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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-05-16
PURE WATER SUPPLY VITAL.
Health Of Community Is Very Large
ly Dependent Upon 1t.

ly Dependent Upon 1t.
Too many precautions cannot be
taken toward guarding the water sup
ply of a town. Along this line Ed.
ward Wcgmann says in the Metropoli.
tan Magazine:
The health of Il community depends
largely upon the purity of its water
supply Formerly it was thought that
water in which chemistry failed to find
any noXious elements was fit for do
nestle use, but in recent years the sci
ence of bacterioIogy has demonstrated
that such water may contain the germs
of dangerous diseases. These germs in
crease very rapidly in number and
are often communicated by the con
taminatiOn of q source of water supply
from one infected person to a whole
community. Such case occurred in
1SS4-5 in Plymouth, Pa. \ man who
had contracted typhoid fever in Phila-
dclpha was nursed during the winter
in Il house near Il mountain brook
which flowed into Il river from which
Plymouth derived its water supply.
The refuse from the SickrOOm was
thrown on the snow near the house
without being diSinfcctcd AS cold
weather does not kill disease germs.
the typhoid germs were washed in the
spring by the melting of the snow into
the mountain stream referred to above,
and as Il consequence more than 1000
eases of typhoid fever and about 1870
deaths from this disease occurred in
Plymouth, these cases being all con
fined to persons drinking the polluted
water.
In 1882 Hamburg, Germany, was Wis
tied by Il terrible epidemic of cholera.
This city derives its water supply from
the river Elbe. At the time of the
epidemic the river water without being
filtered was used for domestic purposes.
1t has been proved beyond question
that the germs of cholera We're com
municated to the city'S water supply
by throwing into the river the cXCreta
of sailor who was sick with cholera
on il vessel anchored in the Elbc. Near
ly 5000 persons died of cholera in
Hamburg during this epidemic, but in
Altoona, a suburb of Hamburg, using
Elbc water that had been filtered
through sand not Il case of cholera oc
CURED that could be traced to the drink
ing of the unfltcrcd water of Ham,
burg.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-05-16
Railroad Schedules.
Baltimore & Ohio R. R.
SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE JUNE 2. 1907.
CUMBERLAND
Daily. lex. Sunday. Hex. Monday. SUNDAY only.
EAST8oUND

'Daily. lex. Sunday +Fx. Monday. SUNDAY only.
EAST8oUND
For WASHINGTON, BALTIMORE PHILADEL-
PIIIA and NEW YORK. Depart 49, am. +235
am so am, 'S.24 am, 'l250 pm, $50 pm.
lO30 pm, stopping at Hancock and Martinsburg.
Arrive In an, Az am, 800 am, lbs p. m,
=, az pm, - y p m, -. As pm.
For WASHINGTON, BALTIMORE and Way sta
tions, Depart t245 pm.
For WINCHES TER, Depart tS.0l am, t12 80 p. M.
t245 pm. Arrive t5.O5 am, Il . pm As pm.
For ROMNEY, Depart 1901 am, t6.4O pm Arrive
1870 am, Il % pm.
For BERKELEY SPRINGS, Depart 1901 a m. 1924
am, tl25Q PM t2.45 pm. Arrive 1870 am,
II D pm, ~ % pm.
For HAGEESTOWN, Depart 1901 am. Arrive tl,25
For FREDERICK, Depart 70 % am, t2.35 In. '8.01
am, 1924 am 80 pm t2.45 pm. Arrive Il .25
pm, SD pm, 1915 PM
WEsTeoUND GETTYSBURG oVsioN)
For CHICAGO Depart +1.3O pm, SIT pm. Arrive
SPAS pm. 500 pm.
For CLLNt4 AND, Depart '1.50 am. Arrive '2.3O
For PITTsBt'RCi and CONNELLsvILLE, Depart
$50 am, = 81 am. t6.25 am. QocaD,
r1.3O pm, 800 p m. (lOCa), -. II pm. Arrive
T2.3O am '2.l7 pm Qocal), ~. 40 pm, 800 pm,
1910 pm. Qocal), '1024 pm,
WESTeoUND (MAlN LINs)
For CHICAGO, Depart 1852 pm Arrive '7.51 am,
For CINCINNATI, LOUISVILLE & ST LOUIS, De-
part '5I2 am: 'I35 p M; - y pm via Parkers-
For KEYSER, PIEDMONT and GRAFTON Depart
"512 am TOO Il m QoCal '135 p m, Is % pm.
Qocal), 'S2s pm, '9.52 pm, Arrive t215 am,
s1.5l am, SIS am t12.02 pm. QocaD, 500 pm,
t6. I,,, pm; q"cal1 'lo1onm.
1852 pm. Arrive - Is am, '7.5l am, 800 pm.
Nj. G. CLARKE, Ticket Agent,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-05-16
CUMBERLAND and PENNSYLVANIA
n,,rv RAILROAD,

~" Trains l2G and III will run only when
authorized on account Of Theatre or other
Special Occasions, G. l.. BRETT,
Nov l6 (Innpral M1naupr
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-03
DROPS OUT OF SIGHT.
student at Kalamazoo College Mys-
teriOusIy Missing.

Kalamazoo. Mich. Oct. 3.-The dis
appearance of Lee A Wolfard is still
absolutely shrouded in mystery. and
80 far no clew to his disappearance
mas been found. Mr.. Wolfard is a
comparatively young man. who came
10 Kalamazoo college from Encamp-
ment, Wyoming. He is a man of ex-
celent character. and no cause can
be found for his sudden departure.
HIS father, w. H. Wolfard, has ar
rived and established beyond a doubt
that his son was clothed only in his
night robe when he left Mr. VOL
rard remembers distinctly all the
Siothing his son possessed, and has
been able to identify every article ex-
cept one nightdress. Letters have
been found which were written on the
day Of his disappearance. which es-
tablish his sanity beyond the perad-
venture of a doubt. They are writ
ten in very clear manner. 1t was
at first thought that love affairs had
not been going well with him, and
that he had committed suicide. but
letters received from a young lady in
BrockpOrt. Ill, since his disappear
ance. with whom he is known to have
corresponded. Indicate everything is all
right there. and this clew has been
overturned
There is an ever increasing
rumor that something happened to
him through his fellow classmates in
disposed of his body rather than ad-
NIT their guilt. This is only con-
lecture. and the idea Is secuted by the
student body and faculty as i'm
probable, from the fact that school
had Just opened. and the students had
not yet had an opportunity to organ
ize- Wolfard was almost unknown to
the students. and it is not thought
likely that he was victim of pranks
OF upper classmen. WOlfard's father
maintains his son has met with foul
play. and is assisting in the active
search through the surrounding
woods and dragging the lake and
river.
There are several people who heard
commotion on the porch of Vol
fard's roomipg house. which is owned
by A. J. Curtis. The missing man is
about five feet, 10 inches tall. weighs
about 145 pounds. is "a years of age,
has smooth face, dark hair and COM
plexion brown from sun tan. He is
well educated and speaks excellent
English
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INQUIRIES FOR NIIssINGPERsoNs
New Jersey and Ohio People Write to
Mayor Green.

Mayor Green has received two let
tiers of inquiry for missing persons.
The first of these is from Mrs John
Dietz of Ford, y. J.. who asks for in
formation about her father James,
and her brother Henry Blakely who
she says. left their home in Michigan
for Topeka thirty-five years ago. She
understands that they are both dead
and that they owned property here.
She is the nearest kin, she alleges,
and therefore heir to the property.
if there is any
The other letter is from John Mac
Carly of Toledo, Ohio, who writes in
behalf of his wife. formerly Cecelie
Dunbar. who is anxious to find the
whereabouts of her uncle. Richard
Dunbar, who was last heard of as a
contractor living in Topeka. She is
alone in the world except for her
husband and wants to find out at least
whether this last of her relatives is
dead or alive, and IL the latter
to locate him
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-03
LOAD OF "READlNG. /"
Democratic Committee Receives
Thousands of Documents.

A big dray wagon was backed up
to the side entrance of the MuIvane
building this morning and the re-
mainder of the forenoon was con-
sumed in transferring packages and
boxes to the Democratic state head
quarters on the fourth floor. There
were literally thousands of docu-
ments in the shipment which arrived
today. 100000 pieces Of campaign
literature being included.
The consignment included $4,000
pamphlets by William ]. Bryan on
THE Trust Question as many more
by the same author on Currency Re
form" 5000 copies of Mr. Bryan's
speech on Currency Reform" and
$4,000 each of the speech of Frederick
E White of Iowa. on 1.-THE Tariff: -
Tariff Reform in the Interests of
the People by Lincoln Dixon of In
diana; 1T Is Written Promises Can
Not Change the History of the Demo-
cratic and Republican Parties" by
Ollie NJ. James of Kentucky; 'sThe
Presidents Message by Champ
Clark OF Missouri: $4,000 copies Of
"Taft's Injunction Record" including
editorials from the Trainmen's Jour
nal; $4,000 leaflets showing Charles
E Hughes Receipts From the Trusts
Guaranty Bank" pamphlets in Ger
man.
A major portion of the literature
received today is from the congress
sionaI records and is being sent out
under the government frank system
which has been so extensively used by
the Republican state central COM
mittee during the past two weeks. An
extra mailing force has been at work
on the recent consignment and much
of it will be in the hands of the
voters by Monday evening.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-03
GETS DOUBLE LECTURE.
AIdridge Is Told That Dressing in
Women-s Clothes Is Awful

George Aldridge. the Topeka pho
tographer who has been enjoying a
hobby of dressing in women's clothes
and parading the streets of Topeka,
called upon Chief of Police Eaton at
the police station this morning and
insisted that he would be disobeying
10 law in repeating the performance
for which he was arrested a week ago.
He asked the chief if he could walk
the streets again without being in
danger of arrest. but he received little
encouragement from Mr.. Eaton. While
the conversation was going on be-
tween the chief and Mr.. Aldridge.
Colonel" W. s Gordon. the first chief
angel of the police station came hob
bling in and on catching part of the
conversation between the photog-
rapher and the chief, he stopped and
inquired concerning the discussion.
When told he turned to Aldridge and
said:
Are you the man who runs the
streets of Topeka in woman's
clothes?"
II am. sir. and I think the dressing
bridge.
Well said the old ex-chief as he
feebly sat down in a chair. II think
you are making an ass OF yourself
the same thing. When someone fur
nishes the tar 1 will furnish the
feathers and we will teach you to stay
in your room when you want to be a
woman. You are lacking something
right up here" and the "CoIoneF'
pointed to his head.
but there isn't a law against such
a thing" protested the photographer.
THE unwritten law. you fool the
unwritten law" said the colonel and
he turned away in disgust.
The photographer knew he was up
against a tough proposition and he at
tempted no further argument with the
old chief.
Chief Eaton was plainly disguised
with the actions of Aldridge and in
speaking of the matter to him this
morning he said:
God made you a man and why
can't you satisfied. If He wanted
you to be a woman he would nave
made you So Suppose ten or twelve
other men in Topeka would do the
same as you are doing. Suppose girls
would dress as men. Wouldn't this be
a pretty looking sight for a civilized
race? In dressing as a woman you
are setting a bad example and al
though there is no city ordinance
against the action, feel that you are
overstepping your rights. There is no
law against such an act because the
lawmakers of Topeka never dreamed
of such foolhardy tricks I forbid you
to be seen on the streets dressed as a
woman
Aldridge left the station in a fury
and said he would decide what to do
himself.
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most every electrical device known, for
he is a man who puts into practice his
own inventions He differs, however,
in one point-that he has not adopted
a faddv plan and none of the electrical
fads which are not practical are to be
seen in this home
Tho house is a three-story affair,
magnificently designed and located in
the midst of an estate of many acres
and surrounded by trees and shrubs,
which are as near to nature as it is
possible to get in a community as
denseIy inhabited as the section in
the state in which Mr.. Edison resides.
His large porch affords him many
pleasant hours Of pleasure and study.
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pier man in the world than Thomas
Edison when he is in his laboratory
studying out some new invention In
stead of the overloaded book shelves
as a hobby Mr.. Edison's chief source
OF delight is his laboratory. which ad-
Joins the house. and where he spends
much of his time. 1t is no uncommon
thing for him to spend two or three
days and nights in his laboratory with
out sleep and almost without food
when he is wrapt up in some new de-
vice.
Mr.. Edison. however. has a magni-
ficent library which he knows thor
oughly and which he puts to practical
use Naturally this home contains al
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-03

be telephoned tic Ind phone 2Ssl black
Miss Spendlove, teacher of the fourth
grade in Lincoln school, is in charge OF
the pupils of the third and fourth
grades of the school on a hayrack ride
today They will go beyond the reform
school, where they Will spend the day
walnut hunting.
Mrs. Gertrude Stout of 40 Madison
street spent yesterday afternoon with
her mother. Mrs. R. B. Gathers.
Glade Baird. who has been i'll with
typhoid fever at the Santa Fe hospital
for some time. is improving and will
soon be able to return TO his home.
Tomorrow morning the Evangelical
church at Fourth and Monroe streets
will have Sunday school at 9:45 and
church at 1918. In the evening the Y.
P. A will meet at 6:45 and church will
be at 7:30. The pulpit will be filed by
the pastor. Rev. c. L. Fogg.
A nine pound boy was born to Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Dyson of East Hill
Thursday.
Chas. Tichnor has had new cement
walks laid around his place at GIG Lee
land street
RoiIa Stockweu will spend Sunday in
Usage City.
Mrs. L. c. Messiek and son. Anderson,
are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. G. R.
Crosse on -Branner street
Mr.. A. Miller and Miss May Rowlette
have returned to Kansas City after g
visit of several days with Mrs. Ana
Beyers of Klein street
Mr.. and Mrs. James Gibbons have
moved to 211 Klein street
T H Corwin has returned to his
home on East Eighth avenue after
spending some time in western Kansas
on business
Mrs. r. W. StockwelI Of 304 Lake
street has gone to Usage City to spend
Sunday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-03
ONE WHO DROPS OUT.
Prohibition Nominee for Congress in
Seventh Withdraws.

Harry r Ross of st. John, Kan,
the prohibition nominee for congress
in the Seventh district. notified the
secretary of state today that he with
draws from the race, and wants his
name left off the ballot at the coming
election.
Ross evidently figured that it was
a useless waste of time. He received
only a few votes at the primary, and
stood no show to win at the election.
The vacancy on the ticket will not be
filed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-03
WHERE Is CHURCHILL ELLISON
Relatives Want Information About
One Who Once Lived in Topeka.

II any Of the old timers in Topeka
know anything OF an old soldier named
Churchill Ellison, they will make some
poor children happy and relieve a lot
of anxiety in HALEY, Ohio. Chief of
Police Eaton received the following
letter this morning which tells the
story.
Chief of Police. Topeka. Kan.
Dear Sir: Some forty years ago one
Churchill Ellison came to your city
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EDISON AT HOME.
Something About the Man Who Never
Takes a Vacation.

Llewellyn Park, n. J.. Oct. S.-The
wizard of electricity. Thomas Edison,
scarcely knows what vacation means.
1t is Edison who is responsible for the
phrase now so popular: "All things
come to him VINO hustles while he
waits His energy and nervous force
seem tireless, but II any one supposes
Mr.. Edison does not enjoy himself
and never misses his vacation he
would be wrong for there is no hap
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-03

and stayed there during the Civil war
ana a number Of years since. He -
q Wlle II living now he would be
about e6 years Of age. We would like.
Il possible. to get some information as
10 MS Whereabouts if alive. Kindly let
me know il you ever heard of such a
man. He was a blacksmith by trade.
r. NJ. ANGEL.
HALEY Ohio.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-03
Move Health Once.

1t is expected to move the food and
health inspectors Office from the
second to the third floor of the city
hall and move the inspector of weights
and measures into the Office vacated
by the health department The office
OF the weight and measure Inspector
will be occupied by the milk inspector.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-03
Battle in Mfndanao.

Manila. Oct. "A belated report
received today from the island of
Mindanao tells of a battle between
scouts and outlaw Moros in which
over a dozen casualties occurred. An
outpost company of scouts was attack
ed on Keithley road by a band of fifty
Moros In the first sudden onslaught
one of the scouts was killed and two
were wounded. The company rallied
however. driving of the superior force
with a loss of nine natives killed and
several wounded
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wife and was taken to the county Jail
Officer Douglas performed the cere-
mon-.
Friday afternoon Judge Urmy settled
a little quarrel between a colored man
and woman who had been fighting for
a number of hours over pair Of shoes.
]. B. Blake was the man who wore the
shoes and Mary Dimoni was the woman
who claimed them. The fines imposed
by Judge Urmy would have purchased
two pairs of good shoes and the colored
fighters left the station in tears.
This is a busy day for the police force
and they are cleaning and pressing their
clothes and shining the brass buttons
with vigor. This morning they stood in
line waiting for their turn at the shoe
| backing stand. Taft will find a clean
party.
The police are keeping their eyes open
for a man who has been riding a BIZ
cycle around town and squirting am
monia in dogs eyes Several dog own
ers are complaining of the actions of
this "squirtomaniac." and If he is
caught he will be pushed to the wall
The active warning issued by the po-
lice the last two days in arresting a
large number OF bicycle riders has not
/ been needed by the cyclists, and today
there were eight more who dropped
their dollars into the city Golfer. Most
of them were students from Washburn
and the high school,
Harry Evans. a young farmer from
west of the city, dropped in town last
night to prepare for the Taft day cele-
/ hration. After spending an hour or SC
! in the city and failing to arouse the
I proper enthusiasm he dropped into a
| drug store on lower Kansas avenue and
recited his woes to the druggist. He
| said he had clod in his head. three
| corns. a cut on his left finger. md he
complained of dandruff. Beer was the
! only cure and he purchased a good
amount for each ailment. He is sleep
| ing off the effects in the city Jail and
1 will appear before the judge this after
| noon if he is able to tell the story. He
| wanted to know this morning If he
could see Taft from the city jail, but he
| was Informed that an excellent photo
graph of the gentleman will be posted
/ inside the bars.
G. W. F'ribance. the new officer who
went on duty last night. celebrated his
| first day Of duty by bringing in six
bicycle riders who were using the side
walk on his beat" They all had dol
| lars and were released
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-03
WANTED-SALESSfEN.

SALESMEN-Local or travelling. to sell
fire-proof safes to business men or
farmers experience unnecessary, quick
sales, big profits. Alpine Safe Co., Gin
cinnati. Ohio.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. statesmen. high
class staple goods. sold on long ume-a
trade boomer for dull times. Write for
particulars McAllister-Coman Co.. $50
Dearborn St. Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-03
Bank Robbed Of So 200

Warren. Wis, Oct. 3.-The private
bank OF the George Warren company
Vas robbed early today of $4,000
robbers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-03
ZEAL EsraTE TRANSFERS.


H Lewis and wife to G. E. Sevbol6.
e. = lot 4SS Van Buren, St Hun
NCcA , dud -.--................-..$ 81. y0<
j. - CoWee, and wife to r. b Nc
nee, PIT. $ e. i 36-11-1 5.............2 4Of
A II. 4 .Challand ct al to Union Title
trust Co.. lot 5os and s. \ SO Gar
1ield ave. Williams add ........ /. 5DC
Same TO same. lot 20 Fillmore St. i So
M 3 Mullin and wife to w. Foster.
lots p and Wayne ave- Miller's
# college Park add. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 800
L; Ellison TO F. Wulke. lots 1916 and
Topeka ave. ;---::.-.-..... -. 600
u kembie and wife to j. NJ Tomson.
n e z and n. " Z 1I-is-13. ...--.- 7.sct
). GroI and wife to Trustees of Arion
singing Society. lot 49 Quincy St so
L. j. wager and wife TO G. A. wager.
PIT lot 500 Tyler ST, Huntoon add
u A wager to s NJ Yager LOT 49S
and pit 800. Tyler St. Huntoon's
]. 3: Rust to H G. whistler. pt. n. e.
ID - ---..--.---..-.---..-.....
X w Estep and wife to C. S. Elliott,
lot 3l5 Seward ave. Klein's add so
j. b Rust to r. Griffin, pt n e Il
4-t--4s
A NJ Greenwood to d. Roller and
wife. lots 345 and Il Buchanan ST.
LAFAYETTE Place add. /. AZ
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POLICE JOTS.

Silas Mimms was arrested by the po-
lice on a state warrant last night. He
was charged with nonsupport of his
wife and was taken to the county Jail
Officer Douglas performed the cere-
NOM.
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Hear DR.. Sanders at Y. NJ. c. a. Sun
day.
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ifAST NHkANOIFS)
| MgN |
kasszA CT 5sstls

Items for the East Topeka column ma
be telephoned tic Ind phone 2SSi black
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-03

Hear DR.. Sanders at 7. n. c. A. Sun.
day.
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G. W. Fribance. the new officer who
went on duty last night. celebrated his
first day of duty by bringing in six
bicycle riders who were using the side
walk on his beat" They all had dol
lars and were released.
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The police are keeping their eyes open
for a man who has been riding a BIZ
cycle around town and squirting am
monia in dogs eyes. Several dog own
ers are complaining of the actions of
this "squirtomaniac," and If he is
caught he will be pushed to the wall.
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1908-10-15
FIRST IMP ERIAL FAMILY.

Nick Longsworth, member of con-
gress from Cincinnati, is by marriage
q member of the house of Roosevelt,
and his declaration that eight years OF
Taft is to be followed by eight more
years of Roosevelt presents the dynas-
tic theory in a broad, strong light.
This makes Taft not me-too, but an
ad interim man of the dynasty itself.
He is to rule until the head and found
er of the dynasty has killed big game
round the world, and then crown will
revert to the country's first imperia
family. AS Roosevelt has four sons it
does not appear that Nicholas himself
expects to be more than a grand duk e
OF the reigning family.
This plan which seems so commend
able to Nicholas Longsworth brieges
the noses of eighty millions Of other
A mericans, some of whom are in school
dreaming Of the day when they will
become tenants Of the White House
Nicholas sees, however, but one family
in the presidential spotlight, and TAFT
is the stepping stone or makeshift Of
that family while pnblic sentiment il
being moulded and accustomed to dy.
natic notions.