly whit
thing fresh pine stick slowly. thoughtfully.
Ing once in a while toward mongrel yell
low dog asleep in the sun at his feet.
Suddenly the traah7afrived, and the hustle
and usual confusion attending a rapid
transit lunch service aroused the dog. AS
to the sun and howief dismally.' The whit
Ting citizen looked at. the dog minute,
"shet upi What do you carer You don't
have to eat 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-26
Former P. M. G. James Says
They Are Woefully Neglected
FOUNDATION STONES
SOUND GENERAL CULTURE AND
BREADTH ARE ALL RIGHT.
But Spelling, Figuring, Handwriting
$500 and Plain Composition Are
Essentials.

Written for The Evening Star by the Hon. Thomas
L. James.
1t is quite true that there has been
marked progress along educational lines in
the United States within the past few dec
AIDES, but it is also quite true that the re-
suits of the present educational system of
the United States (and this includes public
schools private schools, colleges and uni
versitisst is far from satisfactory. from the
business and commercial point of view.
1t is all very well to declare with the
voice of one crying in the wilderness that
education should not be considered solely
as means of amassing wealth of earn
ing living. 1 agree to this. 1t is entirely
proper to encourage general culture among
those who have to make their own way in
the world. / say amen to any plan for
mental training that will spread sound Gull
ture everywhere. But the plans which in
clude attempts to rear the superstructure