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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-13
EGG PRODUCERS
OF The FUTURE
Indian Runner and 0rpingtOn
Ducks Are Prolific Layers.

In the near future we shall look
largely to ducks for our egg supply,
writes ]. e. Cummins In Western
Poultry Journal. The new breeds of
egg producing ducks that lay white
shelled eggs, the Indian Runner and
the Buff Orpington duck, are now
helping to solve the egg problem. The
rapidity with which these fowls are
growing in favor is wonderful
The Indian Runner is the best known
and Is coming to the front by leaps
and bounds. 1t is a beautiful bird that
natures very quickly and is usually
Smelling out the eggs at four months of
age. 1t is no trouble at all to produce
the second generation of Indian, Run
ners the same season. Their eggs
hatch readily, but must be placed I'M
der hens. as the Indian Runner never
sits.
This duck is smaller than the Orp-
lngton duck. but lays nearly as many
eggs, sometimes above $50 year.
When we remember that three duck
eggs are the equal of FIVE hen eggs In
weight and food value, and that the
annual production of a Runner is
equivalent to 400 hen eggs, we get a
proper idea Of its value as utility
fowl
This duck is great forager and re-
quires little or no feeding when given
free range, preferring grass to grain.
1t is very hardy and prefers to roost
outdoors on the ground, except in Sc
we're weather. The housing is SIM
pie problem and fence twenty-four
inches high is SUFFICIENT.
The flesh Of the Indian Runner is
especially fine in quality and early in
maturity, and can be produced at less
expense. pound for pound, than the
ordinary market duck, but 1t is even
more profitable as an egg producer.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-13
The Little Things.

II don't want to be nagging at you."
Mrs. Marryat began. "but It's the little
things that bother me most
"Ah,'' interrupted her husband
sweetly. II suppose you're going to
tell me you haven't decent pair of
shoes."-Catholic Standard and Times.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-13

In summer when the month Of
July was extremely wet and cold some
person asked Quinn whether he ever
remembered such summer? Yes"
replied the wag very seriously. last
winter."--World's Jest Book, 1926
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-13
State Events

Aug. 1926 Annual state conven-
ton Vermont Rural Letter Carriers
Association at St. Johnsbury.
Aug. 29-Sept Annual meeting
of Young Peoples Christian Union,
Woman's Missionary Association, and
the Universalist Convention of Ver-
mont and Province of Quebec at
Mortified.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-13
watered streets.

6acon-How different some of the
practices in the European cities are
from ours in this country!
Egbert-Indeed. How is that?
why. for instance, in Venice when
they want to open new street they
merely turn on the hose."-Yonkers
Statesman
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-13
PraetieaI psmonstration.

Eyes, my little boy" said the pretty
settlement worker. good behavior al
ways pays"
That's what my dad says" respond
ed the tough lad In the blue overalls.
Hes doing time an gets two months
Off every year for good behavior."--Ch
cago News.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-13

Aug. l6-l7-Annual state conven-
ton Ancient Order OF Hibernians at
Burlington.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-13
Raw Potatoas For Cows.

moderate amounts. AS a rule we
should not feed more than twenty to
twenty-five pounds daily to each anil
NAL
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-13

To new subscribers, The Age to
Jan. /, 1911, 40 cents.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-13
IL YOU HAVE:
"A Farm, Camp
or Cottage
IN THE VICINITY OF
WOODSTOCK

Which you would like to rent toa
desirable tenant for the coming
season send description of it,
together with your name and ad-
dress, to the undersigned at once.
Hundreds of families all over the
country search the columns of !.
the Boston Transcript each season
for information as to where
the most desirable summer resi-.
dences are located. Free advice
and all necessary information
f., will be cheerfully given you.
BOSTON TRANSCRIPT CO..
s92A Washington St.. Boston, Mass.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1910-12-22

The development attained such proportions that 1t fell
Of ito weight though the business dpfession helped
the imitation There has been repentance the
Of those who bndy took any offered bait which appeared
inviting; and there repentance the part Of those who
have been made to suffer for the interruptions work which
they did, In consequence of the opportunity presented
unload and dogs other kind Of thing the law
permitted them to incorporate Publicity laws and federal
indictments have been direct results Of the BOOM and
be that least there will be exercised
daring sailing rocks attempted than was
the case before
THE HEPBURN BILL.
The bill introduced by Senator Hepburn remit assess
work mining claims which the Areswept area
does believe meet with the approval Of the general
public here. There always number Of people at
tempt by another avoid doing the requisite
work. and IL argued that this the particular
class which will reap the full benefit from BILL In other
words people feel that will simply added incentive
dleness and permit the tying valuable mineral land
in violation Of the law but localized by special congress
The great majority Of those who honest in the devel-
opment of their property have already done their and
consequently will receive any benefit from special
eslation while the aeeard continue idle and laugh
his ambitious neehbor unnecessary outlay and effort
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1910-12-22

chance to get in on the ground floor. Company re-
ports monthly Over twothds Of the capital stock in
treasury Nine claims crossed twice BY Railroad $500
feet on the ledge. Splendid showing Need money for
machinery Write for Engineers report Don't miss this
opportunity. II costs nothing to find out NJ
Address Box Ia, Mulan Idaho, Dept A.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1910-12-22

View of Tamarack 4 Ches.
apeak mine which !. expected
to begin production when the
new Hercules mill i COM
pleted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-02

railroad must always provide for por-
ton of its bettermentS out of earnings
and must be allowed to collect the
equivalent of the sinking fund from the
present generation. If a railway COM
pany is limited by law to say per
cent dividends, and there is no surplus,
the result is that it not only cannot i'm
it has no credit with which to borrow
for improvements. These are very sim
pie and elementary truths which Mr..
White and Mr.. Cummins ignore: All
the talk about railroad grating is
nonsense-there is no business in the
country more honestly conducted
nothing so public-no industry whose
affairs are so thoroughly supervised by
all sorts of governmental agencies.
There are fewer leaks, defalcations
and there is less Of dishonesty than IN
any other line of large business enter
prise. Gambling in stocks in Wall
street is not railroading, nor does IT
control or influence railroad manage
ment in its relation to the public.
eff the government desires to operate
the railroads it should buy them at
their fair valuation, and not attempt to
run them at the expense of their own
ers. 1t is notorious that neither our
national, state, or municipal govern
ments, ever transacted business eco
nomically or well, and there is no rea-
son to expect anything but failure; and
there is also grave danger In other
ways needless to mention here, but 1t
would be a fairer and more honorable
course to buy and own them than to
confscate the property of individuals
for public uses which is what Mr..
White advocates in fact, if not in
name"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-02
CRAWFORD TO BATTLE.
St. Louis Film Magnate, Formerly OF
Topeka, Will Fight Combine.

ST. Louis, Mo-, Aug 1.-The revok-
ing of the license of the Crawford and
the Western Film Exchanges by the
Patents company and the announce
ment that the Yale Film exchange.
owned by the picture trust. would
open has just been made public.
While many of the exhibitors are
planning to take service from the
Yale company a number of them will
continue doing business with the
Crawford and Western companies for
sixty days at least. 1t is said the trust
will take away the licenses of the ex-
hibitorS who continue to take service
from the two suspended firms but it is
also said that the exhibitors have
been promised that the two firms will
pay the fine that would result from
this procedures.
owners of the Western concern have
made any announcement it is said
that they contemplate a suit against
the Patents company. 1t is rumOred
here that the licenses of the firms
were taken away because they, did not
Patents company believes that they
can better supply the exhibitors of St
Louis with an exchange of their own,
o. T. Crawford, the proprietor OF
the Crawford exchange is one of the
biggest exhibitors in st. Louis as well
as the owner OF the crawford eX-
change. He. has the Novelty theateI
and Roof Garden, a big interest in the
Lyceum theater and in a hundred OF
more smaller houses in the city.
He is one of the most aggressive
and successful men in the picture
game in st. Louis and he will prove q
powerful enemy of the Patents COM
pany if he is not given a square deal
He is a son of L. NJ. Crawford of To-
peka, Kan.
Besides owning an interest in q
number of places Mr.. Crawford has
thousands of friends among the ex-
hibitors. He has been their friend
| through thick and thin and has car
ried number of them on the books
during the times they have had bad
business.
The Western Film exchange, while
not so powerful a factor, locally is
said to have a great number of friends
who will aid them in the fight on the
Patents company.
Many of the exhibitors say that they
will not take films from the Yale com
pany and that they will go over to the
independents if Crawford and the
Western company are not reinstated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-02
THEY WANT NEWSPAPER MEN.
Railroads Look for Journalists IL
Public Work.

The bureau OF railway economics,
which is to disseminate correct
knowledge in regard to freight rates
and other questions in which the rail-
ways and the public are jointly inter
ested," has been put in charge of
Logan G.. Mcpherson. The Office of
the bureau is to be in the Munsey
building at Washington. Mr.. McPher-
son has been a frequent contributor
to the Railway Age Gazette. and is the
author of two works on transportation,
1.-THE Working of the Railroads. and
of RAILROAD Freight Rates in Rela
ton to the Industry and Commerce of
the United States Before becoming
interested specifically in railway eco
nomic matteds, Mr.. Mcpherson was a
newspaper man, and 1t was while do
ing newspaper work that he first be-
came interested in railway economics.
Being a journalist he has peculiar
qualifications for presenting that as
pect of the railway question which will
be best understood by the general pub
lie Usually when the railways find it
necessarw or desirable to go to the
public with a proposition which they
must justify, it is necessary first to
make a study Of various alternative
propositions that may be adopted, and
then select that one which allows of
the most full and fair justification.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-02
AN END TO SKIN TROUBLES.
Action of Poslam Is Rapid-Easy to
Prove What 1t Will Do.

Action of PosIam Is Rapid-Easy to
Prove What 1t VIII Do.
ITO think says Mr.. L. J. Cooper.
North Haven, Conn, that have been
trying everything Ito cure eczema) for
fifteen years, and now poslam has done
it. The first application stopped all the
itching"
When a remedy is available like pos
lam, which in all skin troubles stops
itching and accomplishes cures so rap
idly and readily, there is really no rea-
son why such affections should be al
lowed to go unchecked, particularly as
no one is asked to purchase poslam
without first obtaining and trying one
of the free trial packages. This Will be
sent by mail to any one who will write
to the Emergency Laboratories, 81
West 25th street, New York City.
While primarily intended for the
treatment of eczema, acne, letter. bar
ber's and all other forms Of itch. ETC.,
poslam promptly cures all the lesser
skin affections, such as plmpies,
blotches, fever blisters, red noses, IN
fammed, skin, rash. herpes, sunouru.
clears the complexion and keeps the
skin in healthy condition
A special 50-cent package OF posiam
is prepared for minor uses, and TINS as
well as the regular two-dollar jar, Is
for sale by all druggists, particularly
the Rosser Drug Co., and Fred A.
Snow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-02

RAILROAD NEWS.
Trainmen Meet to Make Many
New Demands.
Will Ask for Second Wage In
4 crease in 5 Years.
WOULD BAR NEGROES.
Men Don't Want Them on Pas
sengers or Freights.
Other Items of General Interest
in Traffic World.
WOULD BAR NEGROES.

The eight-hour day.
Passenger train schedules Of pay for
motor car service.
No negro brakemen or fiagmen on
either passenger or freight trains.
The mileage basis as pay for passen-
ger crews ir-tead of a monthly wage.
Recognition of railway brotherhoods
through committees and general Off
GERS.
Extra pay for all preparatory time
over 80 minutes before trains leave ter
Ininals.
These are the leading demands made
by the railway trainnen and conduc-
tors at the annual conference which is
being held in st. Louis today. Tine
Brotherhood OF Railway Trainmen and
the Brotherhood of Railway Conductors
are talking over wages. hours and work
ing rules with the general managers OF
the 81 western railroads.
The result of this conference is one
that is awaited with anxiety by the
railroad officials and the railroad train
men in Topeka. The Atchison, Topeka
&c Santa Fe. the Chicago, Rock Island
& Pacific and the Union Pacific are
leading roads in the defense of these
demands. All of these roads-especially
the Santa Fe-have a keen interest In
the conference and it is the main topic
Of conversation in Topeka railroad cir
cles.
Among the roads to be affected by
the plans are:
The Rock Island. Santa Fe, Union
Pacific, Burlington, Missouri Pacific,
Katy, Frisco, Denver & Rio Graude,
Fort Worth & Denver. Chicago Great
Western-and many other roads which
have a direct effect on Kansas and this
western territory.
It is estimated by local railroad Off
Gals that On these various roads there
are about 1000 trainmen and conduc-
tors. II a strike results through fall
ure of negotiations there will be a com
plete paralysis of business and not a
pound of freight or a passenger Will
run west of Chicago to this territory.
The trainmen and conductors have
not decided on any percentage of in
crease but it is likely that some formal
demand for a stated increase in wages
win be presented before the committees
adjourn and a settlement is reached.
If the eight-hour a day petition is
granted it will mean that the men will
be paid on the basis of 1924 cents miles
an hour and Will give them far more
compensation and bigger rate of in
crease than if they had asked for a
stated percentage of increase.
This vast army of railroad men that
il asking for more wages and better
working rules and a general betterment
of conditions was granted IN increase
of about 10 per cent in 1907. They now
claim that the changed conditions have
wiped out completely this advance an6
that the men are back to the old scale
A number of Topeka employees are
attending the st. Louis meeting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-02
SEEK A PERMANENT RULING.
Railroads Anticipate Law Which Goes
Into Eject August II.

Into Eject August II.
st. Louis, Aug. 2.-The long and
short haul clause of the new rate law
does not become effective until August
II. In the meantime, however, the
railroads are required to file with the
Interstate commission revised tariffs
quoting higher rates for short hauls,
and they are likely to ask the COM
mission to conStrue the clause IN QueS-
! ton. 1t being understood to be their
intention, after the law becomes effec-
tive. to put in applications requesting
that the rates filed be made perma-
nent. so that thereafter they shall not
be involved in further controversy with
shippers.
The law does not empower the COM
mission to investigate legal rates that
are in effect, and subject to the long
and short haul clause, for a period of
six months, at the end of which time
they may pass upon their reasonable
ness. The great number of the tar1ns
in question will come from southern
and western roads.
The commission has ruled that not
more than rs per cent of supplements
of an original tariff may be filed. Most
of these tariffs have already been sup
plemented to such an extent. 1t is
now proposed to combine the original
tariffs and supplements and file them
as original matter, thus leaving room
to file additional supplements and at
the same time have the combination
on record as the legal rates with which
six months.
AS the commission, it is expected
will be occupied for several months to
come with the new tariffs of the OFF,
cial classification roads east OF Chicago
and st. Louis, it is not likely to pass
upon the long and short haul clause
until after that business has been dis
posed of.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-02
Use of a Sinking Fund.

when the city of Emporia desires
to make permanent improvements to its
municipal plants it issues bonds to
raise the money thereby mortgaging
the earnings of future generations, but
it does not transfer to its heirs all Of
the burden-it provides a sinking fund
for the extinguishment of those bonds
and it must be provided for by the
present generation. So a well managed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-02

Fred Prout spent Sunday visiting
friends and relatives in Kansas City.
Elmer Wilsox. fireman from Argen-
tine, spent Sunday and Monday here
on business trip.
Henry Kettler of the electrical de-
partment is here spending several days
on business trip.
Roy Jewell of the freight depart
ment spent Sunday visiting friends in
Kansas City. Mo.
Ira L. Mckinley of Iowa is here
spending several days on business
trip.
Herbert Porter is unable to be at
work in the machine shop on account
of illness.
Word has been received from Hor-
ace JONES' who is spending his annual
vacation in Maryland, that he is en-
joying fine time but that he will re-
turn to Topeka soon to resume his du-
ties in the Santa Fe machine shop.
G. E. Eldridge of the G. o. B. has
gone to Chicago to spend several days
on a business trip.
T. E. Prout, secretary Of the r. r.
Y. M. C. A., is expected to return the
latter part of this week or first OF
next from the west, where he has
spent a five weeks vacation trip. He
has visited in all of the principal cities
of the west.
Thomas Herick of Argentine spent
Sunday here on a business trip.
Frank Leblanc of the freight de-
partment will leave this week for
Oklahoma, where he will make an ex-
tended visit with his folks and prob
ably remain permanently.
]. Swat has resigned his position IN
the freight department.
VIM. Cole. night porter of the r. R
Y. M G. A, has resigned his position
and will be succeeded by Guy Gootch
"Knebeps nephew is coming" The
sign that "Knebel is coming" has not
appeared about the r. r Y. M. G. A
for several weeks and will now be re-
placed by the above. But his nephew
is coming to stay, not just to pay a
friendly visit as Knebel did. Jesse
Browkaw OF Greenville, Ohio, hak
written his acceptance to the position
as office clerk in the R. r. Y. M. c. A
and will report for duty September /
filling the vacancy caused by the resig-
nation of Raymond 1. Mckee, who has
accepted a position as assistant Sec
rotary and boys work director in the
Lawrence Young Mems Christian asso-
citation and will take up his new work
September 1. Mr.. Browkaw is the
nephew of Knebel and IL he possesses
any of the traits of his uncle he is
sure to be we'll liked by the Topeka
people. 1t is with regret that we bid
our friend Raymond a farewell, fol
during his soiourn in Topeka he has
won the admiration of all who knew
him, and it is our best wishes that he
will make a success in his new work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-02
DOUBLE TRACK IS NOW READY.
First of New Santa F'e Line to Be in
Use August 1.

San Bernardino, Cal, Aug. 2.-The
first of the Santa FEES new double
track to be placed in use for passen-
ger service went into use today. This
piece. will be from Todd to Cotton
wood, distance of seven miles between
Barstow and Victorville.
The work of track laying and sur
facing probably will be completed to-
day by the special gang which has
been employed on the job for some
time. The track when they leave it
will be ready for service and the opera
ton of trains over it will be COM
menced at once.
all the way from Cottonwood to Dag
gett will be rushed along as rapidly
as possible. and the entire piece will
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-02
THE DAILY PARABLE.

AS a. ruin the cloudy heaven
Shakes to the winds wild shocks;
To the echoing bolts of the leven,
As a wreck the ocean rocks;
And the storm on earth careering
Seems, with its thunderous roll,
The laugh of monster jeering
At the dreams of the human soul.
But behind the ephemeral thunder
Smiles the eternal sun,
Whose glory provokes no wonder,
Since only common one.
o Truth, so close at our portals,
With silent but constant sign.
When shall we learn, dull mortals,
The common is divine?
Austin, in the Century Magazin,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-02

probably be in service within few
months.
The track gang which has been
finished up. the second track between
Todd and Cottonwood will be moved to
the mountain this week to do some re-
pair work between Summit and Lugo
which will keep them occupied for
some time.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-30
FIRE QUICKLY SPREAD
Plant OF View Orleans TImes-Democrst
Devoured bS Flames In
short order.

New orleans. Sept. ALPHABETICALLY
the entire plant OF the Times-D Democrat
Publishing company was destroyed by
fire which originated shortly before
midnight in the paper warehouse on the
first floor of the building.
It was only n few moments before
the entire structure was enveloped In
flames, and several employees on upper
floors had narrow escapes.
other nearby buildings seemed
doomed at one time, but firemcn sue
Cceded in confirming the flames TO the
plant and ware
house in the rear Of the building. Es-
Inmates place the loss OF the Times
Democrat at more than S125. 600, partly
covered by insurance.
The paper is one Of the oldest i'm the
south All other local newspapers at
once placed their plants at the disposal
Of the Times-DcmOCrat