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The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-25

A marriage license was issued today
to Henry H Service. aged % years,
and Eta Ashton. aged % years. both
OF Topeka.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-25

six negroes were taken from a crap
game in a coal bin near the Santa Fe
yards and Ninth street Sunday after
noon They gave the names of Ed
Jennings, Charles Martin, Dick Orr,
Ed Cox. Charles Gowns and Willis
Henry. Their hearing is set for Tues
dav a afternoon
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-25

John WaIrafen filed suit in the dis
trict court this morning against Clay
OdeII and Matte Odell, in which he
asks Judgment for s2.055 on a mortgage
coupon note.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-25

Gus Anderson, a plumber, was fined
$40 and Lew Maze, a blacksmith. was
fined $5 in police court this morning
for creating a disturbance while drunk
at a pool hall at 10S East Sixth ave-
nue. Sunday.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-25

The state case against Charles Brad
ford and others, charged with larceny
from a freight car, has been continued
for the term by consent Of attorneys in
the case.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-25

In a rather successful attempt to
make Topeka present a thoroughly dry
appearance during the soldiers and
| sailors reunion and the visit of Presi-
dent Taft, the police captured more
than 20 cases of beer and several cases
of whisky Saturday night and Sunday.
While this supply would not last even
one regular saloon long, it is a great
deal of liquor to be found in Topeka
in the lapse Of "a hours.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-25

The state case against w. NJ. Vest.
charged with the sale of mortgaged
property, was dismissed this morning
in the court of Topeka on motion of the
cOT1pfv aff0rDeV
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-25

Fred Hurst. arrested some months
ago on a statutory charge, was dis
charged in the district court this morn
ing on motion of County Attorney
Simon.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-25

A motor car occupied by a man and
boy-names unknown-was hit by a
California avenue street car at the cor
ner of Seventh and Quincy streets at
noon today. The boy was thrown
through the wind shield and his head
cut slightly, but not seriously. The
man was uninjured.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-25

Joseph Taggart of Kansas City. Kan,
today fled his nomination papers with
the secretary of state. The papers re-
cite that, at a delegate convention, held
at Paola September 20, Mr.. Taggart
was nominated as the Democratic can
didate for representative for the Sec
ond congressional district of Kansas.
The nomination is attested by S. c..
Bybee of Paola, secretary, and Hubert
Lardner, of Fort Scott. chairman of the
delegate convention.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-25

The NJ w. Cardwell residence, 1907
Topeka avenue, was struck by light
ming this morning Mrs. Cardwell and
her daughter were knocked down and
rendered unconscious. The electric
wiring of the house was damaged but
no fire resulted.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-25

There is yet $4,000 of the $50, 900
fair bonds and the county commits
sioners today decided to use the
money for the construction of new ce-
ment walks on the fair grounds. The
money will he allowed to draw inter
est until next spring when every dol
lar of it will go to the new walk
cause.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-25
THE FREE MeGHES eGHB

Are you a member of the
Free Sewing Machine
Club? If not, then come
to our store and let us tell
you about it. You will
need a new sewing machine
to do your fall sewing.
Why not let it be a Free?
The Free is the latest i'm
proved sewing machine
made today, although it
costs you but about one
half what other high grade
machines sell for, and be-
sides by becoming a mem
ber of the club you can
have the Free in your home
while paying for it at only
$1.OO a week.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23

and expectations of the great engineer, and
carrying sorrow and want to the homes of
thousands upon thousands Of French people
who had contributed their little all toward
forwarding the great enterprise. The nation
was brought to the very verge Of revolution.
Judicial proceedings were instituted and trials
were had extending over a period of i've
years. There was disclosed to the Mortified
world such an orgy of corruption as history
had never before recorded. A hundred French
senators and deputies accused of having
taken brides, and the police department was
under the same charge.
Count de Lesseps never recovered from the
shock-and went down to his grave in 1894
only Is years ago-a broken-hearted old man
but his fame will remain immortal despite
the sad ending of his career.
In 1903 the United States purchased the
interests and belongings of the French COM
pany on the Isthmus of Panama, paying there
for the sum of $40,0 ,000-the assets consist
ing Of valuable surveys, implements of all
kinds, many thousand houses, railroads, land;
and also paid the Republic of Panama $10,
100000 for the Canal Zone-a strip of land in
said Republic Of Panama ten miles wide and
practically so miles long-extending from Co.
Ion on the Atlantic side to Panama City on
the Pacific. Through the center of this ten
mile strip the canal is being constructed. At
present there is an army Of nearly 10000 men
engaged in the gigantic undertaking of build
ing this great water highway from ocean to
ocean.
The first party of Americans went to Pana-
ma in 1904 to begin work, but they found the
country infested with diseases of the most
fatal kinds, and the year 1904 was practically
spent in improving health conditions. This
work has been under the supervision of Col.
w. c. Gorgas and so effective have been the
methods pursued by him and his able assist
ants in the Canal Zone of the Isthmus of
on he of hat
tropical country about good today
these Of the southern states of America.
Contrary to the general belief, the United
States is not digging big ditch" across the
Isthmus of Panama. When the canal is fin
ished and ships steaming across Panama
from the Atlantic to the Pacific, vice versa,
the waters of the two oceans will still be at
least forty miles apart. They will never meet
at all. A sealevel canal, which would have
allowed the waters of the Atlantic and the
Pacific to come together, is not being dug; but
an S5-foot lock canal is being constructed AS
to the relative merits of the sea-level and the
lock canal it is not within the province of this
article to discuss.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23

The S5-foot lock canal which is being con-
structed consists of a sea-evel entrance chan
mel miles long, 500 feet wide and Al feet
deep on the Atlantic side to the foot of Gatun
pronounced "Gatoon') locks. On<the Pacific
side there Is corresponding sea-level chan
mel to Mirafores locks, about miles long,
500 feet wide and 45 feet deep.
At Gatun the 85foot lake level is obtained
by great dam about mile and half long,
and nearly half mile thick at the bottom or
base. The dam rests on impermeable material
Of sufficient supporting power, and fills the
openings between the hills at Gatun, through
which the Chagres pronounced "Shaggers')
river flows to the This river crosses the
channel of the canal no less than fifteen times
in it's serpentine course and is one Of the
most turbulent streams known during high
water, though it looks peaceful enough during
the dry season. 1t was one of the great OBJ
structions to the possibility of digging sea-
level canal but this enemy has been converted
into friend, and will be made to supply the
greater portion of the water for filling the
great artificial lake.
The great Gatun dam-upon the successful
completion of which depends the success of
the canal-consists of a water-tight center or
core composed of clay and sand mixed IN
proper proportions. These materials were
adopted after consultation with the best ex-
perts in the world, who came to the conclusion
that clay and sand were the most impervious
materials that could be used. This material,
after being properly mixed is deposited n.y.
draulically-that is, by being pumped in by
dredges This center is confined by
rock wall on each side, the rock so used
being taken from Culebra cut. At the bot
tom this impermeable core Of clay and sand
has width of about $50 feet, and gradually
tapers upward until minimum thickness Of
400 feet will be had at the water level of the
lake. The dam will rise to height of lis
feet, or distance of 80 feet above the level
of the lake. The artificial lake-which will
be known as Lake Gatun-will cover an area
Of 164 square miles, or over 100, 900 acres The
entire navy of the United States can find safe
anchorage therein.
The greatest obstacle that has stood in the
way Of the engineers for the past 500 years
in constructing a canal across Panama has
been the mountain range known as the Cor
dilleras-the backbone of the continent It
was here that the French people wasted and
squandered such great amount Of money
that the picture shown above is called Gold
hill'-it being asserted that they spent enough
In their endeavor to cut through the noun
tain at this point that the money used would
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23
HALZUYG OfF ENC4kQ71ONy EPQW CZHEBRA CIT

a matter that has engaged the attention of the
civilized world for nearly five hundred years.
Many unsuccessful attempts have been made
to accomplish the object in the past, and it
is good to realize THAT the dreams and designs
of the Spanish adventures of the fifteenth
century are about to be brought to pass by
American engineers of the twentieth century.
Spain, Portugal England and France have
each in turn made failure in their attempts
to pierce the Isthmus with canal.
Columbus was the first to propose water
highway from Europe to Asia, westward, by
way Of the Atlantic. 1t was such highway
he sought and not the new world, which he
really found. He landed on the Isthmus of
Panama, near the present site of Colon, in the
year 1902, but it a Spanish engineer
named Saavedra, one of Balboa's followers,
who first advocated the construction of a
canal across Panama. This was in 1917, and
after studying the question for dozen years.
he submitted his plans to Charles ", king of
Spain Surveys of the isthmus made
but the work Of cutting canal was reported
to be impractcable. After the death of
Charles " his successor, Philip IL, in 1857
sent an engineer to survey the Nicaraguan
route, who likewise made an adverse report
The question then abandoned for 200
years, after which time it was again opened
and has been before the public ever since.
In the year 1880 the French people, headed
gained both fame and fortune by the success
full completion of the Suez canal, took up the
matter of constructing the Panama canal, and
went vigorously to work to connect the two
oceans. The great engineer thought he had
really an easier undertaking before him than
he had recently been successful in accom-
plishing-that is, the cutting of the Suez ca
nal-but he was vastly mistaken. AS work
progressed on the canal with seeming sue
cess, glowing reports were waited back to
France of what being done, and the fame
of de Lesseps rose to the point of hero wor-
ship. In 1884 he was elected to the French
academy, and was saluted by Gambetta as
"the Grand Old Frenchman." In 1885 he was
seated among the Immortals Victor Hugo,
the great French novelist, being his sponsor,
and Renan, that other brilliant French writer,
delivered the valedictory.
But the dark clouds were gathering behind
all this fantastic show, and in few more
years the crisis came. The expenditure of
money that had been contributed mostly by
the poorer people of France was something
awful-the amount being placed as high as
$500, 900, 900 in eight years; and then the crash
came, burying beneath the wreck the hopes
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23
NEZZRO EZICZLEZ.. LOCRS-

sist of two leaves and are massive steel struc-
lures feet thick, 65 feet long and from AZ
to 80 feet high. Eghty-fOur leaves will be
required for the entire canal, and their total
weight will be $4,000, 900 pounds, and will cost
nearly $6,000,000.
When the canal is completed-"which Colonel
George w. Goethals, who is in charge OF the
great work, says will be some time during the
year 1913-here is the manner in which YES
sci from the Atlantic side will get to the Pacific:
It will enter the sea-level channel at Colon and
go a distance of seven miles to the foot of Ga
tun locks; there it will be lifted by means of
these locks a height of So feet above the sea
level to the surface of Gatun lake; the gates
of the lock will be opened and it will steam
out on this lake and go distance of % miles
to the beginning Of the great Culebra cut, and
carefully proceeding through this cut a dis
lance Of nine miles, 1t will check up at Pedro
Miguel locks, where it will enter the lock and
be lowered a distance of % 1-3 feet to the Level
Of Mirafores lake, and then it will steam a
distance of three miles across this lake to
Mirafiores locks, where it will be lowered by
two flights a distance of Sc 2-3 feet to sea
level; and then it will enter the Pacific chan
mel Of the canal and go a distance Of eight
miles out to deep water of the ocean. 1t will
require from ten to twelve hours for vessel
to make the passage from one ocean to the
other-thus saving many thousands of miles
or travel, and many days or time IN journey
to any of the ports the Pacific side of
the Americas and also to the Orient
Colonel Goethals states most positively
that the cost of the canal will not be over
1915, 100000; and in this amount is included
the purchase of the French company's be-
longings- $40 OO0 O00-and the $1O,00O.000 paid
for the Canal Zone, and also the cost of the
sanitary department, which of course has been
a considerable amount.
In order to get some idea of what the
cost of the canal means-$375 s, 000, 000-and put
it so the mind can in some measure grasp the
figures, we make the following statement:
There are in the world nine principal canals,
to wit: The Suez, the Kiel, the Manchester,
the United States Ste. Marie, the Canadian
Ste. Marie, the Amsterdam, Corinth, Cron-
stadt and the Erie-Ontario canal The total
cost of all nine of these canals was $264,00c.-
000 which is less by Sill, 100000 than the
Panama canal alone will cost at the lowest
estimate. But even If this amount is doubled,
the United States will complete it. The pride
and reputation Of the nation are at stake, and
she cannot afford to make failure as all the
other countries have done that have gone be-
fore.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23
IT'S FOOD
That Restores and Makes Health
Possible.

There are stomach specialists as
we'll as eve and ear and other special
lists.
One of these told a young lady, Of
New Brunswick, n. j., to quit med1-
cines and eat Grape-Nuts. She says:
For about IL months I suffered Sc
verely with gastritis. I was unable
to retain much of anything on my
stomach. and consequently was COM
PEELED to give up my occupation.
81 took quantities Of medicine, and
had an idea I was dieting, but con-
tinued to suffer, and soon lost Is
pounds In weight. I was depressed
in spirits and lost interest in every
thing generally. My mind was 80 af-
fected that it was impossible to be-
come interested in even the lghtest
reading matter.
after suffering for months 1 de-
cided to go to stomach specialist.
He put me on Grape-Nuts and my
health began to improve Immediately.
It was the keynote Of new life.
IT found that had been eating too
much staFchy 1000 winch 0lo not u
gest, and that the cereals which had
tried had been too heavy. / soon
proved that it is not the quantity OF
food that one eats, but the quality.
TN a few weeks / was able to go
back to my old business of doing cler-
ical work. I have continued to eat
Grape-Nuts for both the morning and
evening meal. I wake in the morning
with a clear mind and feel rested. l
regained my lost weight In a snort
time. I am well and happy again and
owe it to Grape-Nuts." Name given
by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Read "The Road to WellV1lle," In
pkgs. There's a Reason"
Ever read the above letter. new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full OF human
interest.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23
Probably Got Off.

Apropos of certain unfounded
charges of drunkenness among the
naval cadets at Annapolis, Admiral
Dewey, at a dinner in Washington,
told a story about young sailor.
1.-THE sailor, after a long voyage,
he said, went ashore in the tropics,
and, it being a hot day, he drank, in
certain tropical bars, too much beer.
"As the sailor lurched under his
heavy load along palm-bordered ave-
nue., his captain hailed him indig-
nantly.
LOOK here the captain said. sup
pose you were my commander, and
you met me in such condition as
you're in now, what would you do to
me?'
"'Why, SIR said the sailor, I would
mt condescend to take no notice OF
you at all, SIR
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23
HAD A REASON FOR BEING
Carnegie EIicted information Asked
For, but it Is Doubtful If He
Appreciated 1t.

At the recent dinner given by An
drew Carnegie, an eminent lawyer,
seated halfway down the table, was
deeply immersed in conversation with
his neighbor when the host opened
up the subject of the British coinage
system, and showed signs of wishing
undivided attention.
Every other civilized nation" he
acclaimed, has the decimal system,
while England adheres to the absurd
and cumbrous table of pounds, shill-
ings and pence" Rap-rap-rap.
The raps were for the lawyer, who
remained absorbed in his own CONVEX
sation. "And even farthings," con-
tinued the iron-master. "Ls there any
thing else In finance so ridiculous as
the farthing?" Rap-rap.
The lawyer glance around some
what impatiently.
Judge C." Mr. Carnegie called
out, why do the British continue
their coinage of farthings?"
ITO enable the Scotch to practice
benevolence, Mr.. Carnegie" returned
the lawyer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23

The Pacific ocean covers 6S,000,0 900
miles, the Atlantic 100000 and the
Indian, Arctic and Antarctic 100000.
To stow away the contents of the Pa
ciflc 1t would be necessary to fill a
tank one mile long, one mile wide and
one mile deep every day for 440 years.
Put in figures, the Pacific holds in
weight 94S. 100000, 100000, 100000 tons.
The Atlantic averages depth of
not quite three miles. It's water weighs
325, OOO,O 10000, OOO,OOO,O tons, and a
tank to contain it would have each of
it's sides 430 miles long. The figures
Of the other oceans are in the same
startling proportions. 1t would take
all the sea water in the world 100000
years to flow over Niagara.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23
Religion OF GlOari Pagans

have an idea of supreme being, but
do not worship him any way that !
have been able to discover. Prob
ably this idea is just their paganized
conception of the Mohammedan Allah.
Their actual worship is more closely
connected with the spirits of their an
cestors. They appear to live in dread
lest these spirits should work dam
age to their farms, and with this in
view they are careful to supply them
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23
Real COURAGE.

He was the small son Of minister
and his mother was teaching him the
meaning of courage.
Surprising" she said, there were
twelve boys in one bedroom, and eleven
got into bed at once, while the other
knelt down to say his prayers, that
boy would show true courage"
"Oh," said the young hopeful, 81
know something that would be more
courageous than that? Surprising there
were twelve ministers in one bedroom,
and one got into bed without saying
his prayers!"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23
EnaIand,a Oldest School.

A controversy has arisen in England
as to which school has the right to
claim greatest age. There are two
schools which were founded in the
early part of the seventh .century-the
Kings school, Rochester, and the
Kings school, Canterbury. Justus, on
his appointment to the see of Roches-
ter in 604, made provision for school
in connection with the cathedral. Au-
gustine established the Canterbury
school about the same time. st. Pc
ter's at York dates back to the elev-
enth century.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23
Clutches or BIers,

Richard Croker, at a dinner in New
York, expressed a distrust for aero
planes.
There's nothing underneath them,'
he said. "If the least thing goes
wrong, down they drop.
Il said to a Londoner the other day:
"'How is your son getting on since
he bought q flying machine?'-
con crutches, like the rest of
Them the Londoner replied"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23

at frequent intervals with food and
drink. which are deposited near their
graves. These tombs are, in the case
Of chiefs, in the royal compound, and
huts are built over them. wonderfully
decorated with light colors. In other
cases the graves may be dug in some
lonely place. away from the houses
of the living, and often In the depths
Of the forest A spirit house which
1 have often visited is in woodland
glade within half mile of my COM
pound, and belongs to the family of
the chief butcher of Kuta. Owing to
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23

its proximity to my abode It has fall
en- into disuse, as the pagans become
somewhat chary of performing their
mysterious rites so near the white
man.
Some departed spirits are supposed
to inhabit the large trees which are
to be found in almost every pagan
town, and small earthenware pots con-
tanning food may be seen surrounding
these trees.
It is not often that one can see the
GWaris at their religious exercises;
put few months ago. on entering q
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23

Gwari village, I saw man kneeling
in front of one of these small spirit
huts witt pot of some drink in his
hand, apparently expastulating with
the spirit-possibly because it had
treated him badly-and occasionally
pouring some of the contents of the
pot upon the outside wall of the hut
Wide World Magazine.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23
Scott's Rebeeua In "Ivanhoe. ?

The character Of Rebecca, in Scott'B
'Ivanhoe" was taken from a beautiful
Jewess, Miss Rebecca Gratz of Phlla-
delphia. Her steadfastness to Juda-
ism, when related by Washington Ir-
wing to Scott, won his admiration and
caused the creation of one of his fin
est characters.
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These People Appear to Live in Dread
Of the Spirits of Their
Ancestors.

1t is always a matter of great diff
Guilty to get any really satisfactory
idea of the religion of pagan tribes.
During a stay Of some three years
amongst the Gwaris, however, was
able to form some notion of what was
at the back of their minds. They
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23
Literary Atmosphere.

mark Twain was not widely read
man. How do you suppose he ever
managed to turn out SO much good
stuff"
II don't know, unless 1t was because
he smoked SO much"