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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-30

will rise. Now it is hard to find n spot
where one can run along on the level
for the necessary distance, and that
was my difficulty in finding a suitable
landing place at Poughkeepsie- Bat
showed by the start at Spuyten Duyvil
that one can get away without trouble
from small plateau if there is a nice
crop at the edge. Thus one takes the
ascending rises easily, on the wing as il
were. Perhaps one might be able to
start from the top of a tall building
that way or from prepared platform.
at any rate. But that is mere con-
lecture, except that my experience CT
opened my eyes to the possibilities.
Down toward the statue of Liberty
some currents of air struck me which
required ali my energy in manipulating
TIE controls, but got safely past that
and then-after the hillsides, the bluff
highlands. the tree-covered farms at
Pcughkeepsie-I can assure you that
the big sandy place at Governors Is
lard looked very welcome.
Il felt relieved and glad that I went
over. I Vac not a sbit excited"
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vibration, the consequences might have
been disastrous. However, watched it
closely and it held out.
MY sensation in flying So high and
over the water? Well. I don't know
just what my sensations were. I was
too busy to have any. At Poughkeepsie
1 was little afraid that in landing 1
might mIsjndge my distance. Landing
from such height is quite a stunt ard
remember that | was going at 30 miles
an hour. I mad to get very close to
the ground before shutting off the pow
err. when a nasty bump might be dlsas-
trous ans if were to shut off the
rover too high UP, I might get a nasty
crop and ruin the machine. So It is a
tickliSh matter thai takes up all a
mans energy and attention.
One thing 1 noticed particularly The
engine I have has no muff1er and it
makes SO much noise that 1 could not
hear whistles blowing, though 1 could
see the smoke. My ears became so ac-
customed to this noise that when
landed ct Poughkeepsie, I was quite
deaf, or nearl" so for a while and had
great humrning and buzzing in my
cars.
AT Storm King mountain where
had been warned of treacherous air
currents, l was nearly upset Without
warning my machine took a sudden
plunge downward and sideward 1
dropped with her about thirty or forty
feet and I assure you it is not pleas
ant sensation. It's just like dropping
that far in an elevator shaft if you can
imagine the feeling I mean. By quick
efforts 1 managed to regain my
equilibrium and dropped to lower
level.
About the time I passed West Point
I began to experience some anxiety
about my supply of lubricating OIL My
indicator showed the oil to be falling
in the tank and as 1 proceeded. the
sank lower
tonishing rapidity.
by the time reached Yonkers, my
oil tank was practically empty. The
automatic engine pump that supplies
it seemed to be working overtime and
haC found 1t unnecessary to use the
foot pump for a little while 1 had
hoped to go right on to Governors
island, but then the question arose:
Can I reach New York at all? Lubri-
eating oil is essential to these high
powered engines, just as essential as
gasoline.
1T was with a sense of relief that I
found myself passing over the city
limits, for 1 knew then that had won
the prize. The landing at Spuytan
Duyvil was an unusual one for there
was but short slope and I had TO
jump out of the machine and grip her
to prevent her running back down into
the creek
II got some lubricating oil from IN
automobile and before much of a crowd
could gather, I was ready to start off
again. Governors island was my
destination, and I saw no reason for
not making it. 1 found small plateau
on the top of the slope I had stopped
on and got the machine up there and
started away without much difficulty.
ran her along until she just went
over the edge and rose in the air after
a drop of several feet.
''And right here let me say that this
experience shows the possibilities of
starting an aeroplane. With my ma
chine light as it is, I have to get up
speed of As miles an hour before she
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distance from New York to Albany It
was optional to start from either end
and Curtiss would have preferred TO
start from New York, but if there is a
island. spiked with the spear-shafts of
skyscrapers and the waters of New
York harbor cluttered with shipping
and cross-cut by DETECTED winds, he
would like to have it shown.
Long Distance Trophy His.
AeronautS and aViatorS were nani-
nous in saying that Curtiss had per-
formed the most wonderful feat Of the
air that the world has ever seen.
Curtiss was dressed for the trip in
wading boots and sweater. His aero
plane carried pontoons or floats to pre-
vent is sinking in case of fall into
the river. The pontoops are his own
invention and were designed with a
special view of making the Albany
New York race. A so horse power mo-
tor of his own make propels the craft,
Which with the aviator in its seat
weighs approximately 1000 pounds.
Curtiss is not a laxative man and
his secretary gave the details of the
trip. Curtiss merely smiled and nod
ded approval, now and then adding
few descriptive phrases first hand. In
whining the World prize Curtiss Incl
dentally captured the Scientific Ameri-
can cup for the longest flight in Amer
lea for a llea machine. He
lad previously won two legs on the
trnphy and Sundays performance
makes it his.
Sketch of Curtiss.
Glenn A. Curtiss, like all the other
successful aviators, is a young man,
being only 80 years old. He was born
a. Hammondslport. n. Y. and became
interested in aeroplanes through the
construction of gas engines. AS boy
he sold newspapers. From making mo-
for hfoxoloS or " CT or
to try the construction Of light gaso-
lire motors for flying purposes. His
little ShoE at Hammo ndSport became
the headquarters for aeronautiai stud
ents and aerial flight received Its first
impetus. next to that given by the
Wrights, when DR.. Alexander Graham
Bell in November, 1907, organized his
Aeronatical association and CurtiSs was
one of it's six members.
Meanwhile Curtiss had been learning
a lot about flying and the making OF
light, compact motors. 1t was his mo-
tor that was used in the Silver Dart
v hich made such a sensation by its
long flights at Baddeck Nova Scotia,
in the early winter of 1904. The young
aviator won his first big laurels by
capturing the Gordon Bennett interna-
tional aviation trophy at Rheims,
France. on August %, 1909, by covering
the prescribed distance, twice around
the course, 1912 miles, in Is minutes
so 3-5 seconds, beating his closest COM
retitor, Bleriot 5y 3-5 seconds.
Since that time Curtiss had done
nothing of particular note up tc Fridays
fight to add to his fame, his appearance
at Governors Island during the Hud-
stn-Fulton celebration last october be-
ing a disappointment. In the meet at
Los Angeles in January he was dis
tanced in all the leading events by
Paulhan, although he captured the prize
for QuICkneSS of starting.
Schedule of His Flight.
,,,oiptoipad he following
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APPEAL FOR HELP.
Wagstaff Managers Are in Need of
Funds.

The Wagstaff management today
makes an appeal for funds to all anti
Stubs men in the state to help finance
the candidacy of Mr.. Wagstaff in his
race for the gubernatorial nomination.
The appeal is signed by A. c. Stitch,
chairman of the Wagstaff campaign
committee, and is as follows:
'To the Republicans of Kansas:
1.-The candidacy of Tom Wagstaff for
governor has met prompt and en-
thusiastic acceptance by thousands of
loyal Republicans from every part of
the state. / believe that his nominal
ton is assured if a proper organization
can be effected and maintained till the
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CURTIss's OWN STORY.
Champion Aviator Describes His Prize
Winning Trim.

New York. May 3O-Glenn H. Curtiss'
own story of his flight from Albany to
New York is as follows:
My feelings at the start? All want
ed or thought of at the moment was to
get started at the most favorable time.
We had taken every possible precau-
ton and once started, 1 found myself
going well and flying high and strong
1 rose Immediately to a height of about
200 feet and kept at that average most
of the way. It's a hard thing to tell
just what height you are travelling. l
could tell much better from the ground
than from up above
Presently l found a wire vibrating.
1t was supporting one of the controls
and If it had broken in two as might
wen have happened through friction in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-30
MESSAGE From TAT

Message from 1a1t.
The following message was received
by the World from President Taft at
Washington:
II am intensely interested in what
Mr. Curtiss has done. 1t seems that
the wonders of aviation will never
cease. I would not hesitate to say that
the performance of Mr.. Curtiss is an
epoch, because tomorrow we may hear
that some man has flown from New
York to st. Louis.
Mr. Wright told me at the time
the ten-mile flight from Fort Meyer
was made, that the chief difficulty was
in flying over unknown territory. Mr.
Curtiss seems to have surmounted this
and 1 am glad he has His fight will
live long in our memory as having
been the greatest
"WM. H TAFT"
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TODAY's MARKET REPORTS


Kansas City, Mo-, May 3O.-CATTLE-
Market steady to strong Native steers,
$5.S0QS. %; southern steers, 81 90d7 so; south
ern cows, So 25q5.75; native cows and heif-
ers, $3O0G7. 40; stockers and feeders, $4,000
$40; bulls, $4.OOq6O0; calves, So 75G7. so;
western steers. $5.50G7.75; western cows,
81. 25Q6.50.
HOGS-Receipts 5000. Market Sc lower
Bulk of sales, 50 35a9. IS; heavy, So 4509. 521a ;
packers and butchers, 50. 400I9 so; light, So 80
G9. As; pigs, $S.75Q9.25.
SHEEP-Receipts 5000 Market steady
Muttons, $4.00d650: lambs. S7.O0dS.75; fed
western wethers and yearlings, s.. 50Q6.0o
fed western ewes, $40cG5.O0.
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Margaret Anglin, Who Will Be Seen at
the Grand Tonight.

Grand tonight in the Awakening of
Helen Richie. The distinguished across,
however, is something of rara avis
Oh the American stage, in that her ar
tistic training and accomplish
ments are such as to qualify
her to act either in light or heavy
roles with equal chances of success
and her new move is simply a laudahls
ambition to demonstrate that she is
possessed of versatility.
In answer to urgent requests that she
is continually receiving, Miss Margaret
Anglin states that as she intends to
continue playing in "Tne Awakening of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-30
Luncheon for Roosevelt.

London, May 30.-The Royal Geo
graphical society entertained Mr..
Roosevelt and several other distin-
guished persons at luncheon today.
Among those invited to meet the for
mer president were Lord Kitchener.
Commander Robert E. Peary. Lord
Curzon, Lord Strathcona, high com
missioner of Canada: Sir Harry H.
Johnston, Sir Francis Younghusband,
Frederick c. Selouis, the hunter and
naturalist, and Ian buxton.
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To Look Him Over.

Rossville is sorely tried to know
what to do with a suspicious man who
arrived Sunday night. Deputy Sheriff
Judkins has gone in a response to a
summons to look him over. All that
the deputy could learn over the tele-
phone is that the man was arrested
for something or other and when
locked up in the calaboose got sore"
tore it down, and ran away, was again
captured, and is held to await Sheriff
Norton'S pleasure.
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chicago Live stock Marked.

Chicago, May 30.-CATTLE-Rece
estimated at 1000 Market 10c up.
Beeves, s.. 70@IS.65; Texas steers. IS. 1567 90;
western steers, 5.25Q7.60; stockers and
feeders, 50 900D6. Is; cows and heifers, 81. 500
100; calves, S5.75@S.00.
HOGS-Receipts estimated at 31,O00.
Market slow and steady. Light, $3.50
9.62k mixed, SO. 35@965; heavy. 50. 35d9. 621a;
rough, SO. 30d9. 40; pigs, $915G9.60; bulk of
sales, $950d9. so.
SHEEP-Receipts estimated at 110O0.
Market strong to 10c up. Native, $500
$50; western, So. 1905 65; yearlings, $1,000
$50; lambs, native, $5.25QS.65; western,
s5.75GSSO.
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FURNISHED by Saml E Lux vvbo1as.,.
Fruit and Produce'l 10

FRUIT ana Product
STRAWBERRIES crate 60 7se7o m
,BANANASCMedium sized lunches ~.
punch 81 25@2 so; large punches her her
CALIFORNIA LEMONSZPer boy 60 n
NAVEL ORANGEs-s2. 756s4oo
FLORIDA GRAPE FRUIT-Per no..
PINE APPLEs-Per crate, $3.50
GOOSEBERRIES-Per "a box crate 60 -
ASPARAGUS-Per doz lunches so$z $40
RHUBARB-Per H.. 4c. 'Oc
H fErI P p I:$ bushel basket s5c.
NEW TURNIPS-Per doz. punches. 25c.
CUCujMBERs-Per 1-s bu. box. 8, IN. No.
dozen, soc. WV per
NEW BEETs--Per doz. punches. 4oc.
ONIONS AND RADISHES-Radissbh oo
per doz. punches. 15c: onions. per doz
WAX BEANs-Per 1-3 blu. box. 81 On. nor
" bu diamond basket, 800 WV per
CABBAGE-Per h., &c; per crate. 50 "a
CRYSTAL a WAX ONIONS-Per cummer
FLORIDA ToMAToEs-Extra fancy
per basket crate, $2.75; choice per crate
BERRY BOX MATERIAL-Per b,naIs
of so, soc; berry crates each, loo.
Wakefield, per 1000, SIS; per 100 Soers ss::
Early Winningstadt. per 1000 s175; per
sf15; per 100, 25c; Earl Summer per ! oDy'
s1.75 per 100, 25c; Succession, per LOCO, s.. Is:
ToMATO-Early Tree. per 1000 s. so. ne.
100 35c; Early Dwarf Standard, per "a
81 so, per 100 CSC; Early Dwarf Stone. ner
LOCO $780, per 100 S5c; Early Dwarf Cham
pfon, per LOCO 81. 80. per 100 35c. Orders less
than 500 plants. sc per 100 additional
SWEET ATO-Yellow Jersey per
1000. 81 Is; per 100, re; Yellow Nansemond.
per 1000 800; per 100. SOC: RED BermnSss'
per 1000, 500; per 100, zoe: Black Spanish
per 1000. $500; per 100 3Oc: southern ouesr'
per 1000 500; per 100. Soc; Early Goiden'
per 100, $2.75; per 100, 35c; Vlneless. ne.
1000, S2.75; per 100 Csc. 20
PEPPER-Chinese Giant per 1no 7e
Ruby King, per 100. Use; Long Red CO.
enne, per 100 75c. lay
NEW POTATOES-Per busheI. s1.25
MINNESOTA BURBANKS POTATor,e,
Per bushel, Coo. OH~S
MINNESOTA RURAI.S-Per IN. go
CHEESE-L. H cheese. per ib.. i7hzc
Limburger;, per lb., I7c; Wisconsin vi,
17c; New Wis. Brick per h.. islZc. w nj.
low Daisy GO lbs.) per h.. i7jkc: wiz.
Daisy GO lbs.), per ID. 171zc "hite
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ADJUSTMENTS.
At the Grand.

Surprise has been expressed in some
quarters that Margaret Anglin should
contemplate aba ndoning the tragic roles
with which her name has hitherto beer
identified. She viii be seen at the
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DIVIDEND NOTICE

The Board of Directors of the To-
peka Milling Co. have decIa red a
quarterly dividend on its preferred
stock, payable June 15t. 1910. at the
rate OF Z per cent per annum to stock
holders of record that date.
Transfer books close May 25 and re-
open June 2, 1910.
THE TOPEKA MILLING co.
BY George w. Hackney, Treasurer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-30

Helena Richie until next Christmas,
she is not prepared to consider propo-
sitions for suIbletting the play to other
arrangements until after the aforesaid
TO
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Topeka Kan. Ma, NJ
HIDE QUOTATIONS-Gree salt ,iiag 80, 80.
No. /, loo; No. 2, &c; green salt cured.
side brands. 40 lbs. up. No. 2. Sc. cured.
salt cured side brands. 20 lbs So,sr green
green salt cured, bulls and staos ~ &c
/ Sc; No. 2, &c; tallow, No / &c: Nos'o 10.
bees wax, No. Csc, No. 15c: horse Z, pc;
No. / s2sogs 3 70. 2 sl.500s Is; p n,6es;
DRY HIpEsa1pry flint. butchers.
heavy. as lbs. and up). 15c; dry sa airy sal, salt
(under Is lbs.). 12c; dry sheep pelfs Io aght
WOOL-Heavy fine, IOGI2c. G,oi Lv1l
New Mexico; Utah and Texas 'oT[ai sSi;
fine, logic; Missouri. Iowa and s,I nsiavy
Choice medium combing, 1SG2Oc: nadis.r:
clothing, 16G1Sc; low and braid 1s9ium
light fine and fine medium, 1465ISc 1tg l6c:
fine. 10Q12c: Kansas, Nebraska ana nDSaa,vy
homa: Bright medium, 14d16c: darI- Okia-
ium. 12914c: light fine. 12G14c' HaiA med
Grain Market
FURNISHED by J. B. Billiard, corner
sas ave. and Curtis 81 mn
wHEAT-No : sIU. may ~.
CORN-60c. IL
OATS-40648c.
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Topeka Market.

Furnished by the Chas- Wolff Packing
Co., yards close at noon Saturday. We
weighing less than 10 lbs. Do not mar
ket hogs unless same are well finished,
as we cannot use half fat stuff. We give
below prices effective at once. until fur
tehr notice
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Topeka Hide Market.
u1Dz o11oTATi I00SSHSa; han-, May 30.

fluctuations furnished by James q S-,t.H
Hide Co., los East Third st. itn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-30

Market prices paid for dry lot cattle
BUTTER AND EGGS.
rE-nrnfshed by The Continental Creamerv
- Co. Topeka. Kan.l
CHICAGO EGGS-19c.
n Y. EGGS-20q201zc-
CREAMERY BUTTER-Chicago &c;
n. Y, sc; Elgin, 2Sc.
1vvhoiesale prices furnished by Cope A
Co., 134 Kansas Ave.J
EGGS-Fresh country. candled. lie.
POULTRY-Hens. heavy. l2c; broilers.
~ to 2 lbs. sc; 21z to 31k lbs 15c:
old ROSTERS &c; young ROSTERS, &c.
PIGEONS-Old, per doz-, Coo.
RTTTTER-Packing stock. per h.. lie
Dairy buffers in jars and pound prints,
aOM22c-
Z TURKEYS-Hens. 1Sc.
Wholesale FRUIT AND PRODUCE.
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tcOntinued from Page one,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1910-07-23

When Bavaria was visited by pesti-
lence peasants in the mountain village
registered a VOW that If they were
spared they would perform a religious
play every ten years.
It was nearly one hundred years
later that parts of Austria suffered
from a. plague. When it subsidized the
Vlenese resolved on the construction
of great temple. Work on the Karls-
kirche began in 1716 and was COM
pleted 20 years later. The celebration
now being planned will be held in
1916. 1t will be in the nature of a
thanksgiving service, commemorating
the completion of two centuries in the
life of the parish.
The church is lofty building, sur
mounted by huge dome. Two bel
fries. each resembling Trajan's COL
umn, and each 108 feet high and 10
feet in diameter, flank the portico. Eff
fects of the plague are represented in
relief in tn tympanum.
The building occupies command
ing position on an elevation in the
south-central part Of the city. The
dome IS now encircled by scaffolding
while the decorative material of the
exterior is being replenished.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1910-07-23
ANCIENT HERO SLOW
Not Up to Money-Making and
Free Advertising Tricks.
Didn't Go on Vaudeville Stage, But
His Fame Was More ENDURING
Than the Present
Day Idols.

Kansas City, Mo-In these utilitar-
ian days the hero business pays heavy
dividends-all of which is fine for the
heroes but bad for that form of re-
ligton known as hero worship. Every
body who has discovered the north
pole has come back and by means of
lectures and books reaped~ a heavy
harvest of pieces of eight; Jack Binns,
the wireless operator who saved the
passengers Of the steamer Republic,
had no sooner got his feet on the firm
earth than he signed up with a the
atrical manager and went on the
stage.
For this reason the heroes we are
manufacturing these days are not
durable. They last a few days and
their glory fades. Our literature and
art would be pretty hard up for hero
material if the ancient forerunners in
the hero business had acted this way.
Imagine reading anything like this in
the morning Bugle of Rome after
Harotious had pulled his famous stunt
OF holding the Main street bridge over
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1910-07-23

the Tiber while his companions cut
the piles beneath it.
"The Homeric Amusement company
announced that it had secured the
service of Horatius Coolies, the infan-
try captain who will be remembered
by the populi as having held the
bridge across the Tiber a few weeks
ago. Mr.. Coolies will be the headliner
on an all-star vaudeville bill that will
begin at the Circus Maximus on the
ldes of this month, with a special
matinee for slaves and freedmen.
Local Thespians declare that Horatius
has developed a marked dramatic tai
ent and that he is especially good on
the comedy stuff, with which his
initial sketch is replete. The skit is
called The Virs on the Pontus' and
includes some laugable situations. In
one of these Horatius fights Spurius
Lartuas, who represents the enemy,
with newly-invented slap stick
Lartius Is knocked to the stage. land
ing with loud 'Boomp!' furnished by
the bass drum. The two then lock
arms and sing the popular new song
when the Spooney Moon Is Shining
Der the, Tiber.' Mr. Horatius has Sc
cured leave Of absence from the
army for the rest of the season."
Or this little press dispatch from
Madrid in the early days: r.
Madrid, May 1, 1493.-Christopher
Columbus of 3483 Granada avenue de-
livered his first lecture last night at
the Spanish Bull Fighting associations
arena, in South Madrid. Their Royal
Highnesses Ferdinand and Isabella
were not able to attend, as planned,
on account of one of the young princes
having eaten too many green dates
the day before and requiring the at
tendance of the royal M. DIS all night.
Otherwise the event was distinct
success. Only standing room could
be secured after 1880 o'clock. Mr..
Columbus was a little hoarse, but his
delivery was earnest and, with the
aid Of his maps, it was evident that
he convinced even those anvil artists
who have been averring that he did
not discover any new continent at all,
but has been in Genoa all this time
working in his fathers wool ware.
house."
Geneva, Sept. 6, a-good- long- time.
ago.-The performance of William Tell
of bow, arrow and apple fame, made
a decided hit last night, with an audi
ence that crowded the Grand opera
house to its capacity. Mr.. Tells was
silent act, and came between the
imperial Swiss bell ringers and the
Gordon brothers, acrobats Mr.. Tell
was assisted by his ten-year-old son,
Jimmy Tell, on whose head the apple
was placed at the order of the Rt
Hon. Gov. Gessler. The young man
displayed a nerve worthy Of his cool.
headed sire. Not only did Mr.. Tell
shoot repeated apples from the boys
scalp across the 30-foot stage, but he
shot 'em with his eyes shut. lying on
his back and pulling his bow with his
feet, and from other novel positions.
After this the boy threw apples into
the air and Mr. Tell spiked them with
unerring arrows, without missing one.
The young man then retaliated by
shooting apples from his fathers
head and doing about everything that
the old mans act was guilty Of.