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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-13

"Fate couldn't conceal him by nam.
Ing him Schmitz," says the New York
Evening Mail. Some cOncealment was
possible, esteemed contemporary. until
he was deprived Of the Ruef that shell
tered him.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-13
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GREAT LAKES MAP.
SEND FOR INTERESTING
VACATION LITERATURE.

The ID. & Il. Line, which operates
daily steamer service between Detroit
and Buffalo, has published Il pamphlet
containing the largest map of the Great
Lakes, showing routes to all summer
ing places. You should have one to
plan your vacation. A request with one
cent stamp enclosed will bring 1t. Write
now.
DETROIT 4 BUFFALO STEAMBOAT Co..
Detroit, Mich.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-13
Lightning St,dms Farmer.

During an electrical storm Eden Axes.
farmer near Nenla, who was blowing
In his field, took refuge under a tree
which was struck by lightning, and Axes
was knocked twenty feet away and rem.
iered unconscious for more than an hour.
His 7-year.old son, who was with him,
escaped injury. Axes team ran away,
But was not injured.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-13
Death Takes q Ccntcu.r,.n,

Francis Binion died ut his home In
Vernon. aged 1O7 years. His father
lived TO the age Of 100 and his grand
mother was 10 years old. lie was an
ardent Democrat and voted for every
Democratic presidential nominee from
Andrew Jackson down to Parker. lie
was carpenter. and In the early days
made most Of the collins In which now
lie the pioneer settlers Of Fayette county.
lie was the father Of nine children and
has living thirty'three great.grandchil.
dren.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-13
Children, Lost, Walk 20 Miles,

Murrell and Lester Cross of Hamilton
county, aged 0 and u years, becoming lost,
wandered to Dahlgren, a distance of
twenty miles, before their parents learn.
I'd of their whereabouts. Many persons
were seeking them In every direction.
The boys cOuh scarcely talk because Of
excitement and fatigue when found.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-13
MO TENT FALLS, LIVES IN PERIL
scores buried In Canvas NJ El9in
Chaut1uUuat One Injured.

During an electrical and wind storm,
the Chautauqua tent In Elsin collapsed
endnngcring the lives Of scores Of people
W. ID. Chambcrlin was the most serious
~ injured. being struck by one Of the
tent poles. The accident occurred just
as the audience was leaving for the night
which accounts for the fact no one wa,
killed. \ number OF women and children
who had sought shelter beneath the ten,
were buried In the debris. but all wcr,
rescued without serious injury. Th,
speakers of the evening noticed the storm
approaching and cut the program short
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-13
Parent Has Dealer Arrested,

George Hinthorne Of Bloomington
,wore out a warrant for the arrest Of
James Williams, charging him with sell.
Ing to Hinthornes son a toy revolver
which exploded, mangling bis hand.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-13
Killed by FaIl Of Slate,

W. T.. IIeifer, mine inspector for the
Missouri and Illinois Coal Company at
the Willlsville mine, was killed by fall
,f slate. lie Is survived by the widow
md several children.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-13
Thinks Sou BURGLAR, Kills.

Mistaking his 0-year.old son for burg.
lar. George South. resident of Carmi.
shot and killed the boy. The previous
night burglars attempted to enter the
South home and were frightened away.
About I o'clock In the morning South
heard noise In an adjoining room. II
was his boy, who had arisen, but South
did not discover that until the lad feu,
mOrtally wounded.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-13

that not even the casual English reader.
who Is usually us ignorant of the Brit
ish colonies as he is Of America, can
help absorbing some Information about
the great Engllsh'speakins domains
across the sea. This Is kind OF ad'
vertising which pays.
%eN
The favorable impression which Jap.
anese make upon people of other ma
tions Is largely due to their courtesy.
good manners. ana the taste they dis
play In doing the most ordinary things.
When the crews of the Japanese war
ships which lately visited New York
were allowed shore liberty, they had
their choice between spending the day
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-13
Train Beheads One. Kills Auo,her,

While driving across the tracks In
Bloomington Thomas Farris was decapi-
ated and his brolher'in'law, Charles Tay-
or, fatally injured by Big Four pas
,enger train.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-13

The English government has been en-
gagged In the auction sale of some most
costly national toys. Instead of selling
Il lot of obsolete warships to recruit the
navy OF some secOnd-rate power the
government has chosen to knock them
down, guns and all. under the auction
GERS hammer, to be broken up by the
purchasers. Among these pretty ma
tional playthlngs Is the famous first
class battleshlp Sans PARCEL, OF 1O,47O
tons. which cost 5000, OG5 to build and
was knocked down for $4,000. The
whole lot was sold off ut the same or
greater depreciation from the original
cost. 1t Is estimated that the warships
Of the nations rapidly become SO Obso-
lete that In twenty years they are fit
only to be broken UP for more useful
purposes.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-13

on the Bowery, the delight Of every
sailors heart. and visiting Grants
tomb. They went to the tomb. Is there
any other nation the sailors of which
would use their shore leave In paying
their respects to national hero of the
people they are visiting?
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-13

Ambassador Bryce sees a great fu-
ture for the United States, and Is 9th
erwise making himself agreeable.
%0
The scientific world 10 taking the
mOnOrall seriously. 1t isn't a. II 1t
were advanced by Nikola Tesla.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-19
SCHOOL BOOK MEN COMING.
Author Of Kansas Arithmetics Given
Opportunity to Defend Himself.

Charles F. King. author of the new
series of Biographies adopted for Kan
sas schools, and G. W. Meyers, author
of the new arithmetics, will both be in
Topeka at the time of the state teach
ers' convention, and will make address
es in which they will tell teachers the
best methods for using their books.
Charles F. King comes here from
Boston, Mass, and DR.. G. W. Meyers
is professor at the University of Chi
caused a great commotion in the schools
of the state because it is such radical
departure from the old methods or
teaching arithmetic The Meyers plan
is to give the arithmetic common,
every day significance to the pupils, In
stead of making it largely theoretical
study.
1t is also expected. that one of the
evening addresses this year will be by
Governor Hoch, who is now ranked as
one of the most popular Chautauqua lee
turerS in the country.
The state teachers convention viii
meet on the evening of December 20,
and the sessions will be going on De-
cember 26 and December ~ On De-
cember 2S, there is special called
meeting of the teachers of the state In
terested in institute work. State Super
fntendent E. T. Fairchild has sent out
to all holders of conductors and IN
structors' certificates a notice OF the
meeting in which ne says;
"The last institute course OF STUDY
was arranged with the thought in mind
that more emphasis ought to be laid
upon methods of teaching. owing to
the shortness of time for preparation of
this course, not nearly so much was ac-
complished as the committee mad hoped.
at is not sufficient that some one ar
range and offer certain improvements
on the present system. but. If we are
70 cot results. those who are to go out
to the various Institutes the coming
summer must be with US; must unoer
stard ond anDreciate whatever task we
SET ourselves, so that we may work to-
sether as a whole
mo matter how conservative you
NAV be. I am sure that you Will agree
that improvements can be mace, anu l
tr,,s+ that nothing will prevent your
attendance. AS soon as the program Is
arranged we will send it out to all the
parties interested"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-19
POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS.
And Parcels Post VIII Be Urged by
General Meyer.

Washington. Nov. 19.-Postmaster
General Meyer is attracting universal
attention because of his championship
of postal extensions He is striving
hard for a parcel post and for postal
savings banks. Both will become real
tiles if congress adopt the urgent re-
commentators of the new postmaster
general. The details of his plan have
been worked out carefully and 1t is
believed that Mr. Meyer will come
nearer to tangible results than any of
his predecessors who have undertaken
the same fruitless crusade. In the
case of postal savings banks the post
master general proposes to prevent
competition with established savings
bank by having Incorporated in the
law under which the government goes
into the banking business, a clause I'M
der which but 2 per cent interest will
be paid upon savings and limitation
placed upon the amount of deposits
that will be accepted under one name,
proba bly, $500.
The stock objection to the parcel
post on the part of the retail merchant
and small dealer-that the merchants
in the big cities would take advantage
of the new service and steal their
traSe-iS overcome by a simple plan
EIr. Meyer 'recommendssth a special
rote be made on all parcels originating
and delivered on one rural route. This
rate he suggests. should be cents for
the first pound and cents for each
additional pound up to IL pounds
This would give the neighborhood cen
ter a proper advantage over the dis
tant city
This situation leads to an interesting
inquiry into the question of who Geo.
L. Meyer really is. He comes from one
of the Oldest Puritan families in New
England. He is the best polo player
in the great commonwealth of Massa-
chusetts. He belongs to the Imperial
Tennis club that plays every afternoon
back of the White House. He is a per-
sonal friend of the king of Italy and
the emperor of Russia. in both of
whose courts he has represented the
United States as ambassador. While
he was in ST. Petersburg he played
bridge every night with the Grand
Duke Vladimir and persuaded the car
of all the Russias to make peace with |
Japan.
When Mr. Meyer came into the cab |
met some of his best friends thought !
the President had made mistake in |
assigning him to the postoffice depart |
ment, which next to the interior de- |
partment is the biggest business prop |
osition in this country, but they made |
q mistake. He has repeatedly proven |
his capacity to execute campaigns, in |
the case, for example. of postal extern |
sions-he has done more than any pre- |
decessor who occupied his chair. He |
IS rich in money, rich in international |
friendships, rich in talents and rich in |
possibilities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-19
SHE CAUSES A STIR.
Topeka Plaindealer Chronicles Addi-
ton to Capital City Negro Society.

Miss Marie M. Thomas of the family
of wealthy negroes of Richmond Va,
who recently purchased some valuable
properties in the city including the
residence at the corner of Fifth and
Buchanan street, where she and her
folks intend to make their home, has
arrived in the city. Her advent to
Topeka is chronicled in the Plaindeal-
er, the negro paper in the city which is
published by Nick Chiles as follows:
I'VE are proud to note the fact that
the Business league that met in To-
peka last August resulted in much
good for the city by the addition of a
wealthy lady citizen, who has invested
several thousand dollars in real estate
located in the best portion of the city
She has purchased the residence of E.
S. Lee on Fifth and Buchanan at a cost
of several thousand dollars. She also
bought the vacant~1ots second door
from the governors mansion, piece
of valuable property on Tyler street
and another on Fillmore, paying SPOT
cash for all. Miss Marie M Thomas
is the lady who made these purchases
She was born in Richmond, Va, and
graduated from the high school of that
city. She also graduated as a trained
nurse from Howard university. Miss
Thomas moves to Topeka after one
years stay in Chicago. Her mother
and her sister, who is a young miss;
will arrive in a few days from Rich
mond, where they have just sold some
Bile property.
I'VE asked Miss Thomas how she
happened to select Topeka and she
stated that upon visiting the city DUR
ing the league, she fell in love with it.
She visited several towns during the
league, but Topeka made a greater inl-
preston upon her than any other place.
She is a very modest young lady, a
mulatto between the age of 25 and 80,
height about five feet two. She is un-
assuming, and very pleasant and agree
able to meet. She is much interested
in the upbuilding of her race. If we
were to guess at what her future would
be we would say that her name would
not be Thomas much longer.
"She brought with her the family
carriage, buggy and sleigh, fine span
of horses, also a coachman and
of the finest furniture, costly pictures
and paintings rich, imported carpets,
rugs, draperies and curtains and brio
a-brac whose value runs into the
thousands.
I'VE are glad she is here and we
financial and business benefit as well
as social success to the colored peo-
pie of Topeka.
What we need now is colored peo-
pie of wealth who will invest in bust
ness enterprises and give employment
to the young people of the race. We
already have too many self conceited
people who live only for themselves.
CAS- most of her property was pur-
chased from white people, they can
join in with the colored people and
congratulate themselves upon the hap
py result of meeting of the Negro
Business Mems league.
miss Thomas comes highly recon-
as a lady who wishes to see
her race succeed, and when asked con-
corning this, she stated that she was
in the welfare of her people
We gladly welcome her.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-19
sJoo Reward, SIoo.

The readers of this paper will be pleas
ed to learn that there In at least one
dreaded disease that science has been able
to cure in all its stages, and that Ia ca
positive cure known to the medical fra
ternity Catarrh being a constitutional
disease requires a constitutional treat
ment Halls Catarrh Cure is taken In
ternaIly, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system, there
ease, and giving the patient strength by
building up the constitution and assisting
nature in doing it's work. The proprietors
have so much faith in its curative bow
ers that they offer one hundred dollars
for any case that IL fails to cure. Send
for Ust of testimonials Address
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-19
TOOK CARBOLIC ACID.
Kansas City Workman Disheartened at
His Financial Outlook.

Kansas City, Kan, Nov. 19.-Peter
Geary, 60 years old, committed suicide
at his home about s o'clock last night
by drinking carbolic acid. Geary drank
the acid in the yard.
MY husband entered the house and
sat down." Mrs. Geary said. Present
ly he called me to him and said he
wanted to kiss me goodbye. The acid
burned my lips, and then I knew what
he had DONE"
Mrs Geary said her husband had
made two previous attempts at suicide
in the last month. She said he was
employed in the yards of the Chicago.
Rock Island & Pacific railway as a
laborer ard was disheartened because
he was unable, at his age, to earn SUI
ficient money to support his family as
he wished to.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-19
OBJECT TO BIBLE IN SCHOOLS.
In Chicago 100. 900 jews Send Protest
.., to Board of Education.

Chicago. Nov. 1873 The prospects of in
Producing the Bible as q textbook in, the
Chicago. public schools has received a
double setback. protest against, any
such action was presented at the board
rooms on behalf of 100, 900 Chicago Jews
This was filed by Rabbis Joseph Stolz
and Tobias Schanfarber, who said they
represented 225 rabbits and their congre-
cations. DR.. StolZ formerly was mem
Der of the board of education.
Later in commenting on this protest
President Schneider admitted frankly
that the committee on school manage
ment is not likely to consider the adj
mission of the Bible favorably at its
next meeting.
I'VE are all opposed to the Bible as
textbook he said. There is no
doubt of that. The Chicago schools
lack system of ethical teaching, but
what we need is a standard of morali-
ty.''
President Schneider left it to be in
ferred that the opposition of the COM
mittee extends to a book of Biblical
readings submitted by the Chicago
Women's Educational union.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-19
TO SEE THE ECLIPSE.
4 Party OF Scientists Will Sail for
Flint Island.

San Francisco. Nov. 19.-An expedi-
ton of scientists headed by Director w.
W. Campbell of Lick observatory, will
leave here Friday on the liner Mariposa
for Flint Island, where they hope to
observe the eclipse of the sun January
8. The expedition in which there will
be II astronomers and other learned
men, will travel on the Mariposa as far
as Tahiti, where they will be met by
the United States gunboat ANNAPOLIS,
which will carry them to Flint Island
Commander Moore, who is governor
general of Page Page, will command
the Annapolis. The Campbell party will
be left at Flint Island and the Annapo-
lis will call for them in time to land
them at Papeete in time to take the
Mariposa for home January Is.
The Campbell expedition will include
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-19
A JOHN JAY BANQUET.
j. H. Hill, Judge j. G. Pollock and
H. j. Allen the Speakers

Kansas City, Nov. 19.-James ].
Hill. head of the Great Northern rail-
way, who is to be the principal speaker
at the Commercial Clubs John Jay
banquet at the Midland hotel tonight,
will arrive at the Union depot in a
special train He will be accompanied
by Darius Miller, first vice president
of the Burlington; Daniel Willard,
second vice president, and Frank z.
Ward general manager of the lines
east Of the Missouri river. The party
will be met by a reception committee
and will be escorted to the Hotel Baltt-
more. where luncheon will be served.
Judge Pollock of the United States
circuit court and Henry j. Allen of
Wichita. Kan, both of whom are to
make addresses at the banquet, will be
given a luncheon at the Hotel Baltf-
more
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-19
SUES FOR THE PREMIUM.
Aetna Company Claims Senator j. Il.
Belts Owes for Insuring His Men.

Joseph B. Belts, state senator from
Shawnee county and engaged in the
contracting business, has been sued by
the Aetna Life Insurance company of
Connecticut for $3.50 which represents
premiums due on an employers liabili-
ty policy issued to Mr.. Belts by the
company.
The petition in the suit was filed with
the clerk of the district court yester-
day afternoon. In the petition it is
charged that on October /, 1906 the
company issued to Mr.. Belts a con-
tractors and employers liability pol
icy which insured him against loss OF
expense arising or resulting from claims
upon him for damages on account of
bodily injuries or death accidentally
suffered by any employees of his by rea-
son of the prosecution of work for him
on which they might be engaged This
policy was good for one year. expiring
on October 1, 1907. The premium for
this policy was. to be based on the total
wages or compensation paid to the en-
ployes at different rates per 500 of
wages according to the character of the
work of the various sets of employees
1t was stipulated that no premium
should be less than $50. e-,
1t is alleged further in the petition
that by the provisions of the policy Mr.
Belts agreed that he would on or be-
fore the goth of January April, July
and October 1907, furnish the insur-
ance company with statements of the
full amount of compensation earned
during the preceding three calendar
months and would pay in money tho
entire premium earned upon such COM
pensation at the rates fixed in the pol
icy, the advance premium to be applied
to the last quarterly statement of the
policy period only.
The statement is made in the petition
that Mr.. Belts agreed in the policy to
let the company look at his books as
respect to the compensation earned If
the request was made within a year
after the expiration of the policy. The
company states that Mr. Belts has re-
fused to permit this examination of his
books and has also failed to make the
quarterly reports as to the compensa-
ton earned by his employees according
to the terms of the policy.
The petition concludes by declaring
that the policy actually earned a prem
ium of $3.50 during tho year which 1t
was in force and that Mr.. Belts has
neglected and failed to pay one single
cent of this premium. The suit is
brought to recover this sum with in
terest and such other relief as the court
thinks the company is entitled to.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-19
PLENTY OF MONEY.
Senator Smoot Thinks Governments
Action Is Absurd.

Salt Lake City. Nov. 19.-In an in
terview with the Tribune correspond
ent at Provo yesterday, United States
Senator Reed Smoot said:
81 think congress ought imme diate-
ly to pass an elastic treasury bill which
would relieve the situation at once.
The bill should be a, broad one and
should protect the government and at
the same time provide money neces-
sary to carry on the business in the
United States Such currency would
be used only in emergency and would
be withdrawn from circulation when
need for it Was past. All other civilized
countries have such a law.
at seems to me absurd that there
is need for such an action at the
present time. The country is more
prosperous now than at any time in
its history. There are tens of millions
more money in the United States than
a year ago. At the close of the year
ending March 1, the balance of trade
will be in favor of America by one bill
lion dollars"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-19
BURNS outwrestles Dryer.

Denver, Nov. 19.-F'armer Burns
won at wrestling from Michael Dwyer
at the Denver Athletic club last night,
the best two out of three falls. BY
winning the second fall Cornish style
in quicker time than Dwyer had won
the first fall, Burns won the right to
name the style of the third bout and
chose catch-as-catch-can. The last
bout as won by Burns with q CROSS
lock and half Nelson in eight minutes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-19
A Hard Debt to Pay.

IT owe a debt of gratitude that can
never De padd PA wr, rce Sro Clark TX, OF OF
by DR.. Kings New Discovery. Both lungs
were so seriously affected that death
seemed imminent, when 1 commenced
taking New Discovery. The ominous dry,
hacking cough quit before the first bottle
was used and two more bottles made a
complete cure" Nothing has ever equal
ed New Discovery for coughs, colds and
all throat and lung complaints. Guaran-
teed by all druggists. SOC and 81. Trial
bottle free.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-19
"ouincy Adams sawyer" Tonight.

The chief love interest in the
drama tization of the we'll known New
England novel, Quincy Adams Saw
yer" is the strong admiration of
young Sawyer, the city fellow and son
of millionaire, for Alice Petten-
gill. a blind girl. 1t was a good deal
Of a question when the dramatizat ton
was made as to whether the public
would be in sympathy with such a
peculiar courtship, and the dramatist
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-19

seriously thought of getting away
from the book in this respect by hav-
ing Sawyer in love with Indy Put
nam. It was finally decided, however,
to follow the book, and those who wit
ness the performance at the Grand to-
night will realize what a mistake 1t
would have been not to have made a
great deal of the love story between
the blind Alice Pettengill and Quincy
Adams SAWYER.