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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-23
LITERARY NOTES.

The beautiful Goupil series of historical mon
ographs is only accessible 10 readers with LONG
purses, but this series differs from some others
brought out in limited editions. in that after a
certain interval the text alone can be procured
in inexpensive form. The volume on Charles II
by Mr.. Osmund Airy, is, like the rest Of the vol
unes in the series. valuable for the superb col
lection OF portraits it contains. but we are glad
10 see that the work is soon 10 be brought out
in a cheap octave. without Illustrations The
Cromwell the Elizabeth and the Prince Charlie
have all been reissued in this way.
A very pretty Christmas book is the edition of
The Courtship OF Miles Standish" published by
the Bobbs- Merrill Company of Indianapolis.
with illustrations by Howard Chandler Christy.
The book is daintiIy printed calendared
paper. with conventional designs dirnly outlined
behind the text Mr.. Christys drawings are in
black and white and in colors All of them are
clever IN conception and draughtsmanship and
have been well reproduced. The book has spe-
cial end papers and a decorative cover and
comes in a box
Another holiday edition on which good deal
OF care has been lavished is the one Of The
Strange Case of DR.. Jekyl and Mr.. Hyde"
brought out by the Scott-Thaw Company. This,
like the LongfeIlow volume. is a publication on
& generous but convenient scale, tastefully
printed and bound. II contains a number of il
lustrations by Mr. Charles Raymond Macauley,
some OF which are given in full page photograv-
ures. This artist has entered with unusual
sympathy into the spirit of Stevenson's grim
narrative His pictures powerful in design
and they are drawn with skill and a hint Of
style
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-23
BUSINESS CHANCES.
CAST OFF CLOTHING
FURNISHED ROOMS.
OFFICE FURNTTURE.

43D-ST.. Is EAST. opposite Hotel Manhat
tan.-Very desirable large room, with pr
vate bath: telephone.
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ALEI. attendant. secretary. reader to an
invalid gentleman. experienced. present.
ao-e, wei hammered; first class city REFER
ences which bear Investigation. ARDEN
1877 East 30th-st
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-23

Aouila Kernpster has taken exception TO re-
ports recently printed that he was, as a boy. d
deserter from an English vessel in Indian
waters. He left the ship. he says with the con-
sent Of the doctors under whose charge he was
while On the vessel and remained in India seven
years with the approval Of his family Mr.
Kempster, readers Will remember, is the
author OF a novel called The Mark" published
by Doubleday. Page & Co
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-27

1895. In point of Importance, meas
ured at least by their present use the
canals at the St. Marys river by far
surpass that of the Welland canal, the
number of vessels passing through the
canals at the St. Marys river being
passing through the Welland, and the
tonnage of the former nearly forty
times as great as that of the latter.
One of the important products of the
Lake Superior region, iron ore, is chief
ly used in the section contiguous to
Lake Erie, and a large proportion of
the grain coming from Lake Superior
passes from Buffalo to the Atlantic
coast by way of the Erie canal and
railroads centering at Buffalo. The
most important article in the westward
shipments through the Sault Ste. Marie
canals, coal, originates in the territory
contiguous to Lake Erie. These condi-
tons largely account for the fact that
the number and tonnage of vessels
passing the st. Marys river canals so
greatly exceed those of the Welland
canal
The Welland Cana1.-The WeIland
canal connects Lake Ontario and Lake
Erie on the Canadian side of the river.
1t was constructed in 1888 and enlarged
in 1871 and again in 1900. The length
of the canal is q miles, the number of
locks 25, the total rise of 1ockage 327
feet, and the total cost about $23, 000, 900.
The annual collection of tolls on freight,
passengers, and vessels averages about
S225, 900 and the canal is open on an
average about two hundred and forty
days in a year.
The SauIt Ste. Marie Canals-The
canals of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. and
Ontario, are located adjacent to the falls
of the St Marys river, which connects
Lake Superior with Lake Huron and
lower or raise vessels from one level to
the other, a height of IL to 20 feet The
canal belonging to the United States
was begun in 1853 by the state of Michi-
gan and opened in 1885, the length of
the canal being 5,674 feet, and provided
with two tandem locks, each being $50
feet in length and 20 feet wide, and al
lowing passage of vessels drawing II
feet, the original cost being 81 900. 900.
The United States government. by con-
sent of the state. began in 1870 to en-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-27
A GROWN UP BOY.
That Is What James Whitcomb Riley
Is Called.

People who listen to Mr.. Riley at the
Auditorium on December will have the
privilege of listening to the one who will
proba bly, always rank first among
American versifiers of dialect.
1t is quite probable that innocent
childhood and mature life will never be
brought into closer relationship than
will be the case at the entertainment to
be given by James Whitcomb Riley. He
will speak between the lines of his own
magnetic creations to those who are
fascinated by the vagaries, the sweet
simplicity, the tenderness and the de-
pendence of childlife. Mr.. Riley is in
deed but a grown up boy, and to be-
lieve that his heart yet thrills with boy
ish fun and the enthusiasm of youth,
one has only to read such favorites as
"Out to Old Aunt Mary's," 'Old FASH
toned Roses Back to Grigsby's Sta
tion,'' Little Orphan Annie" and the
Days Gone By" The poet is one of
the most popular citizens of Indiana At
ter the battle of Santiago harbor the
flag from the warship, Indiana, was pre-
scented to the state, the public exercises
being held in the corridors of the state
house. AS the flag came into view and
fioated down over the heads of the as
sembly, Mr.. Riley rose and recited his
famous poem, "Old Glory" then follow
ed one of the most enthusiastic demon
STATIONS ever known.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-27

large the canal, and by 1881 had in
creased it's length to 1.6 miles, it's width
to an average of 160 feet, and it's depth
to 16 feet; also had built a single lock
SIS feet long and 80 feet wide, with
depth of II feet on the sills, which was
located 100 feet south of the state locks.
The state relinquished all control of the
canal in March, 1882. In 1887 the state
locks were torn down and replaced by a
single lock 500 feet long, loo feet wide,
sills. This lock was put in commission
in 1896
The canal was also deepened Is feet. The
Canadian canal one and eighth miles
long, $50 feet wide and q feet deep, with
lock 800 feet long, 60 feet wide, with p feet
on the inter stills, was built on the north
1885 The number Of vessels passing
through the United States canal in 1892
nal 4,sol In 1870 % the the number Of vessels
passing through the United States canal
was 1914, and through the Canadian ca
nal 1908, showing an increase of 1,2O0 in
the number of vessels passing through the
Canadian canal, and a slight decrease in
the number through the United states
through the Canadian canal having been
due to the development of the Michipoco-
the United States canal in 1852 was: Reg
istered tonnage, q, 400, Oh, tons; in 1901, r.
222 1874 tons, against 20 1872 in the year
oS 522 'h fon fre aEain n9s $50 tons in 1860
The Canadian canal shows: Registered
tonnage in 1902, 4547, SOL; in 1901, 2.404, 642
TONS against q 160, 400 in 1900. A marked
contrast between the business of the 81.
Marys Falls and Welland canals is found
N conpaT1sen OF her n vesse lSr nassing
through the Welland canal in 1873 was
6.425. and in 1889, 2,292, a reduction of more
than one-half in the number OF vessels
The number of vessels passing through
the st. Marys canal in 1873 was 2517, and
in 1902, through the American and Cana
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-27
PETRIFIED BODIES.
Two of Them Disinterred at Hannibal,
N. z Cemetery.

Hannibal n. Y, Nov. 27--Two bodies
which have recently been disinterred for
removal from the cemetery here have
been found to be petrified- The last body
exhurned was that of Mrs. Rose Van
Horn, who died in 1896. When the sexton
opened the grave he found that the coffin
had fallen to pieces, but the woman's body
was perfectly preserved and the wide open
ewes added to it's life-Hke appearance
The docte who issued the permit to
open the grave declared it a remarkable
case of petrifcation-
1.-The preservation was just as nearly
perfect as 1t was possible for il to be-,
he said. EVERY vein noticeable in life
could be seen The finger nails were per-
feet. The most peculiar feature was the
eyes. They looked precisely like those Of
a living person
chalk but a few years more would have
made it as hard as flint. ] presume the
petrification is due to some peculiar quail
ity of the soil"
The residents believe that all the bodies
inferred in the cemetery have undergone
a ike process.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-27
Barbarous Surgical Operation
For the Cure of Piles

Is not only intensely painful danger
Gus to life and very expensive, but in
the light of modern medical research,
and since the discovery of the Pyramid
Pile Cure, wholly unnecessary If you
have any doubt on this point kindly
read the following letter from one who
knows that the claims regarding the
merits of the Pyramid Pile Cure are
borne out by facts:
For long time 1 suffered with blind
piles They gave me SO much pain and
uneasiness that they almost disqualified
me for doing anything. I saw an ad in
the Atlanta Journal of Pyramid Pile
Cure and ordered a so cent box. I used
them and they gave me relief; that en-
couraged me and I bought another so
cent box and they cured me. Oh, how
glad that am well againl
1.-THE Pyramids cured me and I am
satisfied they viii cure anybody else
who is suffering as was, if they will
use them
you may use this in any way you
see proper. if my experience will en-
courage any sufferer to use your Pyra-
nids I shall be glad."-H. Z. Hicks,
Calhoun. Ga.
The Pyramid Pile Cure is sold by
druggists for so cents package, and its
merit is SO well known that the sales
exceed those OF all similar remedies
combined
Write Pyramid Drug Co, Marshall.
Mich, for their little book on the causes
and cure Of piles, which is sent free for
the asking.
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SHIP CANALS.
Great Canals of the World Are
Nine in Number.

The renewed attention being given
to the proposed isthmian canal at this
time lends especial interest to a dis
cussion of the great canals of the
world, presented by the department of
commerce and labor through it's bu-
reau of statistics. The ship canals of
the world, it says, are nine in number.
as follows:
% The Suez canal. begun in 1859
and completed in 1863
~ The CrOnstadt and st. Petersburg
canal, begun in 1877 and completed in
1890.
90 The Corinth canal. begun in 1884
and completed in 1893
"a The Manchester ship canal, COM
pleted in 1924.
90 The Kaiser Wilhelm canal. con-
Meeting the Baltic and North seas,
completed in 1895.
8 The Eibe and Trave canal. con-
Meeting the North sea and Baltic.
opened in 1900.
% The Welland canal, connecting
Lake Erie with Lake Ontario.
e and % The two canals. United
States and Canadian, respectively, con-
Meeting Lake Superior with Lake
Huron
THE SUEz CANAL.
The Suez canal is usually considered
the most important example of ship
canals. though the number of vessels
passing through it annually does not
equal that passing through the canals
connecting Lake Superior with the
chain of great lakes at the south. In
length. however. it exceeds any of the
other great ship canals, it's total length
being 80 miles, of which about two
thirds is through shallow lakes. The
material excavated was usually sand.
though in some cases strata of solid
rock from two to three feet in thick
ness were encountered. The total ex-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-27
WHEN CRAWFORD LOST.
GIN Old Kentucky Was offered to the
Topeka Theatrical Manager.

s'In Old Kentucky" regarded the
greatest money making play on the
stage, might have been the property of
L. NJ. Crawford, the theatrical manager
that Topeka knows so we'll.
In Old Kentucky was offered to me
before Jacob Lit produced it, remark
ed Mr.. Crawford when he was here the
other day. 1T was shortly after I had
built the Wichita house and one of my
partners in that enterprise was o. G.
Darcy of Wichita. He is a cousin of c..
T. Darcy who wrote In Old Kentucky
IL M he said to me one day, a
cousin of mine has written piece
which he wants you to put out. He
heard you had built the opera house
here and wanted me to see if you
wouldn't produce his play I don't
know whether it's any good, but it
might be-
you'll have to hunt another market
told him, for I'm only running thea
tiers and don't care to go into the road
business
THAT was the last I heard of it until
Jake Lift produced the piece. You know
the rest. In Old Kentucky has prob
ably made more money during the ten
years of its life than any other piece
owned by one manager.
The week following its engagement at
the New Crawford Monday night In
Old Kentucky viii enter upon its one
hundred and fourth performance at the
Grand opera house in Kansas City-it
house alone. Every year it visits Kansas
City it breaks its own record there for
a weeks receipts and this season likely
will be no exception. It has not been
seen here for six or seven years.
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cavation was about s0.000.000 cubic
yards under the original plan. which
gave a depth of rs feet. In 1895 the
canal was so enlarged as to give
depth of 81 feet. a width at the bottom
of Jos feet and at the surface of 420
feet. The original cost was s95. 900, 900.
and for the canal in it's present form
Slightly in excess of $10o, 0O0, 000 The
NUMBER OF vessels passing through the
canal in 1870 was 486. with a gross ton
mage Of 6549t5 tons; in 1875, ,4s4 YES
sells, gross tonnage. 2,940 70S tons; in
1880 2,e26 vessels, gross tonnage, 4,344,
ol9 tons; in 1880, 1889 vessels, gross ton
mage, 9.74912o tons; in 1885, S.434
vessels, gross tonnage, 1888, 637 tons;
and in 1900 3.441 vessels with a gross
tonnage of 1S,699,237 tons. The revenue
Of the canal is apparently large in
proportion to its cost, the Statesman's
Yearbook for 1901 giving the net profits
of 1899 at "a, 153, $50 francs, and the total
amount distributed among the share
holders 81. OPS francs, or about 10
per cent. of the estimated cost of $780,
600 600
The canal IS without locks. being at
the sea level the entire distance. The
through the canal averages about Is
hours. BY the use of electric lights
throughout the entire length of the
canal passages are made at night with
nearly equal facility to that of the day.
The tolls charged are francs per ton
net register. Danube measurement"
which amounts to slightly more than
81 per ton United States net measure
ment- Steam vessels passing through
the canal are propelled by their own
power.
THE CRONSTADT CANAL
The canal connecting the Bay of Cron-
stadt with St Petersburg is described as
work of great strategic and CONNER
cial Importance to Russia. The canal
and sailing course in the Bay of Cron-
stadt are about Is miles long, the canal
proper being about s miles and the bay
channel about 10 miles. and they togeth-
er extend from Cronstadt. on the Gulf
Of Finland, to st. Petersburg. The ca
nal was opened in 1890 with a navigable
depth of 201z feet, the original depth
having been about feet; the width
ranges from go to $50 feet The total
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-27
HOTEL


Broadway and SD St. N. z city.
Telephone in Every Room.
Rooms $100 per Day and Upwards.
A fine library of The. Empire has
choice literature tolS peep IT, Inc to-
for the exclusive tourists visiting the
of our guests. metropolis
Restaurant noted for the excellence OF
its cuisine, its efficient service and mod
crate prices.
from Grano Cen A greater number
oars NJ lsed of street cars pass
broadway to Fort the Hotel Empire
Lee H HeTry I'm a ana than any other
IN o seven minntes hotel In the city.
From ali Ferries, Steamboats, and Ocean
Steamers walk short block to Elevated
Railway and take 18th Ave. to SETH street.
from which hotel is one-minute walk.
10 minutes to Principal Theaters and SnopHs
W. JOHNSON QUINN. Prop.
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Passengers Fined for crowding.

London, Nov. 27-The north London
authorities have adopted novel meth
cd for supressing the overcrowding on
street cars. Finding that the arrest
and filming of conductors was INSULT
Gent, they are now resorting to the
arrest of passengers, including women,
whom the magistrates fine for ttaiding
and abetting" conductors in contra
yening the anti-crowding law.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-27

~ " : 2 = : =
tim es, especially at
night or when over
heated.
The cause of Ecze-
ma is a too acid and
general unhealthy con-
dition of the blood.
The terrifying itching
and burning is pro-
duced by the overflow
through the glands and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-27

much discomfort. As tixne went BY il
grew worse, and was convinced that
suited several physicians and a num-
per OF specialists, and used several ex-
Cerna1 applications, receiving but
sAsht temporary relief. In February
decided to try 8. g. s., and in less than
q month Experienced a change fer the
better, ana by Nay all symptoms had
disapps arsd, and found myself entire-
II cured, and have had no return of
the disease since. W. P. BRUSH.
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THE CRONSTADT CANAL.
&c JENNA s sx1s Of TIE FIRE

No disease much bodily
often
spreads followed by pustules bs gurry sticky
scales OF forms bad looking
different of the body
veTitabie & 1ses
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Five cents win buy one of those 1oc
Bachelor cigars
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- - '.
SIS '::;::;:
all its terrifying disappears
the Skin and its
medical advice SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA al
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Mems Arctics-
60 pairs s1.25, $1.5O and $1.75 were
former prices, sizes 6 to 11-your
choice Saturday and Monday. ..75c
Mems Boots
About so pairs of Mems full stock
Calf Boots. $2.75 and $3.50 values,
take your choice of the lot tomor-
row and Monday-pair. 90
Boys and Youths Shoes
Any Boys Shoes in stock selling
$1.25 and $1.95, all leather, Vici,
Kangaroo, Box Calf, sizes to 5,
Saturday and Monday, your
choie ........-.... --.--...--.. $A.So
Children'S Shoes
Sizes to IL in Kid or Box Calf,
slips and s1.35 lines go in this sale
Sizes to s, in Kid or Calf, CSC
regular, cut to-pair. .45c
All 75c and 9oc grades Children's
Shoes in fine Kid and Box Calf
pair .........- --..-............ oSc
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Ladies' Shoes

Ladies' Shoes
$1.5O Ladies' Wei Kid and Box
Calf Shoes $I.OO
$500 Ladies' Vici Kid and Box
Calf Shoes .-.......:. go. . .39
$3.50 Ladies' vicf Kid and Box
$500 Ladies' Vici Kid and Box
Calf Shoes ..-......-..-.......$ 1.95
Misses Shoes
All sL35, s1.4O and s1.5o Dongola,
Box Calf, go in one lot and at one
price, choice-pair ...............95c
Mems Shoes
All s2.75 and $500 in Wei, Kanga-
roo and Box Calf Shoes, Goodyear
welts, go in this sale at the excep-
tional low price of-pair. 5 .95
All 1925 and $3.50 Wei and Box
Calf is a bargain extraordinary at
pair .--..-..- --.....---...--. 5 1.45
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In 1899 experienced at times patches OF
side Of nay hands that itchod and burnad
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-25
BANDITS WAR WITH POSSE
Suspected Robbers Fire on Onicers,
Kill One Man, and, After Hard
Battle, Escape

UNION, Mo-, Jan. 24.-In two fights to-
day within twelve miles from here between
posses and men suspected OF being the
robbers who looted the Bank Of Union,
Charles ]. Schumacher of 81. Louis, a de-
~tective, was killed and a suspect was shot
from his horse, but escaped. In the two
fights probably 100 shots we're fired.
1t had been rumored that men suspected
of being the bank robbers were in a hut
twelve miles from here and yesterday De-
tective Schumacher, In the guise OF a
hunter, vent to the hut and found it occu-
pied. Upon pretense of being cold he was
permitted to enter and warm. obserya-
tion convinced him that the men were
the men wanted.
Today he returned with other officers.
When the got near the hut today the occu-
pants, without warning. opened an inces-
SAINT fire. Schumacher was killed instantly.
Vedder was thrown from his horse and Sc
verely injured. but with Schumke, es-
capped TO Stanton.
A posse was organized. which secured
Schumacher's body and started, but when
they came across the men in a dense copse,
the two men Immediately began firing and
the posse replied with a fusillade that
brought one OF the suspects from his horse.
His companion assisted him however.
placed him on his horse under the fierce
FIRE and in the growing darkness escaped.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-25
UNION MEN EARNING LESS
DO Not Make as Much Money RS The
Did Under the Old
Regime.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 24.-The coal
strike commission today concluded the ex-
animation OF witnesses called by indCpen-
dent operators of the upper coal fields. Be-
ginning on Monday, the individual opera
tors of the middle region will present their
evidence. Among the latter is G. B.. Markle
& Co. After the individual companies have
completed their case the Philadelphia &
Reading Coal and Iron company will be
heard. Then the miners will consume sew
eral days in rebuttal, after which nearly a
week will be taken up in arguing the case.
Nine witnesses, representing almost as
many small coal companies, were heard.
Their evidence as a whole was that the
union miners we're not mining as much coal
as they did before the organization OF the
union; in some instances where demands
had been granted the men we're not per-
mitted to go to work until all men had been
| granted their demands; that no blacklist
existed among the companies; that miners
boycotted places that were hard to work;
that 1t was dificult to maintain discipline
since the men formed an organization, and
that the men we're partly responsible for
the curtailment of output.
Just before the adjournment a telegram
from r. c.. Luther, general superintendent
of the coal company, was read, as follows:
POTTSVILLE. Pa, Jan. A.-Thlrty-one
collieries and six Jig houses working today.
North Mahonoy colliery men went home.
refusing to wait until a frozen waterpipe
| could be changed to enable breakers TO
start. Colliery was ready to start at 7:3O.
Counsel for the miners followed by read
ing an article from c Scranton newspaper
to the, effect that hundreds Of men were
Idle and ready to go to work, but the COM
pany would not give them employment.