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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-01
L Long Hard Climb for an
Auto Touring Car.
The 4-Cylinder Machine Carries
Passengers ,147 Feet.
WAS 4 PERILOUS TRIP
Nearly Backed Over a PreciDiee
at One Point.
Steep Grades Made the Emer.
gency Very Useful.

chicago, Oct 1.-Score one more
victory for an American made au+a-
moolle. A seven-passenger, four-cv-
nnoer Stearns touring car owned nv
=. u. Hollinsshead, of Chicago. has
the honor Of scaling Pixies Peak
colorado, the altitude of which Is ia
I4l Feet. The car was fully equipped
ana mad a full list of passengers.
Inc Feat was accomplished with
frank Leland, the crack driver. ar
the wheel of the 60-horse-power car
When Mr.. Hollingshead proposed
chmo ping the peak in a touring car
ne was laughed at. "a high-powered
runabout might do it." he was toId
OUT Tor a touring car-impossible
a runaoout once made the climb.
Dut was assisted with ropes over the
worst places; in fact previous to this
record, no automobile of any dezcrfp-
tlon has ever made the ascent under
its own power.
Il never met such awful roads in
my life" said Leland "or. to be more
exact. 1 never before Travelled on s,1ct
ground without any road We were
able to find the road all right as far
as the Halfway House, but from there
on we We're forced to run along the
tran used by horses and burros.
Five or six times I thought wa
were doomed. and II the machines
had not answered so readily II would
have been all off with u.s.
But the worst Of all was making
the turns Owing to the character OF
the road it was necessary to back up
a trff1e and then go ahead, and this
was very ticklish business. Mean
while the grade was becoming fright
full, but We plugged right along. Then
We came to place that almost made
the women of the party faint
1t was necessary to back up q lit-
tie, and as we rounded a corner, 60
ing backward. we almost dropped ov-,
er precipice. 1 slammed the emer-
gency on quick, reversed her, and
opened the throttle. She picked up
quickly and pulled US or the edge.
how we backed up.
when We were within 700 feet OF
the summit the little trail ceased en-
tirely, and after that we simply had
to force our way up over rough roads.
The car rocked from side to side con-
tinually, but she never faltered. and
In short while we had reached the
make the ascent. The machine be-
haved beautifully from start to finish
Of the terrific climb
A little group of passengers on the
cog road train. which had passed the
car, gave the automobile a cheer as IL
station. Leland pulled out the plug
and Pixies Peak had been conquered.
A half hour later he started on the
long descent.
1t was feared that on the way up
much carbureter trouble would de-
velop because of the rapid change in
altitude. The occupants of the car
were agreeab1y surprised. however.
for not the slightest trouble was en-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-01
SANTA FE DEFENDANT.
In Cases of Alleged Giving OF Rebates
Now Pushed in Los Angeles court.

Los Angeles, Cal, Oct. 1.-The pros
ecution of the Santa Fe railroad COM
pany for alleged giving of rebates be-
gan in the United States district court
today. District Attorney Oscar Law
lor is in charge of the case for the gov
eminent The Santa Fe is accused of
granting rebates to the Grand Canyon
Lime & Cement company, which last
year shipped hundreds of carloads of
material over the road from Nelson,
Arizona. to the Ganah Lumber COM
pany of Redondo and other parties.
The dealers are not involved in the in
dictments.
The information charges that the
regular tariff on cement between the
points named was $3.50 per ton, but
the railroad company granted to the
cement concern a considerably lower
rate than this. 1t is charged that on
carload shipments by the cement COM
pany where the tonnage was much less
than 20 tons to the car, that the rail-
road company agents charged the
straight rate of $3.50 per ton instead of
the $40 carload rate. thus affording a
preferential rate The trial Will be
technical and is expected to consume
two weeks
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-01
CONSTRUCTION STARTED.
New Storehouse and Machine Shops al
Albuquerque.

Construction of the new Santa Fe
storehcuse and the addition to the gen.
eral machine shops commenced Mon-
day morning and that structure will be
completed in short order. The order to
clear the ground for the structures was
issued early last week and yesterday
sites for both buildings We're ready.
1. ]. Custer, storekeeper of the Santa
Fe coast lines, arrived here yesterday
morning and spent the best part of yes
terday going over the site for the new
storehouse with T. Scully, division
storekeeper.
Il cannot give the exact date when
the construction work will begin, but
it will be sometime next week." said
Mr.. Custer yesterday afternoon.
1.-The work on the shops will be start
ed at the same time as the storehouse
nd Mr.. Arson, the contractor has been
authorized to rush them both to COM
pletior.'
General Storekeeper Custer declined
to comment upon the new brass foundry
to be erected here soon by the Hewett
Manufacturing company. although he
said it would he a good thing for Albu-
querque. He knew nothing definite of
the company's plans.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-01
Orient Said to Be Dickering With
Rock Island

Guthrie, o. T., Oct. lit is reIi-
ably reported that the Kansas City,
ing a proposition to buy the IngersoII
branch Of the Rock Island, running
from Alva to Ingersoll, a distance of
about twenty miles. This purchase
would give the Orient a branch into
Alva from its main line and would
add greatly to the business of the
road in the section
The directors of the Shawnee Cen
trail railroad met at Shawnee and ap-
proved the survey made by Engineer
F. H Peckham. 1t is stated that
work on the road will soon begin. The
line is to run 100 miles east and south
of Shawnee, following the fertile val
ley of the Canadian river to a juno
ton with the NJ. K. & 7. main line.
1t is reported from Shawnee that
President Davidson will soon take up
the two surveys for an extension of
the Frisco eastward from Shawnee
and select the most feasible with a
view of beginning construction in the
near future
Some delay is being experienced in
getting work started on the ST. Louis,
Bartlesville & Pacific railroad, ac-
cording to officers of the company.
building on November 1, south from
Joplin into Oklahoma. 1t is claimed
that the contract is now let and the
road is expected to be finished as far
SOuIA dS EOuQ CEeck NllIllI d year.
J. G. Gillipsie, a former representa-
tive of the road, states that traffic ar
rangenents have been made with the
Orient which will necessitate the
building of about forty miles of road
west from Pond Creek to connect
with the Orient, probably al Cleo. Mr..
Gillipsfe says that this does not mean
that the road will be sold to the
Orient line
1t is said to be a part of the plan of
the road to put corps of engineers
at work soon surveying the proposed
extension of the road from Joplin to
st. Louis. The citizens of Pond Creek
have raised $4,000 bonus for the
road and bonuses have been raised by
Pawhuska, Ponca City and Bartles-
Vile and Alva is considering like ac-
ton.
The surveying corps of the Denver
& Gulf have returned to Texhoma
from La Junta. Col, to which point
it completed the survey of the road. a
distance of $50 miles. The survey
will now be taken up from Texhoma
westward.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-01
AUGUST BONDI DEAD.
4 Prominent SaIina Citizen Drops
Dead in st. Louis.

Salina. Kan. Oct IA telegra m
was received here late Monday that
August Bondi, a prominent Salina
man. had dropped dead on the streets
of st. Louis. BOndf was well known
in Kansas. having fought several bat
ties with John Brown.
The news of his death came as a
surprise. as he had gone back on a
visit He came to America in 1S4S
and settled at St Louis coming to
Kansas in 1855. He was a Democrat
and postmaster under Grover Cleve-
land during the 1atter's second term.
He was a 33d degree Mason and an
Elk He had nine children. two sons
and seven daughters One of his
daughters, Mrs. Sigmund Steiffle, lives
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-01

Coffee is a hidden but powerful
enemy to ones progress in life Its
subtle, narcotic poison, weakens heart,
interferes with digestion and has
definite and destructive effect on the
nervous system People who are con-
tent to load themselves with impedf-
ments to progress, who refuse to sup
ply body with food and drink of the
kind needed to make up for The daily
disintegration of nerve and brain
tissue, must stand aside in the race
for pre-eminence.
The ones who are properly fed, will
surely win the laurels.
Postum furnishes the gluten and
phosphates of gain needed by Nature
to nourish brain and nerves with food
When made right, that is. boiled 15
minutes after boiling begins. 1t has a
delicious taste similar TO the mild.
high-grade Javas, but with none of
the bad effects of coffee
There are those who are entirely
careless as to what goes into the stom-
ach, but the one who would make all
his movements tend towards health
and possible greatness can know by a
personal test
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-01
TEXAS FEVER REPORTED.
Cattle in Cheyenne Thought to Be
Dying With This Disease.

Norton, Kan, Oct. Texas fever
has been reported in Cheyenne county.
but State Live Stock Commissioner
John Baker does not know yet wheth-
err there is any foundation for the re-
port. He says:
Il had a report from the sheriff of
Cheyenne county, living at St. Francis.
tating that cattle were dying, and
that Texas fever was suspected of be-
ing the cause. 1 sent one of the in
spectors out there and he is now max
ing an investigation"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-01
Minor Washington Items.

Washington, Oct. William T.
Woods has been appointed regular
carrier, with Earl DeIaplain. substi-
tute, in the rural delivery service out
of lola, Kan
The civil service commission an
uounces an examination for the posi-
ton of clerk and carrier in the post
office service at lola, Kan, on De-
cember %.
Leslie A. Degauinore of Elk City;
Augustus o. Palmer of Fall River,
and Charles d. Corp, of Fort Scott,
Kan, have been appointed railway
mail clerks
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-01
Neu Road Chartered to Build South
From KfOyTa.

Guthrie. Okla, Oct 1.-The Alva and
Southern railroad, with headquarters at
A1va and ST. Louis. Mo, was chartered
Yesterday to build ESQ miles south from
Tiora Kan.. through the counties of
woods Dewey. Custer, Roger Mills and
Creer in Oklahoma to the Red river
The capitaI stock is $5,000.000- The In
Decorators include E. T. Mcknight.
PRESIDENT and general manager; j. B.
Cheadle, vice president; e +; Autrey'
-e-.a+av and William Haviland, as
sss+an+ secretary, all of Alva. and G. E
A,,trey treasurer, of Granton, Ohio.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-01

If your work seems hard for you,
if you have a lame, weak or aching
back, if you seem tired and istless,
and seem to be running down without
apparent cause, begin at once with
Doan's Kidney Pills, the great kidney
remedy that has cured so many OF
your neighbors 1t has given thou
sands of working men and women
strong, sound backs for their daily
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-01

cost of about s25, 900. The church owns
an entire block of ground in the heart
of the city, and the new building will
be placed on this ground, facing Iron
avenue. Bishop Cunnin CHAM of Con-
cordia was here last week and after
looking over the situation ordered the
erection of the school building without
delay.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-01
KOF.HI,ER REELECTED.
President of St. Louis-Rocky Mountain
Line Given Another Term.

The stockholders of the st. Louis,
Rocky Mountain & Pacific company, at
the annauI meeting held at Ration, N
M. elected the following directors OF
the first class, to hold office for three
years: J. Van Houten. Ration. N NJ;
Charles X Beekn1an and J. H Thomp-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-01
STRENGTHENING PANHANDLE.
large Force of Men Put to Work on
Santa Fe Line.

Alva. okla, Oct Hundreds If
and teams are being shipped into
this locality by the Atchison. Topeka &
santa Fe for the purpose OF establish
20 pa1bandIe branch through western
0TIahorna. The intention is to elimi-
rate all curves possible in order TO
make this branch the fast freight car
rier for the Atchison to the coast. 4
mammoth bridge over the salt ForK
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-01
Omaha to Play salt Packers.

Hutchinson, Kan, Oct. Omaha
will play here today and Wednesday.
After thinking about it for nearly
week, the Salt Packers have finally
decided to take on the Western league
champions. The games will be played
at Athletic park and the gate receipts
will be divided equally among the
pIaYers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-01

son, New York The directors re-elect-
ed Henry Koeh1er, jr., of ST. Louis,
president and general manager, and
president and general manager, ard
made the following new appointments:
General counsel, Thomas B. Harlan OF
St. Louis; general attorney, Charles A
Spiess of Las Vegas. n. NJ; assistant
secretary. A w. Newman of New York
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-01
FAST WORK REPAIRING DAMAGE
Fifteen Hours Required to Fix Bridgt
With Whole Span Gone.

Ration, N NJ, Oct lone of the
fastest pieces of bridge repairing in the
history of the Santa Fe railway was
when a large trestle which spans the
unruly Rio Puerco at La Joya, Socorro
county, was repaired in fifteen hours.
Traffic was tied up but comparatively
short time. The bridge was badly
damaged, one span being gone and the
approaches made unsafe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-01

hatcheries- These fish are to be used
for stocking the fishing preserves of
the Country club and the Seven
Springs club. both of which are large
ly devoted to fishing. There was quite
a large shipment, consisting of the
various fish which are known to
thrive in the waters about here. The
fish will be taken to the clubs at once
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-01
GOOD FOR THE WHEAT.
An Inch of Rain Falls in the Terri
tory Adjacent to Sabetha.

Sabetha, Kan. Oct 1.-The first
good rain in seven weeks has fallen
here in the last twenty-four hours to
the amount of one inch The wheat
was in need of il as it had been very
dry and was coming up very uneven
Fall seeding is about over and the
acreage of wheat sowing this year is
much larger than last year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-01
Pretty Big Egg Story.

Mrs R. S. Foster OF Cottage Grove
township has a hen that has all com
petitors put on the shelf as far as lay
ing eggs Is concerned. Last Monday
she laid an egg which measured sfz
inches in circumference one way by
eight inches the other way.-Hum-
boIdt Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-01
BIG INCREASE SHOWN.
Net Earnings on Cotton Belt Forty
six Per Cent Larger

st. Louis, Oct. 1.-The report of
the st. Louis Southwestern railway
company Cotton Belt) for the fiscal
year ending June 80. 1907 shows the
net earnings were $3,357,o32, an in
crease of 1859 per cent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-01
NEW SCHOOL FOR sALINA.
Children of the Roman Catholic Church
to Have a New Building.

Salina. Kan, Oct. Father John
Maher Of this parish announces that a
the accommodation of the children of
the Roman Catholic church of Sacred
Heart parish. Work will begin at once
on the foundation and the building will
be completed early in the spring at a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-01

"Out of sight, out of mind Is an old
saying which applies with special force to
a sore. burn or wound that's been treated
with Bucklen's Arnica Salve. It's out OF
sight, out Of MIND and out OF existence
Piles. too. and chilblains disappear under
it'll healing influence Guaranteed by all
druggists. 25c-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-01
Fish for Private Clubs.

Junction City. Kan, Oct IA. n.
Miller and Bounce Hicks each re-
ceived a consignment of fish Monday
afternoon from the United States fish
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-01
MAY BUY ALVA BRANCH.

will be constructed as a portion of this
strengthening process.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-08

see the wonder, and ont of curiosity il
was well patronized, but this machine
was considered fake, Men woui6 nni
peIeVe that an egg could be hatched
anywhere except under a hen so tbc
snowman began demonstrating to prove
the virtue of his invention. He would
preak eggs from the machine to show
finally succeeded in convincing n good
many That IL was not a fraud Time
mas proved that ii was far from being
humbug. ''f
IL has taken years Of experiment and
study, and the expenditure of much
money, 10 develop the science of artif
ciaI incubation into the successful prac.
ticc 1t is today, Its promoters had 10
closely observe and follow the natural
laws of incubation. They found that
nature assisted a sitting hen by rushing
the 6iool TO that portion of the body
which comes IN contact with the eggs;
thar during certain stages Of incubntion
the eggs shifted their position under
the hen; that AT times she would leave
her nest unprotected, the number of
vidual fowl and the condition of the
weather; that at times the hen would
raise in her seat and shake her feathers
out, evidently for the purpose of cool.
ing her body and the eggs; and they
also found that the eggs would sweat.
These and mnnd other useful discover
les gave them plenty to contend with
in making a little box of wood and
glass that would perfectly perform the
natural functions of the mother hen.
The matter of temperature gave much
trouble, and some of the experiments
were unique. Thermometers were placed
under sitting hens in all manner of posi-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-08
Development of the Incubator
By FREDERIC J. HASKJN -

;ncubator is gradually crowding
!ns ,Srican hen out of the business
ne eng on her own eggs. This won.
4 SIN sII Machine has been perfected until
deriu 40 a better job Of Matching the
"a" hicks than old biddy, their nat
Ivy mother. The hen is being succeed
aIaIs a. fhe incubator, Just as the needle
% 1followed by the sewing machine,
"a, Fas,a Ihand.cradle By the reaper. Nine
q lpe cent of the professional poultry
P.eo rbe incubator exclusively, for
csn oson uo that with it they can hatch
re ms .eu ont OF season. This means To
,ncA INST what it does to the florist to
rsJ ahin to produce the tender flowers of
E.n,nr nw in the dead OF winter, The old
=. GOES hand and glove with nature,
~ ss a consequence her season rs Il
~ ..or is short Tho incubator goes 1t
,s ,,ne and keeps up the pace the year
.lrough
Matching chickens By artificial means
!. ,Imost rs old as history. The art
- known before the dawn of the
G1stian era, and has been practlced
..uinuously IN Egypt, China, and other
o,sntal countries down to the present
i,r For many years past chickens
I've been hatched artihcially in Euro
rssn countries, notably IN France. Eng
Ind Bso% r Yankee ami eg5 genns to on moden % ns
I"liud !. and perfect the present popular
In Incubator and brooder, and to de-
..s1 ~ wavs and means of Matching and
,.i.np chicks in large numbers by its
- on the city lot, the village acre, and
he ordinary farm,
Tho Grst Incubator made its appear
,,es in this country iii 1S45. A Yankee,
sut ant one on exhibition on Broadway.
g.r York. He charged a shilling TO
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-08

I II is astonishing how great a change
a few years OF married life often make
IN the appearance and disposition OF
many women, The freshness, the
charm, the brilliance vanish ike the
bloom from a flower which is rudely
handled, The matron is only a dim
shadow, faint echo Of the charming
maiden. Few young women appreciate
.he shock OF the system through the
change which comes with marriage and
motherhood. Many neglect to deal with
the unpleasant pelvic drains and weak
nesses which too often come with mar
isge and motherhood, not understand
me that this secret drain is robbing the
chsck OF It's freshness and the form of
It: i:jarness,
j: .uciy as The general health suffers
Ehcn ilsr2 is arrangement of the health
ci;ae delicate womanly organs, so surely
wen I.!ese organs are established in
leasl the face and form al once witness
70 the fact in renewed comeliness.
.icTe than million women have found
hea,'h and happiness III the use of Or.
Pierce FayoTlte Prescription. 1t tmakes
reak women strong and sick women
sell. Ingredients on label-contains
70 aicohol or harmful habit forming
drGgs. IL - made wholly of those
iaiive, American, medicinal roots most
iigLl? recommended by leading med
ialapteortIes OF al! the several schools
d plac.cs ior the cure OF woman's
peculiar ailments.
For nursing mothers, or for those
Nosen-dnwn in health bv too freuuent
o,2Ene Vi children, also ior the expect
snl mo.ncrs, t0 prepare the system for
VIZ cem'ng oI ba0y and make It's ad-
fsat e1sy and almost painless, there lie
70 ms.iclne quite so good as "Favorite
iTe:cr'Dtion." IL can do 10 harm IN
asy condition Of the system. II is 8
Eo.I poieut inVigorating tonic and
@en2laeninG neryine, nicely adapted
pwomAn : delicate system by ply
Hcan CT large experience in the treat
lenl OF woman's peculiar ailments.
Bad Symptoms. The woman who
nasperiodicnI headaches, bsckache, sees
Imaginary dark spots or specks floating
o,i!dsnclng before her eyes, has gnawing
distress or heavy full feeling in stomach,
amt spells, dragging-down feeling in
loyer abdominal or pelvic region, easily
sarled or excited, Irregular or painful
Penods, with or without pelvic catarrh,
suffering from weaknesses and de,
iangements that should have early at
,MnLion. Not all of above symptoms are
sskely 10 be present in any case at one
Neglected or badly treated and such
tases often run into maladies which de-
Mand the surgeons knife if they do not
result fatally.
20 medicine extant has such long
sna hnmsEons record OF cures IN such
Tssss as Dr.. Plerce's FavoTIte PrescT1p.
s99. No medicine has such q Strong
po'esS'onas Endorsement Of each OF it's
ssseral worth more than
.ay number of ordinary non-profes-
uaaI testimonials. The very best in
eu'en's known to medical science for
sn.o A.. cure OF woman's peculiar ailments
'u'ef into Its composition. No alcohol,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-08
COFFEE
A grocer has.to9sell good
and bad coffee; hutrpols
needn't cook It.
COFFEE

Your grocer returas yourmnnry if you dan't
Hike SehhnR's Best
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-08

"A Modern Poultry Farm will be
The subject Of Mr.. Haskin's S letter in
The Tribune Of Tuesday,