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HIGHEST ROAD IN WORLD.
Central Railway OF Peru 1896 Fee
Above Sea Level

Central Railway OF Peru 1885 Feet
Above Sea Level.
The distinction of being the highest
railway in the world is claimed by the
Morococha branch of the Central Rail-
way of Peru, a wholly broad gauge
line operated by the Peruvian corpora
ton The altitude of the rails is here
exactly 1886 feet above sea level.
Ticlio, the western portal of the Ca
lera tunnel and the point of junction
of the Morococha branch with the
main line, is the highest railway sta
ton in the world, at 1868 feet
To reach this point from sea level,
the line passes through 81 tunnels,
over a dozen principal bridges and
utilities thirteen switchbacks, but has
no gradient up to per cent nor does
it resort to rack propulsion.
A hand car started at Ticlio will run
unaided to Callao, the seaport. and as
matter of fact such car, equipped
with safety brakes, runs before each
passenger train, carrying an inspector
on the lookout for fallen rocks or 9TH
er dangers. The grandeur of the seen
cry along this route can not be i'm
agined.
The second highest railway in the
world is that from Antofagasta in
Chilli to Oururo and La Paz in Bolivia,
md 1T is perhaps the narroweSt gauge
line for such a distance, being two and
one-haf feet in width of track. The
highest point is at Collahusai, where
the altitude is 5000 feet, fifty-six feet
lower than the Peruvian line.
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Economy Effected by Railway
Tree Planting in East.
Pennsylvania Forester Reports
Excellent Results of Practice.
THEY SET OUT 100000
In One Year Alone $4,000
Trees We're Planted.
Other Items of General Interest
in Traffic World.

Philadelphia, Pa, May h.-Marked
economy has b zen effected by the Penn
sylvania railroad through its tree
planting operations and nursery, &C
coraing to the report for the year 1910
issued by the forester of the company.
This report also shows that since the
company undertook forestry work on a
comprehensive scale more than four
million trees have been set out. Last
year alone 81, S3S trees were set in per
unaneut locations on tracts of land ad-
1acent to the company's right Of way.
There are S21A acres Of land at MOT
v,iavfILa- Pa, devoted to nursery pur-
xoees. which afford a capacity or one
million trees per year. To replace tne
eeeddinR trees transferred last year to
their permanent locations required the
planting Of 269 bushels OF acorns anu
i16 pounds of seeds from coniferous
trees. The total output OF the COM
panyss nursery during the year was
366. 924 trees. The stock on hand at the
nursery at the close of the year was
nearly one and one-half million forest
trees varying in age from eight months
to four years and 1S1, 200 ornamental
plants.
Indicative of the scope of the Penn
eylvania railroads forestry operations
the largest ever undertaken by any
corporation-is the following table
showing the planting done in the last
nine Years: Number of
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OS ASAcpnOnSQ 10 1nQ- pIoItS 1fo11
For lumber and building material.
builders hardware, paint. oils, glass.
etc, see J. B. Whelon Co -7urth and
Santa Fee tracks Phones SGk
Mr.. G. B. Logan, OF OIay N----er, spent
Tuesday and Wednesday here the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. F. F. Dawdy. of BIT
Lake street.
Mrs. ]. N. childs and daughters,
Daisy and Dorothy, of Chicago, are
spending this week with her sister.
Mrs. ]. w. Gillard, of Highland avenue,
East Hill.
Mr.. Everett Clarke will be able to be
removed from Stormont hospital to his
home on Lake street Saturday. He has
been i'll in the hospital for the past
month.
The regular meeting of the Ladies'
Aid society of the Methodist church
was held in the church this afternoon
Mr.. Edgar linn, of 122 Beacon street,
who has been quite sick for the past
few weeks. is improving and is able
to be up and around.
Mrs. L. Dexter will entertain the
Sunfower society at her home, 712 Law
renee street, Thursday afternoon.
A fine time was enjoyed by the large
crowd that attended the class social
Tuesday evening at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Newland on East Sixth
street. A good program was given after
which refreshments were served and a
general good time enjoyed.
The regular meeting of the Woman's
Home Missionary society Of the Meth
odist church will be held Thursday af-
ternoon at the home of Mrs. Matthew
earle of 1913 Locust street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Mosier, of 422
West Locust street, are the parents of
an eight pound son, born Monday
morning, May Is, to whom they have
given the name. Floyd MarceIl.''
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Sheehan and
son James of Evanston, Wyo.' will
arrive soon to visit his mother, Mrs.
II. Sheehan, of 422 Lawrence street.
They will remain until fater the state
fair in September.
The regular meeting of the Adult
Bible class of the Methodist church will
be held Friday evening at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ragsdale on Davies
street.
Miss Frances Parks, of Rossville.
visited friends here Tuesday.
The intermediate society of the
Christian church will give measuring
party in the church Friday night.
Mr.. Thomas Clarke spent Tuesday in
Emporia on a business trip.
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SEEK WEBB CITY MAN.
Government Asked to Find A. N. Nor
rison, Real Estate Dealer.

st. Louis. May 1.-THE United States
government was asked yesterday to
lend its assistance to find A. N. Nor
r1son, a real estate dealer of Webb
City, Mo-, who mysteriously disappear
ed from Seattle, Wash, Thursday, May
4.
Relatives of Mr.. Morrison, who made
the application, expressed the belief the
Webb City man has been shanghaied,
and now is being held a captive on a
vessel sailing from Seattle to Alaskan
waters.
The matter was taken up with the
treasury department in Washington.
Treasury officials have directed the
revenue cNtter service in the vicinity of
Seattle to lend whatever aid is posi-
BILE,
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tree planted.


With a view to identifying the lawns
around stations and unoccupied places
along the roadway, much attention has
been paid to the growing or ornamental
plants and trees at the company's nur-
sery. To save much of the time re-
uuired to grow these from seed there
were imported from France during the
year Al, 500 deciduous ornamental plants.
$3.50 coniferouS ornamental trees and
1O7, 1886 coniferous forest seedlings.
These were placed in beds at the nur-
sery and will be ready for transplant
ing this year.
In addition to growing ornamental
shrubbery, and trees for its future re-
quirements of ties and lumber, the
Pennsylvania railroad has established
two large tie and timber treating
plants, both using the pressure treat
ment, one at Mt. Union and the other
at Greenwich Point, Philadelphia. These
plants have a combined capacity per
year OF a million and one-half cross
ties OF their equivalent. The Mt
Union plant was in operation the en-
tire year, while the one at Greenwich
Point was placed in service July l. In
1910 there were treated 671,369 ties. as
well as four and one-half million feet Of
lumber and switch timber, 5,432 fence
posts, 1882 cross-arInS, 55,212 hneal
feet of poles and eO,3Oe paving blocks.
To do this required the use of 1856, 513
gallons of creosote oil, all Of which was
imported from Europe.
1t is believed by the management
that the conservative numbering and
the forest planting which the company
is conducting on it's wood lots and
farm lands will serve as object lessons
for farmers, and provide an incentive
TO intelligent forest development on the
part of the public generally. To this
end the company furnishes to private
corporations and individuals trees and
plants not required for it's own uses.
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Notes and Personals.

D. w. Taylor, a Kansas City attor-
ney, is visiting his father, George Tay-
lor, of 1915 North Jackson street. Mr..
Taylor graduated from the law depart
men of Washburn college a few years
ago.
A measuring social will be given to-
morrow night at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. B. Whitehead. 1t will be open
to the public.
John F. Goodrich, division passen-
ger agent for the Rock Island at ST.
Joe, spent Tuesday with his uncle,
Charles Gerteisen, agent at the Santa
Fe Junction depot.
If the man who borrowed Foucht's
house jacks will return them he wiz
be rewarded.
A Silver Lake wedding of interest to
North side people took place Sunday
when Miss Eff1e Shideler and Milo B.
George were married at the home of
the brides father, w. p. Shideler. Rev.
Mr.. Gilmore performed the wedding
ceremony. The couple will be at home
at Dover after June 1.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Sheetz of 1925
North Quincy street are visiting =
Kansas City.
B. +. Munley is in Eskridge on BUSH
ness.
M. F. Southwick is visiting in Kan-
sas City.
Mrs. L. Marsh of Kilmer was Q
North side visitor Tuesday.
J. o. Burt of Tacoma, Wash, has
returned home after a visit with
friends in Granville.
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First. Published in The Topeka State
Journal May II, 191L1
NOTICE OF PROPOSALS FOR HAY
WANTED

WANTED.
Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board of Control at their office in To-
peka, Kansas for the furnishing of $50
tons of ALFALFA hay and LIS tons of
PRAIRIE hay, for the Topeka State Hos
pital, up until 10 o'clock a. m, Thursday,
June !, 1911.
The price quoted should be upon basis
of hay being delivered at the barn OF the
Topeka State Hospital. The hay of both
kinds must be sufficiently well cured to
be put in NOW and must grade as No.
ONE hay.
Bids should be addressed to the Secre-
tary of the Board of Control, Topeka,
Kansas, and marked on the outside OF the
envelope Proposals for hay"
Each bid should be accompanied by
certified check on some responsible bank
for $50.
The check of the successful bidder will
be returned to him as soon as contract is
entered into and bond for the fulfillment
of the contract is given and approved.
Checks of unsuccessful bidders will be re-
turned to them promptly as soon as con-
tract is awarded.
BY order of the Board of Control of
State Charitable Institutions.
H. C. BOWMAN, Chairman.
CdAS. w. GIBBS, Secretary.
May, 16, 1911.
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POUR OIL ON WATERS.
East st. Louis Board of Health Tries
to Kill Mosquitoes.

East st. Louis. ILL.,, May 1.-THE
board of health directed DIR. L. B.
Short. health commissioner, to pour
crude oil on the waters of Pittsburgh
lake, Cahokia creek, and other streams
and creeks around East st. Louis, with
the hope that the mosquitoes will be
exterminated-
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First published In The T oDs,-~>-
journal Wednesday. May 10, ISL. ! "a 70
SHERIFFS SALE
In the District Court of Shawnee -,
State of Kansas County,
The Vermont Savings Investma,.
pany OF Kansas. Plaintiff. ooin-
Laura Williamson, Sallie Simnso, ,r.
Clelland Simpson. J. w. Patfersor' NC NC
ter Patterson, NJ. B. Patferson' 1, OF
PATTERSON, Susia Patterson ana Nro-, IVA
Mayreld, Defendants iio
Case No. A946.
BY virtue of an Order of Sale iss,,.,
me, out OF said District Court, in tts
aooVe-entltled action, WILL on Monday
me 1zth day of June, A. D. 1911 AT n
CLOCK a. m. of said day, at the east
front door of the Court House in the civ
OF topeka, in the County of Shawnee in
the state OF Kansas, offer at public SAIL
ana sell to the highest and best bidder
Tor cash in hand, all the following,
described real estate, to-wit Lot nun.
Dered Four Hundred and Fifteen (4lN or
Buchanan Street, In Kings Addition 70
the City of Topeka, lying and situate in
the County of Shawnee in the State Of
Kansas. u
The above-described real estate is taken
as the property of said defendants, and
is directed by said order of sale to be sold
and will be sold without appraisement'
to satisfy said order of sale
JONATHAN D. NORTON
Sheriff of Shawnee County, Kansas.
w. 1. JAMESON, Attorney.
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Published in The Topeka State Journal
May II, 1911.1
OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO-
Greetings

CEEDINGS.
Commission Chamber, Topeka, Kansas,
regular session at 2:So O'Clock p. m, with
the following commissioners present:
Commissioners Bone; Miller, Stotts and
Petition to construct a new cement side
walk, five feet wide, from the west line
of Topeka Avenue on the south side Of
brick walk on the south side of said
street, signed by ]. e. Maxwell and
number of others, was presented. read
and referred to commissioner of Streets
and Public improvements.
Resolution to construct new sewer
district, was presented for first reading.
The following resolution was presented
for first reading:
''RESOLVED, That the Mayor and
Board OF Commissioners of the City of
Topeka deem 1t necessary for the best
gutter both sides of Kansas Avenue from
the south curb line Of First street to the
north curb line of Tenth Avenue with
City Engineers estimate of the cost of
grading, curbing and paving Woodlawn
Avenue at it's intersection with Grove
Avenue, submitted by A. R. Young. city
engineer, was presented. read and ap-
proved by the following vote: Ayes. Com
missioners Bone, Miller and Stotts ana
Mayor Billard-4; absent, Commissioner
Tandy=.
The following resolution, was presented
for first reading:
of Commissioners of the City of Topeka:
That the sum of Ninety-five Dollars
&95.00) be, and the said sum is, hereby
transferred from the General Revenue
Fund to the General Improvement Fund
Bids for the sale of the $4,000 $40
General Improvement Bonds, were re-
State Savings Bank. Topeka, Kansas;
Mercantile Trust Company, St. Louis,
Emery. Peck & lockwood. chicago,
Illinois;
Hayden. Stone & Company, Boston.
Mass;
Splitter & Company. Toledo. Ohio.
Commissioner Bone moved that the bid
of the State Savings Bank, Topeka, Kan
sas, be accepted. which motion prevailed.
Commissioner Bone moved that the cheeks
the respective parties, the motion prevail
ing.
Verbal request relative to the widening
of Lawrence Street. from Third Street to
Fourth Street, was, on motion of Com
missioner Stotts, referred to commission
er OF Streets and Public improvements
commissioner of Streets and Public I'm
provements be authorized to purchase the
brick, necessary. to pave the south ex-
tension to the Melan Arch Bridge on KAN
sas Avenue, which motion prevailed.
Communication from G. o. Wilmartn'
relative to repairs to fire cfstern at Kan
scented and read. Commissioner Miller
moved that the Fire Marshal be instruct
ed to make an Investigation and bring In
an estimate of the cost OF such repairs,
the motion prevailing.
Commissioner Miller moved that the
city clerk be instructed to readvertise Tor
bids for the grading, curbing and paw
ing of Woodlawn Avenue at its intersec-
ton with Grove Avenue; said bids to pc
on file in the office of the city clerk by
2:30 o'clock p. M, Monday, May z, III,
which motion prevailed.
No further business appearing, on mo-
ton of Commissioner Miller, commission
adjourned to meet at 2:30 O'Clock p. m,
Tuesday, May 18th. 1911.
lSeal1 c. B. BURGB,
1ork
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MAY RACE GOVERNOR GRAY.
Meridian's Owner Says He VIII Put
Up Side Bet.

Louisville, KY, May 17.-H. F. Car
man, owner of Meridian, says that he is
willing to race the Derby winner
against Governor Gray for a mile and
q quarter, both to carry the same
weight Carman is willing also to race
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for side bet. whatever amount may
be added to go to charity.
On account of q rule against match
races the meeting probably will be held
at Lexington one Sunday during the
meeting here
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Published in The Topeka State Journal
May II, 191ll
OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO

OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO
CEEDINGS.
Commission Chamber, Topeka, Kansas.
May 16, 1911. The city commission met in
regular adjourned session at 2:3O O'Clock
p. m, with the following commissioners
present: Commissioner Miller-1; absent.
Commissioners Bone, Stotts and Tandy-
3. Mayor Billiard in the chair.
No quorum being present, commission
adjourned to meet at O'Clock a. m,
Thursday, May 18th, 1911.
ISeal1 Z. B. BURGE,
City Clerk
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Thirst published in The Topeka State
Journal May 1e, 191.1
City Clerks office

City Clerks Office,
Topeka Kansas, May 18th, l9ll
PROPOSALS.
Sealed proposals will be received at the
office of the city clerk until $50 o'clock
D. m, May END, 1911. for grading, paving
and curbing of the intersection Of wood
lawn and Grove Avenues, In said city, as
per specifications on file IN the ONCE OF
the city engineer.
A certified check in the sum OF 80 must
accompany each proposal.
The Mayor and Board Of Commissioners
reserve the right to reject any or all
Oius' % c. B. BURGE. City Clerk.
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Last year over 10000 plants were dis
posed Of to outside individuals.
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Chi-NaneI

For the old floors and woodwork. c
NJ. Hill, s2s Kansas avenue.
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BUSINESS CHANCES.

EoR SAI,E+Restaurant and small gro
cerfes at q bargain. 400 E. 9Th.
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(1teIns for the East Topeka column may
be telephoned to Ind phone I761.1
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[0Ak[AND GOSSIP |
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Items Tor the Oakland column may D.
teleChoned to Ind. phone 1751-1
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State Of Kansas, Shawnee County, IS.
In the Matter Of the Estate of Sarah
J. Porter, late Of Shawnee County, Kan
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT.
Notice is hereby given that on the 18th
day of May, A. d. 1911, the undersigned
was. by the Probate Court of Shawnee
County, Kansas, duly appointed Admins
traitor of the estate of Sarah j. Porter,
late Of Shawnee County, deceased. All
parties interested in said estate will take
notice and govern themselves accordingly.
ALBERT BARTRAM,
Administrator.
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LEGAL.

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first published in The ToDsl-, 80 80
journal Wednesday. May 10. 1911 ATE
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LEGAL

First published in The Topeka State
Journal Wednesday, May II, 1911
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FOR SALE-uSCEILA
S@~~~->%~~~-N~~~~~--~~~~-~-
CALL WILL RANDALL for house
screens. ind. 3041. los E. 18th st.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-08

The following-named enlisted men have
been ordered discharged without honor
from the National Guard on account of
having been continuously absent from
their commands without leave for more
than three months: Private Walter Dol
by, Company K. LIST Infantry: Private
Morgan Tubman, Company L, LIST Infan-
try.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-08
The Story Teller.

-HERE is a somewhat elderly gen.
tleman in one Of the government
departments in this city who
prides himself upon his ability as a ra-
contour. He possesses three stories,
which he has been telling to his fellow
clerks. so 1t is said by the latter, for
the past thirty years. Scarcely a day
passes that this indefatigable narrator
confreres are not RECALLED by one or
other or. perhaps. all three stories. This
Is especially the case. as one OF the
clerks in the Office has habit or re-
marking to another:
by the way, Blank. have YOU ever
heard -- tell that story about his
experience as a bill collector"
Upon which the party addressed is wont
to exclaim. with perfectly fresh ap-
pearance OF surprise and interest:
why. no: what was that"
Immediately, with undiminished gusto.
the tale is narrated for perhaps the hun
dred-thousandth time. II might be sur
missed that the narrative, however excel
lent, would pail by such peis. stency or
repetition, but the tact is that the old
gentleman works himself up to such a
kilIh Va SASlSihShl dlu iildUfScS Ill SucL
dramatic gesture and facial expression
that the hearers, who might otherwise.
pc. haps, be slightly bored lind the per-
Torrance rather dwelling than other
wise The fact that he has told the
yarn the previous Gay does MOI seem u
detract from the ,eller's intensity IN the
slightest degree.
In the course Of the old gentleman s
favorite story, which may be briefly de-
Scribed as .eiating 10 an experience OF
his. In early Ire. with a nausuty AID
recalciti ant debtor, he mas occasion L
relate the rather oppioar.ous lansuag.
IN which he expresseL mis- opinion % q
fashionable physician, the deb,Or In ques
ton. A brand-new nearer Was secured
10. this stofy the otheI day, and as The
old gentleman nourished has fists or.
the face OF the somewhat nervous younl
man. while his eyes snapped balefaliy
behind his spectacl~s, the listener iIlaut
hurried Tearwaru movement RE
seemed 20 think, too. that the opprobri-
Gus expressions were meant, Somehow
for him. IN fact, the OLD audience en-.
joyed The story much more than did tn.
NOVICE.
Thee Is another remarkable specimen
OF the genus story teller IN the same
office. This IS an aged E.glisnm&n, WAC
Is wont to tell Of remembering tie sink
ing Of the Royal George, and of how
King George Ill patted MIN on the heat
when he was a yOungster. A mes.eng
in the Office TOOK upon himself tie L. h
OF entering the ola Englisnman's mort
striking statements in q greasy notebook
evidently for the purpose Of subsequent,
looking up the matters referred TO In q
suitable reference. The other day hs
produced this notebook and remarked:
Mr.. -, I've been keeping tab or
some OF your statements and l find thai
you must be, at least. 1T years old
The impressive nature of this deliver.
was somewhat impaired by the old Eng
hshman's catching up a heavy glass ink
stand and hurting Ii at the head of tn,
oficious Me curry, who darted out OF tn,
door with the rapidity Of lightning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-08

continuation Of the status quo In the
Balkans. Up to the present the only
great power that has been credited with
any ambitions in this direction is Aus
tria- Hungary, and q compact to main
tain the status quo against any other OF
the powers Is only a paraphrase for ultt-
mately arranging and remodeling Of east
ern Europe, according to the wishes OF
the German, Austrian and Russia en-
tente.
II the new combination merely aims at
preserving the status quo. 1t need not
cause alarm, but 1t bears every appear
arce Of being q revival Of the alliance of
the three emperors, and with the three
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empires surrounding the whole Of that of
Turkey, the latter will be taken by the
throat whenever occasion requires ana
the two western powers-England and
France-will find 1t very hard to make un
the ground they have SO often thrown
away since the Turkish revolu ion. An Of
fensive and defensive alliance between
two Balkan states likewise, for the main.
tenance of the status quo. appears to be
the only resource left open to prevent a
partition sooner or later between the
new coalition. 1t Is perfectly evident
that the understanding come to at Pots.
dam between the kaiser and the car wa
in principle very far-reaching one.