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The Winslow mail., 1907-11-09
Too Much of a Good Thinq.

Arnold Daily had been invited to tell
a story at a theatrical banquet in New
York.
81 always hate to tell story" he be-
gan, because my listeners may have
heard it before. What boredom that
is for them, what agony for me.
1T is like the case of friend of
mine. He is deaf, but tries to conceal
his deafness.
And one night at a dinner the host
told story at which everybody roared
and my deaf friend joined in and out
roared the whole table, though in truth
he hadn't heard a word
THAT story, he began, reminds
me of another one
And then the poor fellow went on
and told the very same yarn the host
had repeated only a minute before"
The Winslow mail., 1907-11-09
"MANLY ART" IN FRANCE.
Sport of Boxing Just Now Something
of Craze.

Boxing has become quite the rage
in Paris; the old savate, with it's eff
fective high kicking, has been dis
carded for the noble art" of Britain.
But our lively neighbor the Gaul has
always had a sneaking affection for
manly bout of fisticuffs PAnglais.
When Owen Swift, the famous cham
pion of the lightweights, took refuge
in Paris after killing his opponent,
Brighton Bill, in prize fight, he was
patrOnized by all the members of the
French Jockey club. After fierce
battle at Charenton with Jack Adams,
another pugilist of renown, Swift was
arrested and brought before the Paris
tribunal Of correctional police on a
charge of having inflicted wounds oc-
casioning an incapacity to labor for
less than 20 days" Owens description
in his evidence, of the course of
training which he had to go through
had an amusing effect upon the young
sporting swells of Paris. For months
afterward these young eXquisites
might be seen going at their best
pace along the streets and boulevards,
muffied up to their eyes in sweaters
and greatcoats, getting into condition
for boXing.-T. P. o. of London.
The Winslow mail., 1907-11-09

Before this physicians have discouraged such and
rightly Now that really standard household medical library
hand aid in the work of showing intelligent people how
live vqoro sly and happily the lest physicians welcoming it
with the hi -hes praise. is written that any man. any
and any household understand and it. Associated
with Dr. Kenem Wnsow former Harvard Professor in this
work, is oable board f IS eminent secaists ndmark in
the medical profession.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-18

for payments in installments, extending
through period of one to two years.
Some Costly Terminals.
The most extensive railroad work in
progress today is the construction of
ers and the creation of adequate ter
minals on Manhattan island, and in
Brooklyn to enable the Pennsylvania
railroad to give better service to the
millions of people living in New York.
This work will cost upwards of $50 mill
lion dollars-enough to construct and
equip 5000 miles of railroad.
In Chicago the Northwestern is plan
ming to spend 20 millions on improved
terminals. The roads entering the old
Chicago Canal street station will make
Improvements costing 20 millions The
railroads centering in Kansas City have
millions on a passenger depot and ter
minals. These are examples of the
pressing need of great amounts of
money for the betterment of the rail-
road service.
Railroad Capital, is Billions.
The present capitalizat ton of the rail-
roads of the United States is about
200 million dollars, or about as much
as the entire estimated wealth of the
country in 1850 There are about Z bill
lions of stock and billions of bonds
outstanding. making an average capital
ization of nearly $4,000 mile. The
exceeded 2 billions and the net income
was more than 700 millions. The divi-
dends paid in 1904 amounted to an av-
erage of 331 per cent on the total capi-
tai stock. more than double the per-
centdge of ten years ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-18
New Depot at the Springs.

Colorado Springs, Col. Jan. 1S.-The
Santa Fe railway is preparing plans
for the transformation of the present
passenger depot on Pixies Peak ave-
nue. into freight depot, while a $50
600 depot and hotel will be con-
further south. This action is the re-
suit of the strenuous opposition adj
vanced by the property owners, the
Real Estate exchange and the Cham
Der of Commerce to the proposed va
cation of Pixies Peak avenue at its in
tersection with the railroad tracks.
The railroad insists that it cannot run
passenger trains from Denver into the
present depot without cutting trains in
two to permit street traffic along
Pixies Peak avenue. 1t recently re-
quested that the avenue be vacated,
offering to install certain improve
ments in exchange. Strenuous opposi-
ton is expected on the part of adjoin-
ing property owners, who will natur-
ally protest against having a freight
yard near their residences.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-18

Chanute. Fredonia, lola. Burlington,
Yates Center. Eureka, Bronson and Buff
falo. 1t is expected that all will be rep
resented by delegates except Eureka,
which. has sent word that none of its
members can come
The other temples will send from FIVE
to twelve representatives, so that at least
thirty will be present.
The sessions viii be held in Workmen
hall. where an informal reception will be
given at 2 o'clock in honor of the visitors.
At 2:30 the convention will be called to
order by the district deputy. The follow
ing program mas been arranged:
Opening of temple in ritualistic form :;
grand and supreme honors; roll call of
temples in Third district
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-18
PYTIIIAN SISTERS GATHER.
Third District Convention Will Be
Held in CElanute.

Chanute. Kan, Jan. 1S-The annual
convention of the Pythian Sisters of the
Third district will be held in Chanute to-
day. 1t is the first time such meeting
has been held at this place.
Three of the state officers of the sister
hood will be among the visitors. They
are Cora Taylor of Garrett, the grand
chief; ALA Hill of Garrett, grand mis-
tress of records and correspondence, and
Mrs. Maggie Grandle of Pittsburg, grand
senior chief
Mrs. S. NJ Neal of this city is district
deputy and also one of the state officers
being grand manager. Mrs G. H
Brown, the secretary of the Chanute tenn
pie, is representative from Kansas to the
supreme lodge, so that the meeting will
bring together a number of ladies who
are prominent in the order.
There are eight temples in the district
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-18
The Ration Tunnel.

lone of the most interesting pieces OF
engineering now engaging the attention
of the scientific world said George E.
st. Clair. connected with the mechani-
cal department of the Santa Fe rail-
way. lis the digging of the big tunnel
through the Ration mountain in New
Mexico, about 116 miles north of Las
Vegas. This work is just started and
will take several years to be compile
ted"
The second tunnel is to be dug
straight through this mountain, about
$50 feet below the old tunnel. The
purpose of the second tunnel is to
avoid the steep grades on the approach
to the mountain. 1t is the steepest
The present tunnel is about half a mile
long but the new one will be about two
and a halt, miles through. The new
tunnel will save time and engines, but
thousands of dollars.
The Santa Fe Employees Magazine
says:
Authority for the expenditure of s429.-
SEQ, with which to construct a second
tunnel at Ration, has been given. This
improvement was decided upon for the
following reasons: The present tunnel
will not pass large cars. All helper en-
gines must pass through it, filling it
with gas and smoke. 1t will soon re-
quire a large expenditure for renewals,
which will interfere with traffic unless
second tunnel is provided. Should
fire or a serious derailment occur with
in the present tunnel, traffic would be
completely tied up for a long time.
The new tunnel will parallel the
present one and connect the ends of
the second track now built to either side
of the mountain, thus providing a con-
Col, to Ration. n. NJ. It will be 3,070
feet long and have a maximum grade
of but five-tenths of 1 per cent This
will permit the cutting off of helper
engines before trains pass through the
tunnel Fewer helper engines will be
required, and road engines can render
increased service on account of fewer
delays.
1t will be lined from portal to portal
with concrete, making a permanent
freproof structure. Work will be COM
menced on the new bore within 30 days.
Contracts are being let and it is ex-
pected to have the tunnel in operation
by the end of the year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-18
NO BLIZZARD AT GARDEN CITY.
Citizen of the Town Says 1t Was Not
Cold Enough for Overcoatts.
Garden City. Kan. Jan. IS.

Gs.. h -, $50 Y-9
In your paper &c Wednesday you
have an article on the front page.
blizzard Over Kansas" and at Car
den City it says the cold is intense.
This is of frequent occurrence nearly
every winter, not in eastern papers,
but in our own Kansas dailies. and we
see it ever little cold weather that we
have. Yesterday people did not even
put on their overcoats. We have been
having a little foggy and snowy wealth
err but there is hardly enough to cover
the ground. Today there is A little
sleet: We have not had actual
blizzard since January 7th 1886, which
is now over 81 years ago. 1t is too
had that SO many Kansas papers do
us this injustice that whenever we
have a little snow storm, or the
weather gets cold that it is reported
that we have had a blizzard. I have
lived here 81 years, and ever since the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-18
SHOPS AT CHANUTE.
Santa Fe VIII Shortly Let Big Con-
tract for New Buildings.

Chanute, Kan. Jan. 1s.-There was
a rumor on the streets. and to all APP
pearances a well founded one, that
the contract for the Santa Fe shops
would be let either today or tomorrow.
superintendent Barnes is out of town
and as no one else seemed to know
anything about it, it was impossible to
corroborate the story. The report was
that the plans and specifications had
been completed, the changes from the
original plans being that the shops
would be larger than at first contem-
plated, and that much more cement
would be used than under the original
plans. 1t was also stated that the OBJ
jections which had been made by
some of the property holders near or
on the site of the shops had been met
and settled. 1t is to be hoped that
this is correct and that work will be-
gin as soon as the weather is settled,
as was said in the rumor.
It was stated at the general offices
of the company here today that the
Chanute work would be among the
first to be let and completed this
spring
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-18
Hand Confessed Forgery.

St Louis, Jan. 1S.-Horace z.
Hand, an attorney and chief clerk of
the law department of the ST. Louis
& San Francisco Railroad company.
was arrested here today charged with
forgery He pleaded guilty, was SEN
fenced to five years in state prison, and
was sent at once to Jefferson City
Hand enjoyed social prominence in the
suburb or kirkwood, and his arrest
created CONSERVATION in the com.
munity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-18
I4is Prisoner Was FOOLISH.

Leavenworth. Kan, Jan. 1s.-Joseph
Cheek, a negro, escaped from the Kansas
prison about S O'Clock Wednesday night,
presumably, but his absence was not no
ticed until Thursday morning Cheek
was sent to the penitentiary from Logan,
have been a free man in seventeen days.
For six months he was a trusty on the
prison island and might at any time
have disappeared without interference. If
he is caught he will be compelled to serve
another wear
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-18
Survey Is Finished

Fmporia. Jan. 1S.-The SURVEYORS
finished surveying the site where the
harvey house is to be built Yesterday.
The stakes We're driven and everything
is IN readiness for the excavating,
Wnlch VIII probably not begin until
after the ice melts. A section orano ie
expected soon to remove the tracks
that are located on the site The work
VIII be pushed as rapidly as the
weather will permit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-18

tomorrow morning, after which the
body Will be sent to Topeka for burial.
Tucker was 43 years old. He leaves a
wife and two children. He was born
in Onenta. n. Y. and came TO
Kansas City from Fairbury, Neb. He
was Knight Templar and a member
of the Order of Railway Conductors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-18
Sues the frisco for Damages.

Columbus, Jan. ts.-S. L. Cheney,
through his attorney. H. c. Finch, has
filed a big damage suit against the
Frisco railroad for burning meadows
on his farm near Columbus, caused by
fire escaping from the company's en-
gines. The amount involved aggre-
gates $1,17O, of which $3.50 is for dam
ages to himself and $500 for attor-
news fees
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-18
Hes Sued the Santa Fe.

Emporia, Kan, Jan. 1S.-W. E. Glas-
gov. a former locomotive fireman on
the Santa Fe has filed petition in the
district court through his attorneys
Buck & Spencer and w. n. Smelser
suing. the Santa Fe company and F. ].
Evans. defendants, for the sum of S.
600 and costs, for alleged false i'm
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-18
RandoIpb succeeds Calvin.

The appointment has been an
nounced by E. H. Hartman of Epes
Randolph to succeed E. E. Calvin as
general manager of the Sonora rail-
way which is the branch of the South
ern Pacific running from Nogales on
the border to Guaymas, Mexico. on
the Pacific coast. Randolph's head
quarters remain at Tucson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-18
Gilbert f. Tucker Is Dead.

Gilbert Z. Tucker, a we'll known
santa Fe conductor, living at 21OS
East Thirty-sixth street, Kansas CITY.
died Wednesday night of septic pneu-
mona mona after an illness of four DAYS
Inc funeral will be held at the home
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-18

Enid, Okla. Jan. 1S.-A southbound
freight on the Rock Island road went
into a ditch half way between here
and North Enid this morning. Three
cars were derailed. The wreck was
caused by soft track and spreading
rails. No one injured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-18
ARCHIE HAzLETIvs HEARING.
VIII Be Tried ct DeSoto on Charge OF
AssauIting Zona HecI<ert.

Olathe. Kan, Jan. 1S.-Archie Hazlett,
who is charged with assaulting IONA
Heckert, agent at DeSoto, and robbing
the depot few weeks ago, was taken to
DeSoto for his preliminary examination.
an oHlcer or the missouri Pacific Rail-
Hazlett away from the local authorities
asserting that HazIett was connected
with an alleged attempt at train robbery
a short time ago at the Red bridge on
his line. He failed. however, to secure
the prisoners release and will await the
result of the preliminary examination
Young Hazlett was raised in this county.
Heckert
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-18

town started, and in that time I have
seen but a couple of billiards..
Yours very truly
GEo. w. FINNUP.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-18
RricI. Xyorl.s for Iyeiy f-i,v

Prick Works for Weir City.
Weir City. Jan. 1S-The Weir City
Brick company has been Incorporated
with $4,000 capital stock to construct
and operate brick plant here. The
plant will be located one-half mile
south of town.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-18

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-18

soc and 75c Neg1igee Shirts re-
duced to. 800
$3.50 Flannel Shirts reduced
10 S1.1O
$3.50 Blue Flannel Shirts re-
duced to .$1.75
Wright's genuine 81 Fleeced
Underwear reduced now to 69c
$1.00/ Ribbed Wool Underwear
reduced now, 79c
Finest 81 Underwear reduced
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-18

These great quantities OF new securl-
ties will not be put on the market i'm
mediateIy But they have been, or soon
will be- authorized. They reflect the,
tremendous pressure on the railroads
for new equipment and extended tacl1-
ties, for handling the country's traffic,
and they also give some indication or
the huge requirements of money that
are to be met during 1907 Instead of
let-up in this demand the indications
are that there will be even more urgent
pressure for funds in 1907 than there
was in 1906
To Relieve Congested Traffic.
The new issues that have been an
nOunced in the past few weeks are
merely forerunners of more that are to
come. The present congested condition
of railroad traffic throughout the coun-
try shows plainly that there is great
need of more equipment, larger terminal
capacity. extended sidingS and the con-
struction of double tracks over many
important stretches of trunk lines.
Aside from the several thousand miles
of new road that have been projected
the railroad companies will need to
spend hundreds of millions of dollars on
existing systems, to keep up with the
Increasing business of the country.
There are few. if any, railroads in the |
United States which do not need more
cars, more engines, larger freight yards, |
and better tracks on at least portion |
of their line than they now possess. |
III e indications, therefore, are that 1907 |
is to be a record breaking year in the.
amount of new railroad securities offer
ed to the public
The. leading railroad fnanciers evil
IDENTIFY expect that the investment de-
mand will be taxed to its utmost to
absorb the new stocks and bonds that |
will be sold this year, for they have
taken advantage of the first indication |
of returning ease in money to announce |
their proposed new issues. Moreover,
they have recognized the fact that the |
money market is not in good shape to |
take large issues. Those roads which |
have made definite announcement of |
their plans-the Great Northern, North
ern PACIFIC and St. Paul-have proI ided |
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-18

FINEST $3.50 Underwear reduced
TO .SA'|o
Finest SO Underwear reduced
TO $3.50
50 aIl-Silk Underwear reduced
to So.oO
soc and 75c Fancy Hose, odd
lots, reduced to-. Csc
25c Fancy Hose, odd lots, re-
duced to 1870
Csc Boston Carriers reduced
to 10c
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-18
Soft Track Causes wreck.

prisonment, malicious prosecution and
injuries to his reputa ton
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-18
Vast Expenditures Necessary to
Keep Up With Business.
Proposed New Issues Aggregate
Nearly 700 Millions.
MORE EXPECTED SOON.
Some Of the Reasons for Big
decreases in Capital.
Gossip and Matters Of Interest
in Railroad Circles.

The capitalization of railroads in the
United States is increasing at a rate
that is entirely without precedent
Within about a month proposed issues
of stocks and bonds aggregating near
ly 700 million dollars have been an
nounced by six railroad companies
This sum is greater than the entire new
listing of railroad securities on the
New York stock exchange in 1906, which
amounted to 22O millions in stocks and
sos millions in bonds.
2 The proposed new issues recently an
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-18
Great Shirt and Underwear Reduction Sale
$3.50 and $l.OO Mems Negigee Shirts Saturday sc


We want clean up about 900 Mems Negigee Shirts,
such makes Eagle, Fautless Griffon and other we'll
known brands-cuffs attached detached. Not shirt
in the lot that sold for less than S1OO-some on
high 81 .50-all sizes. Choice tomorrow only OOO
81 Manhattan Shirts reduced to. $115
90 Shirts reduced ST 40
nhattan Shirts reduced $175
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-09-26

Habla procurado desembarazarse de els0l;
pero admitia que elos hcieran otro tanto.
Crst6bal desempenaba un papel bastante
deslucido: aquel jugar al eScOndlte con una
muchacha quien conocia, era muy POGO
divertido y no pensaba en- aprOvecharse de las
CIRCUMSTANCES de la S0ledad
Ella tampoco pensaba en- tai cosa en- me
dio de su despecho hasta casi Sc haba olvda-
do de Cristoba
-Namos iesto es demasiado fuerte
ME van deiar aqu?
-Pero diio Cristobal 81 es usted quien
10 ha procurado.
-iDe n1nguna nanera!
listed hula de ellos.
81 yo hula dc ellos, es osunto mio no
de clos
Deben buscarmc
" ST 20 me perdiese? ~
Empezaba va 4 lamentarse de 10 que hu-
blera podido ocurir en- tai casO.
-iOh! va me las pagaran? diio de pronto
diciendo esto vovlo pies atras andand0
i paso muy largo
"a en- la carretera Sc acordo de Crst0tal
1e miro de nuevo.
-Pero era demas ado tsrde Sc echo a
1er.
Ell dablil.o que Sc habia arodera1o de
ella POGO antes b. bia desaparecido
Entretanto que llegaba ORC, miraba 4
Crlstobal con in1iferencia.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-09-26
'ESTADOS DE ALMA
pOR
JOSE CALOERON APONTE

Proximo a terminarse la impression
de EsTADOS DE ALMA. estara la ven
ia en- ell establecimiento BOLETIN
MERCANTIL dentro de dos tres Sc
manas.
Ell autor de EsTADos DE ALMA ha
sa abido llevar 4 las cuartillas ell Iris
mo y sensaciones de su alma de
pocta.
Es pues una obra emotional su
factura resultara muy art1stica
Los pedidos que Sc han hecho seran
remitidos inmediatamente que Sc
ponga la venta.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-09-26
TRIBUNAL SUPREME DE PUERTO RICO
OFICINA DEL SFCRFTARrO

Por la presente Sc informa al publ
co en- general que los PROGRAMS para la
admission de aspirantes al ejercicio de
la ABOGACIA ante los Tribnnales
Insulares, no Sc distribuyen en- esta
Ofcina, debiendo dirigirse todo ell que
interese algdn ejemplar de ellos, & la
Librer(a del BoLETIN MERCANTIL.
que ha tornado 4 su cargo la publica-
ci0n Y venta de los msmos.
San Juan Puerto Rico, % de Julie de 1907.
ii. #. Castro,
SecrearlO del Tribunal Supreme
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-09-26

Ia parada 20, Sc venden cuatro sola-
res pequefios en- la calle Los dos
hermanos" y siete, tres pequefios y
cuatro grandes en- la calle de Canals.
Dirigirse. para detalles informes.
4 la sefiora Latimer viuds de Carreras.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-09-26
Secretario del Tribunal Supreme

En- ell ferrocarrfl de csta mafiana
han salido para Mayagiiez. los letrados
sefores Dexter Coll Cuchf, quienes in.
formaran mafana ante la Corte de
Distrito de aquela ciudad.