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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-10-17
EVERYTHING BUT DEATH

I suffered writes Virgins Robson,
Of Easton, Nd, ''until took CArdui,
which cured me 30 quickly - surprised
my doctor, who didn't know I was
taking IL. I wish I had kaOwn az
Cardui eariior in life.'
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-04-24
ANOTHER OF THE OLD GUARD.

The death Of Senator Piatt Of Con.
neciicut removes another Of that
small group of senators which sus.
tanned the best traditions OF the dis
tinguished body. Senator Plat repre-
scented his people and not any corpo.
ration or financial interest. From the
humblest layman to the president his
advice was sought because 1t was Ger.
tain 70 be disinterested. As Senator
Hoar and Senator Cockrell were
trusted. SO the nation trusted Senator
Plat. II Is the passing Of such men
8nd the filling Of their places by men
who represent special interests that Is
causing The people OF this country in.
creasingly 10 distrust the upper house.
Missouri did its duty by electing War.
ner. a man Of the people, to succeed
Cockrell. II remains TO be seen If the
state that elected Buckley TO succeed
Hawley can choose a worthy successor
TO Senator Platt. II Is 10 be doubted
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-04-24
IRRIGATION.

The officials OF the reclamation de.
partment OF the United States geol'
ogical survey have taken the field for
the most active campaign thus far
undertaken for the benefit Of the
peoples h%eritage--the public lands OF
America. estimated TO asu 84l,-
S72,371 acres, OF which 172,S73.079
acres have been reserved by law for
forest culture, Indians and other pnr.
poses. leaving 794.794, 3s4 acres open
10 reclamation and ultimate settle
ment. Colorado contains 35,S3l,o96
acres of this heritage, Of which A.
O9S. 533 have not yet been surveyed.
In connection with irrigation enter
prises, and 10 enlighten The large
amber Of settlers who know practi.
cally nothing about the application OF
water to the soil and to growing crops,
the San Francisco Call discusses the
quantity of water allotted 10 a given
area of irrigable land Taking the
states as a whole. the quantity per
acre used in California Is about 80 per
cent of the Colorado average. This
would appear 10 convic, Colorado OF
needless waste. but as the nature OF
| the soil and the kind Of crop irrigated
together with rainfall. are factors In
the problem, II Is not safe to conclude
without careful comparison. This Is
now going forward at Fort Collins and
at other experiment stations under the
, general control Of the agricultural de-
partment. Experts connected with
pump and machinery houses in Den
yer are also collecting data, this be-
ing the natural result of the install
lation OF plants in different portions
OF the state. on different soils and for
The care Of different crops.
New Mexico also compared with
California uses a wasieful amount of
water.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-04-24

ties, the Singing OF mud and the en-
ploymont o. Killings gate only dlsgusts
the public and aids the argument not
a whit, In iaot, il IL almost without
exception the paper that gets the
worst 81 Il that loses It's temper and
stoops 10 the easy y~ulgarlty % calling
names Such an unsoomly sqnabble,
for instance rs thai going on nov be-
tween a Santa 81 and an Albuquerque
paper Is unfortunate, II lowers The
newspaper standard Of the territory,
which should BE- considerably higher
than Il Is,
There was a time, not 80 many years
ago. when It was supposed a feeling Of
enmity existed between Las Vegas and
Albuquerque, Il a afterwards dis
covered that this supposed enmity ex
istcd mainly In the disordcred imagi
nations OF newspapers. still much
harm was done. II the papers OF Al
buquerque and Las Vegas must en-
gage Ia quarrellng, feeling IL soor
stirred up that Is harmful.
Not so long ago we cut from our OK
change list several papers that were
bilious and dishonest and consequent
~ In a perpetual state OF the blues o
OF frenzy. We explained then that W.
had less than no use for such whining
fault.finding, disagreeable newspape
counterfeits. We car spare q few
more just as well as not. We cal
even spare the Albuquerque Citizen.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-04-24

The Albuquerque Citizen in It's H..
sue OF Saturday, says editorially:
The Optic Of Las Vegas repents
OF its departure from the field Of i'm.
personal journalism. There is moth.
ing like shying a good sized stone
into a glass house TO bring the occu-
pants TO terms. The Citizen is will
ing 10 accept The Optics amende
honorable.
The Las Vegas Optic does not re-
greet Its departure from the field Of
impersonal journalism, because II has
not departed from such field.
Whether OF not this paper Is the oc.
cupant OF a glass house 1t Is afraid Of
no stone that could be thrown by The
editorial arm of the Albuquerque Cit.
zen. The people Of Las Vegas and
the people Of Albuquerque would prob.
ably not differ much, should they he
inclined TO institute comparisons be.
tween the Citizen and The Optic to de-
termine which Is tho occupant OF the
glass house. We are content to leave
It to them: WI do not care 10 discuss
q question Of glass houses with the
editorial writer of the Albuquerque pa
per.
We have mo- made any amende to
the Citizen Of late, because m was
due to II. Some time ago we were ac-
cused OF %misquoting a Citizen article
and though we were unable 10 learn
wherein We erred we explained
promptly that any error was uninten.
tional. Our attitude towards the Cit.
izen has been uniformly courteous and
im%personal. We are at a loss to un.
derstand the peculiar attitude Of that
paper under It's new management.
The Citizen says that we have made
the amende. Let us see II II Is willing
TO do a little In that line itself. We
have taken IL to task for It's tendency
to be personal and there Is evidence
Of Improvement on that score Some
further amende or explanation Is due
IL we mistake not. In the Citizen OF
April u. under the caption of "Fair
and Sensible View the Citizen pub
fishes q paragraph from an article
which was reproduced by The Optic
with due credit Il the Washington
Post.
The paragraph h represented as
The Optics w editorial and we are
credited with taking "a fair and SEN
sible view Of the statehood problem
At The head Oh the ans column in
the Citizen appears an article under
the caption, What Man Can DO"
taken word for word from m Optic
editorial and the credit this time Is
given 10 the Deming Graphic. In the
issue Of the day before appears
ar editorial on Easter, which
in also from The Optic, but which is
moi credited ar all.
We have often differed in opinion
with New Mexico newspapers. We
have made II a rule, not only TO treat
our newspaper opponents impersonal-
ly, but also 10 treat them courteously
and honestly.
Generally the same spirit has been
reciprocated freely. We are sorry TO
observe evidences Of lack of proper
newspaper courtesy on the part of the
Citizen.
New Mexico journalism will have
taken a long step in advance when all
newspapers decide TO deal with OPP
ponents as vigorously as may be. but
honestly and on the ground of the
principle involved alone. P~ersonati-
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-04-24

Judge ID. n. Mcmillan, who accom-
panied the sanitarium committee as
far as his home in Socorro on its way
south, gave up all hope of landing the
institution before he left here. He 10
quoted in the Socorro Chieftain as say.
ing that Las Vegas is pretty certain
to be the winner, though at some time
a branch may be established al Ala
mogordo.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-04-24

Much regret Is expressed In Las
Vegas, where II. L. Nudge is well
known and highly esteemed that the
gentleman has decided to leave the
Santa Fe for the Rock Island. Mr..
Nudge was raised by the Santa Fe
and the company made OF the large
amount OF good material at hand one
of the ablest OF American railway
men
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-04-24

Mr., C%arnegic's latest help toward
spending his millions comes from a
combination Of western college pres.
iden's. who az his suggestion, II
appears, have formed a plan which he
now has under consideration for Civ
Ing sl2,500.Ooo to the science depart
ments OF 80 colleges In II states, This
was devised by the presidents Of Iowa
college and Knox college of Gales.
burg, III, and approved by the others,
who would thus get 's25o,ooo EACH,
a tidy little sum,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-04-24

BY the process of elimination, the
contest between New Mexico cities for
the big National Fraternal sanitarium
has narrowed down to two-Las Vegas
and Alamogordo. Deming was the
lest to fall by the wayside.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-04-24

The sanitarium committee spen,
yesterday in FL Paso. They left for
ST. Louis this morning and expect
very soon after they arrive home to
make the announcement Of the loca.
ton. DR.. Warner and Mr.. Schalafly
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-04-24

The Proceedings of the Twelfth
National Irrigation Congress- "a
comprehensive and well bound book,
has reached The Optic from lei Paso.
The publication contains all the ad-
dresses delivered on that notable Oc-
casion and will prove a valuable pos
session for any irrigationist,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-04-24

II isn't altogether certain that the
promoters Of the American Asphalt
company have not been robbing our
old friend Castro TO the limit and the
veteran Is justly objecting TO the oper.
alton. American monopolies are get
ting questionable al home, but there
are fine things TO practice abroad.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-04-24

The storm that prevailed in Las We
gas for the last two days was much
heavier in southern New Mexico,
where the hail did a great deal OF
damage To fruit.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-04-24

Civilization follows 1t the heels OF
the Missouri mule-though at a re-
spectful distance. That ubiquitous an
imal is going to do a large part of the
work on the Panama canal.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-04-24

I've
Markets
~-DAss--

The following Nea York s'ock quotations
wtro reorlyol ~ Leyy nrusa Members chr
cago Board Of Trade rooms and 3, Crockett
hloek Colorado Phone 30, Las Vegas Phone
$40, aver their v private sires from New
York, Chicago and colorado sprlugs cornr-
spoudept ~ the firms 81 Logan s hryan New
York aud Chicago, memhers New FORK STOCK
Exchange and chicago n0ard u Trade, tnd
wm.A ous = ca Banssrs aud nr4kers Colo
RADIO springs
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-04-24

did not accompany the committee 60
AlamogoFdo. Alamogordo has made
a great fight, bur stil Las Vegas may
be hopeful The Rock Island road, The
city OF I'll raso aud almost an the in,
fluenee that could be brought to bear
from ~. Louis have been with Alamo
gordo, sun, Il merit wias, the sani
tarium comes here aud Las Vegas be-.
comes The greatest health rcsor on
lhis continent.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-04-24

1t does seem as though President
Roosevelt might have found more
sport with the bears in the Chicago
wheat pit u day or two ago than with
the Colorado article.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-04-24

1t is impossible that the Russian
fleet could have gotten safely into the
China Sea had 1t not been for aid CIV
en- at French ports in Madagascar and
Indo-China.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-04-24

In endorsing the work of the recia-
nation service, President Roosevelt
pays a warm tribute to Secretary
Hitchcock.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-04-24

Nome. Alaska. claims to have a bet
Ter spring climate than the New Eng
land states. New Mexico is NOT maxi
ing any claims about her spring CHI
mate this year.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-04-24

the family who are scattered over the
country can come together. The body
will then be brought and buried in
Bayyiew cemetery, Sandwich.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-04-24

The mikado has just sent in a re
quest for another million soldiers.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-04-24

brought here from Palm Beach. Ar
rangements have been made 10 place
the casket in a receiving vault in Bos-
ton until such time as the members OF
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-04-24
JEFFERSON'S BODY TO Be
=. BROUGHT TO BOSTON

BUZZARDS BAY, Mass, April "a
II is learned today from Crows Nest,
the home of Joseph Jefferson, that thy
body of the aged actor will now he
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-01

reason why it Should be, Topeka will
oplaln natural gas this fall. and the
5000 families now using manufac-
trued gas, viii obtain natural gas in a
winlSliIlg of an eye when the big
main arrives from Ottawa. which Will
be some time this summer or eariv
1atI- 1t means free gas and meter
connections to all users of natural gas
and main extensions yet this spring,
summer and fall to all parts of the
city beyond the paved streets not yet
covered by gas. On the contrary, if
the consent Of the council is not given
TO the two companies above suggested
II would simply mean that the Con-
sumers' Heat Light & Power COM
pany would proceed under their
franchise, to tear up every paved
street in the city, lay a dual system
of mains and that all persons using
or desiring to use natural gas, would
have to pay for their own service
pipes and connections as under the
franchise owned by the Consumers
Light, Heat & Power company, it is
only obligated to lay service pipes to
the curb line Again as to rates. the
Consumers Light, Heat & Power COM
pany has been financed under the
franchise it owns which gives it a
right to charge as high as IS cents
thousand for natural gas. The money
has all been collected and is in the
bank. Tt could not use a dollar of this
money If the rate was changed in the
franchise. That however. does not
mean that the company intends to
charge its maximum figure, not at all
The rate for the first two years to do
nestle consumers viii be Is cents a
1000 cubic feet. After that if the sup
ply still holds, it win remain at Kansas
City, No, prices. till the supply di-
minishes, and when Kansas City and
other towns get no gas, Topeka may be
yet having gas because her maximum
rate is a few cents higher than at
Kansas City.
to supplant coal all over the city, even
in the Santa Fe shops. Coal is the only
competitor of natural gas, and It viii
be a fight to the finish between both OF
them here We will have the Kansas
City rate on natural gas and if I mis-
take not, If there is a pound of coal sold
in this city, we viii have the Kansas
City rate on coal also, be it as low as it
may.
There is nothing in all this matter
for any one to get excited over, or is
there any necessity for examinations or
recrin1inations. It is simply up to To-
peka as to whether she wants natural
gas this fall under the favorable condi-
tons named, or whether she wants to
paved streets all torn up with a dual
! system of pipes.
Topeka has obtained her growth as
/ a Santa Fe shop, office and state house
! town. It is up to US to keep right on
/ the firing line of progress and prospect
! ty Prosperity today means cheap
/ power; natural gas will give US cheap
'.Do we want to wait or hesitate?
4 guess not.
&C. K. HOLIDAY"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-01
LOSS OF $4,000.
swstchnlan Examines Naphtha Car
With Lighted Lantern.

Chicago, May IA leak in a tank
car containing $4,000 gallons of
naphtha was ignited from switch
mans lantern and the resulting ex-
plosion injured two switchmen and
caused a fire that destroyed a dozen
merchandise cars.
A train containing 25 merchandise
cars and one tank car was being
switched at the Pennsylvania yards
when a switchman discovered the leak.
The train was ordered to a sidetrae1
and the railroad men went closer to
the car to examine it. In a moment
the huge tank burst and scattered the
burning fluid over a dozen cars loaded
with merchandise. Twelve cars and
their contents we're destroyed. Severa
others We're slightly burned. The loss
to the railway company is estimated
at $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-01

extension to the bridge by the Marsh
Bridge company. The piles for the
first pier have been driven and the
cement work for the foundation is be-
ing laid.
Those who took part in the play, The
Tanning Of the Shrew," given in the
high school auditorium Friday and Sat
urday nights had their photograph ta-
ken Sunday morning in the costumes
they wore in the performance.
The large crowds in front of the State
Journal building Saturday and Sunday
evenings to receive the baseball buIist
tins certainly indicates the interest ts1-
ken in the national sport in Topeka. b.
a prompt bulletin service the people
here knew the particulars Of the games
almost as we'll as those on the grounds
Governor Hoch will make an address
this evening at the meeting Of the
Brotherhood of st. Paul at the First
NJ. E. church. The meeting viii be open
to all men, whether they are members
of the brotherhood or not.
The annual convention of the nation
al association of railroad commission
ers is to be held in Deadwood, S. D.. on
August is. Ira 3. Mills is president Of
the association. Some of the Kansas
commissioners will attend the meeting.
The Belvoir or East Hill school
closed yesterday for the summer vac
cation. The teachers, Mr.. J. Fl.
COnard and Miss Martha Mcconnell.
entertained their pupils at an all day
picnic at Vinewood park which was
greatly enjoyed by all present.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-01
A QUESTION OF REBATES.
Santa Fe Admits Having Granted
Them to an Anthony Concern.

According to the testimony in suit
filed in the supreme court, the Sal,ta
Fe railway agreed to pay rebates of So
a car to the Anthony Wholesale
Grocery company in consideration Of
which the grocery company was to
put in its own sidetrack. The agree-
ment for rebates was to CONTINUE two
years, or until the company had re-
ceived a sufficient sum to reimburse it
for the amount expended on the con-
struetion of the sidetrack.
There is no doubt that such an ar
rangement existed, because it appears
in the agreed statement of facts IN the
case entitled Mrs. NJ. j. Hurd versus
the Santa Fe, the Kansas Southwest
ern, the Anthony Wholesale Grocery
com any and the city of Anthony.
Senator T. A. Noftzger represents the
two railroads.
The trouble which led up to the suit
IS of recent origin On March "a, the
santa Fe set a gang of men at work
at , O'Clock in the morning, and be-
fore daylight had torn up sidetrack
already in existence Then they sur
viewed a location for a new switch,
" hich would cut across one corner ef
Mrs. Hurd's land. Mrs. Hurd claimed
that she wanted the land for a whole
sale grocery establishment of her own
and that the city of Anthony, by al
lowing the track TO pe JUL, Wo1ld
make her land inaccessible. The rail-
road did not offer to pay for Mrs.
Iurd's land.
In the absence of the district judge,
Mrs. Hurd secured temporary in
junction of the switch. When the
case was heard by the district judge,
he held that the switch was not
private AFFAIR. but was intended for
the use OF the public. He therefore
dissolved the injunction Mrs. Hurd S
attorney then appealed the case to the
supreme court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-01

Sick people now have a place where
they can go and get fine X-ray ex-
aminations-the same as are given in
Germany. K-ray treatments are also
given for cancers, lupus. female dis
eases, stomach. liver, kidney, bowel
troubles consumption. weak lungs,
hstula piles. frequent and painful
urination. and ali diseases of men.
DR.. Horne is the greatest x-ray ex-
pert in the West, therefore If you fear
you have any hidden or internal dis
ease. don't wait. call at once and be
examined by the K-rays absolutely
free DE. Horne undoubtedly has the
finest x-ray machine in America. Be
ing Of German design, it is much bet
ter than most machines. To see the
beating of the human heart is simple
for this machine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-01

The barefoot season began today.
VIII you hang any May baskets? This
is the night.
The annual Saturday Night club din
ner viii be held on May 10.
The city council meets this evening.
This is the regular monthly meeting.
Judge Hayden's saddle horse mas ar
rived. He came Saturday. The judge
bought him sight unseen.
VinewOod Park will be formally open
ed for the season by the street railway
company this coming Sunday.
Fred Nixon the black diamond CHM
ney sweep commences painting the
First M. E. church steeples today.
The 7. NJ. c. A. viii have a recep-
ton on May 9. Governor Hoch will
make an address on that occasion.
The state treasurer's books show that
there is now IS. 367, 9T033 worth of bonds
in the state permanent school fund.
The Washburn college catalogue will
come from off the press this week. A
catalogue is issued each year at about
this time.
The Shawnee county bar on Saturday
adopted memorial resolutions for the
late Judge Thayer of the United States
circuit court.
The government census bureau is
preparing to send out agents to every
county in Kansas and other states to
get statistics about divorce.
Frank Bates and Harry Croft have
returned to Topeka after an absence of
some two years Does this indicate
which wa& the wind blows?
The southwest part of town was
devastated of cats by the demands of
the clowns in the Sells & Downs circus
for felines to use in their safe blowing
act
The Swedish league will give a free
concert at the high school auditorium
Friday evening. Professor Olof will
speak on the subject, "In the Valley Of
Manhattan"
The A O. L. W. degree team of To-
pela lodge No. II will go to Lawrence
Tuesday evening at the invitation of
Lawrence lodge No. z to initiate a
class of candidates.
Oliver L. Tarbin, clerk in the To-
substitute railway postal clerk. He
took the civil service examination a
number of months ago.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Shawnee County Horticultural society
will be held Thursday, May +, at the
home of Mr.. A. T. Daniels, Topeka
avenue and TWenty-first street.
Congressman Long has accepted an
invitation to deliver the commencement
address at the Wellington schools on
May p Senator Long used to teach
school in Wellington when he was a
very young man.
e. A. Clancy and George W. Suth-
erin. of the Topeka plumbing board.
went to Arkansas City last week and
conducted an examination of plumbers
in that city.
on May 80 there will be a meeting
of the negro state league in Topeka for
the purpose of denouncing the so-called
Jim crow school bill passed by the
last legislature for the benefit of Kan
sas City.
W. r. Sapp of Galena was in Kansas
City Sunday and gave the newspapers
a little interview ridiculing Governor
Hoch for not enforcing the prohibitory
law. He says Hoch agreed to call out
the militia to close the joints
v r. Parkhurst, who was appointed
by Mayor Davis as Inspector upon the
| Melan arch bridge over the Kansas
river. will commence his duties this
morning. An Inspector is put on BY
the city to keep tab upon the cement
work which is being done upon the