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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-03
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Items for the East Topeka column may
be telephoned to Ind. phone 1751l


be telephoned to Ind. phone 1751.]
Mrs. George Layne, who has been
seriously i'll at her home, 408 Leland
street, is much improved.
The Westminster Guild of the Pres
byterian church met this afternoon with
Mrs. Fred Fisher at her home, SIS Sew
ard avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude E. Ault moved
yesterday from 652 Lime street to 1905
Mrs. J. ]. Huyett and Mrs. Arthur
Huyett will return to their home in
Richland the latter part of the week
after spending several days here the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. o. c. Goenour
of East Fourth street.
David Brizendine is improving after
several days illness at his home on Lib
erty street.
| Preston Shepherd. of Lone Star, is
here spending few days the guest
I of his sister, Mrs. Guy Parker, on Lake
street.
The Missionary society of the Chris
tan church will meet Friday afternoon
with Mrs. A. F. Horn at her home, 219
Lake street.
A. Irwin, who conducted the grocery
store at Fourth and Klein street, has
sold out to C. j. Lundgren who took
possession Tuesday.
Charles Steadman has returned to his
home in Sheffield, Mo-. after spending
1 SGV0Tdi udyS UCTC. CdlICu ny IllC 1llu6oS
of his father, John Steadman on Lib
| erty street.
Miss Elizabeth Mcneil has returned
to work after being off several days
on account of illness.
Mr.. and Mrs W. c. Bates left yes
terday for their home in Dover, Ok,
after three weeks visit here the
, guests of Mrs. Lucy earle of 305 East
| Tenth street.
Mrs Emma Brandt. of Emporia, re-
| turned home Tuesday after spending
| several days here the guest of Rev. and
| Mrs. T. j. Pomeroy Of sos East Third
| street.
1 Mrs. Ella Bedwell entertained the
| Belview Literary society at her home
| On East Tenth street, Wednesday af-
| ternoon.
E. w. Miller of Minneapolis, Kan, is
here spending a few days the guest OF
/ Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Recob.
/ Mr.. Amos Beeler, of S2S Madison
street, who underwent an operation in
| the Santa Fe hospital some weeks ago
and who was greatly improved, is re-
ported to have suffered a backset and
/ is now in a very Serious condition.
The entertainment of the engineers
wives by Mrs. Sol Richardson al
her home on Monroe street Friday at
ternoon has been postponed on account
i of the serious illness of Mr.. Amos Bee
Ter.
Mrs. E B. Stewart left yesterday fol
i her home in Miltonvale after spend
ing week here the guest of relatives
and friends.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-03
CAUSED BY CIGARETTE.
Explosion in Mexican Mine Claims
Sixty-Eight Lives.

Laredo, Tex. Feb. 3-One of the
greatest disasters in the history of
Mexican coal mining has taken place in
the Palau mine at Las EsperanZas,
Mexico. The toll of human life, which
paid the penalty of negligence on the
part of some miner. according to latest
reports, is placed at 20. After an official
report showed 50 dead, IL additional
bodies were recovered, bringing the to-
tai up to IS, while others have died in
hospitals, making the grand total OF
victims thus far 6S.
An explosion occurred in No. shaft
of the coal mine of the Esperanzas Min
ing company. 1t is attributed to the
ignition of gas from the flame of Il
miners cigarette who was smoking
contrary to the rules.
Most of the killed were MeXicans the
Japanese miners being employed in the
other part of the mine. State repre-
sentatives arrived on the scene and
sent a detailed report of the explosion
and a deduction as to probable cause
the explosion of mine damp-to the
governor of Oahuila and Saltillo. The
mining company officials lost no time
in making provision for those who
were injured. An order was tele-
graphed to Eagle Pass and Monterey
for collins for the dead and money and
food have been provided for the fam
lies.
The Paula mine is one of the best
equipped coal mines in the republic. II
has a ventilating system, is provided
with electric lights and the mining Of
ficials are utterly at a loss to account
for the mine damp in No. working.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-03
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/ Engineer VIM. Sherman is laying off
for few days and Engineer Furman
is working in his place.
Engineer Hampstead is unable to be
at work on account of illness.
G. T. Mcclellan of Emporia went to
Atchison today on a business trip.
D B. Stegg, travelling passenger
agent for the Pennsylvania lines. sta
toned at Kansas City, spent Wednes-
day here on business trip.
Fireman Artzer of the pool. is unable
to be at work on. account of illness.
Engineer Sidney Hitchcock and wife
have returned to their home in Cherry
| vale after being called here by the
death of Conductor Griffith Mr. Hitch
cock is an engineer on the Southern
Kansas lines.
| Harry Mason, bonus supervisor, is
spending several days in Arkansas City
| on a business trip.
! Rev. Mr.. Kimball spoke to the men
In the machine shop Thursday in the
place of Rev. Mr.. Scrivner who is suf-
/ fering with an attack of the grip.
/ Fireman Colley is unable to be at
work on account of an injured eye
| The executive committee of the In
vestors' and Employers association
held a meeting at the R. R. Y. M. C. A.
| Tuesday evening.
Clifford Johnson. brass finisher who
| has been suffering with an attack of
blood poison in his eye, is reported
much improved.
John R. Clayton of Oklahoma City is
here spending several days on a bust
| ness trip.
| Engineer Conwell is unable to be OF
/ work on account of illness.
Engineer Chris McGinnis has been
| regularly assigned to runs 81 and g.
Engineer Hand has been assigned to
| runs los and LOG.
/ F. T. Johnson, conductor from the
Southern Kansas, is here spending sew
4 eral days on business trip.
T. B. Chapman, electrician from Chi
cago, is here visiting relatives while off
on a two weeks vacation.
| VIM. Lahey of Colorado Springs was
a visitor in the Santa F'e shops and
yards yesterday for the first time in g
number of years. Mr.. Lahey is an old
resident of Topeka and a former en-
4 ploye of the Santa F'e here, having beer
a machinist in the early seventies I'M
der Master Mechanic Ferris. and wher
all the shops We're located in the yards
near Sixth avenue. There were but
few familiar faces to him, and he was
recognized by no one. He knew Depot
II Master Sherman at first glance anG
they spent a happy time together ere
newing "reminiscences of olden days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-03
WHITE PINE ENJOYS LONG LIFE
Burlington Makes Test of Piece o.
Wood 38 Years in Water Tank.

Wood 3S Years in Water Tank
The Burlington has just completed a
thirty-eight years test of white pine
wood, one side exposed to the air and
the other side exposed to water. The
wood came out of the test with the
three-inch piece half rotted from the
inner or water side and the outside
firm and in good condition. The outer
side had been kept painted we'll during
all these years.
The wood was placed in a water
tank at Kearney in 1872. 1t was re-
moved from the tank when the tank
was torn down, Jan 8, 1910. Pieces
of the wood were sawed out, labelled
and forwarded to Mr.. Bignell's Office
in Chicago. When the tank was con-
structed superintendent Bigneu was
running an engine on the Burlington
in Nebraska.
Frequently railroads make test OF
tie life, and pieces of oak ties are
sawed out after the tie has been in
service many years just to show the
state of wood preservation. The test
of timber in the Kearney water tank
is said to be one of the longest dura-
ton yet recorded on Nebraska lines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-03
MANY MEN OUT ON SAT- LAKE.
Recent Tie-Up of Line Is Working
Hardship to Many Employees.


Hardship to Many Employees.
able to use large numbers OF their
train and engine men, or place them
with other roads, the Salt Lake COM
pany has decided to lay off all en-
gineers, firemen, conductors and
brakemen whom they can not carry
on their rolls.
Already about 35 engineers and fire.
men have been laid off. and it is ex-
pected that as many brakemen will be
let out within few days. There can
not, under the present conditions, be
work for all, and it has been decided
to allow the older men to remain
The officials of the company have
with other roads and have furnished
transportation to any point they
wished to go to enter the service OF
other companies, but the sudden
throwing of so many men out of work
has made it difficult to find positions
for them all.
The Southern Pacific and Oregon
Short Line have employed engineers
and allowed them to continue to hold
their seniority rights with the Salt
Lake, but this the Santa Fe has re-
fused to do, and all men who enter the
service of this road are forced to re-
sign and give up all rights which they
would have when service is resumed
Many engineers have refused to dc
this and stand ready to enter other
lines of employment rather than lose
what they have worked for for years
The Santa Fee has probably taken this
stand to carry out the policy of en-
ploying only men who intend to re-
main, in its service, the officials de-
Ginning to employ men who they know
| will leave when the Salt Lake opens
up its line again.
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MADE A PEACE COMPACT.
warning Interests in Oregon Come t.
Terms at Last.

Portland, Ore, Feb. 3.-After one of
the most bitter legal wars IN the ms,
Harriman interests have agreed to
hurry the Ratchet and allow each to
build into Central Oregon. along the
narrow canyon of the Deschutes river.
one will construct a road on one side
The other on the opposite side.
This outcome of the long legal bat
+1e over rights of way in the Deschutes
CANYON will given centra- oregon two
railroads The Hartman line Will oc--
c1,ov the east bank of the river and
the Hill road the west shore. This
aereement leaves the way open for
both roads for a distance of 140 miles
south from the Columbia river to a
point near Redmond. an irrigation
do not conflict.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-03
CARRY SEVEN BILLION PEOPLE
United states Railroads Do Big Bust
ness in Ten Years.

In ten years nearly 7,0O0.O 100000
people were carried by the railroads
Of the United States, and in single
year 1908, 1,50O,OOO,000 tons of
freight were transported over the shin
ing rails from one part of the country
to another, says the National maya
zine
The weight of individual locomotives
has increased lis per cent, and the
number rs per cent, there being now
almost $1,000 putting over the United
States The increase in the capacity
of freight cars has been approximate
" 40 per cent. making their present
carrying capacity more than II 900, 900
tons.
Perhaps the statistics giving the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-03
TESTED THE TRAIN CREW.
S. p. Officials Failed to "Catch Up
Employees on Signals.

Gazelle, Cal, Feb. 3.-January 29.-
The desire of a Southern Pacific Of
fetal in the role of a detective to test
the efficiency of the crew of passen-
ger train No. Is last evening resulted
in complete victory for the train
crew, but the loss of an hour in time
of the train and the Indignation of a
hundred or so passengers, who did not
appreciate the proceedings.
The official was on train No. 16. The
trains pass here. He took the three
light signals from the rear of 16 to
see how the train crew of Is would
act. He found out.
The crew, seeing no lights on 10
waited here. No. 16 went clear to
Montague before No. 1 5 moved, and il
was not until the official had tele-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-03
All HAVE APPRECIATED RELEASE
Railroads Do Away With Slips Heieas-
ing Freight Train Dangers.

Railroads DO away Ns-~--
ing Freight Train Dangers
Dorsoos were. until the past few
davis, inevitably swearing. at the ticket
agent because of the fact tnal d
freioht train release was necessary Tor
them to ride upon trains in the oper.
alton Of the company That iaa,n mas reI eese
~ % tT,i- o that is marked on the annals
Of time The chief te objection te and to tb 5nf
nc passenger had to sign a useless
f for The legislature recently
passed a bill that embodied al OF tns
features of the release and eliminated
its necessity. This is a thing that has
been causing trouble Ie. for he some 5 ri1ed
and the Santa Fe roao became IN, r ,ae :,
who Who was not allowed to ride on
freight train, when he had ai,a no release RELEASE
mo 70 the state law and this has been
accepted as qal by alt the a readI
t - a.i1 n;eces of paper which caused so
much trouble.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-03

Items Tor the Oakland notes may be leIC
at the Iowa Grocery or telephone to Ind.
phone 1751.1
Mrs Henry Waters of Okeeta, Kan,
has come here to spend month with her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. White, on
Kellam avenue.
The Priscilla club will meet Saturday
afternoon with Mrs. Minnie Pugh at her
home on East Belmont.
Mr.. w. L. Ward of Ration, N. NJ, and
his mother, Mrs. A. W. Ward have gone
to Kansas City to visit Mrs. R. K Put
nam and Mrs. James Snyder.
Mrs; J. E. Johnson of Abilene. who has
been here visiting her sister, Mrs. w. r.
Jessup, returned home Tuesday.
James McMurry went to Kansas City
yesterday to remain permanently.
Miss Inez Gregory has gone to Salina
to make an extended visit with relatives,
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. H.
Brake of Oakland and Belmont streets is
improving after weeks illness with an
attack of stomach trouble.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. C. Thomas of Norton
vile were guests Tuesday of Mr.. and Mrs
w L. Hummel-
Mrs. Frank Sherer of Leadville. Colo
who is here visiting her mother, Mrs
Curry, Of III Winfield avenue. and hel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-03
MO. p. CLAIMS FASTEST TIME.
Line Supports Train From ST. Louis to
Los Angeles in Sc Hours 40 Minutes.

Fort Scott, Kan, Feb. 3.-The Mis-
souri, Pacific has recently installed the
fastest service between ST. Louis and
Los Angeles that has ever been known.
They make the trip IN Sc hours and 40
minutes. The train leaves ST. Louis
about ~ o'clock one day and is in its
station at the third day. This is a
fast trip and is made so by the light
ming changes and supplies that are
made. The train IS used almost en-
tire1y for through service and it
changes cars but once, that being at
Kansas City. The train is backed onto
a side track and another engine
hitched on. This takes the train to
its destination. After Kansas City is
reached the Missouri Pacific uses the
Rock Island tracks
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-03

number of railroad employees are the
most impressive. Nearly 100000
people, an increase of 81 per cent. are
now on the payrolIs of United States
railroads, drawing a compensation of
81, OOO, Zoo, 900 year. an increase of
10 per. cent over ten years ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-03

A reliable prescription for Colds
and La Grippe is weeks Break Up
A-CoId Tablets;'' mild and pleasantly
laxative, no calomel, do not weaken the
system, CSC for Is doses.
Sold by all drug stores.
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graphed back that things were clear
that the train left this station.
The crew was vindicated, but the
passengers were-mad.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-03

Philip r. Shumway, who was chosen
is to investigate the so-called beef trust,
is the president and founder of the Paper
Mill company 319 Fifth avenue. He is AZ
years old and has been married eight
years. He is a member of the Evanston
club, Evanston Country club, Glen View
Golf club, Chicago club, Midday club and
the University club. He has lived in
Evanston all his life. His home is at 1906
HOman avenue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-03

Fitchvine, Ohi0.@"NIy daughter was all run
down, suffered from pains in her side, head and
Limbs, and could walk but a short distance at a
thine. She came very near having nervous
lprOstratiOn, had begun to cough a good deal,
land seemed melancholy by spells. She tried
two doctors but got little help. Since taking
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
Blood Purifier and Liver Pills she has inn
lprOved SO much that she feels and looks like
another gir1.'- Mrs. G. Cole, Fitchville, Ohio.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-03
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Taft Goes to the opera.

Baltimore. Feb. 3.-President and
Mrs. Taft came over from Washing
ton last night and attended the per-
formance of La Giocenda given. by
the Metropolitan Opera company at
the Lyric. The presidential party.
included besides the president and
Mrs. Taft the latter's sister Mrs. Chas
Anderson. Captain Archibald Butt
Miss Florence Ingram who are the
guests of ]. G. Schaffer of Chicago.
Fenton's Hairdressing. Manicuring
Massage, Electric Baths. Trained Nurse
73O Kansas avenue. One flight.
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MulyNI
dM1.
AzN5zHez

When shown positive and reliable proof that certain
remedy had cured of female is wouldn't
any sensible conclude that the remedy would
also benefit her if suffering with the same troublel
Here two letters which prove the efficiency of Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-03
(0AklAW GOSSIP |
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&3ss!5 IEzIlIT7 lE1JINIISl<- 4NahAI

Items for the Oakland notes may be left
at the Iowa Grocery or telephone to Ind.
phone 1751.1
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fey words in praise of medicine. When
taking it kidney
bles and prostration. taking
e. Pinkham's
greatly improved noticed
q change"-Mrs. A III. SanbOrn,
We will pay handsome reward to any person who will
prove to that these letters genuine and truthful
that either of these paid in any way for
their testimonials that the letters published without
their permission that the original letter from each did
not come to US entirely unsolicited.
What more proof any ask?
years Lydia e. inIham's Vegetable GSS>~SsA
Compound has been the standard
female nlS No sick does justice (W ~ SSA\W
herself medicine. III = @VS\y
exclusively from herbs, II " II
has thousands of cures to its credit. ~ "
Pnkham invites a (cA Ae.,-5D IN
to write her for advice. She W\EENEMSSlM
guided thousands
Address Mrs. Pin1xham, S7E1EaSS5IS
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1910-09-16
THECLARK MERCANTILE co.
BRADFORD, VERMONT

The Montpelier Historical society
has recently had added to its col
lection four valuable old documents,
the donor being John Wing. One
paper is a warrant for the arrest of
Seth Clapp of Rochester on a Grim
inal charge, and is dated August 13,
1888. Another is a complaint in a
charge of larceny against Noah
Bumpus and his wife, Mary, this
one dated April IL, l777. A third
paper is a warrant of an action
for debt against Timothy Ruggles
dated November 81, 1876. The last
paper is letter from Nathan Dotey,
who as constable administered the
last public whipping in Montpelier,
written to Josiah Wing, one of the
ancestors of the Wing family. All
the papers are dated at Rochester
and are yellow and worn with age.
The handwriting and spelling are
interesting because of their quaint
ness.
The AID annual convention of the
Vermont Sunday School association
will be held in Rutland October IL
Is. This promises to be one of the
largest and best conventions of any
kind ever held in New England.
Advance information from the pro-
gram committee discloses a formid-
able array of speakers from various
parts of the country, each of whom
is an expert in an important line.
Among them are Mr.. c. W. Pierce
of Chicago, who gives one or more
addresses on Organized Adult
Bible Classes" and Miss Mamie Lee
Frazier Of Louisville, KY, recog-
nized as an expert in work among
juniors. The reports Of the state
superintendents of department work |
which show gratifying progress, and
The whole convention promises to
be one Of unusual inspiration. Full
er details will be given later. In
addition to all pastors and superin-
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1910-09-16
INTENSIVE FARMING.

At a recent meeting of the
British Association announcement
was made of the discovery by
Drs, Russell and Hutchinson of
the germ that causes "barrenness
in sol" which another speaker
declared to be "the greatest dis
covery of fifty years in agricul-
ture."
Herein once again appears the
value of scientific agricultural study
and its practical application as an
advance over the old rough and
ready methods employed by our
gandfathers who found through
one " inspiration" or another faults
in their own methods of farming
and partial remedies without in
reality comprehending fully either
cause or effect.
The application of modern science
to agriculture develops the theory
of bacteria and the logical remedy,
namely, the cultivation of the good
and elimination of the bad, towards
which farmers have always been
working by crude methods hit upon
by hap-hazard experiments rather
than real knowledge Of the disease
their crops, its cause and
its remedy.
Farmers have always used or
fought bacteria, good and bad, |
by rough and ready methods. They
used germs to curdle milk for cheese
with rennet, to hasten the making |
Of vinegar with mother Of vinegar"
to raise bread with yeast. Danish
dairy experts and such American
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1910-09-16

scientists as Professor Conn of
Wesleyan University have de-
veloped the practically useful germs
now much employed in ripening
milk for butter and cheese. Like
processes are used in making wine,
or when an insect is brought from
Smyrna to sting flavor into Cali
fornia figs.
Farmers have long known that
there are crops like tobacco which
exhaust the soil, while Others like
clover enrich it. They have sup
posed that clover "took strength
from the air. and used it in
rotation of crops; recently it was
learned that clover enriches land
not by its bulk ploughed in to
rot, but by the bacterial action
about its roots. The Agricultural
Department has developed germs
for directly inoculating soil with
fertility. The bad effect of tobacco
and Of certain alkalis may be
by germ activity.
The possibilities of such finds
are vast beyond the power of
to conceive. With con-
troll both of good and evil soil
bacteria, with irrigation and dry
farming, not only may little Eng
and and our Eastern States quad
-uple their productiveness, but
deserts may become gardens, and
the dreary doctrine of Nautilus be
COMPOUNDED and no near limit be
set to the number of earth's
children that may live together
n prosperity and peace.