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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-01

What do you suppose the Indians on
the other side found to make them cali
In searching under the trees they may
have found panther" replied VIII. The
beast may have even jumped down into
canoe and attacked the paddlers. " VS.
something like that or they would not
have raised such an alarm. But for that
we should be captives in their village og
now"
Are we to keep on all night2"
mo. We Will go about five miles fuF-
You can get a few hours sleep while
keep watch, and when morning comes y
will kill some game and viii make 2
An hour later. as they padded leisure
~ along the shore they came upon good
sized creek entering the river. Up this
they padded for half mile, and when
the water grew too shallow TO hoat them
the canoe was tied TO the bank.
Sadie was so tired and hungry that she
was asleep in five minutes VIII was more
rugged, and he also felt that 1T WAS for
ger came to her. He never closed MS eyes
throughout the night, though everything
was quiet and he had reason to hope tnaE
the Indians had given up the chase
He was in the woods as soon AS day had
fairly come, and he had scarcely looked
around him when he saw a rat turkey
roosting on a limb and brought her down.
Then he made small fire and had some
of the meat cooked when Sadie woke up.
When they came TO talk about going On
I have been thinking it over and I be-
day and start out after dark There are
probably other Indian villages on the Tiy-
err and if we are seen passing we shah
be pursued"
1t was settled that they make no move
during the day The canoe was hauled
out of the creek and concealed IN the
brush. ana the children slept much during
the day. When it had come dark they
dropped down the creek to the river and
resumed their journey
Twice during the night they passed vie
lagos and Indian dogs barked at thems
but no canoes put out. It was just day
light, and when they We're looking Tor =
place to hide for the day, that they came
upon a raft floating down the stream and
on the raft were five white men.
They called out to the canoe as soon a5
seeing it, and few minutes more VIII
and his sister were among their friends.
1t was timber the men We're rafting ana
Grand Rapids was only 20 miles away.
The newspapers had told that the chill
dren had been lost from the sugar busn-
Everybody was pretty certain thaT the ne
dian Sam knew all about II. ana ~ fnst-
had turned out and hunted for him Tor p
week without success. VIII ana Sad4e
therefore got a very warm welcome WfteA
they reached Grand Rapids and they Wege
such objects of curiosity that every one
had to see thena and shake hands with
them.
They were a hundred miles from home,
and in those days there were no railroads
in that part of Michigan. When they had
remained in Grand Rapids q. week they
were placed in charge Of mail riders ana
stage coach drivers and teamsters and al
ter i've days they reached their own VIE
lage and their home, to be talked ABOUT
and pointed out for many years after
This is the end of my story. ana II you
have been interested in following 1t may
write you a stiH better one some cay.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-01
THE SUGAR MAKERS.
Being a story of the Sugar Bush, the
Forest and the River.

(By c. B. Bewis)
It was about an hour before the Indians
in their canoes came padding slowly back.
A part Of them searched one bank and
part the other Sam was of the party
searching the bank against which the
children were hiding.
He talked the Indian language and they
could not understand him, but they could
hear that he was very angry and wanted
to get them in his power again. He had
told his story over and over again, and
while some OF the Indians laughed at him
for being tied up by Two children. others
were anxious to help him recapture them
and share in the reward.
VIII and Sadie gave up all hope as the
canoes stopped to inspect their place Of
hiding It was very dark under the over
hanging limbs but the Indian has almost
as good sight at night wild animal
Nothing prevented discovery except an
alarm raised by the party on the other
side Of the river. What it was about the
children could not say, but as soon as
they called out all the canoes went pad
ding that way. They were not yet across
the river when VIII said.
Now is our chancel Help me to pull
the canoe through the limbs and we viii
paddle down stream as fast as we can
They made the light canoe fairly fly
along until they had gone a good I've
miles and their arms ached. Then they
slowed up little and the girl asked:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-01

and to wonder! Strange it is, but I
have almos cry out with rapture at a
look I have see her give another man,
so beautiful it was, so tender, so daz-
zling of the. eyes and so mirthful of the
lips. All, divine coquetryi A look
for another, ah-i-me! for many others;
and even to you, one day, a rose, while
II, monsieur, could not even be SO
blessed as to be the groun' beneath her
little shoe! But tonight. monsieur-ha.
hai-toniglt, monsieur, you and me,
two princes, M le Due de Winterset
and W. lie Due de Chateaurien-ha hal
you see?-we are goin' arm-in-arm to
that ball. and am goinf to have one of
those looks, 7! And rosel T. It is
time But ten minute monsieur. I
make my apology to keep you waitin'
so long while I go in the mex room and
execute my ooor mustachio-that will
be my only murder for JUS this one
evening-and inves MYSELF in white
satin. Ha. hal 7 shall be very gran,
monsieur. Francois, send Louis to me;
Victor to order two chairs for mon
sic Ir and me: we are goin' out in the
worP tonight"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-01
CHAPTER II.

The chairmen swarmed IN the street
at Lady Malbourne's door, where the
joyous vulgar Fought with muddled
footmen and tipsy link-boys for places
of vantage whence to catch glimpse
of quality and Of raiTnent at its utmost.
Dawn was in the east. and the guests
were departing. Singly or in pairs, gilt
tering in hneTy. they came mincing
down the steps. the ghost Of the night's
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-01
SOME BEAsILY REFLECTIONS.

A giraffe who lived near the zambesi
Said: Conditions around here do pieass
me,
Though provisions are high
Ny shape is such, I
Find getting a living quite easy
An eel who went touring the Nile
Told this to an old crocodile:
And he said: 1t may please
Some folk to eat trees.
But my food swims into my smile
Tommy-Pop, what is 1retworlk2
Tommy's Wrinkles, my sou.-Ph1l=
adelephia Record
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-01
A China Closet

A China Closet
large line, specially priced, and low-prced at that.
The saving to the shrewd buyer great saving if he
buys now0this week only The margin of profit to us
too attenuated to hold out these tempting offers too
long, but we justly think our customers entitled to
share at times in the good things the manufacturers at
rare intervals hand out to
A $500 China Closet at. 1890. $145O q
A $4,000 China Closet at. ........ $1575 =
A $4,000 China Closet at. $50. $3.50
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-01
Furniture Polish

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gcoln Of e Dug mo v
onIen t metT nnI fIadY
oft Ponder these things for hes sake
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-01

Glass; Ftnnur offer a FeIy pns
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-01

DreSSers
We have a number of odd Dressers bought from man
ufacturers we longer deal with. They have large,
full-szed bases and mirrors ~ good medium priced
Dressers IF you want to buy at exceptionally adj
deal for yourself see them.
From $500 to 1895.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-24
DR.. BURCHARD
SUCCUMBS TO
TYPHOID FEVER

OAKLAND, April 2s.-Dr. L. s. Bur-
chard, a prominent physician of this
city, died at 1:2O o'clock this afternoon
at his residence. 31S Durant street.
having been i'll only eighteen days
from typhoid pneumonia DR.. Bur-
chard had been in a critical condition
for several days. He seemed to rally
a little this morning. but the end came
soon afterward.
DR.. Burchard was a native OF Mis-
souri,, SO years old He came to Cali
fornia In his youth and was educated
in the public schools of this State.
After his graduation from the Univer-
sity of California, the young man
studied law for while. and also en-
gagged in school teaching and Journal
ism. He took up medicine and received
his degree from Toland Medical Col
lege, the medical department of the
University of California. DIR. Bur-
chard was a marked success in his pro-
fession. He had particular aptitude for
obstetrics. His widow and two chill
dren survive. DR.. Burchard was a
member of the Alameda County Medi-
cal Society and of Oakland Lodge No.
188, F. and A. NJ. The funeral will be
held Tuesday.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-24
SEEKS DEATH
DESPERATELY
Aged and Despondent Baker
Makes Three Attempts to
End His Unhappy Life
ENGINE STOPS IN TIME
At Hospital Tries to Slash
His Throat and Then to
Strangle Himself on Cot

OAKLAND, April 2S.-Michael Earl
IS years old and baker by occupa-
ton, whose home Is at 240 Dore street
San Francisco, deliberately threw
himself In front of a Seventh street
tempt to commit suicide While being
treated at the hospital he tried tc
slash his throat with a razor and again
meeting with failure sought to strangle
himself after being placed in bed
After this he was put under close
watch Of the attendants to prevent
further effort at self-destruction.
When Earl threw himself across the
railroad track his life was saved be-
slow headway. AT the Receiving Hos
pital DR.. o. d. Hamlin examined the
patient but found only an injury to
the left hip that was not serious.
1t was on Seventh street, a short dis
tance west of Webster, that Earl
made his desperate effort to die. He
ran out to the track as the westbound
$40 o'clock train, with Engineer James
Irelan in the cab, approached. just
as the engine was almost upon him,
Earl dropped to the ground and threw
himself fat across the rails in front
of the locomotive. Engineer Irelan
caught a glimpse OF the man in time
to put on brakes.
Earl's failure to end his life under
the train wheels only added TO his de-
termination to die. After the surgeons
had completed their examination, Earl
suddenly drew a razor from his coat
pocket and tried to cut his throat
while he was lying on the operating
table In the hospital. DR.. Hanlin saw
the een-edged tool in time to grab
the man, and prevent him from ac-
complishing his purpose.
This second failure did not dis
courage the respondent patient from
trying a third time. He was placed
.on cot in the large ward and there
made an attempt to strangle himself
to death by cording pillow slip about
his neck Earl frightened the cloth and
fastened one end to the head of the
bed. Harry Borchert, the hospital
steward, caught the slowly suffocating g
old man and quickly removed the
noosed slip. Earl was restored and
was placed under restraint so that he
could make no further attempt. The
hospital attendants believe ne Is de-
mented.
Earl said he was respondent because
his money was gone and his people
were all dead.
Among the old mans effects were
found letters addressed to the Coroner
and to ]. g. Earl, 300 Larhn street,
San Francisco, son. The message
set forth that the writer intended to
commit suicide because his family had
abandoned him. The son said tonight:
MY father is subject to fits of tenn
porary insanity. He has property and
means with which to care Kor himself.
Friday night q fire occurred in the fat
above his home and damaged his place
by water He spent last night with
me. I had no idea he was contemplat-
ing suicide"
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-24
Propose to Form a Holding
Company for the Various
Securities of the Family
DEPEW WILL GIVE AID
Intention Is to Take the
Mackay Consolidation as a
Model for the Enterprise
specIal p1spateh . ne can.

NEW YORK, April Ex-senator
Chauneey NJ. Depew will meet William
X. Vanderbilt in Paris during the drst
week in July 1t is expected that at
this conference the final details Will be
arranged for a mammoth holding COM
pany of all the Vanderbilt securities II
is understood here that this would have
been accomplished before had not the
Northern Securities case in the Su-
preme Court cautioned delay. The sue
cessful operation OF the plan of
the Mackay Company. which placed
in share form all the interests
of the late John w. Mackey
In the Commercial Cable Company,
Postal Telegraph and other enter
prises. will probably be followed, as the
plan adopted does not contain the OBJ
5ecticnable features OF the Northern
Securities case.
Senator Depew Is the connecting link
between the Morgan and Vanderbilt
followings and the legal Arm OF Stet-
son. Jennings & Russell. the senior
member Of which was President Cleve-
lands partner. is employed by both. II
was Francis Lynde Stetson who laid
out the Northern Securities plan. and
his mistakes in that case will be taken
advantage Of when he finds the legal
loopholes for the Vanderbilt company.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-24

media Advancement Association, has
recently issued a statement to the
public, setting forth the purposes of
the organization and requesting the CO.
operation of all citizens who have the
welfare of the "Island City, at heart
In his appeal for hard, honest work
for the improvement of Alameda Mr..
Pettes said:
1t is the earnest desire of the executive board
Of the Alameda Advancement Association to
establish the pre-eminence Of this beautiful ISL
and city as q place of residence to which the
tracted. After careful consideration of the
many problems presented in the conduct of this
work, and consultation with many public
spirited citizens. the board has unanimously
decided to enter broader field OF action Civ
Ing promise that some OF rne many improve
realised.
1t is proposed to establish a permanent Ala
media Advancement Association bureau to be
placed In charge Of an expert, who Will give
his whole time to the work, under the direction
of the executive board
To do this successfully we must haye nleduaz
OF financial aid to be given systematically for
period OF time long enough to enable the
association to contract for its requirements IL,
advance. with the assurance that its work will
be unhampered by the lack or necessary funds
Let US stand shoulder to shoulder for the
good or Alameda, eliminating from our ma
lures all questions OF personality where the
public good Is concerned, rnus rebukinz this
weakness in others We will all feel better
after little self publication that can easily
be accomplished through thought instead Of
word action, and In this way we may succeed
in retiring the genus knocker from our midst
WILLIAM e. PETTEs,
tor rhe AlanodA AAvenooxnoux Association
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-24
Much Expected in Practical
Way to Result From the
Taft Trip to Philippines
TOXIC VISIT DISCUSSED
Assurances Given That Stop
at Japan's Capital Has
No Political Significance
Special Dispatch to me Cam.

CALL BUREAU, WASHINGTON,
April 23.-Secretary Taft is prepared
for the attribution of diplomatic sig
nificance to the visit he will make to
Toxic in August. on his way to the
Philippines, although he has frankly
declared that there Is no reason why
his visit and that Of the ten Senators,
eighteen Representatives and members
of their families and friends, including
Miss Alice Roosevelt, daughter Of the
President, should be considered more
seriously than mere call OF courtesy
at the Japanese capital during the two
days the steamship will lie at Yoko-
hama The trip to the Philippines was
planned months ago and the pause in
Japan Is q mere incident 1t will be
the largest company Of officials and
legislators from the United States that
ever visited foreign capital
Although the primary mission is to
see the Philippines in order that the
future legislative policy concerning the
American far Eastern possessions may
be assisted by personal knowledge, 1t
is generally felt here that great Sig
nthcance will be attributed to the visit
to Toxic by ether powers interested in
the Far East. The Washington Gov
ernment will try to forestall false ideas
about the trip.
Among those who will sail with Sec
retary Taft from San Francisco in
July are: Senators Allison, Carmack,
Long. Newlands, Patterson. Daniel.
Dubois, Scott, Stone and Warren;
Speaker Cannon, Representatives Coch-
ran, Crumpacker. Curtis, Cooper. Dear
mond, Foss. Gillett. Grosvenor, Hep
burn, Hill. Payne, Scott. Watson. Sher-
ley, Howard, Jones and Longworth- In
this party are represented some Of
strongest influences In both Republican
and Democratic circles of Congress.
The American legislators will spend
six days in Japan. a day or two in
Canton, China, and the rest OF the
time in the Philippines. They will hear
as much while there Of China and
Chinese politics as they hear in the
United States Of the ins and outs of
national politics. For this reason the
diplomats in Washington, the State
Department officials and representa-
tives of American manufacturing inter
ests, who are anxious to conquer the
markets Of the Pacific, expect much
to come of this Oriental pilgrimage in
the shape of increased knowledge and
stimulated interest among the legfsla-
tors on the subject Of the Far East and
Americas interests there.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-24
GAMBLING CAME
is BROKEN Up
Marshal VOllmer DeScends
Upon Chinese Horde in
Midst of Fan Tan Sport
PARAPHERNALIA TAKEN
MOngOls Caught in Act of
Playing Give San Fran
cisco as Their Residence

BERKELEY, April 2s.-A crusade
against Chinese lottery games In the
university town was begun last night
by Marshal August Vollmer. and as a
result Of the first raid Of the newly
elected peace officer three Chinese
caught in the act Of playing fan tan
were arrested and their money and
psrsphernalia conhscated-
The game raided by Marshal Voll-
mer was being operated in a grocery
al Shattuck avenue and Blake
street 1t has long been suspected by
residents in the neighborhood and by
others that gambling was going on in
various Chinese resorts in this part Of
Berkeley and soon after his induction
into the Office, a week ago, vollmer
decided to clean out the fan tan play
ers and rid the town Of their pres
ence- He permitted no hint Of his
intentions to be known, but descended
stealthily with his men last night
upon the unsuspecting gamblers,
smashed in the doors and arrested All
Wong, Wong Sang and Wong OF Each
Of the men arrested gave his place Of
abode as 14S Waverly place, San
Francisco The Chinese were taken
before Justice Edgar and released
upon giving bonds for $1,000. Their
bondsmen were Gee WI and Wong
Sing, local Chinese.
The gambling outfit, consisting Of a
complete fan tan layout" was stored
in Marshal NolImer's Office, with the
money secured, amounting to Sl4s so,
TO be used as evidence in prosecuting
the Cinnamon.
When the San Francisco police
raideo the games in Chinatown sew
eral months ago the Mongols fed TO
this SIDE and in Alameda. Oakland
and Berkeley began their operations.
They were disturbed In Berkeley once
before when Marshal kerns posted a
man at one gambling resort TO stop
the game for a night or two, but no
serious or persistent attempt was
made to drive them from the town.
Guy Hing, a Chinese student at the
university. went through the Chinese
quarter in Berkeley two months ago
and demonstrated that fan tan games
were being played and it was upon
the receipt Of this information that
Marshal Kerns made his one raid
upon the games, which since have
fiOurished without interruption until
Marshal Nollmer's excursion last
night
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-24
SING HYMNS OF PRAISE.

OAKLAND, April %. Nature
smiled to-day on the hundreds who
gathered at the churches of Oakland
to partake of the spiritual joys of the
Easter season and join in hymns OF
praise to him who on this day had
risen from the dead. The houses OF
worship were beautifully decorated
and in many Of the churches elaborate
musical services were rendered by
choirs carefully trained for the occa-
sion
The evening services were marked
by the singing Of three famous orator
los. At the First Congregational
Church Daughter Of Jarius'' was
sung by a choir of sixty voices; al
the First Presbyterian Church Gaups
new composition, THE Prince of
Peace" was rendered, and at St Paurs
Episcopal Church The Holy City" by
Gaul, was sung. At the other churches
special programmes were rendered.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-24
HlNKEL SAYS HE WILL
NOT CONTEST FOR SEAT
R abb MAKES
STERLING TALK
Contrasts the Evils of His
Own Country With Russia
and Sounds Warning Note

OAKLAND, April 23-The condition
of the masses of this country were
sharply contrasted with the condition
of the masses in Russia by Rabbi
Friedlander last night in a Good Fri
day address at the First Hebrew Con-
gregation at Twelfth and Castro
streets. The address was entitled
THE Past and the Present" and the
serious and warning note struck by the
rabbi has created much comment
among the followers Of the faith of
Juaism in this city In this connec-
ton he said in part:
Russia is facing crisis brought on by un-
just and unreasonable arrogation of power by
the ruling potentates. America is facing a
problem arising from iIegitimate and unre-
strfcted amassing of wealth by the controlling
money Tnagnates. In Russia 1t is a struggle
between the people and the Government.
threatening the overthrow of the bureaucracy
Heresit is a struggle between capital and la
bor-between the people among the people
threatening the overthrow OF the entire in
dustrial system and the undermining of the
very foundation OF our liberty. In Russia the
people clamor for more civic and political
equality. the concession of which means a
ment over the people Here the people ask
for more economic equality. the adjustment of
which entails an assumption of more power.
moro ethical duties by the Government towar4
the condition and needs OF the people.
The people complain that the combination OF
trusts and syndicates crowds out capable men
with small means and gains control over the
time and wages Of the laborers, which involves
the greatest Industrial evils; the small produc-
er or individual driven to want, and the labor
er forced to submit to overwork and underpay.
This is the complaint. Is It true? II this
complaint is well founded, then the present
system must lead to wide gap between the
Glasses and the masses. an evil which caused
the downfall of all republics in the past, and
which must surely though slowly undermine
national strength. Now capital de-
nies this. The capitalist calls himself a bene-
factor and says he creates employment and
frequently gives large sums to educational and
charitable institutions.
The laboring man docs not want his chari-
ties He holds with Emerson, Let man
think himself absolved because he does gen
erous action and befriends the poor, but let
him see whether he holds his property that
a beneft goes from II to ALL
II the laboring man is right. IL his cry is
well founded, then he must be listened to and
receive justice. Then government. which, Ac-
cording to the old book. is divine institution
must right it Then 1t is the duty of the
Government to call halt TO human greed.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-24
EXPERIMENTS WITH WHEAT

BERKELEY. April 2S.@The ex-
periments begun three months ago by
Professor Shaw Of the Agricultural
Department Of the University, TO de-
termine the amount Of gluten in Cali
fornia wheat are now approaching
completion and results are expected
70 be announced In a few weeks Some
special machinery from the East, to
be used in conducting part of the ex-
periments, arrived yesterday, and is
now being installed The most i'm
portsnt work, however. has already
been done under Professor Shaw's d.
rection- The money used IN the work
was appropriated by the State Board
Of Trade and the Legislature, as the
results are expected TO be of benefit
20 the entire State. It is hoped to
increase the gluten in wheat and so
add to the value of the California
product.