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The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-20
School Gymnasiums.
Brooklyn Ea gle.

DIOOhtyn Eagle.
We do not get as many new school
houses as we need. but at least those
that we do get are well equipped. The
other night Superintendent Maxwell, in
speaking at the dedication of a fine new
building in South Brooklyn, contrasted
it's well lighted, heated and ventilated
rooms with the conditions 20 years ago.
The picture that he drew of the old
days is encouraging at least 1t shows
that we make rapid progress, even if we
do not keep ahead of the growth in
school population. Now four of our
newer public schools have well equipped
gymnasiums. They will be of far great
er benefit to the pupils than a fresh set
of ologies added to the course of s.tII5-r.
Children need a chance for active phys
ical exercise if they are to do good head
work. The city boy is circunscribed
and hampered in his soprts in a way
which is not for his physical or mental
good and girls are even more limited
unless they belong to some athletic or
ganiZatiOn. At present these four gym
nasiums are to be used after school
hours by the teachers. That will do the
teachers good and, if it does not inter
fere with the opportunities of the chill
dren, it is an excellent arrangement
There are too many nerves in the school
rooms. Strain and fret under the ten
sion is responsible for more detective
work than any other one cause Good,
fills the lungs and sets the blood flow
ing. is deadly foe to nerves. There
fore give the children and the teachers
every chance possible to shake them
selves up and relax the tension of their
work.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-20
HE'S NOW RATIONAL.
Unexpected Improvement in Cover
nor Elect Bailey's Father.

Monroe Bailey, the father of Governor
elect Bailey, was sufficiently rational yes
terday to discuss his affairs for the first
time since Mr.. Bailey left the campaign
two weeks before election and went to
his fathers bedside.
Mr.. Bailey told Governor Stanley at
Seneca last night that his fathers case is
almost battling the physicians His vi
taIity is something wonderful, but he has
always beer a man of correct habits of
living never using liquor narcotics.
Mr. Bailey told Governor Stanley that he
thought his father was dying Immediately
after he reached home from Fort Scott,
where he made his last speech of the
campaign, two weeks before election. His
pulse seemed to stop and the cold sweat
came out his brow Then his pulse
came strong again and he revived He
has partaken of scarcely a bit of nour-
ishment for over a week Yesterday for
the first tine in more than month he
became sufficiently rational to discuss his
business affairs with his son and to give
some directions as to his wishes
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-20
LOCAL MENTION.


H. McCauley. of Emporia, is in the
city.
Frank Secor was in Kansas City
Wednesday.
A S. Allendorph and wife, of Alma,
were in Topeka Wednesday night
J. B. Lawrence. of the Chanute Tri-
bune, was in the city this morning.
G. W. Jackson. the colored band
master, has begun his campaign for
marshal of the city court
Reese vanzant, of Oakland, who has
been one of the candidates for the place
of deputy county clerk under A. New
man, has announced that he is out Of
the race and will not be candidate for
the place.
Seven men were spilled out of boat
into the Kaw river Wednesday after
noon at point near where the Grant
vile bridge spans the stream. Although
the water Wass a bout eight feet deem,
they saved themselves without much
difficulty.
James Thomson, of 140 Emmett
street, Oakland. was kicked by a horse
this morning and his right leg was
to the office of DR.. Keith, where the in
jury was cared for. It is said to be
an exceptional case of fracture
Friends of C. L. Wood. proprietor of
the National botel announce his con
temptation of entering the race for
mayor of Topeka at the spring election.
They say that Mr.. Woods policy can
be summed UP in a few words. that If
elected he would enforce the law.
Rev. Matt S. Hughes. pastor of the
Kansas City, Mo, will speak at the
First Methodist church of this city this
evening on THE Evolution of Woman" p"
The date of the lecture was changed
from Friday to Thursday evening
Herbert Hackney, president of the
Topeka Milling company, declared in s
Kansas City interview Wednesday that
ne believed there is an adequate supply
Of milling wheat in Kansas for this
season Mr. Hackney said it was safe
to count on there being little more
than the statisticians usually credited
the state with having.
DR. c. A Burdette, of New York,
gave an. exhibit of his power as a hyp-
notist at the office of a local physician
Wednesday evening. Among the pa
tients which be placed under his spell
were Presbyterian minister, a farmer
boy whom he gave five cent piece with
! the suggestion that it would appear to
4 him IS a five dollar gold piece for d
period of two days time and a woman
who was cured of the headache.
The Western Passenger association
/ has declared that it will give rate OF
one fare for the round trip for the Kan
sas Midwinter exposition. which is tc
/ be held in this city January 1881. This
will be rom. points in Kansas and from
/ Kansas City and st. Joseph, Mo. Man
ager r. S. Brigham announces excellent
progress in the plans for the show. He
expects to begin aggressive advertising
throughout the state in a few days, anc
the prospects are that a much increased
attendance from the state generally vii
result, as compared with that of a year
ago
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt. wife of the
president has sent handkerchief tc
the Topeka order of the Grand Interna-
/ ticnal Auxiliary of the Brotherhood OF
Locomotive Engineers. to be Used IN the
exhibit which they will make for then
/ bazaar at the Palace building, Friday
morning. The handkerchief came in 3
| White House envelope and with it 8
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-20
TO CHECK DRINKING.
Prime Minister of France Has Started
a Crusade.

Paris, Nov. .20.-Prime Minister Combes
some time ago officially asked the Acad~
emy of Medicine to formulate a list Of
poisonous essentials contained in liq-
ueurs and cordials intending when list
is received to submit bill to the cham
Der of deputies restricting the consump-
ton of. these com pounds. which are
threatening the vitality of the French
race. Such liqueurs as absinthe, char
treuse and similar compounds are prin-
cipally aimed at.
The Academy of Medicine referred the
prime minister's letter to a select COM
mittee, of which Prof. Laborde is chair
man. Prof. Laborde is wholly in sym
pathy with the crusade. He declares
that drunkenness has as many victims
as consumption, which it often engend-
ers. He advocates prohibiting the sale
of poisonous oils except by druggists or
physicians prescriptions
It is foreseen that it will be necessary
to fight the distillers. who have sub
scribed 1000, 600 francs to defeat the con-
templated legislation.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-20
FALL BASS FISHING.
Delights for the Angler Now Which
Are Absent Earlier in the Season.

In the lakes of1ower Michigan, ,Wiscon-
sin and Minnesota bass quit taking the
frog after September 1. Later than that
date minnows, salt pork, which is a sim
ulation of the minnow, and the small
spoon, which stimulates a little fish, are
the only kinds of lures which attract
them.
In the lakes further north, however,
where both air and water are much
colder and frogs are supposed to be
housed up for the winter. they prove
still a strong attraction to the bass.
Naturalists may be able to explain this,
but anglers are not.
Casting on waters so far north is cola
work on the hands and the frogs have
an icy feel, but the fish take them eag-
erly, coming up from the depths for
them with open jaws and striking them
savagely. They are much more languid
about it in hot weather. 1t may be that
they realize that the frog eating days
are drawing to a close and are anxious
to make the most of their lessenins op-
Dortunities
On those lakes N the summer weed
less hooks are a necessity because of
the lilypad and sub-surface weed
growths: but now all the lilies are dead.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-20
GLOBE SIGHTS.

lFrom the Atchison Globa.J
We all have friends that we hide out
from
What this country really needs is re-
liable remedy for biliousness.
Look over the books in your library.
Seven-tenths of them are worthless
There are seventy-five marrying stories
on a man before one of them is true
Answer to correspondent: No, Hamlin
Garland. the lecturer, does not make a
street parade.
When a smoker let's his cigar go out fire.
quently. he could easily quit; he doesn' :
care to smoke.
The real observer of Thanksgiving is the
woman invited out with her whole family
no dishes to wash.
You may talk about Talent until you are
black in the face, but the fact remains
that nothing is admired as much as In
dustry.
After a girl gets married and has a baby
her friends couldn't awaken her interest
in them by growing trunks like the ele-
plants.
An Atchison woman recalls that TWEEN
ty-seven years ago last month she said
she couldn't stand it any longer, and she
is still standing it.
A ballzy mule always balks at the place
where he will make most trouble "a drunk
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-20
FIRST DINING CAR MADE.
Tt Was Called the eDelmonico" and
Was Crudely Equipped.

The first dining oar was called the Del
monico, of course. It must have re-
sembled our present beautiful dining
cars but slightly. Built by the Pullman
company at its pioneer works in Chi
cago, it was put into service in 1856, and
after short but distinguished career
came to the position of boarding car
for constructors along the line but it
did not come to this, of course until
great improvements had been made
upon it in subsequent models. It was
built in two sections, with q kitchen
in the middle. One end was reserved
for ladies, and here no smoking was
allowed, but the other end was a buffet
arrangement, and got itself nicknarned
the beer garden before it had been in
service many moons.
The floor of the car was uncarDeted
ana the seats were ordinary low-backed
coach seats, upholstered in leather. The
car was finished in walnut but the cell
ing was covered with oilcloth The nro-
vision supply store room and refrigera-
tor were under the center of the car
ana access eouid be had to them only by
means of little brass ladder suspended
from the side of the car. It was rather
a precar1ous adventure for dining car
employees to make a visit to the IL rder
wniie tne tram was In motion, inasmuch
as there were great many covered
, bridges and other distractions along
the line in those days which would IN.
doubtedly have swept them into eterni-
~ Aau lHey not Iined their trips down
the little brass ladder strictly according
to schedule: The kitchen was supplied
with an ordinary soft coal range. StiiI,
in spite of all these peculiar disa advant-
ages, the bill of fare for that time Iwss
considered most elaborate
/ The most interesting thing. however.
anout the Delmonico was the way in
which the employees kept tab on re-
celpts When passenger entered the
car the conductor handed the waiter
VINO was TO take care of him small
pasteboard ticket. which the waiter
straightway deposited in a padlocked
tin box In the kitchen At the terminal
station the ticket agent came into the
car, unlocked the tin box. and witt, due
ceremony counted up the house" The
conductor and ether employees. while not
being required to give an exact account.
We're expected to make an approxir,na te
check in accordance with the number
/ of passengers served.
Talk about your graft. Are there any
opportunities like that nowadavs7-
Leslies Weekly.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-20
THE NEW POLITICAL FORCE.

Only once since 1860 has a third party
made so strong showing in the mat
ter of rapid gains as did the Socialist
party this year. Socialism has increas-
ed its national vote from $4,000 cast for
Eugene V. Debs in 1900 to elnore than
100000 cast this year. Official returns,
when tabulated. may swell this to $780,
900.
Almost without warning new force
appears on the political field With
only the shred of an organization, with
out organs, patronage or allies, it seems
to have established footing as a na-
tional party and forced its claim for
recognition as a factor in the future
elections.
In Massachusetts the political stud
ents were astonished a few years ago
when the socialists cast per cent of
the vote of the state and obtained legal
recognition as a party.
A year ago the socialist vote in the
old Bay state was 1o.761 This year it
was in round numbers 81. .000
Until the official vote is announced it
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-20

The bureau of forestry has received a
report from one of its agents which
shows that the damage caused by forest
fires in northwestern oregon and south
western Washington during September
was much greater than has been gen
orally supposed. After a careful trip
through the regions devastated by the
fires, Mr.. William T. Cox. who was de-
tailed by the bureau for this work. in a
conservative estimate places the dam
age in Oregon and Washington at $12-
767 100. OF this, $3910.00O is in Oregon,
and SsS5710O in Washington. This in
cludes all losses caused by the fires to
farm property, sawmills, manufactured
lumber, standing timber, etc. This esti-
mate is based on personal observation
in the burned districts both in Oregon
and Washington. conference with lum-
bermen, farmers, and settlers. and other
trustworthy sources of information.
Owing to its nearness to market. how
ever. much of the damaged timber in
the burned regions of Oregon will be
saved. and the net loss will be smaller
than the foregoing figures. In Wash
ington a portion will also be saved,
though a smaller percentage owing to
It's being less accessible to means of
transportati ton. Much of the area burn
ed over was covered with virgin forest.
mainly of Douglas spruce, cedar and
hemlock Besides the great loss of
property eighteen persons were killed
and many more injured. Much of the
large and small game in these regions
was destroyed
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-20
DON'T TALK JOHN BROWN.
Prohibition Orators Advice After a
Trip Through West Virginia.

Williamsport. Pa, Nov. 20-William R
Irwin, Prohibitionist orator of this place
has just returned from a trip through
West Virginia. While addressing an audi
ence in Prohibition hall he told of being
mobbed in a West Virginia town for a
complimentary reference to John Brown,
and gave his hearers this advice:
when you go south, let the war alone.
You can blow up Jeff Davis all you wish,
but don't talk John Brown
Mr.. Irwin was addressing a meeting at
Charleston when, to illustrate a point, he
said:
John Brown was a man who formed
convictions. and stood by them And to-
day thousands of people honor him for
it,
The Methodist minister who had intro
duced him, led an exodus from the hall.
At the house where he was entertained
the doors and windows were barricaded
TO keep out the angry townspeopIe. and
Irwin had to slip secretly out of town,
fearing to try to keep two other engage
ments to speak.
Il believe that John Brown is in heaven.
but that Methodist minister will never get
there said Mr. Irwin.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-20
THE DEADLY RESORTS.
Typhoid Fever May Often Be Laid at
Their Door

There is now, as there is every year al
this season, alarming prevalence of ty-
phoid fever. The dread disease is now not
only more prevalent than usual but seems
to be more virulent and fatal than we usu-
ally find it.
We have now advanced and supported
by apparently good evidence that the in
crease of this fearful malady is directly
traceabIe to the summer resorts which our
people visit in search of recreation and
health.
Paradoxical as it seems. there is good
reason to believe that typhoid fever is
contracted and spread very largely by res
idence at our popular health resorts
A Philadelphia physician who has made
recent interview.
1T has been proved by medical testi-
mony and is now conceded that the major
ity if not all. have spent their vacations
in the rural districts. The ordinary farm
house harbors more germs to the square
the average old-fashoned hotel has n~
better accommodat atinns than the average
farm house. Practical sanitation Is all
Greek to the farmer and the hotel man
alike The latest modern Improvements
ventilation ard disinfectants are as a
sealed hook or are seen at best through
a glass darkly. There were one or two
panics in the mountains during the sum
mer because of epidenlics of typhoid fever,
and as the people are coming home N
great numbers. doubtless typhoid Will
break out in town to greater or less ex-
tent. There are several cases being treat
ed now that were brought back by confid-
ing people VINO Went 10 abllQuftt ed SSi II
| infested resorts that boast OF their old
fashioned, home-lilze attractions. These
eld-fashioned, hone-like, dangerous ruins
ought to be subject to inspection and Ii
/ censing by the state board of health. Not
only do many of them reek with typhoid
germs but are beset with the dust. damp
I ness nd gloom that are such fearful etiol-
ogica1 factors IN tuberculosis
1.-THE summer resort in the wilds of the
/ rural regions has been touted 'ad naa-
seam Ideally it is the place where fail
/ ing health i. restored and Tagging vigor
/ exhilarated. but il does seem that it is
one of the nests of typhoid and other fe-
vers which are especially fatal.
-.As g rule, ones own home viii be found
more comfortable and much more health
fnl in the treco-t' season than the re-
sorts themselves Atlanta Journal.
/ Dr. Low ", homeopatIist, hours II a
N. to II a. m. and TO s D. m.
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sanneared and the

the weeds have disappeared and the
open hook is the only one worth using
The very best hook for use with frogs
at this season is a loaded weedleSs hook,
from which the weed-guard has been
removed with a pair of pinchers. This
hook carries a heavy bit of lead about
half way up its shank, of such shape
that when the frog is hooked through
the lips, cast and reeled in. in comes in
always belly down.
BY the use of this hook, too, a man
gets rid of the swivel sinker or buck
shot sinker, on his line. He has book
and lead in one and may reel the frog
close UP to the end of the rod before
casting.
Furthermore, the loaded hook takes
the frog down quickly below the sur
face and if the lure be brought back
with reasonable slowness it will travel
quite four feet under water. That is
the thing, as the bass are lying deep
and will often fail to see a surface lure.
In warmer months it is necessary to
permit the fish to run when the frog is
first taken, because the bass take hold
lightly then and swallow slowly. having
had plenty of such food and being in no
hurry about it; but in these days they
take all of the frog in at one gulp and
a slight instantaneous snatch of tAe
rod will sink in the hook so securely
that landing the fish then becomes
merely a matter of firing it out.
lne lakes now are at Inelf most Dedu-
tifuI stage. the water cold and so crys-
tai clear that in the deeper places it has
a keen blue tinge. The precipitous
banks, rising often for so feet nearly
straight up. are clothed in all of the
glorious hues of fall yellows. browns,
crimsons and dark greens, while
through the dim, whispering aisles OF
the forests. the leaves of autumn
march a million strong
There are fewer anglers to make the
guides too prosperous to work with a
system of competitive feeling, or tc
quarrel with one another about the
ownership of particular boats. There
are plenty of guides for everybody and
the oars dangerously in summer are
now more than anxious to pull hard and
hunt out the best Eoles and make
things pleasant for their belated VIC
TINS.
October and November on the north
lakes are months indescribable. Every
man who has been through them knows
what they are and looks back upon
them longingly; those who have never
experienced their manifold charms, their
energy breathing airs, their clear, frosty
mornings and still, warm days viii no.
know what they are from being told
them into words as to put Schu bert's
Serenade into a jewsharp.
Thirty days from now the bass will
have retired for their long doze, and the
fTinging ice will have advanced from the
banks and nearly Joined in the middle,
but while the golden wine of autumn is
still poured they feel, too the quicken
ing impulse of the time and reward the
angler threefold.-New York Sun.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-20
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
IFrom the New York Press.l

All is not song that twitters.
Women who wear switches shudder at
the very thought of man who wears a
wiz.
The girl who never gets married can
never have any one to blame for her being
cross with the servants.
After a woman decides what she thinks
about the gowns worn in a play she is
ready to consider it's morality.
1t is a funny thing. but no matter how
innocent a girl is, she will never put on
pink stockings when she is going out with
a red headed man.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-20

dainty missive expressing Mrs. Roose-
velt's good wishes for the Topeka lodge.
Although not expensive. the members
prize it most highly and are going to
give it a prominent place among the
great number of articles which they are
placing on sale 1t is a plain, linen
handkerchief. but neat and will at
tract attention. Friday morning at s
O'Clock the bazaar will open and will
continue until Saturday evening.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-20

Some of Uncle Sans boys are said to
be getting dangerously near that state
which brings visions of snakes, in their
efforts to make the public see what
mistake it was to abolish the army can
teen. People who want to drink whisky
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-20

ard always quits work to go on spree
when his services are most needed.
Good advice is abundant but the point
is to make it impressive.
When a widower with a lot of little chill
dren whispers the same old story into a
woman's ear. we'd think she would suspect
that she was being worked"
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-20

According to the reports of the Chi
cago market there has been a decline
of about % per cent in the wholesale
price of beef and of 25 per cent in ..se
price of pork since the first of Septem-
Der Has anybody noticed any particu-
lar effect this has had on the retail
market in Topeka7
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-20
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Mrs. Amanda Whitteker, aged 5s
years, died this morning at her resi-
Gence, 7e5 Lincoln street, the residence
of DR.. H. H. Keith. The funeral will
be held at o'clock Friday afternoon.
The funeral of William Murray. an
employe of the Santa Fe, who died
Tuesday evening at the Santa Fe hos
pital as the result of an abscess of ths
lung. was held at . O'Clock this after
noon and inter1nent made in the Topeka
f.el-,-c
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-20
PecuLidr
To Itself

In what it is and what it does-con-
tanning the best blood-purifying,
Alternative and tonic substances and
effeSting the most radical and per-
manent cures of all humors and all
eruptions, relieving weak, tired,
languid feelings, and building up
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-20

Is it possible that the presidents luck
has turned. or was it mistaken judg-
ment which caused him always to he
around the corner from where the bear
was?
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-20
Hoods J0rSdpariEld

No other medicine acts like it i;
no other medicine has done so
much real, substantial good, no
other medicine has restored health
and strength at so little cost.
I was troubled with scrofula and came
near losing my eyesight. For four months
could not see to do anything. After taking
two bottles of Hoods Sarsaparilla I could see
to walk. and when l had taken eight bottles
could see as well as ever" SUSIE A. HAIRS
TON. Withers. N @
Hoods SarsapaFiIla promises TO
cure and keeps the promise.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-20

The ability of the railroads to pay
higher wages to their employees is un-
derstood when one reflects that they
have more business dhan they can han
die with the rolling stock at their COM
rnand-
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-20

The Pennsylvania railroad set the
pace in the matter of pensions for its
employees and it has done the same as
regards an ADVANCE in wages.