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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-24
MOTOR ROADS IN AFRICA.
Auto Freight service to Run Between
. the Congo and the Nile.

In the Congo Free State, under the
direction of a central automobile de-
partment, more than a years work
mas been done in the construction of
| special highways and the establish
ment of the f~orerunners of a network
of automobile freight lines.
The road on which work is being
most rapidly pushed, and on the
completed portion of which freight IS
now being transported, will be the
longest and most important of these
enterprises. 1t will connect h Con-
go with the Nile at Rajaf, only a short
distance south of Gondokoro, which
is now reached regularly by passenger
and freight steamers from Khartum.
When the freight road, is COM
pleted, in about two years, the upper
Congo will have automobi bile, steam
BOAT and rail connections with the
portation to the mouth OF the Congo
and Europe.
The starting point is about 600
miles up the Congo above Stanley
Pool. There are some long stretches
of navigation where the loaded auto
mobiles will be carried on small
but the total length of the
freight road will be 500 miles.
The attitude of the natives along
the Welle Maku toward the advanc-
ing enterprises is highly gratifying
to the authorities. They give a
hearty welcome to the whites. The
chiefs have complained that the car
rier service between the Belgian
posts takes too many men from their
usual pursuits, and the whole region
is happy over the fact that the freight
road will entirely do away with the
caravans of porters carrying loads on
their backs for hundreds of miles.
Manzali, the most important chief
of this section, on his own initiative,
says that if they pay his subjects
the usual price for work by the day
he whites need not bother them
selves with the question of labor sup
ply. He will provide the men and
take them from the villages near
where the road is being bulit:
The entire road will be first class
for the heavy hauling intended, and
perfect drainage is being provided at
every point. For some years the gov
has been experimenting with
two or three types of automobile
A we'll known English machine was
finally rejected, chiefly on account of
it's excessive weight, and a Belgian
wagon, especially built for tropical
service. has been adopted, and is said
to be satisfactory in all respects. The
only change in it which the report
recommends is that certain Congo in
stead of woods be used in
the construction of the machines now
building for the service.
AS fast as the road is completed the
wagons are hauling material and
~upplie to the roadbed, giving the
machin and roadbed a thorough
test. The loaded gon ~trave at
the rate of ten to twelve miles an
hour. and il is expected that this Will
be the average speed between the
Congo and the Nile when the system of
highways is completed and the traffic
is fully in operation.-The Motor
World.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-24
HANDLE LARGE AMOUNT MAIL.
What tho weighing by Uncle Sam Is
Revealing.

From information received from
mail clerks, over 65 tons of mail mat
ter was handled in Topeka in one
week ending October z, and the aver
age has been out slightly under that
for the weeks following that date
Fourteen tons of mail left Kansas City
on one car on October Z, and only five
mail clerks were detailed to handle
the mass. During the same week.
Rock Island-Omaha rain No. so,
transferred 10000 pounds of mail to
south bound Rock Island train num-
Der % at Mcfarland. This mail was
all to Texas points on the Rock Is
land. The Union Pacific n Santa Fe
were handling still larger packages OF
mail for the various points on their
lines.
Did Better Than Roosevelt Did.
Helena, Mont, Oct. 24.-EIarry W.
Child, who accompanied William Loeb,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-24
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on a foul.

on a foul.
In his petition Erhart set forth hat on
November 10, 1906, he entered into an
agreement In writing with the defendant.
Policy. Erhart had muscular rheumatism
and desired to get rid of it. Policy had a
concoction which he called "Salvar."
which he guaranteed to cure the plaintiff.
Plaintiff was to pay him $50 for four bot
ties of "Salvar," and If he was not cured
he should get his money back. He took
the four bottles, but got no relief from
his rheumatism. and therefore demanded
the return of his $50. Policy refused to
meet the demand, hence the suit. Polly's
defense was that the plaintiff had ossifi-
cation instead of and 1t was
therefore not the fault of the medicine
that he was not cured. The court didn't
seem to care a whoop what Erhart had.
other thar he had a written contract
with the defendant to return the money
IL not cured, and testified that he was not
cured. Judgment for $50 and costs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-24
Y. w. c. A. CONVENTION.
Three Hundred Delegates Expected at
the Ottawa Session.

Ottawa, Kan, Oct. 24-The state Y.
w. G. A. convention will open tonight,
with a reception at the Baptist church.
Friday morning will be the perman-
ent organization of the Y. w. C. A.,
followed by a Bible hour conducted by
Rev. Thomas Young of Topeka.
Friday evening there will be an ad-
dress by Miss Anna L. Brown. of New
York. On Saturday evening. Miss Mary
Manroy of st. Louis Will give a talk.
Sunday evening the closing services
will be held in the university chapel.
About 800 DELEGATES are expected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-24
His Dear Old Mother.

my dear old mother, who is now So
years old, thrives on Electric Bitters.'
% %gbe has " taken p; 9 fhem for about al Rq t8a ve Ga;
and enjoys an excellent appetite, feels
strong and sleeps well" That's the way
Electric Bitters affect the aged. and the
same happy results follow in all cases of
female weakness and general debility.
Weak, puny children, too, are greatly
strengthened by them. Guaranteed also
for stomach. liver and kidney roubles. by
all druggists. soc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-24
FRANK TRUAx RIDES IN PUBLIC
Champion "'Broncho Buster Will Give
Exhibition Saturday.

Frank Truax, who gave a creditable
exhibition of broncho riding at the ball
park, will give another performance Sat
urday afternoon which promises to
eclipse anything of the kind ever seen in
this part of the country. His work last
week was excellent from every stand
point, though the attendance was miSera-
blv small on account of the ball game at
WaShburn Park.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-24

Jr., secretary to the president, on a
hunting trip near the Yellowstone Ma
tfonal park, returned today. He reports
that the party had better luck than
President Roosevelt had in the cane
brakes of Louisiana. Secretary Loeb,
who is still in camp, will leave for
Washington Friday evening.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-24
SIS Boys Combination
Suits here for So


Friday we offer BOYS COM
BINATION SUITS, consisting Of
double breasted coat and two pairs
OF Knickerbocker trousers; made
Of best wearing cheviots and cas-
simeres; in checks, plaids and SOL
id colors, for boys 6 to 16 years.
Will wear Xix iron, every seam be-
ing reinforced, and the extra pair
of pants extending the wear and
life Of the suit to the equal of two
suits. They are made to fit per-
fectly and are a special bargain,
being worth at least $500 of any
ones money. We bought an en-
ormous quantity of them and in
consequence can offer them o.
to you Friday ......... sPO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-24
THE ATTFLL-WEEKs FIGHT.
Featherweights Finally Agree on a
2 Pound Weight at the Ringside.

Los Angeles, Cal. Oct. 24.-Articles
have been signed for a fight between
Abe Attell and Fred Weeks of Cripple
Creek for the featnerweight cham
pionship of the world on Tuesday eve
ming, October 29th. They will weigh
in at 1872 pounds ringside, stripped.
Sixty per cent of the money will go to
err. Charles Eyton will be the. referee.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-01-04
SCI Binds Warn Of Storm.

Sea birds soaring in from Mobile
Bay sounded the first note of alarm
and in true Paul Revere style warned
the people of that stricken city of the
approach of the coast storm that later
brought such havoc to life and prop
erty Through some inexplainable at
mOspheric condition these sea birds
have advance knowledge of coming
storms, and they invariably seek the
shelter of the inland country.
AS early as Sunday night the people
of Mobile had given recognition to
the first flights of Mother Carey's
chickens" rather timorous sea bird,
which were coming in droves from the
coast and passing Mobile in their early
haste for shelter Monday morning
the more courageous seagulls began to
follow in the path of the timid Moth
er Carey's chickens" and later in the
day whole flocks of pelicans brought
up the rear of the procession that was
headed to safety.
The shrill notes of these frightened
birds could be plainly heard above the
din and noise of the busy city, and in
the outskirts their presence had been
widely commented upon and accepted
as a sure forerunner of the disaster
that followed so soon after. The peo-
pie had no further knowledge of the
coming storm than that supplied by
these aquatic birds, but that was as
surance enough to satisfy all that a
storm was invading the coast section
and that it might take it's course up
the bay-Memphis Commercial.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-01-04
npinue.Ninue.W

The new volume of the Oxford Eng
fish Dictionary determines authori-
tatively the English of the word pic
mic" SO far as English is concerned.
Toward the close of the eighteenth
century the French used the word
pique-niuue (of obscure derivation)
for a social entertainment of which
each guest contributed share. Early
in the next century the English ap-
peared to discover that this form Of
social cooperation was we'll adapted
for excursions and open air repasts,
so that about the middle of the cen
fury the word was ASSOCIATED from
suppers and private theatricals, and
so long as an entertainment was in
the open air it was picnic, whether
it's materials we're jointly contributed
or not.-The Sketch.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-01-04
THE HAPPIEsT ONE.
wisdom of the Rabe-The Child and
His Father.

Wisdom of the Babe-The Child and
His Father.
AS l look into the blue eyes of my
baby boy am ashamed. In age l am
80 years his senior, and yet am pain
fully conscious that in wisdom he is
UNNECESSARILY my superior.
What have gained in 80 years Of
life that he is not better off without?
/ have no more hair than ne. In that
we score equally; but at every other
point he has the advantage of me.
1t is true that l have tasted pleas
ures with which my boy is unacquaint-
ed, but neither has he experienced the
disappointments and regrets which ac-
company them, and so that account
also is squared. He dresses better
than l, but he is rich and can afford
it.
| work like a heather coolie; travel
in sleepless sleepers and deny myself
needful raiment that he may repose in
idleness and be clothed in white and
spotless linen What Emperor was
ever more of tyrant; whose slaves
more numerous and servile?
Everybody loves my boy. Does
every one love me? Does every woman
and young girl | meet want to kiss
and smother me with affectionate
caresses? / have not observed it.
Is the germ fighting apparatus of
the modern hospital employed in the
preparation of my food and my toilet?
No; l am pursued by unfriendly mi
crobes and invite diseases at every
lunch counter. My boy is antiseptic.
He is immune
My boy is fearless.
While my education and experience
and knowledge have taught me to be
a coward, he is wiser than that, for
he knows instinctively that no halen
can come to him, and so nc real harm
does or can come to him. He is help
less and unafraid.
Does the insecurity of my position
or even of life itself cause him any
anxiety? No; these things do not dis
turb his infantile slumbers.
can worry about such trifes if 1
like, but it takes something more
serious than death or financial disas-
ter to move him to tears. Take away
his bottle for a moment and you will
see what a real calamity is.
In 80 years l nave learned some
thing of good and evil-particularly
of evil. Here again my boy has the
advantage of me. He is good, be-
cause he is without evil, and knowing
nothing of either, he has no trouble
some responsibility in the matter.
Yes, my baby boy is wiser than +
wiser than any of us-even Solomon,
with all his wisdom, think, was not
wiser than one of these! New York
Sun.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-01-04
A TOMATO ORCHARD.
You Can Have One in Florida with
Tomato Trees IS Feet HIGH.

tomato I reeS 10 Feet Hl9n,
If you could keep the frost away
from tomato vine for a couple of
years it would get to be fair sized
tree. At least the Texas Farmer
says so and claims that it actually
occurs sometimes in Florida in years
when the frost king leaves that State
alone
BY the same sign you can plant
tomatoes in winter in Florida and
have them grow all the spring and
summer and fall, and under the right
conditions they become very large.
The midrib of the leaf of such a
tomato plant will grow to be eigh-
teen inches long, a veritable tree
limb.
AS a result of having seven acres
Of winter tomatoes frozen out during
the great freeze in Florida one grow
er learned something about how they
stake tomatoes in Mississippi. He
tried three-quarters of an acre of it
In Florida. and the rows Of tomato
plants, hanging full of fruit, looked
like a dwarf fruit orchard.
1t takes lot of work, though, and
time to stake and prune tomatoes,
but for a kitchen garden supply,
North or South, especially if space is
limited, the method is ideal Sin
feet is the height to which the to-
matoes should be trained, and pruned
to a single stem. They can be made
to grow ten or fifteen feet as well,
but this is an inconvenient height.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-01-04

A fish that drums is found in the
waters of Mauritius harbor. When
caught and held in the hand, a vibra-
ton of the skin behind the gills is TO
be seen and a delicate rub-a-dub, as
Of distant tenor drum, is heard.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-01-04
THE REASON.


I never shall feel her light hand IN
my hair
AS of yore,
On the balcony small that was made
for us two
And no more!
have lost her? you venture to ask.
Not at all!
declare
She's as faithful and fond as of old
What I've lost
Is the hair!
New Orleans Times-DemocraC.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-01-04
WHAT DID HE SAY?

WHAT DID HE SAY?
young Jolliem always says the
right thing, doesn't he? He never
seems at loss for the proper reply"
well, saw him nonplussed once"
Glow was that?"
"Miss Keene asked him If he
thought she looked as old as she was"
Cleveland Leader
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-01-04

Police Of New York city arrest 122
persons each day for intoxication.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-15
RECORD BABYS WEIGHT
Useful Weight Chart Mailed Free to
ANY Reader Of Journal

PabyS weight is the most reliable
indication of the state Of its health.
a child will often show by loss of flesh
that something is wrong even before
the symptoms Of severe illness have
Developed
In order to compare the weight OF
the baby with the normal. we haze de-
signed Il special chart record which we
will send free upon request.
II is interesting to see how babies
living upon JuStfoOd increase III
weight as they should from week 10
week. This food contains all the Gle
ments of growth and nourishment for
brain. bone and body, and has reared
successfully thousands of children.
Babies living upon Justfood rarely
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milk almost always have something
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YOUR baby to keep well and strong. let
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Write today for the weight chart
which will be sent free upon request
together with a sample package OF
Justfood. Justfood CO., y. Franklin
ST., Syracuse. Ny.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-15
TWO NEW BoWDolN BOOKS
Bowdoin Verse" and "Under the
Bowdoin Pines" Now on Market.

The two new Rowdoin books. Bow
doin Verse" and "Under the BOWdOn
Pines which the graduates and
friends Of the college have been await :
ing with much interest are now out
and are on sale at the bookstores in
this city. They are beautiful little vol
umeS. and in appearance and contents
need not fear comparison with any cEi-
lege books ever put on the market. The
"BowuOin Verse" has over 100 poems,
largely on college tie mes. and among
the best known of the contributors are
ArlO Bates, Prof. Henry l.. Chapman.
Isaac Bassett Choate. Judge Webster.
Prof. Henry johnson, Arthur Hunting
ton Mason, Rev. Charles T.. CleaveS,
Prof. Harvey w. Thayer and score Of
other Bowdoin alumni. The book is
bound in crimson cloth with gold
cover design of the rs gates and has Il
beautiful frontispiece showing the twin
spires OF King chapel above the trees.
Under the ROWdOin Pines" has over
90 stories of life at the old Brunswick
college and among the authors are
Henry S. Chapman Of the Youths
COMPANION, Prof. X. G. NJ. Sills. Prof.
W. f. Mitchell. Roy l.. Marston Of
skpW1cSdn, arthur II u1ltlllStoll -NdSpil
Prof 6. T. Little. Clement +. Robin
son of Boston. and dozen other
graduates of the college. The book is
bound in rich green cloth with gold
cover design of the famous LOngfellOw
path through the BOwdOin pines. and
the frontispiece shows the same path.
Both books are printed on very heavy
paper. with gold tops and rough edges.
Each has about 100 pages.
Over 300 copies Of each of these books
We're ordered in advance Of publica-
ton by BOwdoin men in all parts of the
country and 200 more by the under
graduates of the college. and now that
the books are out so that their attrac-
tiveness may he seen it is likely that
the edition will be quickly exhausted.
The books We're compiled and pub
lished by John Clair Minot of this city.
They were printed in the job depart
ment of the Kennebec Journal plant
and bound by F. II. ellison & Co. Of
Boston. a limited number of copies
may be obtained nj Pierce's or at
Quimby's. in this city, or Of The pub
Usher.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-15
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To the Honorable Beard Of Railroad
commissioners:
The Augusta and Watervile Railway
respectfully represents that 1t i z corpo-
ration org lniZtd under chapter hfty-tnree
OF the Revised Statutes, and thai III De
slrcs To begin the construction of its road
when duly authorized by law.
Your pctitioner herewith presents to
YOUR Honorable EsOard a. petition for the
approval of its location. DEFINING its
courses. distances and BOUNDARIES, accom-
panied with a map OF me pr'I'5Sed route tl
aDpi oval oi the proposed route and loca-
ton as to streets. ROADS or ways, Oh THO
municipal officers of the cities and towns
in which said railway is To be constructed
in whole or part. and with a report and
estimate prepared by John a: Jones, q
skilful engineer. Said proposed route AMI
location so approved ~ aforesahi IS 'tS
LOCATION IN AUGUSTA.
Beginning at spike driven on me G
teen 40 feet northwesterly from the
eOuthca Sterly lr" of Bangor street, SAID
spillr being marked on the location
nap: Thence ~ lIrty-on', uetrefS VI
seven USf1) feet TO station eighteen Plus
sixty seven Qst67J: Thence by a curve 70
the left Of eight hundred S0~ Let rdnluI
two hundred and twenty-five (22D feet To
station twenty plus ninety-two- tW+El
Thence n Twenty-Five degrees CD T..
four hundred and twenty-five t42a' rect 70
St3 ton TWENTY-FIVE Plus seventeen ~ TiD'
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