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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-10
R.Lto Use Double Tracks to X. G.

1t is stated by L. F. Goodale of st.
Louis, engineer of maintenance of way
of the Burlington railway, that the in
terlocking plant being installed at
Birmingham will be finished by the
latter part of September. The three
roads. the Rock Island, the Wabash.
and the Burlington, will then come
into Kansas City on the Burlington
tracks and will go out as far as Birm-
ingham on the Wabash tracks which
will make a double track into Kansas
City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-10

rise and the water was too deep at the
ford for safe crossing. The wagon was
overturned in the creek and the father
and the two elder boys were drowned
in the deep water. The youngest son,
a boy about 10 years of age, was
washed into tree and saved himself.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-10
A Touching Story

is the saving from death of the baby girl
of Geo A. Eyler, Cumberland, Nd He
writes: At the age of II months our little
girl was in declining health with serious
throat trouble and two physicians gave
her up. We were almost in despair when
we resolved to try DIR. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds The first bottle gave relief: after
TAI king bottles she was cured, and is now
IN perfect health" Never fails to relieve
and cure cough or cold. At Arnold
Drug Co. sci N. Kansas ave. soc and 81.
Guaranteed. Trial bottle free.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-10
Farnler and SONS Drowned.

Walters and his two elder sons We're
drowned in Hickory creek near Nc
Cune while fording the creek with a
load of hay. Mr.. Walter and his three
sons had crossed the creek after a
load of hay. The heavy rain of Sun
day evening had caused the stream to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-10
Largest Railroad Contract Ever Made.

Largest Railroad Contract Ever Made.
Kansas City, Aug. lot was reported
among railroad men and contractors
here that the William Kennefick Con-
struction company has secured the con-
tract for building the Western Pacific
The road is to be built by the Gould
interests from Salt Lake City to San
Francisco, at a cost of II million dol
lars. The contract is the largest single
contract for railroad work ever made
in the United States. Mr. Kipnefick is
not in Kansas City, and S. N. Lee, who
is interested in the company, is in New
York, where the contract was let.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-10

Winfield, Kan, Aug. 10.-The board
of education of Winfield has decided
to put manual training in the city
schools. c. J. Smith of Wichita will
give the preliminary instructions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-10
e. w. Howe,s BOYS Do Wen.

People always like to hear that boy
is doing well. Eugene Howe. an Atchi-
son boy nineteen years old, is one of
the exposition reporters on the Portland
Oregonian, the leading paper of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-10
Good Well at Garrett.

Garnett, Kan, Aug. 10.-The Gar
nett Gas company has struck one of
the strongest gas wells yet found in
this field. The pressure was so strong
that water could not be kept in the
well to wet the sand. Another was
commenced Wednesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-10
A Mound City Wedding.

Mound City, Kan, Aug. 10.-Frank
H. Harm, superintendent of Linn
county, was married to Miss Hattie
Cummins, of this city, late Wednesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-10

northwest coast. He receives SIS a week
for his newspaper work. and, in addi-
ton, receives 81 a week for extra work
on the official exposition programme.
His brother Jim has an equally good
position on the San Francisco Chronicle.
-Atchison Globe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-10

and are intended for the farmers
to address and mail to friends back in
the other states. This phonograph
scheme has never been worked in Tex
as, although Dobbin used it success
fully for the Santa Fe in California and
other states.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-10
The Variag Is FIoated.

Toxic. Aug. 10.-The imperial navy
department has announced the sue
cessful floating of the cruiser Variag
yesterday afternoon. In view of the
difficulty encountered there is a strong
feeling of general satisfaction over the
raising of the vessel.
The Russian cruisers Variag and
Korietz were sunk by the japanese in
the harbor of Chemulpo on February
8. 1904.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-10
Detroit Club Gets Lundln.

Rock Island ILL.,, Aug. 1O.-Detroit
American management has practically
closed terms for the purchase of Ar
thur Lundin. who has made the best
showing of the local pitchers this sea-
son. Cleveland, Chicago and Boston
Americans have made offers for
Sweeney, shortstop, and Carlisle, out
fielder. Other teams are after Lakaf,
the sn11fhnau
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-26

Tennessee and neignborlns States
southwark. This creature and its
still whatever mysterious occurrence
in cabbage has become a great annoy
ance to many correspondents, to
economic entomologists, and to chem
lists and physicions. Many reports
have been received from reliable cor
respondents of rumors of persons be-
ing poisoned by eating cabbage az
fected by this hair-worm. Among
them were alleged reports from a
physician who stated that when cab
bage thus affected was eaten 1t pro-
duced instant death, and from a
State chemist" who made an eXami-
nation of the worm, and reported that
it contained enough poise q to kill
eight persons"
1T should be unnecessary to add,
the bulletin says, ''that none of these
reports had any foundation in fact.
Nevertheless the known presence OF
the hair-wOrm in an affected district
seriously injured the demand for cab
bage there, causing very considerable
loss to truckers and grocers. What
was in reality a hoax assumed most
serious proportions, not alone because
of widespread alarm caused by er-
roneous reports of loss of life, but
also because of the very material loss
to cabbage growers and others who
handled this commodity, and the de-
cided extension of the area in which
the hair-worm was detected. The
scare soon became widespread, caus-
ing general fear of poisoning from
Virginia and West Virginia south
ward and westward to Kentucky, II
linois, Iowa, Missouri, Oklahoma, and
Colorado"
The cabbage hair-worm is describ-
ed by the department as resembling
piece of basting thread, of the
thickness of strand of corn silk,
white in color. It's length varies tive
to nine inches, but reports have been
received of a creature found in the
heads of cabbage measuring nine
feet! The imagination of newspaper
writer's as to color runs riot through
green, white, light red, olive greer
and yellow"
Many popular names have been be-
slowed upon it, including "cabbago
snake" SNAKE" snake worm," "ser-
pent," reptile" and cabbage rattle
snake. Washington correspondence
of the New York Post.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-26
ALL OVER THE STATE
ITEMS OF INTEREST IN BADGER
DOM.
Railroads Must Pay State $4,000
Apiece = Hebrew Coin Found Near
Berlin-Return of Boy TraveIer-Chi-
cago Firm Buys Timber.

The State won the penalty cases
against the Chicago and Northwestern
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul; Chi
cago, st. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha,
and the Minneapolis, st. Paul and Sault
Ste. Marie railroads. Judge Stevens in
the Dane county District Court filed his
decision the other day. The court finds
that the State is entitled to recover from
each $4,000, as the defendants admitted
they faisifed their reports of gross earn
lngs for the year 1902. The State still
has an action against the same railroads
to recover penalties upon the reports of
earnings which they made for the year
1903. 1t has penalty suits also against
the Wisconsin Central, the Green Bay
and Western, the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy, and the Illinois Central. On
the basis of this decision and on what is
known of the reports of the earnings of
the various roads which have been filed
with the State for the years 1902 and
1903, upon which these railroads pay Ii
cense fees for the years 1903 and 1904,
the State would be entitled to recover in
penalties a total Of 100000. This is
only small amount of what the rail
roads will be compelled to pay to the
State on gross earnings said to be wrong
fully withheld. They still owe 4 per
cent upon the total amount of gross earn
ings, which will amount to more than
half million. The railway companies
will appeal
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-26
'BOBBY'S ESSAY ON HOTELS.
He Outlines Some of the Advantages
of Being a Be11boy.

He Outlines Some of the Advantages
of Being a Be11boy.
Hotels Is places WHARF you sine your
name in a book and git ice water the
first thing when you wax up next day,
says Little Bobby in the Milwaukee
Sentinel. in hotels thare is a clerk
that stands behind a desk and looks
at you when you want room and he
tells you it will cost you so much a
day & upwards, befoar you go 1t Is
always upwards bekaus you see lots Of
things around a hotel that you want
and they come high.
there Is different kinds Of hotels;
thare is the family hotels WHARF all
the ladies sit around In rocking chares
and talke about the lady in room 8 &
how much mummy the men git that live
thare. These hotels are nice for young
married women beekaus while thare
husbands are at work thare is a nice
warm place for them to stay and roast
thare naybors & thare is lots Of COM
pany for them, so that they can play
whist and not git the prize and git
mad.
other hotels are mostly for show
people, beekaus thare rates are rec
sonable & you pay in advance. at
these hotels you can see the show la
dies in the day time and that way you
learn that they are not SO nice off the
stage without thare makeup, but some
Of them are pritty nice anyway.
would like job as bell boy In a
hotel. a bell boy can wear nice uni
form with brass buttons and when he
brings ice water & things to the room
he gifts nickles and dimes and sum-
times rs cents, & when he saves this
up he can git nice suit and a dia-
mond and part his hair In the middle
and git to be a clerk.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-26
ON SIMPLE LIVING.
Can 1t Be Accomplished In This Age
of Luxuries?

l - RAA0AA<A Ala \ LAIN AK0
of Luxuries?
Whether the Simple life" can be
lived under the present social condi-
tons is a question being widely dis
cussed by thoughtful men and wom-
en- This Is an age Of luxuries and
extravagances, both among the rich
and the poor, each class striving to
secure the BEST or the most snowy,
that they can obtain with such means
as they possess, says the Detroit Free
Press. The opinions Of women in the
fashionable walks Of life always carry
certain weight, and therefor when
the Countess De La War; taHes the
matter of dress as her text in talking
Of the simple life it is worth while
to note what she says:
ITO begin with the matter Of dress,
which has been and ever will be an
important fact In wonian's life, the
great thing Is to avoid anything strik-
Ing In what you wear. The best COM
pl1ment a man can pay woman on
her dress Is to pay her none; that
shows she has nothing to offend his
taste or to~clash with anyone else in
the room. Simplicity is the great aim
to arrive at and always to have the
right garment for the right occasion.
1t Is In this that the French woman
so excels, and, down to the simplest
little modiste, everything is put on
with taste.
Passing to daily life, If the day Is
well divided, it is possible to be In
society without detriment to all other
interests and duties in life. One can
take ones share in its gayeties with
out being completely engulfed by
them. Little effort is required If once
the habit is formed of getting up
two or three hours earlier in the
morning than many Of those do who
never think Of rising until long after
breakfast, when the freshness of the
mind is gone. BY rising early, notes
and letters can be got through, and,
this done, there must be time left
in the hours before lunch for reading,
drawing or any other occupations one
Is interested in, leaving afternoons and
evenings free to be devoted to ones
friends.
II believe there has never been an
age when anyone who chooses to live
simple home life in the midst Of so
ciety could do SO more easily than
now; for this same society which peo-
pie so desire to please has so much
on its hands 1t has no time to trouble
about what others do or, If 1t does so,
1t Is with the shortest-lived interest.
So let society run on as 1t likes; just
go your own gait; let all your acts
be kind, considerable and simple; be
in society, but not Of 1t; seek quiet
in the country. Wander about the
woods and lanes and employ yourself
with its gentle occupations, living
there in the simplicity of former ages,
which alone can bring happiness to
yourself and all dependent on YOU"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-26


Before the monstrous wrong We sets
him down
One man against stone walled city
of sin.
For centuries those walls hare been
building;
Smooth porDhyry, they slope aud
coldly glass
The flying storm. the wheeling sun.
No chink,
No crevice let's the thinnest arrow in.
lie fights alone, and from +he cloudy
ramparts
A thousand evil faces giha and jeer
him.
Let him lie down and die, What IS
the right,
And where is justice in world like
this?
BUT, by and by, earth shakes herself,
impatient;
And down, in one great roar of ruin,
crash
Watch tower and citadel and battle
ments.
When the red dust has cleared, the
lonely soldier
Stands with strange thoughts be-
meath the friendly stars.
e. r. Still.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-26
.Widow's Mitev Is Found.

Experts of the University of Wiscon-
sin hold that an ancient small coin pick
ed up in u field of the Allard farm near
Berlin by Anton Disterhoff is genuine
'lepton" OF widows mite" of Bible
times The coin is copper, three-eighths
of an inch in diameter, with a design rep
resen Ing two cornucopias and poppy
on one side and an inscription on the
other, Jonathan, the high priest and the
Senate of the Jews" in Greek. The coin,
when found, was inclosed in a small
metal box and is supposed to have been
lost by one of the French missionaries
who visited Wisconsin in the early half
of the seventeenth century. 1t was
worth about one-twentieth of an Ameri-
can penny, but now has considerable
value, as it is one of very few in exist
once.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-26
Uniaue Gift to Woman.

The wife Of the Rev. Lee Hong,
pastor Of the First Chinese Baptist
Church, Girard avenue, will shortly
receive in China a unique gift from
about $50 friends and admirers of
her husband in this city, including the
teachers and scholars Of his Sunday
school, says the Philadelphia Press.
The gift consists Of a large and
beautiful silk sofa cushion, one side
yellow, the other black. On it is en-
broidered the Lords prayer in Chi
nese characters Of gold. Inc cushion
is fringed with narrow strips Of silk,
each strip being inscribed with the
name Of the donor. Mrs. Lee Hong
lives about twenty miles from Canton
and has not seen her husband for five
years.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-26
State News I. Brief.

Dairy and Food Commissioner Emery
has sent out notification to dealers in
forming them that certain food products
on their shelves are adulterated. An
inspector will call and if these adulter
ated foods are still ON sale prosecution
will follow.
j. b. Collins, a passenger ON the Bur-
lington, was held up and robbed on the
train Of 800. Two suspects were arrest
ed at Lacrosse, giving names as Andrew
Cunningham and HI. e. Trainor, and on
them were found dynamite, nitroglycerin,
caps and revolvers.
Fearing that the horses would run
away because of fright as they were be-
ing attacked by dog, Miss Rosa Hopf
leaped from the carriage while driving
in the country near Manitowoc and sus-
tanned injuries that may prove serious.
There was no runaway.
Papers in a damage suit brought
against D. J. Kevill at Neenah by Harold
Hawkinson, whose young daughter, it is
alleged lost part of her upper lip as the
result of being bitten by Kevill's dog,
have been served. The girl was to have
graduated from the Neenah high school
this year, but the wound gave her face
such an appearance that the school Off
Gals decided that it would be better to
award her diploma without the for
mality of participating in the commence
ment exercises Damages in the sum of
50 900 are asked.
Mike Stika, aged 45 years, hanged
himself in a woodshed near the Malvern
school house, Rhinelander, while dement,
ed.
Thousands of tons of hay in Outaga-
ME county have been ruined by rain.
In their haste to save it between show
ers many farmers have stacked their hay
before it was sufficiently cured.
Paul Lorelle has killed himself and
his step-daughter, Blanche Lorelle, at
Cavour, because of jealousy of the girl,
who wished to marry. The coroner's
jury brought in a verdict of murder and
suicide.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-26
Boy Globe Trotter Back.

After a world-encircling tour of ten
years, leaving his home in South Bend
Ind, as a boy of Is, Edward Courtney
now stalwart young man, is in Fond
du Lac@on his way to find his relatives
and old associates. Courtney has had
a number of hair-raising adventures. He
landed in Constantinople as a stowaway
and was confined in a Turkish prison
three months, securing his release
through the American minister after he
had been nearly crazed by rats running
through his dungeon at night and starved
by the attendants.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-26
Sewer Man Faces Death.

Twenty men worked four hours in a
new sewer at Nineteenth and Maple
streets, Milwaukee, to release Michael
Novak, fellow workman, from immi-
nent danger of death. Novak was caught
in cavern and buried to the neck in
sand and gravel. With the dirt caving
in constantly and covering the man to
the eyes, his companions toiled under a
blazing sun without result until one Of
them suggested that the dirt be wet down
with hose. When this was done the
work became easier and in another hour
the man was rescued and sent to the hos
pital.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-26
Chicago Firm in a Big Deal.

A lumber transaction involving 3d.
100000 has been closed, the Edward
Hines Lumber Company Of Chicago pur-
chasing the entire plant of the White
River Lumber Company at Mason, in
GLIDING everything pertaining to the lat
ter company's business in the northern
part of Wisconsin. The standing pine
included in this purchase is said to
amount to about 3OO,O0O,OO0 feet, and is
located in the territory contiguous to the
White river. ~
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-26
"PoLLY PORTER"
A Parrot Who Never Forgot What He
Once Had Learned.

Perhaps all pc.4 iOtS have equally
remarkable memories, but twenty
five years acquaintance with Polly
Porter" enables me to say that he
never forgets what he has once learn
ed Like other parrots, when he Is
alone he exercises his memory, as If
amusing himself Then it is that
Polly Porter chatters in sentences;
laughs aloud, historically; calls, in
various tones, commandingly or be-
seemingly; calls the names of serv-
ants who, but for Polly, would have
been forgotten; calls the cat; whis-
ties for dogs who were about him
years ago.
Polly's cage is in the bow window
of the dining room-a good place for
keeping an eye on the family. When
the father rises from the breakfast
table Polly advises: Hurry! Hur-
ery up! Hurry!"
Later, with the first movement
preparatory to the children's start for
school, he repeats sharply: Hurry
UP. hurry up! hurry.
When a guest comes in he says
briskly, "Why, how dye do?"
When he calls "Good-by" to persons
passing on the street it seems almost
certain that he reasons about the COM
ing and departing guest. He quickly
notices little children; coming to one
particular corner of the bottom of his
cage, he flutters before little one,
attempting baby talk, which is very
funny, ending with Beautiful child!
Beautiful child" and loud laugh.
When the house is quiet and his
mistress has visitor in the parlor
Polly Graves attention.
He repeats the children's names, al
most as if he were calling the roll,
in sweet, low tones. Then he says
''Mama!" over and over, in a child s
voice, till it is common for visitor
to say, do answer that child" or
Some one is calling you" He comes
very near to telling tales, saying,
sAh, ali! naughty boy!" with great
severity.
Polly is most impatient at break
fast time, when he shrieks till he
receives attention: Polly wants cot
fee! Polly wants breakfast"
He takes piece Of bread cautious
ly; examines it; if it is not well but
tered he throws it down. He enjoys
a bunch of grapes, holding it down
with one claw while with the other
and his beak he opens grape after
grape, eats the seed and casts the
pulp away. He easily brushes a pear
or an apple to get at the seeds.
Last Christmas Polly was sent by
his owner, New York boy, to friends
as a present They were told of his
liveliness and astonishing powers OF
speech.
For some months Polly moped and
said nothing, but 1T last began calling
members of the family by name. II
let out of his cage he fought the pug
and whipped the cat; when shut UP
| in his cage for punishment he would
persistently work at the wires till he
would force them apart and walk out
defantly. Recently he began upon
his old lessons, and now repeats the
cries of the newsboys in the street:
"Extrah! Extrah! Journa'-'Sun'
-'Herald'!" And he sings quite well
Yankee Doodle" which was taught
him last summer.
Good-by, Polly!-MaTy Rice Miller
In st. Nicholas.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-26
The Modern Million.

A millionaire. they say, could try
A "stand pats play in days gone by;
But now a million has no chance
It's one white chip in high finance.
Washington Star.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-26

was ready to go down to breakfast,
she found chat her doors were lock-
ed, and that she was prisoner ia
her own room.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-26
A CABBAGE-WORM SCARE.

Government Bulletin Issued to Coun-
teract Effect of Wild Stories.
The Department of Agriculture has
Just issued bulletin which describes
in effect the operation of "a land sea-
serpent. Not since the "kissing-bug"
craze of 1899 has there been any
thing like such a Juror as was Great
ed by the discovery of the so-called
cabbage snake" the bulletin de-
clares, in Tennessee, South Carolina,
and Louisiana, in 1908. That year
the scare was practically confined to
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-26

The man who owns the automobile
may be rich, but the man who repairs
Ht Ia going to be.