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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-27
FOR NEW CARTOONS.
City Is Having Trouble About the
Supply.

For the past week the city has been
dickering with two firms for the year s
supply of carbons for the city electric
light plant, and at last the mayor has
offered a contract to the National Car
bon company Of Chicago. The agent Of
that company was here working for the
contract, but he would not make the
necessary concessions in price The
mayor finally offered to submit his prop
osition to the firm for approval or re-
lection, and this has been done.
The carbon contract for the city plant
amounts to about 81, 200 a year. and is
therefore quite an item for considera-
ton. Last year the city contract with
the National Carbon company was
S11-25 per thousand pairs for 7-16 car
bons, and $1225 per thousand pairs for
L earbons- The agent OF the company
refused to make any reduction for this
year. The mayor then obtained figures
of 81 and So from a rival carbon COM
pauy, and offered the National agent to
close a contract with him at the 81 and
S12 basis, as the National carbons are
considered somewhat better than the
others
II the city's proposition is accepted, it
viii mean a saving of several hundred
dollars to the city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-27
IT'S NOW OF ACE.
MarshaIl's Band to Celebrate
21st Birthday.
VIII Be Done at Annual Concert
March Is.
BIG CROWD EXPECTED.
ORGANIZATION Lost Its Concert
Place by Flood.
Outside Talent VIII Make Birth
day Concert Inter esting.

The annual concert OF MarshalI
band will be given at the Auditorium
on the evening Of March Is.
This is the twenty-first annual concert
Of the band and should be a big event
John 3. Marshall. under whose dl-
rectorshfD this musical organization has
gained the reputation CT being the best
amateur band IN the United states Is
of English parentage and was corn on
February ,, 1850. in Devonshire, Eng
land. Mr.. Marshall showed musical in
cunations when very young ana received
instructions in music in Cornwall until
1865 At the age OF is he moved TO
Kingston. Canada and for four years
played z fiat Cornet with a Canadian
Regfmental band. At the request Of
relatives Mr. Marshall moved to Leav-
enWOrth in January, 1870, but was not
satisfied and at the age Of q settled in
North Topeka. Topeka was without a
band until this time and through the
efforts OF Mr. Marshall and G. A Bah
cock a small band was organized with
Mr.. Babeock as director Mr. Babcock
left Topeka soon after this and Mr.
Marshall. being the solo cornet player,
was elected director
About 1875 the Turner's organized a
band and q great deal OF rivalry exist
ed between the two until August, 1879
when they were consolidated This or
ganizatfOn was commissioned as a K
n G. Regimental band and first came
into prominence in $780, in Lawrence,
where it took first prize. against many
contestants. in the state contest. In
1880 this band disbanded on account Of
financial difficulties and Topeka was
without an organization of this kind for
four years.
In 1884 a band was organized by the
Republican F1ambeau club from men,
bers Of the old regimentaI band. for
campaign purposes, and in November
of the same year was reorganized with
twenty members. and named Mar
shalrs Military band This Orgauiza-
ton secured rehearsal rooms in North
Topeka, and made its first appearance
IN Crawf5rd's opera house on Wednes-
day evening. January 29. 1885, the
event being the Press club benefit
Sevent teen members Of the band
played On this occasion. and were COM
mented upon by the Daily Common
wealth as follows: The first treat Of
the evening was an overture by Prof
11arshalrs full band. The hand is a
large one. made uD OF thorough musi-
clans. and under the sI1illful direction
Of Prof. Marshall executes gracefully
the most difficult music. For their
services the club IS iudebtad. and re-
turns its most sincere thanks"
On Tuesday March 10 1855, the or
ganfzatiOn accompanied the old soldiers
TO the reunion Al Fort Scott, which was
It's grst appearance out Of Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-27
BRIGHT FOR BASEBALL.
Good Meeting of Topeka Association
La HaId.

The Topeka Baseball association had
the most successful meeting of its ca
reer last night at the Commercial club
rooms. The people who have been
pushing the baseball project along have
secured enough support now to give
their meetings an appearance of con-
siderable dignity. The last few weeks
have brought in considerable money IN
cash and subscriptions. As all the men
necessary for the team have been en-
gagged, arrangements are now under
way for the beginning of practice work
and manager Gus Alberts will make
trip to Kansas City within the next
few days to engage for practice games
At last nights meeting Sam Lakin was
elected treasurer and David Ward, sec
retarv. A finance committee was APP
pointed consisting of r. L. Thomas,
John Waters and f. @. Kelly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-27
TO TRAIN IN DIXIE.
New York American League Team
Will Go South Soon

New York. Feb. z7.-The New York
American league baseball team, which
starts south to train next month, has
been announced Except for changes IN
the pitching staff the team viii line UP
with almost exactly the same men as
last season. ]. Anderson goes to LETT II
Mace OF Davis and Mcfarland
The team will be as follows: Pitchers,
Clark Griffith, J. D. Chesbro, T. Hughes,
w o. Wolfe, Elmer Bliss. Ambrose
Putnam. Harry Howell; eatehers
Monte Beville, Kleinow, J. Mcclure;
first base. John Camel; second base. J.
T.. Williams; shortstop. E. Elberfeld;
third base. W. Conroy; right field. W
Keeler; center field, D. F'ultz; left field,
J. Anderson; utility. R. Ungiaub.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-27

Speaking of her singing Of the part of
Erda in Die WaIkure," DR.. Adler, one
Of Europe's most eminent critics, said:
press the effect produced by this super
human, beauteous voice Each one Of
these organlike. wondrously beautiful
tones seem to come from another world
With this magnificent organ, she COM
bines powerful GictiOn Of each word,
each phrase. It was a stirring moment
against which everything which pre-
eeded or followed was pale or shadowy.
No one has ever sung this part like her
and who knows whether there will ever
be found another Interpreters of such
enormous powers -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-27

From this time on the band rapidly
came to the front and stands today at
the mead OF tha amateur bands of the
country This organization has had a
hard struggle financially and has
been out Of debt but once since its ex-
lstence THIS was at the end of the
park concerts in 1902 Then came the
Rood and the band not only lost a great
&C. OF personal property but the whole
summer business as we'll Since that
time there has been no fncSnna and
as the organization 5 annual expenses
are IN the neighborhood of eight hun
cree collars, It Is again IN debt Last
summer would have 3,een the handle
thirteenth year at Garfield mark.
Some peouIr x +he i-,l4,,-,.4,,,,
lllelllle.s o. LA lalls band are paid
Tor tnelr services, but such is not the
case ana It Is a fact that at the end Of
the year the members are out OF pocJxat
besides their time and Ia bor The
band has arranged to give i+s t1ra,1- u
nrsr annual concert at the Auditorium
on the evening Of Wednesday. March
To- topeka people have not had tbe
oPpor unity or hearing Marshau's fun
Dallu loE some time and on this occa-
sion It Is promised that rs r,7usirfar,s
viii be present. The band has also So
cured some professional people to as
slSC IN TINS concert and every effort win
be made TO make it the hest the or
Sanizat1on has ever given. Among the
people secured is Miss Olive W I,
Whitley, the young lady vioIfnist. who
IS making such a hit with the Altman
Barrett Opera company. Also Mr.. H.
" Balcom. flute so1oist. who is with +be
same company has beer. contracted for
Mr. Bert Lewis. the winner Of the first
prize at the last state contest. has been
secured as accompauist.
The band viii give free concerts
again this summer if enough is realized
from TINS concert to make such a thing
possible and there Should NOT he a -
eant seat IN the Auditorium. on the Az
so4ng Of Wednesday, March Is.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-27
ROCHESTER'S LOSS.
Is Now Placed at So, $780, 900
With 81, 100000 Insurance.

Rochester, N. z. Feb. 27.-The fire
that started in the business district
yesterday is still burning in the ruins.
Over half the block on Main street be-
tween St. Paul and Clinton streets is a
mass of smouldering ruins, the walls
coated thick with ice The tiremen
worked all night and many Of them
will have to work tonight also. All
day the fremen were at work tearing
down the walls. The Rochester depart
nent of the Underwriters association
after d careful estimate place the act
uaI loss at $2,500,000, and the amount
of insurance in the regular stock in
surance companies at $4,000. coo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-27
MUST HAVE A BRIDGE.
North Topeka and Oakland People in
Earuest

There's no rest for the county COM
nissioners so long as a bridge belonging
across the Kansas river remains I'M
built
Friday afternoon a delegation of
North Topeka business men and resi-
dents of Oakland appeared before the
commissioners to urge that the Sardou
avenue and the Granville bridges be
built at once This Is the second dele
cation that waited on the commission
ers this week The commissioners have
decided to wait until next winter before
any bridges are built and the commits
sioners have refused so far to change
their minds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-27
wsaIth of Incas Found.

New York, Feb. 27-Advfces from La
Paz. Bolivia announce that the trad1-
tionaI treasure Of the meas has been
discovered at ChaIIacatta. cables the
HeraIdss Lima, Peru, correspondent 1t
amounts to $4,000 900. The discoveries
are of various nationalitfes and are now
ouarreHing over the treasure. although
4 legal contract exists between them as
TO the division The authorities have
fnterfered In the matter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-27
women win Meet in Denver.

Denver, Feb. 27.-Word has been re-
ceived here from Mrs. Clinton B. Fisk,
national president of the Woman s
Home Missionary society of the Meth
odfst church, that the twenty-fourth
national convention will be held in
Denver in September of this year. This
society has enrolled more than 100 GOO
women in the United States beside
large branch organizations In the Phil
fppines. Hawaiian islands and Porto
Rieo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-27
Duck Hunter Shot.

Edna, kan, Feb. 27.-While hunting
ducks at VaIeda, a small town five
miles west Of here. Oliver Mason, the
19-year-old son of ". R. Mason, was ac-
cidentally shot by his younger brother,
with whom he was hunting. The ball
was of % caliber and entered the young
mans head one inch above his left ear.
Little hope is entertained for his re-
GOVERN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-27
Notice.

by wife, Mrs Amanda c. Maxwell,
now living at s2S Madison street, To-
pelza, Kan, refuses to come and live
with me I therefore notify all concern
bills or contracts she has made or may
make herafter
WILLIAM J. T. MAXWELL
BarstoWs Gala
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-27
aBif', Is Dead.

New York, Feb. 27.-Frank Ellison,
known as "Biff.'' a familiar character in
this city is dead from pneumonia He
is said to have been the youngest off,
Ger in the Union army, having run
away from his home in Philadelphia and
received a Heutenant's commission at the
age OF L..
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-27
Another Case Of rheumatism Cured
by ChaberIain's Pain Balm

The efficacy Of Chamberlain.s Pain
Balm in the relief OF rheumatism is being
demonstrated daily. Parker TrfpIett, Of
Grigsby Va, says that Chamberlain $
Pain Balm gave him permanent relief
from rheumatism IN the back when
everything else failed. and he would not
be vtthouf It Fur sale by all druggists
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-01
ROAD TO MARKET PRODUCE.

Great Western of England Undertakes
to Supply Consumers Along Its Line.
A scheme has been adopted by the
whereby farm and dairy supplies or
garden produce may be carried direct
from the farms to residents in large
centers of population. The plan is
expected to have a very important
bearing on the agricultural industry in
England and Wales. Under the new
scheme the produce goes direct from
the producer to the consumer, without
the intervention Of the middleman.
The Great Western Company issues
a pamphlet, which may be obtained at
the railway stations without cost, Civ
ing the names and addresses of pro-
ducers. The charges for carriage are
moderate and the company has under
taken to provide and sell, at the sta
tons from which agricultural produce
is forwarded, light boxes Of different
sizes, suitable for varying qualities of
merchandise. The charge for carrying
by fast passenger train Of box con-
tanning produce weighing twenty
pounds is IL cents for fifty miles, IS
cents for 100 miles, "a cents for 200
miles and 80 cents for any distance
over 200 miles.
The working Of this scheme, says
Consul Stephens at Plymouth, who re-
ports the matter to the State Depart
ment will be followed by the British
public with great interest. If success
full and generally adopted by other
railway companies, the scheme would
put a marked check upon the importa-.
ton Of agricultural products from the
continent
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-01
only on rare occasions that one Of these
is sold nowadays.
TO RUN CARS BY LIGHTNING.
Ingenious Scheme for the Pixies Peak
Railroad.

Ingenious Scheme for the Pixies Peak
Railroad.
To harness the electricity on Pixies
Peak and by means Of a metallic cir
cult conduct 1t to the base, there to
be stored for use as motive power for
the cog road-that is the scheme OF
the Manitou and Pixies Peak Rail-
way.
The proposition, according to the
general manager, Mr.. Sells, is feast
BILE, and affords the only practical
means Of employing electricity on the
cog road.
The only obstacle in the way Of
carrying out such a plan is the static
electricity with which the air is charg-
ed above the 12,O0O-foot point. The
fact that Pixies Peak overtops all the
surrounding mountains makes it the
natural grounding spot for electricity
that would otherwise be dissipated
over a large area.
In the ordinary trolley line power
comes along the trolley wire from the
power station, thence into the motors
under the cars and returns to the
earth, completing the circuit.
The heavy currents on the peak
coming so quickly and SO violently
would, If applied direct, tear the ma
chimes to pieces within week after
operations were begun. The thing to
do, then, is to harness this power and
make it useful.
They propose, therefore, to make a
complete circuit Of trolley wire and a
double circuit which shall contain all
the power needed to operate the cars
and at the same tine keep IT from
ripping up the motors in it's desire to
get to earth.
This double trolley circuit will be
complete in itself, starting from the
power house in Manitou and returning
without going through the earth.
The pole Of the car will take the
power in the ordinary way and trans
NIT to the motor, but it will return
on the other wire to the power-house
and not through the earth, thereby pre-
venting the burning cut Of the motor.
The poles which will carry these
wires will each have at the top a
lightning rod designed to attract cleo
tricity which plays around the peak
SO fierceiy. The theory is that the
poles will catch the Juice" and trans
nit it through the rails Of the cog
road to the power-heuse in Manitou,
where 1t will be transformed and
stored for use. They will take the
electricity off the peak and transmit
to Manitou, where it can be used for
driving trains up and down.
The cog road management have al
ready begun upon plans and specifica-
Hons.-New York Herald.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-01
EVERY HOUR HAS ITS USES.

How a Lawyer Utilities His Time from
Early Morn to Dewy Eve.
I know a prominent New York cor.
poration lawyer who Is out Of bed at
o'clock in the morning and after
taking exercise is ready for breakfast
at $50. He is at his Office in Wall
street at s o'clock. His secretary and
his stenographer await him. Dicta-
ton begins at once of the rough out
line Of brief to be prepared. He
follows this with debating memoran-
da for his clerks, specifying certain
questions of law and of fact which
he desires looked into during the day.
At 8 o'clock he reads and answers
important letters which his secretary
$50 he is ready for consultations with
clients. From that time until 4 or s
o'clock in the afternoon he Is in con-
unuous attendance either before
courts generally Of appellate jurisdic-
tion), at meetings Of boards Of direct
ors or in consultation.
At perhaps 4:3O o'clock the lawyer
is ready to receive reports from his
clerks. They are required to report
solely upon the point intrusted to
them. Little or nothing is left to their
judgment or discretion. It is merely
desired to know what the law and the
cases are upon some particular point.
They are expected to report accurate
ly, concisely and quickly. This mis-
cellaneous work continues until per-
haps $50 O'clock, when the days la
Dor downtown is at an end.
Some lawyers even make use Of the
time consumed in going home. Dur
Ing the summer months William Mel
son Cromwell spends his nights On the
New Jersey coast. He goes down by
boat each afternoon, but large state
room on that vessel is equipped with
desk and typewriter and stenogranher,
that full use may be made Of the pre-
cious hour devoted to the trip. Dur
ing the winter he will probably be
ready for dinner at 7.3O o'clock. An
Office boy has gone ahead Of him car
rying green bag full Of books and
papers which are to be considered dur
ing the evening.-World's Work.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-01
Libel Shit Is Century Old.

There Is libel case between the
postoffice authorities and the Times
standing unheArd for nearly 100 years.
1t seems that in 1907 the Times bit
terly attacked the postofice and the
occasion of its attack was as fol-
lows:
In those days the postal authorities
acted not merely as carriers of letters
and the like, but there was a news
agency in connection with the depart
ment, and this news agency charged
the sum Of E1OO to each newspaper in
the kingdom for the supply of brief
summary of foreign news daily. In
order to encourage this side Of their
business the heads of the postoff1ce at
that time conceived the brilliant no.
ton of delaying foreign newspapers
In order that their news service might
not suffer from competition
This went on for time until the
Times heard OF it and bitter and not
undeserved attack was the conse-
quenee. The postoffice replied by the
service of writ for libel, but the case
was not pressed further. No doubt
some one in high places had blunder-
ed and 1t was considered to be desira-
Bile to say nothing more about It. But
the function Of supplying the sum-
mary of news was soon discontinued
by the Observation-Disclosures Post
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-01
bly, on $500 year. The misery caused
by those statistics, over the whole
broad land, was beyond computation.

A man 40 years old, stole So and two
hats from butcher shop. He was
tried, found guilty and sentenced 20 a
life term in the penitentiary. What
an outrageous punishment" many a
reader will say in comment. Such
feeling is natural. And yet It Is en-
eirely wrong. His punishment is-let
US not say just what he deserves, but
rather just what society owes 1t to It
self to inflict on him. The man Is
professional thief. He has served th1r-
teen years in prison since 1881. he
has been convicted three times for
burglary, and under the law of his
State three convictions for felony
make a criminal liable to life impris-
onment. In other words, his life term
Is not, strictly speaking, punishment
for his last petty crime. 1t Is rather
the fate that befalls him as criminal
"a professional enemy Of society. HIS
State is fortunate in having a Law
which makes 1T possible to treat such
criminals in the only Way-short OF
their execution-whfch makes sure
that they will not continue their trade.
A careful student Of professional crime
In England, Sir Robert Anderson, who
has in the last two years contributed
number Of articles on the subject
to the Nineteenth Century, proposes
that, in addition to ordinary trials and
penalties, professional criminals be
subjected to an inquiry on the charge
that they live by crime. If the charge,
Is held true, he would have them, at
the expiration Of their ordinary terms,
removed to an asylum prison, there
to be detained for life as moral luna
tics" He believes that by the time
been sequestered In England Grim
inals Of these classes might be made
as scarce as foxes" There Is nothing
In such a proposal which Is inconsist-
ent with parole laws or with reforma-
tory methods. Indeed one proposal Is
the natural complement Of the other
Give the young criminal every chance
to reform. Teach him, If possible, how
to gain an honest livelihood. Then If
he refuses to avail himself Of 1t, if he
returns to crime for living at every
opportunity, carefully place him for
life beyond all temptation. The day
when all crime will disappear from the
earth is, Of course, the day of the mil
lennium. So long as men have hot
passions they will now and then give
rein to them in criminal ways. But
professional crime is class by itself,
to be treated by special methods. The
civilization that has conquered small
pox and cholera should have no diff
Guilty in conquertng also this other
plague, when it once sets itself to the
task.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-01
Keeps Correct Time.

The worlds best timekeeper Is said
to be the electric clock in the base
ment Of the Berlin observatory, which
was installed by Professor Forester
in 1866. 1t is inclosed in an alright
glass cylinder and has frequently run
for periods Of two or three months
with an average daily deviation of
only fifteen-one-thou Of a Sec
ond. Yet astronomers are not salts
fed even with this and efforts are
continually made to secure ideal con-
ditions for a clock by keeping it net
only in an alright case, but in an
underground vault where neither
changes Of temperature nor of paro-
metric pressure shall ever affect 1t.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-01

Students of social conditions in
Great Britain are alarmed at the false
pride which makes many young men
prefer to be poorly paid clerks rather
than well-paid workingmen. That the
desire for mock gentility exists, at
least to a limited extent, in this country
also Is shown by the eagerness with
which youths who would be first class
mechanics or able farmers rush but
half-qualified into the learned profess
sions, only to meet disaster. An at
tempt at mock gentility is the most
pitiabls thing in the world. 1t carries
with 1t its own punishment to the in
dividual, but It's more wide-reaching
effects are to deprive the community Of
efficient worlingmen and to multiply
useless members of society.