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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-31
Indiana Miners VIII Stay at Work.

Terre Haute, Ind, March Silt
was agreed today by the joint confer
ence Of Indiana miners and operators
that present wages shall continue
after today pending a settlement of a
scale. This means there will be no
suspension in this state tomorrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-31

Socialists of Topeka will hold a spe-
cial meeting this evening, March 81, at
headquarters, 40 Kansas avenue. All
members are urgently requested to
attend.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-31
Anaconda DecIares a Dlvldend.

New York, March 31.-Directors of
the Anaconda Copper Mining COM
many declared a quarterly dividend of
20 cents per share. This is unchanged
from the last previous quarter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-31

senator Penrose Is Convalescing.
PHILADELPHIA March 31.-United
States Senator Penrose has passed the
danger line in his illness and his physi-
clans consider that convalescence has
begun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-31
New Depot Ordered at kansas CITY.


The state board of railroad commits
sioners this morning issued a formal
order requiring the Union Pacific rail-
way to build a depot for passengers at
Kansas City, Kan. The work must
commence before July 1, 1908. and be
finished before January 1, 1909, and
must be located on the present site OF
the Armstrong depot.
Cotton Market.
Galveston, Tex, March 31-COTTON-
New York, March s1.-COTToN--Sale
today 300 bales. Spot cotton closed quiet
ard 10 points higher. Middling uplands,
5000; niddling gulf, $10.75.
New York Money Market.
New York, March 31-MONEY-Money
on call easy, HOP per cent; ruling rate
~, closing bid ~ and offered at per
cent. Time loans easy. Sixty days, per
cent; 80 days. 314@31k per cent; months,
per cent.
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper, 5G51s
per cent; sterling exchange steady. with
actual business in bankers bills at $3.50
"a. S645 for demand and at A.S42044S4A for
60 day bills; commercial bills, 81. 83A.
SILVER-Bar silver. 55ssc; Mexican dol
lars, 47c.
BONDS-Governmentb bonds steady.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-31
fFWIS'S SINGLE
M1H q c,sas BINDER
AssxxYp t =. 100000
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

Always fresh. Satin skin cream, never
dries up. spoils, shrinks or changes 25c.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-02
anvn Him All tho Lot.

$50 that is your final word7" said the
rejected one. "Very well, then, Ara
bella. In your presence Twill end the
life you have blighted."
He drew forth a small bottle lG-
beled "Poison," drank or the contents
and fell senseless at her feet. Did shE
sink beside him sobbing with remorsei
No. She hastily left tho room and iF
two minutes had returned and wal
kneeling beside him. Then she forced
between his lips the following: Half q
cup OF turpentine, one pint of milk,
cup of warm soapsuds, Tablespoonful
Of aromatic ammonia, a cup of black
coffee, q glass of mustard and water,
gill OF vinegar, the Juice of a lemon
the beaten whites of six eggs and one
cup of flour and water. ~
"Algernon," she observed coldly al
he slowly opened his eyes, at Is evil
dent you had forgotten that am
graduate of a correspondence course
In first aid. My one regret is that, as
I could not on the inStant ascertain
whether you had taken 'an acid or an
alkuli, was compelled to administer
oil the antldotes had learned."-Lon
don Scraps.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-02
GRADING a Roadb.d.

1t Is simply extraordinary the lack
Of Judgment shown by many who UNI
dertako to shape a roadbed. The road
allowance in various states covefS
slxty.six feet. In rounding up the
roadbed the earth II Bometimes moved
toward the certer from nearly the en-.
tire distance OF the width Of the road.
This means that the bitches for carry
Ing away the water are not distant
from the fences that hedge In the
highway. Tho roadbed Is entirely too
wide, says the American Agricultur.
list. 1t cannot be sufficiently round
ed toward the center, and ns result
water docs not run on with sufhcient
qulckness. The temptation to spoil
roads by grading them thus is all the
stronger since road graders have come
into use. This result follows from the
comparative quickness with which the
earth can be moved by these ma
chimes. A distance of forty-two to for
ty-five feet between the outer edges OF
the bitches furnishes, q roadbed suffi'
clently wide.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-02
rhrov. nm Down nnbles.

~ wonder" mused the young father,
"what there is in baby's makeup
that prompts him to drop things. 1t
isn't really dropping. thoush-it's
throwing. Ny baby Is good. about
sleeping and behaving when there Is
company, but everything he can snatch
he Immediately nings to the door. I've
noticed and known a lot Of others, too,
who do the same thing. It's not only
the Joy of throwing. but the delight IN
seeing somebody pick the stun up.
Babies certainly seem to take hend,
ish delight In watching their fathers
and mothers or nurseB pick up the
toys and other things which they
throw out Of their beds, carriages and
chairs. Ny boy used to be quite pleas
ed with rubber toy attached by n
string to his carriage so that 1t just
escaped the ground. BE would grin
and dahsie Il for hours. Now he yells
aB soon aB he diSeovefS It is fastened,
and the minute We give It to him loose.
bang, 1t goes on TO the ground. while
he laughs aloud In his Joy. There's
probably a reason, and the psycholo-
gists will discover IL some day."-Ex-
change.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-02
A Picture Romance.

It Is said that one of the most beau
tiful ladies In French society today
was first revealed to her husband on
the walls of tho salon. 1t was while
visiting the salon In 1873 that the
youthful Marquis de @. was struck by
the childish beauty Of young girl,
one OF tho prominent figures in pic
ture Of, a village fete! Her tumbled
golden locks, her dancing blue eyes
and the freshness and graceful aban-
don OF her figure so fascinated him
that he sought out the artist and learn
ed from, him, that the "little witch"
was the daughter OF poor peasant
near Ayranches, where the picture was
painted. To seek out the peasant and
to make the Acquaintance Of his fHs-
cinating daughter, child Of nine sum-
rners, was soon accomplished, and the
MARQUIS lost his heart even more COM
pletely to the real than to the pictured
maid. with the fathers approval he
had the girl educated at one of the
best schools in Paris, and nine years
later, on her eighteenth birthday, the
maid Of the village fete blossomed
into the still more lovely Marquise
de q, ~
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-02
rrophies a. tho chnoo.

In the days when buffalo still roam.
ed the plains OF Kansas in countless
numbers great many hunting parties
came over from Europe to have q, hand
In their slaughter. One party was com
posed OF Frenchman named Auguste
Rouzand, the first husband of Christine
Nilsson, the .prlma donna, and an Eng
'lishman, Mr.. Blackmorc, from Lon.
don. They arrived at Dodge Cltys9ne
day In the fall with carload Of equip
ment, including every sort Of delicacy
that the market afforded and several
large trunks full of bright new butcher
knives. A detachment of the Sixth
cavalry from Fort Dodge was detailed
to accompany them, and probably mo
command ever Jared better than that
one did. The Engllshman shot a few
buffalo, and the soldiers slaughtered
them by the hundreds. But the French.
man didn't kill one. Instead, as fast
as the animals were shot he would
take one of his brand new butcher
knives, plunge 1t into the slain animal
until 1t was smenred with blood wrap
1t carefully in tissue paper and put 1t
back in the trunk as a trophy of the
chase to exhibit when he got back to
Paris as proof OF his mighty prowess
as hunter. That was his idea Iof
sport-Kansas City Star.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-02
rhrand u..d In aurnery.

Are you aware that the modern sur
geon employs In his work dozens Iof
different kinds of thread for sewing
up cuts and wounds? Among them
are kangaroo tendons, horsehair, silk
and very hne silver wire. Many iof
these threads, are intended to hold for
q certain number OF days and then
naturally break away. The ehort,
tough tendons taken from the kanga'
roo, which are used for sewing severe
wounds, will hold for about four
weeks before they break awoy.;t SILK
thread will remain much longer, some
times six months, while the fine silver
wire Is practically indestructlble.
with the entire outfit surgeon !if
able TO select thread that will last
as long as the wound takes to heal
and will then disappear completely.
To accommodate this assortment pr
threads special varieties Of needles are
required. Besides the needle crnned
In different segments OF circle, sur
geons use needles shaped like spears,
javelIns and bayonet points. - st.
James Gazette.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-02
The Holy Grail.

From book reviewed passage Is
quoted in which mention is made Of
"the holy grail, the Bang-real or true
blood of God" This used to be a com.
mon mistake, and 30 learned man
as Thomas WartoA in his Remarks
on Sponsors limitations From Old Ro-
mances" writes, 1.-THE holy grale, that
IS the real blood OF our Blessed
Saviour" But this Is wrong. 1t is
the holy grale. or vessel. and does not
moan real blood. though 1t contained
the real blood, collected by Joseph OF
Arimathea. 1t was made from dia.
mond and emerald which fell from the
crown of Satan when he fought with
Michael. NJ. de Yillemarque, who has
written about Armoric legends, says
that this tewel was n diamond. The
word greal ID old French, as under
stand, for have no knowledge my
self that 1t Is 80. In the legend Of
Perciyal It is shown that the grail is
vessel. "tThs holy gTailP PercivGi
heard whispered by one voice after
another. Then from the shining yes.
sci streamed an endless supply OF the
.costlIest dishes and wines."-L>ondon
Notes and Querieo.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-02
CARE OF EARTH ROADS.
How Clay Rondb.d'a rr.s.m'o. o DIH'ro

How Clay Roadbed's Treatment DlRero
From One Composed Of Sand.
On clay roads q thin layer of sand.
gravel or ashes will prevent the stick
ing OF clay to the roller or to the
wheels of vehicles. Clay soils. as q
rule, absorb water quito freely and
soften when saturated. but water does
not pass through them readily. When
used alone clay Is the least desirable
OF all road materials. but roads COM
posed of clay may. be created with
sand or small gravel from which "a
comparatively bard and compact mass
is formed, which Is nearly impervious
to water. Material Of this character
found In tho natural state commonly
known as "hardpan" makes when
properly applied very solid and
durable road. In soils composed Of
mixture of sand, gravel and clay all
that Is necessary to make a good road
is to crown tho suffacer and keep the
ruts and holes filled and, the lditches
open and free.
While clay nlone never makes a
good road except In dry weather. sand
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-02
FINE ROADS ABROAD.
American Experts Point Out Su.
perlority of Foreign Highways.
THREE THINGS TogREMEElNIBeR

Selection of Routes, Proper MaihEo-
nance and Adaptation Of Construction
TO Traffic. Arc Essential, Say Dele
sates to international Road .consEsSs.
Three of the American delegates to
the first international road congress
recently held In Paris. France. arrived
in New York the other day. All from
Seattle, WASH. they are Samuel Hill,
president of the Washington Good
Roads associatlon; II. II, Thomson,
city engineer of Senttle. and Samuel
O. lancaster, professor of highway, en-
gineering, University OF Washington.
Soon after their arrival they united
In statement to the Now York Her
aid regarding the results of the road
congress.
Road builders from all parts of tho
world were present at the conference,
twonty-nine countries being represent
ed. There were twenty delegates from
the United States. Isl
A remarkable exhibition In connec-
tion with the road congress was dis
play of samples of road surfaces.
With the question of the dust raised
by motor cars and the bad surfaces OF
roads SO much in evidence, this exhibit
was particularly interesting.
The statement of Mcssrs. Hill, Thohn-.
son and Lancaster Is as follows:
personal observations mado in
France, Germany and Belgium. Hol7
land and England have served to
show In striking manner the back
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-02
curlou, school cuntomn.

Mexican schooimasters show their
appreciation Ola pupil's efforts in n
curious manner. The dlligent student
is allowed to smoke a cigar during the
lesson. When the whole class has Civ
en- satisfaction, permission is given for
a general smoke, and even the little
Mexicans arr allowed to light ciga.
rette for the occasion. Needless to sny,
the schoolmaster himself smokes a
cigar of size and quality proportion,
ate to his superior position. But the
scholars are not allowed to drink. this
privilege being accorded to the master
only. On f's desk he always keeps n
bottle OF liquor. which. when empty.
occasions much dispute among the
parents of his scholars, as It is consid.
cred an honor to be able to Ill the
schoolmaster's Dottle.-London Stand.
ard.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-02
Iunt Nnman.

She had passed a.season abroad, and
In London, she said modestly, her sue
cess had been unprecedented. The
earl said he could readily believe thdt.
"The dinner" she resumed. "thht
Lady Featherstonhaugh"- gI!wl
"Excuse me. The name Is pronounc-
ed Freestonhay." said the earl.
"Well, at the dinner Lord Dalzell"E
Though written Dalzell, 1t 1t prp-
nounced Deal. But pray go on"
"IIe and Sir Dugald Colquhoun"-
"You mean Calhoun. Yesf"
"And Lady Leveson-Gower and MF'
Bohun''-
"Lewson- and Boone are the
correct pronunclations. But I'm intef-
ruptlng YOU"
mot at all. All these persons and
Lord st. Maur drank"-
"Not st. Mnur-seymour. Well7" J
"oh, 1 forgot what was going to
say. You've quite put mo out with
your corrections"
"And your story was just getting In
teresting. too" said the earl regret
fully.-Hew Orleans TImes-Democrat.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-02
En.o. Of GOOD and Dad Roado.

In Issuing a call for q, state good
roads meeting that was held at Louis
ville on Sept. II Governor Augustus e.
Wilson Of kentucky said: ~
There Is nothing which hurts the
people moro or costs tho people more
or keeps them back. more than bad
roads. They make It hard to leave
home, hard to get back; hard to haul,
hard to- Walt, hard to get to heaven
sometimes. There Is nothing that a
man can think Of that will do more 10
help tho people than good roads, which
make 1t easy to travel, easy to bring
goods home, casy to haul your produce
and manufactures to market easy to
20 to school and church. and easy to
avoid many bitter thoughts that bad
roads cause" .o,| n
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-02

alone never makes n good road except
In wet. The more the drainage OF a
sand road is improved the more de-
plorable becomes its condition. Moth
Ing Will ruin ono quicker than to dig
ditch on each side and drain NIL the
water away. The best way, therefore,
to mako such a road nrm Is to keep It
constantly damp. This can be done by,
planting 81 ade trees along Its sides
to prevent the evaporation OF water
or by growing upon the surface Of
such sand roads thick turf, prefer
ably Bermuda grass. Roads running
through loose sand may pbe improved
by mixing clay with thetsau and
slightly crowning the surface. IB
For the, temporary improvement Of
Garth or sand roads any. strong 6brous
substance, especially ncitg holds mois.
ture, such as refuse Of sugar cane or
sorghum and eyen1neommon straw.
fax, swamp grass or pine needles. Will
be useful. Spent tan bark Is some
times beneficial, and wood 6ber in any
form Is excellent. Enough sand or
earth should be thrown over such
roads to keep them damp and protect
them from catching fire.
Earth Is composed Of small, irregu-
lar fragments which touch each other
at points, leaving voids between
When the earth Is broken up and pull
verized these voids are almost equal
in volume to the solid. particles, and
as a result the earth will absorb al
most ON equal volume Of water. In
the building or maintaining of earth
roads It Is therefore very desirable
that those small, Irregular particles be
pressed and packed, into as small q
space as possible In Gorder that sur
plus water may not pass in and de-
stroy the stability OF the road. To
this end rolling is very beneficial. The
work Of maintaining dirt roads will be
much increased by lack OF care In
properly rolling the surface.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-02
Hs Gave rhom Latin.

Once, before he was president, An
drew Jackson was making. political
speech in some obscure campaign in a
backwoods Tennessee district. His ad-
dress was very well received, but
somehow there did not seem to be ex-
actly the enthusiasm wanted for the
occasion. Having vainiy tried to
swarm up" his hearers. the general
was Just going to sit down when the
chairman OF tho meeting plucked him
by the coattaiI. "For the Lords sake.
general, give 'em some LatinW he hur-
riedly whispered in the speRkor's ear.
'"They won't think you know anything
at all II you QUIT like this. Smith, the
opposition candidate, talked Latin to
Fem half the evening"
Old Hickory rose to the situation.
Advancing to the edge of the platform.
he extended his arm and thundered
out: "E pluribus unuml Sic semper
tyrannis! Habeas eorpuBT'
The audience roared with applause.
The credit of the orator was saved.
and the Jackson ticket won out In that
county.-St. Paul Pioneer Press.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-02
Tho EYee.

"Long, almond shaped eyes, with
thick and creamy lids covering half
the pupil and with a forehead that is
full above the Drows-there you have
the eye of the man Of genius" The
speakers own eyes answered that de-
scription strlkihgly. but he was far
from being n lmnn OF genius. being, IN
fact, a magazine editor.
"Protruding eyes" he went on,
SHOW mental and bodily weakness.
Eyes close together denote cunning
Those far apart denote llberality. Thin
iashes without any upward curve to
them md thin brows poorly marked
.are signs of melancholy and indeci-
sion. The eyes Of a yoluptuary move
slowly under heavy lids. Those OF a
miser are small. deep sunken and blue,
set In a bony and perpendicular fore
head. The most beautiful eyes-large.
brilliant and clear. gIancing and fash
ing with rapid motlon-the most
beautiful eyes denote elegance of taste.
gayety, some seihskness and a great
interest In the opposite sex."-New
York Press.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-02
rha .a.ls. Ear wixon.

In the old Anglo Norman marriage
ceremony the gentiewoman used to
promise her husband to be buxom
unto my gentll mannor The word
buxom corresponds to the modern Ger.
man biegsam. meaning bending or pli.
ant. and the old English was "bhsk.
am" all of which goes to show thdt
things must have been very pleasantly
ordered In the good old days that are
dead and gone. According to the old
English law. which is still unrescinded
in the statute book, the "gentil manne"
was allowed to beat his goode wife,
with a stick the diameter OF which did
not exceed quarter Of an inch. New
York World. .,Ixii
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-02
a oaIioro, chri..onlno.

'-Tho late Bishop Potter once In his
early days had occasion to o6lciate at
a christening ina BmalI fishing village
on the Massachusetts, coast" say4 q
writer in Harpers Weekly. "Tht
proud father, young fisherman. awk-
Wardly holding his Afstborn daughter,
was vislbly embarrassed under the
scrutiny OF the many eyes In the con-
greEaton, ana his B'neryousnesS was not
decreased by the sudden wailing OF the
infant aslthey stood at the front.
"When the time for the baptism Of
the babe arrived the bishop noticed
that the father was holding the child
SO that its fat little legs pointed toward
the font.
"Turn her this way he whispered.
but the father was too disconcerted to
hear or understand.
"Turn her feet around the bishop
whispered again, but still there was no
response. The situation WAS fast be,
coming critical when an ancient mari
ner In the back OF the church came to
the rescue. Putting his weather boaten
hand to his mouth, he aToared across
the room, "Head he1 mp to the wind,
Jackpn
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-02
A spoIIod seono.

alB. II. sothern once found his wit fail
him in time Of need. 1t was In the
fourth act Of "The Lady OF Lyons"
sothern played Claude Melnotte. and
Virginia Harmed was castERs Pauline.
Beausant the villain, was pursuing
Pauline, and she cried loudly for help.
Olau6e Is supposed to dash to her res.
cue and catch the RaIAting Pauline In
his arms. sothern dashed on To- the
stage. but slipped and Slid. sitting
down near the footllGhtg. fLoSthE his
presence OF mind. he detained the
line: ".Look MP, Pauline. There p no
danger" AS Virginia Harmed was
standing, this was, Of course. an i'm.
possibility. BY this time the audience
was In an uproar, and when Arthur
Lawrence, who played Beaubant. Beorn.
fully said, ''You are beneath me. "'the
amusement OF the audience knew no
bounds, :. a,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-02
Tx. Father Like Son.

d Four-year-old Clyde was precocious
youngster-very! !talkatlve and close
observer. He and his father were
strolling through the meadows one
morning when Clyde observed for the
first time some tadpoles In a pond. He
waded In and cried out, "Oh, father,
what are theyT
WTadpoles, son." the father replied.
fg"Please, father, let's take them all
home with US, then come back and
find the mamma and papa, and We'll
have the whole family In our pond al
home"
The father explained how impossible
this would be, and as they walked on
a few steps large ugly frog hoped
across their path, Clyde's father said
"Look. son. Perhaps there is the pa
pa"
Clyde was very thoughtful he look
ed at the frog. then at his father. then
at himself and exclaimed:
"Well father, was there ever so
much difference between me and your
r-Dellneator.