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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-10
MAY BUY GREAT WESTERN.
Rumor This Time Picks 500 Line as
Purchaser.

Minneapolis, Mimi, April 10.-The
story that the 500 road will acquire
the Chicago Great Western is heard
again in the local financial gossip. It's
revival was probably due to an ad-
vance to 114% for 500 common on the
New York stock exchange.
Last October, when the financial dis
turbance was affecting stock values,
500 sold down around 60. Its recovery
thereafter was steady. Very recently,
on the day the directors met here and
Increased the dividend rate from to
6 per cent, the stock ranged between
e73z and 105. Last Saturdays range
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-10
A SUICIDE AT SYRACUSE.
Mrs. Susie Ray. Sick and Desponden1
Swallows Strychnine.

Swallows Strychnine.
, Syracuse, Kan, April 10.-Susie Ray.
wife of J. IA. Ray, formerly proprietor
of the Iron Springs hotel, at Manitou,
Col, committed suicide here Thursday
by taking strychnine. Her husband
lives on a claim 80 miles south and
failed to receive the telegram that his
wife was coming.
She had been in the hospital several
months and not meeting her husband
became desperate and Respondent
She left sealed letter for her hus-
band. She also wrote one to the land
lady of the rooning house giving df-
rections for dressing and caring Tor
her body and to send word to brother
in Wichita. The brothers name was
not given.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-10
A NOTED COLT FoALED.
The Mother Beldame and the Sire the
English Horse Rocksand.

English Horse Roclksand.
New York, April 10.-Announce-
ment is made here that the famous
mare Beldame foaled a bay colt by
Imp. Rocksand, at the nursery stud
of August Belmont near lexington,
KY. April 4. The future OF this
youngster, said to be q fine looking
colt, is certain to be watched with
interest by horsemen in all parts OF
the country. Rocksand cost her
owner $4,000 in England two years
ago, and Beldame's foal is one of the
first sired by the famous English
horse since this arrival in this coun-
try. Rocksand's record in England
included the winning of the Derby,
the st. Leger and the Two Thousand
Guineas. This makes him one of the
few winners of the classic Triple
Crown of the English turf. Beldams
was almost invincible as q three-yeaf.
old, and as a four-year-old she won
the Suburban handicap of 1905. beat
ing, among others. Proper and First
Mason.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-10
TO EVADE TAXATION.
Wealthy Citizens OF Larned Are In
vesting Surplus In Money Orders.

vesting Surplus in Money Orders.
Larned. Kan, April 10.-J. 3. Nesbit.
city assessor, reports a successful
scheme among some wealthy people
to evade taxation on their cash and
money in banks. They simply buy
postoff1ce money orders which like u.
S. bonds are nontaxable. One man
alone invested $4,000 Of his surplus in
money orders to escape taxation on It.
Mr.. Nesbit has furnished the details
of many such cases to both the national
and state authorities and is waiting
for instructions and rulings.
The bankers banquet and meeting.
Charles Lobdell and local bankers act
ing as guests, filled the town with
prosperous looking men today.
It is believed Larned has more au-
tomobiles, per capita. than any other
town in Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-10
WAS A BALL FIEND.
Small Boy Steals $25 and Bought Stuff
for His Team.

Leavenworth, Kan, April 10.-After
taking $25 from a safe at the August
REM cigar store on North Fifth street.
Charles Mayer, 11-year-old son Of Mr..
and Mrs. William E. Mayer, 426 OF
tawa street, spent the money on his
boy friends and paraphernalia far the
Anderson ball team. OF which he IL a
member, according to his own confess
sion at the police station after his ar
rest. The boy told the police how he
had taken the money, what he bought
with it and where he had the goods
hidden. They went with him and re-
covered the property.
The lad was later transferred to the
county jail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-10
Dropped Dead at a Funeral.

Concordia, Kan, April 10.-Isaao A.
Savage. aged IS, a civil war veteran
and resident of Republic county since
1871, dropped dead Thursday at Nor
way, while attending the funeral of a
friend. He was an ex-state senator
and had occupied several county Of
fees. Seven years ago he published a
history of Republic county from his
home in Belleville.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-10

Salina, Kan, April 10.-Washburn
college took a fairly well played game
Of baseball from the Wesleyan univer-
,sity here Thursday afternoon by
score of to 8. The Washburn boys
were in good condition. having played
several more games than the Preach
ers. Batteries-Wesleyan Conner and
Benkleman; Washburn, McCampbell
and Snyder. e-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-10
Trotting Stars in Special Race.

Boston, April 1O.-SonomA Girl.
2.05N; Sweet Marie, 2.02; George G.,
2.05K; wilkes Heart, 9.06N; Went
worth. 2.O4H, and Axzell. 2.06H, are
among the leaders entered for the
$1,000 free-for-al1 purse offered by
the New England Trotting Horse
Breeders association for q special
race on July 4. This purse is not to
be mistaken for the $50. 900 frse-for-
all trotting purse which IL offered by
the same organization for Grand CIR.
cult week at Readville.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-10

the event Warren's case came to
trial" would be here, indicating that
the case might possibly not be tried.
Judge Pollock not long ago overruled
demurrer the defense filed in this
case at last term
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-10
Cattle killed by lightning.

T. j. Anderson, county commission
er, lost five valuable Pole Angus cattle
in the electrical storm night before
last. The animals were all high priced
and the loss Is not q light one by any
means. J. "A. Wheeler had one valu-
able COW in the Anderson herd which
was killed also.-Iola Register.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-10

EnEE TECT Those wishing to Try Or. cad.
HnE6 leo wells Syrup Pepsn before buy
ING can have tree sample bottle sent to their home BY
the COMPANY This offer Is to prove that the
VINO have never taken II. Send for Il 10 you have any
symptoms Of stomach. liver or bowel dseaset eentiest
iolks. guaranteed. permanent home cure. the
PuBuc VERDICT: sNo Laxative So Good and sure
e Or. cALoWELL'S SYRUP PEPSlN." This product
PEP8lN SYRUP co.
40 0sldweIl 0Idg., montIoelles lIl.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-10

news was received today regarding the
proposed new federal building for Con-
cordta.-Concordia Kansan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-10

The fair mindedness Of Boston motor
lists has been well shown by their sup
port Of the measure requiring all
vehicles, horse-draWn and motor
driven, to carry lights at night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-10
A MATCH FOR TOMMY BURNS.
The American to Box NJewey" Smith
Ten Rounds In Paris.

London, April 10. = Tommy
Burns, the American heavyweight
pugilist. has signed articles for q ten
round contest to be held in PariA
April IS, with "Jewey'' Smith, &
South African boxer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-10
THE COWS ARE DISEASED.
Galena Veterinary Surgeon Shows
Specimens of tuberculosis.

Galena, Kan, April 10.-Dr. c. F.
Hickman, a local veterinary surgeon,
who assisted yesterday In the post
mortem examination of cattle killed at
Joplin because they were afflicted with
tuberculosis, has brought to Galena a
number of specimens showing the eff
feet of tuberculosis on different organs
Of the cattle.
These specimens have been placed
on exhibition. The specimens in Ques-
ton furnish the best evidence that
each and every citizen of Galena
should Join the fight which is being
made for purer and better milk sup
ply, and there is little doubt that the
proper interest will be shown as re-
sult of an inspection of the specimens.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-10


base hit that brought Baird ana Herb
in. The game was then stopped at
$40 with two men down and one on
second with Day at bat, so that Quig-
ley's warriors could take the train for
ST. Marys.
Score by innings: RH.E.
St. Marys ..-....--..-....00 0aaS99SS "a
Batteries-Moody and Swift: Baird
and Spear. Umpire-Moss.
X. U. s, Emporia Normal I.
Emporia, Kan, April 10.-The KAN
sas State Normal baseball team was
defeated here Thursday by the State
University team by score of to 1.
Thompson secured two Of the Nor
mails three hits. getting a double and
a triple. Hoffman got home run
drive into center in the second inning.
The game was called at the end of the
seventh inning to allow the University
team to catch a train.
Score by innings: RH.E:
Normal $500. ............0 000010l g
Kansas $500. ............1 OOS 3
Batteries-Normal, Miller and Pc
terson; Kansas. Hoffman and Roche
Teller. Umpire-Wilhite.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-10
The Browns Buy Lmdwie.

Springfield. Ill. April 10.-Manager
McCloskey Of the st. Louis National
league club has purchased Catcher
Ludwig of Springfield for $1,000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-10
He Stole the City's Dirt.

Frontenac, Kan, April 10.-An Aus
trian citizen named George Somiski
thought to improve his property at the
expense of the city, and going to the
city property, hauled away some OF the
dirt, which he placed upon his own
lot. Marshal Posing got on to the
scheme, and looking out for the city's
interests, he arrested Somiskf. and took
him into police court upon the charge
of destroying property. The case was
tried and Somiski was fined $40 and
costs, and compelled to replace the
dirt he had hauled away.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-10

The Cleveland Chauffeurs' club now
has nearly $50 members.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-10
Concordia Going Some.

This old town is not so slow, after
all. Yesterday it was decided to put
in, practically, new waterworks sys-
tenn for the town. Today the commit
tee bought a fine new pipe organ for
the new Methodist church. by the way
state. The plans for the new Carnegie
library will probably be adopted to-
night and the work begun at once.
The Elks have bought the grounds and
handsome building will be erected at
chapel of the Nazareth academy is
about completed and encouraging
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-10

From October to May, Colds are the most
frequent cause of Headache. LAXATIVE
BROMO ouININE removes cause. n N,
Grove ON box DO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-10
st. Mary's 2, X. 8. A. @. 2.

Manhattan, Kan. April 10.-The
first game that has been played be-
several years was played Thursday
with q finel score of to in the last
half Of the seventh inning.
The college did not find the little
ST. Mary's pitcher until the seventh
inning with two men down. Baird got
a hit, followed by one by Herb Strong.
which nut Baird on second and Herb.
on f1rst. Parks then raped out two
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-10
X. U. s, Enporia Normal 1,
Washburn 8, Wesleyan 2.

terson; Kansas. Hoffman and Roche
Teller. Umpire-Wilhite.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-10

Funk and Ragan will be through
with their medical work this week
and will accompany the team on the
southern trip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-08
Railroad Welfare Work.
From the Review of Revie,Ss.

from the review Oh heSie"s
welfare work is not yet carried on by
every company. Some of the larger
roads have gone into the matter extern
sively and do a great deal in various
lines, while others have only recently be-
gun some features in an experimental
way The work, however. is developing.
Each year more money is devoted to it.
other companies are taking it up, and
we may hope in time to see most of
those branches of welfare work that have
proved successful where tried taken up
and permanently carried on by the ma
,jority OF the railroad companies of the
country.
That the efforts and expense on the
part Of the railroads in these various
ways In behalf of their employees have
been abundantly justified from both the
business and humanitarian standpoints.
the high officials of the road are firmly
convinced. welfare work has brought
company and men into closer relationship.
1t has made employees feel that the COM
pany takes a sympathetic interest in their
welfare: that it is not merely seeking to
grind out the best years of their lives
with exacting work. long hours and small
pay. giving them nothing to look for
ward to but retirement without compen-
sation through disability or old age 1t
has tended to stamp out that spirit of dis
content that has caused so many costly
strikes in American railroad history. 1t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-08
Malekula Aristocrats.

From the London Standard
The craze for titles of rank and nobility
is just as great among the semi barbarous
natives Of the South Pacific as among the
very civilized and sophisticated bour-
geoise of Europe and America, and the
methods of ennobling ones self seem to
be very much the same the world over.
To become a noble in Malekula a man
kills pigs and gives feasts just as else
where men take houses in Parklane and
build palaces in Paris and Newport and
give feasts' therein. sacrifice OF
eight or ten nice fat, succulent porkers
will in Malekula secure something equiv
alent to a knighthood or the Palmes-
Academiques, but the slaughter OF a hun
dred will purchase South Sea dukedom
and admission into the most exclusive Sc
most important part III the life ~ the
islanders of Malekua. Trey form ma
current coin, not only in the purchase OF
patents Of nobility, but in the more Sc
rious transaction of acquiring q wife
Only the oldest and ugliest OF bachelor
who have spent the good years Of their
life in amassing pigs can aspire to so
expensive a luxury twenty-pig wife.
just as In western civilization only mid
dle-aged millionai-es may hope to get the
prettiest girls. The youngest and best
looking women in Malekula cost very
large sums-in pigs: that fact, however.
does not prevent their husbands from
overworking and sometimes ill-treating
them after marriage. But whatever may
be the woman's lot she has always one
source of satisfaction the memory Of the
number Of pigs her husband paid for her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-08
Convenient
Credit Terms
Arranged.
the Importance OF furnishing fill ad-

the Importance OF furnishing a fill ad-
dress ought to be apparent.
The same general rule holds true in
writing to the pension Office regard
ing individual pensions, to the patent
Office as to individual patents and to
the Treasury Department about indi-
vidual warrants, and letters to these
offices regarding my pension my pat
ent, my warrant are as perplexing as
are those addressed to the Post Office
Department about the enigmatical my
letter.
AS perfect as the machinery of the
government Is as regards it's multitude
nous and diversified system of records
it is kept so only through strict ad-
herence to the rules of these systems
usually the outcome of years of expert
enced effort on the part of those who
have them in charge. But these Off
hand. hasty and unthinking CORE
spondents are prone to blame the gov
eminent for what they unintelligently
term red tape because they do not
receive an immediate reply to their in
sufficient communications. when the re-
sponsibility for apparent delay rests
two of added information the red
tape as they term 1T. picks up the
subject matter at once and che neces-
sary information desired is forthcom-
ing without delay.
"And it is likewise astonishing the
number of communications received In
the departments in this city in which
the correspondents inclose a postage
stamp for reply. The postage stamps,
representing a money value, are a
nuisance to the clerks into whose
hands these communications fall, as
they must be preserved pending a re-
ply and then returned and referred to
in the answering letter, as it would
be larceny on the part Of a clerk to
keep them and negligence on his part
il he lost q single 2-cent stamp. All
government mail is carried free under
the ranking privilege. Self addressed
envelopes are likewise unnecessary
where the communication carries its
own address, as the government cup
plies it's own envelopes.
This latter class of correspondents,
however, may be termed the painstak-
ing class as against the careless class
to which I have adverted, but all class
es, In addressing the government upon
any question or business, should be as
full and explicit as possible, and in
this event a prompt and satisfactory
reply Is assured. thanks to the so-called
red tape or more properly speaking,
the minuteness and eXactness with
which the records of the government
are kept rendered necessary by the
enormous amount of business annually
transacted"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-08

practice In Massachusetts bay the battle
ships of the North Atlantic fleet firing a,
target from three to five miles away
averaged nearly 30 per cent of hits With
target one-third the size of the ships al
Santiago. at distances from two to thres
times as great. our fleet made more thar
fifteen times the percentage of hits.
Translated into terms of war, these
changes mean this: Six years ago ar
American battleship would not hit an en-
emy's vessel at a battle range Of three
miles or more oftener than twice an hour
Today every ship Of An enemy's fee,
steaming into range would be struck by
two tons of steel shell every minute by
every modern American ship firing at her
Solid metal spatters like mud when these
great projectiles strike it; when charged
with their high explosives these shells are
swept through the ship in fragments oil
from 200 pounds in weight down to the
finest steel dust. In all human probability
no ship in the world could stand such a
fire fifteen minutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-08

taken a considerable amount of heavy
traffic from the crowded streets of the
business section. but also affords many
advantages to shippers, in addition to the
saving In transportation charges The
mail service was practically perfect dur
ing the two years the contract was in
force. besides avoiding the use of over
one hundred teams that had formerly
been engaged in hauling mail through the
streets of the central business section.
Dry farming is being literally encour-
aged by some of the western states, in
Guiding Colorado and others possessing
any great amount of what is called
than twenty inches of rain falls in the
course of the year The art of dry
farming consists of working the soil In
such manner as to secure the full bene-
fit of every particle of moisture which it
absorbs The success attending this kind
of agriculture bears out to great ex-
tent the adage that In agriculture 1.-THE
man with hoe can do more than man
with a hose Dry farming is now sue
cessfully carried out in localities where
the annual rainfall is fourteen inches, and
it is hoped. as more is learned of it,
that it will be commercially possible to
utilize lands where the rainfall is as low
as ten inches.
Experiments conducted abroad have
demonstrated that balloons travelling at
a height of from 600 to 1000 yards could
be hit only once out of six shots, while
they were absolutely, safe at a height
of 5000 yards. Even when struck, the
damage to the gas bag was so small that
the balloon was able to continue it's jour-
ney for hours before the escaping gas
made landing necessary.
The Argentine ant, which has worked
great devastation among the sugar plan
tations Of Louisiana, has made its APP
pearance on the Pacific coast. and active
steps are being taken to exterminate 1t.
This insect is so pugnacious that 1t quick
ly drives out the native ant, which has
some considerable economic value and
which is not replaced by the intruder
from Argentine. The latter is not only
destructive in itself. but 1t protects scale
growth and plant lice The Argentine
ant Is regarded as one of the most in
furious pests which was ever brought
into the United States.
The Baku-Batoum pipe line has been
in operation for about a year, and as
far as the mechanical operation of the
line is CONSERVED 1t is a great success,
but because Of the decrease In the ex-
ports of illuminating oils from Batoum
pipe line and Its costly machinery con-
tinually at work. and the undertaking is
therefore. not as remuneratiye. Stimuli
taneously with the operation Of the line
1t was found also that the consumption
of oil at several of the towns along the
line had also decreased, and after some
prolonged investigation it was discovered
that the line was being tapped at sew
eral points and the oil stolen from the
pipe. In some instances from eight to
ten car loads of oil were stolen each
night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-08
SCIENCE NOTES.

or all the properties of metals, that OF
hardness is among those least suscepti-
BILE of accurate definition and measure
ment. A recently developed method for
determining hardness is that of Albert F.
Shore, who has devised an instrument.
called the scieroscope. to measure the en-
ergy OF rebound of a minute hammer
striking the specimen with sufficient In
tensity to cause a permanent displace-
ment Of metal. The invention does not
measure elasticity, since the limit OF
elasticity has been exceeded What the
scieroscope does measure. 1t Is claimed,
Is the energy of resistance at the mo-
ment of exceeding the elastic limit. When
tool abrades metal the instantaneous
resistance to abrasion is practically d.
vorced from tenacity. and the action OF
the scieroscope hammer is represented
to be just this. Time is not factor. as
the blow Is instantaneous. The amount
of the rebound, 1t is argued. represents
the resistance when permanent deforma-
ton takes place.
One Of the most ingenious pieces OF ma
chinery of modern invention Is the saw
sharpener, which not only rapidly and
accurately sharpens circular saws OF
varying diameters and pitch. but does IT
automatically. The saw to be ground is
keyed to a horizontal shaft. which is
slowly revolved, bringing each tooth In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-08
JAPAN's FLORAL CALENDAR.
To Each Month Is Dedicated Some
One Flower or Leaf.

From the Housekeeper.
The Japanese are extremely fond of all
flowers, and they have therefore made a
calendar from them. giving to each month
a favorite blossom or leaf
Thus the pine, the emblem of lasting
prosperity and life. belongs to January.
It's branches are used to decorate all
houses on New Year day.
To February belong the blossoms Of the
plum tree, which stand for purity. and the
beautiful blossoms of the peach tree, to
which young girls are compared, are asso-
ciated with March.
Next the cherry blossom, the most be-
loved of all flowers, is held to belong to
April and to May are assigned the gor-
geous clusters of the Wistaria.
The iris flower to which is compared
the strength and beauty of young boys,
belongs to June and July has the glory
and perfume of the water lily. The flow
ering hibiscus tree attaches it's beauty to
the month of August. while September
claims the exquisite aZalea.
The royal flower OF Japan. the chrysan-
themum, which forms part Of the crest
of the imperial family, belongs to the
month of October. while to November is
given the maple leaf. admired for its dec
orative quality. Finally with December is
associated the beautiful camellia, which
blooms in the gardens even in the midst
Of snow.