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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-02
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these various analyses will be submit
ted to an asphalt expert also engaged
by the city The expert who it is prob
able the city viii engage is J. H. Brans-
comb of Washington, D. c.
At all times the asphalt and the ma
terial entering into the composition of
the pavement is to be open to inspee-
ton The boiling of the asphalt is to
be done at a certain specified heat and
the inspection of this is to be made by
the asphalt expert.
The contract price is to include the
removal of the old asphalt from the
street and its disposition on the river
bank or some other locality, a mile
from Kansas avenue. The concrete
foundation is to be swept clean and
where it is above or below grade it is
to be brought up to the proper grade. /.
All the condemned asphalt or mater4
ial is to be removed and a failure or
neglect on the part of the city engineer
or expert to condemn or reject bad or
inferior material or work shall not be
construed to imply an acceptance of any
work If it may become evident at any
time prior to the final acceptance of the
work by the city engineer mayor and
council. But one-half of a block at a
time may be torn up. keeping the street
free to traffic at all times. All the
debris which is left from paving must
be removed expeditiously.
Ten dollars a day is the penalty which
VIII De LAeQ LOE eAceSulHB the time limit
in the completion Of the contract The
matter of the time limit IS still open for
consideration.
Finally the repaving is to be let only
to the lowest responsible bidder using
the best asphaltic cement. A bond COW
ering five years Of maintenance is to be
filed
The completed work will NOT be &C
eepted until the final estimate is ap-
proved and work paid for
The block Of pavement between Third
and Fourth streets. where it is paved
with cobble stone. will not be torn up
The cobble stone paving in between the
street railway tracks will be repaved
by raising to grade where it is neces-
sary to establish the crown of the
street
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-02

major portion Of yesterday evening
driving up and down Kansas avenue
with his typewriter. and typewriter in
this instance does not mean a machine.
AS he is a bachelor. there is no one at
his home who has a legal right to
complain.
One of the familiar landmarks at a
Republican convention is E. N. Nigga
son of Belleville, having resided in Re-
public county since 1874. He is TAX
ing his farewell with the politicians
having sold his property In Bellevflle
and Will locate in Lincoln. Neb. Hig-
gason will be missed from Republican
and g. A. r. conventions.
Fred McMann, who is ahead Of the
Sells & F'loto shows. has finished billing
Topeka and vicinity for his aggregation
which appears in Topeka on the eth
McMann makes the average advance
man look like a pewter coin by COM
parison and is said to be the first ad-
vance man to square" the telegraph
poles on Kansas avenue which he has
hammered" TO the limit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-02

Amos Beeler, the Lion TaIner.s' Who
VIII Have Charge of the Collision.
ion of this kind the engines are not
merely piles of scrap iron but each of
them are in fair shape as they drew
trains into Topeka when they were
brought here from Chicago last week,
and the spectacle OF the collision will
be one of the most thrilling ever at
tempted. The advance sale of seats has
been very satisfactory ana there will
probably be a big rush for tickets at the
gate. To obviate this tickets have been
placed on sale at Stansfield's and Row
ley's drug stores, and at the Burghart
and Eagle cigar stores.
Amos Beeler, the veteran Santa Fe
engil eer, will have charge Of the. ar
rangements for the collision.
Fred NJ. Close. one Of the engineers
slated to make a wreck of the engines
at the fair grounds Thursday evening,
father who is dangerously i'll. It Is
prob~ble that his place will be taken
r. the brother Of w. c. Sherman, the
other engineer.
The committee of the Commercial club
having the matter in charge yesterday
the public ,nir1ted firms who put UP a
hundred dollars apiece to complete the
deal were: Crosby Bros, 7. J. Ander-
son. Hamilton Hotel company, Geo. w.
crane, EiODIflSOn, MARSHALL q Co. W ar
ren NJ. Crosby, Wolff Packing company,
Mills Dry Goods company, Palace
Clothing company, National hotel and
COPELAND hotel As the Commercial
club had no available funds if was nee
essary to have the money raised by
private subscription and of the business
men approached, wherever it was posi-
Bile. the money was forthcoming.
The fair grounds will be open to the
public at O'Clock and as the collision
signal will be given at it will be neces-
sary to get your place promptly and if
possible some time before.
The street car company will have
ample cars to accommodate the crowd
rapidly. Tickets are on sale at STAINS
fields. Eagles. RowIey's and Burg
hart's and are beginning to move rap
idly as people viii want to avoid the
rush at the gate.
Carriages and automobiles viii be al
lowed in the grounds under restrictions.
The carriages will have to be hitched
in the northwest corner. while autos
will be allowed to line up on the hill
in front of the big pavilion at the right
of the road.
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City Engineers Estimate for
Resurfacing Kansas Avenue.
Fixes Limit for Cost of Asphalt
at @l.4O Per Square Yard.
READY FOR COUNCIL.
Specifications to Be Submitted
for Approval.
Bids on the Work viii Then Be
Received.
READY FOR COUNCIL.

one dollar and forty cents is the esti-
mate per yard which the city engineer
will turn in to the council for the re-
paving of Kansas avenue.
Il don't think that It will be possible
to secure any bids from contractors
using Bermudez and Trinidad asphalt
for less than S1.40 a yard, said James
MeCabe. city engineer. Il am going to
put in my estimate at that figure
don't know what viii be done with it
though
The claim of the property owners
committee has been that the work
could be done for around one dollar a
yard.
The complete estimate on the whole
contract has not been prepared by the
city engineer and It will take several
days more of hard labor before this
can be completed. The estimate will
take in several items; the raising of
some of the cobble stone paving be-
tween the street railway tracks to the
proper pitch; the reeurbing of pOr-
lions of the street where the curbstOne
has been worn out or sunk, and regut-
tering where it is needed.
The specifications have been pre-
pared and Will be submitted to the
council and by it in turn referred to
the streets and walks committee. After
its consideration by that committee ii
will be sent back to the council with
its recommendations
If the specifications of the city en-
gineer are followed faithfully and in
a sincere manner there is no reason
why the property owners will not get
the best pavement that it is possible to
get using asphalt.
Ten days before the bids are open
ed and contract awarded the bidders
must file with the city engineer, sam
pies Of the asphaltic cement which
they expect to use. These samples
must be accompanied by an analysis
Of the cement by some chemist OF
reputation. These various samples
VIII in turn be submitted to a chemist
engaged by the city of Topeka who
will make an additional analysis and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-02
HOUSE GOES TO SEED.
An Amendment Appropriating $1,000
Tracked on the Agricultural Bill.

washington, May 2.-Representative
Murphy of Missouri scored a victory
over the agricultural committee in the
house For two hours there was wrang-
ling and much voeiferation over the ae-
ton Of the committee in cutting out
of the agricultural bill the annual APP
preparation for free seeds for farmers.
Free seeds won and its advocates were
in high spirits over their triumph.
Murphy, at the right moment, came for
ward with an amendment. 1t appropri-
ated $1,000 to be used by the agricul-
tural department in making an investi-
cation Of parasites and orchard dis
eases prevalent in the Ozark mountain
region with a view to DISCRIMINATING
them.
Chairman Wadsworth and other mem
bers of the committee vigorously pro-
tested and Mr.. Wadsworth made a mo-
ton that the amendment be rejected.
Murphy meanwhile had rounded up the
free seed advocates and again they
went at the committee. The amend
ment was adopted amid applause. It
directs that the appropriation be ex-
pended in cooperation with the fruit
experimental station at Mountain
Grove
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-02
OLD RATE STANDS.
Proposition to Reduce International
Postage Is Voted Down.

Rome, May 2.-The committee of the
International Postal convention now III
session. has rejected the proposal of
the delegate of New Zealand for the
establishment of a universal two cents
postage rate. The proposition was sup
ported only by the delegates Of Egypt
and the United States
A motion of the Japanese to reduce
international postage rates to four cents
was rejected by a majority of three.
Arthur Bingham Walkley, of Great
Britain, had presented the same propo-
sition which was abandoned and instead
he proposed to maintain the present
rate Of international postage but estab-
fishing after the first Is grams, a scale
Of two cents for every Is successive
grams which was adopted by a MAORI
ty OF one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-02
wAsHBURN AND STATE NORMAL
They win Decide Tomorrow Which
Has Better Ball Team.

Washburn win open the college baseball
season tomorrow at the League park
Their opponents viii be the Teachers
from the State Normal. The blue" al
ways won over the teachers" in foot
ball and the 'tteachers'f return the COM
pliment in baseball. Rusty Reggie who
has been pitching fine bail. will be on the
slab for Washburn. Singleton, who let
Washburn down with single hit last
season. viii pitch for the teachers The
blues " supporters are expecting a VIC
tory and will be out IN force to try to
break the Normals winning streak
St. NIarys Will be here on Saturday.
Quiglev's bunch has beaten the local team
once this season by a e-s score
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-02
oARBoNDALE GRADUATES.
Five Girls and Two Boys Pass From
School With HonOrs.

Carbonate. Kan. May 2.-The grad
uating exercises Of the Carbonate high
school were held at the First Methodist
church last night, class of seven, con-
sisting Of five girls and two boys, re-
ceiying diplomas. Aside from the
graduating exercises an especially
pleasing musical programme was rem
dered.
The term which has just closed un-
der the direction of Prof. Charles Kei-
". superintendent, and Miss Grace
Lyon, principal, has been a most sue
cessful one. The alumni banquet will
be held this evening.
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O'Donne1 sfore Nor soId.

A mistake was made in the published
statement by e. T. Sim that the Martin
C'Donnef drug store at the corner OF
Fourth street and Kansas avenue has
been purchased by him. A bid was
made on the property by Mr.. Sim but
the offer has not been accepted and
probaJIy viii not be and the store is
st1H on the market. This statement is
made on the authority of Miss Margaret
Mulady who is the Administrative OF
the estcte of Martin O'DounelI.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-02
Dreyfuss Wers on Gamblers.

Pittsburg, May 2.4There IS trouble
and lots of It. between the Pittsburg
baseball club and group of gamblers
who for years have inhabited the left
wing of the grand. stand at Exposition
park and made life miserable for 9TH
ers with their loud betting. The club
has set aside 400 seats now on that
side of the stand as reserved and
charging 81 per seat and insisting that
holders of coupons occupy the seats
sold them and no others.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-02
EnuItnble Iife los. HeaviIr.

New York, May "A financial
statement of business for the first quar-
ter of 1906 was given out at a meeting
Of the directors of the Equitable Life
Assurance society today. The office of
fourth vice president was abolished. The
statement showed that premiums on
new business were $1,158,496, a de-
crease OF S1,383,147.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-02
BOXING BOUT AT r. A. A.
walker ana james WIN Meet for Ten
Round Contest Next Week

4 ten round bout has been arranged
for between Bob Walker of Chicago,
more familiarly known as Young Shar-
kew" and Jesse James. the Topeka lad
who has not yet suffered defeat, for the
evening of May 8 at the Topeka Athletic
club
Louis Van Hook. manager Of the To-
peka Athletic club, viii have several
Dreilrninaries leading up to the main
event, but these VIII be announced later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-02
verr Ilo,r Rates Id CalIfarnla

on account Of the convention at Los
Angeles, Cal, May 7-10, 1906, OF the
Imperial Council Ancient Arabic Or
der Mobiles OF the Mystic Shrine the
Union Pacific has authorized q round
trip rate to San Francisco and Los An-
geles, Of $50. Tickets on sale from
April 3 TO May s. 1909
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-02

New York. May Eight unconscious
men were taken out Of the NcAdoo tun-
mel under the Hudson river today after
an explosion in the depths of the tun-
mel. Five of them were removed to
hospitals and four were not expected to
recover. The explosion was supposed
TO have been caused by gas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-02
ENGINES TO COLLIDE.
Arrangements Completed for Tonior-
row Nights Spectacle.

ArraAgen 'nts have. been completed
for the collision between the two en-
gines at the fair grounds at seven
o'clock Thursday evening. The engines
are on the grounds. have been tested and
found to be in first class shape for their
work of destruction. Contrary to the
rule which generally governs an occas-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-02
SPECIAL EXCURSION
To Wichita. Sunday, May 8, Via Rock
Island.

Ball game. Topeka VS.. Wichita. $3.50
for the round trip. Special train viii
leave Topeka 1880 a. m, arriving at
Wichita 1850 a. m, returning viii
leave Wichita 8 ,. M
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-02
GonId PIars Fnst Tennis-

London. May 2.-Jay Gould OF Lake.
=ood n. J., in the amateur court ten
mis- championship contests at the
Queens club today. defeated Y. W.
Yorke by 80.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1906-03-01

The grand curious amusement OK
the elk, one which many hunters
have witnessed, may be called their
circle dance. H. w. Skinner of Chi
cago sends me his observations IN
this performance. says Ernest Thomp-
son Seton in Scribner's:
about 4 o'clock one afternoon late
h August, 1890, was riding north
east up a small stream flowing into
one of the tributaries of the Green
river. near its source in northwestern
Wyoming. The intense heat was only
relieved by an occasional faint breath
of breen, from the north. MY atten-
tion was attracted by column OF
fine, dark brown dust rising ahead OF
nee and on the opposite side of the
creek Q was on the south side).
"The column of dust looked almost
rs If caused by whirlwiDd. On
reaching a point as close to it as |
could get without crossing the creek
I was perhaps 100 yards from 1T
found that it was caused by band
of elk numbering from twelve to
twenty, who seemed to be trotting
quite rapidly, with OCCASIONALLY awk
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1906-03-01
To Aid Kin Of Kit Carson.

An appeal made recently by the
Woman's Home Missionary society
Of the Methodist church recalls a
great name in American frontier his
tory. 1t Is for scholarships for the
granddaughters of Kit Carson. The
society supports boarding school for
girls at Albuquerque, N. M, called
Harwood Industrial Home.
This fall, after all the scholarships
had been given out and the school was
filled, the two girls, Josephine and
Emanda, 10 and 13 years old, ap'
peared to enter the school. Their IA
ther, Kit Carson, Jr., works in the
engineering plant Of mine in re-
mote part of the Colorado Mountains.
He was left an orphan at the age OF
10 and has had life of many vicis-
situdes. A writer in recent maga'
zine made the statement that no
trace had been discovered OF the FAM
lily of the great pathfinder of the
plains.
ut is not the first time" said a
member of the society, that mission
ary knowledge has surpassed that OF
the literary world"
The two girls are the Oldest OF five
children. Their father could pay
something toward their education, but
not enough to support them in the
school, and eastern friends OF the
school are raising the sum necessary
to educate the girls until they are IL.
New York Press.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1906-03-01
A Sea OF Names.

The New York Times published sew
eral days ago, list of about 5000 cor
porations whose financial announce
ments appeared in that paper in 1905.
1t Is argued by some persons that
the names and addresses Of all policy
holders in life insurance companies
should be published for public informa-
ton. The Times list furnishes yard
stick with which to measure the policy
holders list, If put into print.
Three thousand names and addresses
filed one and five-sevenths pages. The
S,OOO,O 900 policy holders of the Metro
politan Life, on that basis, could be
listed in 4572 pages Of The Times size
and topography. The New York Life's
1000 900 policy holders could be named
in 571 pages. The Metropolitan list
would make a twenty-four-page daily
paper every day for 191 days. The New
York Life list could be published In
twenty -four page papers in "a days.
In round numbers there are about
21,OOO,OOO policy holders in old-time
life insurance companies. At least H.
991 pages would be required to print
the record of names and addresses.
That would mean a thirty-two-page pa
per for 365 days in the year.
OF course the names and addresses
of persons insured" in fraternal Or
ders and other assessment societies
ought to be published also.-lnsurance
Press,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1906-03-01
"A CO.tTA RICAN VOLCANO

On the island of CSsta Rico is the
remarkable volcano Of Poas. The
crater has an altitude of about $500
feet. The traveller who makes the
ascent, on reaching the lip of the
crater, finds himself at the brink of
a vast perpendicular-sided pit, at the
bottom of which lies motionless
pool of yellowish water The sense of
deadly stiffness and desolation Is un-
disturbed by the indication of life.
The almost vertical walls are devoid
OF even a vestige of plant creation ;
not bird wings its way through the
air; the surface of the pool Is with
out a ripple, and even the human
voice sounds strange and incongru-
GUS. Suddenly the silence is broken
by great and startling underground
rumbling, and 4 huge column of a
dark-colored liquid is thrown to vast
height from spot near the center
of the lake. The column ordinarily
rises to height varying from ESQ to
500 feet. Almost instantly a vast
cloud Of vapor is evolved which sur
rounds the column and rises to an i'm
mense height.
A thousand feet below the lip Is the
lake or pool, along the shores Of
which 1t is necessary to move about
with care because of numerous con.
cealed holes filed with Shiny sub.
stance, consisting mainly of sulphate
# lime with a large excess Of sui
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phuric acid. This hardens in a few
moments when exposed to the air,
and consequently the pits are cover.
ed with slight shells that render It
almost impossible to distinguish be-
tween them and solid ground. If a
foot goes through this thin crust 1t
will be found that in a few days the
shoe will be destroyed, as the seams
cannot resist the acid action. The
lake at closer view Is discovered to
be covered with clouds of vapor and
it is impossible to see for any dis
tance. Among other gases, sulphur
dioxide is present in considerable
quantities, and at times the smell be-
comes almost unbearable.
At close range the water is grayish
in color, and it is so acid that 1t al.
most burns the tongue when tasted.
Any dark cloth moistened with the
liquid instantly becomes red and Is
ultimately destroyed. The tempera-
ture at the shore, while varying con-
siderably, ranged around lis degrees
Fahrenheit. During one of the great.
est eruptions known tremendous COL
umn of dark liquid rose to an esti-
mated height of 1000 feet and was
about 300 feet in diameter. The
waves produced on the lake by such
an outburst are formidable, and long
after the eruption has ceased the
whole crater Is filled with the roar
of the troubled waters.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1906-03-01
WHEN THE EXILE RETURNS

| Those hills that feast my eyes on
Never met my vision save when they
On memory's dim horizon.
Even so 1t was fair and grand they
seemed
In the landscape spread before me,
But dreams arc dreams and my eyes
To find American skies still DER me.
And often on the American plains
When the day and the work were over
My thoughts would go back to other days
Then again and again the prayer would
arise,
All danger and doubling scorning
l might help to win for Old Ireland
The light of young liberty'S morning.
O, kindly generous Irish land,
So leal. so fair. SO loving,
What wonder the wandering Celt would
think
And dream of you in his rowing.
The alien home may have gems and gold,
Shadows may never have glOomed 1t.
But the heart will sigh for the absent
land.
Where the ove-lights first illumed it.
Now truer and bolder the shore line
grows,
Was ever a scene so splendid?
feel the breath of the Irish breeze,
Thank God. my exile is ended.
Old scenes. old friends, old home again,
The vale and the cot I was born In,
o, Ireland. lama. don't you hear me
bid You the top Of the morning."
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Copyrlgh'
by ROBERT B ,NNEn's sors.
CHAPTER VII.
Continued.

Aunt Gertrude made no reply to this
question; shadow seemed to pass
across her face, and she was, I
thought, slightly annoyed by her hus-
bands banter. Miss Marsh gave uncle
Sam a delightful smack on the face
with her narrow little hand, whereat
he sought to capture her second
time; but she eluded his grasp and
fed up the stairs, her tormentor pur-
suing her closely. The wondering foot
man, unused to American society, be-
held this undignified reception with an
astonished gaze, and then slowly pre-
ceded my aunt and me up the stairs.
Matters went smoothly enough
after this little incident. There were
several kilograms awaiting my uncle.
which engaged his attention and kept
him quiet while my aunt introduced
me to her sister. I found Miss Con-
stance Marsh charming young lady
Of about twenty, very like her sister,
but of more buoyant spirit; and before
I had been in the house an hour we
were conversing without restraint, my
new acquaintance proving herself a
most congenial companion.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1906-03-01

ward galloping plunges in a circle
perhaps thirty feet in diameter. They
were going in the same direction as
the hands of a watch, in the edge OF
a little belt of second-growth timber.
mainly, I think, quaking asp.
"They were moving, not with heads
up, but with noses only foot or two
from the ground. My impression Is
that they were all bulls. Owing to
the dense clouds Of dust, which oc-
casional light puffs of wind blew al
most toward me, could not see very
clearly. 1t seemed to me that they
were running about as milling cat
tie do, except that never knew cat
tie to mill in such a small bunch. l
have related this incident several
times to hunters and trappers, who
could offer no explanation of it. There
were large numbers of elk in that
country at the time in bands of vari-
GUS sizes" The remarkable exercise
has no obvious relation to the sexual
instinct or to hygiene, and marks sew
eral important steps in the evolution
of amusement. If to 1t we could add
a little music we should have the es-
sentials of social dancing.