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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-03
NEARLY COOKED ALIVE.
Santa F'e Employe Badly Scalded by
Steam From Engine

Santa F'e Enploye Badly Scalded by
Steam From Engine
San Bernardino, Cal. oct. 81. L.
Howell, employed at the santa Fe
shops, in making tests of engines, had
narrow escape from being cooked
alive a couple of days ago. He was
fortunate enough to escape with one
leg being seriously cooked and the
other badly scaIded.
Howell was engaged in an engine
test when something went wrong with
the blow-off valve. allowing the steam
to blow out scalding hot on his legs
the right leg being the closer to the
point where the steam was escaping
The man was gotten away from the
burning steam as quickly as, possible.
but not until his right leg in spots had
been cooked to the bone. and the 9th
err badly scalded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-03
AN AERIAL. RAILROAD.
Plans Being Worked Out for One at
Santa Monica.

Dispatches from Santa Monica are to the
effect that the plan of constructing an
aerial railway along the beach is being
worked out and If considered feasible, L.
a. Crosse viii establish it as soon as the
details can be arranged. The plan is to
build a line between Santa Monica beach
and Los Angeles Cars will be run all
night and at frequent intervals during the
day The railway will connect Santa Mon
lea. Ocean Park, Venice and Playa del
Rey, and will follow as straight a course
inland TO Los Angeles as can be secured
by right of way.
Mr.. Crosse is the possessor of fifteen
patents from the government, covering in
Yent1ons concerning aerial trolley trans
portatlon. His plan IS to run the cars on
a single rail suspended several feet above
the earth. The track will be elevated on
poles. He has secured from the govern
ment permission to operate his line along
the coast and now has only to secure a
franchise from the city and then to or
ganize a company to finance the PROPOSE
ton. No move has yet been made to Sc
cure a franchise
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-03
TO STOP HORSE STEALING.

EmpOFia and Lyon County Officials
Take Vigorous Measures.
Emporia, Kan, Oct. "A posse com
posed Of the county officers a few EN-
poria policemen and members of the
Anti-Horse Thief association. was
formed here last night to hunt down
the man who stole a valuable team of
horses from H. c. Hensley OF this place.
Bloodhounds arrived from Wichita
Monday afternoon. They were put on
the trail o. the horses and the posse
followed them. The association will de-
fray the expenses of finding the thief
while the county commissioners met
and offered a reward of $3.50 for his ar
rest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-03

Coffeyville. Kan, oct 3.-Judge ran
nelly dealt the jointists of this place a
hard blow by holding them in direct
contempt Of court in their action in
replevining saloon fixtures seized by the
This is a severe blow also to out-of-
state breweries, many of which furnish
the fixtures Cor Kansas Joints. The
decision is a victory for the county at
torney, Mr.. Wagstaff.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-03

that slavery should be abolished. that
the slaves should be free. He was hoot-
ed off the floor and had to go home
through the fields to keep from being
mobbed. I thought of him when
sneaked out of that meeting and caught
q car for home. But consoled myself
by the thought that lived to see the
day when every man said that Uncle
Joe Starrett was right. was branded
as being opposed to the protection Of
North Topeka Perish the thought
Myself and wife, my children and
grandchildren were all in the flood Of
1903. All I have on this earth is fn
the flood district. What I am Sighting
is the principle Of running the water OF
Of one man onto another, and this idea
I will fight with my last breath and my
last dollar. L c. BETZ
11S Holman Street, North Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-03
r.n.o 80 for Robbing Trnnl.s.

Kansas city. Mo. Oct. 3.-R. T.
Sine, a baggageman, who formerly
worked on the Missouri Pacific rail-
road running between Kansas City and
St Louis, pleaded guilty in the Grim
mai court Yesterday morning to rob-
hing trunks placed in his care. He
was sentenced to two years in the peni-
Tertiary
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-03
Passenger Flares Redueed.

Marquette, Mich. Oct. 3.-Passenger
fares in upper Michigan have been vol
unfairly reduced by the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul road, the reduction
being from four cents a mile to three
cents. Similar action on the part of
the Chicago & Northwestern was an
nounced some days ago. The new
rates take effect at once.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-03
CHILDREN POISONED By CANDY
said to Have Been Sent Them by Their
Father.

Davenport, Ia, Oct s.-George
Folk. aged 5, and Mamie, aged 8, were
poisoned at Davenports orphan home
by candy which it is said was sent to
them by their father, jonathan Folk
If Marion. Ia. Half dozen other
children who ate of the candy became
iii. No deaths have occurred so far.
The board of control is investigating.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-03
Small Strike At Atchison.

Atchison, Kan. Oct. 3.-TWelVe truck
men in the Missouri Pacific freight
house here are on a strike for an in
crease of nay. They have asked that
their wages be raised from s1.35 to $3.50
a day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-03

four hundred and thirty-nine were re-
tired on their own request. The COM
paly pays the operating expenses of its
pension department, which has dis
tributed some sixteen hundred thous-
and dollars in 1--WE wears.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-03
Abandoned OH won shouts.

lola, kan, Oct. 3.-An oil vel drilled
a year age on the Avery farm. three
miles southwest of lola, and abandon
cord and is now flowing probably 25
barrels daily. The well is owned by
lola parties and the news that the well
has turned out to be an oil well
has just reached them They viii doubt
less make some effort to care for the
oil that is flowing so freely from the
well
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-03
Neriden Improving Its Streets.

Meriden, Kan. Oct 3.-UnusuaIIy
wide cement sidewalks are being put
down by the Main street business men,
and several buildings and additions are
under construction.
Topeka autoists will be pleased to
learn that the road overseer. Philip
Becker. graded twenty-six miles Of
roads near Meriden in September.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-03
Pastor violated an Ordinance.

Wichita, Kan, Oct 3.-The Rev. E. G.
Pollard. pastor of the Emporia Avenue
Methodist Episcopal church in this city,
was arrested last evening and fined 81
for riding bicycle on a sidewalk con-
trary to a city ordinance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-03

Paola. Kan, Oct. Bert Wren
died at the home of his father, Thorn
as Wren, here. He was employed by
the government in the weather bureau
at Baltimore, Nd. He was a graduate
of Baker university He was z years
old, and left a widow and one child.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-03

In five years two thousand four
hundred and eighteen employees have
been retired from the active service of
the Pennsylvania Railroad company
and put on its pension list Five hum
dred and sixty-eigIt were between the
ages OF 65 and So years. and of these
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-03
Gowdv Coming HONG

liverpool, Oct. 3.-The White Star
line steamer Baltic which will sail
from here for New York, October 4
takes among her passengers Mr.. and
Mrs Marshall Field, Jr-, J. K Gowdv,
former consul general at Paris, and
representative ". Alden Smith. OF
Michigan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-03
wilson counts NfedicaI society.

Neodesha, Kan. Oct. 3.-The next
regular meeting of the Wilson County
Medical society will be held in Neode-
sha Tuesday. october 10. Papers will
be read by DR.. Jones of Altoona and
Drs. Jones, Sharp and Day of Neode-
Is. nj.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-03
CARBONDALE's CARNIVAL.
Splendid Programme Arranged for
October 5-6-7

October 5-6-7.
CarbondaIe. Oct. S.-This town is to
have a street fair and carnival Oct
ST. that will excel anything of the
nature ever held here. The feature
will be a display of farm products. In
connection there win be daily balloon
ascensions, street booths, an amuse-
ment company, foot races and ball
games. There will be wire walking,
high dives and dancing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-03

the new building which is to be. occupied
BY Wells, Fargo & Co. the Southern Pa
cific and the Oregon Railway & Naviga-
were submitted, but some of the offers
were thought to be too high for the Har-
Tinan interests directing the purchase for
Wells. Fargo & Co
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-03
Special Low Homeseekers' Rate Via
Earafa E,a

On the first and Third Tuesdays of
each month until December 81 1905. the
Santa Fe will sell round trip tickets to
points in Missouri, Arkansas, Oklaho-
ma. Indian Territory, Louisiana. New
Mexico and Texas, at the rate Of Is per
cent of the one way fare, minimum $40.
limit q days from date of sale.
T. L. KING, c. P. & T. A,
Topeka
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-09-09
FREE TO BUTCHERS.

We are in receipt of a communica-
ton from c. S. Page, Hyde Park,
VT, which authorizes us to say to
those of our readers who are engaged
in the Butchering Business, that it
they will send him a postal card
with their name and postoffice adj
dress thereon and that they saw this
notice in The Age, he will enter
their names on the list of customers
and send them free, postpaid, from
time to time as issued, his Hide
Bulletins, which give the ups and
downs of the market on Beet Hides,
Calf Skins, Horse Hides, Tallow,
Bones, Cracklings, etc. Mr.. Page
has been in the Hide and Skin trade
for more than fifty years and has
the reputation of being responsible
and reliable.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-09-09
The Elm Tree Press.

OF all New England trees the most
stately and dignifed as well as the
most beautiful is the Elm. In look
ing about for a symbol for the print
ing Office of the Age, the elm seemed
most appropriate. The Age job
work tends to simplicity and dig
nifty, the aim being to turn out work
of the highest grade. The best mod
ern printer strives for clearness and
strength, and makes the excellence
of type, arrangement and press work
furnish the ornamentation.
The Age Press ventures to take
the Elm Tree for its device, and on
such of its work as seems proper
win hereafter appear the design be-
low. The design follows very closely
the first of the elms of this vicinity,
and was made especially for the
Age
In connection with this design
few points, which should be familiar
TO every lover of this beautiful tree,
may well be added.
This tree, the most common of its
species in New England, is the white
elm, Ulmus Americanus). 1t is
found northward to southern New
foundland, southwark to Florida,
and westward to Black Hills of Da-
kota. Toward the western and
southern limits it is found only in
the river-bottom lands.
1t is one of the noblest of Ameri-
can trees, eighty feet or more in
height and of strong and graceful
proportions. The trunk and the
llrger branches are often fringed
with short, leafy boughs.
The wood is hard and very tough
from the interlacing of the fibres.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-09-09
men wishing to leave conditions like

men wishing to leave conditions like
these.
The summer visitors have about
all returned to their homes. 1t does
not seem that there has been as many
as a year ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. ID. Grout of Nor
risville are visiting at Mrs. N. A..
Wills. Mr.. Grout was formerly a
conductor on the Boston &c Maine
Railway.
The Grange Hall block is being
remodeled into tenements.
Since the death of the Rev. Mr..
Weed OF Tunbridge, we have had
no service at the Universalist church.
We greatly miss the services, and it
is extremely doubtful if the place
will ever be filled as acceptably as
Mr.. Weed filled it.
We learn that the Tunbridge fair
is to be held Oct. ed, sd and 4th.
Evidently the were trying to keep il
secret, but some careless person
stuck poster up down cellar in the
creamery and it leaked out; but why
do the stupid Montpelier people have
their centennial Oct 4th7 Why do
they not postpone it till after the fair
1t will be too bad to have the cen,
tennial a failure.
Royalton Just on our south anc
Randolph just one-fourlh of mile
north, both keep their roads in ex
cellent shape. Bethel voters kindly
read this.
Mrs. M. Fowler of Concord, N
H., has returned to her home afte
visiting relatives and friends in thi
vicinity.
School in the village begun labo
day. Miss Rhodes of Randolph, i
the teacher.
Misses Nellie Billings and Mar
garet Smith have gone on vacation
trip to Boston, Mass. and Newport
Rhode Island.
Mr.. Geo. Newell, dog fancier ant
croquet expert, is boarding at Ches
ter Browns.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-09-09
CHURCH SERVICES.

Christian--Rev. c. A. MacDaniel
pastor. Morning service at 1890,
with sermon. Sunday school at 2
o'clock. Junior e. E. at 5 o'clock,
and Y. p S, c. E. at 7 o'clock.
Mid-week service Tuesday evening,
7.3o. Welco me to all.
Universalist-Rev. H. L. Garfield,
pastor. Morning service at 1890
Sunday School at 1850. Y. P. c.
U. Tuesday evening at 7.3o o'clock.
Congregational-Rev. F. Z. Put
nam, pastor. Morning service at
1890, Sunday school at 1850, YES
per service at s. Tuesday evening,
prayer meeting at 7.3o.
Methodist Episcopal Rev. Joseph
Hamilton, pastor. Morning SER
vice at 10. 80; I1.45 o'clock, Sunday
school 6.3o p. M, Epworth League; ;
evening service, 7 ?. M; Tuesday,
mid-week service 100 p. m.
Catholic Rev. E. c. Drouhin,
pastor. Mass at II a m. /; evening
service at 1870.
Services will be held the fourth
Sunday of each month at Village
hall, Quechee, at 9 o'clock, and at
Barnard, at the town hall, on the
second Sunday of each month at 9
o'clock
st. James-First Sunday OF each
month Holy Communion and SER
mon at 1890. Evening Prayer and
address at 500. All other Sundays:
Holy communion at $50 a. M, morn
ing Prayer, Litany and sermon at
10 80, Evening Prayer and address
at <. c. H. Wells. rector.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-09-09
BRIGGS.

L. D. Spaulding is finishing his
lower barn into a horse and carriage
barn. Orlando Davis is doing the
work.
Mrs. Leslie Spaulding OF Spring
field, Mass, who with her two
children have spent the past week at
L. d. Spaulding's, returned to her
home Sept. 2.
Report says o. L. Webb has sold
his farm.
Mrs. Frank Clark of Chicago is
visiting friends in town.
Mrs. L. A. Wilson visited at 7. Y.
Briggs last week. She is sister of
Mr.. Briggs.
The potato crop is small yield.
Many fields are badly rotted and will
not show up big this fall.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-09-09
THE STORY OF A HAT.
An Amusing Experience Except to
Those Interel ed.

An Amusing Experience Except to
Those IntersI ed.
An amusing story--that is to say,
amusing to any but vt tia tbs RSFatiiees6 daht
for the marked GOODNESS between two
society bellies.
One of them gave a garden party
recently, and the other, who was in
vited and whom we may call Miss
A., was greatly chagrined to hear
from her milliner that new hat she
had ordered for the occasion could
not possibly be ready in time. Anx-
ious to appease her customers
wrath, however, the milliner offered
to lend her something from her
shop.
The offer was grudgingly accept
cd, and Miss A. appeared at the
garden party wearing dainty con-
lection of chiffon and flowers.
She was somewhat startled at the
look of surprise and bewilderment
with which the hostess regarded her
headgear.
ooh, don't look at my hat" said
Miss A. "The fact is my milliner
disappointed me at the last moment,
and this is some wretched cheap
thing she lent me until my new hat
is ready"
'Indeedp said the hostess in
freezing accents. ut seems to me a
more stylish and ladylike hat than
you have ever worn before. But as
for the milliner, I'll never forgive
her. She has behaved disgracefully
and ought never to be patronized
againp
Between the GOODNESS Of her re-
ception and the fervor with which
the hostess denounced the milliner
Miss A. was fairly nonplused.
Then she sought counsel of a
friend.
whatever is the matter with
her2" she asked, having explained
the circumstances.
81 should say" was the friends
reply, cit is because you are wearing
her hat, for I happen to know that
she bought that identical one at
your milliner's yesterday and left it
behind to have some alterations
made, and don't think your re-
marks on it were calculated to
soothe her feelingsp-London Tit
Bits.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-09-09
Barnard as a Literary Center.

Barnard has always been town Of
more than ordinary character among
it's fellows in the county and state.
The Indians picked it out and tried
to scuttle it soon after it became or
ganized, but they only succeeded in
carrying away three captives and
two of these escaped. 1t was always
hard to get people away from Bar
nard, and as history tells us, no one
dies there, hence it has maintained
sturdy individuality and contrib
uted much to the art and statesman
ship of the country. Few, however,
we venture to say, know that Bar
nard one hundred years ago was dis
tinctly literary center, printing and
publishing various and valuable
books to the edifcation of the Green
Mountain Boys of the olden time.
We have before us a small work
entitled Biographical Memoirs of
the Illustrious Gen. George Wash
ington, Late President of the United
States and Commander-in-Chief of
their Armies During the Revolution
airy War" 1t was dedicated to the
youth of America and was published
at Barnard, VT, by Joseph Dix,
in 1913. Isaiah H. Carpenter was
the printer, and was in fact the man
behind the gun in Barnard's literary
activities. He was born in Wood
stock and lived here much OF his
life. But between his twentieth and
thirtieth years he established a
printing press in Barnard and there
printed, published and sold several
books, of which that referred to was
one of the most successful.
The book is an interesting exam
pie of book-making in the baekwoods
a century ago. The type and paper
are not of the finest, but there are
no printers mistakes. The book is
bound in thin pieces of ash, smoothed
down well but not covered or orna-
mented. There is a handsome cut
of Washington opposite the title
page, with the inscription "pro pa
tria."
Washington's story is told in a
way to inculcate hero worship and
stimulate the patriotism and love of
liberty in which Barnard has never
been lacking. In fact, Barnard has
never been lacking in anything ac-
cording to Mr.. Cheney, except a good
cemetery
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-09-09
A Captain Of Industry.

For several days the policeman
on the beat had observed small
boy who spent the most of his time
lounging near a downtown street
crossing and seemed to have nothing
to do. One morning he accosted
him.
Tommy" he said, cor whatever
your name is, you do entirely too
much loafng around here. Hadn't
you better be at homer"
81 amt loafn'," Indignantly re-
piled the boy. 81 got reg'ler job
here"
you've got jobp What is it? ?"
DE guy wot owns dis store pays
me a dollar a week fur keepin' dis
crossin' swept clean"
But l never see you doing any
work" said the policeman.
Course not" returned the boy.
Il takes de money an lets out de
JOB fur so cents week to de kid
wot's out dere sweepin' de crossin'
now. He gifts his pay regler an
don't have to do no head work hunt
IN jobs. Youths Companion.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-09-09

1t is used for saddle-trees and wheel
hubs, and is largely exported to
England for use in boat and ship
building.
Oliver Wendell Holmes describes
elm lumber well in his famous "One-
boss Shay"
80 the deacon inquired of the village folk
Where he could find the strongest oak,
That could MT be split nor bent nor broke,
That was for spokes and floor and sills;,,
He sent for lancewood to make the thills;
The cross-bars were ash, from the straight
The panels of whitewood that cuts like
cheese,
But lasts ike iron for things like these;
The hubs of logs from the Settlers Ell
lum,'-
Last of its timber, they could MT sell 'em,
Never an axe had seen their chips,
And the wedges few from between their
lips, =,
SPIRIT OF THE AGE
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-09-09
Woodstock, VI, Sept ., 1905

There is too much said in abuse
of Sheriff Peck; he has not been run
ming the Windsor prison. Possibly
he was indiscreet in the matter OF
the Rogers interview, but that is all.
Says the Bennington Banner
The Randolph Herald and News
saws that Sheriff Peck hardly meas
ures up even to his name, and then
proceeds to preach sermon on the
prison scandal. Why introduce
Peck in this affair? He had nothing
to do with the prison. Superintend-
ent Cakes and the prison directors
had sole charge of that institution
while these nasty scandals we're en-
acting there. Why draw fire from
the main furnace to fry Peck? Facts
SO far prove Peck guilty of no worse
crime than being tender hearted
and that is hardly an indictable Of
fence. Hew to the line and there
will be no shortage of chips
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-09-09

STATE OF VERMONT, At Probate
DIsTRIoT OF HARTFORD, IS. Court held at
Woodstock. within and for said District,
on the 31st day of August, A. d. 1905.
Present. Hon. THOMAS o. SEAvER, Judge.
In the matter Of the estate of Sarah
Moore, an insane person Of Pomfret, in
said district.
Whereas, M. H. Miller, guardian of said
Sarah Moore, has presented to said Court
his petition in writing, praying for license
to sell all real estate Of which said Sarah
Moore is seized and possessed, situate in
this state. representing that such sale will
be conducive to the interests of said ward.
Thereupon, the Court appoints the 18th
day of September. A. D., 1906, as a time,
and the probate Office in said Woodstock as
a place for hearing and deciding on said Pc
tition; and orders that notice of said petit
ton, the reason for the same, and of said
time and place of hearing, be given to all
persons interested in said Sarah Moore's
estate, by publishing copy of the record
of this order three weeks successfully In
the Spirit of the Age, newspaper pub
lished at Woodstock, in this state, which
circulates In the neighborhood of those in
terested in said estate, the last of said
publications to be previous to said time of
hearing, that all persons concerned in the
premises may appear before said Court and
show cause, if any they have, why the
prayer OF said petition should not be
granted.
A true record. Attest,
z. o. SEAvER. Judge.
A true copy of record. Attest,
L. o. SEAvER Judge.