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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-05-03

night But this was impor Sible since
there Is no Saturday night train south
between the two cities and but on0
train day each way during the week.
As the Saturday half holiday is gen
orally observed throughout New South
Wales and Victoria. the traveller be-
tween the capitals Of the two states
must lose that half day and all the
next because of the way In which the
government railway schedule is ar
ranged lie can leave sydney Oh Fri
day night, but will reach his deStina-
ton too late for business on Saturday.
If he takes the dilemma by the other
horn he must lose the day and a half
In sydney. take the Sunday night train
and reach Melbourne about | o'clock
Monday afternoon. There is Il Satur-
day train from Melbourne TO Sydney,
but none on Sunday. And bear in mind
that this service is between the two
principal cities of Australia. each with
a population of more than half mil
lion and only SO miles apart.
The season was midwinter. being
early August. and there was no pro-
vision whatever for heating the sleep
/ ing car In Australian sleeping cars
the men are herded off In one end of
the car and the women in the other,
with screen across the aisle between.
Even man and wife cannot have sec
ton, but are separated perhaps by the
entire length of the car. The berth
curtains fasten only at the top, and
everybody who passes down the mar
row aisle pulls them along with him,
letting In the light and disturbing the
occupaLe 1t was midnight when this
sort of lhing ceased and sleep was pos
Sihlc - G O'Clock in the morning it
commenced again, and a few minutes
after the curtains were pulled entirely
back and everybody was told to get
up. Before | was fully dressed the
train ran into the station at Albury. on
the boundary between New South
Wales and Victoria. Those who were
not so nearly prepared for disembarka-
ton as | was spoke and acted as If
they were not happy.
But why all this haste and pother?
| Merely because the gauge of the New
South Wales railway system Is four
feet eight and a half inches and that
Of the Victoria road is five feet three
inches. and trains cannot be run
through; hence passengers are hauled
out at 6 o'clock of midwinter morn
!ngs in an unheated car.
The breakfast in the restaurant was
the worst meal | ever ate in rail-
way station, which is strong language.
| There is but one dining car in the
Ehole of Australia.
1t was as cold in the Victoria train
| sS 1t had been on the New SOrth
Wales sleeper 1t was n smoking
compartment. this. and brass cones,
sunk point downward through holes in
The floor of the ear. had been provided
| by a thrifty government to serve as
,uSpido-s. The wind came through
| thefn unchecked Of course.
And all this on the crack train be-
tween the two principal cities of Aus
tralia.-C. Arthur Williams.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-05-03
Indian Calendar Names.

The Pawhuska Capital, published in
Indian Territory, has printed the Usage
Indian names covering the range of
an entire calendar year. They are:
Days-Sunday, Hum-pah- was-tah-ke );
Monday, Observation-Disclosures; Tues
day, llum-pah onah-hon; Wednesday,
Hum pah-we wehlah-bre; Thursday,
Schah-tsa humtyah: Friday. Tah-la-
sha-she- -hum-pah; Saturday, Hum-pah-
o-lo hah-ky.
The four seasons-Spring, Peh-fou;
summer, Topeh-lou; fall, Ton-lau; win
ter, Pah-la-lou.
The months are: January, Me-o- kon-
tsa; February, Hum-pah-tsa-tsa; March.
Me-o-kon-ne-ka -kah; April, E-wah-pe; May,
-wahshu-s -sca-pe; June, Tsa-to-kah-
mo-noh-hah-pe; July, Tsa-t kah-hu-
hah-hah-pe; August Glah-ze.pe; Sep
tember. m-noh-hup-pe; October,
Tah-qu-hah-hah-pe; November Tah-
hen-pah- h-humn-pe; December, Wah-sah-
pah-wah- tah-pe.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-05-03

1t must be admitted that advocat,
If municipal ownership have signally
'allel in demonstrating the correctness
If the theory Too often the man who
cannot successfully run Il peanut stan
s, through political manipulation plac-
ID in charge of Il business which re.
,ulres brains to manage. and neces.
iarily the result must be failure. Mis-
,oula CIontA MiSSoulan.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-05-03

Lord Lyons, the British minister in
WASHINGTON, who was a bachelor, call.
Ell on President Lincoln to make Il
formal announcement Of the marriage
of the Prince OF Wales to the Princess
Alexandra Of Denmark Lord Lyons
Croned on at some length with his
communication, which rccited all the
names ana titles Of the contracting
parties. with expressions of good will
from the queen Of EngIand to the pres
iGcnt Of the United states, and so
forth. CHATS ali ri~ht," said Lin
coIn; GLAD to hear of the wedding.
And now. Lord Lyons" laying his
hand ramiarly on The shoulder of the
minister, ego thou and do likewise"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-05-03
Not loo lona.

The chapel of a fishing village in
Newfoundland used to depend for its
services on the occasional help Of the
clergy Of the nearest town. One wet
Sunday the clergyman who volunteer
ed to do the duty drove over in hack
Toling the chapel bell himself, he
announced his arrival to the natives
but for long time no one appeared.
At last one solitary person came in
ara took seat at the very back Of the
chapel. The clergyman then found his
surplice and conducted the service.
That ended, he remarked to his audi
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-05-03
Nothinn Is Lost.

We cannot possibly hear, see, feel or
experience anything which is not
woven in the web Of character. What
we are this minute and what we do
this minute, what we think this min
ute, will be read in the future charac-
ter as plainly as words spoken into the
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-05-03
Home Folks.

phpnrg"Hph can y reproduced in the
future .. :. Mardpu,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-05-03
WHAT

you buy is important. but not so
important as what you get.
Shop at the
CROSS STREET PHARMACY. /
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-19
BUTTS A STONE WALL.
soldier, Crazed by Drink. Tries to
Commit Suicide.


Kansas City. Jan. 19.-Wililam j.
Sampson, a private of E troop, Second
cavalry, was taken from the United
states recruiting office at 728 Main street
to police headquarters in patrol wagon
Yesterday On the way to the holdoVer
he asked William Long, jailer, for re-
volver, stating that he wished to kill
himself.
Long thought the man was joking
hut Sampson insisted. When placed in
the holdover he said: @Well. if you
won't give me gun here goes" With
that he stiffened himself and shot his
body backwards toward the concrete
floor. Other prisoners caught him, how
ever, and called Long back.
II thought the fellow was four flush
ing. said Long later, land gave him
a dose of medicine and locked him IN a
cell No sooner had Sampson been
locked IN the cell than he stepped to
the back of it, lowered his head like a
ram. and with a. short but swift run
butteds his head against an iron pill
lar which is in the corner OF the cell.
THAT feIled him to the floor unconscious:
He was taken from there and turned
over to the doctors at the emergency
station in the basement of the city
hail. -
came more rational, and was finally
turned over to Corporal Burr and
soldier and taken back to the recruit
ing station, from where he had peen
ia ken only a short time previous. BE
fore being taken away Sampson said:
ssI have. had such spells before when
felt that I just had to kill myself.
such feeling always follow a season
of drinking had been drinking
q hoilt a week very hard, before com
ing to Kansas City. I left Fort Riley
Yesterday and with permission TO stay
twenty-four hours. should nave
been back at 1 o'clock today. But l
didn't have any transportation, anu
couldn't CO. spent all my money
FOR drink here L realized that II l
was not back by a certain Tune l
would be recorded as a deserter ana
tried by court martial. Ihats way
thew have in the army, you know: II
a b1uei book rule. To prevent this L
1rant RI the nearest commanding OF
6cer and reported myself stranded
Tba+ hanpened to be Lieutenant Roger
n Mason. at the recruiting station
| FROM there they took me to the sta
ton" ,,;o;da
| before 81 Sampson was asked.
IVES" he said frankly; "seven
lv,o,tbs ago. at Fort Riley, while was
ion drunk, drank "a; lot ,t OF car9oi id
IN q I'M in the hospital for twenty-five
( essvs syVTfensI left Fort Riley 1 just
ifeif tfaatsI must take train ride, &c
/ sofacwhere,- do something. wa
really trying to get away from no my my.
Iself. Il knew that would 90 some som
grofe to friends of mine telling then
Ito look out for some rash act from
me. also wrote my brother, who l:
with the hospital corps at Catabo, De
lnartment of Iloilo, Philippine ISLANDS.
Samnson said he had been in the
army twenty-five months and hae
snant mart of his enlistment in thu
philippines. He is about 25 years old
iWhen. asked if he drank any .veno,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-19

E. c. Nettels of Des Moines has
been promoted to the position of as
sistant general freight agent Of the
Milwaukee railroad at Chicago.
He is now the division freight ana
passenger agent in Des Moines and
goes to Chicago within a few days to
take his new position, which is that
from which H. E. Peerpont recently
was promoted to be the general
freight agent of the Milwaukee sys-
tenn.
Mr.. Nettels has been in Des Moines
for about three years and has made
large circle of warm friends who nave
been congratulating him on his pro-
motion, but expressing regret that ne
will be compelled to leave Des MONIES.
He began railroad service when
boy in the general freight department
of the Santa Fe at Topeka He re-
manned there four years and entered
the law department as private secre-
tary to George r. Peck. who is now
the general counsel of the Milwaukee
railroad, but was then with the Santa
Fe. Mr.. Nettels entered the service
of the Milwaukee in a clerical capacity
in the freight department in Chicago
in 1902 and soon after came to Des
Moines where his success has been so
great that it attracted the attention of
Mr.. Peerpont.
Mr.. NetteIs was notified of his pro-
motion yesterday morning. Mrs. Net
tells is spending the winter in the City
of Mexico
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-19
MORGAN HANDS BOY LEMON
Messenger Returns So Given as Re-
- ward for Finding $67 1000. -

New York, Jan. 19.-Messenger No.
,603 of the Postal Telegraph company
thrust his head into Wall street bu-
reau and called out: Say, is the guy
what writes the financial news here?"
well say, did yez hear of de lemon
J. P. Morgan handed me ,d this week. ie
2 ''Well, say, it was dis way" contfn-
ned the boy Last Thursday 1 was
passin' Broad and Wall when my peeps
in the street in front of Morgan's.
picks it up and sees it is full of real
money and checks. ezs,' ss.4r
INV first impulse was to take it into
a gin mill and look it over, but virtue
triumphed widout a struggle and takes
IL into de cashier and I says: Say, Gull,
here's a million or so dat 1 picked up
in front of your door 1 guess de ole
man needs it worse dan me-
IdIMe homes ladst says he, you'll
grow I'D to be a secon Theodore Roose-
Welt some day. III take yer number
and you shall be. rewarded; -
and he finds 81, 1000 in yellow bucks and
over $6o, 600 in checks and drafts.
II goes away feelin that will get
me list deserts and pattin' myself on
gets a note saying;
Messenger No 1,6o3--Dear Sir: In
reward for your honesty take great
pleasure in handing you 81, with the
compliments of the hrm.s
CASHIER J.. P. MORGAN & CO..
II puts the 81 IN an. envelope and i
sends it back wild dis note: Ss
/" Cashier. j., P. Morgan & Co.-DeaT
sir: Yer can't hand me a lemon eff ]
Know it. Take this back and tell Mr.
Morgan to get a shave with it,.
-. eMESSERG NO. t.603.' -
The boy refused TO give his name, de-
clarine that he would lose his job if he
made it public. At the office of J. p
Morgan & Co 1t was said that no such
incident had occurred. One of. the part
ners who Investigated the boys story
said: Il believe the boy is dreaming. !
Germany. 20 Broad street. it was said
that while nothing was known of the
incident the messenger was a boy OF
good character and generally considered
- I1a re1ia HE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-19
EeLS HAS A PLAN.
He Thinks He Could Stop the Flood
of the Imperial Valley.

New York, Jan. t9.--Captain AL
bert f. Eels of Rockport, Me, who is
the contra ctore building the Diamond
shoaI lighthouse off Cape Hatteras, N.
c. has been in consultation with gov
eminent officials and also with en-
gineeEs of the Southern Pacific rail-
way concerning new method which
he has proposed to turn the Colorado
river back to itsSold channel and thus
save Imperial valley from the Salton
sea. The plan which Captain Eels has
in mind is to build water gates near
the break in the rivers bank, which
will be connected with sluices to carry
the water into the lowlands which are
now being inundated. These gates, he
says should be built to drain the river
at lower level than the break. When
they are opened says Captain Eels, the
water instead of rushing through the
break in the rivers bank as at pres
ent, will flow through the gates. This
will enable the railroad to fill in the
break by running trains of dump cars
out over trestles and dropping stones
and sand overheard. AT the present
time this process has been rendered
futile because the current carries away
the waste as fast as it is dumped.
When the break has been mended
by a strong solid wall of earth and
rock says Captain Eels the gates may
be closed and the Colorado will again
be confined to it's old channel and flow
into the gulf of California instead of
Salton sea. Captain EelS said that the
cost of carrying out his scheme ought
not to exceed 100000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-19
= SILVER ANNIVERSARY.
Concordia Pastor Given $1,000 by
Congregation for a Trip.

Concordia. Kan, Jan. 19.-The Pres
byterian church of this city last even
ing concluded a two days celebration
of the silver anniversary of the pastor,
Rev Horace Bushnell, D. D., who came
here and was installed on January IL,
1882, and has served uninterruptedly
since.
The programme began with a recep-
ton for the pastor, with an address by
w. w. Bowman, of Topeka, for years
a resident of this city and an elder of
the church, and continued throughout
today with meetings, at which music
and prayer and addresses by Rev. Geo.
Hageman, of Washington, and other
visiting and local pastors were the
principal features.
This evening DR.. Bushnell gave a his
torical address, which was followed by
another reception and a pleasant sur
prise for the pastor in the shape of a
purse of $1,000 with which to take a trip
to Europe and the Holy Land, a trip
he has often expressed desire to make,
but which his financial circumstances
would not admit
DR.. Bushnell is past his 10th year,
and has been a minister since 1853. The
church here was organized in 1871.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-19
NEW FRISCO SOLICITOR.
Judge II. c. SIuss Succeeds w.
Gleed of Topeka.

Wichita. Kan, JAN .19.-Judge
Henry c. Sluss of this city has been.
named to succeed Willis ]. Gleed of
Topeka as solicitor for the st. Louis &
San Francisco Railroad company in
Kansas. The appoint. ment came as
surprise to Judge Sluss, though 1t was
not undeserved. He has been receiv-
ing concentrations from his brother
members of the Sedgwfck county bar
as a result of it.
Judge Sluss, since his retirement
from the United States court of claims
when that department of the judiciary
was abolished, has been carrying on a
lucrative practice in this city. 1mme-
diately after his retirement from the
court of claims he formed a partner
ship with the late Judge T. B. Wall.
which continued until the latter's
death, about a year ago.
The news of the appointment or
Judge Sluss was made public in the
shape of a circular which conveyed
the following information:
Effective this date Honorable H. G.
S1uss is appointed solicitor for Kan
sas with Office at Wichita. Judge Sluss
will have jurisdiction of all litigation
arising in the state of Kansas except
in the counties of Wyandotte, Miami
and Johnson.
IL. F. PARKER, Gen. Solicitor.
Approved, ROBERT MATHER,
First Vice President"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-19
HIS SCHEME DIDN'T WORK.
Enterprising Norton Clothing Mer-
chant Had Fun With IF. r.. Attorneys.

FLOYD Shimeall is g creative genius.
Shimeall lives at Norton, Kansas.
but though he may live in a small
town his ideas and schemes are not in
proportion.
aConceiving that it would be a fine
plan to bring clothing merchants all
over the state on passes secured by
members from the legislature to To-
peka to attend a clothing sale in
which it is said Shimeall is interested.
the representatives and senators were
asked to furnish transportation and
obeying the suggestion, the requests
for transportation have been pour
The Union Pacific and the Missouri
Pacific railroads were called upon to
furnish transportation, the latter COM
pany issuing several L, passes BUT ins
schemes did not meet with favor with
the railroad officials and. the transpor-
tation already issued has been bull
letined and if presented Will be taken
nm by the conductors and the edfct
went out that frowns would greet re-
quests which emanated from the Nor
ton man.
N. H. Lomis, general attorney for
the Union Pacific. called in Shimeall,
and after putting him through cross
examination ordered him out of his
ocffie and Informed. him that he could
not have any of his transportation re-
quests honored.
securing lne names u d -
clothing merchants at various parts
of the state. Shimean would take
these names to the representative or
senator living in the district in which
the merchant lived and inform him
that this party desired to come to To
peka and wished transportation. Inc
legislator acted on the suggestion and
sent in the request for pass. The
passes were then sent to the clothing
merchants Incidentally 1t was
brought to the attention of the cloth
inp merchant that a big clothing sale
was about to be held here-this news
was conveyed to the merchant by
other channels.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-19
DYER is ACQUITTED.
Not Guilty of Embedding S61,5Oo
Government Funds.

St. Louis. Jan. I'D. P. Dyer, Jr'
suspended subtreasury teller, has been
acquitted by jury in the federal court
on a charge of having embezzled $6l,5OO
of Government funds from the subtreas-
ury. where he was receiving teller
Judge Garland's instructions were in
part as follows:
ant feIoniously converted the public
money of the United States.
1.-THE mere fact that the books kept
by the defendant showed that ne nau III
his nossession public moneys of the
United States would not authorize a
verdict of guilty.
You must find that the money was
not only actually received by him, but
converted to his own use. You must
also find that he fraudulently intend
ed to convert the money to establish the
crime of embezzlement.
THE failure to account for the money
is not sufficient to prove the defendant
guilty of the charge"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-19
DEFENSE AN ALIBl.
Corporal Knowles Is Closely Guarded
Night and Day.

FIT Sill, ok, Jan. 19.-Major Charles
w. Taylor. commanding officer OF III
sill. last night issued statement bear
ing on the rIirnored threats of negroes
to forcibly release Corporal knoWies,
colored, in the guard house awaiting
court martial on the charge OF assault
ing Captain Edgar A. Macklin-
II have heard of these plans, purport-
ed to be well materialized, but want
to say emphatically that we are pre-
pared for such contingency. L do not
anticipate any trouble at all.
Knowles is closely guarded night ana
day. His defense will be an alibi.
Another Arrest Made.
La Junta, Col, Jan. 19.-Z. I. And
rews. a negro. was arrested here. yes
teriay, charged with having knowledge
of the shooting Of Captain Macklin at
FIT Reno, Ok, a few weeks ago. :
Deputy United States Marshal Frank
of Denver arrested Andrews after Lieu
tenant Brandt, also deputy United
States marshal from Oklahoma, ident1-
fed the. men as having been around
FIT Reno. at the time that Captain
Macklin was shot
Andrews will be taken before United
States Commissioner Trimble today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-19
SANK THE DUNDEE,
steamer vaderIand CoIIidcs With Her
in Fog.

Dover. England, Jan. 19.-The Red
Star line steamer Vaderland, from
New York for Antwerp, collided with
and sank the Dundee steamer Ma
worth Castle four miles east of the
South Goodwin lightship during the
night. So far as is known only tAree
members of the Naworth Castles crew
of 20 are missing.
The Vaderland's bow is damaged
below the water line and, her fore
Deak is full of water, but the bulk
mead remained tight so that=there was
no danger of the ship sinking. r.
The news of the. accident reached
here in a wireless message from South
Goodwin A dense fog prevailed in
the channel all night long, but 1T
cleared away when daylight came.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-19
pop" EYLER HEARD FROM.
ssyounrster,' would Like to Tryout on
Wichita Team.

wichita, Jan. 1s.--Manager Holland
received a letter from Pop" e. C.
Eyler the well known pitcher. yester-
day. pop" said that he would like a
try-out with the Jobbers. Il am
voungster. Have had but twenty years
experience" he wrote.
That part of it was joke. Eyler
pitched great ball for Lincoln in the
western Ieagueelas season and has
signed at "a good salary to pitch for
Little Rock in the Southern league
inextSls season. He and Holland started
ont topethef but neither of them would
admit that it really was as long as
twenty wears ago that they first donned
the spangles. Eyler is clerking in
hotel at Attica, of which his father-in-
"T see Won have signed Annfs,'' he
wrote. He ought ITO be the best in
fielder in the Western association next
year
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-19
FIND GOOD BED OF SALT.
Mcpherson Prospectors for Oil Make
: DifeEenszSfrilke.

Mcpherson, Kan. Jan. 19.-At
meeting of the stockholders of Nc
Pherson Prospecting company yester-
day afternoon it was unanimously
voted to release one hundred and fifty
acres of land to the granter of the oil,
gas and min eral lease for the purpose
OF mining and manufacturing the salt
discovered in the prospect well. The
purest found in the state and lies
three hundred and ninety feet below
the surface and the salt bed is one
hundred feet thick, overlaid with a
thick stone roof The salt company
will organize at once and the prospect
ing for gas or oil will continue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-19


who likes the Oakland gossip?
Everybody.
]. F. skaags of winfield avenue,
Who. has been confined to his home
with asthma for the past two weeks,
is recovering
Mrs. ]. n. Graft is very i'll with APP
pendicitis. The physician attending
her thinks an operation will not be
necessary now.
The la dies of the NJ. E. church have
organized a Bible study class. This
class will meet at DIR. G. H. Ensign S
every Friday afternoon.
The usual morning services will be
held at the M E. church, but there
will be no evening service because OF
the meeting being held in the FIRST
NJ. E. church. Topeka.
The noted evangelist, Mr.. Smith viii
address the school children on Mon
dav afternoon at four o'clock It VIII
he an illustrated lecture and all the
children are earnestly requested to at
tend.
T D., Humphreys. the well known
Topeka attorney while waiting Tor
a car after attending Judge william
court. was hit by stray bullet from
some careless persons gun. He was
shot in the hip, but the wound is not
seriouc.
The Oakland Presbyterian church,
corner of Riverside and Winfield ave-
nues. S. B. Lucas, pastor. Sabbath
school 10 a. M; preaching, II a, m.
Junior c. E. 3 p. m; Union @. e: $50
D. m; preaching, 1880 p. m. Ladies