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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-27

have made full trenches for sustained
intrenchment.
The American engineer corps dates
from the time of the Revolution. Its
first chief was a French army officer,
Du Portal, who had Kosciusko for one
of his assistants. The forts and the
chain barrier at West Point were built
at this time, and the siege operations
at Boston and yorktown were carried
on. At the close of the war artillery
and engineers were merged into one
corps and stationed at West Point.
This, it seems, was the nucleus of the
Military academy. Somewhat later
corps Of typographical engineers was
organized and in 1902 a separate corps
of artillery and engineers was created.
The highest officer was q major, and
there were two captains, four lieuten-
ants and ten cadet minor officers.
At the outbreak Of the civil war the
corps were consolidated, but the aoad@
envy remained in possession of the en-
gineers until 1866, when the war de-
partment undertook its management.
The corps OF engineers assumed its
present status according to an act of
congress on March 3. 1868. Joseph Gil
bert Totten was its first chief. He had
been one of Americas most distin-
guished engineers for a long period.
embracing the war OF 1912 and the
war with Mexico, and he was made
brigadier general when he assumed
command of the engineer corps. Alex
ander Mackenzie, the present head of
the service, is brigadier general, APP
pointed in 1904.
WILLIAM THWING.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-27

is assigned it's proper place and de-
scription.
A Good Beginning.
And now, it seems, the four years
work of the civilians who constitute
the Twenty second regiment of the ma
tional guard of the Empire State is
likely to bear excellent fruit. The war
department has become SO convinced
of the possibilities that have been de-
veloped by this voluntary band of
mimic soldiery-these bankers, bro
kers, lawyers, DOCTORS clerks and repre-
Sentatives of almost every other
peaceful avocation-that it is disposed
to encourage all further effort in the
same direction. This year it has CO.
operated heartily in the regiments
mimic warfare held during the recent
summer camp, sending expert engi-
neers from West Point to instruct the
enthusiastic amateurs in the real
thing. These trained competents found
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-27

best known Lands brothers, the two
congressman and the judge, have been
newspaper writer's. Charles B. Lands
follows the newspaper business as a
profession. He was editor of the Lo-
gansport Journal for several years. At
the time of his first election TO con-
gress, ten years ago, he was editing
and publishing the Delphi Journal. He
still publishes that paper. His forci-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-27

BILE editorials attracted attention in
1896, and he was nominated for con-
gress after fiery fight in convention.
He was elected and has been reelected
every two years since.
Charles B. Landis is now in his for
ty-ninth year. He is recognized as one
of the best debaters in the house. He
made his maiden effort by talking
against the evils of the civil service.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-27

that it would be hardship and a diff
ficulty for him to appear.
This court makes no distinction, so
far as it's process goes, against either
a wealthy or a poor man." said the
judge, slowly and distinctly. '"These
subpoenas will be served, and 1 shall
not interfere with the service of any
of them"
It is an interesting fact that the three
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-27
RAW SILK.

The worlds production of raw silk
amounts to more than 61,0OO,000 pounds
annually, with a greater aggregate
value than the American cotton crop
Of this amount China produces more
than one-half.
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: Interesting Men Named Lands
CD

ward each of the others shakes hands
with himself. It's all in the family.
ROBERT DONNELL.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-27

Y OUR members Of the lands
family met their death on
southern battlefields," de-
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-01-24

of thin steel by a magnetic needle.
Anyone who wants to hear what
his voice sounds like talks or sings
into transmitter attached to the
recording magnets. He then places
a receiver to his ear and at once
has the unique experience of hear
ing the sound of his own voice
reproduced without any of the
buzzing that usually mars talking
machines. If he desires he can Sc
cure the disk upon which his voice
has been recorded and take it home
in his pocket. If you want to send
a vocal letter to distance, talk in
to the nearest telegraphone, receive
the record and mail it in the ordi-
nary way. The recipient places il
in another telegraphone or takes it
to one of the arcades and hears
his correspondents voice. He can
then wipe out the record with a
magnet and send his reply upon
the same disk. The telegraphone
will also be used for reproducing
popular songs and music. The rec
ords made by the photograph which
has heretofore been the only device
for recording sound have Away:
been too mechanical to be entirely
satisfactory. Moreover, the phono
graph records of a song which i!
L.
telegraphone records, however, be
ing made by the action of localized
magnetism on steel wire or disk
reproduce sounds as clearly as from
a human throat and can be uset
thousands of times.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-01-24

Mr.. Doonc sings splendidly.
makes love ardently and naturally
and delivers his speeches with an
JUNCTION and a brogue that is de-
lightful. While he is not the
brawny and muscular hero that Mr..
Murphy was, he wins and holds his
audience by charm of manner and
person all his own.
Edna Kelley, as the tender
hearted, impulsivc and capricious
Norah Drew presented an alluring
picture of Irish girlhood, which
after all is much like all girlhood
the world over-dcfying critical
analysis.
Perhaps the most difficult and
original character sketches of the
entire production were those por-
trayed by VIM. T. Sheehan who
essayed the parts of the suffering
Sergt. Bull and Mr. O'Drive. the
plant tool of the villain, Valentine
Hay, in whose utter rout and dis
comfiture the audience took the
keenest pleasure. Mr.. Hantley was
complinented by Kisses in nearly
al of his scenes.
Alice Doyle, the maid OF all
work employed by the Drew family,
was prime favor lite, and deserved
ly SO.
Major Gruff was all that his
name implies, but Chas. ]. Ed
monds made him a likeable old
fellow Notwithstanding.
The pathos of the character of
Patrick Drew, the winsome Norah s
father, was wildly portrayed by
Seth Smith.
Pauline Fielding made a hans.
some and vivacious little jockey.
Her singing and dancing, assisted
by Josie Claim and Mr. Doone
was a pleasant feature.
Manager King is deserving o
the thanks of the theatre-goinl
public for securing so stellar an at
traction, and it must be a great per
sonal satisfaction to him TO know
that his judgment as to the desir
. of the people to patronize some
thing really worth while, was S
!, completely vindicated.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-01-24
A GREAT PLAY AND
A SPLENDID COMPANY

kerry Cow" is beautiful play.
1t is said that it was made ia
NOUS by Joseph Murphy, but we
are inclined to think that this
particular play had not little to
do with making Mr.. Murphy ia
mons. 1t tells story as old as the
everlasting hills-a story of love, of
tenderness and sweetness, of cum
ming scheming and jealous hate,
story in which virtue rises triumph
ant over vice, and the moral of
which teaches that after all is said
and done the only real way to live
is according to the injunction of the
Gentle Nazarene in His matchlcss
sermon on the mount. No better
moral lesson ever issued from any
pulpit than that which is taught by
this simply, yet eloquently, told
story of human passions, hopes and
fears. And the humor of it is as
infectious as it is spontaneous.
Irish wit is famous for its keenness
and kindly humor, and this play is
o'erflowing with it. And who does
not enjoy the soft seductive brogue
of the sons and daughters of the
Emerald Isle?"
As to the company, it was unan-
/ imously voted the ''best ever by
the splendid audience of nearly five
hundred lovers of that which
is really good in the drama, who
: were present. While great deal
of the charm of the play which
lies in the exquisite pictures ac-
companying its action was absent,
yet the artistic and consideration:
work of Mr.. Doone and his support.
ing company almost outweighcc
this deficiency, and except to those
who had seen il presented on Z
metropolitan stage the lack of ade.
quate scenery was scarcely noticed
The horse shooting scene and ths
arrival of the whitc-wingcd mes
s,nger from the race course were
realistic bits of stage craft.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-01-24
Your Voice by Mail.

Amusement arcadesi throug bout
the country are to be equipped with
a new device into which anyone
can talk or sing and Immediately
hear his own voice reproduced. The
apparatus which is to be used for
this purpose is known as the
Poulson telegraphone, a machine
that makes a perfect reproduction
of the human voice, instrumental
music or any other sound and also
records conversations carried on
over telephone wires. In the
machine to be placed in the arcades
records are made on circular sheet
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-01-24
INTERESTING MISCELLANY

In a boastful spirit the Silver
Messenger says that the thermom-
eter has only been down to 20 be-
low zero at Challisl
If train of dynamite three and
half miles long were laid and the
necessary shock applied at one end,
the entire mass would be decom-
posed into it's gases in one second.
1t would take about half an hour for
an equally long train of gunpowder
to be consumed.
To Judge of an OVENS heat, try
the oven every ten minutes with
piece of white paper If too hot
the paper will blaze up or black
en-; when the paper becomes dark
brown-rather darker than ordi-
nary meat pie crust-the oven is
fit for small pastry. When light
brown, the color of nice pastry, it
is ready for tarts. When the pa
per turns dark yellow, you can
bake bread, large meat pies or
pound cakes; while if it is just
tinged, the oven is fit for sponge
cake and meringues.
Ridgeway claims that the entire
government owned railroad systems
of Europe has been conducted twelve
consecutive months without the loss
of a single passengers life. On the
government owned railroad of
Switzerland only three people we're
killed during 1906, and OF these
three two were trespassers wilfully
violating the law, and the other one
was drunk. In the same year 10,
600 people were killed on the pri-
vately owned railroads of the Uni
ted States. In 1906 American rail-
roads killed more people than were
battle of the civil war. There i:
food for thought in the above simple
statement of facts.
Two brothers by the name o
, Refill, one married and the other ;
widower, were frozen TO death OF
the railroad track a few miles below
Arco on Thursday, the 10th inst
They own a ranch below the Powell
| ranch east of Arco They are lat
settlers in that section and ar
little known. 1t is said that the
had been up to Arco and had bee
drinking some, and on Thursds
they started for home down tn
railroad track on foot. When fey
t miles out from Arco they becam
j bewildered by the wind and drift
e ing snow and one of the brother
y lay down OH the track and went I
c sleep, and the other Brother wa
r found about ten feet off the track
c both frozen to death. The dow
e going train crew that day did nc
n see them, and the one who was dea
j on the track was run over, his hca
o severed and the body thrown abou
n fifty feet. The section gang goin
c down that day found the unfortu
S nate brothers as above stated
t Silver Messenger.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-01-24


1t is a curious fact in the history
of nations that only those who have
had 70 struggle the hardest for an
existence have been highly success
full. One would think that it would
be a great relief to have the bread
and butter problem solved by ones
ancestors SO that he might devote
all his energies and time to the
development of the mental and
spiritual faculties; but history
teaches us that those born to a
heritage of poverty and toll, not
those reared in the lap of fortune,
have, with few exceptions, been the
leaders of civilization. 1t is the
struggle which develops-the effort
to redeem oneself from iron sur
roundings calls out man
highest possibilities. The men and
women who have had to struggle
against overwhelming odds are
the ones whose lives have marked
SlCpPlllS SAOilCo III NilClA OOhA1bAJ
progress. Man must struggle, or
cease to grow. Only by ceaseless
work can the highest powers be de-
veloped.
Senator LaFollette's bill provid-
ing shorter hours for railroad men,
has passed the senate. Endorsing
( this bill the Washington Herald
says: Senator LaFollette's bill
proposes to limit the number OF
hours of continuous labor to sixteen.
Surely no man ought to be COM
PEELED to work longer than sixteen
hours on stretch, especially in an
occupation where SO much of human
life and property is dependent upon
absolute fidelity and attention. II
is impossible TO expect men &c
have ali their senses alert and re-
sponsive if they have been sub.
jected 10 a prolonged and exhaust.
i've strain. In fact, an innumer'
able series of accidents have beer
uuquestionably due to the fact tina
an engineer or a brakeman or 81
operator has been in a condition
where it was physically impossible
for him to be responsible for hi
actions Human nature can stanC
only a certain amount of fatigue
) When that limit has been reached
rest is absolutely necessary. Thi
1 =
prising that any one, especially mel
who are entrusted with authorit
to leg1slate, should regard the con
venience of the railroads as para
public. Experience has shown tina
this safety, which ought to be tn
principal concern of the railroa'
companies, is too often sacrifice
, in a desire to economize Me
, are made to work and work an
work, under continuous strain an
with loss of sleep, until they cal
not remember the orders upon whicl
r so much depends. If the railroad
r will not remedy this condition vol
UNFAIRLY, they should be compelle
by law to restrict the hours of la
Dor. A humane regard for other
would suggest the wisdom of tn
proposed law. 1t need not rest
however, upon this sentiments
4 consideration. 1t is q necessar
step toward remvoing every EOS
5 sible jeopardy of travel -
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-01-24
No Opium in Chamberlain'S Cough
Remedy.

There is not the least danger in
giving Chamberlain Cough Rem
edy to small children, as it contains
no opium or other harmful drug.
1t has an established reputation of
more than thirty years as the most
successful medicine in use for
colds, Group and whooping cough.
1t always cures and is pleasant to
take. Children like it. Sold by
Roscoe w. Smith.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-01-24

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-17
A BEAUTIFUL GAME
RUFUS MOLLY AND YOUNT TIE
The Montgomery Boy Allows White Ribbon CTS Only Two Hits in Twelve Innings-Striking Out Ten
 Eaters.

Mobile July ls.-(Special )-The threat ching weather this afternoon prevented sev- eral hundred people from witnessing the best ball game ever pulled off on the local diamond when Meridian and Mobile tangled up this afternoon and fought for twelve in nings without either team getting anything that looked like a tally.
 Rufus Molly was sent to the mound by McCay to pilot the home lads to victory and under ordinary circumstances he would have done so but the visitors had Youpt. their star slabman in the rifle pit and he held the local lads Just as safe as Molly held the visitors These two youngsters fought one of the most magnificent pitch CTS battles ever seen here and the best Of the argument must be handed to Molly for he only allowed two hits. both scratches and struck out ten batters. while Yount allowed the local lads to connect safely five times but never when a hit meant anything.
 The game altogether was the best yet seen here for the fielding of both teams was superb. the visitors not making bob ble while the local only made two inex- pensive errors.
 The only chance that either team had to score was in the eleventh when Woodie Thornton was walked and was sacrificed to second by Breyette minute later the swlrt little centre fielder stole third and 1t looked as if the visitors were up against 1t. Yount then did some excellent pitching. striking out McCay and making Kemmer pop up to third base At the last half of the tweiftn the umpire called the game on account oi darkness.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-17
THE TALE OF A
 FEATHER DUSTER
Ry F.. P. summerwelI.

1907, by M. M. Cunning
 ham.
 His first election night in Ney York found him drifting and lonely, in the midst of the bowling mob that surged around Herald Square.
 The horns, the tickling clusters, the showers of confetti, the merry inter mingling of class and mass, were all too new to be quite pleasing expe- riences. He felt interested enough, however, to move with the throng and to take good -naturedly the many fam iliarities of the people near him
 At Thirty-seventh street and Broad way he saw slim young girl trying to escape the attentions of two over zeolous duster holders. He pushed his way to her side and the boys fled, leaving him alone with the lady, no longer in distress.
 She was young and of an allurtng, limpld prettiness, that made him reel big and awkward and anxious about the set of his coat So absorbed was ne in her general charm that her sudden ly thrusting of a duster under his nose was a distinct shock. He had just sense enough to snatch it and ask Who are your" when she ran away. over hei shoulder she called -"Tn tell n~ you
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-17

The Pirates woke up yesterday and. with the assistance of a big Dunch oi Walsh. nosed out the second game or the series by q score of to A. ...
 Up to the fifth inning only one nit had been made off Walsh. while elgnt hits and two runs had been made on Fisher In the sixth, a couple of bases on balls and a pinch hit tied the score. half of the sixth. In the eighth Walsh's wildness in hitting a couple or batters in succession and three mus for Shreveport.
 Sam Weems was put in to relieve Walsh in the eighth but it was too late, the Pirates had the game won. Tn tne sixth. seventh and eighth innings Walsh showed that he was weakening. couple of bases on balls helped the score in the sixth. a clean three-bag- ger was made off him in the seventh and in the eigth the first man up nit clean and ne hit the next two, filling the bags. Had be been taken out at when he filled the bases, the locals stood a chance to win. But he was kept in the Lox just long enough for the Pirates to nose out the victory
 The winning run caused plenty or discussion There were two out with man on third and Fisher at the bat Tue Pirate chief hit one that ball got ana made a low throw to Baxter. Fisher pc, ing called safe and the man on third game Balls throw was low and Bax- ter had to reach way out for it. It oked as if Fisher was over the nag before Baxter got the ball. though At any rate, Pfenninger called the run ner safe and the man on third scored.
 The scoring began in the third when with two out, Baxter was safe on an infield hit and counted on Balls three bagger to left.
 Houtz opened the last of the fifth with a three bagger. Baxter was out on a hit to King. Fisher juggled Balls bunt and with Perry at bat, the couble steal was started. Ball reach, h. King. wno was watching Houtz, wno was half way between third base and the plate. Houtz made feint at run ming for the plate and King. in trying the pitchers box and Houtz scorsd. making 1t 3 to Q.
 In the sixth Walsh walked. Warren der and Daley, the first two men up drive to left. Warrcnder and Daley counted. tieing the score.
 With one out in the last half of the sixth Nye hit safe and reached third on Talsh's hit. both scoring on Houtzs two -bagger. making the score to 2 in favor of the locals.
 Daley opened the eighth with a clean drive to left. Walsh filling the bags by hitting both McIver and Lewee with the ball. Benson was out on a hit to Ball. Daley scoring. Perry got Clark s foul. making two out Rapp hit to center field. McIver scoring and tieing the game for the second time. Lewes getting out at the plate Fisher hit one at Ball and Benson, who was on third started home. Ball made a low throw to Baxter. the umpire calling Fisher safe and Benson scoring. Then Weems went in and King. who already | had two strikes, called on him. struck out, but the score was to in favor | of Shreveport.
 | In the last of the ninth. Hausen was sent to bat for Weems and was safe on Benson's tumble. Houtz hit to Lewee | and there was g. douule. Baxter ending | 1t with an infield hit and out. ending the game with the score to 4 in favor | of Shreveport.
 | The score was:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-17

fectly lovely in a clinging white dress. open at the neck. that he had no eyes for anything except her dainty beauty. She finally decided that if he would not eat, she would feed him. and they made a great frolic of the meal.
 After she had made him take the last morsel. she decided to make him preseptable. So she washed his face, then she combed his hair. and then he but you would have done it your self-she was so sweet. Of course she cried-they always do-and he had to kiss her again to comfort her. Then she grew a little saucy and tipped ur her cleft chin and looked so Irresistible lie simply had to-just once more.
 Mrs. Metcalf came in and found hel daughter kneeling by Phil Pemberton's chair with her head on his shoulder. Her mother was SO overcome that she forgot her grammar and exclaimed. Why, Marjory. you've been being kissed"
 Mother" said Marjory, "how can you speak of such things before strange manT'
 He is acting like a stranger. isn't heT' sniffed the lady of the house; '.are you engagedT
 "You'll have to ask him." said Mar jory: :" don't really know"
 "why. yes. Mrs. Metcalf." answered Pnll, W0 dre@l 6H SOTIy never told you"
 why. Phil" exclaimed his sweet heart. you know we have never mem tioned it."
 Mother" she cried. don't you think father must be lonely downstairs alone? I should think yon'd hate to leave him."
 Mrs Metcalf went and told her hus- band. who said he was delighted-that he would rather have her marry poor man who promised we'll than a rich one who did not. Phil stayed a week longer; then begged Marjory to marry and go with him. He was six feet three, but he persuaded this little maid that he could not live without her-that loneliness would be his un- doing. So they were married, not downstairs. as they ought to have been. but up in the cozy room where he had first seen her in the nurses clothes. MT. Metcalf gave her away and Tom was best man, while Mrs. Metcalf stood very near and smiled through misty eyes. The little bride wore the white dress with the open neck. and looked like a morning glory. In her hair she wore no orange flowers. not even 'sunburst. the gift of the groom but she did wear a moth-eaten. much used feather duster.