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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-12
The Dead
JOHN MUNSON.
The Injured.
HAIRY P. Jones.

Harry Jones'
For the second time within five years
the big building of the Parkhurst-Davis
Mercantile establishment is in ruins.
The building was totally destroyed by
fire late last night At the same time
John Murson, inspector of the Consum-
ers' Gas, Light, Heat & Power COM
pany, met death beneath a falling wall
while attempting to close the gas valves
leading in to the building
While the fire was consuming the big
building, William H Davis. the junior
partner of the firm. and the manager OF
this company which has grown from
almost nothing TO the largest wholesale
house in the state, stood in the showe-
of falling water and burning brands
and saw his big business block burn
to the ground. Five years ago tomor-
row, February 13. 1904, Mr.. Davis stood
in the same place and saw his business
establishment wiped out in exactly the
same manner
How the fire started is a mystery.
When first seen there were flames and
smoke playing around the central por-
ton Of the third floor of the building.
This was in the room used for storing
cereals The only solution offered IS
that the cereals caught fire from sparks
from the motor and spread over the en-
tire room fed by large volumes Of es-
Gaping gas
James W Anderson. fanflfarIy known
as Pop a negro merchant patrolman
who operates along this portion Of
Kansas avenue. sounded the alarm.
Anderson also called Mr.. Davis at his
home and he arrived z few minutes
later in his automobile The alarm was
sent in at 9:45.
Almost at the same time that Ander-
son sounded the alarm. the firemen IN
North Topeka noticed the red glare in
the sky and phoned to the central fire
department in the Auditorium
However. it was hardly necessary for
the alarm TO be sounded. Some Of the
fremeu who were looking from north
window al the fire station saw = faint
red blaze in the vicinity Of the building
and were preparing for the run when
the alarm came in
The fire when first discovered SEEM
ed 70 be blazing in the center Of the
building On the third floor When the
department arrived IL had spread and
the blaze had given way TO shoulder
ing fumes Smoke was all that could
be seen for some time The fire quick
" spread to every section of the build
ing Finally almost suddenly tbs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-12

The best part OF Lincoln rests, says
James A Edgerton, on such senti-
ments as are shown in his Gettysburg
speech. his second inaugural address,
with its charity for all and malice
toward none,'' in his pardon for mill
tary prisoners and in his large heart
edness revealed in a thousand different
ways.
His tenderness for the weak. his
sympathy for distress. his patience and
uncompIaining endurance, his lack Of
ceusure for otherSau these things
have touched the worlds heart and
have engendered a feeling of personal
love for Lincoln such as has seldom
been with essed in modern times
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-12

The Gettysburg address and sec
ond inaugural were President Lin
coins chief contributions TO the
literature of the world. In many
respects they are alike Both came
near the end of his life, when his
great and trying work was almost at
an end Both are extremely brief.
the brfefest great orations on record.
Both are exceedingly simple. stating
fundamental and primary propositions
that everybody knew and yet giving
them a meaning so true and so final
that it must become the verdict Of the
ages.
The Gettysburg address laid down
the simple principle that the battle
occurring on that field had been
fought for the preservation of human
equality and popular government
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-12

T;,cor1 Farm. Hodgenville. Ky.
Feb. 12-About the little log cabin IN
which a light shone 100 years ago to-
dav deuotfng the birth of babe 70
the LincoIns there gathered today
= 1ro,1p OF distinguished Americans,
the central figure OF which was the
president OF the United States TO do
honor 70 the great emancipator,
Abraham Lincoln The cabin which
sheltered Lincoln in his days OF baby
hood is now destined TO be mecca
for all America and for the purposes
Of perpetuation it will be enclosed in
a memorial Of marble. the corner
stone OF which was laid today by
President Roosevelt A huge tent
covered aII-memOriaI and those as
sembled to do it honor-and the
drfzzIfug rain was forgotten IN the IN
terest taken in the exercises The
crowds exceeded all expectations and
the president was given an enthuslas-
tic recep ptiOn-
The only Incident worthy of note on
the run from Louisville. was the
crossing Of Salt river, which was ac-
cou1ulished at West Point There the
president delivered a few words OF
Erecting to a small crowd standing in
the mud. but he made no reference 10
ths PROXIMITY of the historic stream
on whose banks his train stood One
n the friends 0GC4dES0 AtElA ~ uc III
familiar with it
At Louisville the president was in
$ormed BY an Associated Press bulle-
tin that by means of wireless tele-
granny the earth-encircling fleet had
come into touch with its home coUn-
trv and he expressed much gra1ifca-
ton over the fact
Reminders of Lincoln
Something Of the uncouthness so in
sera-ab HE from Lincoln during his life
tine was distinct in the heart Of the
ceremony of today. which celebrated his
one huudreth birthday The eushrin-
ing of flower mantled. but withal
1ff1zv structure of logs within a no
ne Structure of marble. one block OF
which would buy a settlement such as
that in which the Lincolns lived when
Abraham was born. can not but retain
some elements OF the rural and the
Tbe territory of which is pieced La
Pine couuty-an anachroaism to Lin
coTr who knew IL as Hardin-is roll
ing hare green of course. like all the
country picturesque indeed as is the
vfsaze Of the entire Kentucky Penny
rfIe" but it IS not ike an arcadian drive
ror does the chill OF a Kentucky Feb
r1Iarv lend IL any grace Here and there
the red soil which betrays the couR-
trv's lack Of fertility is barred On the
Main the fields are split occasionally
Nv hollow and thicket- But the entire
rexfon today seemed Quickened into lie
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-12
PRESIDENT LINCOLNS NOTABLE UTTERANCES I

Gettysburg was one more triumph
for the Declaration of Independence.
The second inaugural took up another
phase Of the same theme The war
had come because OF slavery Liberty
had won the victory 1t was in God 5
purpose that one man should no
longer eat his bread in the sweat OF
another mans face.
II Lincoln was right and Gods pur-
pose remains row as it was then, We
have some more reckOnings on that
score for there is still tyranny, and
those who produce are YET deprived of
their OWL The croWning glory of the
second inaugural, however, Is its mag
uaufnity. The battle having been won.
there was nothing but mercy for the
conquered The spirit of the Gettyburg
address IS democracy; that Of the sec
ond inaugural IS love.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-12
President Roosevelt Spreads the Cement
With a Silver Trowel
And Afterwards Delivers Eulogy Full
of Patriotic Sentiment.
Governors Folk Of Missouri and Wilson
of Kentucky Among the Speakers

by the activities Of the throng which
gathered under q Ieaden sky which be-
tOkeued rain.
Services in a Tent.
The tent which served as an audi
torlum was roped of from the crowd.
which gathered around the hauowed
spot In the center beside the platform
Tor the speakers and the machinery OF
the cornerstone laying. is the cabin
itself. little building not over Is feet
square, built Of logs. uotched and laid
together, pioneer fashion. The logs
are worn where the bark has peeled off
or rotted and now they are a dirty
leaden grey. The cIapboard roof is in
fair condition and the puucheou floor
patched as though '-shfftIess Tom as
Abraham's father was known had
knelt down one afternoon and done the
very chore- Tall farmers boys and
grizzled old men. sprung from the same
soil and nursed at the same rOugn
lands breast, gazed at the cabin from
daylight on. reinforced by those Of the
city dwellers who had come out early
TO the scene These native people had
known the cabin since childhood but
they stared at II now n its carnival
trappings as though II might at any
time glow from its window holes with
the genius that was in the place be-
Iore the Ltucolns crossed into Indiana
and young Abe began that pilgrimage
rom which his feet were not 10 rest
until he reached Ford's theater.
Great Day for HodgenviIIe.
Early morning revealed that Hodgen-
Vile had with some trepidatiou taken q
temporary position as capftai OF thu
world The little place IS a fair speci-
men OF the brisk Kentucky town. with
a commercial club, q mayor and cor
poratIon and q clean main street This
as vel as the entire residence portion
and every farm house passed along the
route to the Lincoln farm was shot
through with the colors in the national
ensign How many thousand yards Of
bunting were used in LaRue county to
day no one viii ever know.
It Is an even three miles from the
depot 70 the farm and the farmers
gloved and holding the rein over the
/ backs OF every quadruped IN Larue.
gave lifts TO many 2 centenary jubi-
lator who had not calculated the dis
tance from HodgenvilIe itself TO the
dedication site As the cabin itself
was the only antique OF actual display.
many horse and perhaps q shay or
Two which remembered Lincoln. pass
ed uRsung.
Bv the suggestion of some of the
kindly kentuckiauS. whose INDIGENOUS
cooperation made the entire ceIebra-
ton possible in q rural county the na-
! tive cabin was set in a casket OF flow
ers. the gift Of the school children of
Kentucky.
The cabin stands a half mile inside
/ the gate OF the farm and as none was
Continued on Page Ninel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-12
Of Gas Company Caught Un
der a Falling Wall
Five Years Ago the Firm Suffered
Similar Loss.
Enthusiastic Meeting of Business Men
to Encourage Firm.

flames Ieaped out of the building on
every side.
While the flames were Ieaping sky
ward from some Of the windows. dense
others The burning of sugar and other
groceries was largely responsible for
this In other parts Of the building
could be seen flames OF variegated col
ors. due to the burning OF different ar
ticles- Large supplies Of guupowder and
cartridges were contained in the build
ing. These made loud reports when the
spreading flames reached their quar-
Attempt to shut on Gas.
As soon as Mr.. Davis arrived at the
fire he tried to get the management OF
the gas company to shut on the gas
could easily have been done from the
gas company's Office at s24 Kansas ave-
nue. The request. however, was refus-
ed and for this reason. the IRE Depart
meut was greatly handicapped in the
efforts to stop the fire. The escaping
gas kept the building filed with flames
and no amount Of water pressure could
have stopped the fire after it had start
ed
1t was this failure OF the gas COM
pauy to shut of the supply that caused
the death Of John Munson- Munson.
who was employed as watchman at the
tank oz First and Monroe, with the
help Of Harry Jones, attempted TO shut
on the gas al the point where the main
enters the building The falling OF the
walls killed Munson. burying him on
the spot where he was trying to do his
duty while Jones had a narrow escape
-Oue of the falling brick struck him in
the face and he fell. stggered to the
ground then resled TO the Rock Island
tracks and fell unconscious. but with
medical aid and the use OF restoratiTess
he was revived
FIremen Worked Hard
Under the circumstances the Topeka
fire department did admirable work.
The odds were too great. but the de-
partnent kept faithfully at work
throughout the period of the FIRE The
water pressure was good at all times.
and the streams were well directed The
fact that the surrounding buildings
were saved shows that the department
did hard work
Both steamers were called into play
and the stream from the hose attached
to the steamers was easily able 70 reacn
above the. top OF the building At hrst
the old steamer failed to work but John
Purcell. superintendent Of the santa Re
shops. came to the rescue. fred Il UP.
and from that time It gave great ser
vice
The work of the Santa Fe fire de-
partuent must not be overlooked for
the railroad hremen rendered great
service With Chief William Snead
fc.outfnuad on Paxa Twol
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-12

by the activities Of the throng which
gathered under Ieaden sky which be-
a1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-12

Continued on Page Nine0
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Ccontinusd on Page TWO.l
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-07-19

by the standard 'rattler' test, which
was originated in France thirty years
ago The samples Of some are broken
into uniform pieces, so that fifty will
weigh approximately eleven pounds.
They are put into "rattler," which
consists OF an iron cylinder, set at an
angle OF thirty degrees with the axis
Of rotation. In the test, lasting five
hours, the cylinder is rotated 100000
times, and the amount ground off the
samples in that time by weight de-
termines the measure of wearing quail
ity Of the stones. In making the &C.
ment test the powder is taken from
the "rattler" and mixed with water
1t is allowed to harden in cylindrical
briquettes and Is tested for its resist
ance under the trip hammer.
1--WE expect to be able to make tests
from now on for any town or county
that has macadamiZing project I'M
der way" said Professor Hoad. "and
l believe the work will be great
thing for the good roads movement in
the state. There are any amount Of
limestones which. if properly selected
and put on the roads. will make roads
that last indefinitely"
There are only six other testing sta
tons in the United States that are
equipped for the tests now being made
at the university. The only other one
west Of Ohio is at the Iowa Agricul-
tural college. Kansas City Star.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-07-19

exclusively after starving them until
they were glad to get the bug diet.
Junette tried them first on his own
patch, which comprised several acres.
The ducks went through the patch
like a neigbborhood scandal. After
the performance Junette shut up his
brigade in the bug pen so they would
not acquire taste for other diet.
The ducks are in great demand on
the farms in Junette's neighborhood.
Farmers are glad to pay $3.50 per
hour for the services Of the brigade.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-07-19
ELECTRIC SUBWAY FOR MAIL.
Trains In Vienna Will Travel About
Twenty Miles an Hour

Plans are now under consideration
for an underground electric railway
in Vienna. Austria, for the transmits
sion Of postal matter. 1t Is proposed
to link together the chief postoffice
and siXty-four substations and the
nine railway stations in the city. Let
tiers, newspapers and parcels will be
carried over this line instead Of in
wagons through the streets. 1t is esti-
mated that the line will take the
place of $50 mail wagons and 700
horses. which now make some $500
journeys through the city every day.
The railway will be built in sub
way five feet high and little less in
width. Each car will carry eighty
packages, which is equal to the ca
pacity of Il one horse mail wagon.
Trains Of eight cars will be run every
twenty minutes from half past in
the morning until 10 o'clock at night.
They will carry motormen, but will be
operated from dispatch stations and
will travel about twenty miles an
hour.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-07-19
AID FOR ROCK ROADS
Native Limestones to Be Tested
at Kansas University.
BY ENGINEERING Department
Counties and Towns May Have the
Benefit For the Askins-MateriaIs
and Methods Found That Will Make
Macadam Last Indefinitely.

The engineering department of the
fTniversity of Kansas has decided to
g.1}r the good roads movement. From
-low on it will be equipped to give the
benefit Of it's testing laboratories to
the counties and cities in the state Of
Kansas on road materials and meth
DDS. a bulletin will be published soon
by the department giving the standard
tests on more than 200 samples Of
limestone from the eastern half of the
state. The regents established a test
ing station at Lawrence about year
ago, but up to this time there have
been no funds to publish the results
of the tests that have been madc. Tie
tests in the first bulletin are of stones
available for macadamizing, of which
there Is practically an unlimited
amount
In 1905 Professor W. G. Hoad, who
has charge Of the work. had two ser-
Tor students begin an investigation Of
the value Of Kansas limestones for road
making, and they tested nearly hum
dred samples. In the following year
two more students, Edward n Noyes
and D. c, McConaughy, carried on the
tests. Last year more tests were made
from time to time unit! the depart.
rncnt has II good idea of what lime
stones will make macadam roads.
There is a wonderful difference in
them, some being practically worth
less, while othcrs-and they are in the
majority are FIRST class material.
Two tests are applied. one to deter
mine the touGhness and wearing quail
Ties of the stones and the other to de-
termlne the cementing properties of
The powder that IS made by the road
ROLLER and the wear of traffic. 1t some
1!nes happens that stone that is
good III one respect is worthless on
account Of the lack of the other quail
~. Wearing qualities are determined
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-07-19

commission and road supervisors Of
Baltimore county. Md. DR.. Charles L.
Mattfeldt, one of the highway commits
sioners, wrote the following prescrip-
ton for good roads:
Good stone
On good grades.
Over good base,
Dry and we'll packed.
Rolled and rolled,
Oiled or tarred
And properly drained,
Dustless and waterproof
Success will follow.
It will be noticed that the letters
forming the beginning of each line
spell good roads,"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-07-19

The Essex county IN. j. park COM
mission believes that it has found the
most serviceable and at the same time
the simplest road preserver and dust
eliminatOr in cheap preparation
which Is made from wood pulp and,
mixed with water. is spread on the
roads by means of an ordinary sprn-
kler. The material has been tried on
the roads Of Orange park with great
success. The mixture. while holding
the surface together. lardens it and
resists the wear of automobiles
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-07-19
DR.. ELIOT'S BOOK LIST.
eibIe and Shakespeare Omitted a,
Publishe, g Suggestion, He Says.

PubIishe. g Suggestion, He Says.
President Emeritus Charles w. Eliot
Of Harvard recently said of his five
foot library Of best books that he was
paid by firm of New York publishers
for picking out the list. Every Har-
ward graduate was surprised after the
commencement the other day to re-
ceive an announcement from the New
York publishers of the issuance of the
books In Harvard crimson" binding
DR.. Eliot when seen said
1.-The list of books as mentioned is
very incomplete. expect when the
task is finished to issue twenty more
titles. | will try to confine the list to
sixty books. When the publishers ask
ed me to select the books for prop
osition Of this kind was glad to do
it, because l felt if my name as COM
piler of the list induced people to read
the books a great educational work
would have been done. My position
in this matter Is thoroughly under
stood by all who know me.
II do not consider that my course
III uCtllls, us cultOI COulu Ue
as lending my name or what prestige
| might have for advertising purposes,
as has been insinuated. 1t is strict
business proposition, and naturally the
publisher will advertise largely.
THE Bible and Shakespeare were
omitted from the list at the suggestion
of the publisher. The reason, Of
=
the Bible aud Shakespeare. The list
was originally intended to be fifty
book list. Now, any good edition of
Shakespeare would take five volumes,
the Bible would take three Volumes
and there would be eight gone out Of
the fifty"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-07-19
ROAD DRAG PARADE.
Novel Movement at Sturgeon, No., For
Good Hqhways.

\ road drag parade half mile in
length attracted crowd Of people to
Sturgeon, Mo-, the other day and I'M
doubtedly converted many who will
take up the work in the future.
The parade was headed by the Stur-
geon band. In carriages were the Off
GERS Of the brotherhood Of Road Drag
gers, and then followed the drags
which were furnished by the farmers
living near town. At the end of the
procession an automobile owned by
G.. A. Pollard carried drag. and this
feature was literally applauded along
the line of march.
Sturgeon is trying to sustain her rep
utation of having the best dirt roads
OF any city in the state, and the road
drag is doing the work.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-07-19
PEST EATING DUCKS.
Alton Oll.) Farmer Making Money
Fast Annjhilatino Potato Buos.

Joseph Junctte. who farms one of
the job ranches on the Alton bluffs at
Alton. ILL.,, thinks he will engage ex-
tensively in duck" farming and edu-
cate the fowls to eat potato bugs at
81 day per duck.
Just now Junette is enjoying an in
come of So a day from fifteen duck.
which he trained to clear rat;t
patches Of bugs. He put Tie On - IL
a pen and fed them OH ,,.;.tp
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-07-19
Good Roads Prescription.

At recent meeting Of the highway
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-07-19
S415 For a Farthinq.

The Rashleigh coin collection was
sold at auction at Sotheby's, in Lon
don, England, the other day. A gold
Patrick farthing brought $415. 1t is
believed to be the only one extant. It
was coined at Carrickfergus or Down
patrick about 11So by the governor Of
Ireland under King Henry II. 1t has
representation Of David playing a
harp on one side and st. Patrick driv-
ing the reptiles out Of Ireland on the
other.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-07-19

A rubber hot water bottle Is easily
cleaned. Wash it we'll with lukewarm
water and soap, rubbing on the soap
with a piece Of flannel.
The Newtown bee., 1909-11-12
DISTRICT OF ROXBURY, ,ss. Probate Court | Nny 1Q0Q

DISTRICT OF R0XBURY, ,ss. Probate Court U Nov 5. 1909
 Estate of Andrew Puchala, late of Roxbury, in said district. deceased.
 The Administratrix having exhibited her administration account with said estate to this Court for allowance, it is
 Ordered that the l7th day of November A.. D., 1909. at ? o'clock in the afternoon. at the Probate Office in Roxbury. be and the same is assigned for hearing on the allowance of said administration account with said estate. said time and place by publishing this order in some newspaper having circulation in said distric, andby posting copy on the pub lie sign post.in the. town of Roxbury, where the deceased last dwelt.
 Edward W. Preston, Judge.
The Newtown bee., 1909-11-12

FOE SAL1-If you want the in- destructable record or double disk plays on both sides, for 65 cents or the Columbia graphaphone, call at J. F. Wazel's furniture store Cor. Main and Bank streets, New Milford Conn.
The Newtown bee., 1909-11-12

A FINE OPPORTUNITY-To buySR hand fA some upright piano that is fine toned and good as new. The price is within the reach of anyone. For particulars address Bargain, Bee Office, NeWtown. Conn.