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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-21

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\ important dates connect
w ed with Revolutionary
history do not forget
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-21

f@r-1HE moment had struck for the
woman Thorpe did not know
it, but it was true. A solitary.
I ~ broodinc life in the midst of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-21

an dr1lRgisfs.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-25

Pointing to the piano that was stand
ing in the locomotive roundhouse of the
Missouri Pacific Railroad near Kansas
City sn English visitor remarked: All
I see your road supplies you with mu-
steal enterta inment."
Guess not" replied the foreman.
That piano is for testing the engines. -
The Englishman thought it a joke
but when a uniformed pianist struck a
note which harmOnized with the noise
of vibration in each part Of the loco
motive as il was tested. he understood
that there could be no flaws or cracks
in the engine. He was Informed that
n the noise of the locomotive made a
discord with the musical note the loco
motive would be thus proved defective.
The method has been discovered to be
more accurate than the old way OF
hammcring each part - The World S
Work
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-25

Due TO SPAIN
Professor Moses Addresses
the Congress of Arts and
Sciences Oh Philippines
THEORY OF EDUCATION
Elmer f. Brown of Berkeley
Says World Needs Teachers
of Better Equipment

ST. LOUIS. Sept. 24.-ProfeSsor Ber~
nard Moses Of the University OF CalifoI-
MIA al the sectional meeting on colonial
administration in the Congress Of Arts
and Sciences to-day said that the civili-
cation in the Philippines was due TO
Spanish effort, and in conclusion said:
The granting Of Independence to the
Philippines would be equivalent 20
turning them over to some other
power"
IN a criticism OF the average charac-
ter OF teachers before the sectional
meeting on theory of education Pro-
fessor Elmer T. Brown of the UniNer-
sity o. California said:
II society would attain true educa-
ton. such a high thing as TO prepare
men Tor moral activity, it must ind
better teachers, better selector, better
trainer, better supporter. and make
them the high stewards Of its Will"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-25
GREAT PROPULSION
OF PANAMA BONDS
some English Holders OF Old Issues
MAY Miss the DiVi-
Hor.HG

English financial papers are pur-
turbed over the prospect Of loss 10 such
British holders Of the bonds of the old
French Panama Canal Company, dat
ing lSSI-ss, as they do not hear that
they can participate in the 1S5.OO0.O00
franc distribution il they lodge their
claims and proof with the official liqui-
dator before December IA next The
proof must consist Of the original bond
or bonds. together with an official
statement OF claim filed out in French
upon a blank which the liquidator sup
plies.
This prescribed method might seem a
little exacting il it were not for the
fact that the old French Panama Canal
Company had habit Of getting out a
new bond issue every few minutes, to
speak with slight exaggeration. COnse-
quently there is a prOfusion Of ''obli-
cations. which have been treated with
typical lightness since the company
went to pieces in 1883. 1t is figured al
together that the claims emitting hold
ers TO share in the purchase money
aggregate about 1850. $50. 73s francs. so
that. II all bonds are presented. the
qualifying obligations" are worth
something like 10 cents on adOllar.
These bonds are entitled to qualify:
Obligations, 5 per cent of 1882; obliga-
tons, per cent, 1883; obligations, 4
per cent, 1SS4-5: obligations ''nou-
Nelles." first. second and third series;
premium" obligations, 1883. All these
except the per cents. third series and
premium bonds Of 1883 will lapse un-
iess presented within the specified time
The two issues in question were orig
inally put out through a separate So
ciete Civile, and their payment is in
sured by a deposit of French rentes
The shares Of the Compagnie Univer-
selle du Canal 1nueroceanique de Pan
ANA viii not come in for any dividend
and no premium bonds issued in 1889
or bearing numbers higher than S5S-
OF viii entitle holders 10 a participa-
tiOn.-New York Evening Post
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-25
Human Horses in danan.

In Toxic. the capital and model city
II Japan, various kinds Of vehicles are
used for the purposes OF conveyance;
wagons. Jinrikshas. omnibuses. horse
cars. electric cars. OF these. the jim
rikshs or man power carriage is a nota-
bic feature. There are several thou
sands Of men engaged in pulling kuru-
mas or two wheeled cars. To foreign
ers the .dea of human beings taking
the part of beasts OF burden may ap-
pear simply incredible. but in Japan
one sees these very incredible things
are going on.-Express Gazette.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-25
nAHIIA SHOW PROVES
A SUCCESSFUL AFFAIR
Improvement Club of San Rafael Nets
Tidy Sum From Clever
EsuffTfain n1enf

SAX RAFAEL, Sept 24.-The
dahlia show given this afternoon and
evening for the benefit of the San
Rafael improvement Club proved a
big success, both financially and
socially.
Although the weather looked
threatening the han was crowded and
the ladies' &C the club are much
pleased with the outcome of the affair.
The following ladies are among the
many who worked TO make the dahlia
show z success Mrs. Vincent Neale,
Mrs. George T. Page, Mrs A S. Lilley,
Mrs. ". ]. Casey. Mrs Robert Men
zies. Mrs J. J. Crooks. Mrs George
NJ Pinkard, Mrs George Boyd Miss
TowIe. Miss Hoffman. Mrs w B.
Bradford. Mrs J. f Alexander and
Mrs. =. heck.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-25
snread I'D Diseasc Aroided

IN Germany, when a person breaks
down with consumption. he is sent to q
Government ssnatorium, where he is
kept until he RECEIVERS or dies. In the
meantime his family receives a weekly
pension from a fund TO which the pa
tient himself contributed when he was
in good health. By this means the risk
Of spreading the disease 70 avoided
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-25
W0Rf1en'S Smart
Walking ANA
Dress Suits

Misses and small women will
find extra attractions in our
newly arrived coats and suits.
Walking Suits, SI2 so to $4,000
Fal Jackets, S6.75 20 SIS 90
Three-Quarter Goats, SIS rs to SIS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-03
IN BY MARCH.
Date Limit for Consideration of Paw
ing Petitions.

Inc streets and walks committee has
decided that all petitions for new pave
ment this year must be in by March l.
Petitions not received by that time win
not be considered.
There is considerable division of opin-
ion as to how much paving should be
allowed this year. Mayor Bergundthal
has expressed himself very vigorously
against doing any paving at ALL except
what was left over from last year.
Some of the members of the council
endorse his position fully. and will
stand by it in the council. There are
others, however, who think that a
small amount of new paving should be
allowed There is a strong sentiment
in favor OF granting the petition for
paving on East Eighth avenue, to the
cemetery.
Several petitions are in for shorter
strips of pavement, and for several al
leys. IF The council gets started, it
viii probably allow the whole bunch in
spite of the fact that the city is al
ready struggling under a tremendous
load of paving tax.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-03
VICTIM HIS OWN LAW.
Signer of De elaration Arrested for
Travelling on Sunday.

While digging over the court records
of the eighteenth century in the Pown-
alborough court house, which is still
one of the ancient landmarks of Dres-
den, Lincoln county, Charles E. Allen
found the interesting story of how
signer of the Declaration of Independ-
ence was arrested in Maine for breaking
the Sabbath.
Robert Treat Paine was an eminent
barrister in Boston, noted for the many
prominent positions which he had held.
Among the acts of public character
the best known is the fact that he was
one of the signers of the Declaration of
Independence. Later he was one of the
judges of the supreme judicial court of
Massachusetts, which state, of course,
then included Maine. While a judge of
the court he drafted a stringent bill
prohibiting travel on the Sabbath, which
bill was made law of the common
wealth early in the year 1892.
It SO happened that few months
aflerward Mr.. Paine, with Increase
Sumner, held court in Portland, ad-
journing on Saturday. Being anxious
to open court in Pownaiborough early
on Tuesday, the judge, with the other
court officials, set out on Sunday driV-
they were to proceed up the kennebec
by boat. OF course, there were no rail-
roads, and only few stages. AS the line
of carriages approached Freeport the
that court officials should be answerable
to laws which were passed for the rest
of the people. and the wardens prompt
ly arrested the whole party for violating
the law. They were indicted and held
for trial.
Matters were still more complicated
by the fact that the attorney general of
the commonwealth. James Sullivan,
whose duty il was to prosecute Offend
ers, was one of the arrested party, and
they We're not wholly relieved from the
possibility OF prosecution until the Mas
sachusetts legislature came to their as
sistance and ordered the proceedings
stayed. In their petition TO the general
court June 80. 179z, which petition is
long, they claimed, among other things,
that under the law they We're exempt
from arrest, because the law provided
that one nigh travel on Sunday if
necessity compelled. and it was abso-
lutely necessary that they should travel
on Sunday in order to meet their en-
gagement at Pownalborough on Tues
day.-New York Tribne-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-03
PRESIDENT SEES "BAT."
Senators Wait While Roosevelt Dis
cusses Old Ring Battles.

Washington, Feb. 3-President Roose-
velt's sporting blood continues to cir
culate freely. Among his callers this
week was Bat Masterson, the we'll
known sporting character and referee
of great ring contests. When Bat" APP
peared at the White House several SEN
ators and representatives We're in the
waiting room. Secretary Loeb took
Bats card to the president, and the
latter promptly said:
Let Bat come right in. I am anx-
ous % see him.
The greeting between the president
and Bat was free from all ceremony.
1t was:
Hello Bat
"Howdy, Mr.. PRESIDENT"
After exchanging a few sentences the
converse ton turned on great ring con-
tests which have taken place during the
last fifteen years. One of the first cues
tions asked bat" by the president
was: How did Denver Ed Smith
manage to knock out Joe Goddard at
New Orleans in 1922"
Bat explained that Smith was in
better condition than Goddard, and
when he delivered his final blow he
had ON more steam than Goddard had
shown.
Ring contests, cow-punehing in the
west and kindred topics were discussed
for about ten minutes, and in the mean
time distinguished statesmen were i'm
patiently waiting in the adjoining
room wondering who was holding the
president.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-03
JAYHAwKER LoTs-

Razors are used at the Frost barber
shop in Oberlin.
1t cost a Clay Center youth sis to get
too noisy at a church meeting.
Poetry is easy when we remember
that Holton rhymes with tbolten."
A nervy Syracuse man had six teeth
pulled before he got. the aching often
der.
Young men of the Chanute ultra
fashionable set have taken to the silk
hat.
Arkansas City fremen protest against
the idly curious fooling with their hose
a t fires.
The Lawrence Methodist church
needs a pipe organ. Why not call on
Brother Stubs.
Emporia claims to be the residence
place of the best man" at the James
G. Blaine wedding.
A Blue Mound merchant sells 1000
matches for nickel providing cash
accompanies the order.
Chanute has grown too large for the
churches. Many would-be worshipers
were crowded out last Sunday.
In the quarter ending January 90 at
Clay Center the license collections were
$3.50. Not a cent was from saloons.
And so prohibition is to be the battle
hymn of the republic this campaign
Well it will be nothing new to Shawnee
county, anyway.
Two diamonds valued at $500 were
found in Wichita ash pile. The in
habitants of the windy city appear to
have jewels to burn.
It might be well for Mr.. Curtis to re
member that many a mans foot has
slipped just when he thought he had
the world at his feet.
The Honorable Bill Fisher told several
stories at one of the Ho1ton conventions
to while away the dull hours but they
weren't of the -swoodpile" variety.
Already cold has killed Franklin
county peaches. It will be no surprise
to hear icemen next summer claim their
high prices are on account of frost in
juring the crop.
Several members of the W. c. T. Z
have quit patronizing a certain Abilene
milk wagon. The owner should feel
proud as it is water these people usually
want.
Thirty-one cases of drinkables Sc
cured from Abilene joints froze at the
sheriffs office the other night and
burst Was the booze watered be-
fore or after the raid?
A wagon load of ten-year-old boys
was gathered in by the Topeka police
yesterday. And the jointists from their
front doors rubbed their hands in glee
and shouted: Amt our new chief a
dandy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-03
LOCAL MENTION.

The Central colored Baptist church of
which Rev. H. W. White is pastor met
last evening in their regular prayer
meeting at Hanley's hall on West Cor
don street, after which they went to the
home of two of their aged members,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]: c. Smith, 624 Bruce
street. and gave them a very enjoyable
surprise party
Mrs Wolverton. Mrs Berry. Mrs.
Phelps and Mrs. Tussback will enter
tain the ladies of Triple Tie No. A at
thimbles at Mrs. Wolverton's. 1884 Har-
rison street. Friday afternoon from
2:30 to s.
Pasteurized milk is known to be pure,
clean and wholesome: &c OF. Tel 5s7
Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Pavey, formerly
of this city, but now making their
home in Tacoma, Wash, are in this
city on visit. Mr.. Pavey is well
known as a former city detective.
Maggie Parker has filed suit in the
district court for divorce from Edgar
II. Parker.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-03
HAZEN WON'T BE.
Refuses to Stand for Supreme Court
Judge.

Judge Hazen has announced positive
" that he is not and will not be a can
dIdate for the nomination as justice of
the supreme court.
For several weeks lawyers from all
over the state and many other persons
nave urged Judge Hazen to be a candi-
date for the place in case the oppor-
tun1ty for his nomination presented it.
self. Judge Hazen could have had the
support of the Shawnee county delega-
ton to the state convention.
His reason for declining to be a can
didate is that next January he VIII re-
tire from the bench of the Shawnee
county district court after a seIfyice OF
II years He thinks he has earned a
rest and he intends to have it. He
has set a mark for work that anyone
who succeeds him as judge will find
hard to follow During his u yeafa
Judge Hazen has cleaned up thedocke1,
which was behind several years when
he took hold of the work, and has re-
duced the yearly expense of the court
from $4,000 to nearly $4,000 a year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-03
BALFOUR AND WILLIAMS.
Why the House Democratic Leader
Suggests England's Minister.

The interesting leader of the Demo-
Gratis in the house many times suggests
the prime minister of England al
though we believe Mr.. Williams nurses
the conviction that EngliShmen are dis
tasteful to him. Mr.. Williams has,
What is rare in American legisla lures,
an expressive and daring fair minded
ness. In proclaiming that our pros
perity is independent of Republican
measures. he can also proclaim that it
is Independent of Democratic measures.
His position on Panama called the
country's attention to the ease with
which he wears his party label. He is
graceful in admitting errors, and he is
by no means remarkable in accuracy of
detail In his languid and provokingly
good tempered manner, there is, of
course 4 more obvious, if somewhat
more superficial resemblance to the
British premier. Both. it is a pleasure
to narrate. are free of any SUSPICION
about their 1pTUtiVeS andatheir records,
though this distinction makes Mr. Will
namS stand apart mere saIiently in our
house than IT does zAfFu Balfour in the
commons. Each went some distance
into life before doing active work in
politics. Both have the kind of intelH-
gence to which political questions are
one part of Hfe's complex workings.
rather than the heart of everything.
MIR, BalfOur is half a dozen years older
and has had nearly twice as long a
parliamentary experience. If the I'M
provement of Mr. Williams equals that
of Mr.. BalfouT he should be a stronger
man when his career has reached its
tc&-
One marked superiority, for American
taste, he has, in humor, so distinctly
native in quality and persistence that
it contains often a suggestion of the
greatest political master of that
weapon. Abraham Lincoln would have
been glad to use Mr.. Williams banana
illustration or to have said. When he
was corrected in fragrant error, that
his consola ton lay in knowing that
when a fellow on his side of the house
was in error he found few followers.
but when leader on the other side was
in error his party followed him like
sheep: as he would have been glad,
more seriously, to say. as Mr.. Williams
said the other day when urged not to
support an administration BILL 81 do
not care about the source of measure.
if it is right. "Collier,s Weekly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-03

hauling of farm products is $1,000 Ooo.-
ec2
Railroad transportation, according to
recent statistics. is one-half cent Der
ton Der mile.
The aggregate receipts of all the
railroads last year was s700000.000.
It thus appears that the farmers of
the country paid more by $500, 0oo. 600 for
hauling their products over bad roads
by team than ali interests paid for rail
transportation.
Mr. zenor estimates good roads will
reduce the cost of transporting farm
products from farm to market from 10
to 1914 cents per ton per mile. This
would make an aggregate saving of
just $500, 000. 600 per annum-
In the light of these facts, says the
ST. Louis Dispatch, the good roads
question is not question at all It is
a plain duty required by rational pub
lie spirit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-03

Minneapolis Tribune: Where would
whole bunch of American promoters of
ruined trusts be, if the English law un-
der which Whitaker Wright was con-
victed were in force here? All that
Wright did was to boom his stocks with
false statements of assets and earnings
and unload on confiding public. That
is done here with impunity. One of the
Schwab trusts has just been kicked off
the stock exchange for making false
statements in its application for listing
Wright started with a valuable mine
just as the shipbuilding trust started
with the valuable Bethlehem plant He
got lords on his boards, just as the
trusts got captains of industry. He had
a lot of stock when the boom was on
but almost none when the crash came
The evidence against him is no worse
than that against the shipbuilding pro-
moters in the receivership suit. He
sacrificed his loot in the attempt to save
his companies, which is more than any
American promoter has done. He has
committed suicide to escape imprison-
ment, while his American imitators
nave nothing worse to dread than civil
suits and commercial ostracisn We
might copy the English companies law
with advantage before we begin another
promoting debaueh.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-03
Portland Mine Deal Of.

Colorado Springs, Col. Feb. 3.-The
option fer 5000, coo on the Portland gold
mine and mill secured by the Ryan Whit
ney syndicate OF New York last August,
has expired
The Portland company has refused a re-
quest to extend the time and the deal is
off. The syndicate secured an option on
the interest OF President James F. Burns
Burns Immediate relatives and the
Stratton estate own in all about 1000 coo
out of 100000 shares. Then Portland
shares were selling at $1.121b.
Recent developments in the mine have
advanced the shares to s1.6715, or S, 800. 900
total
Mr.. Ryans i'll health and his long alb
sence from home in California and now
Arizona were urged to secure an extension
of time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-03

I started for London by the 9 o'clock
train. The night had come on dark
and stormy. and there were but few
passengers from MorDeth. There were
two plain women ticketed to Burnham,
and a man about forty years old of
pleasing address and genteei appear
ance. The four of US were ushered
into the same compartment. AS soon
as we fell into conversation the man
gave me to understand that he lived
at Beverly. a town about fifty miles
down the line. and from certain words
let fall I gathered that he was a prom
didn't exactly reply that I was in the
dye line. but he probably inferred as
much from what I said. I was glad
of his company. He was well posted,
fair talker. and we got along very
well together
The women got out at Durham and
left US alone. We passed Darling on,
and were still the sole occupants of the
given his name. had been sitting oppo-
site me for an hour. AS the -rain
| cleared Darlington, however, he rose up
ard yawned and said:
Il am sleepy, and yet l can never
get a wink of sleep on the train. By
the way. found a curious coin on the
street at Morpeth today. Can you make
anything of it?"
stepped over to me. [ reached out a
hand to receive it. when he seized me
by the throat with both hands and had
me on nv back in second. I was no
match for him in strength. He gripped
my throat so suddenly and so fiercely
that was deprived of all powers of re-
sistance- Bending over me, with his
knee on my chest, he finally let up on
| his clutch and said:
Don't be foolish, nowt I know you
and am after those diamonds"
He drew a wicked looking knife and
heid 1t IN his teeth, while he used some
stout cord to tie nv hands behind my
back Why didn't resist? Simply be-
cause his clutch on my throat had al
most paralyzed me. When he had taken
the key of my Gladstone from one of
my pockets, he turned me over and said:
Now for the sparklers- know you
shifted them to the bag when you were
| the cash value must be close to $1,000.
It's very pretty haul, indeed, and no
He placed the jewel case in his pocket.
lighted a cigar, and pleasantly continued
Ike 1t easy, my boy. The next stop
is North Allerton. and l shall gag you
covered 1T Leeds or sooner"
| I was SO mad, and my throat hurt me
After couple of minutes the train
slackened speed, and in sixty seconds
more it had come to a standstin.
Der; as he took a gag from his pocket
keep you quiet while / get away!
to admit two passengers. and l began
| to yell at the top of my voice. The rob
Der maze bolt for it., and he would
| for an accident. He caught his foot and
fell heavily on the platform, and before
/ he could rise the guards had him secure.
The Job had been put up between him
and the two men who drove me, assisted
| by maid in Sir James Biankton's house,
quartette sent to prison for long terms
| copyright, 1904, by c. B. Lewis.)