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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-09
AUTO PARTY SAVED A VETERAN
Old Soldier Lay With His Head Across
the Tracks Drunk

Leavenworth. April 9.-"FR all ma
Pfe-hic-Ive wanted to ride in one o.
hic-these automobiles, and-hic-now
when I do get chance and-hic-do get
nice ride-Tve got boot too much"
That was the thanks that a party of
automobilists from the city received
from a member of the Soldiers home they
had found asleep and in a very bad
state of intoxication with his head
across the car tracks
The party was made up at the home
and had started out Fourth street with
Lansing as its destination. When lust
beyond Richardson and nearly at the
completion of the second climb, in
turning the car to make a short bend
In the road, the light from the car was
cast upon the car tracks. Lying there
with his head across the electric line
tracks, which run parallel to the
road, was the old man, fast asleep. The
car was stepped and an investigation
made. 1t was found that the veteran
was 'all in. down and out" and in
condition that they knew if they re-
moved him from the track where he
would be out of harms way from the
cars at least, he was likely to get to
wandering around later on and get
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-09
1t Is said

The king of the Belgians never
wears gloves.
The queen of Holland is an excellent
amateur actress.
Henry Arthur Jones, the playwright,
was till IS a commercial traveller.
The empress of Russia possesses the
most expensive fur in the worId-a
sable cloak worth 100000.
Clyde Fitch invariably takes a six
months annual vacation, never works
none than an hour at a stretch. and
often makes 100000 a year.
The emperor of japan is an inde.
fatigable poet. He writes from rs to
80 wa-ka or couplets, a day. In the
past ten years he has written $1,000
wa-ka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-09

Acapulco and a. little less than twenty
miles will have to be built. This little
stretch, however, will entail some OF
the heaviest construction in the his
tory of railroading, and will cost ap-
rency, cutting directly through the
mountain.
The maximum grade is to be 2 u per
cent. The distance from Mexico city
to Vera Cruz is go miles by the
Mexican railway, thirty miles shorter
than the proposed Mexico City-Tam-
pico short line. However. as the
maximum grade of the Mexican rail-
way is per cent, in time Tampico
will be closer to Mexico City when the
new limo is built than Vera Curz
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-09
FEDERAL COURT GETS SUITS.
Van Pool Wants $4,000 Damages
From Santa Fe

Pueblo, Col, April 9.-The $4,000 dam
age suit of Samuel P. Van Pool against
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe rail-
way for injuries he claims to have sus-
tanned in tie Union depot yards Aug
ust IA 1906 vas transferred to the
United States circuit court yesterday.
An order removing the case from the
district court was entered by Judge
Rizer in division B yesterday upon mo-
ton of the def .rdant.
Van Pool i'll his complaint declares
that he was repairing Rock Island car
on the d. & r. G. tracks in the Union
DEPOT yards when he was struck by a
Santa F'e switch engine, run over and
his right leg so badly crushed that it
had to be amputated below the knee,
perm anently disabling him for life. The
r..inarkablcs feature OF the case is the
fact that four corporations are involv-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-09
NJ. & N. AS NEW TERMINAL.
This Road Will Spend 100000 al
f.--l aCs saJoplin.

Joplin, Mo-, April "Details of the
purchase of terminal grounds in Jop-
lin for the Missouri & North Arkan-
sas railroad, the Francis-Scullin road,
indicate that the deal contemplates
making this city the center of the
roads activities, especially for ship
ments north. Already about 10000
has been spent and 100000 is to be
used in grading, making shops ana
building depots.
A hill at Main street from thirty to
forty feet above the level of the tracks
in the bottoms when cut away, Will
remove about 100 residences and
shanties that are now located there.
The change will wipe out junk shops,
wood yards, coal yards and several
other small business enterprises locat-
ed on land acquired by the railroad
company. Some of the residences that
will be moved are costly and modern.
Persons owning property in this To-
cality have ninety days from April
in which to remove their belongings.
With the tearing away of the hill
will come the construction of a re-
tanning wall TO hold the edges of the
big cut
The same cut will be continued
northward along the eastern line of
Main street, from First to F street, and
here also will be built a retaining wall
of stone. At places there will be
sheer drop over this wall of forty feet
One of the heaviest of excavations
will be that of the hill that projects
eastward from Main street, a short dis
lance south from. the North Main
street viaduct overetle~ K. C. S. tracks.
In order to relieve the Missouri and
Northern Arkansas company of trou-
bles caused by Joplin creek, fills will
be made in the bottom and the creek
diverted from it's present course so
that it will flow entirely to the east
ward of the X c. S.. tracks and regain
it's present course at the North Main
street viaduct% For the present the
road will use the Kansas City Southern
tracks between Neosho and Joplin, af-
building an Independent line. |
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-09
HIS REPLY WAS APT.
A Good Hunting Story Sent Out of
Corey County,

Harcey Lanthrom, who is a game
warden, was out in the country the 9TH
er day when he met man with a gun
and water spaniel dog and a few ducks.
Now you know it is against the law to
sell ducks. Harvey asked the man If
there was any good hunting around
there, and was told it was good, that he
had that morning killed twenty-five.
Harvey said that was good, and asked
where the ducks were. The hunter said
he had sold them. Harvey then asked
him If he knew whom he was talking
to, and the hunter said he did not.
We'll, I am a game warden said Har-
vey. The hunter looked down his nose
a little bit, and then in turn said, well.
1 guess you don't know whom you are
talking to, do your" Harvey admitted
that he did not. well, you are talking
to the biggest darn liar in Coffey coun-
ty,' said the hunter.-Waverly Gazette.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-09
TO BUILD TANIPICo LINE.
Mexican Central Will Undertake Work
Soon.

Guadalajara, Mex, April st is
stated positively by the Mexican Of
ficials that the Tampico short line of
the Mexican Central, for which sur
veys have been in progress for the last
four years. will not be abandoned as a
result of the government merger of
the railroads. The government wants
will be the first big piece of construc-
ton carried out. 1t is expected that
the contract will be let in the near
future. At present the distance from
miles. The Tampico short line will
reduce this distance to 29O miles The
Mexican Central now has a line to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-09
BIG INTERURBAN LINE.
One Is Planned to Be Constructed in
Oklahoma.

Guthrie, Okla, April 9.-Charles
H. Ellison, territorial secretary, has is
sued a charter to the Oklahoma City
Rapid Transit Railway company, with
headquarters at Oklahoma City, with
81, 900, 900 capital, to build an interur-
ban line between Oklahoma City and
Tecumseh, passing through the coun-
ties of Oklahoma, Cleveland and Pot
tawatomie. The incorporators include
Silsby of Saginaw, Mich; D. D. Knapp,
F. w. Millburn, G. NJ. Cissna, ]. H.
Surber, George Weed, Henry Lopp, G.
A. Ruggies, NJ. H Tennison, c. B.
Conner, s. II B. Mitchell and w. E.
Powell, all of Tecumseh.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-09
THE BUTLER COUNTY FAIR.
VIII Be Held Aug. 81 to SO-Race Cir
cult Begins at Fredonia Aug. 6.

Ell Dorado, Kan, April 9.-The But
Ter county fair date for this year is
August 81 to 80.
The race circuit, always a trouble
some matter, has been widened to the
eastward, beginning at Fredonia Au-
gust 3 to 16; Eureka August 20 to %;
FL Dorado August 81 to 80; Newton
September to 6; Mcpherson Septem-
Der 10 to 10; Wichita September % to
27; Winfield October to 4 Blackwell.
Okla, October z to IL.
1t will be noted that this is a short
shipping circuit, not over 35 miles be-
tween fairs. Ell Dorado is near be-
ginning and the horses will not be
raced out. The association announces
nothing but stake races, if there are
during the fair when the directory can
take what it wants. Ten stake races
are provided ranging from $500 to
$500 each.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-09
CAR BUILDERS BACK DOWN.
Will Now Take Orders for Deliveries
Next Year.

Pittsburg Pa, April 9.-Repre-
sentatives of certain car building con-
Germs have informed the railroad Of
ficials that they are now in a position
to accept contracts for new equipment
to be delivered early next year. About
a month ago the railroad officials were
notified that the car builders would
not accept orders for new cars to be
delivered this year, and certain car
building concerns would not promise
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-09

back on the track again.
The car was turned around and the
old man taken aboard He was enough
revived by this time to talk to himself
Arriving at the Home the old fellow
was turned over to the proper au-
thorities and the party proceeded on
their way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-09
SANTA FE OFFICE BURNED.
Valuable Records Were Destroyed In
Galveston Fire.

Galveston, Tex. April Sire
which originated in the rear of fur
niture store yesterday caused total de-
struction of three buildings. Loss,
$175,000.
One of the buildings burned was oc-
cupied by the Gulf, Colorado & Santa
Fe Railway company as an overflow
office building. A number of valuable
records were lost.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-09

to have the new equipment delivered
until June or July of 1908. AS a re-
suit of this announcement some of the
roads threatened to build their own
car plants. Since then the car build
ers have put forth every effort to de-
liver the new equipment to the various
lines on schedule time, and as a result
more cars have been delivered to rail-
roads in this district within the past
month than ever before in that length
of time. s.t---s--
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-09

that in the future he will engage in the
newspaper business. He has purchased
an interest in the Mulberry News and
will assume management of it in the
near future. He will also edit a tenn
perance paper which will be published
at the same office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-09
GRANTED INCREASE IN PAY.

Frisco Train Dispatches and Chief
Operators Given More Wages.
Trainmasters. chief dispatchers and
assistant chief dispatchers on the
Frisco have been granted an increase
in pay, effective from February l.
Trainmasters have been increased
from $3.50 a month to SITS; chief dis
patcher from $140 to $165; night chief
dispatchers from $135 to $155
The increase is greatly appreciated.
by the officials. 1t now puts them on
the same basis as the other lines which
gave increase January 1.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-09
sCALPED BY A HAND CAR.
Santa Fe Section Foreman Received
Peculiar Injury.

Albuquerque, N. M. April 9.-An I'M
usual and extremely painful injury was
that of John Campbell, section foreman
on the Santa Fe, near Flagstaff who
was brought to the railroad hospital
here yesterday fer surgical attention.
Campbell Z rs getti'g out his gang
the car which was speeding down the
track when his foot slipped and he fell
forward under it. One of the sharp
wheels passed over his head, tearing
the scalp away. The Santa Fe surgeon
here believes that the injury can be re-
paired without the loss of his hair by
the patient
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-09

ed although the suit is directed against
only the Santa Fe, as the engine which
struck Van Pool was the property of
and operated by employees of that COM
pany.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-09

Men who say they are in politics for
the good of the country somehow get
the idea into their heads that they are
the country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-09
Wichita Spent $l42,5OOt the Last
Year for Postage Stamps.
SUsed {, 100000 cf the Two Cent
Grade and 2 Million Ones.
Is REMARKABLE GAIN
Office Receipts Have Increased
Past Year Over $4,000.
A Fine Showing I'm the Amount
of Real Estate Transfers.

Wichita. Kan. April e.-Wichita peo-
pie spent during the year ending March
81. in the neighborhood of $142 500 for
POSTAGE stamps. To be exact the figures
as issued in the annual report of the
postmaster makes this amount at S142-
$50. A large portion of this was for
two-cent stamps, and a conservative
estimate places the number of these
sold around the $500 0G0 mark; Ap-
proximately 2,O60,0 900 one-cent stamps
We're sold. Incidentally the receipts of
during the year. A comparison with
those of a year ago shows a gain of
SO. 900. s. For the year ending March
81, 1906. the receipts for stamps news
papers, third-class matter and box rent
was S1S6. 81. SIS. The next year the to-
tails for these We're S154, 1855.
There were no spurts in the increase
in these receipts. The gain was steady
and every quarter showed better than
the preceding one.
Following are the sales by quarters
with the increase of each quarter over
June 30, 1906, $35.09031; increase, S4,-
1926 September 80, 1906, $50, 493. 81; in
crease, $4.279.16: December 81, 1906, $40,-
1926; increase $4.043 20. March 81,
I907. $42.112 05; increase, S?.47S.26.
This splendid showing by the postof-
ing in the amount of real estate trans
fers and building permits which have
alre 1y BEEN taken cut, spells a rapid
progress fer Wichita this year.
Rev. Mr.. Primrose Makes New Move.
Fort Scott. Kan, April 9.-Rev Prim-
rose, who for some time has had per-
sonal charge of the work of closing UP
the saloons in this city has announced
that he had decided to locate in Null
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-09

Remedies which physicians sanction for ia
re gentle yet prompt in effect, and called ethical
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-06-29
pasainn of Iiuht Shoes.

"Tight shoes? Not nowadays" said
the shoemaker. "The tight shoe gener-
alton is nearly dead, though here ana
there q suffering specimen survives
Men no longer pride themselves on
narrow, pinched feet The broad heaV-
ilv shod, capable foot is now the RUE
and with it have come better health,
better temper and more satisfactory
conditions in homes and offices. Inc
man who wore tight shoes was always
in pain. Then, too, men mad thelr
shoes made to order and demanded d
skin fit. Nowadays shoes as good as
the best and better than any that were
made in the oden time are to be mao
already made Forty years ago men IN
this country wore boots, the best OF
which fitted with incredible snugness
so that 1t was tedious job TO ge'
them on or off. Such affairs would mo-
NOWADAYS be tolerated. Then th'
prices, too, were phenomenal, men OF
fashion thinking nothing of payins
| from SIS to $50 for pair OF boots
| Has the world improved? In footgea
It has and very much so."-Philadel
| phia Record.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-06-29
pbotooraphlno the Voice.

After the problem of obtaining rec
ord of the human voice had once been
solved by the invention OF the phono-
graph many inventors turned their at
tention toward some suitable process
for photographing spoken words
Though a monograph record constr
tutes a true picture Of the voice, 1t Is
not distinct enough to be deciphered by
mere inspection.
The Photographic photograph or pho-
tographone invented by Herr Hummer
affords far more characteristic graph
ical rendering of spoken words. In this
apparatus an electric arc lamp inserted
in the circuit Of micrOphone is made
to give out radiation the intensity OF
which corresponds to the sound vibra
ton in the microphone, this radiation
being fixed geographically ON the hin
running past In front of a narrow SLOT
Bv q convenient inversion Of the whole
process the original sound can then Df
reproduced from the Photographic rec
ord.-Dr. A. Gradenwitz in Technica
World
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-06-29
The House Of Victim.

Victim is the patronymic of King
Edward, Of Leopold of Belgium, of the
king of Saxony, Of the Grand Duke OF
Saxe-Weimar, Of the dukes Of Sake
Coburg- Gotha, Of Saxe-Altenburg ano
Of saxe-Meinlngen, Of the prince OF
Bulgaria as we'll as Of King Carlos oil
Portugal The latter claims to be
Bnganca. But the only princes en-
titled to that patronymic are the sons
of the late ex-King Miguel of Portugal
now exiles In Austria. The orlgina
Victim, from whom all these nin'
vulers are descended In the male line
took his name from the castle OF wet
tin, near Magdeburg, and, like the mrs
counts of Oldenburg, claimed Witte
kind as the founder Of his race.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-06-29
areinsi

Samuel NJ. Taylor, William Harrison
and Willianna, his wife, in right OF
said wife, John G. Parks and Jeannette
F.. his wife, in right of said wife,
Beauregard Ewell, Avery Hamilton
Ewell, John T. Matthews and lda NJ,
his wife, in right of said wife, Joseph
said Avery Hamilton Ewell being an
infant under the age Of twenty-one
~ Defendants.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-06-29
MARRIAGES in Germany.

an Germany there are more merce-
nary marriages than anywhere else III
the world" said William Bardei, Unit
cd States consul at Bamberg, Ger
many. This is not a reflection on the
German people. 1t does not mean that
they are more grasping than the peo-
ple of other nations. 1t means that the
density of population and the great
number of poor people make it neces
sary for young folks to consider the
financial side Of marriage. Here II
America, where we are making lots OF
money, fortune hunters are more rare
The young man in Germany wh(
makes 1000 marks a year, about son
in our money, is considered to have
fairly good living. But how can NJ
support a wife on that? Hence tn
questions before the contract OF nov
much the young woman's family vii
give her on her wedding day and how
much Of an inheritance the young MAJ
| will have"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-06-29
Gambling on SLAVES.

As tho customer entered the six par
hors who had been chatting in cor
nor moved to their respective cnalls
and stood beside them like faithlu'
sentinels awaiting the pleasure OF the
customer. who leisurely proceeueu "
dtvest himself Of his coat, collar ana
necktie. Being u comparative Stranger
70 the Mace and therefore having no
"favorite." he dropped into the nearest
chair As he did so the other I'VE OAR
bers moved back to the corner lroin
whence they came, muttering uhuer
the,r breath and directing sullen
chances at their fellow worker ID
whose chair the customer was seated
This barber was straightway seized
with a fit of suppressed laughter. ID
the midst of his lathering he had to
stop to give vent to his feelings LIE
man in the chair began to get nervous
"Sav. what is this all about, any
wovq, he asked angrily. Have done
ANYTHING unusual or violated any
ruIes? l came here to get shaved, no
TO be laughed at or scowled at. where
is the boss"
"Your pardon, sir" said the barber
ceasing his chuckle. "You see, It's TIL
way; This is an off day for BARRIERS
Very few people get shaved on TIL
dav. Then. too, it is stOrming, AM
that makes it even more dull. just I
while away the time we made up
nool of % cents each to go to the ma
selected by customer. You are III
third who has been here so far toda!
J and the other two gentlemen, Xix
yourself, selected me. l am lucky
thew are sore."-New York Press.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-06-29
An Early kIscr.

Lord Alverstone, the lord chief JUS
tice of England, who has n salary OF
$4,000 a year, when at the bar used
invariably to get up between 8 and 8
in the morning except when he had
been late in parliament. On one &C.
casion he wanted to talk over a GER
tain point in a brier with one OF his
juniors. He asked the young man to
call In the morning. AT what time,
Sir RichardY asked the young bar
rister "At half past @ at my house, y
was the reply. The young man arrived
on the stroke Of the moment In or
der to do 1t. however, he sat up ali
night
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-06-29
GIANT GOLD DIGGING ANTS.

Source Of a Story Herodotus Told
Found on Plains OF Tibet.
One nv one tho so called fables OF
the ancicnts are proving to be not 50
very fabulous after all.
Every one knows how Stanley us
covered the dwarfs with which Herou-
otus peopled the Kongo forest. Ana
NOW comes news from Tibet whicn
shads an entirely new light ON SUN
r,oro nuzzllng statement Of the same
writer.
uorodotus asserted that in ME OK
.ro,,,a northwest of India there existed
race of giant ants whose mission III
ufo u was TO burrow for gold. Inc
onts moreover. were said TO have train
oil immense mastlffs, as big as BEARS
20 ouord them while at their work ana
70 nrotect their boards Of precious met
nj from the predatory attacks OF ho'
mad robbers.
Zugmayer, the Austrian explorer WIG
the other day returned TO the com
narrative civilization of Leh arter
march Of many months across the grea
central plateau, shows us exactly hoN
the story originated.
One day the expedition In traVers'h'
supposedly uninhabited country neai
" 10000 feet above sea Level cam
across a band Of nomad TiDetah soi
miners. They wore black Dianhe''
frozen solid like coats of mail, ana GU
r,ed in each hand an antelope hori
with which they scratched at the froze
/ soil.
Moreover. they worked upon Il
fours. so that at little distance cue
miner was 10 all appearances mug
horned ant grubbing up the auritero'
soil. .,o
As for the dogs, they were there
plenty-huge shaggy brutes OF increo
BILE ferocity. u,
Gold, too, was there in plenty %
, DR. Zugmayer does not consider III
There is any likelihood Of rush st
ting in to the district.
A country whose mean elevation
far above the summit of Mont bia
and the climate of which is so sever
\ oven in summer. that water has 10
"A carried In sacks, frozen solid Id chuli
II is pretty certain to daunt the ardor
u oven the most adventurous OF treasu
: seekers.-LondOn Stray Stories.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-06-29
blind Vicar Of Sherborne.

Canon Lyon, the blind vicar OF Sher-
borne. Dorset, England, has intimated
his intention Of resigning his vicariate
after forty years occupancy of 1t. The
canon, who will be eighty years old In
September, possesses the unique dis
tinction of being actually born under
the roof Of his own church. AS head
master Of Sherborne school his father
occupied as a dwelling house what was
originally the Lady chapel of the IA
nous abbey, and it was there the blind
vicar was born.
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Feed the Brute.

"Divorce will decrease about 90 per
cent" says DR.. Harvey W. Wiley, the
food expert "when women learn the
art of cooking. If a man comes home
to three good meals a day, good food
and plenty of 1t, we'll cooked and well
served, with a reasonable Difference to
his individual tastes, do you think he's
going to quarrel with his luck? Why,
he'd be q foolw-New York Press.
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Times Changes.

"You," said she as she came down
the stairs lelsurely pulling on her
gloves-"you used to say was worth
my weight In gold"
"Well, what If / didr he asked'
looking at his watch for the third time
In fifteen minutes.
"And now you don't think I'm worth
a wait of two minutes"