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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-12
WHAT is
THE REASON?

Why is it that you are not equal q
the task Nature sets for you To do
Why do you find weakness stealing
over you and growing day by day
Why that ashy, chaIky complexion
urine?
Why those distressing pains across
your back?
All these symptoms are unmistalza-
Bile evidences of kidney trouble
The kidneys, that make the humans
engine of life move as Nature intend
ed, are not working properly and should
have prompt attention
If you need a medicine for kidney
bladder or uric acid trouble. you can
make no mistake by using the famous
new discovery, DR.. kilmer's swamp
Root. 1t gives quick relief and cures
the most distressing cases
Hospitals use it in all kinds OF cases.
especially severe and urgent ones
Doctors prescribe it freely in thei-
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it when they need a kidney and bladder
Tens of thousands of grateful pa
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Co, and these letters have been fash
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bottle of Swamp-ROOt viii be mailed
to any reader of this paper who viii
send name and address to DR.. kilmer
& &C., and state that he saw this offer
in the Topeka State Journal
If there is any doubt in your mind as
to your condition, take from your urine
on arising about two ounces. place il In
a glass or bottle and let it stand TWEEN
ty-four hours. If, on examination. It
is milky or cloudy, if there is a brick
dust settling, or if small particles 1oac
about in it, your kidneys are IL need of
immediate attention.
Swamp Root is for sale everywhers
in bottles of two sizes and two prices.
fifty cents and one dollar. Remember
the name, Swamp Root. and the ad-
dress, Binghamton, \. Y.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-12
SANTA FE LOCALS.

Lee Altman of the round house is laying
off on account of the serious illness of his
wife.
Engine No. 697, the new tandem com
pound, has been put into passenger SER
vice and is doing good work.
Firemen Fred Barten, Ed Cliff and E.
II. Benson are in temporary service out
of Fort Madison.
Lloyd COnklin and Hank Bair have re-
turned from Albuquerque, and have gain
taken positions in the machine shops.
Engine No. 81 has been sent to the mid
die division and No. has been returned
to the Howard branch for service.
1. 0. White of the boiler shop is in La
Junta doing work for the company. Mrs.
White left Monday for that city.
VIM Benton of the boiler shop suffered
a painful injury Monday afternoon; which
will disable him up for several days.
While at work. he. aecidently slipped on
piece of iron and in falling struck the
sharp edge of the iron and cut his knee.
He was taken to the hospital, where the
injury was dressed.
Two large freight engines, Nos. S93 and
S94, arrived Monday night from the Bald
win Locomotive works. These engines
are the second shipment to arrive of an
order placed with this firm some time agO.
The engines VIII be set up and tried here.
before being put into service The first
engines No. S91 and No. S92 are proving
satisfactory and are now in service. No.
S91 was sent to the western division today
for service out OF La Junta.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-12
DANGER GROWING LESS
Heating of Cars by Steam a Safety
Movement

With reference to safety appliances,
the report made to the eleventh annual
national convention of railroad commits
siO1erS states that some of the most
serious accidents on record have result
ed from the burning of cars in wrecks.
the fire spreading from the coal stove
used for heating purposes. Heating pas
senger trains by steam from the loco
motive is fast supplanting the old
methods and its great advantages can
readily be understood.
The increase in the number of freight
cars equipped with the Westinghouse
brake was in the year ending June so,
1898, 1927. It may be stated that
practically all (9956) passenger Iocomo-
tiVes are equipped with train brakes,
and 51O5 with automatic cOuplers. OF
cars in passenger service, practically
all are equipped with train brakes and
automatic couplers. Something over "a
per cent of the locomotives in railroad
service are equipped with train brakes,
and over so per cent with automatic
cOuplers- OF freight cars, IS per cent
are equipped with train brakes and
something over IS per cent with auto
matte cOuplerS. The increase in the
number OF freight cars equipped with
automatic cOuplers was for the year
%, SIG No freight cars are now built
for general uses unless equipped with
these appliances, and naturally the
time viii soon arrive when car not
so equipped Will be an exception
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-12
P. & G. IMPROVEMENTS.
Road Is Being Placed In Shape For
Heavy Business.

Kansas City. Dec. 12,--Colone1 s. w.
Pittsburg and Gulf railroad. has returned
to Kansas City, after having made a par
daylight trip over the line from Fort
Smith to Kansas City, making a minute
examination of the improvement made
in the past six months, and he expressed
himself as being ,agreeably surprised at
the change wrought in such short space
of time. The road is being put in condi-
ton to Withstand the heavy traffic that
must eventually accrue to its adVanta ge-
route and independent terminals at
the gulf. and it is being done thoroughly
and systematically In concluding the
short conversation the colonel said: In
six months more we will have a PennsyI-
Vania Central
The orders for the new equipment have
all been placed and work is progressing
very fast, and it will not be very long
before the Pittsburg and Gulf will be in
a position to take care of all the freight
offered. There is also a new lot of en-
gines being built They are of the latest
pattern, and capable of hauling big loads
and those for passenger service will be
capable of high speed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-12
A PALArIAL z. M. C. a.
Thousands of Dollars Spent on the
Building at Texarkana.

Houston Texas, Dec. 12-The three
roads running into Texarkana known as
the Gould lines gave s.. 600 for a Rail-
road Young Mems Christian association
building there, and the employees and bus
mess men Of the city gave $4,000 making
1t $4,000. Miss Helen Gould feeling very
much interested in the work of the assoc
citation along the Gould lines. gave 81 900
some $500 will be spent in furnishing
the building, which viii be completed by
the last of December. This building is
considered the finest of the kind in the
southwest and is of six erected the
past year in the southwest Cleburn and
Temple in Texas, Popular Bluff, Monette
and Argentine north of here. There are
now $50 or more of these associations for
railroad men, known as the railroad de-
partment of the Young Mems Christian
association in the United States.
The new building Will contain smoking
and amusement room, reading room, Ii
brary, parlOr, correspondence room, sleep
ing room for trainmen laying over in
TeXarkana, temporary hospital for injur-
ed employees, bowling alleys. gymnasium,
bath rooms, etc, and lecture hall.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-12
Score North and South Holt and
EAST AND WEST.
al Mnaic DaaIer short.

Geo. s. Barley, the Mcpherson mus
ic dealer. has failed for a good round
sum and skipped the country, leaving
his business affairs in an inextricable
tangle. Barley did a rushing business
there for two or three years, keeping
several crews on the road selling or
gans, sewing machines, etc. Much poor
paper was taken in the transactions
which was discounted at ruinous rates
to obtain money to keep going. OF
course this sort of business had to have
an end and Barkley's attempt was no
exception. In his disbursement and
desperation it is said he let forgery
creep in and business men at the coun-
ty seat who have been handling his pa
per are nervOus.-Lindsborg Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-12
NO RESULT LOOKED FOR
Meeting Called by Santa Fe and
Southern Pacific Will Be
Lightly Attended

Chicago, Dec. 12.-From expressions
INDUCED in by a large number of the
western roads engaged in transcOn-
tinental business regarding the call is
sued by the Santa Fe and the Southern
Pacific for a conference on the Cali
fOrnia rate situation, it does not appear
that enough roads viii be represented
at the meeting on the 18th to enable
anything tangible to be accomplished.
1t can not be denied that the COM
DetitorS of the two roads named do not
like the idea of being dictated to by
them as to how their California bust
ness shall be conducted. They say that
while these are the only California
roads both have large interests outside
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-12
A BURGLAR GANG.
Unearthed In Chicago and Eight Wo-
men Arrested

Chicago, Dec. Jas the result of
raids made by the police last night on
fences" at 391 and 746 West Van Buren,
street, and the arrest of eight women.
the police believe they have discovered
an organized gang of burglars operat-
Chicago and other large western cities.
One of the women arrested last night,
who gave the name of Mrs. O'Brien,
was today identified as a Mrs. Fogarty,
whose husband is supposed to be in
Omaha. 1t is believed by the police that
other members of the gang are posted
in different cities, each conducting q
branch of the main organization in
Chicago. Much of the property recov-
cred in last nights raids is supposed
to have come from outside cities as it
has not been identified here. 1t is
thought that the proceeds of burglaries
in Minneapolis, Omaha and st. Louis
were shipped to Chicago for disposaI,i
while plumber secured in Chicago was
shipped to other cities, most of it prob
ably to Omaha
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-12
CHRIS GEORGE HURT.
Water Boy at Brick Plant Danger
ously Injured.

A boy by the name of Chris George
was probably fatally injured yesterday
at the brick plant west of town.
George is IA years old and was en-
ployed in carrying water to the men
at the plant. He was found lying on
the railroad tracks with his skull frac-
tured. Nobody knows how the accident
happened and as he is unconscious it
remains a mystery No cars had been
moved on the track and there was no
elevation near from which he could
have fallen. It is supposed that he
fell and struck his head on the rail of
the tracks. There was no suspicion that
he had been fOully dealt with. He was
removed to Stormont hospital The boy
lives a mile south of the brick yards.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-12
FRIDAY MORNINt
FOUGHT WITH JACKSON.
Gen. Joubert Commanded Louisiana
Regiment In the Civil War.

st. Louis, Dec. 1.-THE Post Dispatch
says that Captain J. 7. Anderson, gen
eral western agent here of the Georgia
Railroad today received a letter from
Colonel Lamar Fontaine. an ex-Confed-
crate of Lyons, Miss, in which he says
that General Joubert, the BOer COM
mander, is a native Of Louisiana, be-
longing to one OF the best families
there. Colonel Fontaine says that Jou-
bert commanded a Louisiana regiment
in the civil war and served under
Stonewan Jackson, from whom he
learned the art of war. After Apo
ma ttox Colonel Fontaine says. General
Joubert went to Egypt and afterwards
to South Africa, where he organized the
Boer frontier police.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-12
NOW IT'S THE UNION PACIFIC.
Demand For Increased Pay Made by
the Enginemen.

Omaha, Neb.. Dec Committees
from the BrotherhoOds of Locomotive
Engineers and Locomotive Firemen of
the Union Pacific system came here to-
day to. lay before the proper officials of
the road a request for an increase in
pay.
The chief grievance is made by the
firemen on account of the new big en-
gines that have recently been put in
use on the road. Under the old scale
the minimum pay for firemen has been
1925 per 100 miles. The company has
increased this to $2.75 for firemen on
the new 1900 class engines and to $2.35
on the ZOO class.
This scale has not yet been accepted
by the fremen and they ask for more.
If not granted a strike may result The
engineers ask an increase on similar
grounds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-12

Engineer Daily, of the Rock Island,
returned to Denver last night and con-
firmed the report of an attempt to
wreck the train near Magnolia on We'd
nesday night of last week The rail-
way officials do not know just what
to think of it. A short time ago bolts
and nuts were thrown at the windows
of a passing train and since the event
of Wednesday night they are making
an investigation. The engineer says
that a jack was placed under a rail-
which was raised a foot or more but
when striking it he reversed and be
fore the train was tipped over the jack
sunk and the rail dropped to a natural
position.-Denver Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-12
A SURE CURE FOR GROUP.
twenty-five Years Contant Use With
out a Failure.

The first indication Of Group IS horse
ness, and in a child subject to that dis
ease it may be taken as sure sign OF
the approach Of an attack Following this
hoarseness IS a peculiar rough cough L
Cham berlain's Cough Remedy is given as
soon as tn echild becomes hOarse. or
even after the croupy cough appears, It
many thousands of homes in this broad
land and never disappoints the anxious
mothers. We have yet to learn OF q.
single Instance in which it has not proved
effectual. No other preparation can show
such a record-tWenty-five years constant
use without a failure. For sale b. all
druggists
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-12

POLITICAL GEM.
Efusion From a School
Teacher.

The archives of railroad literature
have received a valuable addition 1t
has recently been received by Passen-
ger Agent Jerry Black, from a western
Kansas man. and it will doubtless be-
preserved in the annals of the Santa Fe-
1t is written, with beautifully shaded
capital letters, on three sheets of note
paper, tied in the corner with piece
of red silk. The author marked the
word ''Fe' to indicate that it is to be
pronounced Fay" so it is supposed
that be" should be pronounced bay
to rhyme with it. Here is the gem.
THE SANTA FEE.
Without the Santa Fe
Oh, where would we be?
Our great western. plain
Would be one vast untitled domain
The desert as before
Would be around each farm house door.
No golden grain, from this vast plain,
Would be shipped to old ocean MAN,
The mines of the west would silent be
Were it not for the Santa F'e.
Corn and cattle
Would not make the money rattle
Cotton and tobacco we would lack
Were it not for the Santa F'e track
Then Pops may howl.
But wolves would prOwl
All over this vast plain,
Were it not for the Santa Fe train.
Don't go off with that fad
And act like mad,
For without the Santa Fe
No great west would there be-
&C. a. K
Compliments and best wishes Of C.
A Kent, Principal Schools Of KiOwas
Kansas.)
It is not known whether the author
got his pass or not
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-12

Gross earnings Of seventy-seven roads
for the third week of November We're
SO, 699, $50, an increase of 81, O64, 839, or
11.O5 per cent, as compared with those
of the same week last year. For the
fourth week of November gross earn
ings of sixty-eight roads were Sc, 972, -
$50, an increase of 81, 547, 243, or 1884 per
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-12

Denver. Dec. 12-Chief Engineer
Cowan, of the Colorado & Southern, in
planning for the new shops, designed
to use considerable structural iron, but
now says that he Will have to change
the plans and use brick walls for sup
port instead. Mr.. Cowan says that he
visited several big mills and all of them
them in a rush until next June No new
work could be promised until after that
time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-12
SHAWNEE FARMERS.
Institute Will Be Held at Indian
Creek This Week.

The Northern Shawnee County Farm
ers' Institute will be held at the Indian
Greek school house on December IA and
10. The following is the programme:
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
1.-THE Garden on the Farm" F. P.
Rude.
'.The Kansas Hog" H. w. Cheney.
1.-The Farmers Meat Barrel" Amos
Goodman
THURSDAY EVENING.
Experiment in Pig Feeding G. w.
Priest.
THE Poultry Yard" Mrs. J. K Walk
er.
Road Improvement" Discussed by
all.
FRIDAY MORNING.
Something in Potato Culture" Mel
''Legumes." Prof. C. L. CIothier.
Twelve o'clock basket dinner.
At 1:30 o'clock Prof. H. NJ. Cottrel1 Of
the Kansas State Agricultural college
will lecture. The institute will close
Friday evening with a paper on so
ciaI Life in the Country" by Miss Luz
cretia Kempt, and a paper on Some
thing About District School Libraries
by Margaret Hill McCarter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-12

zone Minute Cough Cure is the best
Il is uneqqaInl,ed for whooping cough.
Children all like It, writes H. n. vii
the only harmless remedy that gives i'm
mediate results. Cures coughs, colds.
and all throat and lung troubles. It's early
use prevents consumption. At all drug
stores.
Grocers sell Amonio Benzilene Soap.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-12
Alleged Robbers Held For Trial

Wichita, Dec. 12.-The preliminary
trial of Shorty Wayne, Frank Deneen,
NJ. Callahan and Jim Scanlin, the men
held before Judge Kirk. The evidence
was considered by the court as suffi-
cient to warrant binding the men over
to the district court, which was done
and their bond was placed at $500 each.
The men could not give a bond and
were taken back to jail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-12
Rheumatism Cured in a Day.

Mystic Cure for rheumatism and
Neuralgia radically cures in I to 3 days
It's action upon the system is remark
able and mysterious. It removes at
once the cause and the disease fmmed-
iatIey disappears. The first dose great
" benefits rs cents. Sold by Swift q
Holiday, druggists, 523 Kansas avenue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-12
Wreck Id Grand Is apd.

Grand Island, Neb., Dec. I2.-The Col
orado special westbound on the Union
Pacific was wrecked here at AIS this
morning and Engineer Myers and Fire
man Murphy seriously injured The
wreck. was caused by an open switch,
the train running into a string of
freight cars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-12

that state and if either should attempt
unreasonable dictation in the matter
of California business the result would
probably be that they would find them
selves attacked at vulnerable points in
a way that would make them regret
their attempt to treat their conn
in anv arbitrary manner
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-12

Ny son has been troubled for years with
chronic Siarrhoea. Some time ago I per-
suaded him to take some of Chamber
lain'S Collie. Cholera and Diarrhoea Rene
dy. After using two bottle of the 25-cent
size he was cured. I give this testimonial
hoping some one similarly afflicted may
read II and be observation-disclosures c. Bow
er. Glencoe. 0. For sale by all druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-12
4est and Health to Mother and Child

MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP
mas Deeu used for over FIFTY YEARS
BY MILLIONS OF MOTHERS for their
S54leDfSEN WHILE TEETHINCi. with
PERtECT SUCCESS. It SOOTHES the
CHILD, SOt'IENS the GUNS, ALLAYS
all PAIN CURES WIND collie and is
the best remedy for DIARRHOEA Sold
by Druggists in every part of the world.
Be sure to ask for Mrs. Winslow's Sooth-
Ing Syrup and take no other kind. TWEEN.
fY-6Va cents bottle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-12
New Bank Chartered.

The Oketo state bank has been chart
tors named for the first year are as
follows: J. H, L. 6. and Z. H Moore.
A H. Brubaker, 2. J. Eycham, c. D
White and F. L. Root
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-12
Amonio BenziIene Soap: try it.

81 was nearly dead with dyspepsia, tried
doctors. visited mineral springs, and grew
worse used KOdOl Dyspepsia Cure. That
cured me- It digestS what you eat Cures
indigestion, sour stomach, heartburn and
all forms of dyspepsia. At all drug stores,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-12

cent For the entire month of Novem-
Der ninety-five roads earned in gross
$50. 221, 400, an increase of $5,443, 995, or
1912 per cent.
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Paid Dear For Hia 20.

B. D. BIanton of Thackerville, Texas,
in two years paid over $4,000 TO DOCTORS
to cure a Running sore on his leg. Then
they wanted to cut it off, but he cured it
with one box of Bucklen's Arnica Salve.
Guaranteed cure for Piles. % cents box
Sold by Waggoner, druggist, 731 Kansas
avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-12

Amonio Benzilene Soap; try it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-12

Compliments and best wishes Of c.
A. Kent, Principal Schools Of KiOwa,
Kansas.)
It is not known whether the author
got his pass or not.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-24
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'AASShAig ~ S"'SN DN'''~'y' orPaHs
HIGHER COURTS.
Tic supreme Court.

Austin, Texas. February 23.-The fol-
lowing proceedings were had in the SUI
preme court today:
Reversed and remanded: Texas Loan
Agency VS.. Fleming ct al, from Bowie;
Union Central Life Insurance Company VS..
Wilkes, from McLennan Elmendorf ct al
VS.. Classen, from BeXaC.
Submitted: Pires VS. Snodgrass. from
Dallas; Dublin ct al VS.. Taylor Bastrop
and Houston Railway Company, from Fay
cite.
Reset for March 16: Belcher VS.. Mis-
scuri, Kansas and Texas Railway Com
pany OF Texas, from Cooke.
Writs of error refused: Pioneer Savings
and Loan Company VS.. Peck & Fly. from
Gonzales; Texas and Pacific Railway Com
pany VS.. Morrison's Faust Company from
El Paso. Greer, Mills. & Co. VS. First Ma
tional Bank of Marble Falls from Rurnet;
San Antonio and Arkansas Pass Railway
Company VS.. w. NJ. Green from Harris
San Antonio and Arkansas Pass Railway
Company vs.. l.. B. Green, from Harris.
Motion for mandate to issue without
payment of costs submitted: Houston East
and West Texas Railway Company VS.
Runnells, from Nacogdoches
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-24
THE LOCAL STAGE.
scnIchi and Company In nm operate
Concert. ~


scnIchi and Company In nm operate
Concert.
The audience that greeted the organ'za-
ton known as the Scaichi Grand operate
company at the opera house last night was
not very large, owing to the observance of
Lent, but those who were present thor
oughly enjoyed the very excellent pro-
gramme rendered. Tho audieacc, which
was composed. In the main. of the most
critical set OF the music loving people OF
Houston, seemed to appreciate the work
Of Nine. Scalchi and the other artists
with her. and what was lacking in numbers
was compensated FOR In appreciation.
Nine. Scalchi, who heads the company,
is acknowledged today to DO one of the
finest contraltos on the operate stage, and
her singing as the leading support ofPatti,
In the latter's triumphant tours. won for
her such lauiels as were only second to
the great Patti herself. Scaichi's singing
last night showed that her voice has not
deteyiorated in any way, Associated with
Nine. scaichi arc Mile. Noldi. soprano
with a clear. sweet and melodious voice
and distinct enunciation; Signor Canzio, a
tenor. who possesses voice OF which any
operate singer might BIZ proud Signor
Albert, who mas one OF the finest BARI
tone voices over heard In Houston, and
who seems TO rut much feeling into his