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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-01-25

Southern and Western trains due here
this morning were from one to four
hours late, and drifts Of snow almost
mountainous in proportions are reported
at various points along the lines.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-01-25

Assenrblyman Alexander has intro
duced the bill drawn by County Counsel
Griffen providing for new almshouse
at Snake Hill. The estimated cost IS
S2oo.oee. A similar bin was killed IN
Committee last year. As the Charities
Organization has called attention to the
unsanitary condition Of the present build
ing and is urging new one in its place,
Mr. Alexander's bill may run the gaunt7
let Of Republican opposition. Col Dick
inson is said to be against any measure
that will give the Board of Freeholdsrs
the expenditure Of large sums of money
for improvements.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-01-25

Not until the fling of the viii of the
late County Superintendent Smith was ii
generally known that there had been an
estrangement between him and Police
Captain John F. Kelly. The two had
aud for nearly year before Mr.. Smith S
both personally and politically. They
-.were -bgsns e01rranfuns 'vss nor -iBrs'
lievea that anything could happen that
would impair their friendship for each
other. Something did happen, however.
and form early a year before Mr. Smith
death he and Capt. Kelly passed each
other by as if they had been total strang
ers. What came between them none Of
their intimate friends ever knew. Eff
forts to affect a reconciliation were un-
successful. Capt. Kelly attended the
funeral Of his former friend and his one
regret was that he had not called on him
in his Illness.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-01-25

The names of former Assemblyman
James j. Fielder and former Sheriff Carl
Rnempler have been added to the
Democratic list Of available candidates
for Mayor Both are good men and en-
joy the confidence of the people. With
Archibald Henry hot-footed after the
nomination, Assemblyman James Hamill
ready to receive it if it comes his way
and Fielder and Ruempler being doomed
by their respective friends, the outlook
is promising from a Democratic point of
view.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-01-25

The fact that most diseases arise from an
impure or low condition of the blood, is fully
proven by Hoods sarsaparilla.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-01-25

The re9srd one shows economy Is
Ike tAat We SHOW an old amt who is
to leave es senasthins at lasf. --shs51-
srene.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-01-25

Essex County wants a Deputy Reg
ister of Deeds and Assembly1nan Pen
nington has introduced bill authorizing
the appointment of one # the bill be
comes law it viii apply TO Hudson
and there is talk that james Baker has
his eye on the place.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-01-25
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

NEW YORK, Jan. 25, 1904 = Fore.
east for the thirty six hours ending Il
Nj. Thursday Snow tonight, clar te<
morrow; norfherly winds,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-17

forty minute prayers over in the meet
ing house while he is somewhere else
playing poker don't do any good.
You've got to get him out to a camp
meeting and rouse him up, same as if
there was a circus in town or Fourth
of July had come again. I've had
talk with the preacher, and he be-
lieves as 1 do, and if you fellers won't
go in with us, then you look out for
old Satan to be stalking through our
streets in year more"
The thing was talked of for two
months, and then it was decided to
hold a camp meeting. Deacon Spoon
err went ahead and bossed the job, and
there was nothing to complain of when
the people began to put up their tents.
When the meeting opened 1t was
found that over two hundred people
had assembled, and things started off
lively. Deacon Spooner made it his
business to go about dragging in the
sinners, and few escaped him. After
the third day, when all the material
at hand was used up, he picketed the
highway and took whatever came
along It was in this way that he got
hold of a stranger driving two horses
and a wagon with a load covered up.
The man was about 80 years old,
rough in speech and manner. He was
swearing at his horses when the
deacon overhauled him.
Look a-here," began the deacon, as
he came UP. 1--WE are holdin' a camp
meeting over in that grove
you can hold it and be hanged"
replied the man.
but 1 want you to turn aside and
attend. There's room for heather
over there-heaps of room In an hour
wen make a better man of you
'tYou hain't got no right to call me
heathen-''
you are rough; you haven't listened to
the world since you can remember.
You are heath en- outside OF Africa. II
you should die tonight your soul
would go flying straight to the place
| of fire and birthstone"
whats a camp meeting" asked
| the man. as he softened up a bit.
| Its a place where a lot of people
get together to sing and pray and re-
solve to be better than they have been.
There's plenty to eat, and cold tea,
buttermilk and lemonade to drink.
Come, friend, give your soul show. !"
'Can 1 drive my team over there %
was asked, as the man began to smile
a wicked smile.
ssCertainly. Turn around and drive
through that gap In the fence.
Deacon Spooner went on ahead,
felicitating himself that he had accom-
stranger and his team right into the
center of the camp. and stood there
smiling WREN the man rose up, pulled
the covers off of three hives OF bees
| he was conveying across the country,
and tipped the hives over the side of
the wagon-box to the ground. Then
he seized his lines and whip and drove
| off at gallon.
Five minutes later there was no
camp meeting, and there has never
been another held within ten miles of
the town since. Everybody got from
five to fifteen stings, and not COW
was MIXED nor a hog fed for two
days 1t took seven doctors to get the
crowd on the mend. and the minister
had to skip three Sundays. OF course,
it was all laid to Deacon Spooner. and
he wasn't the man to shirk conse-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-17
COL. NORTON IS LET OUT
No Longer Connected With the DevIin
Properties.

Col. J. D. Norton, for Il years secretary
treasurer of c. J. Devlin's concerns. has
been dismissed by the receivers. He was
notified last night that his services were
no longer required and today Col Norton
is ont.
we are cutting down expenses and
operating the business in an economical
receivers. I'VE did not need Col. Norton
and that is all there is to it,
Col. Norton said this morning that he
was not surprised and that since Devlin S
failure he had expected that his services
would be dispensed with Col. Norton said
he did not know what business he would
engage in.
The full force in the Mt Carmel office,
on West Ninth street, is now Receiver Le-
man.
Clifford Histed was in conference with
Mr.. Leland this morning. When asked
when some statement would be forthcom-
ing as to the condition of the Devlin COM
panies, twenty-six in number, Mr.. Histed
said: THE court will probably call for
a report in September. With so many COM
panies SO closely connected and with the
great volume of business, the task of pre-
pairing a report is a great once
Mr.. Leland remarked that the business
in Crawford county mines was good. The
Crawford county mines delivered 100 cars
of coal to the Santa Fe yesterday" re-
marked Mr.. Leland. This 100 cars was
to one railroad and does not comprise the
total output. There are 300 cars of coal
to be disposed of by tomorrow night, and
ducing one-fourth what these Crawford
county mines are. and this is partly due
to the contract for furnishing the Santa
Fe and other large consumers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-17
PRIZES FOR WOMEN.
An Attractive OHering by the State
Fair Association.

A special effort is being made by the Ia
dies in charge OF the womans department
at the state fair to make that part of the
display one of the most interesting at the
exhibition. Mrs. May Belleviile Brown, gem
eral superintendent and Mrs. Judge W A.
} johnston, assistant superintendent, nave
been doing considerable extra work ana
have succeeded in securing large list OF
special prizes besides the ones that have
been offered by the fair association These
prizes are as follows and are offered by
the merchants of Topeka for the best dis
plays in the wOmanS department.:
No. 66-Best rag carpet, not less than 10
yards-jardiniere. Topeka Spice
Mills
No. 71-Best knitted outfit for infant. con-
sisting of socks, sacque, hood and
nnittens-order for pair of shoes
G. NJ. Chase
No. 72-Best crochetted outfit for infant,
consisting of sacks, sacque, hood
and mitten-salad bowl. Santa Fe
Watch Co
No. s2-Specimen sewing by woman over
90 years-brush and comb. L. S.
Woolverton.
No. 10S-Lunch cloth, attenberg-rowane
No. -Handsomest sofa pillow any kind
clock. C. A. Wolf.
Geo. Stansfield.
No. 15o-Best portrait from life-clock c.
e. Wardin.
Dry Goods Co.
No. 15s-Best portrait from 1ife-set silver
teaspoons. w. A. L. Thompson
Hardware Co.
No. 165-Best piece other than named-one
box Wayne's hosiery. Mills Dry
Goods Co.
No. 169-Best India ink head from life-one
box Wayne's hosiery. Mills Dry
Goods Co.
No. 17l-Best collection china, Is pieces-slO.
Thos. Pa@e.
No. 172-Best set six plates-clock. ]. B.
Hayden.
No. 1S6-Best collection typography, twelve
pieces-rug. Crosby Bros.
No. 1SS-Best table stand, typography
three burnt wood boxes. Kitchell
& Marburx
NO. 16s-Best shirt waist box-kedak. F.
A. Snow.
No. 2oO-Best chest, wood carving-fiute E.
B. Guild.
No. 206-Best piece wood Carrying other
than named-wall hat rack, E. w.
Hughes.
No, 2O7-Best tapestry-candle stick ]. B.
Hayden.
No. 2Os-Best miniature. ivory or porce-
lair-roclzing chair. Emahizer &.
SDielman.
No. 21o-Best artistic figure piece-book.
Zereher Book Co.
No. 213-Best photo of animals-pair wy
andotte chickens. J. w F.
Hughes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-17
MORE THAN A MILLION.
Railroads of the Country Have 1885,
121 Names ON Their Pay Rolls.

Washington, Aug. 1.-THE annual re-
port of the interstate commerce COM
mission, giving the railroad statistics
for the year 1904, shows that there were
at the end of that year 297. 073 miles of
railroad in the United States.
The number of railway corporations
included in the report was 2, 104.
In the course of the year railway
companies owning $500 miles of line
were reorganized, merged, etc.
The length of mileage operated by re-
ceiyers on June 30, 1904, was 1923 miles.
The number of roads in the hands of
receivers was %, and at the close of
the previous year q.
On June 80, 1904, there were in the
service of the railways 46,743 locomo-
tives, the increase being 2,872.
The total number of cars of all class
es exclusive of those owned by private
companies were 1,79S, SOL, an increase of
45.172 during the year.
The number of persons on the payrolls
of the railways in the United States,
as returned for June 80, 1904, was 1885,
121, or Gil per 100 miles of line, a de-
crease for the year of 16, 416 or % per
100 miles. The wages and salaries paid
for the year amounted to $S17 ,59S,S10.
The par value Of the amount of rail-
way capital outstanding on June 80,
1904, was $13, 213, 124, 679, which represents
a capitalization of $64.265 per mile.
OF the total capital stock outstanding
81 696, Az, 010 or 1888 per cent paid no
dividends. The amount of dividends de-
clared during the year was 1921, 941 ,049,
being equivalent to 500 per cent on
dividend-paying stock.
The number of passengers reported as
carried by the railways in the year
was us, AIS, 6S2, an increase of 20, 528, 147.
The number of tons of freight carried
was I ,309, 1898, 165, which exceeds the ton
mage of the previous year by $500, 842
tons
The gross earnings were 81, 975, ia, 091,
being s74, 1927, 1S4 greater than for the
previous year. Their operating ex-
penses were 81, 1888, 896, 253, an increase of
$S1, 357, 401
The total of casualties to persons on
the railways was 94,201, of which 10,O46
represented the number of persons
killed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-17
sueee.tion. For sleeves.

The following styles are the fashion:
Cut full from the shoulder, set in
tight arm piece strapping midway be-
tween the elbow and tn wrist. Anoth-
er has the upper part divided horizon
tally in two puffs; some ha We the full
ness caught across a band on the back
of the arm, others come in an unbroken
line to the wrist and are trimmed with
perpendicular bands of trimming; some
have circular motifs of lace carried
down the sides So much depends on
sleeves it is well to study them. Last
years sleeves are now turned upside
down with the most satisfactory results.
and If the length be not enough loose
cuff helps it out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-17

did some clever acting, while Miss Ona
May Miller as Susie Wayne sustained
her difficult part in a very creditable
manner. Miss Rose Coughlin. as the
Widow Jones, acted her part as the dig
nified matron with much credit while
Mrs. Annie Bollotte, as her daughter,
Kitty Jones, acted well the part of a
lively girl. Miss Blanch Jones as Mamie
Lane acted with much dignity and Miss
Rosa Firner as Nina Winters was very
acceptable. Mr.. Greb Bouslog as the
villain, Rodney Kicker, had every one
hating him before the end of the even
ing Mr.. Jay Studer as Col Wayne
made q good Virginia planter. James
Rice and Clarence Higgs as Jed Brown
and Sol Davis, two bashfuI lovers. did
Bridget Noonan,. the Irish servant, was
very lively and Mr.. Bert Andrews as
George DeVere carried out his part very
acceptably. Music was furnished by
Withers' orchestra. AS an amateur per-
Torrance it was certainly good.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-17
Jeweled visiting Cards.

A little while ago a pretty Partisan
actress had a romantic and pleasant
surprise.
She had several months before in
trusted the greater part of her jewels
to friend, a wealthy Brazilian gentle-
man, to be placed in his strong box for
safety. While travelling abroad the
Brazilian died, and the actress had
some anxiety as to the safety of her
jewels.
Her anxiety was needless. The box
containing her vaIuables was quite
safe, and in addition to what she had
stored in it were twelve visiting cards
of massive gold engraved with her
name and adorned with jewels to the
value of $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-17
PHONE FIGHT FEARED.
Kansas City Company After Chanute
Franchise-The Bell Buys.

Chanute, Aug 1.-THE application of
the Home Telephone company of Kan
sas City for a general franchise in
Chanute indicates that Chanute is to
have a telephone war in the near flu
ture such as a number of other kan
sas towns have been having in the past
few years. The Home company is the
strongest competitor of the Bell Tele-
phone company, which up to few
years ago practically controlled the long
distance telephone business in Kansas
and Missouri, and other western states.
The Home people recently have been
acquiring franchises in many of the
larger towns and have laid many miles
of long distance wires, of which the
wires from Kansas City to the oil belt
is one. In towns where the Bell and
Home companies both have franchises
the fight between the two companies
has been fierce.
In this connection a rumor that has
been afioat on the streets will be of
interest. It is to the effect that the
Bell people have purchased the local
system. Where it originated the Tribune
could not learn. AS Manager Wood is
out of the city. no official statement
could be secured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-17

Hawley are spending the week in
Leavenworth.
Mrs. L. A walker and her little
daughter of Parsons, are visiting their
aunt, Mrs. II. V. Calvert. Next week
they leave with Mrs. Calvert for Color
ado for the remainder of the summer
Mrs. J. c. Try has returned from an
extended visit with her daughter, Mrs.
r. E. Miller in Des Moines Iowa. Her
daughter accompanied her home for
short visit with relatives in this city.
A party of girls from the Topeka
Cash Dry Goods company went to Vine
wood last night for supper and spent
the evening. Those present were: Miss
Lizzie Martin, Miss Ruby and Princes
Painter, Miss Nettie Nonemaker Miss
Anna McGivern, Miss Jessie Adams.
Miss ELENA Mulligan, Miss Emma and
Ella Stoltzman, Miss Gertrude Streeter,
Miss Margaret Foy, Miss Eunice
Goodwin.
The Ladies' Auxiliary, A. o. H, will
give a lawn social at 233 Madison. Ian
mans residence, tonight. Special fea-
lures introduced.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-17
THE JERICHO P. O.
Pap Perkins, Postmaster, Tells About
a Camp Meeting.

The town of Jericho had been sort O.
dragging along in the matter of religion
for several years when Deacon Spooner
came down for his mail one evening
and said:
Look a-hare. boys, sunthin' has got
to be done to rouse folks up in this
town. There was only two persons out
to Thursday evening prayer meeting
last week. We are getting to be sinful
and slothful, and if we don't look out
some of our sons will be playing cards
and drinking beer
I've been thinking that we ought to
hold a donation party for our minister"
replied Deacon Tompkins after thinking
the matter over.
There's no enthusiasm in a donation
party. What we want is something to
get up and whoop over. I claim that a
Teller. ought to feel jest as enthusiastic
over religion as over a boss trade"
Il shouldn't go in to offer prizes,'' said
Deacon Wayland in his serious way.
And neither would IT, retorted Dea-
con SpooneF, but I'm telling you folks
that we are all going to seed here. You
can go to seed in religion as well as in
other matters. Take a wicked man.
and if he amt. doing something wicked
about so often he becomes a sort of
hybrid. He's too mean to be good and
too good to be mean. I was barrelling
apples to send up to New York yester-
day, and I'll be hanged if l didn't catch
myself wanting to put in windfalls and
air.
"Hain't my prayers long enough?''
asked Deacon Wayland in an injured
tone.
"They are altogether too long. I timed
you the other night at forty minutes.
You are a good man, Deacon, but look
upon such prayers as wind thrown
away. It's thrashing over the same old
straw all the time. Satan don't do that
He has a Teller steal boss one night
and go to a dance the next-always some
change to give variety to wickedness.
I'm telling you all that we've got to
take our coats off in this town and go
to work There was tin peddler here
the other day. He saw we were all
scraping along on our old religion, and
assisted by Satan he got rid of forty
leaky milkpans."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-17
Yur Are a Heather Outside of Africa

Whats your plan, deacon ?" was
asked.
"a camp meeting, sir-a regular
old-fashioned camp meeting. We
don't want no May party nor no picnic
in the woods. We want solid old bust
ness. We want to get together down
in Johnson's grove and sing and pray.
We want to sing like steam engines,
and we want to pray like the voice of
a hurricane. We want to leaven our
religion up with enthusiasm. and we
want to take lot of these old sinners
around here by the neck and walk
'em down to the grove and let 'em
understand there's something doing"
ct never did believe in soaring a
man into religion said Deacon Tomp-
kins.
But yet you believe in soaring a
man into goodness. The Teller who
stole your calf last year was let off on
his promise never to steal another.
Don't make no difference how a man
gets religion. The idea is to have him
get 1t and live up to it. Taking a sin
ner round behind the barn and wf1fs-
pering to him don't do a miteSof good.
Talking to him right here in this post
Office don't do any good. Making
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-17

EPeopIe sending items to this department
of the State Journal will confer favor
by giving The full first name or two
initials, with all proper names. Items
must be accompanied by the name ana
address Of the writer or they can not De
published
Miss Marguerite Lovewell gave an
o'clock breakfast this morning at her
home on College Hill in compliment
to her guest, Miss Evelyn Mackey OF
junction City and two other visiting
girls. Miss Ruth Herrick of Chicago
and Miss Helen Sharp of Kansas CITY.
The others asked were MISS cara
Daniels, Miss Anna Whiting, Miss
Edith Ingham, Miss Helen Ingham,
Miss Grace Rooms Miss Eleanor Sims
and Miss Ethel Kingsley. The table,
set on the lawn. was decorated with
nasturtiums.
Fall or winter weddings will be the
cause of ToDeka's losing, to Kansas
City, two young girls and widow. All
the men have lived in Topeka and are
as wei known and popular here as
their prospective brides. Another To-
peka man who has gone away to seek
his fortune will return here Tor his
bride when he finds it. She lives on
Harrison street and her father is a
railway official of prominence. The
wedding had been set for this fall but
owing to his acceptance of new posi-
ton has been postponed for while.
A picnic at the reform school to-
night is planned in compliment to Mr.
Walter Diamond of Chicago. VINO is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Scott
Scott, Miss Isabel Heath. Miss Edith
Morton, Miss Mary Sutherland. Mr.
Leroy Rauch. Mr.. Carl Trap and Mr..
James Mcfarland.
A picnic will be given on the lawn of
the J. w O'Neill residence in Potwin
Place this evening for Mrs. Jerome
English of Havana. Cuba. and 7ars. Z.
w. Foster of st. Louis, who are guests
of Mrs. Herbert F. Smith. The party
will include Mr.. and Mrs. O'Neill, Miss
Bessie O'Neill. Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
F. Smith and their family, Mrs. Eng
lish and Mrs. Foster, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
]. Lewis, Mr.. and Mrs. L. H Green
wood and their son George. Mrs. H H
Winter, Miss Clara Winter and Miss
Blanche Winter
An Abilene girl who was very in
dignant because her engagement was
announced by a Topeka paper while
she was visiting here few months ago
will be married next month. The man
is also of Abilene, a newspaper man,
graduate of the University OF Kansas
and a member of the Beta Theta Pi-
A Topeka girl and an out of town
man whose engagement was broken
not long ago have patched up their
differences, it is said. Both will yield
a little. some parental opposition has
been removed and they viii doubtless
marry and live happily ever afterward.
Mrs ]. D. Small celebrated the
birthday of her grandson, George Mo-
BILE, yesterday afternoon by entertain
ing his kin at luncheon. The birthday
cake was very large one and one
candle burned in the middle of 1T
Atchison Globe.
A visiting young woman will give
the town a treat tomorrow when her
first parade on Kansas avenue will be
made Those who have seen her say
she is about as easy to look at as any
thing that has dropped in on us for
some time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-17
Public Is Aroused.

The public is aroused to knowledge of
the curative merits of that great unedici-
nal tonic, Electric Bitters, for sick ston-
ach, liver and kidneys. Mary H. Walters
Co.. 81 n. Kansas ave. Price SOC.
of SAG st. Clair ave, Columbus o. writes I.
For several months was given uD to
die. had fever and ague, my nerves were
wrecked: could not sleep and my stom-
aca was so weak from useless doctors
drugs that could not eat. Soon after be-
ginning to take the Electric Bitters I oh
tanned relief and in a short time I was en-
tireiy cured" Guaranteed at Arnold Drug