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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-14
NEW BALL HEARING AXLE.
One Invented Which Promises to Rev
oIutionize TRANSPORTATION BIethods.


A. Genslein. of Los Angeles, cal,
has been calling on Santa Fe officials
for the last few days for the purpose
of interesting them in the newly in
vented triple, differentiaI, ball bearing
railroad axle. for which great claims
are being made over the country. 1t
is really remarkable for its simplicity
The differential is merely an ordinary
axle cut in two and connected with a
heavy collar" and operating on ball
bearings. It is so constructed that
while the other may describe a circle,
without the former even turning.
Thus the matter of taking short
curves on a railroad is simplified, and
the danger of spreading rails and
sliding track is at least reduced. The
weight is equalized.
But the greatest boon as claimed
to the users of this axe is the fact
that 1t promises to reVOlutiOnize some
transportation methods, through the
fact that the pulling capacity of To-
connective is at least doubled with this
invention. This will be particularly
valuable on roads traversing those
countries where there are heavy
grades. Again, the troublesome sshot
boxes" are done away with, because
of the fact that the ball bearings pre-
vent. heating from high speed or other
causes.
Mr.. Genslein says that the Southern
Pacific system is experimenting with
the axle. It is probable that a set of
trucks equipped with the axle viii be
put on a Santa Fe car in this part of
the country and given a thorough test
Mr. Genslein has ordered a special
car for his own use TO pc equipped
with these axles and he will use it for
demonstrating purposes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-14
10 BUILD ROADS N MEXICO.
Pittsburg Capitalists to Develop Coun-
try in chihuahua.

81 Paso Tex, Dee 14-Pittsburg
capitalists have financed a company
known as the Great Mineral Railroad
company OF Mexico with a capital of
s., 600 600 gold, which viii build a net
work of industrial railroads in Chihua-
hua, Mexico.
The Pittsburg interests are represent
ed by N. B. Place, Of that city who is
at present in Chihuahua closing the deal
to acquire the Pittsburg & San Jose
railroad. which win be used as a
nucleus.
The system is to be composed OF. many
narrow gauge railroads, tapping rich
mineral districts and connecting with
the Rio Grande, Sierra & Pacific, Kan
sas CITY. Mexico & Orient, Peral &
Durango and other roads
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-14
Human 'Steam";
Keeping 1t Up.
This Is the Secret of That Seemingly
TireIess Energy Possessed by
Some People,


There is another kind of steam than
that in which the boy James Watt,
watching his mothers tea-kettle, first
saw the great possibilities that long
since have become realities.
This other kind of steam is human
steam and it is a most important
factor in our affairs.
Some people call this human
steam" by other names. They call it
''push" sometimes, or '"hustle,'' or
"get-up'' or life" Well. it's all of
these, but after all it's just steam -
It's the power to do things seem
ingly tireless power which some people
posses.
you can cali to your mind right
this minute some men and women.
boys and girls, perhaps, who always
go about their work or play with full
steam up" They can accomplish more
and do things better than other peo-
pie. It's their steam" that gives them
increased power.
Malta-Vita, the perfected matted
whole-wheat food, fills men and wom-
en- and children with the power to do
things. It makes them strong in body
and mind. Tt keeps up their steam. -
When Malta-Vita comes from the
ovens, every flake baked crisp and
brown, it is the most delicious and
most healthful food in the world, con-
tanning only zone per cent of moisture.
The other go per cent is nutrition.
And all this nutrition is digested most
readily, even by the weakest stomach,
because the gelantinized starch of the
thoroughly cooked wheat has been
converted by fine malt extract into
maltese, or malt sugar.
And Malta-Vita is so good to eatl
There's no other food ike it; none
Just as gOod,'' none that can take its
place Sold by all groeers. 10 cents
per package.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-14
MAY REACH COAST NEXT.
Expansion Looked for With YoaIzum
at Head of Rock Island.

A great deal of speculation is going on
in railway circles as to what will be
the outcome from the appointment of
B. F. Yoakun as chairman Of the ex-
ecutiVe board of the Rock Island. This
virtually places him in control not only
of the management of the Rock Island
but also the Frisco system, and as he is
heavily interested in the Colorado &
Southern road, the systems he will be
able to control reach out in every di-
rection. This Frisco is building into
San Antonio, Texas, and the Rock Is
land is going into New Orleans.
When these lines are completed the
northern terminal viii be in st. Paul
and Minneapolis and the southern at
the Gulf of Mexico, and in the east they
will have terminals in Chicago, St.
Louis, Memphis and New Orleans; in
the west, Denver, Pueblo and Ell Paso,
and as these lines cover the Mississippi
and Missouri valley territories, they
must have an outlet to the Pacific coast.
This is more particularly borne out
by the fact that the Colorado Southern
has recently increased its capitalization
to S100, 900 900.
The building Of the Moffatt line be-
tween Denver and Ogden should give
the Rock Island and Frisco lines an
opening into ogden. In case Rock Is
land-Frisco people do not come west of
Ogden, they will be in q position to de-
manu- dCN diIld5GOuS tAeASheaesS a oSH5C
ments with either the Western Pacific
or the Hartman lines.
The Ell Paso & Southwestern, which
IS operated in connection with the Rock
Island, has its own rails into Benson,
and it is only a short distance, say 500
miles, from Los Angeles, through a
level territory, and there is little doubt
that the road will be eventually extend
ed to that point, as well as San Diego.
One thing seems certain, that the Rock
Island will either have to go to the
coast or make a close alliance with the
Hartman interests. At present the re-
latfons between the Rock Island owners
and Mr. Hartman are of the friendliest
nature, as can be seen from the fact
that the Rock Island is running solid
trains between Chicago and California.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-14
THIS CAR WILL SIMPLY FLY.
One Being Built to Run Thousand
Miles in Ten Hours.

Syracuse. N. Y, Dec. 14.-James N
Vandergrift, in q. paper read recently
before the Syracuse Technology club,
announced that the Westinghouse COM
pany is building a car, invented by
him, which will run at double the speed
now attained, and will carry passen-
gers from New York to Chicago in ten
hours and from Syracuse to New York
in an hour and a half His plan is to
have four wheels on the car placed one
ahead of the other, running on a third
rail between the other two rails now
used. The cars are to be pointed at the
ends to reduce the resistance of air
and to lessen the danger in case of col
Iissiou.
This motor cycle car. as it is called,
is to be kept upright by the wheels or
rollers running on the two outside
tracks,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-14
Frisco Kills a Man.

Severy, Kan, Dec. 14-Passenger
tram No. 8, on the Frisco railroad, ran
over man four miles west of this
city Both legs were crushed below
the knee. and he was hurt about the
body He died Wednesday. His age
was about As years, weight $50, height
. rect inches, brown mustache, hair
turning gray, Roman nose Papers
found on his person were addressed to
Edward Haggerty. 525 West Douglas
avenue, and West End hotel, Wichita.
a message says he was only known
there as laborer. 1t is supposed he
was demented.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-14
Suit Over Insurance.

J. S. Shelstad has appealed to thg
supreme court his case against the
Fire Association of Philadelphia
Shelstad is a Montgomery county man,
who had a 1000 policy on his store
The store was destroyed, and the COM
pany resisted payment on technical
grounds. After Shelstad had intro
duced his evidence in the lower court,
the defendants demurred and the de-
murrer was sustained. Shelstad ap-
peaIs from the decision on the de-
murrer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-14
He KILLED His sweetheart.

Pittsburg, Kan, Dec. 1.-THE jury in
the Eugene Vanderveer case has re-
turned a verdict of manslaughter in the
first degree for the death Of his sweet
heart, Bertha Smith The jury was
out ten minutes The penalty is con
dnement in the state penitentiary at
hard labor for not less than i've and
not more than q years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-14
Accidental killing at Wheaton.

Leavenworth, Kan, Dec. 14-News
has been received here that Richard
Condor was killed while visiting at the
in Wheaton, Kan. It is said the shoot
ing was accidental A load from a
shotgun entered Condon's head While
he was upstairs in a room at his
brothers house. Richard Condor lived
IN Texas and was in Wheaton visit
ing. Thomas Condor, a brother, lives
in LeavenWorth
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-14
NJ. w. of A. Meeting at Pratt.

Pratt. Kan, Dec. 1.-THE Modern
WOodmen of America gave a banquet
here this week to the camps Of the
county and entertained them by fnitiat-
ing 25 candidates. State Deputy Chas
S. Soclzname was present and gave an
appreciative toast. Two hundred Wood
men were present and an enthusiastic
meeting was held.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-14
NEW MAIL CARS IN SERVICE.
Santa Fe Getting Some Far Superior to
Old Ones.

Some of the new type of mail cars that
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa F'e ordered
some time ago have been completed and
are being distributed for service over the
various portions of the system. They are
as fine a type of mail car as is used any
place in the country, and are far superior
TO the old style of wooden cars They
have steel stills and needle beams, and are
built to Withstand any ordinary shock Of
not over-anxious to try them out in a
wreck, they are rather proud of the new
cars In addition to being built on much
stronger lines than the old wooden ones,
they are equipped with five gas tanks for
Pintsch lights, and are in every way an
improvement over the old cars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-14
KINGMAN MURDER TRIAL.

Eifs5 Witness Testifies in the Rosa
Null Case.
klSingman. Kan. Dec. 1.-THE FIRST
Wil4ess placed on the stand in the trial
or Rosa Null, charged with poisoning
her husband, was George Graves. He
was present at the time of Nuus death.
anu related the circumstances connect
ed with his death, every symptom
pointing to poisoning.
Capt Joe Waters Of Topeka is assist
ing Attorneys Barrett and Crawford for
the defense while Charles Apt of lola
is assisting the state.
Judge Gillette granted Mrs. Null a
change of venue from Pratt to King
man county on account of the ALLEGED
prejudice against her here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-14

were also called, but they were unable 10
nue. c.. T. Enright, a deputy sEeriff. said
that he raided the place and secured a
set OF bar fixtures. He said there was a
layer OF dust on the bar when he entered
the place. Higgins was not about the
place when Enright made the raid.
Several of the jurors who are trying
higgins were on the jury that acquitted
kenney. Five of the Jurors are negroes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-14

Salina, Kan, Dec. 1f.-W. J. storm.
jointist was convicted in the district
court here of maintaining nuisance.
The jury was out all of Tuesday night
and part Of Wednesday Application
viii be made for new trial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-14
No Hunting on T,bese F,arns.

Erie, Kan, Dec. 14-Since the pass
age of the new hunting law. the local
lodges OF the Anti-Horse Thief associ-
alton are busy. At their orders almost
every farm within a radius of 20 miles
IS placarded with from one to half a
dozen mo Hunting signs. Their no
tees appear in the columns of every
country paper. Hunting in southeastern
Kansas is a minus quantity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-14
Death From Heart Trouble.

Downs Kan, Dec 14-Dr. w. D.
Mullin, dentist at Downs for more
than 20 years, died suddenly Wednes-
day at the livery barn while getting q
team ready to take a drive, from heart
trouble
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-14
russ OVER An ARREST.
Owner of a Raided Place Is to Sue
Humboldt

Humboldt.
lola. Dec. 1.-THE Record says: Mar
to be sued for damages on the charge Of
breaking in a door and making an arrest
without cause, it is said. The incident
happened at Humboldt, when Gilbert it
IS stated, broke in the front door of
James Davis place. alleged to be Joint,
dent of the Webster oil refinery.
Gilbert claimed Seager was drunk. but
ne cropped the case against the man a
rev hours after landing him in Jail Sea
ger says he will sue because of false ar
resi-, and Davis says he VIII do likewise
because Gilbert broke into his place
without a warrant and that there was no
trouble that would make such action nee
essary. no.
Gilbert was arrested in the afternoon
On a warrant sworn out in Justice
Houghs court charged with breaking
INTO a mouse owned by r. r. Davis Con-
stable Conley went to Humboldt ana
made the arrest; Gilbert gave bond in the
case will be heard nc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-14
viii save Ten Hours Time.

ST. Paul, Dec. 14.-By routing
trains over the new Clark line from
Salt Lake to Los Angeles, the st. Paul,
Minneapolis & Omaha road will re-
duce the time of its through sleepers
from St Paul to Los Angeles to less
than 81 hours, a gain of 10 hours over
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-14

the present schedule. The California
train VIII leave here at $3.50 p. m. and
will reach Los Angeles on the after
noon of the third day out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-14
WAS OUT OF WORK.
Despondent Arkansas City Man swaI-
lows Strycbnfne.

Arkansas City. Kan. Dec. 14.-John
Haney, 80 years old. committed suicide
mere late Wednesday by taking is
grains OF strychnine. Haney has been
out Of employment for some time and
this, coupled with family troubles. was
responsible.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-14
JUDGE SMITH AND HIS JOKES.
They Took Wen Once. But Now
That's Another Story.

TT will be different now" says Judge
w r. Smith, solicitor for Kansas for the
Santa Fe. when I was a member of the
supreme court I could spring almost any
old chestnut of a story and the lawyers
with cases before us would fairly crack
their sides laughing. Now, no one will
laugh at my jokes except the fellow who
wants railroad pass"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-14

about so miles long and will extend south
to Lubbock as soon as the Belen cut off is
completed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-14
working on New Branch Line.

Plainview, Tex, Dec. 1.-THE work of
constructing the branch road, which the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe is to build
from Canyon, Tex, to PlainvieW. was
commenced yesterday. The line will be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-14

hearing left me so that could hear
no sounds whatever.
II commenced taking Peruna and
now my hearing is restored as good as
1t was prior to June, 1901.
ct cannot speak too highly of Pc
runa, and now, when 50 years old, can
say it invigorated my whole system.
ST cannot but think, dear Doctor,
that you must feel very thankful to the
all loving Father that you have been
permitted to live, and by your skill be
such a blessing as you have been to
suffering humanity. Rev. J. N.
Parker.
one bottle will convince anyone.
| Once used and Peruna becomes a life
/ long standby with old and young.
If you do not receive prompt and
satisfactory results from the use of
| Peruna, write to DR.. S. B. Hartman,
! President of The Hartman Sanitarium,
/ Columbus, Ohio, who will be pleased
/ to give you his valuable advice, gratis.
; Permna Almanac for 9Q06-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-14
Strong and Vigorous at the Age of
Eighty-eight.

Rev. ]. N. Parker. Utica. N. z.
writes:
In June, 1901, I lost my sense of
hearing entirely. My hearing had
been somewhat impaired for several
years, but not so much affected but
that I could hold converse with my
friends; but in June, 1901, my sense of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-14
L. M. PENWET,I,.

had made over to ALA c. McCready,
set aside. and the lower court sustainei
her contention.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-01-05
From h Lands,

Monsignor Seraine, apostolic dele
gate to Mexico, will, it is said in cler-
ical circles, be made a cardinal at the
next consistory.
French Foreign Minister Delcasse
has announced the signing of a Franco.
Swiss arbitration treaty similar to the
Franco-British agreement.
King Lukenga Of the Bakuba tribe
has revolted against the Congo indie
pendent state government, and the
Presbyterian mission station at Ibanji
has been evacuated.
In consequence OF American ana
British representations, the porte has
renewed its instructions to the pro-
yincial authorities to allow colporteurs
to sell Bibles in towns and villages.
Raisuli, the notorious brigand chiet,
who captured Ion Pericaris, an Amer
lean citizen, and his stepson, Cromwell
Varley, a British subject, in May last,
boldly raided a caravan within the
town of Tangier a few days ago.
The great stability of the Mexican
silver market is due to the prospect of
the speedy Inauguration of money re-
form, gives increased confidence to
importers, who are ordering goods
heavily, both in the United States and
abroad.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-01-05
Resume 81 the ncwS.

The residence Of William Patterson,
the distiller at Louisville, was burned
with its contents. The loss is about
100000, partially insured.
"A barn valued at $4,000, belonging to
a. Fleckerstein of Dyersville, Iowa,
was destroyed by fire. One horse was
burned and nineteen others we're Grip.
pied and SCARED.
Two freight trains, each drawn by
two engines, crashed together on Jew
ettville curve, about two miles north
OF West Falls, N. Y. Two trainmen
We're killed and one badly scalded.
Fire destroyed the plant and stock
OF the Houghton County Bedding com
pany at Calumet, Mich, causing a loss
OF $4,000, fully covered by Insurance.
The building was owned by John Phil
lips Of Allouez, whose loss is $500.
BY the explosion of the boiler III one
OF the largest engines on the Rock
Island road, Engineer M. Calhoun and
Fireman Kinney were killed at Daven-
port, Iowa. Head brakeman Thomas
Gimmet and Trainmen Gus Smith,
Russell Sherrod and George Nettleton
! -Four men were killed and their bod
les terribly mangled as the result OF
"a boiler explosion at the sawihill of B.
r.. Redline, near RolMsburg, Columbia
county, Pa. These men comprised the
entire force Of the sawmill. The boil
or was comparatively new and the
cause of the explosion is not known.
While some of the recruits of the
Twenty-ifth field battery were being
drilled near the post at Fort Ripley,
Kan, the powder in one of the limbers
upon which three men were riding ex
ploded and two of the men were Sc
verely hurt. The injured are Corporal
Wesley Smith and Charles Ewing.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-01-05
Domestic.

1t is announced that the next gov
ernor of the Yukon territory will be
w. w. B. McInnis, a member of the
British Columbia legislature.
Students of the Kentucky university
pulled off a prize fight in which one
of the principals and his second We're
students Of the Bible college.
Another job done" said w. H. COT.
fin, an aged blacksmith of Des Moines,
as he turned out a horse, newly shod,
from his shop, then dropped dead.
Gifts amounting to s437,370 were an
nounced by President Harper at the
ffty-third quarterly convocation of the
University Of Chicago. John D. Rock.
efeller gave $34O, 900.
fourteen hundred patents for tim
Der claims in eastern Colorado were
cancelled by the land Office, and it is
said as many more will be Cancelled.
The law has not been followed.
DR.. Conrad Wesselhoef, a home
opathic physician Of national reputa-
tlOh, Ao NCuO q iSCWLOh SCItC1,
He was formerly president of the
American Institution of Homeopathy.
Sam Shubert "a theatrical manager.
is being sued for $4,000 because r. H.
Burnside, his agent, discharged a girl
from Lillian RusselPs chorus on the
ground that she wasn't pretty enough.
The steel bar association has adj
yanced the price of steel bars 50 a ton,
and the steel plate manufacturers ad-
vanced the price of steel plate 81 a
ton. The structural steel manufacture
ers have also made a similar advance.
Boston society is waiting with keen.
interest the coming of the stork into
at least t~wenty-six well-known Back
bay households this winter. Society
there, as well as elsewhere, has been
held UP as an example Of ace suicide,
but 1t is not apparently tt obtain in
the best local circles next winter.