davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-09-22
@@@o
90

"You look here,' | retorted;
"Aunt Martha, I am paying you
the munifcent sum of Is cents q
day and three meals to boot, and
all you have to do is to obey
orders"
"Dat's all right, boss, but it's
certainly scan'lous de way dis we're
furniture is gittin' ruined said
she.
"Do you think" said I to Mrs.
ill.,, "that the dust will hurt the
furniture?'
"I've quit thinking" said Mrs.
FL. II only know that unless it's
covered, the plush is ruined; but
Of course I'm here only to obey
orders.
"Well," said I, Ell appoint you
my lieutenant, and you may offer
suggestions
II suggest" said she, "that
Aunt Martha go for some sheets
and cover the furniture.
call right" said I, and Aunt
Martha went. When the furni-
ture was covered, Mrs. 81. said:
Give another suggestion"
"Well?" said [.
II suggest" said she, ''that we
move the furniture to the library,
SO we can take up the carpet"
"Good ideal" said I.
> So with Aunt Martha to push
and me to pull, we removed the
furniture.
"What was the use of covering
the furniture if we moved it to
another room?" [ asked.
II don't know" said Mrs. Fl.
"No sense at all, muttered Aunt
Martha.
"There is to be no further in
reference with my plans, and you
are lieutenant no longer" said 1.
"All right said Mrs. H., and
would you believe 1t, she auda-
ciously winked at Aunt Martha.
She didn't know that I saw the
wink, but I wasn't as dumb as I
looked, for I put Aunt Martha to
washing the windows, while Mrs.
Fl. was ordered to pick up the
tacks as I pulled them. In that
way l kept the two conspirators
apart, and the chances of insubor-
dination were considerably les
sened. Pretty soon the carpet
was free from the floor, and as I
started rolling it Mrs. 81. said:
"I'm going to say something,
even if you courtmartial me-"
'What is lt?" I asked.
'If you don't change your
clothes, you'll have to order an
other business suit"
II believe I will change them,"
said I, and I hurried up stairs to
put on the very worst buds I could
find. When / returned to the
parlor Aunt Martha and Mrs. Fl.
were seated on roll of carpet,
and Mrs. II. pretended to be
asleep.
''Here, here!' I exclaimed; "this
won't do; why don't you keep at
workY'
"We're waiting for ORDERS" said
Mrs. 81.
"Well, one of you get mop and
a pail of hot water" said 1.
/ "Aunt Martha ambled in the di-
rection of the kitchen while Mrs.
| 81. con6ded to me that the old wo-
man had asked if [ were ever dan
gerous. Keep the joke up" I
whispered, as Aunt Martha came
i in.
'tNow sweep this floor, while I
roll the carpet into the hall, said
I. The two began sweeping furi-
ously, and l tugged at the carpet
| ICua.o >, nn;I Me- Q Un,,k ~,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-09-22


At the rear of the tank, above the
runners of the sleigh, are two
plugs which when removed allow
the water to flow into the sleigh
tracks where it freezes and makes
a solid bottom. These roads are
flooded every night and are always
kept in the best possible shape.
Another important parsonage
among the roadmen is the ''road
monkey" It is the duty of this
monkey to remove all dirt from
the road and to deepen the
grooves wherever there is danger
OF the, ice giving away at the sides
under the heavy loads. In other
words, the monkey is the road
inspector.
It is the duty of the swampers
to trim all the fallen timber, pile
up the brush and clear trails wide
enough for teams to enter and
"snake" out the logs. Each skid
ding teamster uses pair of tongs,
similar in construction to pair of
ice tongs, only very much stronger.
These are hooked onto the end of
a log, and when pressure IS put on
by the teams pulling they hold
sufficiently to pull out the average
log. Very large butts are rolled
on goodwill, jumper-like sleigh
with one beam. The sideways are
clearings made in the timber at
the side of the road. A founda-
ton is made of small logs and on
these the big logs are banked or
rolled down to be loaded.
Let US see what the leaders do
to keep warm. A sleigh is drawn
along side of the skidway to be
loaded. On the side opposite to
the timber is a loading team. A
loading chain with a grab hook on
the end is thrown over the sleigh
and over the log to be loaded.
Tie hook and chain are then
passed under the log back to the
sleigh, and there made fast. Small
skids are placed on the edge on
the sleigh up which the loading
team rolls the logs onto the sleigh.
The men connected with this work
are two landmen, top loader, a
driver and a man to "roll down"
The landmen control the log on
it's way to the top loader, and he
places it in the desired position.
In this work the men use can't
hooks. The outer logs are chained
to the hunks 80 as to hold them
firmly in place. When the crew
have put on about three tiers Of
logs, binding chains are thrown
around them, and the balance of
the load is piled on top, making
the load very secure. In this way
six or seven thousand feet, some
times more, is loaded on a sleigh.
When you remember that green
pine weighs about four pounds to
the foot, you can form some idea
of how much a good team can
haul on an ice road. The average
sleigh will weigh from ton to a
ton and half.
At the landing the sleighs are
unioaded and the logs are banked
by the landing men, who employ
about the same methods as the
leaders do. The logs are scaled,
i. O., measured, and the number of
feet marked plainly on the end of
each one. Besides marking the
number Of feet, each log is
stamped with the registered mark
of the owner of the timber, and
is also barkmarked. This pre-
caution is taken for the purpose of
identifying the timber when it
reaches it's destination after the
spring drive down the river.
II
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-01
RUSSIAN LEFT IS TURNED

Todays dispatches indicate that the
tide of battle around Lao Yang has
turned appreciably in favor of the Jap
anese. With a tremendous and sus-
tanned assault on his right and center
and threatened in mis- rear, by a heavy
force which has crossed the Taitse river,
Kuropatkin has been forced to fall back
from his first line of battle to the forti-
fed position he had established in the
town of Lao Yang and its immediate
environs. A st. Petersburg dispatch
says this order was given last night
after the Russians had witnstood an
artillery and infantry attack from
dawn to midnight. but that the Jap
anese pressure was too great to permit
it's being executed. Kuropatkin prob
ably feared that a retrograde move
ment at that time might result in a
rout. A dispatch from Toxic, however,
brings the action up to this afternoon,
saying that the Russian right and CEN
ter is now falling back, pursued by the
Japanese.
Russian official advices say that Cen
eral Kuroki, VINO was reported yester-
day as moving northward on the Rus
sian left, has thrown pontoons over the
Taitse river and has crossed with one
division, while others are following.
Kuroki's object, obviously, is to inter-
pose his force between Lao Yang, the
Russian base and the north, a move
ment, which, if successful, would cut
rear and command the
railroads leading from Lao Yang to
Mukden. The withdrawal of the Rus
sian right and center probably will in
volve a similar movement of the
troops holding the extreme left of the
line and result in a concentration of
army in the position he
has established in Lao Yang. This is
said to be superbly fortified with rifle
pits, entertainments and barbed wire
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-01
FLOODS BRING HEALTH.
That Is Observation of DR.. Crumbine
of Board of Health.

Instead of being a cause of disease
contagion and fever, as the doctors
expected. the official reports on the
Kansas floods, which are being re-
ceived at the office of DR.. S. J. Crum-
bine, secretary of the state board of
| health, show that the high water
seemed to scour out the valley towns
| throughout the state, and left them in
better sanitary condition than they
have ever been before.
Shortly after he took Office, DIR.
! Crum bine sent to the county commits
sioners of each county of the state
which was in any way affected by the
| floods of the past two years, a re-
quest that the county health board be
| d1t1on of the county carefully investl-
gated He also requested that a re-
port be made to him of the condition
| of the county, and the state of the
| public health. The reports have now
been received to such an extent that
| today DR.. Crumbine gave out the fol-
| lowing statement:
strange though it may seem, the
healthiest portions of Kansas today
are those which were visited by the
floods. Instead of having a serious
| epidemic, these towns are enjoying an
unusual period of public health. The
floods seem to have secured out all the
refuse in the streets and alleys of the
towns which were under water, and
every one of the flooded counties so
far heard from reports a good state
of public health.
There are few stagnant pools of
water, and the sources of disease
which usually exist at this time of
year are absent. The water which
spread out over yearly all the river
bottoms of the state seems to have
carried away with it all the manure
and offal which had been allowed to
accumulate. Closets which were in
need of cleansing were thoroughly
cleansed. The ground was covered
with deposit of silt and sand, which
was not in the least injurious to the
public health. The silt and sand was
clean and antfseptic, and benefited
rather than injured the sanitary con-
ditionS.'
county board of health is composed of
the county commissioners and the
county physician. Secretary Crum bine
left it largely to the discretion of the
board how it's Investigations should be
conducted. In some instances the
county commissioners had blanks
printed at their own expense, and sent
one blank to each township trustee.
In this way accurate information was
received. In other cases. the county
commissioners and the county phySi-
clan made personal examinations of
the county and formulated their own
report.
So far the commissioners of Shaw
nee county have ignored the request
for a report. but DR.. Crumbine says:
1--WE are still hoping that some of
the counties which have not yet re-
along with the regular quarterly
health reports which are due within
a short time. We want our report to |
be as complete as possible
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-01
THE CAMPAIGN IS OPENED

can furnish fall short of the de-
mand-
Last night the advance guard of
politicians began arriving, and Mr..
Hoch was kept busy shaking hands
and holding a very informal reception
ton at his Office.
The citizens of Marion are keeping
open house and trying the best they
but the task is great Besides the
hundreds who came in on last nights
trains, many drove in from neighbor-
ing localities
The parade was scheduled to start
at -1:30 o'clock, but because of it's
size there were delays. The reviewing e
stand is on the lawn in front of Mr..
Hoch's home, and from there he is to
witness the procession With him
will be Senator Fairbanks, Senator
Long. Ex-Governor Stanley, Chairman
Stubbs of the state committee, Ma
tional Committeeman D. A. Mulvane,
state officers and congressman.
The usual platoon of police to lead
the procession was dispensed with, and
Clyde Miller. secretary of the state
committee, J. N Dolly and P. /. Bone
brake, treasurer of the state commit
tee, led the procession with the Wich-
ita Eagle band and with Tom McNeal
Dick Blue and federal officers in car
riages.
Following came the bands from
Sedgwick, Paxico, Peabody, Emporia,
Hillsboro, Marion, Mcpherson, Strong
City and Lyons, leading the various
divisions made up of the marching
clubs from the twenty-four townships
in Marion county.
Central park, where the campaign
was opened, is the pride of the people
of Marion 1t is a natural grove and
it flows Mud creek, more
than its name. There is
a deep ravine, like a miniature canon,
and on one side a straight cliff of rock
with never-ceasing spring at its base.
Central park, however, is too small
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-01

there for the night and moved on to the
county seat early this morning before
the sun was up. They camped on the
outskirts of the town last night like a
besieging army and advanced this
morning from every direction. From
4 o'clock this morning until afternoon
there has been a steady and constant
procession of country vehicles coming
into town all the country roads. BY Z
this morning bands and drum corps
were out and before breakfast concerts
were given.
All night last night the people of
Marion carried on the preparations for
the visitors. During the night houses
and stores were decorated and cooks
were busy preparing lunches for their
crowds Early in the morning the sky
was threatening and the indication of
rain increased but there was no stop
ping the work of getting ready. Many
anxious people guessed at the proba bill
fty of rain and consulted the local goose
bone prophets who announced that the
more wind the less chances OF rain ana
every one hoped for hurricane.
Scores of stands have been built and
thousands of dozens of sandwiches and
hundreds of gallons of ice cream have
been provided for the visitors. The
drinks will be lemonade and pop and
carload of red. white and blue pop is
looked upon only as a starter, for Mar
ION mas at leaSl 1o,UuO NlSllO1S ana eN-
eryone is thirsty. At Central park an
immense basket lunch was served at
noon by the citizens of Marion and the
country people who brought their lunch
baskets.
To provide against rain a big tent
was erected in the park to be used for
either the afternoon or night meetings
but it is not large enough to accommo-
date half the visitors who were in
town by six o'clock this morning. not
TO speak of the thousands who came
later
Mr.. Hoch spent a quiet night at home
and this morning put a few finishing
touches to mis- keynote speech.
Mr.. Fairbanks, the guest of honor,
arrived this afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-01
DROWNED. IN CHANNEL.
American Editor Either Jumps or
Falls Overheard.

London, Sept. &c. r. Spahr, of
Kingsbridge, New York City, editor
of two magazines of New York, either
fell or jumped overheard from the
steamer Prince Albert, midway be-
tween Ostend and Dover in the even
ing of August 80. His mysterious dis
appearance recalling that of Frederick
Kent Loomis, was reported on the ar
rival of the steamer at Dover to the
American consul, Mr.. Prescott, by E.
w. Ordway. of Brooklyn, in whose
company Mr.. Spahr was making a
tour of Europe for the benefit of his
health. Mr.. Spahr seemed to have
been much improved by his trip, and
his companion said he never for a
moment suspected that he would at
tempt to commit suicide. Mr.. Spahr
left behind him small bag, that Mr..
Ordway reported to Mr.. Prescott that
there was nothing of any value in it,
nor any letters or papers throwing
light on his sudden disappearance.
Mr.. Spahr's heavy baggage was shipped
from Trieste to Liverpool some days
ago, for shipment to New York on
the Cunard line steamer Auronia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-01
SENATOR FAIRBANKS SPEECH.
He Points to Kansas as Example o
Republican Prosperity.

Senator Fairbanks, who was the
first speaker, spoke as follows:
MIR. Chairman and Fellow Citizens:
1t is manifest from this gathering that
Kansas is prepared to do her duty;
that she is opposed to entering upon
Democratic experiments which have
hitherto proved so disastrous not only
to Kansas but to the entire country.
The questions before us have an
important bearing upon our future
commercial and industrial welfare
They concern not only the centers of
industry but the sections of our coun-
try devoted to agriculture as well.
Republican policies are not limited
in their effect to any trade or industry,
nor are they restricted in their opera
ton to any section of the country.
L wish to thank those who a few
years ago honestly, though mistakenly,
wandered from the Republican fold,
but who have returned and pledged
anew their fidelity and their support
to the principles of the Republican
party We have hospitality in our
ranks for all our countrymen who are
in favor of good laws and good gov
ernment-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-01

and land adjoining has been put in
service for the occasion.
One of the places of interest to Wis
ftors in Marion today is the office of
the Marion Record Dan Lindsay. the
foreman, who was associated with Mr..
HOch in Danville, Kentucky, before
HOcn came west, kept open house
there until midnight and was on duty
again early this morning.
Visitors wanted to sit at the desk
where Hoch writes his Thoughts We
Have Been Thinking" The desk had
been vanished just yesterday and most
everyone who sat down there left an
impression on the varnish.
Mr.. Hoch did not begin writing his
keynote" speech until Monday noon
of this week. He has been busy travel
ing about and at the beck and call of
the state committee. To begin Monday
noon and have a speech of eight or ten
Thousand words completed by Wednes-
day noon is no small task.
Il a mabout worn out" said Mr.
Hoch last night. Il begged the COM
mittee to let me have a week at home
to work on this speech but 1 could not
get it.
Mr.. Hoch was expected to go to To-
peka last night and to return to Marion
with Senator Fairbanks, but he did
not 60 Il must have a rest" said Mr..
Hoch and by nine o'clock last night
he was at home and unmolested until
this morning when his strenuous life
again began.
The regular trains to Marion today
all carried exta coaches and in addition
there were special trains from Ellin-
wood and Mcpherson on the Ellinwood
branch of the Santa Fe which also
brought the Lindsborg contingent. An
other special was from Arkansas City
and FL Dorado and Florence. Other
Hutchinson, Topeka, Salina and Cald-
well.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-01

a large number of the last named will be
destroyed by the process of dipping in
crude oil The oil used comes from Beau
mont, Tex, and is of a milder quality
than the Kansas product, hence it is not
SO injurious to the outer skin of the cow
1t now develops that several different
pastures, lying adjacent to the city. con-
tain infected animals. This was brought
fure to anotber Fl is estimefed IN teat 100
animals of the bovine species are carry
ing those dread Texas fever ticks. This
does not necessarily mean that all these
animals will be affected with the disease,
for the reason that dipping in petroleum
will in most cases act as a preventive.
Dr. Hiatt, the government inspector, has
received a quantity of the Beaumont oil
and is now dipping cattle and is prepared
to dip animals that are not affected,
precautionary measure.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-01
BIG DAY FOR MARION.
Also the Most Important for e. w.
HOch.

Marion, Kas-. Sept. To-day is the
greatest in the history of Marion
county and the most important in the
life of z. w. Hoch in Marion county
since he came here over thirty years
ago. The most pleased man. in a quiet
way is Mr.. Hoch, and next to him
the happiest man is Dan Lindsay, the
foreman of the Marion Record office
for twenty-eight years The town is
literally wrapped in bunting. and Dan
Iindsay's face is wreathed in smiles.
The city park is the gala spot, but
in five locations on the street are band
stands where the continuous concerts
through the day will be given. Seats
for Z 900 people were provided in the
park but that was insufficient for the
crowds and A large tent for overflow
meetings was pitched on the hill. but
all the seats and all the tents Marion
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-01
strike a Good OH Wen.

Osawatomie, Kas., Sept. 1.-The
Hoisington Oil and Gas company shot
their No. well on the Flanagan lease,
north of this city, Wednesday after
noon and it is making a remarkably
good showing as an oiler- The Miami
crude oil people are spudding in on
their first well on the Wilson lease,
two miles west of town.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-01
ON A LONG TRAMP.
President Roosevelt Leaves Sycamore
Hill With His Sons.

Oyster Bay, L. l., Sept. 1.-Secre-
tary Loeb went to Sycamore Hill
earlier than usual today with some
matters for the president which had
reached him in the morning mail
After transacting the business Presi-
dent Roosevelt left with two of his
sons for a long tramp across country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-01
THE FEVER SPREADING.
Texas Scourge Docs Considerable
Damage at Parsons.

Parsons, Kan, Sept. 1.-The Sun says:
Parsons cattle owners are ia cling a serf-
Gus proposition in dealing with the dread
Texas fever that has recently affected a
number of cows belonging in the city. So
far some half dozen animals have sue
cumbed to the ravages of the disease,
while a number of others are probably
beyond assistance. Besides this number,
there are a great many valuable cows in
Parsons that have been exposed to the
contagion. However, the germs that infest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-01
Republicans Formally Inaugu-
rate Kansas Battle Today.
Marion the Mecca for Thousands
OF Enthusiasts.
MIR. HOCH AT HOME.
Insisted Upon Having a Night of
Rest.
Mr.. Fairbanks, Guest of Honor,
Arrived This Afternoon.
SOUNDS THE KEY NOTE.
Candidate for Vice President
Makes Logical Address.
Republican Administration Has
Benefited People.
SOUNDS THE KEY NOTE.
Candidate for Vice President
Makes Logical Address.

Marion. Kan, Sept before day
Hight this morning the people were who
make up the crowd at the opening
meeting of the Republican campaign
began coming into Marion. Many who
live 25 and So miles started from their
homes in wagons and carriages yester-
day noon and Travelled to within a few
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-01
Wcather Indicntione.

Chicago. Sept. Forecast for
Kansas: Showers and thunderstorms
and cooler tonight; Friday fair with
warmer in west portion; variable
winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-01
Weather Is Warm.

The weather has been cloudy and
threatening in Topeka today. Short
Iy after noon a light rain fell for
few minutes. The weather has been
very comfortable the entire week. The
following is a table of the tempera-
lures hourly during the day:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-01

Continued on Page six.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-01

Continued on Page Six.)