The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-01

1ndI ne saw LQrOuRn a mist all Qlrn,
And a lean old cab horse wiped his eye
In sympathy of him.
j. W. Foley in New York Times.
E1opes Once Every Year.
at keeps me hustling to make
can take her annual elopement," Har-
ry Green told Magistrate Carey today
as he swore out warrant for Samuel
Shore. his brother-in-law. Green
averred that his wife, whom he mar
ried in Russia thirteen years ago. had
formed the habit of clipping with
Shore, a tobacconist. about once every
year.
He didn't mind it so much, Green
said, only Goldie had left him a near
! bankrupt when she took her unan-
nounced pilgrimage with Shore, who is
! married to Green's sister and has a s.
year-old son. A year ago last July
this pair ran away together. said
Green. his wife carrying with her
$500 of the family funds. They were
| traced to Montreal, Hartford, Conn,
Philadelphia only when they became
| financially embarrassed.
Green declared he had been saving
up ever since the last elopement.
| which came Sunday night, when his
| wife took everything that she could
| conveniently carry. including $500
cash and about $500 worth OF jewelry.
She even took my wedding suit
that have preserved all these years"
said Green in a pathetic tone. May
when my sister and obtain divorces.
and then he won't have to buy any
| wedding clothes. She also took a
number Of household articles, and it
| looks as though they mean to make
a long stay this time. I have done
hest kPan them hut
no use.
.'she packed up while had the two
children out for walk, and when I
| returned, shortly after 10 o'clock, the
rooms upstairs looked as though the
sheriff had been there. Maybe they
had a wagon don't know. Well, I
| must get busy now and make some
| more money, because Goldie may
| want to elope next year again. Phil
adelphia Inquirer.
Siberian Tribes XIII the Aged.
A party Of prospectors just returned
from Anadir. Siberia, relate grewsome
tales of the habits of the natives in
that section, relative to the manner in
which they dispose Of their aged and
inf1rm. During the stay of the party
three men and one woman We're done
to death by their nearest relatives. and
their bodies were laid on the tundra
| for the ravens to clean up.
The natives, called Mazinks are of
the Eskimo tribe. When one of the
| tribe is beyond the stage of earning his
own living they hold what resembles
| an Indian powwow and seal his fate.
The next of kin called on to help the
victim out of this world
A day is set for the occasion, and a
feast in honor of the victim is ar
ranged in which he occupies the CHEZ
seat. When the feasting Is at its
/ height, his name is called by the chief,
and to him who is about to die is given
his choice Of the route-knife or gun
The victim meets his death cheer
fully. accepting the inevitable accord
ing to the custom of his tribe. Shortly
| the tundra and laid roughly on the
ground The skin covering the breast
is then cut down to the stomach, with
the idea of releasing the spirit, which
they believe is transformed into a
raven and carried to the courts above.
Several members of the prospectus
party were witnesses to the grewsome
| ceremony The natives, with uncon-
Germ, permitted them to look on.-Nome
dispatch to Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
Cloud of Flies.
One of the evils of Calcutta is the
plague of green flies, from which the
the year. The happy hunting time OF
these minute insects is during the late
autumn and early winter. They are a
serious nuisance both in and out OF
doors. They wing their way through
| all the open doors. into the houses, and
into every room, making life unbear-
able.
Like most insects. the little green
flies have a great affection for the
flame. On occasions the inhabitants
have found it necessary to put out al
the gaslights-even at a public dinner
and to take their meals practically
| in deep gloom. Illuminated only by
Pickering candles.
Naturally, it is not at all pleasant to
go on eating with dense clouds OF
insects swarming overhead, or, roasted
to death. falling about one in patter-
| ing showers.
| They seem to spring into existence
from nowhere: perhaps it is almost
| dusk when the lights of the street
| lamps are becoming visible. Then, sud-
| denly, the air, which a moment before
| was quite clear. is full of myriads OF
/ green flies. drifting in misty patches
| and obscuring the street lamps.-Lon-
| don Answers.
On Chain Gang in South Carolina.
This morning the residents of Green.
\ vile will witness for the first timt
| negro women at work on the streets
| For some time 1t has been felt thai
| the women who have been convicted
before the recorder and who were
q source of trouble. For that reason
| they will be given light work on tbs
| streets. such as cutting grass.-Green.
l Vile News.