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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-09

most important of Kansas institutions.
the newest and fastest growing in
stitution of them all.
When Senator E. F. Porter orig1-
mated the idea of a state normal to
teach manual training, he was opt1-
mistic. He saw possibilities, but 1t is
doubtful if he realized the magnitude or
the proposition. His idea was to es-
tablish a school where teachers might
be equipped with the knowledge nee
essary to teach manual training in the
Kansas high schools. Within the short
life Of the school, it has become q
standard of it's kind. recognized all
over the United States, and the de-
mand for Kansas teacher-graduates OF
the Pittsburg Normal is remarkable.
The classification of this school may
be judged by the fact that graduates
are now teaching manual training In
several schools and colleges within a
few miles of other manual training
Growth of School.
The growth of the school has been
phenomenal. It has kept the public
spirited people of Pittsburg on the
jump to keep up with it. Each year
has witnessed an increase in the en-
rollment that taxed the capacity OF
the institution. The school was crowd
ed to OVERLOOKING in June. of this year
when the calamity fell. The school
consisted of two main buildings. the
original structure, Russ Hall, (named
in honor of Professor Russ. of the
Pittsburg schools. who was associated
with Senator Porter in the conception
and establishment of the school,) and
Machinery hall, a new building, barely
completed and devoted entirely to me-
chanical instruction.
Both were fine buildings, and a
credit to Pittsburg and the state. but
they had been outgrown. and Pitts
burg was considering the chances Of sc
submitting the case to the next leg
islature that other buildings might be
provided.
Fire Was Destructive.
Then came the calamity. Early in
the morning Of June 20, a bolt OF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-09

Of business ability a. we'll ~ q leader
in his profession. The Pittsburgers re-
making a move. His ability has been
shown in a number Of ways, among
them the manner in which the classes
were kept together and the work con-
tinued under adverse circumstances.
He is surrounded by the best teachers.
the United States. The system Is to
use students for all possible work, pay
ing them regular wages and thus help
ing them through the course.
Nearly all Of the electrical wiring
has been done by students. The gem
tleman who presides over the class In
machinery took q bare room, bought
steel Orders in the best market. ana
with his class as helpers made 1t into q
machine shop that would be a credit to
a great manufacturing concern. The
room was rebuilt with metal posts and
overhead beams, the power arrange
ments perfected. and the equipment
installed without q cent Of expense to
terjal, freight and machinery. Every
thing connected with this installation
was made instructive, and part OF the
course. No outside mechanics were
called in to set up that perfect ma
chine shop. The whole institution is
run on the same plan. and every de-
partment can show the same fore
thought.
Nothing impractical is taught at the
Kansas Normal Of Manual Training.
1t has followed the lines of action con-
ceived by Senator Porter and his
friend, Professor Russ, and approved
by the business men Of Pittsburg.
They agreed upon a state institution
that would be practical, effective and
without waste of time or money. None
of them realized at the time the de-
mand for an institution of the kind,
but they realize it now. They know
that tn eschool is growing beyond ex-
pectations, and that, even after Russ
Hall is rebuilt, the temporary build
ings will be filled to capacity, and thai
| the state must make some provision
for the increase in attendance.
| Senator POrterss Activity.
| Senator Porter has made the Pitts
burg Normal his life work, and he has
| the support of the finest collection of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-09
S0-point top deck.

Captain Watson. the Republican
postmaster, is waiting, with moro or
less patience, for tho Democrats to
throw him out and install a postmas-
ter of their own choosing, but his
pride. next to the beautiful city library
which is the direct result Of his per-
sonal efforts, IL In the new postoffice
building. It is different from any
other postonice in the world, mas
much as is surrounded by q wide
yard full of blue grass and choice
flowers.
Another town pride is .ator
Porter's r~sidence. First CAPTAIN
Watson hitched up his automobile and
the senator's house. Then doc"
Moore hitched up his hors and bug
gy and took the same reporter
around there. pointing with pride to
the handsome structure that houses
the father Of the Pittsburg normal.
Pittsburg has more railroads and
less transportation than any other
city of its size. 1t has four depots and
street car tracks radiating in every
direction. On July 6 the street car
workers went on q strike, and the
tracks are the only evidence left. Not
a wheel has turned on the hundreds of
Iul1oS VI CITY anu lnIGfUf0au tracks
in the county since that time.
The reporter succeeded in missing a
train. and coming along later in time
to encounter the flood south Of Kansas
City. For 30 miles the train rushed
along the Frisco tracks at the terrific
speed Of four miles per hour, giving the
disturbance of Turkey creek. Little
towns were inundated. Autos, caught
| in the village Streets were covered to
the tops. Lumber yards and small
| buildings raced toward the Missouri
| river at a speed three times as great
as that of the train. Finally, when
within eight miles of Kansas City, the
captain of the train announced: I'VE
can't float this cussed train. The
bridge IL out, SO we will back up about
a hundred miles. more or less, and come
in over the Missouri Pacific tracks
About a hundred passengers piled on at
the first opportunity and caught the
Strang interurban cars to Kansas City
1t was some food-not the result Of q
mere cloudburst. but of a whole fam
lily OF cloudbursts.
One Of the favorite lines Of endeavor
in Pittsburg Is building churches. There
Is a church for everybody. and every
body in his church. The Methodists
have just completed the largest church
IN the SIAte, ana expert ngurer8 nave
figured that Pfttsburg has nearly twice
the church seating capacity Of any city
of its population in the United States.
Pfttsburg. be it known. is q live town.
The only dc ad ones down there are un-
der ground. Those who are still able
| to evade the undertaken are live ones
| It Ii the opinion Of one who made q
brief inspection Of that city, that other
Kansas municipalities should get the
Pittsburg formula.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-09

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Adv. .
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-09

FIRE IS NO OBSTACLE THERE
(By Harvey Parsons.)

(By Harvey Parsons.)
Pittsburg is a busy city in southeast
ern Kansas. with a population of about
$4,000 all the time. and 10000 part of
the time. Today the city has 1000
greater population than 1t had last
week. The other 1000 are students
and instructors of the Kansas State
Normal of manual training, one of the
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-10-14

from the ground as though to
crush him and count his soul
among them. To reach the &C.
lestlal City, he must 60 in the very
midst of them, and fearless, he
took a path which led him through
a lane on each side of which were
Eobgoblins, satyrs and denizens
of the pit.
With the courage of victory
coursing through his veins, Christ
ian smiled as he slowly assembled
the hill which led from the Valley
of Death and ere long he came
upon Faithful and they spoke of
the trials Christian had encount-
cred since he had first set out
from the City of Destruction.
Happy in their companionship,
they walked for several days
when Atheist appeared and would
swerve them from their holy pill
grimage by words of impiety and
visions of beautiful women. Un-
able to persuade them, he brings
forth a handsome maid and Faith
full would have succumbed to the
charms of the fair creature had
not Christian dragged him away.
They had hardly left the forest
in which Atheist and his tempterS
/ lived, when they approached a
town called Vanity, where they
were holding a fair AT the fair
they saw among other things for
sale, honor, pleasure of all sorts
of lust. AS Christian and Faith
, full walked through the Fair the
people looked upon them in amaze.
ment and surprise, and as they
5 proceeded there was a great hub.
/ bub and'a division of opinion as
to who they were. Faithful was
seized for having charmed the
: Princess and sentenced to death
/, as a lesson to fair admirers anC
} charmers. Christian having re,
7 |sisted and fought his way through
Y proceeded. He was ayerse to al
: lowing his friend to perish but he
| was helpless, and as he. gave {
r last longing look at Faithful being
tortured, he saw the angels bear
}, ing Faithfuls soul to Heaven.
r AS Christian grieved over the
t loss of his friend, he saw a castle
t in the distance. He approached
: it, and as he rested upon the cas-
t tie war, Doubt threw upon him {
net of Despair. Christian woulo
r have come to an untimely enc
: had not Courage rescued him. A.
e he threw Doubt from him he rem
E the net and released Christian anc
: sent him on his way.
Il Almost within sight of the &C.
f lestial City Christian came upon {
e boiling, seething river, at whose
5 banks rested the boat of everlast'
ing life. 1t was without sail, with
: out visible means of propelling
and yet when he boarded the frai
craft it glided away with magic
\ swiftness to the other sile.
His Pilgrimage almost ended
e with the sound of melodious mu
5 sic from the distance in his ears
n He knelt in fervent prayer ane
\ thought of the angels soon to sur
ronnd him and the glories of al
r everlasting happiness won by sur
\ mounting the innumerable diff
e culties and hardships he had sur
e vived.
;, PART 3.
Il AS Christiana slept she dream
! that Christian had appeared unto
1 her, and from out the realm O
h happiness, had bid her take hel
e family and join him.
t And when she rose the next da,
5 her dream remained with her
D She called her sons to her and bic
4 them prepare to accompany hel
: on the journey to the Celestia
City to join their father.
v AS she left the house evil coun
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after days Of weary travel and
Christiana knocked upon it and
begged admission. And as she
stood there Christians spirit pro-
tected her and the arch fiends
stink away in abject terror.
Within the house that sheltered
them and gave them food they
poured forth a prayer of thanks
giving and blessing for the pro-
lection thus far accorded them.
Refreshed from the rest they
had enjoyed, they journeyed on
through a beautiful country
deeply wooded at times until they
came upon Libertine and Vain
who would tempt their morals
and turn them from the path of
righteousness. And as Mercy and
Christiana sought to go past them
they held them until they shrieked
aloud. Christian heard fheir call.
Despairing lest they be dragged
down by Libertine and Vain to
shame and degradation they
shrieked again whereupon Great
Heart, summoned by Christian,
appeared and demanded their re-
lease. Fearing that they might
meet with other vile creatures,
Great Heart offered to accompany
them on their journey and they
gladly accepted.
They went until they came to
; the forest where Sanguinary was
known to live and they looked
about them in fear and anxiety.
AS they proceeded, Great Heart
drew his sword and prepared him
: self for a combat with this mon
ster. Ere long they came upon
) him and Great Heart and Sangui-
nary did battle to the death.
Christians spirit was with Great
Heart and he soon conquered his
| enemy and left him sprawling on
: the ground in the throes of the
agony of death. Tremblingly
: they passed this monster and
; raised their eyes to the light Of
1 everlasting happiness.
Weary from their long journey
: it was with tears Of Joy that they
entered the house Of Gay where
; music and jollity cheered them and
, prepared them for the trials still
to come.
With gladened hearts they came
1 upon the Valley Of the Shadow of
| Death and here they did pause
! and quake and as they turned to
) flee, Christian appeared unto
t them and guided them safely
through this lonely grewsome
place.
: With their backs upon the Val
ley of Death and their steps di-
: rected ever onward to reach their
: loved one, they came to the River
: of Death.
, AS Mercy placed them within
the magic craft that was to bring
I, them nearer and nearer to the
the goal of peace she bid them a
| fond adieu and blessed them as
: they drifted out upou the desolate
. waters bound for the City of Holt
! ness and Everlasting Happiness.
With a lingering look and a
parting kiss, Mercy watched them
pass into the shadowy mist of the
great beyond.
+ On the steps of Heaven, that
great city Of love, happiness and
peace, surrounded by angels play
ing sweet music, stood Christian
} awaiting his loved ones, and as
they drew nigh unto him he clasp
r ed Christiana to his heart and took
her within the Heavenly Gates.
!, With parting glimpse Of Bed
ford Jail, where Bunyan wrote his
immortal masterpiece, we close
r the entertainment and conclude
the performance of John Bun
vans Pilgrims Progress.
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threatened, and of the lot Facile
was determined to bring him back
to the city.
As Facile pleaded with him,
Christian said: "You dwell in
the City Of Destruction; dying
there, sooner or later, you will
sink lower than the grave to a
place that burns with fire and
birthstone; be contented good
Facile and go with me. seek an
inheritance; undefiled and one
that fadeth not away. 1t is laid
up in Heaven to be bestowed on
them that diligently seek it."
And Facile was convinced and
, cast his lot with Christian,
For days and days they travel
ed together and as they walked
, and talked they drew near to the
miry slough of Dependency.
| Facile's courage failed him and
Drawing the criticisms of his
T neighbors, he deserted Christian
| and returned home.
: Undaunted, Christian continued
: on his way and entering the
Slough of Dependency, he was
! soon sunk in the mire up to his
: arm pits. just as he was about
: to despair and as he gave a final
: struggle to free himself, there
) came a spirit to help him whose
name was Assistance, he lifted
h him from the bog, placed him on
: dry land and bid him be on his
d way. s
il With rugged determination
r Christian tugged on until he was
e in sight of the Wicket Gate. AS
# he approached, he saw miriads Of
r. Satan's archers waiting to slal
him with their arrows. But ere
: they could accomplish their pur
d pose, Christian was within the
e gate and Satan and his archer:
l. foiled.
,fl As he passed the wicket gate
ID he went forward to a hous,
n wherein he saw wonderous things
N Among them painting. And al
ST he stood before it, he learned tina
it was to show Christian that
st Though he slight and despise tn
r. pleasures of this world for tn
ri holy love that he had for tn
Lords service, his reward wa
sure to come in the City of Ever
lasting Happiness. That this maj
m alone, was to be his guide AM
at though others might tempt him
f. he must follow only him or tn
I'd messenger he sent.
I'd Then Christian was led to
Of place where fire was burnin,
er against a wall and demon wa
casting water upon it to exiting
t. uish and put it out, and yet tn
i'd flames grew bigger and brighte
IN and Christian wondered that tn
lie fire Notwithstanding burned high
n, er and hotter and he learned tina
er it was the Lord who was secretly
re continually pouring on the oil O
lie grace by means of which it wa
shown, that Notwithstanding wha
re the devil can do the souls of tn
IN Lords people prove gracious still
Of AS Christian was about to con
tinue on his way, he was takel
d, into a room where sat a falls
is monk within an iron cage.
ty The monk looked sad and as h
Of gazed upon the ground and be
IL moaned his fate Christian gaze,
D. in wonderment as the creatur
m said: II am a man Of despair.
er aimed against the goodness Q
s. God. | tempted the devil. l hav
lie so hardened my heart that | can
I'd not repent and as Christian wen
g, on his way, he came to realize tina
this man was shown him as eau
es ton lest he become as miserabl
~ by deserving this pilgrimage.
d, So he set out to continue hi
D. journey. Fully determined to fol
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-10-14

In introducing the world-famous
Ambr0sio dramatization of Bun
vans Pilgrim Progress, a few
words as to Bunyan's early child
hood will not be amiss. When
but a mere child, John Bunyan
preferred idleness and wickedness
to industry and piety. Neglectlng
the education afforded him, he
chose a life of sin and wicked
ness. Terror seemed to be the
only restraining influence, and his
lear OF evil spirits which pursued
him i'm his dreams seemed to fill
him with gloomy forebodings.
As he advanced in years, the
fear of the evil creations of his
imaginations lost its effect and he
became an impious, wicked and
INSCRIPTIONS creature.
PART 1.
AT time when he was stepped
In the mire of his intemperance
and sinful life, the photoplay
opens and we see John Bunyan,
a besotted, idle and hard-hearted
man. Having gambled away all
but few coppers that stood be-
tween his family and starvation,
Bunyan returned to his poverty
stricken house, detected, drunken
and surly. Frenzied by the vile
liquor within him and the loss of
his money, his animal instincts
predominated and his brutality
knew no bounds. Attacking his
wife and thrusting his children
from him, he sought solace once
more in the Public Inn, the den Of
infamy and shame Leaving be-
hind him a kind, faithful, devoted
wife, children who were weak anC
sick from lack of food; thinking
only of himself and his craze fol
gambling, he sought his evil asso
ciateS.
With no thought Of lodging left
unpaid, nor morsel Of food fol
his children, he wendell his wa.
to the howell Of his infamy ant
wickedness.
He paused a moment on tn
threshold Of the Inn, not to thinl
of those who loved him, in spit
of his failings, but to decid
whether the Last of his pennie
should be spent for drink 0
CHANGED at dice.
With the cunning Of their call
ing,the gamblers await his coming
and when he had placed his pal
try sum upon the table, their plal
was set. Made stupid and dull b,
the liquor within him, he did no
see the quick twist of the fingers
and though he had won neve
knew they had cheated him.
With empty pockets and al
aching head, he once more entere,
his home to find the children ex
hausted and asleep, his wife ill
and his hearth stone cold.
There still kindled in that dul
conscience spark of manhood
and as he looked upon the havo
his intemperance and gamblin,
had wrought, he cried, as only
man with an aching heart cal
weep.
Ever faithful, his wife console
him, and as she pours forth word
Of solace and comfort, she beg
of him to seek peace and happi
ness in the teachings of God. A
he mechanically turned the leave
Of the Bible, his eyes rested upo
passage that transported him
realm Of eternal happiness, an
as he read, he reveled in the 10
Of having a new world opened
him. With bated breath, his dea
wife watched him, and as tn
heavenly smile appeared she kne,
that he had been converted. Tha
he had been saved.
Avoiding his evil associates an
"
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gathering he lifted up his voice to
God in thankfulness for his re-
demption and the daily bread he
ate.
The despised gambler, the town
drunkard, now became the idol OF
the people, the favorite of the
Parish Priest. The fervency OF
his prayers, the sincerity of his
devotion was so impressive that
when age had robbed him of the
power to lead his flock further,
the old Priest blessed John Bun
yam and welcomed him as a man
! of honor and a successor to his
priesthood. Thus John Bunyan
the drunkard, the gambler, the
tinker, became a pillar Of the house
of God; a priest in all his holi
ness. Inspired with the true
spirit of his new calling, Bunyan
spoke his first sermon. 1t seemed
as if his thoughts were controlled
by a Higher Power, and words OF
comfort created by the One on
/, high. And as he spoke, his fol
, lowers listened with pride and adj
miration.
So rapidly did Bunyan's fame
; spread and SO eagerly was he
sought after on account of his re.
ligious eloquence, that he was ar
!. rested, lest his power become toe
: great.
y Believing implicitly in the faitf
he had chosen, and fearing none
.of the tortures which man coul(
= design, he willingly went to jai
'. rather than desert his religion O
y abandon his faith. And thus W,
, see another chapter in the life O
y a man who rose from the quite
= to the heights of heaven.
= That his prison cell was cheer
= less and his surroundings vile, di
: not influence John Bunyan. H
:. sat through the weary hours read
: ing the comforting passages c
. the Bible, the gospel of truth an
=, happiness, and as he read his tire
~ body, racked by the persecutio
of his enemies, cried out for res
- and repose, and so he slept. -s
.h With the ending of this fir:
,o part and the starting Of the SCI
- ond, we reach the allegorical pal
? of the story. '"s'
PART 2
H. AS we proceed from now o
lg your eyes will open in wonder 6
H. the marvellous effects, the magni
IN icent portrayal Of each actor an
~ actress of the part assigned an
OF the absolute sinking Of identity {
s, the players in the characte
er enacted.
No allegorical drama lends i
IN self to more beautiful scenes an
I'd more immortal magnificence tina
x this wonderful masterpiece of tn
II, Ambrosio Company Of TORN
Italy. They have spared neithe
i'll time, money or energy to max
d, this feature the greatest of tn
DC age.
lg With the opening of the pictur
a we have the transporting of job
IN Bunyan's character. in that {
Christian.
es Needing only the voice of Coz
ds Christian placed his burden on HI
gs back and sets forth from the Cit
D. of Destruction to the place {
Is everlasting happiness. The wal
es ing of his children and the pleae
On ing of his wife did not deter hi
to from his purpose. Entreating he
I'd to let him depart with her bles!
BY ing, he set his face toward til
to city gates and walked out towar
ar the path of Righteousness cryin,
ne Life, Life, eternal Life"
w AS he paused without the gate
at he was in doubt as to which wa
to go. He stood and ponderet
I'd but not for long. Aman approach
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