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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-17
81. Joe Is sTIRRINa.
Electric Road to Kansas City in Sight
More Roads Wanted


St Joseph. Mo. Nov Hasten capt.
taIists. headed by J. P Gibson. Of Phila-
deIphia, are said to have completed a deal
for the construction OF an electric rail-
way between Kansas City and St Joseph
on the east side Of the Missouri river.
Trains are TO be run every two hours
night and day Al half the present railway
Just now St Joseph is experiencing an
ava keuiug TO railroad needs and the Com
merciaI club viii begin q vigorous cam
paign for more railways during the com
ing week President HundIey said today:
riers for our trade to new markets These
can be secured only by hIsr1ng.
This is the brief announcement OF the
purpose of the club. It Is stated that the
Wabash railway can be brought into It
Joseph for a comparatively small outlay
on the part of the citizens of this city
1t developed at an informal conference OF
citizens today that the determination is
formed TO get this road. and at least two
others The Baltimore & Ohio IS one OF
the two mentioned A prominent official
OF that line has recently visited this city
to make informal inquiries about the
means to reach this point The franchise
for a belt line has been kept alive by
Colonel J w Boyd, II Is believed at the
instance of the Baltimore & Ohio. al
though II is impossible 10 verify this BY
the local attorney for the company The
Commercial club viii be prepared to give
amount OF literature. showing the ad
vantage Of St Joseph VIII soon be IS
sued from the press for distribution IN the
east The effort OF doubling the pOpula-
ton in the next ten years as II was done
IN the last ten, viii be made
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-17

,,,-,,,zs heavier To the man than the To
r,el<a Rows Manager HeacOck called the
game off -.
ARRANGEMENTS are being made TO ger
another game here for the people Wns.
hold season tickets TINS game -
-7,--.T,a T,Iv he between the regular team
and a. team composed OF the alumni OF
the high school. If the game Is playeo
II will probably be on the first OF De
cenber- ..,1
Of Kansas CITY comes to Topeka on sat
17-5av November "a This IS bound
to be a hard game Kansas CITY de
feated the Topeka team IN the Us
E,ver-v effort will be made to win IN TINS
Encounter It Will undoubtedly De ne -
lnest game the high school team VII
NAV On the home grounds this SeasoLA-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-17
WY NOT KANSAS ?
Railroads Trying to Colonizs Beers in
America Couldn't Do Better.

That the Indiana counties Of Lake, Por-
ter. stark and Laporte within the next
year or 50 viii become the permanent
trekking grounds of many Transvaalers
and Free Staters who are intent upon
leaving the South African republics seems
probable Owners Of land in the kanka-
kee vallery are reported to have combines
for the purpose of sending agents TO South
Africa and Holland TO encourage. settle
ment Of their lands by the disappointed
republicans
Within the last few months several
agents for the Afrikanders have come
TO this country to look into COLOMBIA ton
schemes suggested by the Northern Pa
cifc- the Great Northern and the Canad-
Ian Pacific railroads Some of the Dads
offered to give land to the Beers and to
do much toward developing the property
Owing to the severity Of winter in the
territories traversed by the lines the
schemes did not appeal strongly to the
agents The Beers are looking Tor lands
adapted 10 the raising Of cattle and TO
general agricultural pursuits Some OF
the Indiana railroads, II IS said. are show
ing marked interest In the scheme 70
have the foreigners eolonize the kanka-
kse valley
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-17
NOT COD-LIvER OIL

but SCOTS emulsion of cod
liver oil. They are not the
same; far from it.
SCOTS emulsion IS cod-liver
oil prepared for the stomach.
Let cod-liver oil alone if you
need it When your physician
orders toast. do you breakfast
on hour1
Pure cod-liver oil is hard to
take and hard to digest A
man that can keep it down,
can saw wood. He thinks he
IS sick; he IS lazy.
Wen send you a Little to ~ If ysu Eks-
SCOTT & BOVINE ~ Pearl sszssss New York
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-17
AFRAID OF Topeka.
Other High School Teams Avoid
Meeting Capital City PIayers-

MeeL1ng IAp4tAA S1ty ELaySfs-
The Topeka high school football team,
it seems has nearly all the football
teams IN its circuit scared out -Four
games have been Cancelled for the rea-
son that their opponents are afraid to
meet them: are afraid they will be too
badly bruised up or that the score will
go too high against them And it is a
fact that the hIgh school team is in ex-
celIent shape UndeE- the efficient titeI-
age of Washburn's coach, Bennie'
owen. they have worked until they are
now able 20 play q very fast game
The first game to be Cancelled was that
with the E.fdugham team bingham.
hearing Of the fast work of the Topeka
bows. decided that It would be the wise
est thing to do and called the game off
A game was Immediately arranged for
with the Lawrence high school team,
and they were so badly defeated that
Topeka that they would not bring the
ToDexa team to Lawrence
The team from the school for the deaf
and dumb at Olathe have the same COM
plant and refused to take the Topeka
team to 0Iathe- And lastly the team
representing Campbell university of
HoIton made the brag that they would
not allow Topeka to score IN the next
game The Topeka boys suSpecting
Something wrote TO Holton and asked
for their lineup. It was sent, and it
was found to contain the names Of two
outsiders The Topeka. boys immedi-
ateIy got into communication with the
HoIton boys and entered a protest
against professionalism The HoIton
boys would neither agree to take Off the
outsiders ON their team nor allow the
Topeka team to play a couple of heay-
fer men on guard Considering the fact
that the HOIton team averages twenty
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and have taken nine bottles Of Peruna,
and can say that believe am cured oL
- +r[,44FIaS and 1 think I am enjoying
a. good health as an old lady of my age
could expect I am seventy-one years
old. I recommend Peruna TO sufferers
wherever I may meet them, and others
~ nv friends are being benefited by IL
I think it is q God-send to poor suffering
humanity.
viii always be thankful to you for
your medicine and kind ADVICE, ana
remedy and be as greatly benefited as
7 have been
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-17

vile: from my using it all three Of the
druggists now keep it.
cit cured my wife OF catarrh with
which she had been troubled for more
than twenty-five years, and I had
been troubled with il for fifteen years.
We are now both all right
My youngest son had Ia grippe four
years ago. and as he had supposed had
got well, or 50 far recovered that he
went to work He took relapse and the
pneumonia set in He had hemorrhages.
and though we tried everything we
could think Of it was to no purpose un-
til we gave him Peruna- The hem
orrhageS stopped. and he soon got up
and is well and hard at work We think
there is nothing like Peruna-"
In a recent letter Mr.. Harden writes.
I'VE keep Peruna always in the house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-17
An OLD DEED.
A. & Curry Presents State Historical
Society With Family Relic

q Curry Presents State Historical
Society With Family Relic
A 8 Curry of 701 Lime street has pre-
scented the State Historical society with
an old deed.
It is a title to a ten acre patch OF
ground in Virginia and IS signed y
Robert Brooks, esquire, VINO was tAleA
governor of the commonwealth
The deed was made in 1895, about ~
wears after the signing of the Declara--
ton of Independence The insyrurnent
of address Of those days The descrlp'-
ton starts out by stating that the ANA
is bounded by a line drawn from a willow
tree on one corner, 50 many poles to an
otT7a- willow tree where a line drawn TO
another corner, a number of poles away
where there is an ash and an oak tree
and thence north to another oak Iee
~1-irF, a reeuIfar mark on il and 50 on
until the description of the land is TN
ished-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-17

coughing and clearing my throat. The
catarrh greatly impaired my eyesight,
and the hearing in one ear, and reduced
my weight to 10 pounds.
7 tried nearly every catarrh remedy
advertised, besides a great many differ
ent physicians treatments, all Of which
failed, and the physicians would finally
tell me that could not be cured in
this climate; that ought to go to a dry
climate, etc
7 had heard and read OF Peruna, and
finally decided to try IL two months ago.
I have now taken seven bottles, and
weigh 172 pounds Never felt happier
or merrier. Feel tip top"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-17
FIREMEN ASSIGNED.
These Santa Re Stokers Get Places
Advertised Recently.

In the several places advertised for
the Oldest dremen applying runs have
been assigned as follows
T. J. Mckanna, H H Brown and John
Clark TO the three vacancies on west end
passenger runs
Joe Atkinson to the Marceline passen-
ger run
F A OvertOn On trains Nos. 2os and
204
y AIcAuIsy on trains Nos. Z and 8,
between Kansas City and Topeka
D. NJ Shannon TO trains Nos. ~ and
122. between St Joseph and Topeka
George Elliott to trains Nos III ard
I12. between Kansas City and Emporiz-
Frank Galletly to q freight run on the
Howard branch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-17
MUNYON'S
RHEUMATISM
CURE

When Prof ATunyon says his RHEU-
MATISA CURE viii cure rheuma tisrn
there isn't any guess work about it-there
- s1l-L -AlS statement eLBo1I II Il STU
says it viii do It cures more quickly
than people expect Tt cures without leav-
ing any III effects It IS a splendid storn-
ach and nerve tonic. Is well as & positive
cure for rheumatism
All the Muny0n remedies are Just as
reliable Any druggist sc vial The
Guide to Health Is free. so is medical adj
vice II you write TO Broadway and 26th
St. New York
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-17

one systemic catarrh remedy that is
sure TO cleanse the whole system Of ca
tarrh- That remedy IS Peruna- This Is
a remedy that needs no euloglzing In
addition 20 what the people say Of IT,
Everywh here the people are uraisfnH Pc
runa as a remedy for all forms OF ca
tarrhaI difficulties
Columbus, O.. FOR a free copy Of DIT.
Hartman's latest book on catarrh. This
book treats II the different phases and
stages OF catarrh and should be IN thu
hands OF every catarrh sufferer. Health
and Beauty sent free tc women
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-17
1850 IN NEw &c.
Bruin Failed to Show Up But Shop
Nimrods Slew Deer

Ten days hunting in the Ration noun
taius of New Mexico furnished rare
sport for two Of the most enthusiastic
hunters at the Santa Fe shops James
LySacht and Harry HobSon are the pair.
As Hobson Is much the taller, the sup
position is that he headed the expedition
They left on election day, each with a
mountain battery. looking for big game.
Lysacht had a fOrty-seVentypeF- which
Benson says would do 70 shoot ele-
plants, and Hobson fondIy careSsed a
thirty-thirty snlokeIesS
The jolly niuzrods came back last
evening. They found It intensely cold
weather camping out in the mountains
They report their Inconvenience well
repaid in the killing Of three deer and
half a dozen wild turkeys Their last
day wound up with q grand duck hunt,
with plenty Of birds in sight to dodge
rife balls The only disappointment Of
their trip was that they didn't get any
bears
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-17
A Venerable Wisconsin Lady
Restored to Health by Pc
runa Alter Twenty-Five
Years Suffering.
Especial news from Evansville, wish

EVANSVILLE WIS Nov ia
woman cured Of catarrh of twenty-five
years standing was the occasion Of Pc
ruua being introduced to the inhabi-
tantS Of Evansville, Wis From that
time to this there has been a great de-
mand for Peruna in this vicinity and
hundreds of cases have been cured
It IS in this manner that Peruna
spreads from town TO town and from
state TO state No sort OF advertising
could have given Peruna the reputation
It has. The secret of its success is that
II makes cures. It cures old cases OF
catarrh where other remedies have
failed This ought to make any remedy
popular.
Mr. C r. Harden, Of Evansville, Wis,
writes the following letter:
Dear Doctor Hartman='tI wish to
write to certify what Peruna. has done
for me. read OF Peruna in the papers,
of what It would do for catarrh, and
sent for a bottle This was the first bot
tie Of Peruna that ever came to Evans
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II Peruna helps me in the future as it
has in the past. I don't know why
can't. The druggists say Peruna Is one
OF the best selling medicines they havg
in stock" G. r. HARDEN.
Peruna can be relied upon TO cure
slight colds and coughs and other ca
tarrhaI ailments with a uromptuasa that
IS unequaled by any other remedy.
II a cold has settled in any portion q
the body and produced Catarrh. O. Is
generally thought by people that they
must suffer on year after year without
any hope OF cure This is not true. how
ever. Peruna cures such cases. Thou
sands of testimonials that can never be
used attest this fact.
Any one wishing free literature on
this subject should address DR.. HART
man, Columbus, Ohio.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-17

ClGS OF GoQ anu
70 ur medicine
that I am per-
mittsd to write
you this letter.
1 have been a
constant sufferer
from bowel and
stomach trouble
for about twenty
five years, and
could never find
relief until I be-
gan the use Of
Peruna-
I began tn e
use OF your med
icine the first day
ofIaSt September
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-17
Rae Storm at Nome.

Seattle wash. Nov. lin velocity
nf wind and high surf Nome had the
worst storm Of the season, beginning
oct n PASSENGER on the Oregon re-
port that it lasted with fury until NO
vauber g being still in progress. though
rufIder when that vessel sailed after
the wind had blown from the southeast
for sixteen hours. during which time
all the vessels in port put to sea- it sud
denly veered to the west. the thermom-
eter dropping nearly thirty degrees
Rain. snow and hail fell. More or less
damage done to property along the
front.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-17
NOT 4 CATTLE TRUST.
G.. & Loving Explains Details of Els
Big Texas Scheme.


New York. Nov. 1.-THE Times prints
the following.
George r. Loving, Of Fort Worth. Tex,
is in the city for the purpose of form
ing cattle combination and it has
Eeen reported that John D. Rockefeller
is to be interested in the company.
When Mr.. Loving was seen at the Wal
dOrf-AstOria he said that the company
which he was endeayOring TO form was
not a trust in any sense Of the word
and that Mr.. Rockefeller, 50 far as he
knew, was not to be interested in the
company in any way. He said that he
was in New York last spring on the
same mission which brings him here
this time and that he had expected to
form the company at that time.
Mr.. Loving said that the company
would not attempt to control prices at
all, but that it was the intention OF
those who are promoting the company
to purchase about 3,500, 600 acres of land
in Texas, near the line between Texas
and New Mexico for the purpose of 90
ing into the cattle raising business on
q large scale. Tt was his intention at
first to form company with a capital
of 50 million. but he found that it would
cided that the new company will be cap
italized at about So. coo. 0e0-
Mr.. Loving says that he was not in
Cleveland two days ago and that he has
not called on Mr. Rockefeller and that
has no one else who are interested in the
company Who are to be the stock
holders A1r. Loving declined 10 say, out
he wished it distinctly understood that
the new company has no connection
whatever with the leather trust, as re-
ported
Far our deeds in this world we ara nott-
fed that
Reparation hereafter is given,
So the woman who wears a large thea
ter hat
VIII get a small halo in heaven
Philadelphia Press
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Startling Statements from Kentucky, Illinois and
Remarkable Recoveries.

WILLARD, N-The news Of the
recovery Of Mrs Elizabeth Prater is
very striking instance Of the won
derfu1 curative powers Of Peruna- This
estfmable lady had been an invalid
from catarrh Of the stomach and bowels
for twenty years No wonder her many
friends are enthusiastic over her recOV-
cry. She writes: 1T is through the mer-
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Mr.. stilwell in wichita

Wichita kan Nov. T7.-President A z.
Sulwell, OF the Kansas City, Mexico &
Orient railroad. arrived here this after
noon to look after the interests OF the
proposed new road in this city A special
election viii be held IN Sedgw1ck county
next Tuesday to vote on a proposition to
issue $4,000 county and city bonds to aid
the new enterprise The proposed new
road is to run through wichita and the
principal shops are TO be located here.
Most of the farmers in this section are
opposed TO the bond issue but many OF
the city merchants favor it
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CHINA PAYING UP.
American Claims Are Being Settled
at Canton

Canton. Nov. 1.-THE American con-
SUI here has been notified that the board
OF reconstruction has been ordered TO
pay $4,000 as the first iustallment IN
settlement OF American claims All the
cOnsuIs are pressing for indemnity Tor
the destroyed missions. A special deputy
has been appointed for each district 10
estimate the damage done. the Chinese
aDpareutIy realizing that settlement Of
the claims is the only method OF Riding
Canton Of foreign guubOats-
A fire has occurred here which destroy
ed between 200 and 800 houses
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-17

"a w ~ . L4E~
Of chronic = ca
tarrh OF long
standing H e
writes the fol-
lowing from Is
Hamilton ave.
4 am ~ years
Of age, and have
had catarrh Of
the head for over
half of my life,
as a result Of
scarlet Z ev r.
followed by ty-
phoid Z e v & 2
I got SO bad that
I was almost
r on an y
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-17
Fort Worth's Hope

Fort Worth has an idea that the FRS
CO viii build into that city 4 dispatch
sent out after the announcement Of the
gigantic Improvement contract was let,
this week. says From what could be
learned in railway circles here it is al
most certain that the St Louis and san
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-17

Francisco intends to extend its road to
Fort Worth The agreement with the
contractors by the Frisco 70 extend the
line 200 miles into Texas indicates that
that company IS seeking more and bet
ter outlets from this state to Kansas
City and St. Louis
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HUNDREDS DYING.
Alaskan Indians in Dire Need of
Government Aid

Government Aid
Chicago. Nov. 17.-''Unless government
aid is extended the Alaskan Indians the
DEATH rate this winter will be appallingly
large This Is the statement Of G. p.
Swinehart. of Nome. Alaska who is on
his wav to washington where he Will
bring the matter before the notice OF the
department of the interior
Continuing, Mr. SWIneharc said:
The Alaskan Indians are in dire straits
About a month ago made a trip down
the TUkon river and found hundreds OF
men and wsmeu dying Of a disease that is
really nothing more or less than conSurnp-
ton The sickness, which has now be-
come an epidemic was first noticed last
spring During the summer the disease
increased and the Indians were unable to
dry fish. which IS their chief and almost
their only staple. Consequently unless
aid is sent a number of them VIII die Of
starvation this winter
Mr. Swineharr was the first United
States comnLssloneE To Nome
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with catarrh %
the head IL m
ally reached my
ear, andc caused a
r u n n i "a q ear.
Having read cG
Dr. Efartman'a
remedies + inn
mediately wrote
and he advised
me. Today I am
IN better health
than 7 havebe
for some time I
viii gladly re-
commend Peru
ma for aifcatarrh
al diseases
There is only
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-17
Goes TO the Cutoff

Engine e09 which has been fitted to
another Rucyrus steam shovel left this
morning for Edgert0u on the c1ltOff. The
work train equipment was intended to
go day or two ago and rush orders
have kept things hustling to get away
without further delay.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-17

paternaI grandfather and II has been in
the family ever since Mr. Curry says
that he remembers well the time when
he was a small boy and watching his
father and grandfather when they were
rummag1ng through their legal papers
handle the deed The original holder Of
the deed was a colonel in WashinstOn's
army.
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ELGIN, ILL.-In a very recent COM
munication from this place comes the
news that Mr. Arthur Ernest Kidd. a
made complete recovery from catarrh
Of the head from which he had suffered
for nearly a quarter of a century. Ac-
cording to Mr. Kids statement Of his
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-17

You can't afford to risk your life by al
loving a cough or a cold to develop into
ruet1Tnouia consumption One Minute
f~oTre-F cure will cure throat and lung
troubles quicker than any other prepare
zion known. Many doctors use II as q
specific for grippe. 1t Is an infalhble rem
adv for Group. Children like i'd and moth
ers endorse It. AT all drug stores
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New Hampshire of Other

MANCHESTER. ". H.-AccordIng to
late advices. Miss Blanche L Rundlett
has made a complete recovery from ca
tarrh OF the head which had caused "a
chronic running from the ears In
medical circles this cure has created a
decided sensation Her own statements
OF the case IS as follows.
u have sufrered Tor aaveraI y..r-
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Goes to Oklahoma.

Charles Sawyer took up his time yes
terday, leaving the employ OF the Santa
Fe to engage IN farming He is one Of
the oldest men on the Wrecking crew
having been in service a matter of Is
years He will leave in q. few days and
go an & farm in Oklahoma.
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Weak Lungs

The wind knows your weak
spot. even # you don't. It
strikes you : little in the chest.
and thea that tight feeling comes
on. You begin to cough. and
down yoB Come with one of
your regular hard colds Didn't
you know that Ayers Cherry
Peetorai strengthens weak lungs
and prevents Pneumonia?
colds Soc just right fer asthma, bronchitis,
h6arseusssy wA0cp1rg- c0agh- hard colds5
%l-1os z7oSt economical fer chronic caaea.
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What's the secret OF happy. vigorous
heaIth2 Simply keeping the bowels. the
stomach. the liver and kidneys strong
and active BurdOck Blood BItters does
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-17

as II cured Us both OF catarrh o. long
standing We have callers every little
while to inquire as 70 what Peruna has
done for us say. Look at us. That
Is proof enough"
7 send you a picture OF my residence.
I helped build a house in Iowa City on
the drst OF last June. and worked eighty
two DAYS. only losing oue-Quarter Of a
day during the whole time. How is
home IN September and have built
another house out in the country this
fall and am well and hearty today.
Il hope to live twenty years yet, and