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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-06
Railway Consolidation the Order
of the Age.
TWenty-eight Corporations Con-
troll 147, O61 Miles.
LIMIT NOT REACHED.
System Making Believed to Be
Yet in Its Infancy.
Western Roads to Be Embraced
in Five Great Systems.

Chicago, Aug. 6.-"Within ten years
all the railroads west of Chicago will
be embraced in five great systems
This prediction was made yesterday
by a leading official of one of the larg-
est railway systems in the west. 1t is
concurred in by many officials of other
companies who have watched not only
the trend of railway consolidation gen.
orally in the past few years, but have
themselves been instrumental in ar
ranging important events of the kind.
To what extent the "unification of
financial control idea now prevails or
may ultimately be pushed cannot be
explicitly stated. A fairly accurate esti-
mate may be made of the actual COM
binations of companies which have been
effected To show to what extent the
system making movement has pro-
crossed the Railway Age has tabulated
the railway companies of this country
and Canada which control over 1000
miles of track. The table shows that
today twenty-eight corporations, either
by direct operation or through subor-
dinate organizations, control over 147,-
900 miles Of road. Several of the SyS-
TENS have already surpassed the sur
prising figure of 10000 miles each,
has been reached
The following table shows the mile
age controlled on June l last by each of
the companies named and includes
track laid this year or otherwise ac-
quired. The figures will serve to cor
rect various erroneouh statements that
have been made as to the largest rail-
way systems, and will show also, to
those familiar with the relative mag
nitude of the principal corporations,
that some notable changes in position
have occurred in the present year as
the result of recent purchase and lease.
.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-06

that of the Club theater at Joplin, and
practically the same attractions will be
booked for the two houses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-06

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-06

YOS WaHt to Hire . Man, a
Boy or a Woman, 81 AdUeTtfse-
sstsHt So This Paper aOfU bring
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-06

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Advertising Il sgsB Pay Big re-
turns. 4 "SsssU ASverfise-
s'sesst'' 10 Tie SY@ts Journal
costs . ea'sEs- o Essss o. &ey.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-09-02

lied our expectations A long wall Of ap-
parentIy important and very ancient
structure, built of kiln-burned bricks, has
/ been discovered, and traced distance of
| nearly 500 feet BY means of a series of
open trenches and tunnels. On the level
Of the plain, % feet below the surface
Of the mounds, another arch Of burned
| bricks and part Of water course were
excavated.
"One hundred and ninety-fve tombs
have been. opened. All the bones and
skulls which allow of transportation
have been saved. Only such specimens Of
the sarcophagi will be removed as form
an important link in the history Of Baby
lon In many cases Singo for the
nose, ear and finger rings, anklets. ban
giles, bracelets and beads of copper and
stone were found in the tombs.
THE most important find, however.
were the rescued cuneiform tablets and
other inscribed objects. Apparently we
have found another archive in the lower
strata at a considerable depth below the
present level of the plain. Among other
remarkable objects are II seal cylinders,
seven inscribed steles Of burned clay and
several fragments of large burned clay
cylinder. These are from a period 250o
to 1900 B. c.
1.-The number Of workmen at present
employed in the trenches is 20S. A con-
siderable gang Of natives working on the
temple hill on the eastern side of the
Shatt-en-Nil, exploring the lower strata
Of the temple Of Bel, found the important
old RabyIonian vase fragments, from
which I was enabled TO restore the i'm
portant texts Of King LIgal-zaggisi and
other powerful monarchs ruling in the
fourth and fifth pre-Christian miIlenni-
uIns''
Concerning the ruins of the great tenn
pie library, Prof Hilprecht writes:
AS early as II years ago I pointed out
that the extensive group Of hills to the
southwest Of the temple of Bel must be
regarded as the probable site of the tenn
pie library of ancient Nlppur About 300
hundred tablets were rescued from the
trenches in this hill during our first
campaign.
Later excavations increased the num-
Der Of tablets taken from these mounds
But it was only within the last six weeks
that my old theory could be established
beyond any reasonable doubt During
this brief period a series Of rooms was
exposed which furnished not less than
1900 cuneiform documents, forming part
of the temple library during the latter
half of the third millennium B. c. In
long rows the tablets were lying on the
shelves for these imperishable old Bah
ylonian records.
''The total number of tablets rescued
from different parts of the ruins during
the present campaign amounts even now
to more than 1900 and is increasing rap
idly by new finds every day.
1.-THE contents of this extraordinary
library are as varied as possible Lists
of Sumerian words and cuneiform signs,
arranged according to different princi-
pies, and of fundamental value to our
knowledge Of the country, figure prorni-
nentIy in the new find
"As regards the portable antiquities Of
every description. and their archaeology
zeal value, the American expedition now
stands readily first among the three ex-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-09-02
The Nippur "Find'

petitions at present engaged in the expio-
ration OF ancient Ba5ylonia and the res
toration Of its past history.
THE temple library. as indicated in my
last report, has been definitely located at
the precise spot which, in my judgment
is its most probable site. The cuneiform
documents have been rescued this year
from the shelves OF a series Of rooms
in its southeastern and northwestern
wings
In view, however, of other duties TO
be executed by this expedition before
1901, the present writer pointed out as we
can leave Nippur this year. and in con-
sideration of the enormous amount OF
time and labor required for a methodicaI
exploration OF the whole mound in which
it is concealed, I have recently ordered
all the gang of Arabic workmen 10 De
withdrawn from this section of ancient
Nippur and 10 be set to work at the east
ern fertilization line Of the city. close to
the temple compile proper.
According to a fair estimate based
upon actual finds, the unique history Of
the temple and Typographical indications,
there must be hidden at least from 10000
10 10000 tablets more in this ancient his
tory library, which was destroyed by the
invading Elamites about the time Of Alb
raham's emigration from Ur Of the Chal-
dees. Only about the eighth Of this IL
brary Gall Of DR.. Haynes previous work
included has so far been excavated and
examined"
Professor Hilprecht is on his way to
.
here early this fall. He will bring many
of the new-found tablets and relics with
him.
Among the curious relies are bas reliefs
Of religious ceremonies in the temple of
Bel, a carving of an early king and
queen of Nippur. one of the earliest
pieces Of sculpture in existence There is
also a bas relief Of a horse race that may
have taken place 1000 years ago.
In addition to this group of carvings
separate pieces Of stone carving have
been taken out of the ruins, images of
their gods and goddesses, and one frag-
ment of lamb about to be sacrificed.
The ruins Of Nippur are along the en-
bankments Of the Euphrates-the Shaft
el-Hai and the After swamps Of Central
been conducted for nearly p years have
been attended by great hardships and
dangers. The temperature is excessive
and at times it is impossible to carry on
the work Hostile Arabs interfere with
the excavations, although in recent years
the Arabs have become more friendly.
The Turkish government is extremely
Jealous of the excavations being made,
and an armed guard is constantly on the
ground
Nippur was the center of the Babyloni-
an empire over which Sargon and Naram
Sin ruled. and there Is the wonderful
temple of Bel. The civilization which
flourished there is proved by the tablets
and other relics to have paralleled that
Of the Greeks and Romans many years
later Much of the early Biblical narra-
tive which critics have declared myth
zeal, it is expected will be corroborated
when the writing are fully translated.
Professor Hnprecht places the building
Of the temple of Bel at 5000 or 1000 years
ago, and the story of Genesis is most
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-09-02
Genesis of
the Bible
Confirmed.

startlingIy substantiated. IN the 18th
chapter of Genesis is the story Of the
invasion of Palestine by four great east
ern monarchs, of which there are hun
dreds Of tablets on which are recorded
the events Of this campaign.
The magnificent temple building is the
most important. for il contains the list
Of priests and kings, the imperial edicts
which VIII throw much light on this neo-
Babylonian civilization. The tablets are
fled with Sumerian words and cuneiform
signs of the non-Semetic language, prov
ing the theory that the ancient Baby
Ionians were different people from the
people of Palestine.
The cuneiform inscriptions found at
Nippur lead Professor Hilprecht to the
conclusion that civilization is 1908 to l.p0l
years older than previously supposed,
One Of the most surprising features in
the excavations at Nippur is that The
temples and buildings OF different periods
Of its history have been built one ON top
OF the other.
This is due to a peculiar superstition
in the Orient They have a firm belief
there that thousands Of years have not
affected, that nothing about temple
must ever be changed Vases on which
were written the temples history were
kept for thousands of years. and only
discarded when broken by accident.
The people also believed that no tenn
pie could find favor in the eyes of their
gods unless it stood upon the exact out
lines of the former temple on that site
If the old temple was in ruins they did
not clear away the fallen walls, but
built upon them. using them as a founda-
ton.
In the days when Noah built his ark
the kings and priests Of Babylonia had
the same belief, and some of them, when
making alterations in the temple, left
such inscriptions as this:
But previous kings have not kept the
boundary Of the temple; they have not
searched it's foundation stone and in
structed their architects tn lay out the
lines on the true places of the former
temple"
This seemed a serious error IN the
minds of the priests, which they set
about to correct whenever il was posi-
bic. So they rebuilt their temples with
a care and precision which they thought
would find favor in the eyes Of their del
ties.
If it had not been for this belief mod
ern excavators would not have found
such a rich field of prehistoric lore at
Nippur
For nearly 5000 years before Christ
the inscriptions Of the worlds history,
scratched in clay and baked so hard
that time and weather have had no eff
feet Were placed there.
1t was this spot which. above all other
known places. promised the richest re-
turns for research. The more famous
city of Babylon had been despoifed by
conquerer after conquerer Of the Assyr-
ians and other nations Nippur. lying to
the south of Babylon and being of less
important came more nearly living out
its natural existence.
The upper part of Nippur was found to
be covered with 10 feet Of sand and earth
and from inscriptions found it is calcu-
lated that this part of the ruined city
was built 1000 years before Christ
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-09-02
Writings Seven
Thousand
Years Ago.

In regard to the great discovery of the
library at Nippur. the New York Journal
says:
In ancient Nippur. buried city of
Mesopotamia, near the site Of the famous
Babylon, on the Euphrates river, has
been found this summer the oldest Ii
brary in the world.
Seventeen thousand tablets with Gu
neiform inscriptions have been unearthed
containing history Of the ancient world
dating back over 2,000 years beyond the
earliest Biblical records.
Professor Hermann V. Hilprecht, cl-
rector Of the University Of PennsyIVd-
MAS Babylonian expedition, made this
remarkable discovery.
The antiquity OF N.ppur may be judged
from the fact hat under is to1mer
name of Carmen, it is one Of the first
cities mentioned in the Bible.
In the tenth cnl3ter Of Genesis, wnere
the first mention OF any cities occurs,
is this aIus!ol 10 il;
And in the beginning Of his (NimroIs)
kingdom was Erech and Accom- and Car
neh. in the land of Shinar."
So it may be supposed that when the
Bible had only begun TO be written this
history Of Nippur was old. In fact, if
the present calculations Of scientific men
be correct, Nippur's historical library
reached almost as far back of Biblical
times as we of the present day are re-
moved from Abraham ; day
Two fhC71capd xrnaye haF1-a Christ ~
the ratew when Abraham, the founder of
the Jewish nation. is supposed 10 have
lived, while Nippur's new-found inscrip-
tons en- tablets Of clay reach back 5000
years beyond that time, perhaps TO the
very dawn of civilization upon the earth.
Prof Hlprecht believes that this was
the greatest library Of the ancient world.
He estimates that the tablets so far
found are only one-sixth or one-eighth Of
the number that will be brought to light
when the excavations at Nippur are car
ried still further.
So recently have these inscribed tablets
been found that it has not yet been pos
sible to make translations Of them. Only
a few dates have been deciphered which
show their extreme antiquity
These tablets. the oldest books in the
world, are Of hardened. sunbaked, clay,
on which are engraved the cunei-
form characters Of the Sumerian
language. the tongue of the earliest
Inhabitants Of the lower Babylonian re-
gion. 1t is radically different from the
Hebrew tongue, and aSin to syriac. The
modern Assyriologists are able 10 deci-
pher it with accuracy, so it may be as
sumed that in short time this entire
ancient history may be presented to the
present day readers.
The tablets are in excellent condition
and few are broken They vary from
three 10 six feet in length. Only COM
parative few have been removed and will
be brought to the United States The
others will be translated on the ruins Of
Nippur
Professor Hilprecht. to whom the dis
eovery is due. writes Of the Importance
of his latest find" in recent letter to
his friends in Philadelphia:
THE results obtained have fully real
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-19
CITY IN 3 REF.

J. D. Reese. travelling passenger agent
of the Union Pacific. was In town yes
terday.
John ". Adams yesterday returned
from ossawatoInie, where he was on le-
gal business.
The Royal Neighbors surprised camp
1881 NJ. W. A last night with a pleasant
evening social call
Rev. Dubber and family have changed
their residence from 10 South Seneca
avenue TO SIS East Central avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ross returned yes
terday from an extended visit IN At
lanta. Ga, and other cities in the south
Mrs. George Hether4ngton returned yes
terday from Newton. where she has been
visiting her mother. Mrs P. 81 Klllam.
Mr.. John MIIlbaugh and family moved
yesterday into a neatly arranged cottage
at ~ North Water street from 10 South
Water street
Mrs. Jane Clark. Mr. and Mrs. I.
Vance OF Quincy. Ill. arrived last nisht
and are visiting DR.. and Mra. Easton.
10 Lulu avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. s Morris .: Toreka
Kan. are visiting their daughter Mrs
o. A Boyle at 81 waco. Pr Norris s.
chief clerk n the pension Office there
The drawing for the hand painted ci4oc-
late set took place at THE ideal Pharra-
acy." IA So-th Main street. Apri. = a.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-19
COMING LOCAL EVENTS.

Grand Chancellor Alton OF the Knights
OF Pythias wiz pay an official visit to
$50 tonight
The ladies' Aid sociey OF the First
Presbyterian church viii meet this az
ternoon IN the church parIars
The German Ladies' Independent Aid
society win meet At the residence Of
Mrs. ". A Polk. LIB North Lawrence
avenue this afternoon az O'Clock sharp
Election q officers VIII take place.
The ladies OF ST. Johns church all give
q reception for ne Rev Mr.. Richie q
ST. Louis and Mr. Randall. THURSDAY
evening. April Il. in the guId rooms Q;
the church All members and those in
1erested in the church cordially invited.
The Astrea Reading clab VIII meet a.
Mrs. olive Reeds. So sogrG Lawrence
avenue Thursday afternoon a. O'Clock
All members are requested % b present
as important steps VIII b taken Roll
call Current events b. ozds. or Sec
Rotary.
Mr.. ?. r. Draper o. Cbicaso arrived In
the city yesterday. The funeral Of Ars,
Draper. formerly Mss MAID Tered
VII take place a: ) o'ciock today from
The residence ot Dr. J. 4 Terrell *
North Main Mrs Draper tisd Noaday
ma ug az s-as 4. II. ard not Sunaas
morning. as stated Il q Drsvious .ss1s
q the Eagle.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-19
QUARTER CENTURY IN BUSINESS
T.. q. smyth & sons Will Celebrate
With Opening Next Saturday.

F. G. Smyth & Sons, the popular imple-
ment dealers, are making elaborate
preparations for a grand spring opening
at their salesrooms, 300-302 East Doug
las avenue, next Saturday, April q, from
to 9 o'clock p. n. As well as being the
opening of their busy season it also
marks their quarter of century bust
ness record. having been in the imple-
ment and carriage business for twenty
five consecutive years on Douglas ave-
nue., a business record unequaled by any
other firm in Wichita or the southwest.
F. G. Smyth & Sons implement house is
the Oldest and one of the most
successful and reliable houses in
the west The business was es-
tabished twenty-five years ago next
Saturday by F. G. Smyth, ST., and sons,
Charles H. and Fred G. They have con-
Quoted their business on the plan Of
honor, and their efforts have been
crowned with success. Every season and
every year their trade has steadily in
creased until now they carry an immense
stock Of goods and employ fourteen peo-
pie. Their salesrooms occupy the first
and second floors of the large double
room corner of Douglas and Lawrence,
the east room on the first floor being de-
voted to farm machinery; in the west
room IS their bicycle department and
sample floor. for their fine rubber-tired
vehicles.
The second floor Is the largest and
finest apportioned carriage salesroom in
the entire west, being 40 by so feet. The
ceiling is made of pressed steel squares,
white enameled, as is also the entire
interior Of the room, which is conven-
iently arranged for the display of We
hicles. This large room is now filled
with fine carriages. phaetons, buggies,
traps, stanhoDes and road wagons. They
carry full line of Columbus and Hen
ney goods for their high grade work, be
sides the other makes of medium grade
goods.
Besides their large salesrooms they
occupy three large warehouses. All of
them are now filled with goods.
Charles H. and Fred G. Smyth, the
proprietors and managers, have grown
up in the implement business, en-
gaging in the business with their
father when they were boys, and
have devoted their entire time and
study to the business, and the great sue
cess of their business is evidence that the
public appreciates and approves Of their
way Of doing business.
Next Saturday afternoon their elegant
and commodious salesrooms will be open
ed for visitors, who will greeted with
the sweet strains of melodious music,
that will continue all afternoon and
evening. AT night their store will be
beautifully illuminated with arc lights
and everything will be in perfect order
for the opening Professor Blume's full
orchestra will furnish music for the oc-
casion, which will doubtless be a grand
affair.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-19
The time to do is TO-DAY. Procr

is able to abrogate its agreement with
the Santa Fe regarding the use of the
depot and the tracks between this city
and Newton another important change
will be made in the service. The train
which goes to Newton in the afternoon
and returns at noon viii run to Burton
over the Midland tracks and connect with
the Santa Fe at that point. In addition
to this the morning train from st. Louis
will he run through to Ellsworth over the
Midland and will connect there with a
new fast train the Union Pacific has put
on for the transcontinental traffic.
Purify the blood-cure disease: keep the
blood pure; prevent disease-these two
laws of health constitute the mission of
Beggs Blood Purifier. the great Spring
Medicine. BEST blood medicine on the
market" says Mrs. James Mcbride, Apa-
lachicola Fla. J. p. Allen, Dockum &
Higginson, Geo. Van Werden.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-19
DISCOVERED WOMAN

Another great discovery has been made,
and that top, by lady in this country.
Disease fastened its clutches upon her
and for seven years she withstood its Sc
verest tests, but her vital organs were IN
dermined and death seemed imminent. For
three months she coughed necessarily,
and could not sleep. She finally dis
covered a way to recovery, by purchasing
of us bottle of DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption, and was so
much relieved on taking first dose, that
she slept al night: and with two bottles,
has been absolutely cured. Her name is
Mrs. Luther Lutz." Thus writes W. c.
Hamnick & Co., of Shelby, \. c. At G..
Behring's drug store. Regular size SOC
and s.. Every bottle guaranteed.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-19
WOODMEN'S PRETTY FOLDERS
Souvenir Scenes EIaborate1y Used to
Advertise Log Rolling.

Charles H. Weik, chairman OF the
board of managers Of the log rolling to
be given by the Woodmen Of the World
in this city September S, is TO be con-
graduated on securing the handsome
folders which have just been printed TO
advertise the occasion.
The folder contains fine views of Wich-
ita's public buildings. Riverside park and
other beauties of the city, and will be
very attractive. The park scenes are es-
pecially inviting to those who will want
a shady and picturesque place to spend
a day and partake OF the Woodmen ban
quet that is TO take place in Central Riv-
erside under the trees. The coming log
rolling is said TO be booming and the
local managers say they expect TO have
at least 5000 people herre. New features
of entertainment are being added from
time to time.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-19
WICHITA BOAT CLUB
New Organization for Pleasure on the
Little River.

A club Of eight young men Of this city
was lately organized and have secured
a steam pleasure launch which was
placed on the Little Arkansas river last
night.
Those comprising. the club are NJ c..
Wareham, K. NJ. Holcomb, II. L. Hunt
c. Copeland, A R Marsh. w. H Lane.
G. Stokes, c. Lindsey. This boat is now
open to the public and viii be putting
REGULARLY up and down the Little river.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-19
PROFITABLE HOG RAISING
Two Farmers Sell Six for Over One
H7nnfred Dollars

Brady Brothers, who are farming Mr..
W. H. Dewey's farm five miles east OF
the city, gave a practical demonstration
of the money there is in raising good
hogs in Kansas yesterday when they
drove into the city with a load. Three
of their hogs brought $5S.42, while three
others only nine months old brought
$3.50. Whenever a farmer canoccasion-
ally load up aw agon load of hogs, bring
them five miles and to market and get
over hundred dollars for them, he ought
to be satisfied that a Kansas far mis- the
best paying investment and is worthy of
staying with pretty closely.