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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-24
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SAVING SENSE LEFT.
America Has Not Yet Developed the
Perfect spendthrift-"

Yet. uneconomicaI and extravaganr
as we are, we have not yet developed
the perfect spendthrift." as he is to
be found on the other side of the AZ
Iantic. It seems at times as if he must
be a product of an older. a more EFF
feref civilization. The man, either young
or old who runs through a large for
tune quickly is a rarity with US. Hlg
as our standard of living. and of the
ordinary. expense of living Is, our stand
ard Of what might be called profiigata
extravaganza is by no means so higA-
OF course. pretty large sums are vast
ed in various form of dissipation, here
as elsewhere But that is not the point.
To take the single item of gambling,
how often do we hear of a mans being
ruined by il here? No doubt we hear
stories OF tremendous sums lost and
won: but such sums do not seem either
Ito make or to break" anybody Fer
mer whose incomes are reckoneG p4 TN
hundreds OF thousands or millions 70
play 800 poker is not great reckless
ness. But how often do we see young
men, of the smali-salaried sort, pununs
81 600 or $1,000 At a time at baccarat -
you can any day in France2 We nave
not the instinct to save and scrape Tor
eleven months IN the year, and then
shell out all cur savings in fortnight
often met in France young man OF
old provincial family, LegiImist to the
+ backbone proud and very poor; ne was
about 81 modest, thoroughly correct,
as good, innocent young fellow as one
would care to meet; the sort Of young
man who seems to have been overlook
! ed and left out in the cold by French
/ fiction, though by no means a great
rarity in French real life. I happened
to ask him one day if he ever played
cards He said no. he did not care for
that sort of thing. and besides. Els
means would not permit it. Il never go
i into a gambling saloon said he, or
{ nj a Clf1n- some
times may join in a little game OF
poker among friends, just to pass the
/ time: but only a very small game, neV-
er more than a louis" 0 louis limit l
wonder what club men Outside OF the
millionaire cIass) in New York. Boston,
/ Pbfladelphia. or any of our larger east
ern cities, would call 81 poker very
small gamei-Scribner' Magazine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-24
ABour RAILRoAp PEoPIE.

H. H Marley, travelling passenger
agent for the Michigan Central
Charles Crawford of the dispateher's
office is on duty at Ottawa for a few
days.
George Wilson is new man in the
water service. He began work Thurs
day morning.
A &. Wachter is new clerk in the
store accountants Office. He began
work yesterday morning
Santa Fe east bound train No was
hours late Thursday afternoon and
left Topeka behind No. 6.
Charles Dawsman, employed at the
lunch counter at the Santa F'e depot, IS
spending a few days in Chicago.
C. T. Mcclellan, division superintend-
ent of the Santa Fee has returned from
an inspection trip over the cutoff
John Stein and 5. H. Brown, both
superintendent of the. Harvey eating
house system. were in Topeka Thurs
day
John Fulton succeeds William Over
hauser as night fireman at the old ma
chine shop. Overhauser has left for
Kentucky
Grant Thornburg. division freight
agent of the Rock Island. returned
Thursday morning from a short bust
ness trip to Kansas City.
L c. Cuff. a helper in the machine
shop quit the shop service Thursday
morning. and will leave shortly for
Pueblo. where he will visit relatives
It is reported that the baseball team in
the ticket auditors Office has challenged
the Washburn college team to a game
! 70 be played at Washburn college some
time soon
R. II. Ripley. son of E. P. Ripley,
president of the Santa Fe railway,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-24

William Hairsine. of the blacksmith
shop. is absent from the shop on &C
count of sickness
passed through Topeka yesterday after
noon on west bound Santa Fe train No
L He IS on his way TO California
The baseball team in the ticket au-
ditor's Office was Photographic yester-
day noon. The pictures were taken on
the lawn at the east side of the offices
Those who wish pictures can have them
by applying to Ralph Snebley OF that
Office
1t was reported several days ago that
Walter Rigdon, Of the boiler shop. was
to marry Miss Myrtle Painter, of this
city. A mistake was made in the given
name 1t being Mary instead of Myrtle
There happens to be a Myrtle Painter,
and she requests that the correction be
made
Engineer William Rain. who runs out
Of Topeka on l and > and and s. and
who has the reputation of being one %
the fastest runners on the system. did
something last Wednesday afternoon
which every engineer could not do. and
what is more would not do. When he
pulled out of Topeka Wednesday after
noon with No she was about p min
utes behind time. but Rain had orders
to pull into Kansas City on time, and
consequently nearly burnt up the rails
between Topeka and that point. He
was on time at Holiday, about Il miles
this side Of Kansas City.
The manager Of the theatrical COM
/ pany which viii play THE Orphan $
Prayer at the Crawford next Saturday
i registered a kick at the passenger office
( yesterday morning. He said that il was
/ bad enough when they had a circus TO
contend with but that it was too much
when ball game between the car ser
vice and the passenger office was pulled
off on the same day that MS snow
played in Topeka. And to think "
said he that Roy Johnson, the theatfl-
cal manager of this railroad. is to pitch
the game for the passenger office
am sure that the opposition will be too
strong for our show
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-24
BUILDINGS Being EREcrEp.
Former Santa Fe Man Gets Place Al
Carrizozo. N. II.

Albuquerque. n. NJ, April go. l.
Warnock left Alamogordo for Carrizozo
TO arrange for the construction of an
engine house with six pits and a ma
chine shop with an oil house. all to
cost about $1,000 The walls will be OF
corrugated iron and the roof of tin
An eating house must also be built to
replace the one burned.
The railroad eating house at Carl
z0zo burned to the ground the other
day. The fire was started by children
playing with matches in the basement,
some of them setting fire to the paper
on the walls of the room. 1t is for
tunate that the new hotel is just about
ready for business. otherwise the trav-
eler would have to bring his coffee pot
and lunch with him while passing
through that section of New Mexico.
". E Palmer. for many years agent
on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
at San Antonio. N NJ. is now in the
service of the Ell Paso & Northeastern
system as agent at Carriz0zo. Mr..
Palmer has been with the Northea stern
road since that line reached Alamo
gordo. Everybody in the White oaks
country has known Mr.. Palmer for a
number Of years. and a more suitable
selection could not have been made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-24

Santa Fe Asks Bonus from Shaw
nee, o. t

effort will be made BY the citizens of
this town to induce the Santa F'e to
locate round house and repair shops
here. The company has asked that the
town give a bonus of forty acres OF
ground south of the river. This land is
valued at about $1,000 and it can be
raised with. very little trouble by popu-
lar subscription The company will con-
struct a sixteen stall round house. three
stalls larger than the ChOctaw, and such
repair shops as may be needed to carry
on the business between this and the
nearest general shops The location of
the round house and repair shops here
means employment for a greater num-
Der Of labOrers and a materially in
creased pay roll for Shawnee. Besides,
it is understood that should this propo-
sition materialize for Shawnee, the gen
eral passenger and freight division
would also be esta blished here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-24
COLLISION ON SANTA FE.
Switch Engine and Eight Flat Cars
Smashed Up.

Ell Paso. Tex, April 24-One switch en-
CINE and eight fiat cars were put to the
bad yesterday as the result of collision
on the Santa Fe near the smelter-
The collision occurred between the smell
ter engine and an inside switch engine
which usually works in the city yards put
which had just made a trip to
CouTchesne's rock quarry and was com
ing back pulling a string of loaded cars.
The inside engine was coming This way
and the smelter engine was going out
pushing string Of cars ahead of it. The
engine coming this way bumped into the
cars ahead Of the other engine with the
result that the colliding engine and the
cars We're badly demolished.
The crews of both trains jumped and
Conductor George Melcher and Helper
Phil Neufer were badly bruised as d re-
suit. The smelter engine escaped without
injury
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-24
lave az INpIcAToR.
One Good Thing About the Cuban
Railway Cars.

There is quite a difference between
railr0ading in the United States and III
Cuba and some of the things that are
said about the Cuban railroads are hard
to believe I a Barnes. who is in I'll
Paso. and who has spent quite little
time in Cuba, in talking about the diff
ference. said.
THE Americans when they first 90 to
Cuba laugh at some Of the practices
that are in vogue in that country, and
particularly in the railway service For
instance. it sounds very funny to an
American to read in the passenger
right to carry so many chickens as
luggage in the third class car.
1T IS also hard for an American to
believe that on some Of the older ROADS
that The switch engines in use on the
line are team OF oxen, but l hava
photographs showing such to be the
case. The new road, however. now be-
ing built between Havana and san
Juan viii be an uD-to-date line and
many Of the old customs viii be done
away with
There is one thing, however. in
which the Cuban railways are ahead of
those in the United States, and that IS
at The head end of each coach over the
door there is an Indicator. which is
placed in plain sight Of all the pas
sengers. This indicator carries all the
names of the stations along the line as
well as dial showing the time OF day.
Just before the train leaves the station
the brakeman comes in and turns up
the next station and also the time OF
day al which the train is due at that
station and so on for each station
along the line. This is very handy for
the passengers. for all they have to do
is to look up at the indicator to see
what the next stop is and when their
respective stations show I'D on the indf-
Gator they can get ready to get off. This
also takes a great deal of trouble off the
hands Of the conductors as passengers
do not have to bother them with ques-
lions regarding the next stop"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-24
RATES TOO HIGH.
Commerce Commission Rules on New
York-Chicaeo Tariffs.

New York, April 24.-The interstate
commerce commission today announced
a decision in the case of proposed ad .
vanees in freight rates on various ar
ticles between New York and Chicago
The proposed advances affected iron
articles, dressed beef, packing house
products, grain and grain products. and
have been under consideration all win
ter. The commissioners decision is thar
the proposed advances in rates on grain
and grain products are not justified.
The finding says the proceedings in this
case was in the form of a general in
vestigation. and that no order can be
made. therefore. on the record, but that
further proceedings viii be commenced
unless the respondent carriers readjusI
their rates on grain and grain products
in accordance with the views in the de-
cision or or before May Is 1903" The
rates on other articles are not con-
demned-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-24
JOKE ON THE TENDERFEET.
Heard sold Spanish Chimes" on De
pot Platform at Albuquerque.

Some of the remarks made by the IN
initiated fasteners who alight at this
place to see the sights are rather funny,
says the Albuquerque Journal-Demo-
crat. A lady who stopped off here Sun
day made her companions halt in front
of the AlvaradO cafe and all listened
enraptured to the charming and roman
tic sound of ''old Spanish chimes COM
ing from some quaint old adobe church
over xonder somewhere" This is a
great compliment to the musical ability
of the gentleman who performs on the
dinner gong at the entrance to the
lunch counter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-24
BUILD 1rs owN TEAM.
Santa Fe viii GO Ahead With It's
Grand Canyon Plans.

The management of the Santa Fe has
announced that the legal battle which
is being made by a pioneer of Arizona
to obtain the title to the Bright Angel
Trail win not interfere with the con
struction of the new hotel which the
company is planning to erect on the
rim of the canyon Thus far the pio-
neer seems to have the best of the
struggle. but the Santa Fe viii con-
struct another track to the river bed,
provided the courts deprive them OF
Bright Angel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-24
DEATH DRAUGHTIN LOBBY
VineIand Man Takes Sensational De-
parture in Boston Hotel.

Boston. April a4.-John A. Grady a
middle-aged man. living at SIS Elmon
street, vineland N j.. committed sui
eide IN sensational manner in the
Hotel Savoy this afternoon. Grady reg
istered at the hotel late Sunday night.
This morning he left his room anu
bought an ounce OF carbolic acid at q
nearby drug store He did not return
until afternoon. when he walked into the
hotel lobby drew a phial from his
pocket. uncorked it and drank the con
tents He died an hour later at the
hospital
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-24
NEARLY $4,000.
That Is What Ramsey & RAM
sey's Paving Bill VIII Be.
John Richie Is Close Behind in
the List.
GOT THE BIG BLOCKS.
ghis Brings His Total Well Up
to Front.
Cash Cost of All the Street I'm
prOyement Work.

According to the city engineers esgf-
mates. the value of the work secured by
the various bidders this year is as fol-
lows:
Ramsey & Ramsey, paving and
curbiug .--.-....- .-....-. .-.- SIS 50s- 70
J. Ritchie, paving. curbing and
rolling .+....-.-.- .-..-.. ~ Dob g.
Wall & Hanley. paving ...-..-. 25.62s 93
,. II. Maxwell. grading .....-.. 22,ASl.SS
hepley e. Webster, curling l,zSe.gJ
crossing plates plates ...' 9s 2o57s
"a. w. Gilmore, catch basins and
sewers ---.---... .-.-----. Aolo-99
From these estimates. it appears that
while Ramsey & Ramsey secured the
contract for paving half of the forty
blocks, they did not secure those blocks
which have the greatest amount Of
square feet in them. John Richie Sc
cured only two paving contracts, one
for Kansas avenue and one for Topeka
avenue but the Kansas avenue con-
tract was worth Sl5,25S.42 and the To-
peka avenue contract was worth S4,-
$685.. a total Of S19.S4297. This does
not include the three blocks at the
south end Of Kansas avenue, which the
council held up pending the settlement
Of the difficulty with the city railway
about double tracks. The value of these
blocks viii probably be about $4,000,
and If the council finally allows them- il
win give John Richie the largest part
Of this years work.
John Maxwelrs contract for all the
grading IN the city is a good job, and
will aggregate about SO 900, as above
stated
The above estimates have been pre-
pared by the city engineer so that the
contractors can make up their bonds
The contractor has TO give a bond to
the city for the full amount of the value
Of his contracts
The defaiied statement Of the proba-
BILE cost OF each separate contract in the
city. as estimated by the city engineer
follows.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-24

Topeka agent told her that the train
which leaves Topeka would certainly
connect with the Howard train at En-
poria so she waited for it The train was
tive hours late and when Miss Benfy
arrived the Howard branch had left
She waited until O'Clock and then
hired the special for SIS In Topeka
Miss Benfy complained to the Santa Fe
and asked the company to refund $50
OF the money she had paid for the train
and the company gave her the cash inn
mediately.-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-24
WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL
Railroads Reduce Freight Rates tc
Oklahoma City.

Oklahoma City. Ok, April 24-Finan-
ciaI agents of the local railways re-
eeived a notice today of a. reduction IN
freight rates on car lots into this city
from Kansas City ranging from 10 to
% cents. This is the most important
concession ever made to the local job
bers and is the source of much satisfac-
tion to them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-24
con LEE LONE BAcK.
Miss Benfy Secured $50 Rebate on
Her Special Train.

Miss Ida Benny. who hired the Santa
F'e special train to take her from En-
poria to Eureka in time to fill her en-
gagement there, states that the Santa
Fe refunded $50 of the s75 that the spe-
cial cost her. Miss Benfy who is a
reader filed an engagement one night
at Topeka and on the following night
she had an engagement at Eureka The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-24
santa Fe Making go Improvements

Navasota. Tex. April 4.-The Santa Fe
Railway. company has had a force OF Ia
borers at work for a week or more past
making some extensive improvements in
the Yards here A couple Of sidetracks are
being moved and standard size water
tank is being erected for accommodation
of the roads motive power. When this is
AN arranged first class pumping plant
VII be installed and water viii be drawn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-24
B. 6 0. WilI Have an Exhibit.

The memora bic exhibit of the Balti-
more. & Ohio railroad at the Chicago ex-
position in 1893 is to be repeated. and
perhaps improved upon in the world
fair next year, under the charge, as
before. Of Major J. C. PangbOrn The
of space.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-24

from the artesian well recently bored in
the yards.
Painters are at work retouching the ex-
terror of the company's large freight de-
pot.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-24
reno Horner. soprano.

Teacher of Voice, Studio S32 Tyler.
Hours 10 a m 10 ? p. m and to p n.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-24

John Ritchie. rolling blocks as above,
90. I04 square yards. sl,5S2.Os.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-24

According to the city engineers essf-
mates. the value Of the work secured by
the various bidders this year is as fol-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-11-14

Territorial Senate is necessary until
the succeeding session; and. except in
case of the auditor, 10 appoint some
person pro tempore; such suspended
officer not to be entitled to pay for the
period of suspension IL ultimately re-
moved by the Governor and Senate;
or, in the alternative, that the Gov
ernor may remove any Of such officers
without the advice and consent of the
Senate. /
Require warrants of the auditor for
the payment of legislative expenses.
Federal Government assist the Ter
ritory in the scientific study of leprosy
and search for remedies.
Amend Organic Act to make Terri
tory's bonds redeemable in ten years
and payable in twenty, twenty-five or
thirty years.
Make payment of taxes for year pre-
vious to general election a condition
of the voting franchise.
Amend Organic Act that the Govern
or shall not be required to call an ex-
ira session of the Legislature to con-
slider appropriations in case of failure
to do so at regular session, and in case
of such failure to deem last previous
appropriations as reappropriated.
Establish a tariff duty of or 3 cents
a pound on foreign coffee.
Admit a limited immigration OF Chi
nese laborers, subject to deportation
on their ceasing to serve at agricultural
or domestic labor.
Recognize authority of Chinese con-
suls to administer estates of Chinese
dying intestate in the Territory.
Maintain an expert forester in the
Territory, TO act with local authorities.
Federal Government assume manage
ment of Hawaiian lighthouses and inn
provement and care of Hawaiian har-
bors, or, alternatively, transfer suffi-
at Hawaiian ports for these purposes
to the Territory
Refund expenses of lighthouses and
harbors from June IA, 1900, to the Ter
ritorv
Erect buildings for Federal officials
in Honolulu and Hilo.
Construct a breakwater for the pro-
lection of Hilo harbor.
ESTIMATES FURNISHED.
Governor Dole gives estimates of
harbor works at Honolulu and Hilo to
cost s1.356,00o. The proposed works
include deepening Honolulu harbor and
channel to 81 feet, low water Hilo's
breakwater is put down at one million
dollars. A list of 50 >needed lighthouses
with estimated cost of structure and
dwelling. as recommended by Lieut..
Commander Hugh Rodman. L. S. N,
is appended. Their aggregate cost is
s74, 400.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-11-14

possible what to do, and if being prac-
teal, why not do it? Scarcely a dav
goes by but what we see some article
in the paper that is really of interest
to the man who is in search of health
and strength. The great trouble is, the
articles are read and with a remark,
THAT just fits my case to perfection"
but the fact is just this: After YOU
have read the article it passes entirely
out Of your mind and is soon forgot
ten.
Nearly every day I am asked this
question: What can do to reduce my
weight. as you see I am becoming cor
pulent? The real answer to this is,
not to be so lazy, for laziness in many
instances is the real cause of people
growing stout, and the stouter they
grow the more lazy they become. Lazi-
ness causes fat and fat causes one to be
lazy. Now the best thing to do is to GO
to work. first find the kind of work
you require and then make it a bust
ness. Call on R. A. Woods of the
Woods Institute and he will give YOU
the proper kind Of work and with his
bath treatment will make as good
Raa az you CD ever. Phone Main 155.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-11-14
VISITOR IS
ASTONISHED
John Wilhelm Surprised
by Evening Paper
Item.

John Wilhelm, passenger on the
Alameda, who halls from ST. Joe, Mo-,
and who is registered at the Young
Hotel, discovered yesterday afternoon
that he was. a capitalist and had come
here to buy the Kona plantation In
fact he was said to have the money
to buy the plantation, with him. He
was also to make a trip to Kona at
once to make an investigation of the
property.
The above news was conveyed 10
Mr. Wilhelm in yesterdays Bulletin,
and was a source of considera BILE
amusement to him. The gentleman
disclaims being a capitalist, and denies
positively that he is to purchase the
kona plantation, or any other plan
tation, or even a square foot of land
in the Hawaiian Islands, and was sur
prised to learn that he had enough
money with him to buy a plantation.
Mr.. Wilhelm is a representative of
Peet Bros. Mfg. Co, of Kansas City,
Kansas. with headquarters in Kansas
City. Mo-, and is now visiting Homo
lulu both for his health and what bust
ness may turn up for his house. which
is one of the largest manufacturers of
soap in the Middle West. Mr.. Wilhelm
never knew of such place or name as
kona until he read it in the Bulletin.
During the last floods which mum
dated several of the cities of Kansas
and Missouri and destroyed millions
of dollars worth of property besides
rendering thousands of people home
less, Mr.. Wilhelm was sent out by the
Commercial Club of st. Joe, Mo-, in
charge of a relief train and centered
his efforts upon the stricken city OF
Topeka. Fifty boats, including many
launches were taken over to Topeka
and thirteen carloads of provisions
were taken under. his direction to To-
peka and distributed to the homeless
people. He directed the feeding of
10000 houseless and foodless persons
rescued from what are called the
bottoms"