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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-05

"A whisper is something snid with your weentsy- -teentsy voice. Hardly anybody except a school teacher, can hear a whis- per But a teacher can mostly always hear one! Sometimes, when you whisper so little that you can't even hear 1t your own self, the teacher hears it, and you get woloped for 1t.
 "A whisper Is the same thing beside big loud word that asleep Is beside awake, or night Is beside day, or like the moon beside the sun; 1t looks like thirty cents.
 Secrets are always told in whispers. But the next day the person who heard the secret tells 1t to everybody what oughtn't to hear 1t in loud voice. That's the strongest evidence against a whisper.
 Nobody what is mad at you ever tells 1t in whispers. A whisper 10 the private property of friends. But there's an sx-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-05

ception to this rule. When you are show Ing of before company who are at your house your ma comes and whispers to you on the sly that she'll attend to your case after you have got in bed; or, maybe, your papa whispers for you to leave the room at once or sooner. These kind of whispers are called signal whispers. Sig nal whispers never tickle the ear as It re- ceives them.
 "A good, kind whisper Is one that comes from your chum, telling you there's to be baseball game on Saturday afternoon out at the edge of town, and that you can go out along with him and lay on your stummick and peep under the fence Another whisper that I like Is when an- other chum whispers and tells you to come round behind the barn and get bite offen his apple.
 After all, though, whisper ain't like nothing else iP the English language"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-05

BOY: Advancing towards girl, lowing and of- fering her paper of pins .''Tis win give you paper of pins. If that's the. way our love begins: If you will marry me, me, me,
 GIRL: Shaking her head vigorously md replying In a sarcastic manner) 'T'll not accept your paper of pins, For it's not the way my love begins: And I'll not marry you, you, you, No, Til not marry you. Sir.h
 BOY: (Taking a key from his pocket, which he
 offers.) Iris I'll give you the key to my heart That you and shall never part: If you will marry me, me, me, If you will marry me, Miss"
 GIRL: (Disdainfully tossing the head and refus-
 knRl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-05
A Paper of Pins.

(An old duet, or dialogue, that can be given by girl and boy at an evening party, creating much amusement. The piece should be given in appropriate cos fume.l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-05

He could slip between the boards: But he gave a bound: When upon his very heels
 Came the barking hound. Jackey slipped right through with easei But old dog stuck there: Jackey waved hls ears and said: .'I'm q lucky hare"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-05

Mammals. the continents marked higher elevation than they do now, and Asia and North America were one, being held to- gether~ by a broad land which was swal- lowed up by the seas ages and ages ago Thus. 1t is a question whether the first ancestor of the horse was a product of Western North America or Eastern Asia. Certain species of wild horse, which abounded in North and South America during the early part of the Age of Man have become extinct. but those of Asia tthe wild ass) and those of Africa (the wild ass and sebrA still exist
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-05

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-14
RAILROAD NOTES.

r. ]. Shakeshaff, A. A. Hayes. and
S. D. Cooper, Santa Fe employees, and
DIR. M. L. Bisch off, of the Santa Fe
Hospital, left today for Offerle, in the
western part of Kansas, where they
will hunt prairie chickens.
> A. D. Brown, travelling passenger
agent for the Burlington route, was a
caller at the local offices of the Rock
Island yesterday.
j. E Baxter, auditor of the Gulf,
Colorado and Santa Fe, with headquar-
tiers at Galveston, Tex, is here on BUSH
ness for the company.
Two hundred members of the Mis-
souri, Pacific immigration bureau,
from all points in the Southwest are
meeting in st. Louis today for the pur-
pose of forming a permanent organi-
cation.
1t is reported that the Burlington is
soon to begin an extension of its lines
in Southern Illinois.
F. S. Savage, Advertising agent of the
Santa Fe, with offices in the general
passenger agents department, is at
tending the corn carnival at Atchison.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-14
Wanted to count Them.

'Of all the cranks beneath the sun,
I've just shaved the most peculiar one, -
said a Broadway barber today. What
did hes ay? Well-Im f7abbergastedl
He sat down and asked me to clip his
whiskers and his hair, and handed me
a small cigar box and this order, Now
it's a popularity of mine that you must
respect. Every clipping must fall into
this box. Not one shall be lost The
Bible says every hair of your head is
numbered. I've kept all my hair for 20
years
Did I do it? Yes, and got so cents
for the job-held the box in one hand
and the scissors in the other. I've heard
of the Chinese custom of preserving the
finger and toe nails, but this beats
them, and he's an American, too The
woods are full of queer critters, but
he's the rarest old bird of all."-Los
Angeles Express.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-14

is 40 feet above the river at
low water, and crosses over the gorge
at Victoria Falls. The bridge was built
by an English company on the girder
pattern. It is constructed in three
spans and has width of thirty feet
The Cape-to-Cairo railway is an en-
deavor initiated by the late Cecil
Rhodes to connect Egypt and South
Africa by line 500 miles long.
From the north the railway has reach
ed Khartoum; a distance, allowing for
the river gap between ASsuan and
Wady Halft, of 1,400 miles
In the south good progress has been
made north of the Zambezi on the
section known as the Northern extern
sion, from Victoria Falls to Kalama,
the administrative center of Barotse-
land, a distance of 100 miles. From
Kalama the line is to be continued for
another ESQ miles in a northeasterly
direction. It is probable that from
Tanganyika there will be two lines,
one through the Congo and another
through German territory.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-14
SANTA FE LOSES MONOPOLY.
CIarlx's New Road Is to Run Spur to
Grand Canyon.

anu OeAAAJ CAA-
Reports are current to the effect
that the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe is at last to have a rival for the
tourist traffic to the Grand Canyon.
For years the Santa Fe has had q
monopoly but now it is said that the
San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake
railroad is to reach out for the tourist
business to the scenic canyons, the
Clark route runs within &c miles of
the Grand Canyon and it is intended
to build spur to the rim of the
canyon.
A survey of the 26 miles of road
from Las Vegas, New, to the rim OF
the canyon has been completed and
the work of grading and laying the
track will be commenced within few
days.
The canyon extends from the south
ern part of Utah to a point a few
miles north of Needles, Cal, and is
impossible for almost the entire dis
lance The Clark road will reach il
at a point midway its length and
where the scenery is. conceded to be
about the best.
The town of Las Vegas, New, which
will be the transfer point for tourists
is new town started scarcely more
than a year ago with population OF
| 2,500.
1t is said to have a splendid climate
| for tuberculosis patients and Senator
Clark proposes to build large san
| itarium there, costing $250,000. Tour
lists will be encouraged to make Las
! Vegas headquarters where they vii
| find a large tourist hotel and the
canyon trip can be made from thai
point.
When the new road is completed il
will be exactly $50 miles from Sal
Lake City to the rim of the canyon
Senator Clark proposes to make Las
Vegas, with its canyon trip, one OF
the greatest resorts in the west and
is having everything built with thai
| idea in mind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-14
noxy One Way Rates.

Every day from September 15 to Oc-
tober 81, 1905, inclusive, the Union Pa
cific will sell one way tickets as fol-
lows:
$4,000 to Ogden and Salt Lake City.
$4,000 to Helena and Butte, Mont.
S22. so to Spokane and Wenatchee,
Washington.
$500 to Huntington and Nampa. Ida
no.
attic.
$500 to Ashland and Astoria, Ore
gon, via Portland.
S25. 90 to San Francisco, Los Angeles
and San Diego.
orespondingly low rates to many
other California, Oregon, Washington,
Montana, Utah and Idaho points.
Through Tourist cars run every day
on Union Pacific between Missouri
river and Pacific coast; double berth
s5.75. For full information call on or
address nearest Union Pacific agent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-14
!. RAILROAD NEWS.
Esch- Townsend Rate Bill to Be
Re-intrOduced in Congress.
Trainers of the Bill Hold Con-
ference in Milwaukee.
IT WILL BE STRONGER.
Specific Provisions Will Be Made
About Private Car Lines.
Gossip and Matters OF Interest
in Railroad Circles.
IT WILL BE STRONGER.

Milwaukee, Wis, Sept. 14.-It has
been decided that the Townsend
railroad rate bill will be introduced at
the next session of congress prac-
tically in the same form in which it
passed the house of representatives at
the last session. This was determined
upon at recent conference in this
city between Congressman Charles E.
Townsend, of Jackson. Mich, and j.
j. Esch. of La Crosse, who fathered
the bill.
1.-THE bill will be presented the same
as the one which passed the house in
February, said Mr.. Townsend after
this conference was over. IF any
thing it will be strengthened by few
changes which we have practically
agreed upon. These changes are all
made with view to making the bill
more specific and are largely merely
alterations in Technology. The senate
committee has been having hearings
on the subject this summer and some
of these changes are the result of their
suggestions.
For instance, the first bill provided
that the commission should have pow
er to regulate rates and practices. I
thought and still think that this pro-
vision covered private cars. But to
make it stronger the private cars will
be specifically mentioned in the new
bill.
THE object of the bill is to .clothe
the commission with the power that it
was always intended to have. That is
illegal but to substitute for such rate a
legal one. I believe the bill will ac-
complish this end and 1 have every
hope that it will pass at this session"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-14
MAY REACH HUTCHINSON.
St. Louis & San Francisco Planning te
Extend Road.


St. Louis & San Francisco Planning to
Extend Road.
Hutchinson, Sept. 14.-There is a re-
vival of the talk that the ST. Louis &
San Francisco railroad will be extended
to Hutchinson. An extension of this
character was planned several years ago
and before the Rock Island purchased
a controlling interest in the road. When
this occurred no one suspected that the
Frisco would ever get to Hutchinson
unless the trains were brought in over
the tracks of the Rock Island from
Medora.
The plan of building in from Patter-
son. a small station in Harvey county,
six miles south and east from Burton,
was talked over several years ago and
it was the best plan of all. This is the
one being talked of now. When this
road was built from Wichita in this
bringing it here. The track had been
laid as far as Patterson, which is on a
direct line from Valley Center to Hutch
inson when Hutchinson was taken off
the Frisco map and this was the end of
it. The line made an abrupt turn. all
most to the north at this place, and
went to Burton and on through the
northeast corner of Reno county and
Medora.
The plan worked on here few years
ago was to extend the track from Pat
terson direct to Hutchinson, distance
of about eighteen miles, straight
through. This would reduce the mile
age from Hutchinson to Wichita to
about forty-six miles, being a trifle
shorter than by the Missouri Pacific.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-14
TAGGART CASE ENDS
The Court Is Not Yet Ready to An
nOunce a Decision.

Wooster, O., Sept. 1.-THE trial Of the
divorce suit brought by Captain Ell
more E. Taggart against his wife, Grace
Culver Taggart, which has been on here
since August 2, has been brought to
close, the final summing up of the at
torneys having been presented. The
trial has been one of the most senSa-
1ional ever heard in Ohio courts, and.
has aroused widespread interest. A
number of well known camp officers
have been called as witnesses during
the trial. The scenes of the alleged
misconduct on the part of both Cap
tain Taggart and his wife have covered
a wide area. Captain and Mrs. Taggart
having lived at different times at Fort
Leavenworth, Columbus, o., Havana,
Cuba and in the Philippines, where the
husband was in the service for his
country.
The principal interest is centered in
the awarding of the care of the two
children, both boys, of Captain and Mrs.
Taggart.
Captain Taylor, for Mrs. Taggart
closed his last argument directly after
the morning recess. His position as a.
CART made his remarks of special in
terest. After stating some of the facts
of his early knowledge of the plaintiff,
Captain Taylor launched into an earn
est and eloquent defense of Mrs. Tag
CART. He dashed the man whom he had
once befriended when a boy and spoke
highly of Mrs. Taggart's character
Attorney Sterling, in closing, said
that the decree in this case would sound
around the world, and whatever it was
it would be for or against the sacred
ness of the marriage relation. If it was
in favor of Captain Taggart, it would
he said. encourage and actually help all
engaged in unfolding the family, but
If it was for Mrs. Taggart it would be
construed as an encouragement to So
called liberality, which was another
name for depravity.
Sterling advocated that the children
be given either to Captain Taggart or
to his parents in Orrville, and that Mrs
Taegart be permitted to visit them
whenever she wished.
Judge EaSon announced that he would
render a decision in a week or ten DAYS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-14
RED BALL FREIGHT SERVICE.
1t Will Be Put in Operation on tn
Rock Island Tomorrow.

1t is proposed by the Rock Island
to establish the red ball system of
tracing freight on most of the lines of
the road tomorrow. Part of this de-
partment will be in charge of Mr..
George Hetherington, who until lately
has had charge of similar duties for
the Santa Fe. Mr.. Hetherington has
his headquarters in the Rock Island
offices at the depot here and he has a
force of six clerks under him.
In many respects the system adopt
ed is similar to that in use on other
roads in the country. but it is more
like that employed on the lines of the
Frisco system. The red ball system
is nothing more or less than a means
of tracing high class and perishable
freight by telegraph. By its use a
railroad may keep track of every car
on its lines at all times, and every
thing that happens to it until it
reaches it's destination, SO that, when
inquiry is made by the shipper con-
corning his consignment, satisfactory
information concerning the cars
whereabouts can be given him imme-
diately. Mr.. Hetherington will have
supervision over all the lines of the
southwestern division of the road be-
tween st. Louis, Davenport, Caldwell,
Belleville and Santa Rosa, N. NJ.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-14
Ducks and ChaufTeurs.

AS the motor car tore smoothly on
something soft and warm struck the
young woman in the face.
That was a chicken. madam" said
the chauffeur.
81 thought as much" said she. do
you have much trouble with birds, Gas
ton?''
In this farm country" answered the
chauffeur, Il am troubled by every
domestic bird except the duck The
duck on land is very awkward in ap-
pearance, but it knows how to take care
of itself, parbleu. Do you know that
ducks are practically never run over ?
My former master, an Irishman,
once declared to me that ducks were alb
solutely never run over. 1 secuted this.
I bet my master that I could run over
one myself
He took the bet-it was for sand I
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-14
STRIKE SITUATION CLEARER.
Chicago Freight Handlers and Rail
roads MAY Get Together.

Chicago, Sept. 14.-The relations be-
tween the railroad companies and their
union freight handlers, who are de-
handing an increase of 10 per cent in
wages, assumed more concilatory as
pect yesterday and the indications last
night were that the threatened strike
of the 5000 freight handlers will be
averted. Although refusing to treat
directly with the freight handlers union
the railroads have agreed to meet the
employees as individuals and arrange
ments have been made by the union to
have committee representing the men
in each of the freight houses meet the
railroad officials tomorrow in an eff
fort to reach some sort of an agree
ment.
The general managers ofthe railroads,
it was said last night, would at today's
meeting agree to sign working agree
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-14
SANTA F,E MEN IN NEW ROAD
Hurley and Ripley in Company to
Open Up Unsettled Texas.

Austin, Tex, Sept. 14.-The charter of
the Gulf and Santa Fe Northwestern
railway with headquarters at Amarillo.
Texas, was filed with the secretary of
state today. This road will open up
the greater portion of the unsettled
Panhandle section of Texas to the home
seekers. The road will run from Brown
wood in northwesterly direction
through the counties of Brown, Cole
man, Callahan, Taylor, Jones, Fisher,
Stonewall. Kent, Dickens, Crosby,
Floyd, Hale, Lamb, Hadley and Pallor
to the point intersected by the Pecos
and Northern railway, distance of $50
miles, and from Canyon in Randall
county to the counties of Solisher, Hale
and Lubberick,. a distance of 1875 miles.
The capital stock is S425, 900. Directors:
]. E. Hurley. Topeka; Avery Turner.
Don A. Sweet, J. G. Paul. A. c. Conrad.
S. P. Madden of Amarillo and E. P.
Ripley of Chicago.
The road is to be part of the Gulf,
Colorado and Santa Fe system
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-14
New ITniforn1 for KATY Mean.

Denison, Tex, Sept. 1.-THE Mis-
souri,, Kansas & Texas will soon issue
new rules pertaining to the uniforming
of trainmen in the passenger service.
These rules will require a standard
make of cloth and a uniform cut of
clothes For winter the conductor S
coat must be frock, and sack for sum-
mer For auditors, brakemen and
porters the sack coat will be required
the year round. All trainmen will wear
blue caps in winter and white canvas
cans during the summer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-14
Like Finding Money.

Finding health is like finding money-so
think those who are sick. When you have
a cough, cold, sore throat, or chest irrita-
ton. better act promptly like w. c. Bar
Der of Sandy Level Va. He says: Il had
a terrible chest trouble, caused by smoke
and coal dust my lungs; but, after find
ing no relief in other remedies.I was cured
by DIR. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption, Coughs and Colds" Greatest
sale of any cough or lung medicine in the
world. At Arnold Drug Co., S21 N Kan
sas ave, SOC and 81. Guaranteed Trial
bottle free
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-14
Southern RAILWAY

Many miles the shortest and best
road between St. Louis and Louisville.
Lexington and all central Kentucky
points. Reaches every commercial
central of the great Southeast. New
free reclining chair cars. Cafe ParIor
cars on through day trains. Only line
Land of the sky and Sapphire
Country" Write for free literature.
G. B. Allen, Assistant General Passen-
ger Agent, No. 70S Chemical Bldg, st.
Louis Me.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-14
HIGHEST BRIDGE OPENED.
Cape-to- Cairo Structure at Victoria
Falls Is 42O Feet High.

L
Victoria Falls, Zambezi River, East
Africa Sept. 1.-THE bridge over the
Zambezi river has been formally open
ed in the presence of the visiting
members of the British association.
Professor Darwin made the opening
speech. He commented upon the re-
markable achievement which permit
ted party travelling in electric lighted
salon cars to visit place which
heroic explorers had spent months of
fruitless endeavors to reach.
At the conclusion of his speech Pro-
fessor Darwin touched an electric but
ton, which fused a wire stretched
across the track of the bridge, and an
engine decorated with union jacks
proceeded on an excursion to Living
stone island.
The bridge over the Zambezi river,
the highest in the world, was linked
up at a. M, April ! of the present
year. thus completing a link in the
Cape-to- Cairo railway. The bridge,
which is of the cantilever type,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-14

won. 1t took me two years to win,
though. For two years 1 lodged and
squirmed and twisted over the roads of
America, trying to squash every duck
1 saw.
And finally I won. But the duck was
blind in one eye
Il am, I'll venture to say the only
chauffeur in existence who has ever
run over a duck. "-Philadelphia Bulle-
tin
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-14
Philadelphia and Return $1,000, Santa
Fe.

Account of I. o. o. F.. Sovereign Grand
Lodge. Tickets on sale Sept. 14-15-16,
with limit of Sept. 9th, but can be ex-
tended to leave Philadelphia as late as
Oct. 5th. This is the last opportunity to
visit the East this year at low rates
T. L. KING,
T. g. P. A. Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-14

June but would refuse to recognize the
union or agree to any increase in the
wage scale. Heretofore the roads have
been unwilling to renew the agreement
or even agree to arbitrate the difficulty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-14
THE MIKADO OF JAPAN, WHOSE SUBJECTS ARE RIoFING
BECAUSE OF PEACE TERMS

Muu Hto the of
the OF Russia That
that be- declare that
significance
denim -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-14

Don't fail to see the Indians burn
the wagon train Thursday night at
1C1 ranch show. No charge to fair
grounds at night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-14

Scratch, scratch, scratch-unable to at
tend to business during the day or sleep
during the night. Itching piles, horrible
plague. Doan's Ointment cures Never
fails. At any dru= store 50 cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-14

Don't fail to see the Indians burn
the wagon train Thursday night at
1O1 ranch show. No charge to fair
grounds at night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-14

Don't delay a minute. Cholera infantum,
dysentery. diarrhoea come suddenly. Only
safe plan is to have DR.. Fowler's Extract
of Wild Strawberry on hand.