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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-25

IA years. AS a matter of fact the
young savages of the Salisbury dis
trict in the province of Rhodesia have
the band craze. and the Jesuit Fathers
of Chishawasha mission find that re-
ligion is on the boom! The Mashona
natives are f1ocking to the mission
to secure places on the band, but only
those who show some degree of mu-
steal talent are taken on by the good
fathers.
These small savages are in the pro-
cess of development from a state OF
abject inferiority as regards their
mental capacity and physical makeup
to a higher plane of existence. Be
fore taking advantage of the train
ing afforded by the mission, they were
so primitive in their ways of living
that almost animal instincts prevailed.
Their sleeping apartments were alive
in every sense of the expression, for
nocturnal insects and rodents reigned
supreme, and goats, calves, chickens
and not infrequently pigs were all
housed under the same thatch.
The band seems remarkable in
deed when these facts are considered.
At the present time the youthful muS1-
clans sleep in a single large room.
Tiers of hunks for their sleeping ac-
commodatiOns have been provided,
very similar in arrangement to those
in the steerage of the big ocean liners.
Every morning the boys plunge into
the clear waters of a brook and sub
sequently spread out their blankets in
the sun to air. Cleanliness is one of
the first lessons they are taught.
The next item on the program for
the day is the school session. where
the youngsters are taught to read and
write in their own language, and to do
simple sums in arithmetic. Then
ame classes in carpentry, boot max
ing and other trades. In the after
noon three hours must be devoted to
labor on the beautifully laid out
grounds adjacent to the mission build
ings. Before supper there is a long
period for play, but the time of day
that the boys of dusky complexion
most appreciate is the twilight hour
when band practice takes place.
Father Beehler, the band master
boys are enthusiastic and eager to
learn, it is sometimes no easy task to
teach them the fundamental princi-
pies of music, and often it becomes
necessary to use the rod. They have
the musical instinct Unborn, but after
a certain stage in the training is
reached the process becomes entirely
mechanical and it is the opinion of
Father Beehler that while the band
plays we'll both religious and popular
airs. its members have not the brain
highest degree of musical perfection
In passing through Salisbury, the
seat of government for southern Rho
desia, three years ago on their re-
turn from the Victoria falls of the
Zambesi river. the members of the
British Association for the Advance
ment of Science were delighted by the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-25

the Branch gives them better service
than the main line of the Rock Island
During this cold spell I told agents
not to solicit stock shipments for the
Central Branch, and advised one stock
shipper at Mankato to send his stock
over the Rock Island. The shipper re-
fused my advice, because the Central
Branch service suited him best. There
are not many branch lines that give
Sunday mail service. The Central
Branch does. None of the other lines
that run into Central Branch towns
give Sunday mail service. If it were
not for the Central Branch Concordia
and Beloit would not receive any
Sunday mail although they have sew
eral railroads. The night passenger
train on the Central Branch is run at
a loss, but the company runs it to be
accomm odating. The Central Branch
gets freight into Beloit and Concordia
quicker than the other roads. The
story that Central Branch profits
helped build up the Western Pacific
is silly. The Denver & Rio Grande
and not the Missouri Pacific or Cen
trail Branch built the Western. The
statement that Missouri Pacific pa
irons pay for the family affairs of the
Goulds is likewise silly for the Mis-
souri, Pacific has not declared a diyi-
dend for years."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-25
HUTCHINSON ssEFIN' THINGS
Latest Vision Is of a Missouri Pacific
Division Point.

Hutchinson. Kan. Dec. 25.-After
the first of the year Hutchinson will
be on three main lines of railroads,
for the Missouri Pacific. beginning
January 1, will put on through trains
running from Nevada through Hutch
ent Geneseo branch will thus be made
part of a new Colorado main line.
This is the report that comes to the
local railroad officials. A new time
card is to go into effect. it is said,
when the change is made. 1t seems
to be definitely settled that the Mis-
souri, Pacific road is to have new,
heavy steel laid on the division going
through Hutchinson. This has been
evidences now that things are coming
this way. The plan is to rebuild this
line of the road from Fort Scott to
Geneseo. Part of the track has al
ready been relaid between Fort Scott
and Yates Center. and the remainder
is to be rebuilt during the coming year
of the plans go straight through. Es-
pecially is that part of the road from
Wichita to Hutchinson to the main
overhauling. And it has needed some
thing of the sort. This track was built
a little more than twenty years ago
with fifty-six pound rails. These rails
are still in USE They are good rails
all right, but not large enough for the
heavy traffic demanded of them and
which goes over this road every day.
five pound rails. which are as heavy
as are used anywhere in the west,
with few exceptions, like that now GO
ing in on the Kinslev branch of the
Santa Fe, where 90-pound steel is be-
ing put down.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-25
Trufb and
Quality

appeal to the Well-Informed in every
walk of life and are essential to permanent
success and creditable standing. Accor-
ingly, it is not claimed that Syrup of Figs
and Elixir of SIENNA is the only remedy of
known value, but one of many reasons
why it is the best of personal and family
faxatives is the fact that it cleanses,
sweetens and relieves the internal organs
on which it acts without any facilitating
after effects and without having to increase
the quantity from time to time.
1t acts pleasantly and naturally and
truly as a laxative, and its component
parts are known to and approved by
as it is free from all objection
able substances. To get its beneficial
effects always purchase the genuine
manufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co.. only. and for sale by all leading drug
nsts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-25
F0RTNER FOUND GUILTY.
He Is Sentenced to Two Years in the
Penitentiary.

St. Louis, Dec 25.-M. Dwight f'ortner
was found guilty of uttering check
for $4,000 bearing the forged endorse
ment of Henry C. Tulley by the jury.
He was sentenced to two years in the
penitentiary.
Following the fling of a motion for
an appeal Fortner was sent to jail Fort
ner was a real estate dealer and tried
to sell an apartment building owned
by Tulley to F. C. Steer. He obtained
a check for $4,000 from Steer as earnest
money and then Tulley refused to con-
tinue the deal. The check was cashed
nv Fortner. it having been endorsed in
Tulley's name.
Tulley disclaimed endorsing the check
and in the meantime Fortner nad left
ST. Louis. He was traced to Panama
and then to Paris where he was cap
tured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-25

to say in the choosing of their parts
that the newspaper men stopped still
in the cold to wonder at the irony of
life and the mystery of circumstance.
To him that hath shall be given.
This applies to poor and rich boys at
Christmas zine and it applies to men
and women. 1t is one of the fixed
rules of the world today and a thous-
and times more true in the twentieth
century than it was when first spoken
The big store is crowded with GUS
toners and the little store around the
corner is empty and its proprietor
wonders how he Is going to pay the
rent. The big corporation lawyer
waves clients away while up in the
umpteenth story of the same building
there is another lawyer without enough
money to pay his board. The great
painter carelessly accepts $1,000 for a
picture while his brother in the garnet
pawns his watch for the necessities of
life. Yet the little storekeeper's prices
are as low and his goods as depend
able as those of the big merchant.
The lawyer without clients is as able
as the corporation employe. The
painter in the garnet is as great as the
painter in tne studio.
To him that hath shall be given.
Nothing succeeds like success. The
man in the sunshine is a magnet draw
ing prosperity and custom to him,
while the man in the shadow seems
to repel the goods of the gods.
The rule works out in every walk of
life. The man with a good job has a
standing offer OF three other good jobs.
The able artisan, or mechanic, or
writer, out of work, can not get a job.
One girl has six beaux and another
has none. One boy had a sled load of
presents and the other had none.
To him that hath shall be given.
Grown up folks are expected to
carry their burdens over the bridge.
but when it comes to the little folks
having to lose their Christmas in the
working out of this immutable order
of things, that is more cruel than all
the murder and misery of all the years.
There should not be little boy or
girl in Topeka without at least one
Christmas present. There are enough
toys in town to go round.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-25
RAILROAD NEWS.
Coal Shortage Being Felt by
Local Railroads.
Cold Weather Came Upon Pres
ea4 Supply UnaWareS.
HURRY SHIPMENTS.
SHIPMENTS.
Tracers Sent Out Over the Lines
to Find Coal.
Other Items of General Interest
in Railroad Circles.

| Some of the railroads of the coun-
try are watching their coal supply
with an interest born of prospective
shortage which is due some time this
winter. This is especially noticeable
with the Santa Fee, the Rock Island
and the Union Pacific in Topeka. 1t
is prognosticated that steam coal is
going to come to an abrupt end very
soon and the coal dealers as we'll as
the railroads are skirmishing around
hunting for new fields. 1t is feared
by the dealers that the domestic coal
supply will be attacked to supply
steam plant and railroad demands.
In a number of instances the rail-
roads have turned over to jobbers
coal transported for their own use.
The railroads cannot sell their coal
to jobberS SO they turn it over" in
this way. The law prohibits the SELL
ing of coal to the jobbers by the rail-
roads, SO they notify the mines to
collect from the jobber and collect
freight rates from the jobber on the
cars turned over. In this way they
dodge the law.
This amounts to no more nor less
than the mine changing the billing
at the suggestion of the railroads. In
this way shortage of a serious nature
has been probationary times in
Topeka has this happened.
ern part of the state and in Nebraska
furnished the Rock Island with list
of coal cars, some of which had been
shipped from the southern part of the
state. but had not been received at
those points.
This same thing has happened with
the Santa Fe as we'll as the Rock Is
land every day-in fact, all of the
coal carrying roads are using the
same scheme for procuring shipments.
III OH 4-r, ~
sending out tracers to hurry along
the shipments and the shipments, de-
spite the best efforts of the railroads,
have not been rapid enough to supply
all demands In this respect one road
is no better off than the other. The
intense cold has made traffic slow
engines freeze up all along the way
and the motive power is crippled
badly.
The storage supply of the railroads
The early arrival of cold weather
caught the roads unprepared and the
Rock Island, Union Pacific and Santa
Fe officials all say that they would
like to have all the coal they can get.
There are times when the roads have
coal piled up high at the division
points-this year very little coal will
be found except in the cars and in ac-
tive use.
Freight tonnage is destined to in
crease in Kansas during the next few
weeks. What the roads now need is
grain cars. With the beating down
of the frozen roads and the rise in the
price of wheat the farmers have been
bringing in loads of wheat and the
elevators at many stations are full.
Traffic men say that never before has
the tonnage been so heavy.
But all of the roads cannot use
crude oil for fuel-there must be coal.
For the next few weeks everything
will be sidetracked for coal specials
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-25
WEALTH OF OUR RAILROADS.
Some Startling Statistics to Show the
Amount of Money Invested.


Amount of Money Invested.
The wealth Of American railroads
equals the total wealth Of all the south
ern states, or Belgium, Holland and
Switzerland combined.
More money will be spent in 1910 in
this country on cross ties than Eng
land and Germany will spend on war
ships.
More wealth in coal will be consum-
ed in locomotives than the worlds naval
powers will spend on Warships- Eng
land, France, Germany, Russia, japan
and the United States.
The locomotives will cost more than
the maintenance of the English army.
The material-mostly from the steel
mills-win cost the railroads more than
all Europe will spend on armies and
navieS.
The railroads will take one-third the
product of the steel mills.
The coal bill nearly equals all the
dividends.
Car and locomotive repairs equal the
bondholderS' return.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-25
FATAL CHRISTMAS ROW.
Santa Fe Engineer Wouldn't Crafty
Wife's Curiosity and Is Killed.

Coalgate, Okla, Dec. 25.-The re-
fusal of Samuel F. Woods, Santa Fe
engineer, to satisfy his wife's curiosity
as to the contents of a Christmas pack
age he had brought home, caused a
family quarre, last night and cost
Woods his life an hour later. The
quarrel resulted in Woods choking his
wife. She broke away from him and
went to the home of neighbor, her
brother, George Holland, accompany
ing her Woods followed and opened
fire on the house. Holland returned
the fire and snot Woods through the
breast.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-25
Alone in Saw MN at Mtdnieht

or cold, w. j. Atkins worked as Night
Waterman. at Banner Springs, Tenn.
that settled on his lungs. At last he had
to give UP work He tried many remedies
Discovery. After using one bottle" he
writes, II went back to work as well as
ever" Severe colds, stubborn Coughs. in
famed threats and sore lungs, Hemorr-
hayes. Group and Whooping Cough get
quick relief and prompt cure from this
glorious medicine. SOC and $1-0o. Trial
bottle free. guaranteed hT camDbeu Drug
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-25
Tetrazzini Could Not Sing.

Pittsburg, Pa. Dec. 25.-The illness
of Mime. Louise Tetrazzini of the Man
haitian Opera company who was sche-
duled last night to sing the leading
part in the opera Lucia" here, result
ed in the money being refunded to the
seatholders and the performance being
cancelled. Nine. Tetrazzini is suffering
from vocal trouble
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-25
CHRISTMAS IDYL.
Two Views of Celebration of Day
Of Joy.
Few See That Which Lies Be-
meath Surface.
STORY OF TWO BOYS.
An Incident Witnessed on a
An Incident Witnessed on a
Topeka Street Today.
Adage "To Him
That Hath Shall Be Given"

There are two sides to life-the sur
face and that which lies beneath. The
public sees only the first. while to the
man who works on a daily newspaper
is given to see the latter. Just at
Christmas time everything looks
bright and glad on the surface The
public sees the Christmas shoppers
loaded with bundles. the express
wagons piled high with gifts, the win
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-25
SLABS AT ROCK ISLAND.
Central Branch Superintendent Claims
He Has Best Service

Atchison. Kan. Dec. 25.-Superin-
Pacific says: 'sThe Central Branch is
not perfect physically but it is one
of the few branch lines that runs four
passenger trains each way daily, and
two daily freight trains that carry
passengers. Mankato shippers declare
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-25
RockefeIIer Hands Ont So 500,

Tarrytown. n. Y. Dec. 25.-William
Rockefeller distributed gifts to his pres
ent employees at his home here at the
rate of SIS for every year of service.
Three men received 500 each. The to-
tai reached $500.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-25
NEW DEPOT FOR ELLSWORTH.
Frisco Promises Both Depot and
Roundhouse to Kansas Town.

Ellsworth, Kan. Dec. 25.-Of1cials of
the Frisco, who were here announced
that the Frisco will soon begin the
work of building a new depot at this
place to take the place of the one de-
stroyed by fire last week. A new round
house will also be built to replace the
one burned a few weeks since. The
roundhouse will very likely be OF con-
crete and cement blocks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-25
PLAY ON HORNS.
How Christmas Is Celebrated in
South Africa.
Craze for Band Music Takes
Hold Of SayageS.
RELIGION ON BOOM.
Jesuit Fathers Use Music as an
Incentive.
Long Christmas Parade Headed
by Enormous Band.

1t is the most unique band on earth.
A phenomenal sight in darkest
Africa on a Christmas day is brass
band of $50 pieces played by boys of
dusky hue, ranging in age from to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-25

What makes you sure Shakespeare
was not an educated MANI WELL an
swered the iconoclast. for one thing. he
never had an opportunity to read the vol
luminous annotations of his own works =
Washington Star
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-25
WOMAN is RAILWAY SURGEON.

Still Wins Her Regard of Laborers in
Texas Town.
Brazoria, Tex, Dec. 25-Dr. sofe
Herzog, of Brazoria. said to be the only
woman railroad surgeon in the world.
held the position of surgeon for the ST.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-25
OneDoctor

Have only one doctor-just one! No
sense in running from one doctor to
anotherl Select the best one, then
stand by him. No sense in trying
this thing, that thing, for your cough.
Carefully, deliberately select the best
cough medicine, then take it. Which
one is the best? Ask your doctor.
Ask him about Ayers Cheny Pectorol for
throat and lung troubles. Doctors haze
prescribed 1t for 20 years. &c; AyeE Co..
The Washington times., 1909-09-27
DICKINSON PICTURE
FINISHED BY WEIGH

William Welch, chief -draughtsman in
the office of h Chief Signal officer of
the army, has just completed a Iife-sfzed
portrait Of Secretary of Wan J.. NJ. Dick
inson, which viii probably be hung in
the office OF the Secretary among the
portraits Of the famous men who have
teen his predecessors i'm that u~Osition
That Mr. WEIGH be given this task
was Tho suggestion OF Can't. Johnson
Haygood, of the WaT Department who
was 2 pupil of Nj. Welch in tn mi
VerSitS Of South Carolina. MI. --eIcb
was At that time professor OF ar and
iree hand and mechanical drawing.
IT required but two Sittings of 500
rotary Dickinson with Mr.. WEIGH. who
supplemented these with photograph Of
his chief.
The painting shows a profile Of tho
secretary, and was today pronounced
an excellent likeness by ali who saw,
H. Generals Murray, WitherspOon and
Edwards cOmpltmented the secretary on
the completion Of the picture. dccIar-
ing that II IS, In their opinion. IN,
nest portrait yet painted OF any Sec-
hcially decided whether the picture viii
be accepted for the office. II not. SEQ
rotary Dickinson will keep il for lis
home.
Secretary Dickinson today took 1r
the question Of securing relief for the
storm sufferers in Louisiana and Other
southern points. Reports from officers
OF the army In that part Of the coUu-
Try are being received. On October r.
Secretary Dickinson will meet the
President at Fl PasO. Tex.
The Washington times., 1909-09-27
WEDDING IN A CAVE
RONANCE'S CLIMAX
Miss Allen Becomes Mrs
Angelo Schneider in Ball
room at Luray.

we intended 10 get married in a
month or so anyway and when a num-
DSr Of my friends planned a trip 10
Liray Miss Allen and / thought the
caNerns would be about as picturesque
e. place as we could find 10 tie the knot"
This is the explanation Angelo
Schneider, a special officer Of the Police
Department. gave this morning for a
trip 20 Luray, Va, yesterday and a
un'qUe ceremony in the ballroom" Of
the cavetns.
Though no opposition had been forth
coming from Mrs. Bella Allen. the
mother OF the bride. neither she nor the
relatives Of Mt. Schneider were apprised
Of the couples plans.
Mr.. Schneider and Miss Allen left
morning. according TO Mr.. Schneider's
account told today. and, after procur-
ing q license. hunted up a minister.
The Rev. s. T. Matthews agreed 20
perform the ceremony. and they were
10 return later in the afternoon to
meantime they visited the caverns, and
were 50 struck with their picturesque
ness hat they decided they would make
a good setting for n event.
The ballroom there. they were told.
had attained a reputation as q rem
dezvous for romantic couples. and ten
marriages "A already taken place
there.
The ballroom" is Iit by electric
lights. and the floor. though natural. is
When the other visitors to the cave
learned that a marriage was on the
program they fOrsook their sightseeing
n gathered in the ball room 20 await
the coming Of the bridal pair. More
than nifty persons witnessed the we'd
Mr.. and Mrs. Schneider returned to
Washington late last night.
The Washington times., 1909-09-27
AYIATORS TO HEAR
WASHINGTCN'S BID
President of Aero Club and
Glenn CurtiSS Will Meet
committee

Cortland Field Bishop. president Of the
Aero Club of America, and Glenn II.
Curtiss will give a hearing October Z.
TO a committee from the Washington
Chamber Of Commerce. which will ur-a
the holding of the, next international
aviation meet in Washington.
A letter has been received by the
Chamber of Commerce from S. b. Hege.
general passenger agent Of the Eastern
division Of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road. saying that that road Will CO.
operate in every way possible in the
LoldinG OF the meet in Washington, and
that the road viii make the lowest pos
sibie rate from every section Of the
country.
DR.. A II. Zahm. of the Washington
Aero Club, today received a letter from
Joseph a. Hall. secretary Of the Nor
folk Board Of Trade, 70 the effect that
a favorable vote Of the board Of tie
Business Nep's League n of the citi-
zens or Norfolk = certain on the propo-
Sltlon 10 cooperate with Washington
IN bringing the international aviation
meet to Washington in 1910.
Secretary Hall expressed himself as
enthusiastic, and declared that the
business men Of Norfolk would enter
heartily into the plan to offer suitable
Norfolk.
Wilbur Wright has rented a cottaae
at College Park for the next month. to
be used by him duriTe the period of
instruction Of army officers in the use
or the machine. which was accented nv
the Government I'm August.
The Washington times., 1909-09-27
DRIVES AERO
A MILE A MINUTE

BERLIN, Sept. 2I-Hubcrt Latham
electrified the great crowd at the avia-
tion meeting at J~ohannisthaI today by
flying 10 the aerodrome from Tempelhof
field, a distance of seven miles, in
seven minutes. Both the time and dis
lance are unofficial. but the crowd
hailed the performance as the long
awaited mile-a-minute aerOpIane flight,
and gave Latham "A great demonstra-
ton.
BleTiOt. FaTmaU, Latham. Roupicr.
lie Blanc, Edwards. Sanchez. Resa.
DufOur. n other well-known aviators
are here to take part in the contests.
There is general regret thai Wilbur
and Orville Wright are not among the
entrants.