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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-16
Death Of Mrs. Helen Smith.

Leavenworth. Kan, April 16.-Mrs.
Helen Smith, widow of Len T. Smith,
the Kansas railroad builder, died at her
home here at 5 o'clock Monday after
noon. She had been i'll most of the
winter Mrs. Smith was born in Beth
any. n. Y. and was "A years old. She
came to Leavenworth in June, 1857. Mrs.
Smith leaves a large estate that was
left to her on the death of her husband
Len T Smith died in Mexico sixteen
years ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-16
MAY STRIKE ON d. & r. G.
Road Refuses to Accept the Chicago
ar Agreement.

Denver, April 16.-Negotiations which
have been going on for the last two
weeks between representatives of the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen,
the Order IF Railway Conductors and
the management of the Denver & Rio
Grande railroad closed yesterday with
the refusal of the company to accede
to the demands of the men for an in
crease in wages on the basis of Chicago
settlement. The 20 members of the
general committee departed for home
today taking ballots for the members
of the two organizations to vote on
the proposition of accepting or reject
ing the company's counter proposition
and authorizing the grand officers of
the orders to call a strike if further
conferences fail to result in a more
liberal increase On the part of the
roads,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-16
Bids for Fort Riley Riding Han.

Junction City. Kan, April 16.-Bfds
for the construction of a 333x110-foot
riding hall at Fort Riley were opened
last evening. The Midland Bridge com
pany OF Kansas City had the lowest
bids. $4,000. The other bidders were the
george Hinchlfm company of Chicago:
Sttngley Brothers of Manhattan. Kan.
Ziegler & Dalton of Junction City. Kan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-16
MARBLE SHAFT FROM ITALY.
Will Be Placed Over the Grave of DE-.
SMensSOn ct IindSbOrg

Lindsborg, Kan, April 16.-The large
monument to the memory of the late
DR. c. A. Swensson has just been re-
ceived from Italy and the ceremony of
unwilling it has been set for April %
An elaborate programme has been ar
ranged and choruses will be sung from
the Messiah. The monument is of pure
white marble and was made in Italy.
It will stand just south of the fountain,
south of the main college building on
the Bethany campus.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-16
Saloons TT Mineral Closed.

Mineral. April 16.-As a result of
an order issued by the mayor and city
attorney. all saloons in the city were
ordered closed last Friday and have
since been closed Those who are
familiar with the situation state that
they will not be allowed to run any
more during the term of the city Of
fcials.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-16
WORK ON KATY's NEW LINE.
The Extension in Oklahoma Soon to
Be COMPLETED.

Lawton, Ok. April 16.-Information has
been received from Wichita Falls, Tex,
saying that work on the Lawton. Wichita
Falls & Northwestern. a branch of the
Katy was being pushed rapidly. The
railway bridge across the Red river near
wichita Falls is nearly completed and
grading along the line in Oklahoma is
Progressing. Frank B. Kell, general man
aeer of the road, stated that he had put
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-16
A Shooting TT Mineral.

Columbus, Kan. April 16-Oscar Hu6-
SON. a constable at Mineral. nine miles
place According to reports Ziegra
pointed a beer bottle at the consta BILE
who installing it for a revolver, shot
the young man in the neck. Hudson
is in Jail here, and Ziegra is not expect
&c to live.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-16

up the station agent did not tally with
the men held and they were after
wards released. In one of the pockets
Of the men was found a cigar sack full
of pennies which led the police to be-
lieve that they were possible robbers
of some penny machine.
The men were all tough looking
customers and were drilled out of
town by the police.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-16

on a regular schedule from Wichita Falls
to Burk Burnett, near the banks OF the
Red river, and trains were running on
schedule time. As soon as the bridge is
completed across the river at that point
it is expected that good portion of the
line will be completed in Oklahoma and
trains will be running to and from Law
ton.
Judge ]. T. Johnson of this city re-
ceived his appointment yesterday as
right-of-way man for the railway com
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-16

mutt A. c. Trumbo, W. R. Eaton and
Thomas Smith of Muskogee. The pur-
pose IS 70 secure direct line from Guth-
capital better connection with the Indian
Territory side of the new state. The
length of the proposed extension would be
but % miles. Liberal donations in the way
OF bonus money, are promised by citizens
kOgee
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-16

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-16
Tranlps Had sack OF Pennies.

Scammon. April 16.-Three hoboes
were arrested here as suspicious char
acters and held by the city police as
suspects of the QuapaW depot robbery.
The description of the men who held
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-16
The Price of Health

1.-The price of health In a ma1arious dis
trict is just % cents; the cost of a box Of
DR. Kings New Life Pills. writes Ella
SIayton, of holland, Ark. New Life Pills
cleanse gently and impart new life and
vfgor to the system 25c. Satisfaction
guaranteed by the Arnold Drug Co., S21
North Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-16
THE CLAIRvoYANT MARVEL
Opal st. Elmo

Tells your full name, tells
what you called for, tells
whom and when you will
marry. Still continues to
turn large crowds away
daily. She Is the acknnul-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-16
Don't Be Fat.
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Requires No Starvation Process
and Is Absolutely Safe.
,RIAL PACKAGE MAILED FREE,

NY new Obesity Reducer. taken at meal
time, compelS perfect assimilation of the
food and sends the food nutriment where
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-08-09
TURKS RAID PERSIAN TOWN
Seventy eight People Killed, In
Guiding Many Christians.

Tehcran, Persia, Aug. 5.-The In
cursions of Turkish troops across the
northwest frontier of Persia, which
for some time had been in allegiance,
have again broken out. A serious raid
has occurred near Urumiah, 5000
Turkish troops, with artillery, having
crossed the frontier and destroyed the
village of Mavaneh. Seventy-eight
persons, of whom sixty were women
and children, mostly Christians, We're
killed. Subsequently the Turks drove
a small force of Persian troops from a
nearby camp and instituted them
selves in it. According to an tlnofi-
cial report large body of Persian
cavalry subsequently joined the Turk
ish invaders and the combined force
is said to be threatening the town 3of
Urumiah, twelve miles west Of Lake
Urumiah and sixty-four' miles from
Tabriz. Urumiah, which has 4 pop
ulation estimated between 10000 and
$4,000 persons, including many Chris
tians, is noted as = center of misston-
ary activity and 10 the seat ofFths
Fiske seminary for; girls; and of uru-
miah college. It il considered prob
able that Russia and Great Britain
will be appealed to and bring pressure
to bear upon. Turkey with the view OF
stopping the raids. 4 i.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-08-09
THE FLYING FOX.
Curious Inhabitant Of the Forests In
Eastern Australia,


The flying fox is very curious in
habitant of the forest near Moreton
bay, in east Australia. 1t lives in
f1ocks and moves generally toward the
dusk of the evening, and the noise pro-
duced by the heavy tapping Of the so
called wings is very singular. The
f1ocks like quiet places, where there
are large araucarian pine trees, with
an underwood Of scrub and creepers.
The foxes hang in vast numbers from
horizontal branches Of the pine trees.
When there is clear space among
the trees an enormous number of the
animals may be seen, and their noise
can be heard, for directly they see any
thing unusual they utter short bark,
something like the sound made by
young rocks. Often every branch is
crowded, and the young foxes are seen
either tapping their wings and holding
on with their hind feet and with their
heads downward or snarling and fight
ing for places.
Suddenly the whole take to fight and
Zap their furry, winglike sides and
wheel around like heavy birds. Many
fly with their young holding on to
them.
The creature is not true fox, and
there is a fold Of skin which reaches
from the fore to the hind legs. This Is
called the wing, and it enables the
pteropus, as the animal is called, to
doat and turn in the air.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-08-09
BOOK PLATES.
They Came Within Fifty Years Altar
tho Invention Of Printing.

They Came Within Fifty Years Aftsr
the Invention Of Printing. f.r
1t was within half century from
the invention of printing that book
plates were introduced as Identifying
marks to indicate the ownership of the
volume. >% -. %2t%
Germany, the fatherland of printing
from movable type and of wood cut
ting for making Impressions in ink on
paper, is likewise the home land Of
the book plate. Ef@.t ~ r K, ~.> n
The earliest dated woodcut of &C.
cepted authenticity is the we'll known
"St. Christopher of 1923" which was
discovered In the Carthusian monas-
terry of Buxheim, in Suabia.
1t was to insure the right of owner
ship in book that the owner had it
marked with the coat of arms Of the
family or some other heraldic device.
Libraries were kept intact and passed
from generation to generation, bearing
the emblem of the family.
The first book plate in France is dat
ed 1874: in Sweden, 1875; Switzerland,
1907, and Italy, 1923. The earliest Eng
lish book plate is found in a folio vol
ume once the property Of Cardinal VOL
sey and afterward belonging to his
royal master. n,"1
The earliest mention Of the book
plate in English literature is by Pepys,
July 16, 1858. The first known book
plate in" America belonged to Governor
Dudley, Paul Revere, the patriot, was
one Of the first American engravers Of
book plates and designer Of great
ability.-Journal Of American History.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-08-09
MALE SEX IS DOOMED.
Death Rate Thirty Per Cent Greater
Than Women. 7 #4

II
Than Women. ! #4
Chicago, Aug. 6.-The strenuous life
1s killing the men OF Chicago at q ire
mendous rate, while the women of the
city are Increasing their longevity by
the simple life. Ilsi.S
In the official health bulletin Just
issued Health Commissioner Evans
declares that a few centuries will see
Chicago an Adamless Eden. DR.. Ev-
ans draws his conclusions from the
death rate in Chicago for twenty
years and particularly in the last
seven months, when three members Of
the stronger sex died for every two
of the fairer. DR.. Evans makes the
startling statement that during the
first seven months Of 1907 in Chicago
about $4,000 men succumbed, as com
pared to 5000 women.
He says that in the last year the
ratio Of difference in the death rate
between men and women has been 80,
as against less than 10 per cent twenty
years ago. -
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-08-09
APPEAL WILL BE TAKEN.
Standard OH Company to Garry Case
to Highest Court.

Standard OH Company to Carry Case
to Highest Court.
New York, Aug. 3.-News of the
unprecedented fine imposed upon the
Standard Oil company by Judge Lam
dis in the United States court at Chi
eago was received in New York with
excited interest. The general expec-
tation for some days has been that
the decision would be unfavorable to
the Standard Oil company, but ap-
parently no one looked for the impo-
sition of the maximum penalty on the
ing the enormous total of $29,240, 900.
An official Of the Standard Oil COM
pany said the amount of the fines
evidenced the injustice against the
company.
1.-THE amount of Judge Landis'
flnes," said the official authoritatively
for the company; us fifty times the
value of the oil carried under the in
dictment. The total value of oil was
t65O,00O.
For each car Of oil valued at about
$3.50 we have been fined $4,000. An
appeal will be taken to the United
States circuit court Of appeals, but
whether it will be entered at once or
whether the full time allowed by. law
will be taken will be determined by
our counsel in Chicago" '5S'4-': ~
The Standard OIL attorneys had
nothing to say further than that an
appeal will be entered and continued
% the last resort aS I'D
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-08-09
Johnson and LaEoIlette.

IfGov. johnson and Senator La
Toilette should be opposing candi-
dates for the presidency tlere would
hardly be enough of an issue to fight
over.-Fairmont Sentinel.
Coming as the above does from Col.
Days paper, makes it all the more
absurd.
So far at least as our governor has
taken the people into his confidence,
he has a long way to travel to reach
the ground occupied by LaFo]lette.
There is as much difference between
LaFollette and johnson, as between
Roosevelt and Mckinley. Nor is the
likeness between Mckinley and
johnson inapt in some other regards
as we'll as in aggressive reform-but
to compare him to LaFollette-we)l
the comparison is most striking but
the likeness is emphatical]y absent.
Governor johnson is in favor Of clean
upright methods of conducting all
enterprise, and Of regulating corpora
tions; but as for loading up with the
deadliest ammunition known to politi-
cal warfare, the plain unvarnished
truth, and going out far in advance
of the firing line and doing the exc
cution of a regiment as LaFollette
does-well, he doesn't, that's all. 1t
is men of the LaFollette brand that
the people are looking for in the pres
emit emergency, but if our Governor is
of that type he has not given evidence
of it in his record of ''things don e. p
Cannon Falls Beacon.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-08-09
VICTIM OF AN ASSASSIN.
General karakozoff, Ex-Governor Of
Odessa, Shot and Killed.

Piatigorsk, Caucasus, Aug. 5.-Gen-
eral Karakozoff, ex-governor general
Of Odessa, was shot and killed in the
center of the town. The assassin es-
capped. IF a
General Karakozoff was commander
of the Lubna dragons when, July B.,
1905, he was appointed governor gen
eral of Odessa Early In August of
the same year he banished M. Yaros-
chanko, mayor of Odessa, for having
represented Odessa at the Moscow
zemstvo congress and later he took
severe measures to repress disturb
ances, instructing the police to fire
directly into the mobs. =
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-08-09
Obsolete Cures.

It was formerly believed that cpl
lepey could be- cured by wearing q
silver ring made from coffin nall.
Seven drops Of blood from the tail of
q cat and blood from a recently execut-
ed criminal were said to be valuable
remedies for epilepsy. To cure a
felon or run around hold the finger In
q cats ear for half an hour. For tooth
ache trim your finger nails on Friday
or eat bread that q mouse has nibbled
or carry In your pocket a tooth from
q soldier killed in battle. For ranula
Of the tongue spit on a frog. For al
coholism drown an eel In brandy and
make the drunkard drink the brandy.
10 cure warts rub the wart with po-
tato and feed the potato to a pig.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-08-09
OIL TRUST HIT HARD
Judge Lands Imposes Fines AZ.
gregating $29,24o,eee.
MAXIMUM on ALL COUNTS
Octopus Had Been Convicted Of Ae
septina Rebates on Numerous
Shipments Of Oil.

Chicago, Aug. 3.-Judge Lands, In
the United States district court, has
imposed fine upon the Standard Oil
company of Indiana Of 29,240,ooo, the
maximum amount upon each one of
the 1,462 counts of the Indictment on
which the company was recently con-
victed of rebating. The judge also
that call be issued
for a special grand jury which is to
consider the other party to the rebat-
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-08-09
Reading Aloud.

Surely the sum Of human happiness
might be indefinitely increased if the
people learned to take real delight in
the simple, quiet and inexpensive pleas
ure Of reading Reading aloud IN the
family circle is an excellent way Of
bringing the members together. They
have thoughts in common and subjects
of conversation. How much better
and how much happier is this way OF
spending an evening than the inane,
driveling games which so frequently
take its place!-Reader Magazine.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-08-09
Glued Clothes.

= I'm Korea,'' said a tailor, needle
and thread are unknown to tailoring.
Their place is taken by glue" T.
"Glue?'
"Glue-a peculiarly fine glue made
Of fish. Making Korean clothes, the
tailor does not bring two edges OF
cloth together and then slowly and
painfully unite them with fine stitches
Of the needle. No; he overlaps the
edges slightly, brushes on little glue,
presses the seam together and sets the
garment away to dry.
Il wore glued clothes in Korea and
found that they lasted almost as well
as sewed ones."-New Orleans Times
Democrat.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-08-09

Ing operations of which the Standard
Oil company was found guilty and it
is therefore probable that within a
short time proceedings will be COM
menced against the Chicago and Al
ton Railroad company for the alleged
commission Of similar offenses..
Court Reviews the Charges.
Judge Lands, in his decision, said
it was proven in the trial that the de-
PENDANT, corporation of Indiana, op-
crates an oil refinery at Whiting,
Ind; that the Chicago and Alton Rail-
way company, corporation of ILL.,
nois, operates line of railroad from
Chicago to East st. Louis. Ill. Prior
to the occurrences on which the prose-
cution was based the Chicago and Al
ton company had filed with the inter
state commerce commission showing
the rates for the transportation of oil
in car lots from Whiting to East St,
Louis to be IS cents per 100 pounds.
The court says it appears at the hear
ing that the defendant shipped It's
goods from Whiting to East st, Louis
for cents and tx cents to st. Louis.
The defense argued that the Elkins
law authorized the prosecution for
but one offense and maintained that
there could be a conviction on only
one count, The court held that the
law lie violated every. time any prop
erty IL so transported, as the legal
rate was established by the railroad
company on car lot basis. The I'M
lawful Scent rate was, granted and
accepted on that basis. Az. to the de.
PENDANTS claim that the representa-
lions by the Alton road had misled It
into the sincere belief that the Alton
o.cent rate had been filed with the
interstate commerce commission the
court held that as the law required the
carrier to keep the schedule at its
freight ONCE for public inspection it
was the defendants duty to ascertain
at the railroads ONCE whether the
rate was so fixed and it being for the
Jury to determine whether testimony
exhibited the truth Of the transaction.
The jury having found verdict of
guilty 1t became the duty Of the court
to fix the punishment.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-08-09

The Standard Oil octupus has
been fined $29,24O,O00 by Judge
Lands, at Chicago. 1t is to be hoped
the fine Will be collected, and II 1t
is, it will be the first substantial
setback the oil trust has received,
and should be severe lesson to all
CORPORATIONS who think themselves
greater than the government. The
action of Judge Lands has re-
ce1ved unanimous popular approval.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-08-09
Daily Paper Free.

We will give years subscription
to q good daily paper, the Sioux
j City Daily News, to any one who
sends us two new subscribers to the
Advance or pays up arrears and one
year il advance, and sends one new
subscriber. The other subscriber
can have the advantage of any Of
our clubbing Offers. e.. 81: +.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-08-09

The st. PAUL. Dlspatch's political
prognostication in reviewing the
situation in the Republican camp,
says Attorney General E. T. Young,
Bob Dunn, e. A. Smith, a million
a1re lumber man of Minneapolis,
are among the aspiring can
d1dates for governor, with the
woods full of available timber.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-08-09
St. Paul Union Stock Yards.

St. Paul, Aug. 6.-Cattle-Good to
choice steers, $5.50@6.25; fair to good,
$4.OO@5.O0; good to choice COWS and
heifers, s3.50@5.00; veals, $3.50 @5.25.
Hogs-$5.6O@6.1O. Sheep-Wethers
S6.O0@5.5O; spring lambs, $3.50 07OO
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-08-09
Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth, Aug. 6:.-Wheat-To arrive
and on track-No. hard, 1896 No.
Northern, $780, No. 2 Northern,
96Mc: Sept, $3.50; Dec, CSC. Flax
To arrive, on track and Sept, $1.15A;
Oct, $1.14; Nov, $1.13A; Dec. 81
liz. 49,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-08-09
CHICAGO Union Stock Yards.

Chicago, Aug. 6.-Cattle-Beeves.
$4.50@7:oO; cows, $1.4o@5.20; hsifers,
$2.4o@5.50; calves $5.50@7.25 good
to prime steers, $5.s0@7.6o; poor to.
medium, $4.50@5.50; stockera and,
feeders, $2.7O@5.00. Hogs-Lighf, 36.95
@6.4O: mixed, @5.s5@6.s5; heavy,
$6.40@6.20: rough, 1b.40@7.75; pigs.
$5.6006.20. Sheep. $s.7505.so; hmbs:
36.60@7s6. $,5
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-08-09

The strike on the iron range has
apparently petered out, owing to
the determined stand taken blythe
authorities in enforcing order. The
governors proclamation had a
uuietlng effect on the situation.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-08-09

Judge Lochren's Interpretation OF
law IS being aptly compared with
the s'unwritten law" Few office
holders die and none ever resign;
otherwise there might be hope OF
release from Lochren's administra-
fiOya
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-08-09
CHICAGO Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, Aug. 6.-Wheat-Sept.,
s0M @s0Ac: Dec, 943s @94hc. Corn
Sept, 55Ac; Dec, 57ssc. Oats
Sept, 43c: Dec, 42c. Pork-Sept.,
s16.42k. Butter-Creameries, 200
24c: dairies, 1sH@22c. Eggs-14@
&c., Poultry-Turkeys and chickens,
12c: springs, 15c, b. f&ss. d
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-08-09
Where He Played.

my husband" said the concerted
lady, SIS a Shakespearean actor"
Indeed! Does he play in 'HamletT ="
asked her friend. r. ~: =, ~.
mo-" said the actors wife; "he only
plays in the larger cities" London
Taller. % r..
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-08-09
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
Minneapolis Wheat.

Minneapolis, Aug. g. Wheat-sept.,
$3.50; Dec, s7ssc. On track-No. l
hard, $1.01; No. Northern, $1.O0;
No. Northern, 96@97c; No. 3 North
ern. 94696c. -. ?. -