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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-25

Suddenly it was announced that the
inmates of the place had received the
gift of tongues and that they were
able to speak in Strange languages
with which they were in no degree
familiar. Then Mr. Parham left To-
peka for wider field and he has dur
ing most of the time since made his
headquarters in Kansas City, though
he has also spent considerable time
in Texas Mr. Parham calls himself
THE Apostle of Unity and his sect
1.-The Apostolic Faith Movement"
At the stones Folly mission a
watch tower of prayer was kept going
night and day. and among other
things that were prayed for were that
the miracles spoken of in Acts might
be repeated to them. On January j,
1900. they claimed to have received
this power and to be able to talk in all
languages. According to the claims
of the believers it came about in ex-
actIy the same way as on 6he day of
Pentecost, even to the 'tcloven tongues
of FIRE"
Here is the "order of services" at
the jubilee rally in Topeka on Sunday
Throughout the day heralds will
pass through the streets crying, Pre-
pare to meet thy Cod The King
dom of God is at handi' Repent and
believe the gospel.'' 10 a. m. mass
meeting at corner postoffice square.
I Il a. m service at the hall. 3 p. M,
service at the hall. 6 to 8 p m.
heralds on the streets. p. m, street
meetings. Seventh and Kansas avenue.
D. m jubilee, praise and testimony
meeting. followed by sermon, subject
1.-THE Jungle, or Modern Christianity.
The members of the Apostolic
Faith" do not claim that this power
is always voluntary; it comes as the
rssspirit moves them, they say All
who have the power Of tongues do
not have the power of Interpretation.
and vice versa. When interviewed
their leader Mr.. Parham. said;
Some of our people speak in tongues
the greater part of the time, others
only occasionally
do you intend to use this power
for any practical purpose p was asked.
YES, and no" he said. When our
apostles are trained. we intend TO send
some of them out into the missionary
field but the power can not be used as
an ornament in a drawing room so one
can say 7 can speak French or Ger
man.
How do you get this power2' the
reporter inquired.
People have TO be baptised in the
! Holy Ghost or as the -Methodists call
! it converted. first. The gift Of tongues
/ then comes as a sign that they nave
been. converted. just as it did in the
| chapter in Acts. Sometimes this pow
! er comes right away, when people first
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-25
uNcoNscIoUs IN Els CELL.
A Prisoner at Police Headquarters
Takes Morphine.

New York. July 25.-Walter K
Freeman, a chemist, who was arrested
at his summer home at Oscwanas N
=. Yesterday and locked up at police
Headquarters last night. charged by
Parke Davis & Co., of Detroit, Mich,
dealers in drugs and chemicals, with
the larceny of 81, 500. was found in an
unconscious condition in his cell today
and was believed to be dying. He had
taken morphine, but the authorities
were unable to ascertain whether he
took the drug with suicidal intent.
Freeman attracted considerable at
tention in scientific circles a few years
ago by the claim that he had discov-
cred the secret of making camphor
by a synthetic process. It is alleged
that while carrying on experiments I'M
der contract with Parke Davis &. Co.
at his laboratory in Rutherford. N J..
he obtained bill head of Baker &
Co. of Newark. N. J., and turned in a
bill to Parke Davis & Co, purporting
to show that he had purchased from
the Newark firm $4,000 worth OF
platinum This bill. it is charged, was
paid to Freeman by the Michigan firm.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-25
HIS HOLY ROLLERS
Rev. Charles F. Parham Found
er of the Sect.
Strange Religious Movement
Originated in Topeka.
THE GIFT OF TONGUES.
Started at Stones Folly Six
Years Ago.
Auditorium Leased for Services
Next Sunday.
rHE GIFT OF TONGUES.

Rev. Charles r. Parham, who is
holding street meetings at seventh
street and Kansas avenue every even
ing, is the founder of the sect known
as The Holy Rollers. who have ere
ated more or less of a sensation on
the Pacific coast and elsewhere The
founder is now arranging to hold a
big meeting next Sunday in the To-
peka Auditorium
It was six years ago that Mr.. Par
ham and his strange sect came into
public notice. He had leased the
castle known as *Stone's Folly" west
of Washburn- college. and started a
college for the teaching of his faith.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-25

pray. for It. sometimes it takes a long
while.
Mr. Parham has several followers
with him whom he claims have this
power. He said some of them spoke in
tongues the greater part of the time
but when the reporter asked to hear
them. 1t seemed that they could not do
1t just then. Those in the Topeka
party are VIM. Pennock and wife, Ray
Davis and his sister, Lou Davis, Theo.
Blackburn and VIM. Wall, all of Bax-
ter, Kansas.
Excitement at Los Angeles.
The Los Angeles Examiner recently
contained the following concerning the
strange sect
Miss Lillian Keyes. daughter of Or,
Henry S. Reyes, president of the En-
Urgency and General hospital is among
those who say they have received the
gift of tongues" within the last week
at the meetings conducted in Burbank
hall under the leadership of Rev. Joseph
Smale
The profession of Miss Keyes is of
interest to many persons who have
watched the strange services and dis
cerned only fanaticism in the teach
lngs- Dr. Reyes says there is no doubt
about the genuineness of his daughter
gift, and predicts for Los Angeles a
marvellous demonstration of spiritual
power within the next two weeks.
My daughter is II years old" said
DR.. Reyes this morning. She has re-
ceived power to speak Arabic. a Ian
guage which she never studied, and
there is no doubt whatever about the
genuineness of the gift, since her words
have been interpreted and thoroughly
proved. We believe that all things are
possible to God. and that he is now
preparing missionaries who shall go tc
all parts of the world teaching the
gospel, and not being hindered for want
of an understanding of the language
in which the people speak
Power Came About a Week Ago.
It was about a week ago. according
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-25
MAKES BIG MONEY
A Clerk in the Office of an Elk
press Company
Awarded S., 500, 900 of Panama
BOND Issue.
HE PUT UP NO CASH.
He Can Clear S2,S5O on His
Option Today
And Be Out Nothing But Post
age Stamp.
HE PUT UP NO CASH.

New York, July 25.-The identity of
Samuel Byerley, the successful bidder
for IS. 100000 of the new Panama
canal 2 per cent bonds has been learn
ed. Byerley turns out to be a clerk in
the accounting department Of the
American Express company
Ever since the bids for the bonds
were announced last Saturday. Wall
street has been trying to learn some
thing about Mr.. Byerley and has been
specializing as to the interest behind
his bid Byerley was not inclined to
answer any questions after he had
been located. The treasurer of the
American Express company said:
This is entirely a personal matter
with Mr.. Byerley, who is one of our
clerks There is absolutely nothing in
the rumor that he represents interests
in the company.
Byerley has almost taken the.
breath away from some of his fellow
clerks. He had host of callers yes
terday who wanted to know how he
could afford to bid $500, 600 of gov
eminent bonds. but he had nothing to
say.
The general opinion among those in
the American Express company's Of
fee is that Byerley is taking a little
flyer, which has not cost him anything
more tangible so far than nerve. I'm
der the terms of the sale no money
need be put up until August 1. Dyer
lev made four bids. For one million
of the bonds he offered 104.125; for
the second million 103.990 for the
third million 103.975 and for S2,elS,-
$50 he offered 103.S67. The New
York syndicate that got one-half of the
$3O.000,000 bonds put up a price on
them yesterday of 1O4.40. It is cipher
ed by bond experts that should Byeriey
sell his option at 104 he would clear
$3.50 without putting up cent save
for the postage stamp which carrier
his bid to Washington.
Beverley. it is learned, was once
clerk in a bank in California His bid
has aroused no end of talk in Wall
street and there are some bankers
who have expressed the opinion that
thereafter a certain percentage pay
ment should be made when bids are
fled. as in the case of city bonds
There is a report in Wall street that
Byerley is endeavoring to sell his OPP
ton. It was said that some Of the Dig
bond houses were holding back IN IN g
belief that they would get some OF his
bonds eventually through his inability
to put up the cash on August /,
Nevertheless Wall street guessed that
the clerk will make good
In 1886 Abraham White, clerk IN a
brokers' office on his own hook bid for
a big block of bonds and made a prohe
of 100000. As result of his bid a
rule was made by the treasury depart
ment that a cash payment must accom-
nanv all bids This rule obtained until
this last bond issue, when it was either
| overlooked or suspended
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-25
MORPHINE INSTEAD OF HANGING
Maryland May Do Away With the
Moose for NIurderers.

Baltimore, Md. July 25.-The at
tempt to do away with hanging as .
means of executing the death pen
atty in Maryland is being actively
pushed. The Prisoners Aid society
suggests electrocution as a substitute
but medical experts are divided over
the comparative humanity of death by
electricity or the moose.
The most painless method, accord
ing to a unanimous medical opinion
would be the injection of three grains
of morphine into the big veins of the
forearm. This hnds many advocates.
The fatal dose would, of course, be
prepared by a physician in attendance
and administered by the sheriff. who
now operates the drop at hangings
When the next legislature meets the
Prisoners Aid society. backed by ply
sicians will urge the creation Of a
state commission. selected by the gov
ernor, to investigate the most humane
method Of putting criminals tos death
and to report. if possible. to the same
general assembly in order to avoid the
two years delay that would other
wise occur
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-25
SNEB5Fors

Congressman Charles Curtis is in
Beloit today, where he is billed for
an address.
The Guiden stock company will play
1.-THE Convict's Daughter" at the Air
Dome tonight.
The groeers and butchers will cele-
brate enough today to even up for the
rain which prevented their picnic a
year ago.
The midsummer edition of the
the printer and will be issued some
time this week.
The white sox- left for Hutchinson
last night. where they viii play
series of three games, returning to To-
pelSa for a series opening next Satur-
day
AS a result of yesterdays victory for
the White Sox and the defeat Of
Springfield and Oklahoma City, To-
peka is tied with them for second
place.
Earl Mcfarland. the Topeka boy
who recently graduated from West
Point, has been assigned to service
with the Twelfth battery Of field ar
tilEery.
The estimates for the repair of the
Sixth avenue viaduct viii be prepared
by the city engineer for the ways and
means committee meeting Friday
evening.
AS about half OF the city council
men are away on their vacations. the
city has not been shocked from a
nTordy war In the chamber since the
Myers AFFAIR
W. T. Miller met with a slight acct
dent while driving In POtwin last
night. in which a wheel was torn from
his carriage, though the occupants
were not injured.
County Treasurer Bowen passed the
city treasurer something over $4,000
yesterday as Topeka'ss share of the
taxes collected on the last assessme nt
mp to the present time.
The crowds began to go out to Vine
wood early this morning and the cars
is Also one Of the days they do not
have a five cent fare.
This evening % per cent of the
proceeds at. the. tent theater on Ease
Sixth avenue viii be given by H D.
Rucker to the fund that is bein7e
raised for the band stand.
one Of the features of the picnic at
VineWood today was a baseball game
between the girls of the commission
houses and the men of those business
houses with their right hand tied
After the city quiets down at night
the shrlH call of hundreds of plOver
may be heard overhead as they circle
apparently bewildered by Topeka g
display Of natural gas and electricity.
The major portion of the spec
tators at the ball game yesterday were
ladies'. There will not be a game on
ladies' day again until August z. when
the Wichita Jobbers- open a series OF
three games.
The portion Of the last half taxes of
1905 due to the city has been paid
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-25
Cheap Rates to Canaulan and New
ENGLAND Points. santa Re.

Concord, N. H.. and return, $ss.05.
Montpelier, VT, and return. $S6.O5.
Portland. Me. and return, $4,000.
ana may as,,v - 4e Tgne s az 5oW rates
August 8 and 20, good 80 days from
date of sale.
Montreal. Canada. and return, $36.o5.
Toronto. Canada, and return, $4,000.
Collengwood, Can, and return, S32. 80.
And many other Canadian points on
sale daily to September goth, limited
80 days from date of sale. Address
7. L. King Agent Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-25
He SHOT THREE.
But salvatore Deve Missed the Person
He Aimed At.

New York, July 25.-Prompted by
jealous rage, Salvatore Deve, Is years
of age, fred four shots at Theresa
LoditO, in West One Hundredth street
today Miss Lodito escaped uninjured
but three pedestrians were struck by
flying bullets. two of them being seri-
Ously wounded.
The wounded are
Abraham Neffsky. Fl years old. shot
in the left side.
cologero Farace. 40. shot in the
right side
Elizabeth Degan, % years old, shot
in the left leg.
walk at an hour when the street was
crowded with people. Deve was ar
rested. The police say the man was
infatuated with Miss Lodito and that
jealousy was the motive for the at
tack.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-25
But Two Complaints in Three years

Washington. July 25.@It is said at
the war department that there have
been but two complaints during the
last three years Of violations Of the
tractors. The last of these occurred
at Fort Wingate. N. M. where house
mechanics were worked 1 0 hours a day
but the contractor complained that
there was real emergency for this
as it was necessary to rush the work
and have his materials in hand and
wrought up before all transportation
facilities were absorbed by the large
movements of troops, attending the
maneuvers.
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Tract 81 I.end slnlzs-

Chicago, July 25--A dispatch. to the
Tribune from Sheboygan. Wis. says.
Thirty-seven acres of cultivated land
on the border of Long Lake III Fond
du Lac county, sank yesterday and are
now covered with deep water. THE
sinking is supposed to be due to Z SLIGHT
earthquake shock. Farnersin the neieh-
borhood are alarmed and afraid to 90
near to investigate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-25
Denver. Colorado Springs. Pueblo and
Return 81 so. Santa Re.

Tickets on sale daily, good returning
as late as October 31st. liberal stopover
pr. ,tlege allowed Fast Coloraoo Flyer
from Topeka 1875 p. m. arrives Colo
RADIO early next morning Rock ballast
track and Harvey eating houses T. +.
.Eyine @. 2. &. r. A. ToneIzn-
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to small
in track
snaua
omean nj of these offers
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-10-18
The Administration of ]. B. Boone
as President of Judson College,
HenderSonViIIe. N. C.

NY administration commenced the
18th of September, 1883, succeeding Pro
fessor Mccarthy. The other members OF
the faculty we're Profs. w. A. G. Brown,
w. G. B. Morris, who were then in the
preceding administration, and Prof. G. c.
Briggs, who had just graduated from
Wake Forest College; Miss s. R. Oar
den, from the Chowan Baptist Institute,
.Murfreesboro, and Miss Zollie Montague,
music teacher, who retired after a few
months, and was succeeded by Miss Rosa
D. Hines.
Just before the beginning of my ad-
administration the board of directors had
entered into a contract with the United
States Government to educate 20 Chero-
kee Indian girls. They were in school for
their first term at the opening OF our
term. The board had also agreed to teach
the public school that fall term; so we
were flooded with pupils, with marvel
GUS admixture: mixed as to sex, race,
and degree of advancement. The large
number of the public school contingent
made it necessary to employ Thomas X.
Harrison for a few months.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-10-18
REPORT OF HENDERSON COUNTY

During the past year the school-house
at Big Willow has been completed at the
cost Of $1,000, and $3.50 worth OF patent
desks have been put in. This progressive
school has also been able to purchase a
$54 organ.
The Improvement made on the houses
at Rvmer and Horseshoe has amounted
to $500 each.
The new building at Dana is under
construction, and when finished wall COST
$4,000.
Mountain Page has voted a special tax,
which means that the school-house will
be improved at the cost Of $500.
One-half dozen new stoves have been
placed in different schools in the county
Twenty-one of our rural schools now
have libraries. Four were completed this
year. A $50 library was placed In the
Hooper's Creek School, and one In the
school at liberty.
One school received a donation OF
| fortv-eight new volumes for their library,
worth $40.
Congressman 4Gudger has supplied
twenty-five schools with large maps OF
| the United States.
One wide-awake teacher writes that
| the women In the community OF heI
school met every two weeks and dlo
needlework, which was sold for the bene-
fit of the school. Several entertain
ments we're also given. with the
money" she says, Eve bought forty new
books, several nice pictures, chairs, ano
two large maps. Curtains were bought
for most of the windows, and u women
are now planning to enclose the yard
In one school the girls took such PRIDE
in doing the housekeeping, a mothel
hearing of the interest manifested, SEN
a beautiful geranium to brighten the
room.
Another teacher reports that a Ger
tain day was set apart for window-Wash
] ing and yard cleaning, and that enter
tainment was given during the term.
All the reports speak OF the picture
on the wall and the enthusiasm OF tn
children.
About $4,500 has been raised by PR
vate subscription, outside of the reguia
school fund for the building OF new
schoOl-houses.
The growing interest manifested II
regard to the schools may be seen IN TN
increased attendance, of ten per cent
shown ON the records of our superln
tendent. -
So the seed that was planted ma
grown and multiplied.
JEANETTE MILLER.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-10-18
NATIONS NOT PAID TO THE COUNTY TREASURER.

In addition % the above collections and expenditures there has been collected
and spent oe two or three hundred dollars for various purposes connected with
the schools which has not been reported to me in a way that could incorporate
it in my report.
In this connection l wish to mention the rewards given for the best average
attendance upon schools, secured by personal efforts O. the part OF the
teachers. Three of these prizes were given: So by Col S. V. Pckens So by Judge
c.. NJ Pace and So by J William.
I find the people OF the county generous in their support OF any movement
looking to he improvement of the public school houses N schools l am glad
to be able to report to yu al improvement along all lines looking to the better
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-10-18
HendersoMlI!e Graded Schools.

The H~endersonville Graded Schools
were organized in 1901, with the present
Superintendent. Prof. Frank Valen-
tine was assistant Miss Minnie Spann
and Mrs. R. n. WINS taught the lower
grades.
We had at this time eight grades free;
a tuition of one dollar a subject was
charged for each study beyond the eighth
grade.
The. enrolment the first year was l76
pupils.
We now nave ten grades free to every
boy and girl in Hendersonville between
the age of six and twenty-one.
Our enrolment this year is 269 in
the white school. We had no pupils in
the tenth grade this year.
Of course, an ideal graded school has
two teachers for each grade-each grade
having two divisions, A and B; but a
town of our size, with-only a small APP
preparation, could not have twenty
teachers, and so we arrange the work in
the following
The first grade ONE from 9 A. M.
to IL M. These little folk are in charge
of a primary teacher who devotes her
whole time to them during the morning.
Miss Hattie Black, who is away on leave
of absence, is the primary teacher.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-10-18

Average lenoth of school term in local tax districts in the county vas 9 months
lenetho Of school term in nonlocal tax districts in the county vas VI
months. or 81
say P1 IIeaoLoro - nonJoco tav d;ufrits $3.50. 1850
Averasee sany 70 - " Il borOoa IN IoroI tar diEtTmta 2,4O5OC
A AWase Voue y. sohooib ousos IN non-lomlt ar dmtriots $500. 2479C
nVedseN GU VI %Go an-noS - ooo1 +ov d6otrits $500. .&
nl en- M "a % PPopIaEon onronod IN ronIocal faT ditricts ...... II
Il cW' u Po 1n": ~ ~, aI a. ;s+IMa So
Average attendance n nonlocal tai districts. oe
Yours respectfully,
NJ - T. rf,1-e4l Med. RAY. County Superintendent.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-10-18
REPoRT OF cOUNTY SUPERINTENDENT or SCHOOLS.
OFFICE OE
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS,
HENDERsoNv1LLE, N. c., July l, 1906.

COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF Schools,
HENDERSoNVIIE, N c.. July l 1906.
To the Honorable Board Of Education and to the People of Henderson County:
I beg leave to submit to you the following financial and statistical reports Of
the school WORK in henderson County for the past school year:
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-11
1906 1907.

The Wesleyan University of West
Virginia, (Now West Virginia Wes-
leyan College,
Colleg1 courses leading to drgrees.
Preparatory Cor Seminary courses
leading to diplomas.
School of music, school OF bust
ness, school of oratory. chool OF ped
agogy. chool of engineering.
Clean town. extensive campus,
large enrolment. strong faculty,
varied courses, christian Influences,
vigorous school life. moderate ex-
penses.
The new college building gives
much satisfaction. -
Particular attention is directed to
the conservatory of music. whose new
director and instructor in voice. Pro.
tessor Benson, is planning largely for
the coming year.
The fail term will begin September
II. For large catalogue and depart.
mental announcements address Pres
ident J. WEIR. Buckhannon, w. Va
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-11
PLAGUED BY
PEEK-A-BOO BUG.
III SrIFER2US PRODUCT gu
2orH CENTURY INNADEs AN
SONIA. ct.

ANSoNlA, Ct. Aug. J0.--The peek
a-hoo bug has made Il appearance I'm
this city and neighbor->yd
The peek-s-boo bug is an insect
not fad. The young women OF An
sonia have given &c bug its name
because Il deligh,s To feed on the
spots of pink flesh that dot the des-
erts of peek-a-boo waists and OPEN
work stockings.
Physicians have treated many
young women whom the bug has
bitten. All the doctors can do is ia
prescribe soothing lotions. The doc
tors have not been able to classify the
bug yet Said prominent physician
tonight:
The insect looks like an ordinary
house fly The virus IL deposits is
very poisonous. for the swelling that
follows its bite is great and does not
yield to treatment quickly"