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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-06
NORTH TOPEKA.

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ball PRINTING Co. s12 North Kansas Ave-1
Miss Heloise Green is home from d
visit to Lawrence friends
Miss Myrtle Seymour left Sunday to
resume her school work in Omaha after
spending the holidays here visiting hel
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. F. Seymour.
G. c. Bowman left Sunday on a busi-
ness trip to Chicago. He will probably
go to New York and Boston before his
return.
The Ladies' Guild Of the Church of
the Good Shepherd will meet Thursday
afternoon at the home Of Mrs. A. O.
Douglas. 212 West Gordon street.
The Duplicate Whist club played yes
terday afternoon at the home of Mrs
W. D. Lacey, and the highest score, 81
points. was made by Mrs. G. G. Bowman
and Mrs Norris The Substitutes were:
Mrs. Norris for Mrs. w. S. Bergundthai.
Miss Lou Dell AIcMaster for Mrs T. B.
Reynolds, Miss Jeanette Wolcott for
Mrs. Mary E. Smith and Miss Edith
Putnam for Mrs. L. A. Ryder. The next
meeting will be January II at the home
of Mrs. v B. Kistler. lily Van Buren,
street
The Ladies' Missionary society Of the
Baptist church viii meet Wednesday
afternoon at half past 2 O'Clock at the
home Of Mrs G. G. Nicholson, 919 Van
Buren, street. An interesting programme
will be rendered and all are invited.
K
is very i'll with pneumonia.
VIII Whitehead, who is suffering from
appendicitis at his home 1928 Quincy
street, is slowly improving.
Misses Louie and Minnie Frances, who
have been visiting their aunt, Mrs. E c.
Lemon, of 1921 Tyler street, have re-
turned to their home in Nebraska
Mrs. Guy Barrett has returned to her
work at the Industrial school after an
absence Of five weeks.
Mrs. T. b Reynolds is confined to her
home. s14 Quincy street. by illness.
Miss Maud Taggart has returned to
/ Emooria to resume her studies at the
state normal, after a short visit to Miss
Jessie Myers.
Mrs. John Spear entertained at dinner
/ today at her home. 1913 Central avenue
! in honor of her sister, Mrs. Jesse Four
nier who leaves this week for her home
/ in Alabama after a visit of two months
I to relatives here Her guests were sew
eral Of the girlhood friends of Mrs.
Fourier and included Mrs. John John
ston, Mrs. Ray Diffenderfer and Miss
/ Zoe Paramore-
David Gregg. of this ward, has an
nounced himself as a candidate for
/ Judge of the city court.
Mrs. Jack. Gilbert, of Maple Hill, was
/ in town yesterday.
Charles Ruhline of Silver Lake, was
in town yesterday
The union services last evening at the
Central Avenue Christian church wers
well attended The sermon was preach
ed by the pastor, T. J. Purvis. This ev-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-06
Reading in the Dark.

DR.. Douglas Graham describes a case
Of a woman, 36 years of age, who was
prior to her attack somnambulist. He
says: zone night during the three
months that she was confined to bed.
she read long article aloud IN the dark
and made uncomplimentary but
thoughtful remarks upon it. Her hus-
band and the nurse who heard her.
thought it was something that she had
committed to memory and was reciting."
And. again, he says: She was also sub,
ject to nervous SPELLS. which occurred
from once a day to once in two weeks
If she did not succeed in getting
asleep soon in one of these SPELLS her
headache would increase. and she would
read and write in the dark though she
had no recollection of what she had
done. New York Medical Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-06
IRvINc WANTED ONE roo.

Sir Henry Irving greatly values per-
feet frankness in any one Although a
strict disciplinarian. he is always an
attentive listener to a reasonable ex-
cuse for unpunctuality. and the man
who owns up candidly to a fault may
generally count on the knights cour-
teous leniency.
One very hot day at the Lyceum the
ater. London, matters came to a dead
lock during a most firing rehearsal OF
'Robespierre" through the nonappear-
ance of Charles Dodsworth. who shoui5
have been in the wings ready to play
his part.
Dear. dear! Where's Dodsworth %
queried Sir Henry, wiping the perspira-
ton from his brow. Really, you know.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-06
T. A. A. AGAIN DEFEATED.
Elites Won the Honors in a Rubber
neckn Contest.

Five of the crack .'rubberneck'' artists
from the Elite bowling hall played
match game with the chosen of the Tope-
ka Athletic association last night, with the
result of some poor individual scores and
a winning by the Elites of 131 pins.
The Elites introduced their own balls
half an inch larger than those used by the
T A. A. rubberneckists. to the sorrow of
the hosts. After the visitors started to use
the large balls the T. A. A team decided
that they were a good thing, so began to
follow suit. They were unused to the
larger balls and made some scores which
compare very unfavorably with former at
tempts.
The Elite alleys were represented by I.
Barnum, Earle Ewart, w E. Slayton, I.
E. Pitts and c. e. Wentworth. They were
pitted against W. A. Morton, James Clarke,
H. F. Guthrie. W D. Goodwin and A. B.
Kirkpatrick of the T. A. A. The best score
made by the T. A. A was los, in the last
game, by Kirkpatrick, and Pitts led the
Elites with a score of 121 in the last game
The individual scores were as follows:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-06
Nearly Fscaped from dail.

Ogden, Utah, Jan. civilian Brown,
who yesterday was sentenced to a term
of 40 years in the penitentiary for muir
dering a Chinese gardener near this
city several months ago. made a des-
perate attempt to escape from jail last
night When accidentally discovered
Brown had succeeded in saving
through two bars of his cell and had
almost severed third. A most
minute cxaminat ton failed to locate
the saw, but a large open pocket knife
was found concealed in blanket.
Browns accomplish in the murder,
James Young. escaped from jail the
night they were incarcerated. Brown
will be taken to the penitentiary to-
day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-06

this is too bad. Where can he be? And
we are all so tired''
In two or three minutes Mr.. Dods.
worth made a hasty appearance and a;
once perceived that the rehearsal hac
been stopped on account of his absence.
"Ah, Dodsworth, there you are! Bui
where have you been?' asked Sir Henry
with just a faint note of reproach IL
his tone.
The beIated actor made no attempt Il
defend himself. but. expressing sorrow
for the Inconvenience he had caused
candidly admitted that he had JUS
slipped out for a settler lemonade
That's good, Dodsworth.'' said Sit
Henry, tanning himself with his hand.
kerchief L wish I had But get tt
work now, my friend. We are all Sc
tired-and hot"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-06

AS Lady Macbeth there can be no
question that Mrs. Fiske will score
heavily. It is a thoroughly psychology
zeal role, though the efforts of some
latter day actresses would not seem to
warrant that assertion. and it is in
characters Of this sort that Mrs. Fishes
best work is shown
Concerning her adaptability to the
role of Viola in Twelfth Night" there
may be differences of opinion, but it is
certain that if this trancendent genius
undertakes it the production and her
acting will be worth going miles to
see. There have been few really good
Violas in the modern history of the
English speaking stage, and 1t is posi-
bic that that fact has Influenced Mrs.
Fiske in her selection Besides. the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-06

tMaude Lambert) is very pretty and
cute in her talking song, but I was glad
she had to talk it, for her voice would
never make Patti fear. Kate Pember-
ton (Zetti Kennedy can send forth
some sweet high notes and also look at
tractive, but that is not enough for
prima donna OF a company. and SO on
the shoulders Of Lucille Saunders falls
the burden of the women Her Shout
ders are. en- PEASANT, fine ones and do
their duty nobly The only solo to my
mind worth hearing in the entire even
ing was one sung by her-''Y ears Touch
Not the Heart" The effect would be
much enhanced if she stood while sing
ing and enunciated more clearly. I
could not catch one word Uncle Tom
CWiI H. Bray, with a chorus. gave a
pleasing rendition of My HoneysuclzIe
Girl"
The only comedy" with an abject
apology to the good old word, was
furnished by George Backus as iona
than Phoenix. He was a cross between
an ante bellum tragedian out of work
and spy. Don't ask me which side he
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-06
what Electric Lights Brought.

when electric lights were first intro
duced in Milwaukee," said Capt. Fred
Pabst to a company of friends who
were discussing the worlds progress, "a
friend of mine hailed with pleasure the
prospect of having an arc lamp near his
home
This corner has become a regular
nuisance said my friend Lippart
Young couples gather here night after
night. they giggle and giggle and spoon
and spoon in the darkness-as a result
I have chronic nausea. Electric lights
will dispel this nuisance
Electric lights did disDel the lovers
to more secluded corners. But instead.
on warm evenings came mothers with
crying infants. lulling them to sleep
while they consoled each other on the
difficulties of raising children. The
lights also attracted bugs and bats.
These pests annoyed LiDpart and he
had to keep his windows closely screen
ed.
81 suppose, Lippart,' said to him
one day. you now are rid of your spoons
and nausea.
Yes he answered gloomiIy. but in
stead I have to contend with bawls and
bats Detroit Free Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-06

dered choruses. a stage full of northern
uniforms and .hoopskirted southern
girls, with a sprinkling of the never
failing darky. make up a picture which
is not tiresome, but passes with the
falling Of the final curtain, never to be
thought of again That is when John
ny Comes Marching Home"
The tenor, William G. Stewart, is too
stout and his voice is too frequently
absent for success. Cordelia Allen
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-06

was on; it is too much for me. and you
would have to pass it. Pretty scenery.
pretty girls. very accurate and pictur
esque costumes. with military uniforms
are all there is to It. except that the
music is too good for the book There
was not a southern uniform or man ex-
cept behind an Illuminated gauze drop.
and am sure General Lee would turn
in his grave If he could have seen the
counterfeit presentment of himself
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-06

OW much we sometimes can learn
from the programme of a thea
teri If go to a performance
and am at sea as to what I am
Witnessing, I turn to the pro
gramme, and, even though may doubt
my eyes. 7 am sure to be safe il I take
on faith what I see there printed This
trouble assails me now, and IN self de-
Tense / assert that, according to the
programme, when Johnny Comes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-06

Marching Home" is a Spectacular milf
tary opera" In the days written of in
the book of this spectacular military
opera" this might have been considered
a grand spectacle, but what our progen-
itors were fed on was theatrical pap as
compared with the heavy diet which
we now digest without an effort / tru-
ly respect age. but cannot bring myself
to look with awe on sewing machines,
telegraph, telephone or gas when I have
become hardened to such advanced con
vaniences as are now at command Of
the people Of this great century. Can
]. then be expected to enthuse over the
Illuminated tableaux of When Johnny
Comes Marching Home" or over the
very animated hreflies and ripping wa
ter when today in many big produc-
tions nature is almost ashamed to see
how closely she is imitated2
The producers Of this new little. IS.
M. o." are Offering to an overfed public
some Of the rap Of our ancestors. The
good natured New York public swal-
lows a little and smiles. but it very soon
gets enough. The Whitney Opera com
pany as seen in When Johnny Comes
Marching Home" is a fair sample of
light opera people. and the music by
Julian Edwards is tuneful and swingy.
There was another being responsible
for Johnny" It was Stanisiaus
STANCE. and I was astonished to find
that the author of Dolly Warden" has
fallen so far short in this latest effort
There is no story. I cannot relate it if
there is one, nor dol believe any one
but Mr.. STANCE could do so coherently
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-06

Magdala' at the Manhattan theater,
will give the same play in the impor-
tant cities of the country next season
and Tor the following year will confine
her attention to the two Shakespearean
productions long since promised.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-06
NEW cERMAN oPERA.

Der Arme Heinriche." by Herr
Hauptmann. is finished in Berlin. It's
first performance will take place this
season. but no date has been selected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-06
The Golden State Limited

Leaves Topeka every evening at sos.
arriving Chicago 1870 a. m. New York
]: 80 second afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-06

An EphemeraI Work.
Some very pretty women. one or two
fair voices many strong and well rem
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-06
A Young Nov YOrk Lady

Vegetable nd simply Nvonde
felt the first three
weight my shoulders;
entirely
bills without getting take
truly PEAHI, Ave, City,
should fail profit Adelaide PrahPs
exprenes just surely she cured of the troubles
letter, Pinkbams
Vegetable Compound others suffer
Inflammation of kidney
liability, prOstratOn E
any druggist
anything which
Address
her advice is and a1way helpful
WVOSO E. Lynn,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-06
Mrs F. Wright, Of Oelwein, Iowa,
is another one of the million women
who have been restored to health by
Lydia E. Pinkhana's Vegetable Compound.

overshadoving Of
table Compound with it, all other medicines for
experiments
greatest
in
OF
3 no med
druggist tries sell something
which he is just as good
Bisbee daily review., 1903-12-05

A Pioneer Lady.
 Mrs. Bessie J. Blom, one of the pio- neer residents of Cochise county, and a large owner of real estate in Bis bee and of mines in the Warren dis trict, but who is now a resident of Los Angeles, where she has a beautiful home, arrived in this city yesterday to look after her interests here.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-12-05
DOINGS IN TOMBSTONE
Items of General inetrest From the
 County Seat.
Especial to heview.)

Special to heview)
 Tombstone. Dec. 4.-The drawing for the grand and trial juries was had yesterday in the district clerks of . fee. Twenty-one names were drawn for the grand jury to report on the l7th. The names were placed in the hands of the Sheriff immediately, and that officer now has a force of depu- ties out hunting for the citizens who Sill serve the county at this session of the district court The U. S. juries have all been summoned, but the lists have not as yet been turned into the clerks office.
 The county jail at the present time CTS that has ever been confined in that place since the jail was built in 1881, there being now 50 prisoners. dost of them are grand jury prisoners, while a few are term men, and two or three are U. s. prisoners.
 H. l.. Taylor of Douglas has brought suit in the district court against the E. P. & S. w railroad company for damages in the sum of s1,000 for al legged non-6elivery of a consignment of freight which the company refused to deliver on account of his not pre- ting the bill of lading.
 he work on the court house annex
 ling rushed to completion. The room will be in shape for the
 ing of court on Monday next. IL
 not be entirey completed, the
 .stering not being completed, only -le rough coat having been put on. The jury rooms will be in readiness. Dr. W. c. Bedford has returned from Guaymas, where he has been for number of weeks on a visit. He re turns feeling much better in health.
 Miss Arizona Mia.fo has returned from an extended visit to relatives in San Jose, California.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-12-05
THE BERT WARNER MEDAL

received additional sub of desired to bring the sub
 a 10 cents will received subscriptions to the Re < view They will acknowledged these columns
 the fund to
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-08-01

ing an enormous volume of freight at
certain rates on condition that the Wa
bash system-which reached from
Lake Erie to Chicago, st. Louis, Kan
sas City and Omaha-should make it's
way into Pittsburg.
With the Carnegie contract in his
pocket, Mr.. Gould succeeded in get.
ting similar contracts with Jones g
Laughlin and the Pittsburg Coal COM
pany.
This gave the Wabash road an as
surance of something like, five million
tons of freight a year-a tremendous
incentive for fighting the way into
Pittsburg.
The whole country knows how Mr..
Gould managed to extend the Wabash
connections into Pittsburg and how he
managed to defeat the Pennsylvania
railroad even in the Pittsburg City
Council. But only now is it under
stood fully that it was the power and
wealth of Mr.. Rockefeller that enabled
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-08-01

comes home and makes life miserabl.
for her much-enduring family. She
turns established customs topsy-turvy,
rides over her mother, frowns down
her father, patronizes the children and
renders herself generally disagreeable.
THE college type" declares the critic,
with pursed lips. She never happens
to remember that her daughter called
this particular girl glossy" in her kin
dergarten days, nor to reflect that, if
she had stayed at home, she would
have reformed not only the household,
perhaps, but the woman's club, the
church and town as WE'LL Much of the
criticism directed against the college
girl is of the same sort. Some one
meets serious young graduate who
wishes to talk Plato at an afternoon
tea and Immediately labels her the
typical college girl, though even before
she went to college she used to dis
cuss the state of her soul between
dances.-Boston Herald.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-08-01

of war by the Pennsylvania company
Mr.. Rockefeller made himself felt.
At this moment the situation is
suggestive. The Gould-Rockefel!er in
terests have not only forced their
tracks into Pittsburg, but they have
secured the Western Maryland rail-
road as an outlet to the Atlantic ocean
with Baltimore as the seaport termi-
nal. The West Virginia Central and
the Wheeling and Lake Erie roads
make the Eastern outlet system com.
plete.
In the fight to secure an outlet on
the Pacific ocean, Mr.. Gould secured
the Denver and Rio Grande railroad,
which, with the Missouri Pacific road,
extends the Wabash system to Ogden.
The connection from that point to the
Pacific is yet to be made perfect. It
is said that the Rio Grande and West.
ern road, which is part of the Den
yer and Rio Grande system, will in
time run it's trains from Salt Lake to
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-08-01
Chameleons for Use.

The chameleon appears to be COM
ing into popularity again, but as a USE
full, rather than an ornamental, object
this time, says the Philadelphia Rec
ord. A number of fakirs are now
to be found selling chameleons for rs
cents apiece on the streets. The men
carry the little lizards oddly. They
are between two thin boards that slide
one over the other. The fakir elon-
gates the boards, makes a few sales,
closes his box and moves on. The
speech he makes runs: "Here you are.
Is cents. Only rs cents for a chams-
leon. They keep your house clear of
all insects. Flies, ants, reaches, wat
er bugs-the chameleon eats 'em
alive. Eats 'em alive. Here you are,
only Is cents. Buy a chameleon. It's
harmless. It makes no noise. 1t costs
nothing to feed. Buy a chameleon.
It's cheaper than window screens, and
it will keep your house clear of flies all
summer" Whether the fakirs over
rates the lizards capacity or not, it is
a fact that good many chameleons
have of late been sold.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-08-01
"An Ear for Music

According to new theory advanced
by Fere and Jaell, two French inves-
tigators, the influence of musical tones
and intervals on the physical organism
is exactly the same with all PERSONS,
says Success. The only difference be-
tween a musical and an unmusical per-
son is that the former is able to real
ize the aesthetic relations Of these
reactions, while the other is not. By
means of Mosso's "ergograph,'' a sen.
sitive device by which the exciting or
depressing effect of any influence on
the organism, can be measured, the ex.
perimenters have ascertained which
are stimulating combinations OF
sounds and which are depressing ones.
Thus they find that discord has just
the same depressing physical effect on
a person who s.has no ear as one who
is 'exquisitely sensitive to tones
".These experiments seem to prove
say the writer's, that our musical cul
ture makes more and more perceptibles
to us the unconscious relations thai
exist between musical art and thu hui
man organism ~ n. T. ! ii: .=s
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-08-01

a los Angeles, ti1r5 giving thy R0cIe
teller Gould interests a complete route
from ocean to ocean. . 1T - i ~ !.
~ Mr. Rockcfell er has made a truce
with the Pennsylvania railroad, but
there ls no sign that the mighty trans
continental. system of transportation
lis to be- given up, = X ~ E or; =.
8. It was the Pennsylvania railroad
that sued for peace, not Mr.. Rookie
Teller. -: -