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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-16

The Burlington Railroad company
Is planning TO begin the construction
of ten new engines TO be used in
switching. just as soon as the steel
arrives. The work will be divided be
tween Burlington, Ia, and Aurora, III,
shops The new engines are to cost
10000 each and are to be of the class
ca type and each viii weigh about
sixty-1ye tons. They viii each be
equipped with six pony wheels and
will be the most powerful switch en-
gines ever built By the Burlington.
The car repairing shops at West Bur
lington have recently been put back on
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-16

DR. Thomas. secretary of the state
board of health, says he is not salts
fled with the notifications of the
quarantine laws, as passed by the re-
cent legislature. Well" remarks the
Cedar Rapids Gazette, sit was apparent
all through the session that the gen
eral assembly was making to particu-
lar effort TO please DR. Thomas"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-01-12

ham, Smith of Randolph. TAYLOR,
Tomlin. T~urlington, Underwood. Wal
lace Warlick, Weaver, Witty-Ayes
76.
Messrs. Rryant. Campbell, Carlton
Carver, Caudill, Crumpler, Everett,
Fagg. Grant. Green. Hall, Harrison
Haymore. Hiasdale, Killian. kitchin.
Linney. Morton. Nyatt, Mcdonald OF
Cherokee. McNeely, Pickett, PITT,
Rhodes. Rose, Sigmon, Smith of Har-
nett. Smell, Sparrow, simpson,
Stubs, Turner. NIIllams OF CaparfuS,
Wilson. Wooten-Noes IS.
1t was exactly L o'clock when the
result was announced. Speaker Ora
ham requested the committee hereto
fore appointed to wait upon the Gov
ernor and request his presence. n
Sergeant at Arms then placed dddi-
tional chairs il the House. and the
coming Of the Senate was announced
at 1920.
President of the senate Kluttz. OF
Rowan, sat to the left of the Speaker.
Governor Glenn was escorted in by
the special committee, Messrs. Dough-
ton, Currie, KSonce. burlington, Cot
ton and Grant. and Senators Man
ming, Long Of Iredell. and Britt. the
Governors appearances being greet
ed with applause, the Senators II
Representatives standing as he pro
cpeded down the aisle and took his
place at the Reading Clerks desk.
The reading of the message was
concluded at one thirty-five. and dur-
ing the whole Of the time the closest
attention was paid by all, at many
points the reading being interrupted
by applause.
Upon the retirement of the Senate
and the Governor. on motion of Rep
Lee. of Haywood, it was
ordered that 1000 COPIES of the mes
sage be printed for general distribu-
ton.
The House then, at las o'clock
adjourned until Friday at eleven
O'Clock.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-01-12

60 HN~ttL
senate hill amsrasnr rhc p..
aha reducing tho Jury tax in o..
N0H'@N from nv 3pil4re To- two da1f,r.
was placed en tn. ta1sndsr
p3Ssta rs severed readings ana IT.
Ms" member #g#o mr. -
scored the first E,et-5.t.-
the session e'91@ 4-
Another batch eE SENATE rnfs
heard and referred ta eammtftsas
important mona th.m W.. els
oIitN increasing thu salary OF g4y.~,..-
N+tohlh aud Commissioner of rsh.-
ShAplnan. The latter was referred IN,
lhe COMMITTEE ou Labor ana Priut5n
which does not vet exist
lac Governors SALARY bin was
I,'.'u L" inc Committee en- Salaries
anu Fees, not r single rsprescntrtt...
making the expected motion "a ,E.
the bill ON thu calendar.
III" following additional ramr..-
tttS We're named by Speaker Grahau.
before the HOUSE adjourned IN
o etoek 70 meet Monday at l..
health-BoIton, chairman: Rra
Wen. Gordon. CssrrIg. kaauca
BARNES, Of tterttord. smith. af p..-
Pickett.
Observation-Disclosures chairman
Buck, ~McLauehllu. Morton. Mora.r
OK, OF Pitt, Freeman. CASTOR. CARL
ton, Barnes. Of Dare. k1ltan.
Salaries and fe#z-Wonteu. eh=#--
man; Conuo~. Floyd. Green. con
PITT. Mcdonald. oI Moore. Ra.r..
H@tler. LoNe.atl. Smith. oft Hertfe..
wilson. My#tt. Smith. uf Eauaa..r.
Fagg. Taylor.
Fish u Observation-Disclosures. fha.r-
man; Williams, Of par.. NgNM#.u.
of tabarrus. PIT. Cotton. Bowie. Fn.
Mcdonald. .t Moore. k.nf4- er..
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-01-12
HOUSE-FoURTU DAY.

The House convened at eleven
clock, Speaker Graham presiding,
prayer being offered by Or. Whit.
pastor Of the First Presbyterian
church Of Raleigh. The reading of
the Journal Of Fridays proceedings
was on motion dispensed with.
Bills, Resolutions and Petitions.
The following members presented
petitions: Hooker, of Beaufort. from
citizens of Beaufort relative to fishing.
Referred to Committee on Fish and
Fisheries.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-01-12
MANYREFQRMSARE
URGED BY G0vERNOR
Read His Message to the
General Assembly
COMMITTEES APPOINTED

Resolution TO Include the State Uni
N"rsItE III the Benefits of the Carne-
9ic Foundation Troublesome Oppo
SitiOn to the Joint Resolution In
Nitn1 The Governor to Read Hi
Message to the Legislature.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-11

ventures. yet he has had experiences which-seH
a thrill through the reader as he follows
lines which describe them Once he so IA
got the dangers Of an earthquake as TO
forth from his hut to point where he c
watch the falling rocks and study the phens
ena, exclaining as he did 50 with scientific .
thusiasm. "A noble earthquakeE'
On another occasion. in his desire to compt
some observations for the government. hs v
caught in a violent wind and snow storm on E
of Mount Shasta He lay for seventeen hours
his shirt sleeves. the mercury in the thermri
eter below zero. keeping warmth in his body
stretching himself over the jets Of sulphur sea
which rose from the assures Of the mountai
BHstered by the heat on one side, he suffer
from frostbite on the other but cam TIN
with nothing worse
His interest in glaciers has taken hir
Switzerland and Norway, and he was ms.
of one of the Jeannette relief expeditions
Arctic
He has been hOnored by his own coli
bv Harvard University When asked by
son. GRAY and others why he did not come
and accept a professorship, he said: ''TheI
already plenty Of professors in the college
few observers in the wilderness. I want.
more than professor. whether noticed
world or not He was married in 1879.
two daughters He now lives on a frui. .-ans
in the Contra Costa Hills. California In
comfortable and roomy home it is said that b
is spending much time writing out his mani
notes
New-York tribune., 1909-04-11
NATURE THEIR STUDY.
Continued from third page.

his own meals. Here he dwells through the
summer months among the wild, unhackneyed
scenes of nature. 1t was here that he received
President Roosevelt. He has not depended en-
hreIy upon the products of his fertile brain for
O livelihood. but has raised high grade grapes
and celery well.
Mr. Burroughs occasionally breaks the mo
notony' of his West Park home by jaunting off
TO other parts of the earth His journeys have
included England where he was sent by the
government, in company with other Treasury
clerks in charge of $3.000,OOO in bonds: the
Yellowstone. which he visited with President
Roosevelt, and Alaska, which he visited in 1899
ss member of the Hartman expedition. on
the Alaskan expedition he was much in COM
pany with Muir
A naturalist who has known him long time
and lived him describes Burroughs
true, consistent and natural democrat" Al
though he had seen Burroughs when Emerson,
Holmes, Julia Ward Howe and a score of other
notable men and in the room, he
declared that he had seen only one man to whom
the demeanor of Burroughs any different
from that with which he greeted his farmer
neighbOrs. That man John Muir
If Burroughs's life has been spent among
peaceful scenes and has contained little excite
ment, barring that involved in his lively
skirnish with the mature fakers," NIuirs life
has been filled with things OF dramatic interest
The latter chose the wilderness for his home,
and in his wanderings as an observant tramp
has found many things which have placed his
name well up the roster OF naturalists \
dictionary of biography defined Muir "gcOI-
sgist, botanist and lover Of nature" When
AgasSiz and Joseph lie COnte met in San Fran
CISCO and were talking about the glaciers of the
Pacific Coast Professor LIE COnte remarked that
John Muir knew more about the subject than
any other man"
yes said Agassiz. bringing his hand down
ON the table, ne knows all about it."
Among his conquests are siXty-fiye glaciers
which he discovered among the mountain
heights of the West where was known to
exist. He found Glacier Bay, Alaska, and the
great river of ice known to-day Muir Glacier.
There was no sOftness in Muir's early life.
His father was SCotchman who thought that
aII ones spare moments should be devoted to the
study of the Bible. and that a birch switch
@ good schOomastcr Law and order reiEned in
his house. and all lights had to be out by GER
tain hour. In the Wisconsin wilderness to
which David Muir took his family when John
was eleven years old the work of clearing the
band developed muscle and gave the ambitious
opportunity to work out his mathemat-
New-York tribune., 1909-04-11

to ride close to the engine He sat on the ten
der nearly all the way. With the exception Of
the time ne rode on an avalanche, Muir says
this was the most exciting ride he had
The exhibit had not only space, but place
the line" Shyly he hung about in the crowd
that gathered before his inventions, too modest
TO acknowledge himself to the interested visitors
as the author of the things which were so much
praised. The newspapers praised them, but
Muir did not read the accounts. When asked
why he did not do so he replied that his father
had always warned him against the deadly
poison Of praise.
The inventions did lead to employment, but
when ne learned from a student he Glanced TO
meet that he could study at the state University
at cost Of less than 81 week he took four
years work there supporting himself largely by
toll in the harvest field. by school teaching and
by odd jobs. His room. while he studying
in an irregular way the subjects he was most
Interested in place to make one marvel
He built desk which contained a clockwork
which would bring each book before him at the
time he should begin its study 1t worked
whether he was there or not to take advantage
Of it's nonitor-liEe hints. 1t is recorded Of him
that he once invented appliance for lighting
a fire at a given time. This he made use of
when teaching school. 1t relieved him Of the
necessity Of reaching the schoolhouse early.
81 felt neither pain nor faintnesS.' he wrote.
the thought was so tremendous that my right
eye was gone, that l should never look at a
flower again
In 1867. with a plant press on his back.
small bag and three books. a New Testament,
Burns's poems and AIiltons Paradise Lost" he
started from Louisville for a tramp Of one thou
sand miles across the southern states to Flor
ida During most of the journey he slept out
doors Then he crossed 10 cuba, with the in
tention of going to the headwaters of the ANA
zon but had to give the latter plan up. owing
to the fever which he caught in the swamps Of
Florida He, then went to California by way of
Panama. and found his field. the great side of
the continent"
Many years of his life have been spent in
tramps by himself through the mountains of
the West studying nature in all her phases.
For ten years he went up and down their sides
seeing 10 white men and only one tribe of
Indians. In these years he made careful notes
and sketches of his discoveries He carried little
with him. his outfit consisting of a notebook
thermometer. a barometer. a Clinometer, a
watch a bag Of bread. a little sack of tea and
cup in which to brew it. He used to regret that
he could not eat meal in the spring that would
obliged to come down to the bread line" as he
called IT, to replenish his supply of food. he
counted as almost so much lost time
While he does not think of them as ad-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-18

United States to follow the example of
several railroads and large Industrial
corporations by adopt a pension sys-
tenn is the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
company which today announced the
adoption of such system for its vet
eran employees. The railroad employs
1900 men, and a large number are said
to be in line for participation in the
benefits of the plan.
Each employe who has served 35 years
will be entitled to receive so per cent
of his monthly pay when he reaches
the age of 70 or is retired through in
capacity between the ages of SO and
60. years. The minimum limit of SER
vice to entitle the employee to partici-
patton is % years, the pension being
graded down to so per cent
Provision is made for employees who
are less than 65 years old and have
become incapacItated after serving 80
or more years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-18
GIVES AWAY $3.50
To the Sick.
The Widely known Nerve Specialist,
FRANKLIN MILES, NJ. D., LII. B.,
Gives His Book and $3.50 Worth
of homeopathic Treatment Free.

Sick people whose nerves are weak
or deranged, who have a weak heart,
liver stomach or kidneys; blues, head
ache, dizziness, drowsiness or dull :
ness; nervous dyspepsia, irritability,
cold hands and feet, backache or rheu-
matism; shortness of breath, palpita-
ton, irregular heart beat or dropsy,
nervousness or sleeplessness, trem-
bling or hysteria, would do well to ac-
cept DR.. Miles liberal offer. You may
never have another such opportunity.
His Neuropathic Treatment for this
class of diseases are the result Of 25
years study and immense expert
ence and are thoroughly scientific and
remarkably successful. They are SO sue
cessful that We do not hesitate to offer
trial free to any sick one.
Every treatment is specially prepared
for each patient and consists of cura-
i've elixir. tonic tablets. eliminating pills.
onstrated that his treatment is three times
as successful that usually prescribed
by physicians.
;, Mr.: U. Mclean, Nicola, Iowa. cured after
Jeanette Ady. Sandusky, O., cured of
nervous and heart troubles after others
failed Mr.. L M. Simmons, Lamb. Ills.
f faed Mpu af Wse
Peru, Ind, cove my life to your treat
ment." Many cures from your state sent
Write the Doctor at once Describe your
disease. stating age. weight, how long
sick, etc. He will send you FREE, a 81 so
" op aon yaabe adpea an e
book on '-Neuropathy'-tC Curing through
the nerves. Address, DR.. Franklin Miles.
Dept n. SIS to 52s Main St. Elkhart. Ind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-18
CHRISTMAS BOOKS.
A Varied Assortment of Kansas Au-
thors' Works Shown by Cranes.

One of the easiest tasks for the
Christmas shopper is performed by the
person who will give books for Christ
mas presents.
The book stores are crowded with
the best of fiction, descriptive. his
works of the best of American writer's.
Crane & Companv are offering the
works of Kansas authors. representing
eighty-one differ ent publications. One
among the latest is 1.-THE Charles M
Sheldon Year Book DR.. Sheldon is
author of ''In His Steps" and other
extremely popular books.
Mr.. Charles D. Crane of Rhode
Island has selected the most forcefu1
statements. the strongest appeals and
the savings of intense human interest
made by the author into a book which
year and remembered a lifetime. 1t is
beautiful piece Of work and retails
for one dollar.
Mrs. Sara Josephine Albright's little
book. with the Children" book of
RHYMES. illustrated to fit the poems. is
a simple word picture of the common
place incidents of child life that is the
delight of every child. and an enter
tainment for the grown I'D folks. This
book retsils for fifty cents.
"Blue Waters and Green" the de-
scriptive story Of the Orient and its
relations with our own country, writ
ten by F. Dumont Smith. is one of the
soundest, ablest efforts of Kansas
authors. His work is interesting. sin
cere and Instructive. This publication
is receiving a wonderful patronage. 1t
retails for one dollar and fifty cents.
Some other books which are vitality
interesting to Kansas people and which
are always accountable as presents may
be obtained at the Crane retail depart
mept on Eighth street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-18
FIRE DEPARTMENT QUITS.
Garden City Fire Fighters and City
Council Disagree.

Garden City, Kan. Dec. 1s.-Garden
City has a brand new fire department,
% in number. with Assistant Street
Commissioner John KelL as temporary
chief.
This is the outgrowth of the wrangle
between the old efficient department
and the city council. which resulted in
the wholesale resignation of the old
department.
An election will be held by the new
company shortly. when a permanent
chief will be selected.
Chief Sam Craig and Assistant Chief
L. L. Trekell sent their designations to
the council, and transmitted list of
"a designations from the old depart
ments The designations were accepted,
and on motion by Mr.. Niquette, the
council extended q. vote of thanks to
the retiring fremen ''for efficiont SER
vices in the past"
OF the old department who did not
resign and are in the new organization
are: R. A. Clark, John Miller, John
Calhoun, J. z. Van Scholack, Robert
Counsel, Fred Hawk, and, in addition,
G. w Hart.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-18
FORTUNE FOR WANDERER.
Through Death of Brother, James F
Corbett Falls Heir to $3.50, 900.

Boston. Dec 1S.-Attracted by a
newspaper clipping which stated that
his brother had died in Boston in
testate, leaving a fortune of $3.50, 1000,
James F. Corbett, for 80 years a wan
derer in Canada, England and the
United States, has returned here to lay
claim to share of the estate of Will
liam J. Corbett, who dic1 on Septem-
Der %.
Rival claimants, eager for the first
sight of an "own" brother, lawyers and
newspaper men sought out Corbett on
his arrival at the South station last
night and eventually the police had to
take hand to insure the man escort to
place Of retreat.
Corbett learned of the fortune await
ing a claimant while he was in Wind
sor Locks, Conn.,. yesterday, and went
to Springfield, where the police assisted
him to come to Boston.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-18
PROSPERITY HURTS BANKERS.
There Are Few Notes to Discount in
Western Kansas

Western Kansas.
Oberlin, Kan, Dec. 1S.-The bankers
who have been handling sales for a
good man. wears past are complaining
because now they do not get enough
notes at the sales. Nearly everyone
who makes a purchase at a country
sale in western Kansas now pays cash
or gives a check on the bank. AS a
result the profit made by discounting
notes at farm sales has dwindled, and
there is practically nothing in it.
Bankers used to be glad to ''clerk''
sales for the privilege of discounting
the notes taken, but now in order to
even make wages out of it they must
make charge for the service of clerk
ing. Scarcely farmer holds a sale
who does not desire that banker pass
on the paper which it is necessary for
him to take.
An illustration of. the prices paid at
sales is shown in the Oscar Ecord sale
here a few days ago. Kaffir corn sold
for SO cents a shock in the field; corn
sold on the place for So cents to 81 cents
a bushel. Hay and other roughness
sold in proportion. while all Implements
and stock brought exceptionally high
prices.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-18
LAND SELLS AT $3.50 PER ACRE.
Wellington Man Sold Eighty Acre
Farm at This Figure.

Wellington, Kan, Dec. 1S.-A deal
has been closed in which William Fer
guson sold eighty acres, located a
mile and a half southwest of town and
adjoining the right of way of the Rock
Island road, for $3.50 per acre. The
ostensible purchaser is a Wisconsin
ballast burning company, which is sup
posed to want the land on account of
its gumbo deposits.
1t has not developed why the COM
pany wants so large a tract for this
sole purpose and it is believed that the
railroad company has some other use
for it, at least a portion of it. The
company is believed to be contemplate
ing some change in the terminals of
it's division from Harrington south and
the requirement o. this land is thought
to be a preliminary step in that direc-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-18
SNOW IN SOUTHWEST.
Oklahoma and Texas Train Service
Badly Hindered.

Oklahoma City, Okla, Dec. 1s.-
Drifting snow in the Panhandle of
Oklahoma and Texas is interfering
with train service to such an extent
that trains on the Santa Fe and the
Colorado Southern are being de-
toured over branch lines in order that
Amarillo may be reached by west
bound trains from Oklahoma and
southbound trains from Texas The
worst snow drifts in years are reported
in Beaver, Harper and Texas coun-
ties, in Oklahoma. A bIighting snow
storm was in progress throughout the
day in northwest Oklahoma. A dis
patch from A1va, Woods county, says
the storm is the worst in ten years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-18
JOKE ON COMMISSIONERS.
Missouri Pacific Having Fun With
State Railroad Board.

Atchison, Kan, Dec 1S.-The Mis-
souri, Pacific has a great joke on the
state railroad commissioners. Last
night B. P. Waggener received a COM
munication from the commissioners to
the effect that Dighton, Kan, had had
no freight for ten days, and that a
trainload OF cattle were freezing to
death there. The commissioners in
formed Mr.. Waggener that the Mis-
souri, Pacific must relieve the situation
at Dighton Immediately. The joke is
this: Dighton is on the Scott City
branch of the Santa Fee, and is not
touched by the Missouri Pacific. There
seems to be an effort to blame every
thing on the Missouri Pacific and Cen
trail Branch
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-18
NEW KICKS REGISTERED.
Central Branch Has Plenty of Com
pany in Despair.

Atchison, Kan, Dec. 18.-The Cen
trail Branch is not the only branch line
of railroad. in the state which is not
satisfactory. The Pollywog, the prop
erty of the Santa Fe, is So terribly bad
that people have quit abusing it. The
Greenleaf Sentinel claims that the
Central Branch is no worse than the
branch lines of the Santa Fe, Union
Pacific or Burlington which tap Cen
trail Branch territory. The complaints
against the Lincoln and Colby branches
strong as those against the Central
Branch, but they are not given the
publicity. The Hill City New Era
charges that recently an official of an
already belated train on the Colby
branch held il while he got off to go
duck hunting. The L. K. & W., an
other Union Pacific property, running
from Leavenwc rth to Miltonvale, is no
better than the Central Branch, but
you seldom hear its name mentioned
in the Kansas City or Topeka papers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-18
VANDERBILT WILL INVEST.
Millionaire Says He Will Investigate
Kansas City Terminals.

Kansas City Mo-, Dec. 1S.-Cor-
nelius Vanderbilt Of New York in the
course of an interview here while
passing through the city said:
II am planning to invest in Kansas
City terminals"
He did not state further just what
was meant by this statement but
added that he intended to make a re-
turn trip to Kansas City next spring.
Mr.. Vanderbilt and a party of Mis-
souri, Pacific officials were passing
through the city on the way to St.
Louis after making a tour of inspec-
ton in the west
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-18
SPECIAL CHRISTMAS TRAINS.
Railroads Prepare Extra Service for
Holiday Rush.

Chicago, Dec. 18.-Few persons in the
territory west of Chicago will be disap-
pointed over not receiving their Christ
mas present this year if the managers
of the railroads carry out their pres
ent intention of running special trains
TO carry the enormous tonnage of ex-
press packages which will flood the
railroads during the week before
Christmas.
The railroads expect to begin run
<Sng the special trains four or five days
previous to Christmas and continue
them as long as necessary
Heretofore the express business has
been so heavy during the holiday period
that all of the passenger trains carrying
express have been delayed by reason of
the extra work of loading and unload
ing at stations.