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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-08-15
IN BEDTIME HOURS
RHoR1 DISCOURSE ON PROPER
METHODS OF SLEEP.
ritter Declares the Human Race Does
Not Know How Properly to Woo
"Nature's Sweet Restorer"-
Beware the Snorer.

Man is the only animal that sleeps
on its back, says the New York Press
Many animals sleep on their sides.
but most sleep prone-that is, facs
down. Dogs never dream when prone
on their side. All of US from thu
country have seen Bung, the hound,
chasing rabbits in his sleep. An ami
NAL would be perfectly helpless II 1t
slept on it's back. And so is man help
less in that position.
H. If some other fellow wants fortune
let him invent a pillow that will allow
a man or woman or child to sleep face
down without having to twist the necE
nearly out Of joint. We still style 1t
the "back-ur cure" and introduce it in
all homes. There is no excuse for
lying on the back and keeping the
spine hot all night, while the front Of
the body-the abdomen, the stomach,
the chest, the throat, etc.-is allowed
to become chilled. A hot spine is =
disease generator. And, on the other
hand, a cold spine is death. -
Snoring is an Internal nuisance to
who sleep on their fronts never STORE
Those who sleep on their backs in.
variably do. The palate as we know
1t is the roof of the mouth and the
floor Of the nose. Some style 1t the
hard palate. Back near the throat Is
the soft palate. When you sleep ON
your back this gets down about the
breathing apparatus and you snore.
Some shores are worse than the mid
night howl of hyena. Never marry
woman that shores. Ask her before
you propose If she is addicted to snor.
ing, and II she says yea" avoid her.
1t is much. easier to relax when
sleeping on your front than when
sleeping on your back. And what we
all need after touching the bed at
night Is relaxation. 1t Is billion
pities that some scientist cannot teach
the art of relaxing. Our strenuous
life, OF course, is not blameless in this
nattef. We go to bed in excitement,
and the nerves are strung all night.
That is to say, we go to bed IN full
tune, like piano, and cannot possibly
let the strings down. Therefore we
do not rest. Could we relax we could
sleep. four or five hours and arise re.
freshed; but az We cannot relax, we
Broan and dream and sweat and roll
over and have remorse for eight o.
nine hours, and get up with a swe,ied
head.
Every man and woman in this coun.
try was brought up with the notion
that II the feet were higher than tho
head in sleeping all the blood woulo
rush to the head and cause strangula-
ton. This is the veriest rot. AID,
vanced physicians now advocate the
elevated feet for the cure Of insomnia
Hang your legs over the footboard.
get rid Of your pillow, and go to sleep
like an infant. You are on your feet
all day and half the night. Stand on
your head the rest OF the night and let
the blood circulate the other way
Maybe your brain needs it.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-08-15
FRIGHT soBEReD Mr.. FOUNDER.
Late Home Goer Unduly Alarmed b.
Suspicious Character.

He climbed of the car out in Eas;
Cleveland the other night. or, to bt
exact, the other morning, and proceed
ed toward his modest little home
down a pretty side street.
AS soon as he reached the sidewalk
ne tried to walk along the edge and
ascertain If he was still able to navi.
gate along a straight line. ="
I'm tn only man that wuz in the
bunch tnight that en- walksh straight
that" he muttered to himself, with
pardonable pride when he found that
re could move along frst-rate.
moment later he saw a suspi
'lous-looking man following him.
That fellesh goin' t. try t. rob
nluh," he muttered. He felt in his
trousers pocket and found only a
crumpleds two-dollar bill, but it was
all he had. left after the evenings enter
tainment, and he. didn't want to
lose It,
Then he reflected that probably the
stranger following him wasn't think
ng of 'robbing him at all. But to
make sue that they didn't have any
rouble he 'crossed the street. A min
1te later he looked about. The man
behind him had crossed over. too.
Once again the man with the two
dollar bill crossed the street He
hated to look around for a time. lest
his fears be substantiated. When he
lid turn his head hts pursuer was
not far behind him.. He had crossed
The street again. -
The man ahead clutched tightly his
:w5-dollar bill, dear to him because j.
was al that remained of what had
been roll the size of blacksmith's
forearm, and started to cross over
'nce more, for he happened to thinh
that he lived on the other side Of
The street anyhow, but he hadnf
cached the middle Of the stirred
when he looked back and noted that
his pursuer was also crossing over
He stopped right there, pulled out
his two-doliar bill and watch and held
them out toward the man behind him
Here's all I've got, old man." says
he, now perfectly sobered by his
fright. Take it: but lemme alone
My wife's worried about me anyway,
and If l go. into the house with my
lace bunged up I'll get thrown out"
why, you darn fool" grunted the
other man as ne brushed on by, Pm
the man that goes around to turn out
the street lights, = Cleveland Plain
Dealer. 80
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-08-15
She Likes Good Things

Mrs. Chas. E. Smith, Of West
Franklin, Maine, says: 81 like good
things and have adopted DIR. Kings
New Life pills as our family laxative
medicine, because they are good and
do their work without making n fuss
about It," These painless purifiers
sold by Elko Drug Co. 25c
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-08-15
Going Soma

Il didn't get to the field sports in
time, said the hare. Was there any.
thing particular doing?"
Yes replied the tortoise, that
. big kangaroo fellow from Australia
broke the record in the 1OO.yard
Jump"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-08-15
Fine Line OF Stationery
Allegretti Famous ChQco-
late Creams, Pur9'
Stick Candy.
A Word Of Approval.

$50 you approve OF your European
son-in-law"
ITO some extent" answered Mr..
Cumrox. ITS a certain relief to have
some of our family quarrels conducted
in language that don't understand"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-18
RAILROAD NEWS.
Basis of Yellowstone Park Tick
cts Is Unchanged.
Commission Has Not Prohibited
Combination Fares.
ONLY ASKED TARIFFS
In Which the Rail Rate Could
Be Distinguished.
Other Items of Interest in
Railway Circles.

Some papers have published state
ments to the effect that the interstate
commerce commission had interfered
with the arrangements of the railroads
in the handling Of tourist business to
the Yellowstone park this summer and
that the commission had prohibited
the rail lines from selling tickets which
included rail. stage and hotel accom-
modations through the park.
This Is q gross error, as the commits
sion has apparently been absolutely
fair and has granted the privilege to
western lines to Issue tickets the same
as heretofore. including rail, stage and
hotel accommodations through the
park covering the regular tour Of five
days
But what the commission did want
of the railroads, under the require
it is considered is only fair. was that
they should file tariffs showing sepa-
rately the rail rate up to Yellowstone
station, which Is the new entrance of
the Union Pacific and Oregon Short
Line. and up to Gardiner the northern
entrance. The Union Pacific accord
ingly submitted tariff to the COM
mission which has already been ap
proved. 1t includes the exact rail rate
from the Missouri river to Yellowstone
station, which is 1872, an additional $25
for the cost Of the stage tri making
the complete tour of the park, and
$21.25 more to cover hotel expenses.
The total Of these three charges is
$6.25 less over the Union Pacific and
Oregon Short Line via the northern
lines and the northern entrance at
Gardiner This is due to the passen-
ger going in by way of Gardiner being
compelled to spend IN days longer
in making the tour of the park than
II he went in via the western entrance.
Two stage lines are operated in the
park, one from the western entrance
through Yellowstone station by the
Monida & Yellowstone Stage company,
and the other from the northern en-
trance by the Yellowstone Park Trans
portation company. The hotels in the
bark are controlled by a separate COM
pany. These three companies are even
more directly under the direct control
of the United States government than
are the railroads. for the reason that
the government fixes exactly what
charge shall be made for the hotel ac-
commodations and for the stage trip
through the park. The companies are
also under bonds to the government
to faithfully adhere to their contract,
care of every person in exactly the
same manner without the least DIS
elimination, whether the passenger be
delivered to them by one line or an
other. or whether he makes the trip
through the park by foot bicycle,
stage or horseback. 1t Is therefore an
utter impossibility for any rail line en-
tering the park to have any monopoly
of 1t in any way, and any passenger or
entrance from the western end Of yell
lowstone station is accorded exactly
the same privileges as any one entering
via Gardiner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-18
Bourbon County Man Thinks He
Is Entitled to $50, 900.
Sensational Suit Filed in the
Court at Fort Scott.
DEFENDANT WORRIED
He Denies Identity and Tries ia
Dodge the Officers.
Well Known People and Trial
Will Cause Interest.

Fort Scott, KAN. May 1s-The Tri-
bune says:
As an aftermath of a sensation which
proved all-preyailing in the Mulberry
locality. south of Fort Scott, for
months past, suit has been filed in
district court wherein one man seeks
to compel another to nquidate the sum
OF $4,000 for the alienation of affec-
tons of No. rs wife. The parties in
volved are A. B. Carpenter, plaintiff,
formerly Of Mulberry, and of late
weeks of Nevada, and John McCuloch.
until very recently postmaster at Null
berry. CARPENTER asks that he be paid
$4,000 for being robbed Of his wife's
love, which he claims is now reposed
in McCuloch. j. I. Sheppard is prose-
cutting the case. which will prove one
OF the big sensations when it is called
for trial
An incident in connection with the
suit is that McCuloch tried to escape
having the process served upon him.
At the Frisco station last evening at
6 o'clock. Mr.. Sheppard, Deputy Cow
an and Carpenter waited for the plug
train to arrive from Mulberry 1t was
understood that McCuloch was a pas
senger on this train and was fleeing,
in order to escape having the papers
against him executed. Deputy Cowan
singled the man out and, accosting
him, asked If he were John McCuloch
The man at first positively denied his
identity, but when he saw circum-
stances would shortly disprove his ut
terance, lie admitted that he was Nc
Culoch and the papers were served.
McCuloch will likely be here for trial
at the September term of district
court.
The Carpenter and McCuloch fami-
lies have resided at Mulberry for a
long period; both are well-to-do and
both have an extensive circie of
friends. Some months ago Carpenter
charged that McCuloch had alienated
her affections. This accusation seems
to have highly incensed the wife of
Carpenter, who promptly filed suit for
divorce, the case coming up for trial
in Crawford county. The result was
that the writing of enforcement was
denied. And now comes Carpenter,
who asks $4,000 as a balm for his
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-18
is ENCAMPMENT WEEK.
At Least 1000 veterans Expected a.,
Kansas City. Kansas

AT Least 10000 Veterans Expected nj
Kansas City. Kansas.
Kansas City, May 1s.-Preparations
!or the caring of 10000 old soldiers and
their families who are expected in the
city this week to participates in the
state encampment of the Grand Army
OF the Republic. are progressing rapid
~. Hundreds of persons have listed
rooms at the bureau of information
tent In Huron park, which insures that
all the visitors will be cared for.
II was noised about the streets that
the restaurant men intended raising
the prices of meals during the week Of
the encampment. A committee of the
old boys" was Immediately formed
and it visited all the restaurants along
Minnesota avenue. The proprietor of
each stoutly denied the rumor and
stated that he would not raise his
prices.
For the opening Of the encampment,
tuesday, the following program has
been prepared:
AT 10 a. m. flag drills at each school
In the city. Three old soldiers will be
at each school and will tell the chill
dren of the significance Of the flag to
them. This is one of Prof NJ E. Pear
sons suggestions.
AT n:40 a. M, flag raising at the
High school. Ninth street and Mime
sofa avenue. Mckinley Circle of the
G. A. r. has made the school a present
of 60-foot steel flag pole and hand
some flag. The presentations will be
formally made by Commander-in-C Chief
Charles G. Burton.
At 4:30 o'clock a flag presentation will
take place at the Sumner High school.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-18

riman was questioned sharply before
the interstate commerce commission
because of these purchases.
Most of these securities were bought
at such prices that by the time the
panic came they had fallen many mil
lions below their cost price. AS far
back as June 80, last, before the panic,
the stocks had dropped % million dol
lars below their cost prices. So in
tense was the criticism Of Hartman
for having made these speculations
that in the annual report of the Union
Pacific for the year ending June 80,
last, he felt called upon to defend the
purchases. How great the depre-
citation was in the stocks at the
time Of the panic in October has not
been figured accurately, but it prob
ably exceeded 100 million dollars. 1t
now appears that the present market
price of the securities held by the COM
pany is about 800 million dollars, COM
pared with book value of 209 million
dollars.
The Southern Pacific stock owned
has increased in market value 80 mill
lion dollars. as compared with the low
prices of October last.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-18
Minneapolis Pioneer Goes.

Minneapolis, Kan, May 18.-David
H. Mcconnell died at his home after a
long and severe sickness. Mr.. McCon-
nell had been in the hardware business
for many years and was one of the
best business men in Ottawa county.
The funeral was held at the home and
he was laid to rest in Highland ceme-
terry.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Trent have re-
turned from Missouri and Iowa, where
they were visiting relatives.
The Electric theater under the
management of e. A. Fox & Co., Is a
decided success.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-18
LANE CUTOFF COMPLETE.
Union Pacific Main Line Is Now Nine
Miles Shorter.

Miles Shorter.
Omaha, Neb., May 18.-The Union
Pacific railway reduced its main line
mileage nine miles at midnight Satur-
day night when it opened the Lane
cutoff between Omaha and Lane,
Neb., a distance Of eleven and one
half miles. This short stretch OF
track has been one of the most ex-
pensive ever built, costing over 3 "
million dollars. 1t has a double track
and will, aside from reducing the
mileage, enable the road to cut out
entirely one Of the most troublesome
stretches of track on its entire system.
When the U. P. with government
aid sought a line out of Omaha 1t
followed the valleys in order to avoid
the serious grades and cuts incident to
direct line between Omaha and
Platte valley. This line has been
used ever since, or for over forty
years. In the general improvement
campaign on the U. P. lines it was de-
termfned to cut straight across the
horseshoe, the semi-circle of which
traversed nearly twenty-one miles just
after leaving Omaha
The new route furnishes an air line
directly west from Omaha, cutting off
nine miles Of valley track and reduc-
ing the grade about so per cent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-18
KATY BONDS ON MARKET.
Road Planning Improvements at Kan
sas City and Parsons.

The Missouri. Kansas & Texas is
offering a block Of first and refund
ing mortgage per cent bonds,
through H w. Poor & Co.. Of New
York, at ". The total outstanding
amount of these bonds is $9,979,0OO,
Of which $4,797,000 are held in the
treasury Of the company. Charles G.
Hedge, vice president and treasurer.
states that the mortgage securing the
bonds is a first lien upon the following
property: Terminals at Kansas City,
estimated value $2.50O,000; locomo
tive shops at Parsons, Kan, estimated
value $2,O0O.GO0; terminals at Par
sons and Sedalia, acquired prior to ex-
ecution of mortgage, estimated, $780,
900: equipment, estimated value $18,-
$40, 1000; all lands, terminals, yards,
depots, roundhouses, turntables. stock
yards, side and spur tracks acquired
since June /, 1890, and prior to Sep
TENDER 1, 1904, and not covered by
any of the other mortgages, Of an es-
timated value of $1.oo0.00o; total,
$24,380,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-18
VIII Aid Beet Sugar Industry

Garden City, Kan, May 18.-It
leaked out here that Garden City is
likely to have in the near future a new
manufacturing firm of great impor-
lance, if a proposed deal is consum-
mated whereby transfer of the pat
ent rights for the state of Kansas is
secured from the American Beet Har-
vester company Of Michigan. The ma
chine lifts, tops and piles beets at a
saving of eight dollars per acre to the
grower The new firm will be COM
posed Of Garden City business men and
will rent to the farmers or do the work
by contract. The machine will revo-
lutionize the beet industry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-18
AN INTERNATIONAL MERGER.
Canadian Pacific Great Western ant
500 Line Are Included.

500 Line Are Excluded.
st. Paul, Mimi, May 1S.-Merger
between the Canadian Pacific and the
Chicago Great Western and the 500
roads is probable as the result Of
Horace Burt's investigation of the
Great Westerns property.
Whether the Great Western will is
sue bonds for its further operation de-
ponds upon the report of Mr.. Burt,
who has been employed by London
stockholders Of the Great Western to
examine the property. 1t was to
ical condition that the recent gold
notes were issued and London stock
holders are anxious to ascertain
whether the money was we'll spent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-18
school Marms to Mexico.

The report is going around that the
Misses Agnes and Blanche. Clark, who
make their home at Wilson, Kan, will
go to Old Mexico / nthe near future
and teach school in that country. The
young ladies are the daughters of John
& Clark and are among the well
known young women Of this section
Junction City Union.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-18
A GENUINE sTRADIvARIUs.
An Emporia Physician Purchases
Rare Old Violin for $3.50.

Emporia,, May 1S.-Dr. Guy Black
has purchased an old violin which he
is convinced is a genuine Stradivar-
ius. The instrument was purchased
from w. d. johnson, of Usage City,
for $3.50. The instrument has been in
the Johnson family for about 120
years, having been owned by Mr.
Johnson's great grandfather and
handed down generation after genera
son by his uncle, short time prior
to his death few years ago. 1t was
pronounced genuine Stradivarius by
a famous violin maker in Denver, who
placed the instruments value at $2.-
900. Later the experts in a factory
in Chicago identified it as one Of the
Stradivarius instruments. Since his
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-18

offer of $4,000 for the violin, the top
was accidentally broken into several
pieces, otherwise it is in excellent
condition. DR.. Black expects to have
it repaired at once, and will add it to
his collection of violins. DIR. Black
is a good musician and it has always
been his ambition to possess a genu-
inc "Strad." He is in the habit Of
collecting violins, having had as many
as fifty in his possession at one time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-18
PUBLICATIONS CONSOLIDATE.
Railway Age and Railroad Gazette to
Join Hands June list.

Leading articles appear in the cur
rent issues Of the Railway Age and
the Railroad Gazette announcing that
these publications will be consolidat-
ed on June 1, and thereafter, will be
issued under the name Of the Railroad
Age-Gazette. The general offices of
the consolidated paper will be in New
York, but 1t will have an editorial and
business force in Chicago and a
branch office in Pittsburg. These are
the two leading railway publications
in the country today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-18
NEEDED In THE HOME
Every Home Needs Some Kind of a
Musical Instrument.

No matter the financial condition
Of a home, people owe 1t to them
selves to have some kind of a must
cal instrument The Santa Fee Watch
company log West Eighth avenue,
the largest dealers of talking ma
chimes and graphophones in Kansas,
make this possible. A little down and
a little each week places one OF these
machines in your home. When down
town tomorrow drop in and investi-
gate this proposition. q
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-18
A BIG SHELTER DEAL.

COckerill Smelling Company Buys
Cherokee and La Harpe Plants.
lola, May 1.-two deeds which
must involve many thousand dollars
have been filed in the register of
deeds Office. The deeds show the
conveyance Of the property of the La
Harpe Smelling company at La Harpe
and the Cherokee Lanyon at Gas City
to the Cockerill Smelling company.
The La Harpe smelling company
which figured in the deal has been
running all winter except when it was
impossible to get ore.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-18
ARRESTS ON THE KLONDYKE.
Raid Follows Complaint to Attorney
General jackson.

General jackson.
Leavenworth, Kan, May 1S.-The
first prosecution in this state under the
law making it a felony to sell liquor
to the members of state and national
home for disabled volunteer soldiers
was instituted Saturday, when the
sheriff of Leavenworth county arrested
four joint keepers in the Klondyke, a
settlement adjoining the National Mill
tary home here. The informations in
these cases were sworn to by Fred S.
Jackson. attorney general of Kansas.
justice of the peace at Lansing and
entered a plea Of not guilty.
The preliminary examination will be
held May 25. The raid follows a COM
plant to the attorney general from
member at the home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-18
A GIRL ELECTRoCUTED.

Grasps Electric Connections From
Which Insulation Is Worn.
Wichita. Kan, May 1S.-Susie Miller.
II years old, was electrocuted here
Sunday by grasping an electric light
connection from which the insulation
had been worn. The girl was trying
to prevent her baby brother from fall
ing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-18
BIG GAIN FOR UNION PACIFIC.
Stock Holdings Increase Ninety Mil.
lions in Value

New York, May 18.-By a compila-
ton just made it Is shown the Union
Pacific had in its treasury stocks and
bonds that had risen about 80 million
dollars in market value above their
book cost. The Union Pacific, It will
be remembered. bought about 131 mill
lion dollars of stocks in other roads in
the summer Of 1906, and E. II. Har-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-18
Died While Hiving Bees.

Newton Stout, farmer who lived
three miles east of this town. dropped
dead shortly after noon, while en-
deavoring to hive swarm of bees
Mr. Stout was one of the early settlers
of Chase county, having come here
forty years ago. He was about 60
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-18
The Sale of a Wellington Hotel.

Wellington, Kan, May 18.-The
Antlers, a new hotel built in yelling
ton by a stock company at cost of
$4,000, has been sold by West &
Meserve who opened it eight months
ago, to G.. W. Fink of Maryville. Mo.
The consideration was $12, 900, and the
change in management will take place
June l.