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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-11
THE VALUE OF AN IDEA.
President Stilwen of the Orient Origin
ateS a Good One.


ates a Good One.
William Allen White says in the
Emporia Gazette:
What a powerful thing is an idea.
Here today are more than 1,1OO west
ern shippers, merchants and farmers
interested, as stockholders. in the sue
cess of A. E. StilwelPs Orient railway
enterprise. These men live in Mis-
souri,, Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, In
dian Territory and Nebraska. Such a
showing has never before been made
by a railroad enterprise in this coun-
try and is indicative of the interest felt
in the enterprise which will connect
Kansas City with the ports of the
Orient. 1t is the peoples railroad.
But the idea which will do so much to
change the trend and direction of
American commerce in the next hun
dred years, is one mans idea. More
powerful than steam or electricity,
more potent than any physical force
is the energy released in the world
when a strong efficient man thinks.
Stilwell had another idea fifteen
years ago; and ten cents has dropped
from the seaboard freight of every
bushel of Kansas wheat as the result
of that idea. What statesman. or
orator or merchant prince has done
as much as that for the present gen.
Grafton of men? The Stilwell rail-
road is building in Mexico. and in a
few years will be finished. The Mex
newspaper of the southern republic
thinks the road will do more for Mex
leo than any other industrial force
that the country has seen for twenty
years The Investor says:
Through the mining industry u.s. and
always will be, of first Importance in
the region tributary to this railroad,
there are other industries. such as SUI
gar and cereals, which will be benefited
by it, There are important coal inter-
ests to the northward of the Pacific out
cite and natural coke, which are put
within easier reach and some day will
be connected by further railroad devel-
opment In the YaQui river country
there is a little known mineral belt, the
development of which has been retard-
ed by Indian disturbances. In the ad-
vent of a railroad there is guarantee OF
public tranquility and protection.
while many railroads are projected
in northern Mexico, there are few
which, like the. Phelps-Dodge lines and
the Kansas city. Mexico & Orient are
actually building.
Between the city of Chihuahua and
the Fuerte valley, the Kansas City
Mexico e. Orient line will traverse 9
country rich in mineral hitherto access.
able with difficulty and much retarded
portation facilities, Fellow engineer
who have been over some of the Sierra
Madre trails know what this means
| Among the large mines of the region
| to be benefited are the mines OF Bait
Mas and PaImarejo Lluvia de Orc ant
those about Guerrero. There are ais
many small mining interests which VII
be more indirectly served by the adven
of railroad in that part OF Mexico
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-11
TO REDUCE SHOP FORCE.
Rock Island System Orders Temporary
Reduction of 25 Per Cent.

Chicago, Aug. 1.-THE Rock Island
railroad has ordered a temporary lay
off of about % per cent of it's shop
employees. Last April about IL per
cent of the shop men were discharged.
During the past three months the COM
pany put all it's idle equipment through
the shops, and today its engines and
cars are in excellent condition.
I'VE ordered a temporary reduction
of our shop forces simply because we
had not enough work to keep all the
men busy" said a Rock Island official.
I'VE hope and believe that all the men
will be back at work within thirty
days. We have heard by wire today
that the Kansas crops have begun to
move. To move the crops will keep
our equipment busy, and give work
to our full force of employees. The re-
duction just ordered in shop employees
will not amount to more than $780,
900 per month";
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-11
A DREAM OF GOLD.
A Marshall County Farmer Thinks He
Has Valuable Deposits.

Marysville. Kas., Aug. 11.-Marshall
county is interested in d deposit of
gold appearing metal which has been
discovered on the farm of William
SDeIImeier. north of here The first
Indication of the deposit was found
few months ago, but little attention
was paid to it, as an analysis revealed
nothing but a heavy run of iron ana
mica. Recently, however. 1t has
aroused the interest of the man VINO
owns the farm upon which the find
is located and this week when min
ing expert arrived in town Spellmeier
employed him to make an analysis of
the deposit.
1t is represented that the deposit
will pan out about IS to the ton 1t
is found in a bed of gravel and will
be easily mined. The analysis was
made with twenty-five pounds of dirt
and from it two grains of 22-karat
gold were extracted. 1t is probable
that a stock company will be formed,
composed of local men. to prospect
the hill and see just what is contained
in it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-11

Central and eastern Mexico are devoid
of even scant timber for long stretches
of mesa or plateau, so that timber De
comes valuable asset when II can De
bought within reach of such territory.
1t is certain that some of the finest
timber land will be made available, as
this railroad passes through a longleah
pine forest for a distance of something
like $50 miles, beginning about 40 miles
southwest of Chihuahua.
1.-The total length of the main line
when completed will be. according 70
survey, 1879 miles. OF this, 1928 miles
has been permanently located, and 6OO
miles is now graded; 200 miles is COM
pleted and track laid, not including the
Chihuahua & Pacific road which, 1t IS
expected, will form part of the through
line
All this sprang from an idea-from
spiritual force. That force which IL en-
bodied in this idea is sure to have effece
upon the destiny of man on this globe
The building of that railroad Will play
it's integral part whatever may De
needed in it's time and place-to uplfr
peace on earth" When the crisis
comes in human destiny which needs
that road to settle a war or unite a
warning people, or turn the TIDE or com
merce it will be there. 1t VIII be there
as the result of an idea put in mans
mead from the Great Unknown force
that we call destiny or God or race ten
dency. Only this we know OF IT, that II
the redemption of mankind from 1g-
norance and crime, and history proves
that this force is working with ration
al purpose toward a definite, end.
The Stilwell road is as inspired as
Fany other great undertaking, as any
other great message to the world. The
prophets have not all passed from the
earth. Today they are using other
means of delivering their messages
jeremiah spoke in words. Great men
today-men like Stilwell, James J. Hill,
Edison and Marconi are prophets Of
today, delivering God s message to COM
ing generations in deeds. not in words.
| They seem to be dealing with material
\ things, but they are in truth handling
great spiritual forces of human destiny
great ideas. Recent researches In
physics which have subdivided the
atom into mere principles of force-the
stuff that dreams are made of-make
one doubt whether or not matter is the
great substance we thought 1T was
other generations may not merely say
that mind has command and domino
ton over matter, but that matter is
merely mind-the mind of God working
through some infinite plan to some
magnificent end which the human brain
cannot state in its cramped language.
Ideas are not only the most power
full things in the world-they are all
there is in the world.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-11
pIasu. Of Rats Nearly Wiped Out.

Since Stearns' ELECTRIC Rat and Roach
Paste has been recommended by the dealers
of this city, there has been great decrease
in the rat and mice family. 800 reward is
offered to any one who uses Stearns Elec-
trio Paste and does not find it successful
in killing off mice, rats. water bugs. etc. 1t
is easy to use, and is greedily devoured by
rats, mice, cockroaches and all vermin. 1t
is sure death. and gives universal salts
faction, especially as the rats and mice do
not die in the house. If you cannot obtain
this Paste of your dealer. it will be sent ex-
press prepaid on receipt of price by the
Stearns' Electric Paste Co., Chicago, Ill.
Small size, Csc: Hotel size, eight times the
quantity, $1.00. %
Sold by Rowley g. Snow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-11
SHOT A PRISONER.
He Had Knocked Down the Jailer Out
at Hutchinson.

Hutchinson, Kas., Aug. 11.-While
attempting to escape from the county
Jail, Carl Hamlin was shot just above
the heart by Tailor Jerry Ballinger
The bullet was from a 44-calibre gun,
and it lodged in his back. He may
recover.
HamliE, with William Authler, held
for horse stealing, and who has served
a term in the Jeffersonville, Ind, peni-
Tertiary, were left in the corridor with
another prisoner, John Vowel. They
dug half way through the wall, but
could not get further. Vowel refused
to assist them and they bound and
gagged him. The two men attacked
Tailor Ballinger when he opened the
doors to the corridor, knocking him
to the floor with a hose. A trusty,
w. NJ. Pullen, brought gun and Bal
linger got up and followed into the
corridor. where he found the two men
with clubs. The first shot struck Ham
lin and the second just missed Authler,
striking on the wall near his head.
Both prisoners will be held on the
charge of attempted murder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-11
LEASE LITIGATION.
New Point Raised at Paola in an Oil
Suit.


Attorney F. NJ. Harris went to
Paola today to file an action which
will be watched with considerable in
terest throughout the oil and gas
country. The suit is brought to set
aside an oil and gas lease because of
the failure of the party taking the
lease to drill prospect wells. The
lease provides that nominal rental
shall be paid if wells are not drilled,
but it is contended that this is not
sufficient to hold the land under lease;
that while surrounding land is being
developed and royalties paid for oil
land can not be held Indefinitely under
lease without development merely by
paying the rental, which bears no re-
lation to the amount the land owner
would expect if his land produced oil.
and is therefore not to be regarded as.
a consideration in the meaning OF
legal contracts. Mr.. Harris says the
law as developed by rulings in similar
controversies in the older oil coun-
tries is very specific, and he has every
hope of winning the case, though the
matter is likely to go to the supreme
court for final adjustment. The action
is one of the first, if not the first, of
its kind to be brought in the Kansas
field. 1t is aid that in southern Kan
sas thousands of acres are held idle
under lease, and have been for years,
by parties who are not ready to drill.
Ottawa Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-11
TO DEPORT AN AUSTRIAN.
An Insane Man Will Be Sent Back to
His Native Country.

Pittsburg, Kan, Aug. 11.-Louis
Wardenick, an Austrian miner, ac-
eused of numbering two OF ms emil
Iren and attempting to kill his wife
about three months ago, and who was
adjudged insane last week, Will be de-
ported to Austria. Probate Judge
Jones received a notice from the state
insane asylum at Osawatomle that II
would not be possible for the asylum
to accept the Austrian as he had been
in this country less than two years.
The law provides that any alien VINO
becomes insane within two years aIter
landing in this country must be de-
ported and shipped back to the coun-
try from which he came, to be cared
for His wife will remain in this
country and will support herself ana
family, as at present, by conducting Il
boarding house in Cambria four
miles south of here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-11
indians After a Pension.

Louis Bayhylle, Fearing Bear, Mad
Bear and Eli Shotwell, four Pawnee
Indians who went to Washington a
co1n1e of weeks ago, were in the city
over night. They were on their way
home, and the object of their visit to
Washington was to confer with the
authorities relative to obtaining d
last three named in the war with the
Sioux. Louis Bayhylle was the IN
terpreter and had charge OF the
party on the trip. They succeeded IN
getting a favorable recognition OF
their claim and the pensions may be
granted The Indians stopped at the
Grand View hotel and refused TO
sleep any place except in the once.
They claimed they were afraid of f1re
in the upper story. They were al
lowed to sleep where they pleased
Arkansas City Traveller.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-11
OTHER ANIMALS SUBSTITUTED.
Unique Plan of Alleged Horse Thieves
and Barn Burners.

Atchison, Kan. Aug. 1.-THE ar
rest of Frederick Dixon revealed a
peculiar method of horse stealing.
This week a barn belonging to w. r.
Barley, in Doniphan county, burned,
and supposedly Bartey's horses were
consumed. Tuesday night the barn
of ALIVE Cohoon at bingham, this
county, burned. In both cases horses
belonging to neighbors had been sub
stituted for the horses in the barns
before they were fired. AS result no
descriptions of the real horses stolen
would have been sent out.
The deception was discovered by the
merest chance after the CohOOn hre.
A neighbor saw Cohoon's horses being
driven away in the dark. Farmers
gave chase and captured Dixon with
two of the horses. Two other men
escaped with another of Cohoon's
tea
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-11
The Carpenters Golden Wedding

Wichita, Kas., Aug. 11."Mr- and
Mrs. John T. Carpenter celebrated
their fiftieth wedding anniversary at
their home in this city wednesday.
Only the members of their family
their children and grand children were
nresent at the dinner in honor of the
occasion. Mr.. and Mrs. Carpenter
came west from Illinois over thirty
years ago. The town of Valley Cen
ter was built on land owned by them
Mr.. Carpenter is looked upon as the
father of Valley Center" When the
town was young he carried on a bank
ing business there Several years ago
he and Mrs. Carpenter moved to Wich-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-11

wThe square peg in the round hole"
Gguratively expresses the use OF means
ur1suited to the desired end. A great
many people who have been cured of
dyspepsia and other diseases of the stom-
ach and its allied organs of digestion and
nutrition by the use of DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery say: 1--WE tried many
medicines with only temporary benefit.
It was not until we began the use OF
Golden Medical Discovery that We
found a complete and lasting cure"
$4,000 FORFEIT will be paid by
WORLDS DISPENsARY MEDICAL Asso-
c1ATroN, Proprietors, Buffalo, N. Y, If
they cannot show the original signature
of the individual volunteering the testi-
monial below, and also of the writers OF
every testimonial among the thousands
which they are constantly publishing,
thus proving their genuineness.
at Is with pleasure that tell you what Dr..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Pellets
Peedc kaufman Co, Texas 1.-TWO years ago
was taken with stomach and bowel trouble.
lived two weeks on milk and even that gave me
pain. felt though would starve to death
pepsia two said catarrh of the stomach and
bowels They attended me lone at z time iol
tr ae some patent medicine got no better anG
I grew so weak and nervous my heart wouit
futter- could not do any kind OF work NOV
can do my house vzo-k very we'll; ans gsf1trf
in flesh and strength, and can eat anything
want"
Accept no substitute for DR.. Pierce!
Golden Medical Discovery.
DIR. Pierce's Common Sense Medica
Adviser is sent free on receipt of stamp:
to pay expense of mailing only. Senc
II one-cent stamps for the paper covered
book, or 81 stamps for the cloth boune
volume. Address DR.. r. v. Pierce, But
fa1o, n. Y.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-11
snes an lola GAS ComnanY.

Frank Kemmerer today began suit
against the Lincoln Oil and Gas COM
pany for 1895 damages because of
injuries alleged to have been sus-
tanned by him in an accident at the
pumping plant of the Lincoln Oil and
Gas company. Kemmerer says he was
at work for the company in Novem-
Der, 1903. On the nth of that month
the president of the company, H. G..
Maltby, directed him to quit the work
he was then doing and disconnect the
hose from No. 4 well and connect it
to No. IL well. He did as directed
and as he was making the coupling
the hose flew out under pressure of
the compressed air and struck him on
the upper lip, cutting a bad cash. which
bled profusely. He lists his injuries
as follows: Permanent injury, $1,275;
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-11
!. J. MURRAY PROMOTED.
Kansas Boy Made Roadmaster on the
Rock Island.

DaIhart Tex, Aug. 11.-Mr. j. y
Murray has been appointed as road
master from Dalhart to Santa Rosa on
the FL Paso division of the Rock Is
land in place of A. J. Patterson, re-
signed. Mr.. Murray is a Kansas boy
having been raised to his present de-
sirable promotion from merit and
natural ability. He began his railroad
work in 1893 under his father on the
Salina, Kan. section of the Rock Is
land road Later he was advanced to
yard foreman at Harrington and the
past few years as yard foreman at
Hutchinson, Kan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-11
WHY He Sought Divorce.

Leavenworth, Kas.. Aug. lid
ward Stone, of Fort Leavenworth, has
filed suit for divorce from his wife,
Mercedes. who was CUBAN WIDOW with
five children. They were married in
Matanzas, Cuba, January 1, 1901. A
peculiar feature of the petition is the
claim that. owing to the bad breath
of the defendant the plaintiff is I'M
able to sleep with her, and the plaintiff
further claims that the children are
coarse and vulgar. He says he has
had to have the family meals cooked
outside the house, and then to pay his
own son for going for the food. He
claims that his wife uses bad language
TO him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-11
NEGRO Baptists Elect onicers.

Lawrence, Kas., Aug. 1.-THE Sun
day school convention of Negro Cen
trail Baptist association in session here
has elected the following officers for
the coming year: president, Mrs. F..
w. Wooten, Ottawa; vice president.
Rev. N. j. Stokes, Chanute; record
ing secretary, Miss Farinda Crouch,
Lawrence; corresponding secretary,
Mrs. e. A. Wilson, Kansas City; treas
urer, Mrs. NJ. Martin. Garnett; execu-
tive board, Mrs. A. Wright, North Law
renee; Rev. r. Cox, Salina; Rev. D. S.
Topp, OSsawatomie.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-11
M1LLERs' REQUEST GRANTED.
Railroads Adjusting Grain Rates to
Favor American MiIlers.


Favor American MiIlers.
st. Louis, Aug. 11.-Charles Espen-
schied of this city, president of the
MiIlers' National federation, denies
the stories sent out from Chicago to
the effect that the railroads have
turned a deaf ear to the appeal of the
miIIers of this country for railroad
rates that do not discriminate in IA
vor of foreign millers. According to
a circular issued by the traffic man
ager for the federation, the trunk line
association has agreed to advance the
ex-Iake rate. applicable on wheat from
Buffalo to New York on the basis or
8 cents per bushel, effective August
IS, and 4 cents per bushel, effective
September 1. The rates in effect at
present, it is claimed. create dis
elimination against flour of about Z
cents per barrel. The action of the
trunk line association, 1t is said, ends
a fight of several years duration Tor
a readjustment OF the rates on wheat
or flour.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-11
A Chetopa Wedding.

Chetopa, Kan, Aug. LITTLE mar
riape of Miss Hanna Mary Mckinley
to Mr.. Bernard Muller-Thyme was
celebrated here Wednesday at 8
O'Clock at the Sacred Heart church at
this place. The Rev. Dr. George
Pomnennv officiated The bride is a
sister to Miss Nellie Mckinley, super
intendent of public instruction, and is
herself superintendent of the manual
high school at Pittsburg, Kan. Mr..
and Mrs. Muller-Thyme Will i've In
Kansas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-11
A New Oil wen at Paola.

Paola, Kas.. Aug. 11--Well No. 2
on the Copley farm, seven miles north
west of here, was brought in Wednes-
day. 1t proved to be producer of
both oil and gas in large quantities.
1t is said that 1t will actually produce
seventy-five barrels of oil day and
about million cubic rect of gas. The
Rocky Mountain Ssecurity company of
Denver has this lease and will put
down more wells there. 1t will also
develop other territory in Miami
COlnfV
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-11
hospital an cases OF Sickness belonging

hospital all cases of sickness belonging
to the school are taken care Of
Three new buildings are to be added
this fall preparations for which are AL
ready begun. They will compare with
the others in size, arr will be used to
accommodate the increased growth OF
the school, and a few new industries
will be taken up. The greater part of
the new buildings will be utilized as a
new dining room which will be 2oOxSO
feet in size.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-11
The GayIand Storing Its Oil.

The Gayland Oil company has COM
pleted it's pumping station on the L.
Miller lease in the east trend and is
getting a large amount of oil stored
in its tanks. The company has nine
good oil wells on the pump and will
have about 2,5O0 barrels of oil for de-
livery when the Standards line is con-
nected with the tanks.-Chanute Sun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-11
Chicago and Return $4,000 Via

Tickets on sale June 1st to Sept.
aoth. final limit returning Oct. 31st.
Good via st. Louis in one direction.
either going or coming. For full in
formation address T. L. King, G. P. &
T. A.. Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-11

FL Paso, Tex, Aug. IA flood
Wednesday washed out ten miles OF
the Rock Island railroad track near
Tucumcari, N. NJ. The track is light
grade and can be built in a few days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-11
suicide Prevenfed.

The startling announcement that a pre-
ventive of suicide had been discovered
will Interest many. A run down system
or despondency invariably proceeds sui
eide and something has been found that
will prevent that condition which makes
suicide likely. At the first thought OF
self destruction take Electric Bitters. e
being a great tonic and nervine will
strengthen the nerves and build up the
system. It's also great stomach, liver
and kidney regulator. Only SOC. Salts
faction guaranteed by the Arnold Drug
Co. SCI North Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-11

tia. In all their long married career.
there has not been a death in their
family. Uncle Johnny, as his friends
call him. saws he is good for a dozen
years yet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-11

loss of time, at So day. $50; doctors
bills. $40; pain and suffering, $500;
total $1,995.-Iola Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-11

Isaac c. Staples, ST. PAUL. had been
given up by three eminent physicians.
GolIister's Rocky Mountain Tea cured me
completely It's great tonic Csc. Tea or
Tablets GatIin Drug Co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-11

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