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Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1900-03-23
THE GRACE ENTERTAINMENT.
A Splendid Showing for Starke's
Home Talent.

The entertainment given under
the direction and for the benefit
of Prof. Walter + Grace at the
opera house last Friday evening
was generously patronized by the
citizens of Starke and IN poi.It of
excellence WAS al that lid be
asked, rejecting great credit on
Starke's home talent. From the
time the curtain WAS raised on the
Lillputian Wedding to the climax
of the comedy "A Box of Mon
keys" the large audience was
thoroughly interested
Following is the program of the
evening:
I. Music" March to the Andes" W. F. Grace
? Vocal Duet-"OnIy Thee. white
Mrs Hercule, and Miss TRULY.
8 Piano Solo Drops IF Wafer" ". + Grace
J. Pautomime-" LILIPUTIAN WEDDING" in
costume.
CAST OF CHARACTERS
Bride Observation-Disclosures. ..... Julia Stewart
Groom. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Ellery Davis
Priest. 100. .....................D, .VHt -,rn-S
Best Man ................ VIII Str. ,OfeIL"N
Flower GirIs-Jeannette Matthews aud H..ggre
Morgan.
Brides Maids-Verdie Sistrunk. EmlI. van
right. Mamie Cason and IIidGa"nr ~
Maid Of Honor ......-. ......--. Ion. t1"r..us
Page ----------.-.---.. .--'yr''> Sist=''.s
Ring Bearer. ........ =. . IA H-yues
q
GrOOms Parents--Jeuoi,-Msu1 HetGei I'D
Earle Johns.
Relatives. Fifteen Ch''',.. IN Cos nn-
Ushers . .....F FRANK Hnher. I'd '"e rr.';.r-
8. Song-'The Picture on Y"n"N'S |uH
Miss Peek
:. Chorus in tharacrPr- T.?y T'Wvv.'-
Twelve .. t.
& Piano Solo" The Ba-.'' w / ti,Ice
o. Vocs> So!o sweet Love Vi Mint.
True".. .... ..-. .---- ..,.ce
Mrs Hc-;.'IIe. -.
a BOX AP BDNKRY>' Csst 81 characters:
Mrs Ordc.. Jh"n-s ....-.Yis W. II. Anthony
Miss Sr TT. D,ngalin, NiEs JeSsia Strn, +,
Lady ,iuinevere Liar iP"0Ie Mrs. y. W. Frhh is
Edward Rlzlston.. MIR Johns
Chaun ~ Jg,':I. rpe............Mr. Fe''- '"ne
The ages OF the children 80 thin,
little wedding ranged as low . .h'
! three years, but nOtwithstAnChEeG
their tcndc' ats the parts as my
perfectly ta-en and the t. EnlcEel
were greeted with prof. ~ 10 S"9 si "a
pIause The perfect 2 frpit wss 1 y
thlS pleasing feature ,cs that he'd
gram is very higEcsycdaOr years.
the skill of Miss Md me iA-tne d.
had had many of surreptitiOusl'
IN her kindergarten cof those wtNswQ
hal this feature of he law hrs s
leitainment undert ;. WIN .sz>.n9o 6
work Miss McF, invaded 3 lSs {
very a".' assistance mornin:s suoS. lsks &: {
, TRULY ar.' togethe'enti.c,e e :
SUI 2cd in trains il ss Nv
/ tia : gooS styleT b FP Irn.t-;e.
/ Il . nsSSA*a 10th -n-
mef y g ~ one bur
lit :-a6 s ,PAlI acapssn o =
selves creditably, nSrurs q ,
of eacn one portbfSoe. Yon 4; :.
taste of the mofoO and didns.. 81
The bride and groey. double Gro. -
! Julia Stewart andnslite. wilrI -
/ Davis, were naturalrter I've ret:
- z private collectrs
Continued e or any other coul
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-05

sion, however, by the thought that he
was parting from the path ne had
trodden so regularly and so faithfully
for nearly fifty years, there were no out
ward indications of the fact. He dis
mounted, took q glance at the old steam
horse and walked off home.
Mr.. Ball is the oldest locomotive en-
gineer in the United States in point of
uninterrupted service. He is 68 years
old, but when the company, a few weeks
ago. required all its engine men to
stand a certain test of vision and hear
ing the oculist reported him to be the
most perfect of all the engineers he has
examined. His retirement is voluntary
He is in perfect health. At the age of
20 Mr.. Ball began firing on the Cleveland
& Pittsburg road, and it was on June 5,
1855, three years later when he pulled
his first engine out of a siding at Wells
vile, Ohio. His run was between
Wellsyille and Cleveland. That engine
weighed rs tons and burned wood. The
one which he left today weighed IS
tons. In 1858 Mr.. Ball went to the New
Orleans & Great Western, and in 1851
he entered the government service. He
pulled the last train of Union soldiers
out from the scene Of the second battle
of Bull Run and almost lost his life
there This was on the Orange & Alex
andria road. In 1852 he went on the
road now known as the Erie, and later
he went to the Central Pacific on the
Pacific coast In 1878 he came to the
Memphis road, and he has been run
ming on it ever since.
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RAILROAD news.
Rock Island to Shorten Chicago
Kansas City Line.
Reduction Of B. Miles to Be
Made by q Cut-OfR.
MUCH FASTER TRAINS.
Cut i'm Mileage VIII Mean Pro-
portiOnate Cut i'm Time.
AT Present Rock Island is Long
est Route Between Cities.

Plans are being perfected by the Chi
cago, Rock Island G. Pacific railroad
company for shortening the line OF this
road between Chicago and Kansas City
thirty-flve miles, This is to be ac-
complished by building a cutoff between
Eldon, Iowa, and Trenton, Mo, and by
the elimination of number of curves
Work ON the important Improvement
will be started early next spring and
oifcers OF the company expect to have
1t finished by midsummer.
The distance between Chicago and
Kansas City by the Rock Island is now
51S miles This will be cut down to 4S3
miles By this reduction in mileage
much faster passenger and freight time
VIII be possible. Tt is figured that 1t will
allow passenger trains to be operated
tween the two cities in at least twelve
hours and viii enable a corresponding
cut in freight time.
For years the Burlington and Rock ISL
and have been very close competitors
between Chicago and Kansas City. So
far as mileage is concerned the Bur
iington has had shade the better of 1t,
its distance being 489 miles against 518
of the Rock Island.
Following shows the present mileage
OF the four principal roads between Chi
cago and Kansas City:
Santa Fe Observation-Disclosures. 45S
Gncago g Alton ...-..-.-............-4 sS
BurlngIon .---.-- ----.----------...- 45S
-N71e%A1S~ =. =. :. =. "s-' oAo
During the past five or six years the
roads between the two cities have been
operating their passenger trains under
an agreement which provides that none
of the lines shall cover the distance in
fewer hours than fourteen hours This
combination was brought about by
time war in which the short lines DEM
onstrated their ability to make the run
in as few as ten hours. The longer
roads threatened to reduce rates unless
their competitors agreed to lengthen
out their schedules so that the time via
all lines would be practically the same.
1t is said that officers of one of two
of the roads are tired of this agreement
and desire to shorten their time between
the two points With the Rock Islands
mileage reduced to 4S3 miles, all of the
roads would be practically placed on an
equality so far as distance is concerned.
Railroad men look for some fast run
ming in the territory named next sum-
mer.
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MEMBERSHIPS IS SHORT.
Railroad Y. INT. G. a. Managers Will
Hold Important Meeting Tonight

The committee of management of the
Railroad Y. NJ. c. A. will meet this even
ing at 6 o'clock at the Y. M. g. A par
Tors. This is the regular monthly meet
ing. A great many things are to come
up for discussion at the meeting, chiefly
ways and means for increasing the
membership.
The committee of management con-
sists of the following: W. c. Garvey,
chairman; E. d. Coon, vice chairman:
Claude A. Conroe, treasurer; Richard
Wilson, 3. M. Van C1eave, w. l. Stark.
VIM. L. Boyes, Jas. a. Jones, w. III.
Conry, u. M. Petit, VIM. Lewis, Ed. H
Powell, W, G. Boon and Chas. w. Weeks.
1t is expected that some disagreeable
truths about membership will be given
out at the meeting tonight. While ev-
cry one supposed that the membership
was large enough to support the work,
it is found that there are only about 800
paid up in advance members.
There should be a membership or at
least eight hundred at this place and
plans will be suggested and work laid
out tonight tending to work the menu
berShip I'D.
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FROM WELLINGTON.

Brakeman J. Frank Dean is spending
a 80 days vacation visiting friends at
Hoisington, Kan
Fireman Harry Beard was sent to the
Topeka hospital last night with kidney
trouble. Fireman Jordan accompanied
him to the hospital.
Superintendent chief clerk, Geo. w.
Puett is preparing TO go into the COM
mission business at Kansas City with his
father-in-1aw, E. Koran.
Conductor Middleton has returned
from the HI. & s. and Conductor Hen
derson, the regular man, who has been
in the hospital at Las Vegas, has re-
sumed his run.
Uncle Dave elliott. who returned yes
terday with his family from California,
took his regular run west on 203 this
morning. He says that all the roads on
which he Travelled while away none of
them equal in equipment and accomm0-
dations the old Santa Fe-
Engineer Steve Boyer and Fireman
Redder have returned from Winfield
where they had been running the switch
engine for about three weeks. They made
a trip to Emporia yesterday. Steve lost
20 pounds weight while at Winfield, and
says he doesn't care to ever see a switch
engine again.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-05
oLDEsT ENGINEER
James Ball Has Retired After 4s
Years of Service.

Fort Scott, Kas., Sept 5-The KAN
sas City, Fort Scott & Memphis rail-
way has taken formal cognizance of
the railroad career of Jas. Ball, an en-
gineer who retired from its service. He
has been running on a locomotive for
almost a half century-n0t quite forty
nine years-and he rendered his resigna-
ton to take effect September l. Until
recently each engineer on this road had
his own engine. but now they take the
engines as they come. Mr.. Ball has
been running on the road thirty consec-
utlve years and was devoted to engine
No. IS, which he ran for years The
company arranged to allow him his en-
CINE for his last trip. and he brought
the passenger train in from Springfield
with it on time. There was romance in
his last run. If any man is void OF
sentimentality it is "Jim'' Ball, but,
while his permanent leave taking of his
engine at the Memphis depot platform
was very informal. it is impossible but
that the veteran engineer should have
been moved by the selemnity of such
an important incident in his life's his
tory. If he was touched by the occa-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-05
CHAIRMAN WALKER TALKS.
Says Business of Joaquin Valley Has
Been Surprising.

Aldace F. Walker, chairman OF the
Topeka yesterday afternoon in private
car No. 219. He was accompanied by his
son. Mr. Walker has been looking over
the western terminal of the road, the
San Joaquin Valley line. He said:
Il am very well pleased with every
thing saw while west. The affairs OF
the San Joaquin Valley road are in first
class shape and everything is running
smoothly. The road has done an excel
lent business beginning with the first
day since its opening In fact more
business has already been done on that
road than we had expected to do in a
year.
Mr.. Walker was looking well and is
now en- route to New York. Upon his
return to New York he will attend a
meeting of the board.
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FROM EMPORIA

Business is rushing on the cutoff. Six
teen extras was the number sent out,
four of them being double headers
Jim Shepherd is sick. Chas Evans is
firing switch engine 1886 in his place.
Fairly and Mauck have taken the 3O9
run out of Strong City with Sunday lay
off at Strong City.
The longest train that has ever been
brought in here, came in last night. 1t
consisted of 145 cars with tonnage of
5000 tons. 1t was a double header and
came from the west
Engineer Fl. r. Webb returned yester-
day from a two weeks vacation on his
farm at Mountain Grove Mo. He took
his gun along and says he had the finest
kind of luck.
Al Hutchins, Morris Jones and D.Mor-
rison are running again. Morris Jones
and d. Morrison vacated the 307 passen-
ger run out of Strong City. It is still
vacant. Hutehins vacated a mixed run
called the Abilene and Salina run.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-05
MEMPHIS ROAD QUIET.
Respect Shown For President z. 8.
Washburn During Time of Funeral.

Kansas City, No., Sept. 5.-From IL is
to 11:20 o'clock Monday every locomotive,
every piece of machinery and every en-
ploye on the Memphis railroad system
from Kansas City to Birmingham,
Ala, were idle. This action was taken
as a mark of respect to the memory of
the late president, E. S. Washburn of
the Memphis system. who died at Rye
For the five minutes specified every
train, car and locomotive was held at
a standstill, no matter where they hap
pened to be. At the end of the five
minutes traffic was resumed.
The funeral services over the body of
President Washburn were held shortly
after noon at st. Andrews chapel, Rye
Beach, N. H The body was taken to
Boston, Mass, later for interment in
Forest Park cemetery, where other men,
bers of the family rest.
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Working
Women

are invited f0 write ia
Mrs. PRnkGksaRT9 for free
advice about their health
Mrs. PfmERbaRRs ES On woo
Raaams
H you have painful
periods backacaeS 0g.
any of the moro serious
HIS of women write fO
Mrs. PEnkfsagg7 she mas
helped RS9ugfifgekes. Your.
letter will be sacrecgyv
O0RaffHenfEaEu
Eydfa 4. PEnkhan,Ss
Vegetable Compound Is
known wherever the EmcF~
fish language 10 spoken
Nothing else can posi-
hty be SO sure fO HelD Suf-
feFffng women NO other
medicine mas helped SO
many
Remember flaFS when
something else Es e4p~
geSfeda
Mrs. PfnkI5asssSS a@-
dress ES LYNN. MHa$a.
Her helping hand Es
always OEFfSfrefckaed &0
suffering women.
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NEW ASSOCIATION 4 GO.
Transcontinental Roads Will Combine
For Mutual Advantage.

Glenwood Springs. Col, Sept 5-The
Transcontinental Passenger association IS
senger agents. who have been In session
since last Thursday morning, concluded
their lahors and the results go TO the
presidents and managers of the respective
lines, who meet in New York city Septen-
Der rs There appears to be no doubt
in the minds of the agents that their work
will be ratified by their superior officers.
passenger traffic west OF the Missouri
river destined to California points only
The business to the northern coast points
will mt be covered by the association
Although it 4 firmly believed that the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-05
Vacancies For Firemen.

Bulletins announcing more vacancies
for firemen were posted in the Santa Fe
round house yesterday. This time there
is a vacancy for two f1remen in the pas
senger service out of Strong City on
train SO7 Another vacancy for one
fireman on train 300 with Sunday lay
over at Superior. Also vacancy for fire
man on mixed train between Salina and
Abilene. Oldest fireman making appli-
cation in each case by September s Will
be assigned. Applications are made to
H p. Goodht1e, division foreman, En-
r,or~f0
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-05
SANTA FE LOCALS.

Amos Beeler gave engine ~ It's trial
yesterday.
The social committee of the Railroad
z. NJ c. A. met last night at the club
parlors and mapped out a plan for en-
tertainment during the winter.
Secretary Thomas Prout has returned
from a business trip to Argentine.
Engineer j. E. Polly is laying off,
John HI. Taylor of the repair shop has
moved from 473 Ohio street to Oakland
Fireman Jas. Burgett has returned to
work.
Harry LarAins has taken a position as
fireman on the Frisco line.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-05
MELON CARS RUSHED.
Santa Fe Carries Them as Part of the
Equipment of Passenger Trains

Nearly every day an express car passes
through Topeka over the Santa Fe filled
with Rocky Ford cantaloupes en- route to
New York or other large eastern cities
The cars which are used to carry the
cantaloupes are built expressly for this
purpose and great care is taken In han
ding them.
Greatest care is exercised in selecting
the melons, nothing but the very best be-
ing chosen. They are then packed care
fully in the express car, consigned to the
buyers in the eastern cities, set into pas
senger train and rushed through to their
destination.
The melons shipped in this manner bring
a very high price, but nevertheless mar
ket is found for all that is shipped.
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Mrs. Sarah NJ. Kees1ing,
q4I Windsor Ave-, Bristol,
Tenn, writes I am IL
years old, and for three
years had suffered with a
severe form of Cancer on
my jaw, which the doctors
said was incurable, and
that I could not live more
than six months. Iaccept-
ed their statement as true,
and had given up all hope
of ever being well again,
when my druggist. know
ing of my condition, recon-
mended S. s. s. After tax
fur a few 1aoffl=e the sore
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-05

Rev.E l. Thomas, of Efingham, Kan.
viii address the coach shop noon hour
meeting tomorrow. He will speak un-
der the auspices Of the Railroad Y. M.
G. A Mr.. Thomas was in attendance at
the Free Methodist conference in Park
dale last week and remained over for
this meeting.
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Mr. StiilwelI in Maine.

superintendent w. H Stillwe1l of the
Rock Island is spending several weeks
at Heron Island, Maine, in the hopes
that the climate may be beneficial to
him. He is troubled with hay fever and
1t became SO annoying that he was COM
PEELED to leave this climate.
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In Paper Cover, 0En
At KELLAM'S, LJG


Wichita and Return-$4 90.
VIA ROCK ISLAND ROUTE.
Tickets on sale Sept. to z, incluBiVes
final return limit Sept. sth-
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Strengthens the BODY and builds up the
general health.
IF you have suspicious sore, or have in
herited any blood faint, send for our free
book on Cancer, and write to our medical
department for any information or advice
wanted we make no charge for this ser
vice. Your 1ettSr win receive prompt and
careful attention, and will be held in
strictest confidence.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC co.. ATLANTA. Ga
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-05

railroad lines to the north win later come
into the organization, none of these lines
was represented at this meeting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-05

until it thickens slightly, then season
with half a teaspoonful salt and two
dashes pepper. Just before taking from
the fire add the beaten yolk of one egg
Apple Spong-Make a syrup of one
pound of sugar and two cups of boiling
water. Slice into this about six good
sized apples and stew until tender. While
these are cooking, cover half a box of
gelatin with half a cup of cold water.
When apples are done press them
through sieve; add the gelatine, grated
rind of one and juice of two lemons, and
stir until cold and begins to thicken.
Then beat the whites of three eggs and
fold them in the apples. Pour into
mold and set to harden. Make a vanilla
sauce with the three yolks, and serve
with the pudding.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-05
Cancer
There are

polluted and the system thoroughly con-
terminated by this deadly viru1ent poison.
Then sore or ulcer appears on some
part of the body; it may be small and
harmless looking at FIRST, but as the cam
cerous cells form and are deposited by
the blood near the sore, it increases in
size and severity, with sharp shooting
pains. No matter how often the sore Is
removed by the surgeons knife or flesh
destroying plasters, another comes and is
worse. The real disease is in the blood,
and the treatment must begin there. The
poisoned blood must be invigorated and
purified, and when this is done cancerous
cells can no longer form and the sore will
heal naturally and permaueutIy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-05

overcomes this de
structive poison and
removes every vestige
of it from the system,
makes new, rich blood,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-05
10 TEST WHEN DONE.

In order to know when jams are suffi-
GENTLY cooked, drop a small quantity
on a saucer, and when it looks dry and
glistens and no juice or moisture appears
iS dnVo
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-01
NO DAMPER ON PATRIOTIsnL
EairhnVen win Celebrate ~
Fourth without the Iews.

Fairhaven Times.
II is definitely settled that The hath
ship Iowa will not piow the waters ef
Bellingham bay on the Fourth Of Jun
this year. Senator Foster stcrpe1 thst
little game In It's early conception an
consequently Tacoma can yell hsFsH
hoarse over the great Spanish slayer Inn
year. but Bellingham bay desires 10 Servo
notice now and here that hereafter ~
viii be recognized or there will b hat
tieships TO rent on Fourth Of July ocds'
sions
We are no small frys up hsre-we sss
full grown, all wool and yard Wide. az
demand recognition from Uneie samst
the same as other FIRST class cities- We
don't mind the down sound cities tstin
a part OF Unclos navy. but object 70 theu
asking for everything that comes past ~
strata A hog Is good thing In It's rsaoA
but too much hog gets disaereable -
people tire Of the grunt. Nottingham hsy
II entitled 10 "a small degree OF reooEni,
ton from senators aud congressman, sus
the time IL fast approaching when osf
asking will he synonymous 10 our nav
Ing. They who laugh last viii lsueh
l0udest," ana II we cant have paIxa
boat we viii import few Chinese ~
crackers and shake the hills around ~
coma and Seattle until they imagine 'hs.
Mount Baker Is changing IT. hsse ~
Puget sound is becoming a hole IN ~
ground.
We are going to celebrate the bisx~a
celebration ever known in the state -
what few people are left In the oys
sound towns can yell and whsep ZEE
We enjoy first class. old fashsofssa
Fourth Of Iuly--Smail boys, eAnnsA
swings. ginger bread and run.
who wanted battleshlp. anyway ihey
would bc IN the road Of our eon1nsfeS
ships that an the waters Of BeliiaGhAe
bay, and besides there ere no chrofam
given away with each ssttimg. We spns
want a single battlesbip-~e want
whole United States navy or noshins
IIurrah for the Fourth ~ july IN FAM
haven.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-01

ment Of right In the suggestion of retail
iation as a means of bringing the Ger
mans TO their senses. Trade wars are
always unfortunate affairs. but the
United States is probably as fully pre-
pared to engage in one as the German
empire is.
Whether it is best to put an additional
duty of 10 per cent. on all goods i'm
ported from Germany il something That
IL not likely to be determined un-
til the bundesrath has acted and our
meat products are actually excluded
from Germany by law. Even IL such
legislation were not decided upon there
Is a law under which the Germans
could receive a dorse OF their own med
icine in accordance with the very idea
which they now seem inclined to adopt
The secretary of agriculture Is author
lied to inspect foreign goods and reject
those which may be found injurious TO
health. BY thus making use OF German
tactics II would be possible to exclude
German beer. wines. sugar. etc. and
such discrimination in the interest
of the public health of this country
might have the result Of reducing Ger
man expectations to this country so as
to bring about a loud camor In the
Fatherland for the repeal of the meat
exclusion law. In any event, II Ameri-
can meats are arbitrarily kept out OF
Germany. the people of that country
may rest assured that steps will be
taken to reduce very materially the ex-
portations from Germany to the United
states.