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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-01
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I'm such rapid-fre order have events
that startled the scientific world
crowded upon each other within the
first decade Of this century that pre-
dictions are confidently made that
others of even greater Importance In
every field of endeavor will shortly fol-
low. With aviation brought up ito It's,
present high state of perfection; the
North Pole and its encircling ice fields
brought within the domain of the United
States; a path beaten to the very thresh-
old of the South Pole; the United States
Navy leading the world in the maneuvers
of the submarine craft. and at the same
lime fast building the most formidable
battleship of the Dreadnought type the
civilized world ever dreamed of. but little
remains to be told of mans achievement
within the past few years and months.
Some of those whose faith is still I'M
shaken will tell you that, aside from
being the first to reach the North Pole.
DIR. Frederick A. Cook scaled the sum-
NIT of Mount Mckinley But others will
recall the recent scene at a little town in
Montana, where the explorer and noun
tafn-climber confronted by an angry
audience. among whom were the two
guides who accompanied him up the side
of Mount Mckinley and then denounced
him as an impostor. For these reasons
we viii dismiss DR.. Cook from our DELHI
erations and turn to the Duke of the
Abruzzi, noted scientist, explorer and
mountain-cIimber, and last, but not least,
sutton for the hand of the charming Kath-
crime Elkins. daughter of West Vir-
ginia's senator
Last July the Duke of the Abruzzi.
cousin of Italy's King. and an admiral In
his navy. attained the highest altitude
ever reached by man when he scaled the
sides of Mount Goodwin-Austen, in the
Himalayas. After taking his reckonings.
the Duke and his band of italian fol-
lowers found they had attained an alti-
Gude of 24,600 feet. The mountain is g.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-01

&" THOUGH the twentieth century
just rounding out its first dec
lde, those of US who pause to re-
y fleet will readily realize that it
has opened with a rush and that
in every field of endeavor man has es-
tablished new and startling records. The
past u months have been notable, epoch
making and thrilling in signalling the
successive triumphs of man over matter.
Science has made marked advances and
each day revealed new possibilities in
overcoming those forces which so long
bafied the most noted scientists of the
world. The conquest of the air; the per-
lection of the submarine craft; the dis
covery Of the North Pole; the thrilling
experience of an English explorer who
got within 100 miles of the South Pole,
the launching of the most formidable
fighting ship in the world and new speed
and endurance records In every field of
sport are few of the events which
will go far toward making the year 1909
one of the most notable in the worlds
history.
OF course. the claims of rival explorers
Commander Robert e. Peary and DIR.
Frederick A. Cook-for polar honors and
the notable advances in the science of
aviation overshadow all other achieve
ments in the worlds calendar, causing
them to pale into insignihcanee. In this
article, however, an endeayor will be
made to give a general resume of the
tremendous strides in the nine years
since the twenCieth century dawned, and
especially in the u months just closing.
Within the past year the Frozen North,
whose gates have been so securely locked
as to resist the numerous daring attempts
made within a period of 400 years to
force them, have been opened. and two
The Detroit times., 1910-01-21

BusInes.-IIke Printing. No fuss and
no feathers The plain, neat Kind that
looks right Times Printing Co.. 10
John R-st Phone 1925.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-21
ALARM CLOCK FEEDS
AND WATERS HORSES
Inventive Connecticut Farmer Enjoys
Late Cold Weather Sieep-Tlng-
a-llnu Does Work.

HARTFORD, Conn, Jan, 2l-Dur-
ing the cold spell two weeks ago,
George Howe, OF Center Hill, Manches-
ter. began TO wonder how he might
have his horses watered and fed early
in the morning and at the same time
how he might be able to stay snugly
wrapped In bed.
The result was an invention which
ig operating daily and we'll at the
Howe stables MIR. Howe has rugged
mn an ordinary alarm clock, which
when set at $3.50. operates big gong
Al the same time the key on the back
of the clock unwinds a cord, which
attached TO a double leverage light
wire. releases weight. This weight
I'm turn slides several quarts OF oats
into each stall and removes the covers
OF the water pals
Thus by simply loading his inven-
ton with water and oats and winding
the alarm clock, Mfr. Howe sleeps un-
al he wishes to get up. while every
morning regularly. on the dot, his
horses hear their breakfast gong and
by the time they are on their feet and
ready. their morning ratiOns are await
ing them
Moreover all the horses are fed ST.
multaneously. and there Is no jealousy
because one horse is fed before his
neighbOr.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-21
CURTISS WINS
THRILLING RACE
American Passes Louis Paulhan, the
Frenchman, as Crowd Cheers Mad
ly-Cash Prizes Awarded.

Los ANGELES. Cal. Jan 21.-The
aviators and visitors who have been
attending the big meeting here are
preparing today to start for their
homes The airship flights were con.
cluded late yesterday afternoon. 1t
was the first international aviation
contest held In America.
Glenn IL. Curtiss. OF Hammonds-
port. N. Y. defeated Louis Paulhan,
the Frenchman. In thrilling race In
the air yesterday. After he had done
two or three laps OF the course Cur
tiss started a l0-lap speed trial. half
lap. or more than three-quarters
of mile behind Paulhan. II was the
first real race OF the 10-days' meet
The two aeroplanes came over the
grandstand with the speed OF express
trains. Curtiss gained swiftly on
! Paulhan and on the third lap he
reached Paulhan. Aging ABOVE him.
The Frenchman for few seconds
held even. Then Curttss. In his Ameri-
can machine. forged ahead length
and finally half n lap. Ii was no race
after that. The American machine
was the faster beyond question.
AS Curtlss rushed over Paulhan he
received the greatest applause that
any OF his efforts had gained Paulhan
went on until he had travelled GA
miles and had been in the air nearly
an hour and a half Curtiss came
down after a 30-mile trip.
This race gives the whole story OF
the meet The Curtiss machines won
all the prizes OF speed. quick starts
perfect landings and those events
where a light. swift macnine showed
best.
Paulhan won all the cross-country,
passenger-carrylng and endurance
tests. having a heavier. slower ma
chine and an engine which he trusts
absolutely Paulhan took more than
SIS, 900 in prizes and broke the worlds
records for altitude and cross-country
flights, alone and with a passenger.
Curtiss broke no worlds records and
won less than $4,000 in prizes.
The prizes won during the aviation
meet follow:
Hight First. $4,000, Louis Paul.
han, 4,165 feet; second, $4,000,
Charles X Hamilton, 53O.5 feet; third.
5000, Glenn Curtiss, no official hight
taken.
Endurance and time-First. $4,000.
Louis Paulhan. 1877 miles. LIS 80;
second $4,000. Charles X. Hamilton.
1914 miles. 5000 %: third. $500,
Glenn II. Curtiss. 1911 miles "a: 81
2.5.
Speed. 10 laps-First, $4,000. Glenn
H. Curtiss. 1911 miles. % AS 3-5; sec
ond. $4,000. Louis Paulhan. 1911
miles. 24:59 2-5; third $500, Charles
X Hamilton. 1911 miles. 30:S4 3-5.
Three laps with passenger-First,
81 600. Louis Paulhan, 483 miles,
S:l6l-5. No others contested.
Slowest lap-First. $500. Charles X.
Hamilton, 1.6l miles, s; SO 20.
Quickest start-First. $3.50, Glenn II.
Curtiss. SO feet.
Starting and landing in square
$3.50 Charles F. Willard. won; score
perfect.
Cross-country $4,000. Paulhau
won.
The following are records for the
course also made:
Speed-One lap, 2:12. Glenn H. Cur
tiss.
Shortest time in rising-6 2-5 sec
opds. Glenn II. Curtiss.
Dirigibles, one lap, 457 4-5, Lincolh
Beachey.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-21

NEW YORK. Jan. chairman
Whitaker. an eyewitness OF slavery in
Mexico, writes wildly I'm the Ameri-
can Magazine for February OF the
evils he encountered on the rubber
plantations in DiaZ's country.
1t would be impossible to con.
ceive OF a harder tate than that OF
the poor 'enganchado, he says. An
enganchado Is laborer, man or NO.
man, who hires out In Mexico to work
on the plantations. and who under
the plantation system is kept in debt
to his employers.
Such men. such womenl" writes
Whitaker. Upon them the dank coun
try has wrought it's worst. Not faco
but that was pocked or marked by
eruptive disorders; not body that
was straight and sound.
Half mile further on my horse
SHE'D at bundle OF rags which
turned out 10 be woman lying fiat
on her face in the mud OF marsh
Her baby sat up TO It's waist in mud
and water. The sight of a white
man was sufficient to cause her to
rise and stagger forward another
mile.
when | mentioned the mdher and
child to a planter he said. Oh, she'll
crawl of and die somewhere In the
Jungle
We are. supposed to have them
only six months. the planter is quot
ed as saying. but we manage 10 keep
them IL. In that time we calculate
20 In a.. L.,
I've finished with him a man is never
worth damn again.
Whitaker saw II runaway logged.
"A messenger rode into the planta-
tion with an invitation for all hands
to witness the logging.
1.-THE enganchados were lined up
under guards Two stakes, having
been driven into the ground aoout
eight feet apart. the runagate was
stripped. thrown down and tied feet
to one stake. hands 10 the other at
the full stretch OF his arms. Then
three men. two guards and the
American planter. fiogged him at once
with tough leather-like wands, cut
from jungle growths. At the first blow
he screamed. but they continued
logged him on the breast thighs,
neck. face. belly. and would. | believe.
have logged him TO death IL had not
called out that they would surely XIII
him.
Then. after throwing vinegar into
his wounds. they drove him out into
the felds.''
The toilers are kept in guarded
buildings being driven In at night.
men, women and children. grimy with
dirt OF the day and with no chance to
wash
And the doctoring? Itching sores.
erysipelas, blood poisoning from in
sect bites. were treated alike with
boracic acid sprinkled on top of sweat
and dirt. Naturally the sores could
not heal.
Whitaker diagnosed the case OF one
sick man as incurable. The planter
gave this order:
Take him out TO the field and get
out the last that's In"
"The sequel. too, is unbelievable.
Prodded along with machete pricks
till he gained the field, the poor fell
low fell down and was beaten to
death"
The superintendent Of sabbath
school I'm Chicago, says Whitaker, is
president OF plantation where a man
walked around on the bare bones or
his feet for two weeks before he was
loaded into canoe to be dumped
ashore at a railroad bridge. where he
died.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-21
Windsor Man Killed BY Fall.

Falling 40 feet from the roof OF the
British-American brewery in Windsor
Thursday afternoon William Mcmillan
aged 35. received injuries which
caused his death in Hotel Dieu few
hours later. McMillans back was
broken and his left arm fractured. He
was engaged with Earle Dunnet In re-
pairing the roof, when the scaffold
gave way. Dunnet was able to save
himself, but Mcmillan slid of the
roof TO the frozen ground.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-21
PRIZE 500 PACKAGE COUPON.

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Fiji ia your name and address on the
blank lines below. cut out the coupon
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so bldg, Cincinnati q. Enclose 10c I'm
stamps or silver as an evidence or good
faith and To help cover packing post
age, etc, and a full 81 package VIII be
OF charge.
.......... Observation-Disclosures.
Give full address-write plainly
The Detroit times., 1910-01-21
MEN AND WOMEN
DRIVEN TO LASH
IN MEXICO
Eyewitness Tells of (Unspeakable
and Shocking Cruelties Practiced
On Victims of Debt On Rubber
Plantations.
Sick Men Are Compelled To Work
While Death Is Already
Clutching Them.
WHAT CHANCE HAS
MOTHER LOVE ON SLAVE
PLANTATIONS OF MEXICO

Let tender mothers picture tiny
on piles OF foul rags. devoured by
nerce nies, bitten by ants. within
few feet OF the mothers. who
dare not spare hand from their
heANy labors TO care for. much less
caress Picture the tears that
streamed down the face OF the poor
girl who worked all day with her
dead babe at her side In a cracker
poN. Imagine small children set at
work Ia the garden before daylight
To pull weeds that drew blood from
small fingers before night ended
the task. Hartman Whitaker. on
slavery on the Rubber Plantations
OF Mexico
The Detroit times., 1910-01-21

College Student-Roses are red, VIC
let's are blue, send me ten dollars and
ri think OF you.
Loving Father-Some roses are red,
others are pink; Enclosed find ten
dollars | don't think.-Exchange
The Detroit times., 1910-01-21

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Men whose hair or boards are
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or hair falling out, requiring the
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and girls whose hair is course and
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!ust the relief that they want.
don't Rsk you TO take my word
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The Detroit times., 1910-01-21
REMNANTS

About 5000 Remnants of Laces. Dress
Trimmings, Allovers. Veilings, must be sold
today and tomorrow. They are marked to
sell at once. Come early
The Detroit times., 1910-01-21
DRINKS POISON BY MISTAKE.
Mrs. Enrlght Takes Acid For Cough
Mixture and Dies.

Reaching into dark corner OF the
medicine shelf. I'm search OF cough
mixture. Mrs. Mary Enright, 56 years
old, OF No. lac feminist. drew out d
bottle containing carbolic acid and
swallowed a fatal draught OF the
poison before she discovered her mis-
take. She Immediately screamed for
her daughter. Mrs. Josephine Airport,
with whom she lived. and three physi-
clans were summoned but were un-
able TO save Mrs Enright's life
She came TO Detroit from Limerick
county. ireland, when a child, and was
widowed 20 years ago.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-21
HOSIERY ON NAG USELESS.
Falls On Ice just the Same, Breaking
Arm Of His Inventive Owner.

Falls On Ice just the Same, Breaking
Arm Of His Inventive Owner.
BRISTOL. Pa. Jan 21.-His wife's
stockings being handler than burlap,
Ebenezer Hunsick. butcher. pulled
them over the horses legs and start
ed out foi business over the sleet-coy-
cred streets.
AS the hosiery were through at the
shoecaulks there was less resistance
than ever TO the ice: the old horse
turned a hip-fiop and EbenezeI, the
first 10 struggle back TO his feet,
found that he had "a broken arm and
a badly cut head
Have you heard about Reggie
mo; what's the matter with Reg
gie?'
He has brain fever"
IL don't believe il"
WHY"
For the same reason that a rag
doll can't have appendicitis. "-Bir-
mingham AgeHsrald
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-28

horses, for which good values are receiv-
3D. The market shows no improvement
for lightweight commercial horses and all
ordinary horses sell very low. Fancy
carriage horses are in excellent demand
and sell readily at high values, but deal
ers find difficulty in securing the right
sort of horses of this class. There is
practically no market, SO far this fall
for cheap driving horses. Saddle horses
are easily disposed of at range OF $2U
M$3O0
The best heavy draft horses sold at $3.50
4450; medium weights at $25Od35O; chunks
125om135O lbs at s2OOM225; delivery and gen
eral purpose horses at $135dt250; medium to
good driving horses at $125M3OO.
At the city sale stables: Wheeler, Nc
Elveen g. Co. received four express car
loads of fresh country horses and offered
100 acclimated and secondhand horses of
all descriptions There was a good de-
mand from the coal companies for heavy
horses and the general sales were active
with prices firm.
Welch, Hall & Co. received two express
and one freight loads of fresh horses.
The demand was more active than week
ago and values were well sustained.
Myer Abrams & Co. received three car
loads of fresh country horses. Trade
was dull and prices ran little lower on
the average sales.
At Isburgh e Cos. trade was quiet with
the entries light. Next week the firm
will vacate their present location and IT
is understood that the business will be
closed out.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-28
LEHiGH E. NEW ENGLAND.
Railroad Link Connects Coal Fields
With Shortest Route to Boston.

Allentown. Pa, sept. 27.-Papers
were signed last night which give a
complete right of way to the Lehigh &
New England Railroad for an extern
sion of 81 miles from its main line at
Danielsville, near Slatington, to Tama-
qua. The new road will cost $1,000
00O--~
The securing of this right of way
was the work of two years, and the
completion of this preliminary work
mea"S the construction without delay
of the most complete railroad link in
Pennsylvania in years The new line
will connect more particularly the col
lierieS Of the Lehigh Coal & Ndviga-
ton Co. and the whole anthracite re
gion in general, with the shortest
route to Boston. via the Poughkeepsie
bridge route. The present shortest
line is 40 miles long, but this will be
10 miles shorter.
BY this stroke the Lehigh & New
England will become an importa ut
tonnage factor in the New England
coal trade, in competition with the Lee
high Valley, Jersey Central. Reading
and Pennsylvania on the south and
the Erie and the Lacka wanna on the
north. It's management expects an
addition of 100000 tons Of freight
from the start.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-28
P|T7SF|ElO

Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Hackett left
Tuesday on carriage drive to La
grange and katahdin IRON Works.
The Golden Rule Circle of the Ere
Baptist Sunday school will entertain
the members of the Landman Blbl'
class Friday evening in the church.
E. G. Tilton of Boston and son, DR.
Carl Titon of Maiden, Mass. arrived
Tuesday for a short visit with Mis-
Ada f. Coffin and other relatives.
Mrs. Thomas Murray has returned
from a six weeks visit in Rurnham.
F.. G. Parsons. H. c. Hunter ana
clinton G. Smell passed Monday night
at Mr. Parsons camp at RingWood.
NJ. A. Huff, clerk at the Lancey
hardware store, is spending vaca-
ton with Mrs. Huff at Unity pond.
Mr.. and Mrs James Libbey Of
Unity, who have been visiting their
daughter. Mrs. Charles Stroples, re-
turned home Monday.
Stephen S. l.. Shute of Belfast is in
charge of the local American Express
office during the few weeks absence
of G. r. Phinney, who is spending d
Vacation at Boothbay.
There is talk of building a large
potato house in this town for the
convenience of the farmers. who have
not proper storage facilities for thei
potatoes.
Mrs Amos A. Springall of Dexte,
arrived Tuesday for visit with Mrs.
a II. BurSc.
The annual meeting of the 22d Ma
sonic district of Maine will be held
Oct. Ia with the Plymouth Lodge.
s. NJ. Raymond was in Waterville
and oakland Tuesday on business.
Mrs. Raymond spent the day in Clin-
ton with their son.
A hearing was held Tuesday after
noon i'm the Pittsficld municipal court
before Judge Drake i'm the case of
Howard Temple of Detroit VS.. Henry
Hopkins of Detroit on the charge of
assault and battery Temple claims
that on Saturday night, Sept. - at q
husking at the home of Orville Pease
in Detroit Hopkins struck him. knock
cd him down and beat him. After the
testimony for the prosecution the re
spondent waived examination and APP
pealed to the supreme court. furnish
ing sureties.
Miss Marena Everett teacher a
the High school in Jonesport. a for
Ter teacher at NJ. c. l.. j. the guest
# Mrs. Nellie Taylor and othe,
friends
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-28

John Clinton, 22 years old. who has
turned states evidence against Isaac
Marks. Chicago South side jcweler,
on trial TOR operating Fence" testi-
fed in Judge kavanaugh's court Mon
dav that he and his pal robbed from
one to five flats or houses a night from
Jan. to April %, the day of his arrest.
The goods recovered are valued at SOS. :
W~ ana Clinton testified that Marks
paid them only 800 for the lot. Clinton.
telling OF his methods of working, said:
IF We were detained over seven min
utes in fat we figured we were los
ing money. First we would ring door
Dell and If we got response we would
inquire for somebody If not we got
busy. That big jimmy was all we ever
used We never took anything else ex-
cept money or jewelry''
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-28
OF LOCAL INTEREST.
Some People We Know, and We Will
Profit by Hearing About Them.

This is purely local event.
1t took place In Augusta.
Not in Buffalo or New York.
You are asked to Investigate it.
Asked to believe citizens word:
To confirm a citizens statement.
Any article that is endorsed at home
Is more worthy Of confidence
Than one you know nothing about.
Endorsed by unknown people.
W. L. Fifield manufacturer of the
Fifeld Automatic Drilling Attach
ment. IA Melville ST, Augusta. Me.
says: Il have the utmost confidence
in Doan's Kidney Pills and know
from personal experience that they
are reliable kidney remedy Sew
eral years ago i used Doan's Kidney
Pills with the most satisfactory re-
suits. j do not care to go further
into the details. but I cheerfully rec
ommend this remedy for all cases of
kidney disease"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster -Milburn Co. Buffalo.
New York, sole agents for the United
States
Remember the name-Doan's-a
take, ,bbe, other.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-28
WEST GARDINER.

Erwin Horn called Sunday
friends on the Hallowell road.
Roy DeFratus of Gardiner pas
Sunday with his parents. Mr.. and
A. w. DeFratus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dudley
Hallowell were Sunday callers at
A. Harper's. 10
Mrs. Harry Spear and daugh,
Olive and Esther. visited friends
day in Belgrade. Y
A. H. Jones, carrier on RouteS15,
turned to his duties Monday, afte
vacation of two weeks. Mr.. Cary
Gardiner substituted during his VI
ton.
John Ross of TOgus was Wis
last week at Mrs. VIM. Woodbury.
James T. Collins is absent
home on business this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Davis Of
Pond road and Mr.. and Mrs.
Aldrich of Hallowell were Wis
Sunday at Milton Spears.
Mrs. Flora Horn and daug
Gladys, visited Sunday at The
GOOdWin'S. ,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-28
PALE MO.

CENTER-Frank Whitney of Mel
rose, Mass. who has been visiting
at {. A. Phillips, has returned Mrs
Whitney will remain awhile longer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus Benner OF
Portland arrived Monday night al
the home of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs
D. w. Renner, for visit
l. l.. Snow of Rockland, accompanied
by three other gentlemen, were at w
W. Turner's Friday, making the trip
by auto.
BERTHE Grant and Vern Bradstreet
are thFashlng grain in this vicinity.
Both use gasoline power
Mrs. and Mrs. S. E~ Bowler went to
assalhoro Sunday, where their
daughters attend school.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-28
PROGRESSIVE PLATFORM
Adopted by Nsw Hampshire Republ
cans-Taft Endorsed.

Concord, n. H.. Sept. PA plat1orl
constructed by Progressive members
the rarty was adopted unanimously
tie Republican state convention hel,
mere today. Under the new primar
law, this WIS the only work which til
convention had to do. The administra
ton of President Taft was endorse
to tie extent of communication o
the Republican achievements of til
last Congress under the leadership G
President Taft in CARRYING out in sue
large measure the policies inaugural
ed by Theodore Roosevelt" The ere
alion of the Appalachian forest reserve
a nnn-rartisaE commission and a re
ciprocal tariff relation with Canads
were favored.
Mr.. Bass addressed the convention,
which was presided over by DR.. JOIN
NJ Gle of Hanover