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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-08

she-some people profit by the mistakes
Of others
He-Yes; like the minister who got a
fee for marrying us.-Chleago Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-08
MRS. BERRY TO TULSA.
The Girard Demented Woman Is Sent
for by Her Father.

Tulsa, I. T.. Dec. s.-James C. Bal
ley. father of Mrs. Berry. the demented
woman who barricaded herself in a St
Louis & san Francisco passenger coach
at Girard, Kan, came to town last
evening and for the first time learned
his daughters condition. He sent a
representative to Girard and the Wo-
man viii be brought here today.
Mr. Bailey said his daughter had
been at Northport, Wash, for the last
four years and that she was born in
kentucky. He is a wealthy farmer. He
told a pitiful story of the troubles that
have befallen his family in the last few
years. A daughter died in Kansas City
early In the spring and a son was shot
to death in Kentucky and the body
never found. Mr.. Bailey is an old man
and is nearly prOsprated. He lives
eight miles from Tulsa.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-08

New Haven. Conn. Dec S.-President
Roosevelt has bought Edgewood Sey-
mnur and Edgewood Ringmaster, two
of the best bull terriers Of Il. r. DoIes
big string in this city. The price paid
was $50 for each dog.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-08

People sending items to this department
of The State Journal will confer a favor
by giving the full first name or two
Initials, with all proper names. Items
must be accompanied by the name ana
pubhshed.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-08

In the house of representatives. as
has been stated, seats are drawn by
lot. It is not so in the senate. When
senator enters that august body. he
takes such a seat as may be offered
him, and Immediately goes to the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-08

occupied for some years by Deliver
Both are now senators. why not
Murdoch. also? ?" ask the Washington
newspa pers: and they are printing
stories about the young Kansas men,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-08

Harrison. will give dinner tonight for
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H NIackey Of Junction
City. The other guests will be Mr..
and Mrs. George w Martin, MI and
Mrs. r N. BonebTake. Mrs. Higgin-
botham, Mrs. Orr and MI w. H.
Mackey. jr.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-26
GernanW orkers Earnas
Little as rs Cents Week.
BY Hugo Frankau.

$3.50 week In the glass trades, Actual
hunger frequently RACES among these work.
ers,. who are required to toll seventeen hours
z q day In he Upper I'alnti nate. Tho best
paid OF these glass men are the bottle
makers, who have $3.50 n week In summer
and S5,25 in winter. working ten hours a
day, Wage figures nre given as having q
bearing upon tho mood OF the German work.
Ing man who is declared to be always The
bitter socialist. Sf q
&c Sixty three to seventy-two hours a weel,
make the wage week for many Of the skilled
workers In trades allied With that OF the
carpenter and joiner From $3.50 to s5,225
! q week Is the average range OF these trades.
Such hours and such wages readily will
account for the German socialist, as he is In
ID llBthese ranks of working1ne n hi tier. nar-
row, moody. seldom loyal, and nearly always
#irreligious. His recreation is seldom ever
more than his beer . Bummel.'.
Low Wages Multiplying Socialists,
Only that the German housewife Is a won
derful manager the lot Of these poor work ers
must have become intosernhle. Among The
textile workers in slesla and Bavaria 1t is
frequent that a man and his Wife return
home after eleven hours Nv the factory to
take up another six or seven hours toll at
the home, after which, worn out in brain and
body. they may lie down to sleep In he ono
living room, where ten to twenty persons
sleep In squalor Children too young to
enter the factory are sent Into rho streets to
sell flowers and matches, Conditions are
little better In HuSony, where OF the twenty
five members OF the imperial diet twenty
two are social democrats, Its to The show
ing Of the socialists that tho German econn-
mist Is turning ,to point ths VOL kingman's
condition, Iswsnty-tiye years ago 5o0, 600
men Voted the socialist ticket, while a year
ago 8.0OO. 600 voters went With the ticket
The analogy between wagts and socialist
6Yotes ~ plain. (. Z. M M, ss5
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-26
as M q ~. ~ q 81 .
Dr,Inkir1s an Not Wanted

N The tact that the cl ERIK must ecessar1lly
utilize In dealing It'll people Is esasd com
prel,cn ded M He sees and earns OF many man
things tha he must to all purposes forget.
Tor the gossiping hotel clerk can easily create
1 : Unable amount OF trouble and loss q
81 tronage to his emplo ycr. The clerk mus mus Z
ou1t te an excellent memory for Y faces aces
"a mes, number OF keys, and the MESSAGES
lat for callers or guests. Int en- perance u
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-26

II ~ all he workers who struggle for sue
$/\ cess In great cities, none q re more co r. 4;
f8S neat than those compri sing the; various
~ groups which look toWlrd y he fleld i Ct
art Tor their reward. Some few OF
I hem have their studios, p-cal lied. and with.
rich ia as they can obtain from friends-an ~
occasio r,al orderSfor cover design OF pc
and perhaps a little bill board painting unoo-
'tr,,siyely carried on-are working insthe 5000
old Latin quarter style directly toward the
coal II their ambition, slow thoug g 5the1rs
progress may be. S,s3 ga u IT,
& Far the lnrger Der Of art wor kers. no W
eve e are obliged to pursue course QUITE OIL
fcrent, Some Of these ply the trade g & spot
knoc ers & or airbrush lists ma mes
given those who by means Of atomizers deep
On the contras IS and usually obi iteratc Stfe
likeness 4 /, port rats made BY photograp.hic
e1lla rEement. Some are paint ers Of B. DUCK
eyes, the wonderful ndsca pes 3whicn q are 1
done with lightning rapidit ~ in stor windows
and sold gorgeously framed IN gilt At Stl.:S 80
each. some retouch tographic ne ga at ivcs.
some color liant ern h slides some q ecoratte5
china some are employed in III hograph'iing q =
engraving establishments. Many, hoWever'i
are not able to find work wi th In even TINS
ina ginary proximity to true art. 70 3 tpe X
Sdnyllght hours are devoted to 81 ch dist r. e.
ing occu pa ttons as typewriting book eepAlng,
aud clerking in stores. Ri
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-26

- UsT now Germany is having q prosperity
acknowledged all over Europe, while
the German adesmen at homo, blow
ing glass at wages OF 10 cents to %
- "a week, for ms lance, Is trying to- dis.
cover Whercinf the Wanted high tariffs have
really affected him. 3gg34 N
Il Today. the German trud es11lan ma Y be SAID
to enjoy a certain prosperity, as shown IN an
increas SO OF wages. But It Is oyerlooked that
this Increase, estimated ynriousy at 10 TO
20 per cent lis an increase piled upo n q wage
that was mere starvation when at to worst.
Potatoes consumed by the German wor krna n
with the unvarying monotony credited 70
the peasant Irish, may be a reyel atlon 70 the
average reader Ii, America. yet II Is true
that In some OF the mine districts tho
wretched miners families have scarcely any
other food. Working for a wretched wage,
these German tradesmen In ma les aver
a 20 eleven and twelve hours a day for the
six working days,j y 81 W t3 II AZ,
Looking over the field Of Germa n Indus
tries, grea ter strides have been made n the
production of coal and iron than IN anything
else In manufactures Yet the German miner
OF coal who averages $275 a year Is q lucky
individual when compared with the lucky
iron miner a,yera ging $225 a year. In saxony
III is said that 6s miners In every 100 draw
l,,pon the sick Funds of I he unions, while In
the Rhenlsh provinces for every 100 miners
contributing to the funds 124 are drawing
benefits. In the same comparative measure;
TOO, 1t has been shown that While only \ 20
British miners and LAG French miners are
killed In every ], 900 employed he German
mines are killing 10 in every 1000,
i d 4 = Z " 4
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-26
IPlumbelr III q. 3 etter 81 ~.

The plumber apprentice works under the
the union, which, knowing OF
his service. takes care OF him at the right
time. Ii The art worker spends his time OF
preparation apart from the public, which
cons equently knows nothing Of him at he
time he must turn to II for an opportunity
to nut his knowledge to practical use, and
yet 1t Is the disnterested public which must
be relied on to do for the young art worker
hat the trade union does for the young
plumb & III
I Accordingly the art worker sets about In
troducing himself a picture Is painted OF, q
A design is drawn and showntol his Instructor
and classmates, Those who are not scared
into skepticism by his presumption pro-
nounce his work not SO bad Y or" not half
bad" but having designs IN the public them-
selves, they are careful not to spread even
these qua rded opinion s., si
The public remalns quite as tgnora 2 7 OF the
mute petitlon fof Il he art work as be fore,
Next he IA adv ised by friends to = exhibit
and his picture ia sent to the Jury only TO be
turned down, He reads In the ne spaipsrs
that the excellence Of the exh ton ma Y be
unde TODD fropll the fact hat ninety and
sn.ne Of the pictures submitted were rel ted
and prepares to bow efores the one \ bat was
saved. The public has seen this st atement
In the newspa pers on seYera sim lar oeca-
sions and merely winks KS 9th eye
When the art work en- at tends the se1 hlpl!
ton hs looks IN vain '{oy ~ master ~ e,S
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-26
Clerk N ed 3 II ven r emper,

Afts3f NsJ,I lfis IA
q TO become n. success ful hote clerk or cash
Ter one must possess tact. patience, an even
temper, and good nature. The more they pos
seas OF these qualifications the great ter are
the poss ties for retaining their posi- ms
and the proprietor good Will The nervous,
sensitive, and quick tempered hotel 9 nice.
man or depart cashier win come tn co III
tact with those who will annoy 9 nd Y, ever,
anger him. He will learn that he must pa
itiently listen to- numerous com plain ts from
patrons regarding meals, rooms, and general
service. But at the gan time he VII meet
many kindly 3natured and interesting people
He can easily become an excellent judge tl OF o.
character, and he learns much about general n'sr
life that men d many other lines o. busines
are entirely ignorant OF. Els hnd l lt ad-
yartageous to cultivate the art Of conve yer a.
i1ion5R d nd also to look pleasa Both are
easily acquired In hotels. There Is no class a
SO agreeable. broad minded, and wei e IN m
formed as TIE vclinE publ ~ $ n
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-26
Y H otelW orkerH as Chances;
NWork Light; Tips MarAy.
By Che rles kenton.8

sofncthirg dangerous ana ail too otten preva-
lent among hotel EN- p1oyes.g It = impossible
though for such nprudent mon to retaip
their posi- tions for AM great length Of time
i4S3S ss = 81 D 5
s5 VI; One Porter Grows Rich
j 10 tho hotel porter fans the lot Of doing
.all5the heavy work nbot,t q botei However
the bulk OF thedr duties issin the nature OF
cleaning, sweeping, and polishing. Consid-
lering that they are often at leisure, their
work IL not as hard, unpleasant, or wea ring
as IL employ led In the same capacity In some
business house #or In many other lines Of
occupation. AS they, like ali hotel IA ems.
pic yes, receive their board and an occasional
TIP their 2labors are also more remunerative
than k employed elsewhere. II bright. en-
er-getic, faithful, and Il temporal , and pos
sessed OF q reasona bic amount Of Judgment
and patience, they have an oppo rtunity OF
becoming head port Ter. which position yields 4,
ID be tier salary. III AZ q ~ 98S
/. Al Boston hotel head porter. who has had
his present position for many years, and
who has accumulated through his services
and excellent investments while employed
over 500, COO be gan work as a porter when
a young man ana without dollar His
case, though, OF course, is an exception, but
men posse sing his traits and occupying sins
liar. POI itions can save sonnet hing. @
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-26
;Toilifor Seventeen Hours.

Not &loifg atso at Dresden the cases Of some
glass blowers were brought
Into court where the testimony was that
they drew from rs cents to- ,e5 q week
wages, Allowing for this being i'm sllal,. he
dun =easons III HaYaraa allow OF only ~ to
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-26
34Tips Swell Waiter's PAY. /

Il TO make a successful hot 81 waiter one must
posse many Of the qualifications necessary
to The clerk. "a waiter must be tactfulf polite,
and ever watchful to see that guests are
rendered the best Of service. He must L look
ip1easan t,',..4 always DO neat, and never lose
his temper no mater how q patron may abuse
his position as a guest by accomplishing With
out cause. The salaries paid walters are not
large, but with tho tips received it IFS "a
trouble for the economical man In this voca-
ton to save hing out Of his pay.
Generally speaking, hotel work lin all its
phases is pleasant. It is often more remuner-
alive than other kinds OF work. and there Is
always room for the w1dea wake man to
progress insit But there are few lines where
progress or lack OF 1t will depend SO entirely
upon the personality OF the worker. Szg
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-26
All Want va 10 Be Great.

Whatever the temporary vocation 81 p u. Inc
art worker, he feels an inspiraao 20 PRO-
dice original work and recognizes the st 1l
rfls Of excellence set by great artists. He no
more intends to spend bis life painting
\" buck yes =, or manufacturing nirpru ls'Fl
q, caayons \, than the plumbers helper y u
tends to- saunter away his existence carry,
ing tools back and forth between shops i; ana &c
9iobs. The apprentice looks Wit admiration a. ~
on the smoothly wiped Joint as the plumber 'I
gives it finishing touch, even as the art az
work or gnzes In ad on the canvass ny
Of Corot or Cazin.E It iss here that the stnl-
8larity OF the trade and the protesslo on begins,
The plumber eventually shows the boy how
4 to wipe the Joint and perform sundry other t,
! operations which SO TO make up the lore 81 81
tho trade, and admits him to the unlor,
finds him work. and sees that be gets tull
credit for his efforts. 8is ia tl " 4
y & The art workers, with few except ons, re-
4cedve no Eencourag EN- emit OK tnstT1 IN from
their superiors or their SURROUNDINGS,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-26

A that IL d pt 10 attract tho avera &c man
X Tho constant :arrival, n depar ture, and
II variety OF guests, their gayety char
ac terlytlcs, and CONVEX ton ire al.
ways sources Of Interest and often q muse.
,1cntf 3 the ONCE men and other employees q
a large hoste1ryt ii n IL ~ ~ {5s q rs
Considering the meals and room given them
TIE remuneration received by tote workers
exceed that Sof most clerks or ONCE men,
Clerks III most small or lum sized hotels
arc naid from $25 to $40 q month. The old.
experienced, or successful hotel clerk or
cashier Is often lid much moro. 358 i5s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-26

=. LAWYER the other day hazardcd the
& remark that there were more fortunes ines
w made Jby deliberately bl ne one, q
hopes tor a car eer II ian BY carrying
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-26
Plumber sBoy Has Better
Chance y han Art W orker
By a. II. Cooke.

though he discovers a$few good pictures and
! many which, ca led or lot alled. ought never
TO have been chosen. In spite OF his pique,3
he at least ca thank heaven that his work;
was not such as these. # S58
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-10
Erec1 lie Lacked rralaa.

a manufactures ADVERT "a recent
~ for man to fill tile position q
1mekeerer NJ tic factory gate. aEt
among those who applied was an OLD
4 an Who wanted to secure the rdsi-
dsn for his son, who, he said, lad
net With en- accident which incapaci.
fated him from following his ordinary
occupation.
What's the matter with hing in
qplred the manufacturer
He was tossed by a bull and his
left arm 50 badly broken as to neces
state airnutaloH.
HIN, mused the manufacturer
''That entities him to consideration,
but don't ant a man with great
amount Of brains. lie must not Think
Tor himself, but must 60 just what bic
IS told.
MY boy will suit you, then" re-
pied the old man Ills brains viii
never get him into trouble
Indeed, And why?9
Because he's got none, sir, or he
wouldn't have stopped to argue the
point with the bull
The man WIS ENGAGED.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-10
CONTRACTS LET
Bids OF Contractors For Work
on New Armory Accepted
WILL BE THREE STORIES m
HElGHTH-coMFANY K TO
HAVE TWO UPPER
FLOORS.

Contracts for the new armory which
is to be erected at cost Of about
$4,000 by Mrs. Charles Gayer, en-
Washington avenue between Tenth
mi Eleventh street, were yesterday
awarded 70 the following contractors:
W. r. Halliday masonry WORT. VIM.
schatz, wood work; T. b Pulley
painting, and tin work, Engler &
Beno
The new building Is to be construct
led of brick. that 10 be used in the
front TO be pressed. and large
amount Of stone will be used as trim
ming. When completed II viii be one
81 the handsomest in The city and ~
50 one Of the most commodicus, SO
feet wide by So feet long aud three
stories in heighth.
The headquarters of company *
for whose occupancy fore than any
thing else the building is To be built
will be on the upper two ilors, INC
second being used as d arm room and
the third for rarlors and locker
rooms
The lower floor viii be divided into
two handsomely decorated starc
rooms. % feet wide and 81 feet long
II Is understood that the ground fGi
the building viii be broken as soon a.
possible and once started tho worl
win be pushed to completion as rap
| idly ms possible.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-10

The late Bishop Elder OF Cincinnati
tried vegetarianism for some months
during his residence in Natchez, but
soon abandoned the practice, anains
hat It did not agree with Lin.
Bishop Elder dinei with GiEa qf shia
rartshionefs ono night IN Natchcz at
about this time. Vegetables IN prefu
sion were on the menu, but the Bishop
disdalnod them all He had had
enough Of vegetables for long time,
He found tho meat much moro to mis-
taste.
His host, who did not know TINT hc
Ind abandoned yegetarianism said In
surprise:
why, Bishop, thought you were q
vegetarian, and here ! sec you eating
mutton"
Bishop Elder laughed.
II am not d blgotod vegetarian" he
said. n only eat the meat Of such
animals as live On vegetable food
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-10
ter up to lhst time For that season.
work Browning was pail s. 000
OF Old Love Tekens.


A society man whose perfect dane
ing is the envy OF all the men he
knows and the admiration Of al the
women, stopped on Charles street tic
other day to greet an acquaintance.
I'm amusing myself this morning
selling old iewelry." said the society
man.
"old iewelry! Whose?" queried his
acquaintance.
why, the returned love tokens Of
lot of girls l know. THINGS they
have given men whom they adored
for brief season and with whom
hey exchanged gifts of jewelry
which. like the cat, came back when
\ ecolncss ensucd.
Put the funniest part is their rea.
3ns for porting with these souvenirs
If afcction they want the money to
BUY mementos for other men who
ave sappl2nted the first in their
hanging affections Hence my mis-
Ten to tie nawnshops and dealers in
Il gold" lie drifted away to seek
| sign OF three balls, humming the
5altz that was played at the Spiel
artcnfest and iangling in his peck
b the love tokens, some of which
ere worn as pledges of never-dyine
lleetion on that occasion. Baltimore
| gun
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-10
Rebuke or invitation.

A classmate Of tho rev DR., M Nc.
Gee waters Of Brooklyn was called to
D western mining village, where he
found his parisbioners hard to handle
during the services ard especially
during the responsive readings, when
they were wont, much to his annoy
ancc, 70 read IN anything but unison.
0ne Sunday morning, when they had
bcan particularly turbulent, ard the
reading Of the Greed WAS proceeding
or the same order, he stopped them in
tho middle Of it by shouting above tho
din. STOP! Can't you descend into
hell together" New York Times.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-10

while worFmcn we're unlocking and
erecting the statue Of Frances u. Wi.
lard in statuary han Of the capitol at
Washington they found II necessary
to move the statue Of George Wash.
irgton several feet. Thus place was
made for The FIRST statue Of woman
In that hall. a bystander lamentod
such an invasion as one Of the nev-
table results when woman's rights
have sway tut. TUT" exclaimed
Congressman William Alden Smith Of
Michigan, who was passing. II only
illustrates the great courtesy Ct the
father OF his country, II dominates
even his marble efiigy, Chicago
Chronicle
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-10

NHl'~ =; ~ -
Frank Niece, Of eco. ;lsHars ton
rjal n.fia,4 oparcci. ID III 49,,
..;.,,a, ,..,, III, ~
aicial Nisi1 g nv country iie SpeAt
sunday 20 h.a oa ono IN Grand
~ililil.
\ Y. blyihe has sic2ccdel ARCH Ma.
lais ;s station agent for iha Illinois
Central railroad ~ this city
mere was q cultin@ scrapo on the
lils last cFenius Between three lads
01e ithcm, Chute Guy' was SER
lalsly carved in tac lower limbs
Town IN Gan eal REV laat evening
MEN, relics hment stand ran by 3 p.
Riaaa ~fa Businesses lce cream cones
Wa2 renewed "A S25 IL ca5h by the
ahatcA g1n1a." Mrs. Ridge waa maxi,
iAg cAaaa7 lor 4 custom when she
#aa Fearestel 70 iutn 2 cone for
IA man III hHrrT' Engrassed by
the rush q trade, she placed her stock
u cR8ilgo o. tha serving counter and
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-10
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The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-10
He snnnnzed His Eve.

One day little niece of mine, aged
$, was travelling toward Boston with
Ter mother and by way of diversion
started little Irritation with brake,
man on the train The little one and
he man got along famousiy and as
he latter proceeded to his duties In
mother part Of the car he winkcd his
farewell Turning 10 her bother, the
title girl exclaimed why. mamma
he man squeezed his eve at ME. r.
Bostun Herald.