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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-10
DIEDIN BASEMENT.
An Aged Woman Worth Half a Mil
lion Dollars

New York Nov. 10.-Mrs. Mary
Oliver. a widow Sc years old, has been
found dead in the sQualid basement
of a tenement house in Second ave-
nue., Harlem, where she had lived as
a recluse for twenty-five years. When
found United States bonds and other
securities to the value of $4,000.
Neighbors say the woman's estate is
valued at more than half million
dollars. Her death was from natural
causes.
Hardly dozen feet from the spot
where the old woman lay. the police
found James A1derdice, an old man
who had for years collected the rents
Mrs. Oliver and attended to all her
business, who was dying, from an
apopletic stroke
Mrs. Oliver had lived and died sur
rounded by the dust and dirt of years.
The two rooms which she made her
home. the rest of the house having
been vacant for years, were filled with
boxes and bundles of papers. old bot
ties and pieces of furniture carefully
wrapped with newspapers to keep out
the dust.
The police made a search of an hour
in the rooms Most of the boxes ap-
peared to contain only old newspapers
There was bundle after bundle Of
cards and posters announcing dances,
balls, parties and excursions, collect
ing the notices of which was aDpar-
emily a hobby of the old woman. In
a trunk were found bonds mortgages
and other valuable pa pers.
1t is said Mrs Oliver was a native
of England and had two married
daughters in Brooklyn. They seldom
saw her however
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-10
any of the middle ages, considering the
relative ad1za Of ti1,aas

any of the middle ages, considering the
relative advantages of the times.
When we compare a Lucy Stone picking
berries to earn the right to go to college,
or a Lucy Larcom working in factory
the age of ten, yet through her own I'M
aided efforts attaining high rank as a
teacher and poet, with this other girl liv
ing in the midst of the opportunities offer
ed at great educational center, who
couldn't write a simple letter; when we
compare a boy of the same type with a
Garfield sweeping floors and ringing bells
or an Elihu Burritt learning to translate
Hebrew during the pauses of his work at
the forge, We must answer that the fault
is with individuals. The young people of
our land are not awake to their advan-
tages.
Gray haired men and women of middle
age or more are working in offices or fac
tories, side by side, with boys and girls,
and for the same pittance. They failed to
educate themselves. Youth is past, and
they are reaping what they have sown-
There are, of course, many among them
who are victims of circumstances and are
not really responsible for their present
positions, but the majority are where they
are because they neglected the opportuni-
ties that called insistently to them when
they were boys and girls. Grammar
schools. high schools, evening schools, lee
lures and libraries offered them their
treasures, but they would have none of
them. Now they complain that they are
unlucky, that fate is against them, and
that others no better worthier than
they go to the top of the ladder. while
they remain at the foOt.-Erom Success.
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fLeave items Cor this column with the
Kimban Printing company, 9l2 North
Kansas avenuel
Coal to burn Nicholson.
George Skinner has returned from q
trip to Georgia.
D. A. Williams of Silver Lake, was in
town yesterday.
The floor is being laid in the building
at S12 Kansas avenue.
Aaron Sheetz is slowly improving
from his recent illness
H. J. Nichols and T. M. James, jr.
are in Elnont for days cunning.
John Adams and family will move this
week from the south side to 1914 Logan
street.
Mr.. Colvin of Washington, Ind, is
visiting his sister, Mrs. Mckinney, ano
his sons, Messrs. John and James
Colvin.
Mrs. VIM Whitehead who has beer
i'll with neuralgia of the heart, is i'm
proving.
Frank Giffen will move Wednesday
from 1914 Logan street to 1928 Central
avenue.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Nyhart of Holman's addition was buried
Saturday.
D. P. Elder. jr., left yesterday fol-
Fort Riley, where he has employment
this winter.
The Kansas Avenue M. E. revivals
have reached a high point of interest
and enthusiasm.
Mrs. Rabbit, of San Francisco, Cal,
formerly of Topeka, was the guest today
of Mrs. H. M. Cline
Shawnee council No. 1, F. A. A., will
give a dance Wednesday evening at
Barrett's hall which will be free.
Mrs. J. NJ Haynes, who has been seri-
ousIy i'll for the past two months, is i'm
proving and is now able to s. up
Fred Judkin and Manley Austin leave
Thursday for Los Angeles, CAL, where
they will spend the winter
The Santa Fe Railroad company just
completed last week the laying of $50
feet of track to the coal yards of j. p
Butterfly ON Gordon street
Evangelist Overman. who is still con-
Quoting revival services at the Christian
church, will have for the subject OF his
sermon this evening Baptism
The Ladies' Guild of the Church of the
Good Shepherd, will meet Thursday at
ternoon at the home of Mrs. G. z. KIM
ball, 215 West Gordon street
Rev. E S. Thomas, of Lyndon, who is
assisting in the Kansas Avenue M. e.
reyivaIs. is being entertained at Rev. L.
A. Stavely's, 1926 North Quincy street
The meeting of the board of trustees
of the Second Presbyterian church
which was held last evening in the Of
flee of Thomas Page will be followed
by a congregational meeting Wednes-
day evening at the home of Mrs. A J.
Arnold.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Yost entertained a
number of their neighbors very enjoy
ably Friday evening. Their guests were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Buechner, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
L. Marker and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. Miller and son. Mr. and Mrs. H.
Yost, Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Clarke, Misses
Maud and Edna Fowler, Bertha and
Jessie Steward, Berenice, Alberta and
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BAILEY IS WAITING.
viii Keep Out of Judge Fight
Except at Longs Request.

Governor Bailey is taking no hand in
the federal judgeship contest. He will
not do SO until he is called upon by
Senator Long for his endorsement. When
Senator Long wants his assistance to
secure the appointment of the candidate
he decides upon. Governor Bailey will
give him his assistance if Senator Long
wishes it, for either Johnston, Pollock or
Loomis.
mo, I have taken no part in the
iudgeship matter so far said Governor
Bailey when asked about it today. I
consider the matter purely senatorial
patronage and 1 shall not dip into it
until requested by Senator Long. I have
told him that if he wants my endorse
ment to aid in securing the appointment
of any one of the three candidates he
can have it. but otherwise I am keeping
out of it. I want harmony between Sen
ator Long and my Office, and [ do not
consider that this is a place where am
called upon to make a fight. 1t is the
senator's patronage and I will help Sen-
ator Long if he wishes it..
This simply adds weight to the neces-
sity of securing the endorsement of
Senator Long. Governor Railey's en-
dorsement will undoubtedly have con-
sidera BILE weight in the matter, and if
the endorsement of Senator Long car
ries with it that of Governor Bailey, it
makes the former all the more import
ant
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DONE BY TAILOR'S GOOSE.
Trick of Journeymen Who Want to
Get Even With Their Boss

These are easy days for the custom
tailor" said one of the trade. I'VE have
very little, if any, trouble with our men.
Twenty-Five years ago the journey
men tailors could put a man out of bust
ness, and they sometimes did it, too, just
by a little cunning use of the goose.
Suppose they were not satisfied with the
wages, or they had some other grievance
and wished to get even. There is a way
tailor can do that and we cannot pre-
vent it.
I'm cutting cloth for garments we al
ways leave little margin all around to
allow for alterations and for seams.
Now, when the cloth is damp, the tailor
need only let the hot iron rest little
longer than is absolutely necessary on
the cloth near the edge and the cloth
is stretched so that when made up the
garment is wrinlxled and when the GUS
toner comes to try it on there is trou-
BILE right away. The thing has to be ia
ken apart and made oyer again, and
sometimes an entirely new section OF
cloth has to be used.
THE customer gets it into his head
that you are boteh and he may with
draw his custom. You may be morally
certain that the tailors are after you
and are stretching the cloth, but how
are you going TO prove it?
IT have known of Two or three Gus
tom tailors who have practically been
made to give up business in this way.
There We're other causes mixed with
their failure, but the tailor behind the
iron was at the bottom Eef it all.
! Il even know one man who was driven
out of business insthIee cities He had
offended the men who worked for him.
| and when he moved they kept track OF
him and made it their business to get
the men working for him in his new
field to do as they had done
ut used to be a common thing for
one custom tailor to say to another
when he heard things We're not going
right with him: Irons?' It is of no use
| to try to explain such things to ones
customers, for they think you are try
ing to cover up your own clumsiness and
Law the blame on some on else.
| but there is very little of this I'M
| derhand business now I don't know
| that I have had a case of willful
stretching of cloth come under my no
tice in ten years. The men are fairer, =
/ New York Sun.
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THREE TIMES II.
Mysterious Figures Marked in
View of Murderer's Cell.

Cheyenne, Wyo., Nov. 10.-Governor
Chatterton will decide Tom Horns fate
on Thursday night. Deputies with a
Gattling and a Hotchkiss gun are con-
stantly on guard at the Jail in anticipa-
ton of an attempt of cattlemen to re-
lease Horn. The threat is common that
the condemned murderer will be saved
from the hangman's rope. A bit of
startling information has fallen into the
hands of Sheriff Smalley in the form OF
piece of paper on which the figures
Hill are marked and which was
thrown into the court house yard where
Horn could see them from his window
The same figures have been marked on
buildings across the street from the
Jail in plain view of Horns cell
This is taken to mean that Horns
friends will attempt to iberate him on
the eleventh month, eleventh day and
eleventh hour, which would be tomor-
row at either II a. m. or ii p. m.
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MISS THE SALOONS.
Packing House Employees Have
No Place to Cash Checks.

The closing Of the saloons in Kansas
City, Kan, has passed a question up to
the attorney generals office for an opin-
ion which may affect the method OF
payment by the packing houses and
other big employers of labor in Kansas
City.
The packing houses pay off with
checks, and it has been the custom OF
many laboring men to cash their checks
in saloons This is, of course, a good
thing for the saloons, because man
will not cash a check in a saloon with
out taking little of it for a drink, and
the chances are that if he takes one
drink he is likely to leave a considerable
portion of his weeks earnings in the
saloon. Now the saloons are closed and
some of these laboring men complain
that they have no place to cash their
checks, as the banks are open only
when they are at work, and they want
to compel their employers to pay them
in cash instead of by check
The matter has been taken up with
w. A. l. johnson, state labor commits
sioner who passes it up to the attorney
generals department.. In a letter TO the
attorney general Mr.. johnson sets fQrth
the case as follows:
Il am requested by the organization
of the packing house employees, OF
which there are several thousand IN
this state. to know whether or not
there is a law requiring the payment
of wages in lawful money of the
United States weekly. and they relate
to me that they are paid off in checks.
and that the custom has been hereto
fore to cash checks in saloons and
stores, wherein the consideration of
such courtesies being that the holders
of the checks make some sort of puF-
chases and that now in the complete
prohibition that obtains in Kansas
City, Kas., and the closing of the sa-
looms. very large number of the men
are inconyenienced in the cashing OF
their checks for the reason that the
! hours, and that many of them are
compelled to lay off and lose time to
get checks cashed.''
The attorney generals force is now
| investigating the law on the subject.
A statute passed by the legislature of
| 1898 is designed to compel the payment
| of wages weekly in cash, but railroads
and creameries are exempted from its
provisions. and this might make it I'M
constitutional if anybody should want
to fight it.
1t seems peculiar that the men can
not get their checks cashed in the
stores. In Topeka many merchants
make a speciality OF cashing pay checks
Immediately after pay day in the
Santa Fe shops. and the merchants of
Kansas City, Kas., would doubtless be
glad to do the same. If a man wished
money to make a purchase the mer-
chant from whom he desired to make
it would doubtless cash his check for
him.
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SENSES OF REPTILES.
They Have Power to Divine the
Presence of Water.

Some surprising and noteworthy con-
illusions on this point have been reach
ed by German naturalist. Werner of
Vienna, who has recently reported the
results of observations that he has been
making for some time on the senses of
inferior vertebrates. Says the Revue
Scientif1que in noting these results:
On certain points the conclusions of
M. Werner are very surprising, and in
all they are worthy of notice. Werner
has observed 1856 Individuals of which
one-third were at liberty, and he took
all possible precautions not to let the
creatures know that they were watched.
one general fact is very evident that
reptiles and amphibians are strongly
attracted by water. They go straight
for it, even when they are at distances
so great that they could not divine it's
presence by any of the senses known to
which We have no knowledge informs
them of the direction in which water
may be found.
There seems to be a sort of chemical
attraction, says NJ. Werner. But how
does this act, and on what part of the
creature? This remains mystery. Rep
tiles also seek the light, but independ-
emily of heat; they are positively hello
trepic, and in winter they often leave a
comfortable and warm retreat to seek
the sunlight. Sight is generally good
with Them 1t is probably the finest
sense that they possess. but it would
still appear to be very limited The
caynans and the crocodiles cannot dis
tinguish a man al a distance of more
than six times their length. according
to Werner. In the water fishes see only
at very close range-about half their
own length. This will seem, perhaps,
unlikely to anglers. although some of
them can cite instances showing thar
fish cannot see far. Snakes seem to
have a very mediocre sense of sight.
The boa, for instance, does not see at
more than a quarter or a third of its
own length; different species are limit
ed to one-fifth or one-eighth of their
length. Frogs are better off; they see
at fifteen or twenty times their length.
Frog catchers know this from. exper-
fence.
Hearing is much poorer than sight if
possible. Most reptiles are noticeabIy
deaf. except caymans and crocodiles;
the boa appears to be absolutely so.-
Literary Digest.
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ALL CAME OUT.
Operations in Southern Colo
RADIO Coal Fields Suspend.

Denver, Nov 1O.-A dispatch received
from Trinidad today says:
All the miners in Huerfano county
came out today. Only about so men are
working in Hastings and Delagua, the
Victor Fuel company's camps in Las
Animas county, where $500 miners
were employed.
District President Howells says that
operations in the southern coal field are
practically at standstill
500 WALKED OUT
Cheyenne, Wyo., Nov. 10.-The coal
miners strike has not assumed any
great proportions in Wyoming At Rock
Springs 20 drivers and coal diggers
walked out and mine No. 2, of the Sweet
Water camp, was closed. At Dietz 800
men walked out
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DOLLAR-A-DAY PEOPLE.
Many Who Are Inefficient and Worth
No Higher Wages.

what can you do?" st don't think
I can do much of anything; L was not
brought up to do anything. and never
had to work. but what do you think
you can do?" 81 don't know: 1 never
tried anything" DO you write a good
hand? p" II don't know; couldn't say"
do you write rapidly?" Mot very.
''Wiu you write me a letter of apDll-
cation, so that I may get an idea OF
your handwriting and general educa-
tion?" II don't believe 1 can do that"
This is the substance of CONVEX
Eation that recently took place between
the forewoman in charge of the clerks
in the subscription department of a
young girl who had called in answer
to an advertisement for additional
office workers.
This girl is typical of hundreds of
people in New York, and in every
other large city in the country, who
are haunting publishers offices, clam
oring at the doors of great business
houses, and wandering the streets.
fOotsore and weary, in search of work
they cannot End
fail in their efforts? Is it surprising,
under such conditions. that an adver-
tisement for 2 clerk at So or Sc a week
floods the advertiser with hundreds of
answers. while one for a man or wo-
man at $4,000 a year calls out not
one.
We boast of our educational system,
and the unrivaled opportunities of
every boy and girl living under the
American flag to obtain not only a
education if they have grit and vim
enough to work their way to it; yet
cur land is full of incompetents.
The twentieth century, with nineteen
hundred years of preparation and expert
ence and culture back of it. is turning out
& greater number of probable failures than
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TOUCHED 10.
Steel Trust Stock Reaches Low
est Point in History.

New York, Nov, 10.-On very heavy
offerings the United States Steel issues
once more established new lower rec
ord today The common touched 10 and
the preferred which came out in large
blocks at 49M and the bonds at 651s.
Trading in the steel issues completely
overshadowed the balance of the mar
ket The great bulk of the offerings
seems to be short stock, but it IS quite
likely that considerable long stock came
out, especially of the preferred, many
stop loss orders being uncovered when
this stock touched so. London sold the
steel stocks and so did various out of
town houses
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Disastrous Wrecks.

Carelessness is responsible for many n
railway wreck and the same causes are
making human wrecks of sufferers from
throat and lung troubles. But since the
Consumption, Coughs and Colds, even the
worst cases be cured. ana hopeless
resigna ton is no longer necessary. Mrs.
Lois Cragg of Dorchester, Mass, is one of
many whose life was saved by DR.. King, $
New Discovery. This great remedy is
guaranteed for all throat and lung dis
eases by the Arnold Drug Co., S21 North
Kansas ave. Price SOC and $780, Trial
bottles free.
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NIc {: 4: : J: E.
RsSaf9sfkChcaseS SlLeasRR T RI ns'

Three Express Trains East every day in the year.
Fulinnan Drawing Room Sleeping Cars on all
Trains Trans Continental Tourist Cars leave
Cnicago TH-W eekl- On Tuesdays and Saturdays
az ESQ p m. on Wednesdays at 1898 .. N.
CnicaSo to Boston without change. Modsrn Din
fog Cars serving meals individual club plan,
ranging In price from SOC to 81 .oo also service
. Ia carte. Direct line to Fort Wayne. Ffndlays
Cleveland, Ezts. Buffalo, Rochester. Syracuse.
Singhamton, Scranton. New York City, Boston
and all points East. Rates always the lowest.
Cciorsd porters in uniform in attendance on ali
Coach Passengers. II yen contemplate q trip
East, call on any convenient T4ciet Agent or
address JOHN 2. CALLAHAN. Gen'1 Agent,
113 Adams St.. Chicago, III
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BRYAN APPEALS.
VIII Carry Will Case to a High
er Court.

New Haven. Conn. Nov. 10.-It was
announced today that William j.
Bryan had given his counsel power OF
attorney to perfect an appeal to the
superior court from the decision OF
Nudge Cleveland of the probate court
declaring that the sealed letter. re-
ferred to in the will of Philo S. Ben
nett, and which provided for a gift of
$4,000 to Mr.. Bryan. was not a part
of the will At a hearing before the
probate Judge prior to this announce
ment, by agreement of counsel and
AIR. Bryan as executor. the widows
ALLOWANCE was fixed at 81. 800 a year.
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Emily Yost. Mabel and Lucia Kingman.
Louise Buechner, E1va Clarke, Eva
Lakey, Otie Matchett, Grace McNoun
and Miss Blackler, Messrs. Jesse STAN
ley, John Buechner. Ralph Button, Lloyd.
Julian, Robert and Clay Clarke Ed
Jennings, Henry, Jesse, Ollie and Daniel
Marker, Bert Kingman, Edison Yost
Archie and VERNE Miesersmith, Harry
Hutchinson, Gene Housh, Mr.. Alley, Reu-
ben, Earl and Ernest McNoun..
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One Fare Plus S2.oo Round Trip Rate
via Chicago Great Western Railway.

To points in Canadian Northwest Old
Mexico. New Mexico, Minnesota, North
Dakota. Manitoba, Idaho, Texas. Georgia
Florida and North Carolina. Ample re-
turn limits Tickets on sale November
II. For further information apply to
Geo. w. Lincoln, e. p. A. 7 West 9Th
ST. Kansas City, Mo.
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New York, Nov. 10-NearIy all lines
of carpets have been advanced in price
from 215 to 31z cents a yard. The
spring trade has just opened here, with
buyers present from all parts of the
country The manufacturers say the
advance has not lessened sales and the
first days record was fully up to ex-
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pectations. One or two manufacturers
maintained former prices but are ex-
pected to join in the raise. Scarcity
and firm prices for wool are the causes
attributed.
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On Saturday, Nov. ID.

The Union Pacific will sell round trim
tickets. Topeka to Lawrence, Kansas.
for S1.05. account football game he
tween Kansas university and Ne
braska. Leave at a M. returning at
$50 or 9 D. m For full inforrnatio
apply to ]. G. Fulton. depot agent.
phone 81, or F. a. Lewis. ticket agent.
SIS Kansas avenue.
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New York, Nov. 1O.-It is announced
that Daniel F'rohman. the theatrical
manager, and Miss Marguerite Hing
ton, the actress. whose home is in Hi
nois, will be married in this city No
| vember %.
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Doesn't Respect Old Age.

It's shameful when youth fails TO Snow
proper respect for old age. but just. the
contrary in the case of Dr. Kings New
Life Pills. They cut off maladies, no mat
ter how severe and irrespective of old
age. Dyspepsia, jaundice. fever, consti-
patton ali yield to this perfect pill. 25c
at Arnold Drug Co., 81 North Kansas
avenue.
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BOONE

And His Manager, John LANCE
The Blind Boone Co. will appear at
the Baptist Tabernacle, 10th and Jack
son sts., Tuesday evening, November
10th, assisted by Miss Emma Smith, So
prano, who has sung with the company
for the past two years with grand sue
cess. People and press are praising
her in highest terms wherever he has
appeared. Reserved seat tickets on
sale at Stansfield's, 632 Kansas Ave.
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What's the secret of happy. vigorous
health? Simply keeping the bowels, the
stomach, the liver and kidneys strong
and active. Burdock Blood Bitters
does it.