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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-28
LANGTRY IN A FIX.
Must Prove Her Rights to Property
Obtained From Abingdon Baird.

London. Jan. 2S.-Mrs. Langtry is about
to appear as defendant in a suit which
will entail the laying bare to the public
of her relations with the late Abingdon
Baird. the millionaire sporting man, who
was well known in the United States as
the patron and financial hacker of the
pugilist, Charley Mitchell.
He is credited with having lavished
large sums of money upon her, and to
have atored for the black eye he is said
to have given her with the gift of fam
Gus race horse, as we'll as a sum of money
alleged to have amounted to as much as
$500 900.
That Mrs. Langtry has, however, lost
this deed of gift is apparent from the fol-
lowine, advertisement which has been APP
pearing in the leading newspapers here:
Information required concerning deed
of gift. signed by a well known sporting
man now deceased, by which race horse
and large sum of money We're decided
10 a lady The deed is supposed to have
been lost in Mayfair in 1898. In the event
Of the lost deed being established the
DartV giving information leading to its
recovery will be literally rewarded"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-28

Any lady reader of this paper can have
a trial package of a remedy that is today
the standard for female diseases. 1t
makes no difference whether she is a sub
scriber or not, she will receive a full size
sample package prepaid by mail, simply
by sending her name and address to the
Hazeline Company, South Bend, Ind It
is worth her while to send for this free
sample. In Mcpherson, Kansas, it cured
a lady who suffered constantly over 10
years from various womb troubles and
after being treated by u different doctors
who failed to relieve her. A lady living
in Toto, Starke Co, Ind, writes that this
famous remedy cured her daughter, who
was so sick with difficult monthly sick
ness that she was in bed most of the
time From Sacramento, Cal, a lady
writes that this remedy does away with
surgical operations and was saved the
danger and torture of the knife by being
cured by Hazeline. A lady in Silver City,
New Mexico, says that when she began
using the remedy five months ago her
suffering was so intense that she nearly
went insane, but the timely arrival of
Hazeline saved her reason and cured her
so she is now healthy and happy. Miss
Anna 3. Foss of Granite Falls, Mimi,
writes that for years she suffered more
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-28
GET WOMEN ON YOUR SIDE,
Says J. Waldere Kirk, and the Men
Will Follow.

Kansas City, Jan. PSI. WaIdere Kirk
IS still at the Coates House, attracting at
tention by his variety of raiment and re-
neW1ng friendships he formed when he
worked in Kansas City some years ago.
Those who know him call him Jimmie, -
and ask him how he does it, and he smiles
and keeps still.
Letters from women?" he said. Hun
dreds of them. In proportion to its size,
New York sends the greatest numbers
but St Louis is not slow How about
Kansas City? Wen; now, We really ought
What do you do with them?'
File them away. Oh yes, I keep them
all L have my secretary answer a good
many of them, but I tell you there are
very few women who have my autograph.
Liable to stir up trouble in the home if
any Of them are found lying round.
I don't believe d man can say enough
nice things about the ladies. It's good
policy, for if you get them on your side
the men will follow"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-28
TO RUN A GOAT RANCH.
Business Philadelphia Men are Start
ing in New Mexico.

Santa Fe, N M, Jan. &C. S. Onder-
donk of Philadelphia, representing com;
pany of Philadelphia capitalists interested
in the tanning of hides, has leased the
Canada Des Los AlamOs grant in Santa
Fe county for the purpose of using 1t as
a goat pasture. The headquarters of the
business viii be at Lamy Junction. It is
proposed 10 fence the grant and stock IL II
with goats The grant contains 1890.
acres and other pastures will be leased
in various sections of the territory and
The skins of the animals are to be
shipped to Philadelphia where one house
alone will handle the product OWING 70
the dry atmosphere and almost contlnu-
Gus sunshine, it is said the goat pelt from
New Mexico and Colorado makes the best
kid glove material and pelts from this
region command a high price from
French manufacturers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-28
AMoNG RAILROAD MEN.

Conductor Loosely is the whole
thing on the Caldwell branch. He is
mail clerk, conductor and baggageman.
Aaron Gwinn, brother of the wen
known Milan baseball player, "F'attie"
Gwinn, is working in the Rock Island
shops at Caldwell.
The Rock Island roundhouse at Cald-
we'll will be enlarged and other i'm
prOvementS made in the shops and
yards at that place.
Everett Howell, night clerk at the
ken a postal run on the Santa Fe
between LeavenwOrth and Topeka, and
z. a. Leavitt of LeavenwOrth, has ia
ken his place.
P. H MeIen, who was a clerk in the
railroad offices at Las Vegas, left for
KlOndike about a year ago and is re-
ported as having sold out his inter
ests there for $265O00.
The Santa Fe Pacific Railroad COM
pany is erecting a large water tank at
Angel station.
J. L. Mcclure, a machinist from Ra-
ton, took employment in the San Mar
cial shops recently.
F. 3. Sanford, former general pas
senger agent and freight agent of the
Maricopa & Phoenix road is now again
connected with the line, this time in the
capacity of assistant freight agent.
The Santa F'e Pacific Railroad COM
pany has had a force of 40 or so men
at work on two bridges near AlbuQuer-
que for the past two weeks, and it will
require about one more week to COM
plete the work.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men gave a ball and supper Thursday
night the 9th inst, at La Prade's hall,
Albuquerque They had the Fort Win
gate string band.
Fred Pingrey's painting crew and
painting machine are at San Marcial,
after having improved all the railroad
buildings at Rincon and Silver City
with coatingS of paint The machine is
stationed on a fiat car.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-28
GIRL LEFT BEHIND.
Mother and Daughter Separated at
K. c. Reunited in Topeka

While No. 3 of the Santa Fe was
waiting in Kansas City, a lady dressed
in the finest of furs handed a letter to
her daughter, aged 5, to mail. The lit
tie girl got off to mail the letter and
before she returned the train pulled out
of the depot and she was left. The
mother was almost frantic as she told
her story to the conductor. The con-
ductor telegraphed back to Kansas City
at the first stop and at Topeka the anx-
ious mother received word that her
daughter would arrive in Topeka on
No. L The mother left the California
Limited and waited for No. 1 when she
and her daughter continued their jour
ney.
The mother was profuse in her ex-
pressiOns of surprise that the railroad
officials should take so much pains to
find her daughter and to restore her to
her without any harm.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-28

been transferred back here and Dis
patcher Charles Priestly will be trans
ferred to some other point
J. w. Rounds has moved his family
from NickerSon. Mr.. Rounds is an en-
ploye of the Santa Fe in the building
department.
The new hot water pump has been
placed on its foundations in the round
house and will be ready for use in a
day or so. 1t will be run with steam
from the back shop.
Foreman Ed Rouch of the bridge and
building gang is experimenting the
moving of the east end switch shanty
The shanty is being moved farther east
in the yards.
Engineer r. Smith and Fireman Will
Blatchley were sent to Florence this
morning to run out of there.
Machinist Robert Hughes and a help
er were sent to Great Bend this morn
ing to put snow pillow on the g.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-28
DEER FIGHTS STALLION.
Drives the Horse Away After Infict-
ing Fatal Injuries.

Huntington. Pa, Jan. 2S.-Mrs. John
c. CrownOver, living at the foot of
Stone mountain, witnessed a rare sight
last night.
In the barn yard was a stallion, half
dozen cows and a big buck deer with
wide spreading antlers
The buck and stallion were engaged
in deadly combat, and from appear
ances the buck was coming out the
victor.
Mrs. Crownover grasped a pitchfork
and attempted to separate the warning
beasts.
The deer kept right on piling in blows
with his fore feet on the stations head
and shoulders until at last the van
quished horse dashed through the en-
closure. The buck trotted back to the
mountains, which is full of deer this
year.
The stallion NAV not recover.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-28
CUTTING DOWN INTEREST.
Rock Island Refunding Five Per Cent
Bonds-Increased Earninos-

New York, Jan. 2S.-The new per
cent 80 year bonds of the Rock Island
railroad are offered in exchange to hold
ers of the present 5 per cents, the lat
ter to be estimated at 1882 and ac-
crued interest as of May I. The circu-
lar making the offer contains a letter
from President Gable announcing that
the issue of 4 per cents is 500 600, 600
the per cent bonds and $4,000 900 Z per
cent Chicago Southwestern bonds. Mr..
Gable says that by refunding the an
nual interests charges will be reduced
1886. 621. 1t is also stated that Rock Is
lands net earnings for the mine months
ending December 81, December estima-
ted increased 81, 525, 1913 over the cores
ponding period of 1896.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-28
DIR. EMBREE'S SUCCESS.
His Early Struggles Reviewed by an
Admiring Friend.
(From the Lawrence World.)

Rev. Mr.. Embree, who is going to leave
Kansas for a larger field, will take no
end of fight out of the state with him.
Since he was mere boy and went off to
war his life has been a continual fight
When he came to Kansas Mr. Embree
started at the bottom. He secured a
charge down in johnson county as assist
ant to Rev. Mr.. Houk. He did his work
vel and received so little temporal re
ward that he did his own washing. He
never finched, but stood it out, and when
conference met he was sent TO North
Lawrence. His ability deserved better
but he made no complaint. Then we be-
heVe he went to Manhattan, then to Hia-
watha and SO on the rounds until his
ability vas recognized and he was called
TOnRka-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-28
CONVEY" IN A MUSEUM.
Hide of the Famous Tramp Postal
Dog Mounted.

Washington, Jan. 28.-"Owney,' the
famous tramp postal car riding dog,
has reached his last resting place-the
pOstoffice museum. His hide was
mounted at the Smithsonian institute
and this morning was placed in a glass
case among the other famous curios in
the museum.
"Owney'' was the most celebrated
tramp dog that ever lived. About IA
years ago he followed a mail wagon in
Albany to the railroad station where
he boarded a postal car. From that
date to his death in Minneapolis last
year he Travelled hundreds of thousands
of miles in mail cars through every
state in the union. One day last sum-
mer he bit a little girl who became too
familiar with him and was shot.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-28
A Comparison.

New remedies put forth with exar-
gerated claims are continually comi1e-
up; some flourish awhile as fashionabl9
novelties but nearly all are forgOtten
before the end of the third year on the
other hand Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy has continually grown in favor
and popularity during the past twenty
five years Those who once use it are
so much pleased with the result that
they nearly always insist on having it
when again in. need of such a medicine
There is nothing so good for bad cold.
Sold by druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-28
Relief in Six Hours.

Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis
ease relieved in six hours by the New
Great South American Kidney Cure -
This new remedy is a great surprise on
account of it's exceeding promptness in
relieving pain in the bladder, kidneys,
back and every part of the urinary
passages in male or female. 1t relieves
retention of water and pain in passing
it almost Immediately. If you want
quick relief and cure, this is your rem
edy. Sold by Geo W. Stansfeld, 632
Kansas avenue, and Sim Drug compa-
ny, 607 Kansas avenue, druggists, To-
peka, Kan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-28
IMMENSE TRANSFER BOAT.
Contract for Largest Hull Ever Built
on Upper Mississippi

Dubuque, la, Jan. 28-The Iowa Iron
Works Of this city has closed a contract
with the Texas Pacific Railroad company
for building the largest hull ever con-
structed on the northern river.
The boat viii be used al New Orleans
for transferring cars, and will be 800 feet
long, Sc feet beam. with Is feet inch
guards, total beam of 81 feet over all.
It is about the same length as the big
St. Paul packet, but will have nearly 30
feet more beam. In the construction of
the hull 80 tons of steel viii be used and
not less than $4,000 will be paid for labor
in DubuQue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-28
MoURNED BY ALL.
Death of Miss rEudora Wright Re
GREETED by Railroad Men.

Miss Eudora Wright who died at the
Santa Fe hospital of appendicitis had
been a nurse there for some time and
was the favorite of all the railroad
men who had been in the hospital.
Among the shopmen and trainmen all
along the road there are many who will
be panied to hear of her death.
Short services were held in Topeka
and Mrs. Wright accompanied the re-
mains of her daughter to Aurora, Ill,
for burial
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-28

After hearing some friends continual
Iy praising Cham berlain's Collie, Chol-
era and Diarrhoea Remedy, Curtis
Flick, of Anaheim, California, pur-
chased a bottle of it for his own use
and is now as enthusiastic over its
wonderful work as anyone can be. The
% and so cent sizes for sale by all drug
gists-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-28
FROM NEWTON.

An Office is being built in the center
of the old roundhouse for the use of the
boss painter.
A new directory OF engineers and fire.
men has been placed in Foreman Tis-
dale's office. It is an Improvement over
the old one as it is larger and in every
way better.
Dispatcher Utterback, who was sent
to Arkansas City a short time ago has
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-28
Better Bridges for the Rock Island

The Rock Island Railway company
will spend several thousand dollars in
Kansas and Colorado this year replac-
ing wooden bridges with substantial
structures of iron and masonry. When
the road was first built through Kansas
and Colorado the majority of the small
er bridges put in were wooden struc-
lures. These are to be this year re-
DIacRd
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-28
no Start q New Series Of Numbers.

The new 5O-foot furniture cars that
are to be built by the Santa Fe may
start a new series of numbers. The
freight cars are numbered as follows:
Refrigerating cars 2 to 298; fruit 3101 to
3713; furniture COOL to 1900; box cars
10001 to 21291; palace stock cars STOOL to
6743s; single deck stock cars 50001 to
524T0; double deck 69001 to 694S8; coal
7OO01 to 79O1S; fat cars 900O1 to 91S01;
ballast 9s001 to $3.50; way cars tC S99.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-28
The California ExDress

Leaves Topeka daily at 1:25 D. m. via
Santa Fe Route and carries Pullman
Palace and Improved Tourist Sleepers
and Free Reclining Chair Cars through
to California. This is the line offering
quickest time, shortest distance and
greatest comfort every day in the year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-28
Damage Suit Fails.

Leavenworth, Jan. 2S-The BurIing-
ton road won in the trial, wherein Jas
Livingston of St Joseph sued for $1O,-
600 dana ges. The jury last evening
held that Livingston was hurt through
his own carelessness and that his in
juries are not permanent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-28
ENGINE JUMPS THE TRACK.
Locomotive at Milwaukee, Wis, Runs
Through a Brick Wall.

Milwaukee, Wis, Jan. pa Iocomo-
tive on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St.
Paul road jumped the track at Fowler
street last night and ran clean through
the brick wall of the +. Bergenwald &
Co. warehouse.
The engine went half through the
store before it stopped. A number of
workmen had narrow escapes. The
damage amounts to several thousand
dollars
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-28
CA8E0RrA

Safe, sweet and satisfactory, Ayers
Pms are the best family physic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-28
The California Express

Leaves Topeka daily at 1:25 p m via
Santa Fe Route and carries Pullman
Palace and Improved Tourist Sleepers
and Free Reclining Chair Cars through
to California. This is the line offering
quickest time, shortest distance and
greatest comfort every day in the year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-28

Honeseekers excursion tickets via
the Santa Fe Route at very low rates
Tuesday, February LIST.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-28
Many People Cannot Drink

coffee at night. It spoils their sleep.
You can drink Cirain-O when you please
and sleep like a top. For Grain-O does
not stimulate; it nourishes, cheers and
feeds. Yet it looks and tastes like the
best coffee. For nervous persons, young
people and children Grain-O is the per
feet drink. Made from pure grains. Get
a package from your grocer today. Try
it in place of coffee. Is and 25c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-28

To Cure Constipation Forever
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic 1Oc or PIC
II C. c. G. fail to cure. druggists refund money
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-28

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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-10-13
May Retain Their arms.

The volunteer soldiers who de
sire to preserve their arms and other
accoutremcnts supplied them blythe
government as relics of the war will
be allowed to buythcm at cost prices,
the amount to be taken out of their
pay. This is in accordance with
the general order No. l24, recently
issued, containing instructions for
mastering out volunteer soldiers.
The order states the price at which
these holdings may be purchased.
A Springfield breech loading rifle or
carbine calibrc 45, may be retained
by the volunteer at a cost of $40.
a Colt revolver, calibre 3S, will cost
him the same amount. There is no
difference in the cost of Colt AZ
calibre.
A deduction of $500 from his
pay entities the volunteer to his sabre,
and other articles are valued as fol-
lows: Blanket bags, with straps,
complete, $3.50; bayonet scabbard
for rifle, 80 cents; cartridge belt,
single row of loops, IS cents cart
ridge belt, double row of loops, 81 /;
canteen, with straps, 43 cents gun
haversack and strap, y cents waist
belt and plate, 80 cents.
Even the most triAing things in
cluded in the soldiers outfit may
also be purchased in the same way.
These include the meat can, the price
tor which is fixed at IA cents tin
cup, 8 cents; knife, A cents; fork, 2
cents; spoon, cent. The only 9TH
er items left are revolver holster and
cartridge box, which are valued at
so cents each.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-10-13
COUNTY CULLINGS.
Breezy Items Picked up Here
and There about the Coun-
ty and Noted tor Your
Enlightenment.

Mrs. Charles Miller of Salem is
making an extended tour visiting
relatives in Indiana.
Three acres of landncar Freeburg
belonging to Daniel Roush has Weld
ed 96 bushels of wheat.
Drs. A. NJ. Smith andC. G.. Smith
removed a tnmor from the throat of
Mrs. Joel Gearhart of Adamsburg.
The Freeburg band instruments
have been received from Philadelphia
where they had been sent for re-
pairs.
George Rcarick, of Fremont,
while hauling water ON Saturday a
week ago fell from his wagon and
was severely hurt.
Rev. Botsford of Northumberland
has been elected delegate traternal
to the Snyder County Christian En-
dcavor Convention.
Wilson Woomcr of Niles, Michi-
gan, formerly of Mt. Pleasant Mills,
died last week at his home in Mich
igan. Davis of Fremont, brother.
attended the funeral.
Harry, son of +. }. WagensclIcr
of Selinsgrove, has gone to Phila-
delphia to study medicine at the
University of Pennsylvania. Harry
will be the 4th generation to engage
in the practice of medicine.
VIM. Nipple, the Youngest son of
DIR. II. NJ. Nipple, enlisted in the
army in Philadelphia. The Young
man has been promoted to the rank
of corporal, which is Il great compIi-
mcnt We also learn that he has
been detailed as clerk to the recruit
ing officer.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-10-13
% no

when they searched the house found
no razor but his fathers and no
bloody clothing. The boy said he
owned no razor, that his fuzz was
not long enough to require one and
smiled as he made the remark. This
young fellow hasthe head of an idiot
or a low grade criminal with a
small CLASSY piercing eye.
The affair has thrown the entire
community in confusion and if
they were sure that Grissinger was
the guilty one he doubtless would
have paid a more speedy penalty for
his crime than is usually admins
tered in the courts ofjustice.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-10-13
Death of Daniel Kline.

Daniel ii. Kline was born Nov
Is, 1912, and died Sept. %, 1898,
at the residence of his son-in-law,
James Aurand, in Spring township,
with whom he has had his home
since 1880. Mr.. Kline was a man
of greatintelligence, andalways held
the esteem of his fellow citizens.
His wife, Mary Stambach, who was
born in Beaver township, died in
1875, and was buried at Troxelville.
Ofthe family five livedto maturity
Josiah, who died in Spring township
in 1896; James, a resident ofTrox-
elville; Sarah A., now Mrs. James
Aurand; Daniel p, a Methodist
minister at Surprise, Neb., and How
ard, who died in Adams township at
the age Of 56 years.
Father Kline was a highly re-
spected citizen and leaves many
friends and relatives to mourn his
departure into Il brighter and better
world. The funeral was held at
Troxelville OH Wednesday, Sept. 2S,
and was largely attended d.-Adams-
burg Herald.