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The Topeka state journal., 1901-10-05

is one ,and G. w. Jones of Mound City,
who formerly held the same position in
the grand lodge of Kansas is the other.
w. H. Kemper of Horton, was a. close
second to D. w. Kent in the last cleo
ton and is very popular. The general
belief among the members of the order
about Topeka is that Mr.. Kemper will
be elected. The contest will be close
and exciting and gives promise of fur
nishing a reason for much activity at
the meeting here next week Mr.. Jones
is temporarily filling the vacancy in the
office.
An election is to be held to fill the
vacancy in the Office of grand warden,
the place made vacant by the death of
the warden who was serving this term.
There are number of candidates for
this place. They are: s. B. S. Wilson.
J. NJ. Miller, J. J. Roll. D. A. Ramsey,
]. I. Saunders, W. H. Lemon. J. H.
Vance, G. w. Altman and W. S. Allen.
The ceremony of the installation of
officers for the ensuing year is to take
place at this convention. Those who
are already elected and who will be in
stalled are George w. Brown, grand
master; J. M. Johnson, deAuty grand
master; L. G. Beal, grand treasurer
and w. L. Brown, grand representative
The Topeka state journal., 1901-10-05
Morgan Hill Group Has a Mile
age of 3S, 500 Miles,
HUGE BONDED DEBT.
Debt Usually Exceeds the Cap
ital Stock.
Two Topeka Roads Are Inde-
pendent of Community Plan.

Topeka has two roads which are not
yet affected by the so-called commuhl1S
Of ownership deals These Independent
roads are the Santa Fe and the ROCK
Island There are frequent rumors thae
the Santa Fe is to add its 1000 miles
of track to the great Pennsylvania sys-
tenn, and the Rock Island stock IS salo
to be on the market for whoever can
raise the price to buy it. But it IS helu
at almost prohibitive figures blythe own
ers.
The other two Topeka roads-tne
Union Pacific and the Missouri Paclnc,
are both controlled by the community
of interest plan The Union Paclnc pe
longs TO the Hartman group, Whlch -
the next to the longest group OF lines ~
the country The Missouri Paclnc Is tne
principal line of the Gould group, when
is controlled by Gould, Rockefeller ah1
Sage, three of the greatest hnanclers OIL
the day.
The Hartman group is owned by q
number of capitalists, f. H. Hartman
being the active agent for great IN
terests back of him.
Under the community OF ownership
plan. five groups of railroads nave DeeH
formed that embrace over half the mile
age in the United States. What is known
as the Vanderbilt group has a mileage
of 1874 miles, with capital or S4o5,o4o,-
600 and bonds outstanding amounting TO
$673, $50. .727. The roads in this group are
the New York Central. Boston and Al
bany, West Shore, Big Four, Nickel
Plate Lake Erie and Western, C1ncln-
natl Northern, Pittsburg and Lake Erie
and Chicago and Northwestern
The Pennsylvania group has mile
age Of 16,442 miles and is COMPOSED or
the Pennsylvania lines east and west or
Pittsburg and Erie, Western New York
and Pennsylvania, Long Island, Norfolk
and Western, Baltimore and Ohio and
Chesapeake and Ohio. The capital of
these lines is 1854, ,453, 500 and the bonded
debt S6S7, 400, 600.
The Gould -Rockefeller-Sag group
has 14,170 miles, capital stock of $685.
O00, 900 and bonds outstanding amount
ing 10 $422 100000. The roads in this
group are the Missouri Pacific, Iron
Mountain, st. Louis Southwestern, Texas
and Pacific, international and Great
Northern, Denver and Rio Grande, Rio
Grande Western, Wabash and Wheeling
and Lake Erie.
The Morgan-Hil group is made up of
the Northern Pacific, Great Northern,
Burlington. Erie, Monon. Lehigh Valley,
Reading, Jersey Central and Southern
railway. These roads have a mileage
of 33,500 miles, capital stock $976, ,943 900
and bonded debt of 81, ,269, 900 0O0
The Hartman group is made up of
the Illinois Central, Union Pacific, South
ern Pacific and Chicago and Alton, with
20, ,921 miles, capital of $544 $50, 700 and
bonds of $500. 000, 900. The Kansas City
Southern might properly be added to
this group.
The Topeka state journal., 1901-10-05
HAD A BON FIRE.
Citizens of Albuquerque Adopt Novel
Plan TO Boom Railroad Scheme

People out at Albuquerque are trying
to raise S150O00 to subscribe toward
proposed railroad from Albuquerque to
Pinos Wells. BY reaching Pinos Wells
junction can be secured with the
Rock Island route, and also with a pro-
posed extension of other roads.
The Albuquerque Commercial club
has taken the project in hand and will
try to raise the money. The scheme is
backed by Senator Andrews, of New
Mexico, and oy Pennsylvania capital
lists
public meeting was held in Albu-
querque to indOrse the plan of the
Commercial club. big bonfire of dry
goods boxes was lit, and by the light of
this bonfire open air speeches were de-
Hvered by prominent citizens of the
town explaining the opportunity which
was offered 10 the town for securing
new railroad connections. Resolutions
were adopted declaring in favor of the
road.
The Topeka state journal., 1901-10-05
Lively Contest For Grand Sec
retary of Odd Fellows.
&. w. Jones and w. III. Kemper
the AspIrants.
WILL MEET NEXT WEEK
Grand Encampment to Be in
Session in Topeka.
Gossip of Interest to Secret So
ciety Workers.

The annual convention of the grand
lodge, the grand encampn ent and the
Rebekah branches of the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows begins here ar
Representative hall at the state house
Tuesday evening, and the meetings Will
continue Wednesday and Thursday.
A big fight will be made on the cleo
ton of a grand secretary to fill the va
cancy caused by the sudden departure
of D. w. Kent, who held the position
for five years.
Two names are prominently consider
ed for the place. w. H. Kemper, who
was a candidate at the election held IN
June. and who was grand delegate to
the meeting at Indianapolis last month
The Topeka state journal., 1901-10-05
CARS TIED UP.
Blockade on the santa Fe at San Ber-
nardino, Cal.

San Bernardino, Cal, Oct. 5.-There
is dearth of cars in the Santa F'e's
big yards in this city.
Because of the strike in San Fran
cisco both the Santa Fe and S. P. now
experience a car famine, and they are
sending back east for ''empties" to try
and relieve matters. These roads
jointly have tied up 2.S95 cars, contain
ing 81, 900 tons of freight.
At Point Richmond the Santa Fe has
250 cars of west-bound freight waiting
to be brought to this side for unload
ing. At various other points between
Point Richmond and Fresno it has 3Or
more cars, which are mostly laden
with wheat and hay.
The Topeka state journal., 1901-10-05
KANSAS CITY v1ADUor.
Dimensions of New Structure to Span
Santa Fe Tracks.

The new viaduct to be built at Allen
avenue, Kansas City, No, over the
right of way of the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe, the Kansas City, Fort Scott
& Memphis, and the Chicago, Burling-
ton & Quincy will be 1906 feet in
length and 40 feet inches wide The
bridge will include two riveted truss
spans over the tracks, with tressle ap-
proaches, and will be built on concrete
and masonry piers and abutments-
The structure will carry a double track
electric line with street traffic, and will
be designed after Cooper's 1886 highway
Specifications. The estimated cost is
$50 600.
The Topeka state journal., 1901-10-05
Rock Islands August Earnings.

Net earnings of the Rock Island for
August, given out yesterday, were ST.
3SS,749, an increase of $193,274 over last
year. Gross receipts amounted to $2,-
S69,S94, an increase of S400. 11s. Pas
senger earnings were $820,125, an in
crease of $119 l65, and freight revenue
amounted to s1,S42. 440, an increase of
S273 SS3
The Topeka state journal., 1901-10-05
ABOUT RAILRoAD PEoPLE

off.
Robert H. Graves is a new man in the
storehouse.
off. is 120.
Engineer l. Gallet1y. who has been of
duty, is at work again
The fair at Wichita has taken a good
The Topeka state journal., 1901-10-05
Thew Are Apaches Now.

All the members of the Joint Passen-
ger association were on Wednesday
adopted by the Apache Indians at the
Indian congress of the Pan-American.
Warren J. Lynch, of Cincinnati, as
Chief Remember-His-F assist
ed Geronimo in the exercises. Lynch
shot a buffalo with a bow and arrow,
and the railroad men were feasted by
the Indians
The Topeka state journal., 1901-10-05

Frank c. Armstrong camp, No. Ill.
S. A w. V, gave a smoker Monday
evening. The lodge was presented with
a gavel made of Philippine ebony. The
giver was Mrs. Armstrong, widow of
the late Major Armstrong, in whose
honor the camp was named. Col
Wilder S. Metcalf made the presenta-
ton speech.
The Topeka state journal., 1901-10-05
TROUBLE IS SETTLED.
Misup pderstanding of Santa Fe With
Locomotive Firemen Is Over.

The trouble between the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen and the Gulf,
Colorado & Santa F'e was settled Thurs
day at a conference participated in by
Vice President Kendrick, of the Atchi-
son, Topeka & Santa F'e, from Chicago;
General Manager Polk, of the Gulf lines
of the Santa F'e; Chief Sergeant, of the
brotherhood of Locomotive Firen en-,
and the division grievance committee.
The conference was held at Galveston.
Mr.. Kendrick passed through Topeka en-
route to Galveston last Monday.
The Topeka state journal., 1901-10-05
Santa Fe News From Needles, Cal

A monster pump is being put in at
the shops at Needles. The big pump
has a capacity of 400 gallons per N in
ute, and in case of fire is capable of
flooding the entire premises and a
greater part of the town.
Frank Sanborn, who has been at work
in the Santa Fe offices at San Bernar-
dino has gone to Needles to take a
clerkship in Foreman Records office
There is great demand in the Needles
shops for skilled workmen.
The Topeka state journal., 1901-10-05

Grand Master Haughey, of the Ode
Fellows and Past Grand Master Glenn
visited the order here this week.
The Topeka state journal., 1901-10-05

The social which was to have been
given tonight at the knights OF
Pythias hall, at the corner of Sixth
avenue and Quincy street, has beer
postponed one month
The Topeka state journal., 1901-10-05

I. 0. o. f. lodge No. 20, on the North
side, had work in the degrees Thursday
evening.
The Topeka state journal., 1901-10-05

The Woodmen of the World held the
first of a. series of socials, to last dur
ing the winter, at the hall at 418 Kan
sas avenue, Monday night
The Topeka state journal., 1901-10-05

Thursday night Shawnee encamp-
ment, No $500, M. w. A., conferred the
second degree upon two candidates
Following the degree work, Lee Stans-
field, who was recently married to Miss
Clara Stansfield, gave a smoker and
banquet to the members of /. M. Pen-
wells degree team. The candidates
who were given the second degree, were
Harry Trivo1i and Mr.. Bozarth.
The Topeka state journal., 1901-10-05

The Knights and Ladies of Security,
who are resisting the payment of $4,000
insurance on the life of Harry NJ
Barber, a Douglas county farmer who
committed suicide. have appealed from
the Judgment rendered against them to
the supreme court
The Topeka state journal., 1901-10-05

The Ladies of the Maccabees gave {
banquet at the Sixth Avenue hote
Thursday evening, in honor of the
knights of Maccabees.
The Topeka state journal., 1901-10-05

Shawnee encampment, No. 8. Patri-
archs Militant. initiated Gus Schmidt
and E. c. Sims Thursday night. G. w
Jones was admitted by card.
The Topeka state journal., 1901-10-05

Excelsior lodge, No. 81. Degree of
Honor, also sent team to com pete
for a prize. The team was in charge OF
c. B. Wright.
The Topeka state journal., 1901-10-05

included in the mum ber who will take
the degree work
The grand lodge branch of the or
der will hold sessions at Representa-
tive hall both Wednesday and Thurs
day. The grand encampment will meet
at the Odd Fellows temple on Quincy
street during the same days and the
Rebekahs viii use the senate chamber.
Sunfaower camp, No. 536, Modern
Woodmen of America, of this city, is
the banner camp as to mem bership in
Kansas, with 775 on its rolls Kansas
City, kas-, comes second with $780,
The Modern Woodmen of America
exclude large cities having populations
of 200, 900 or over from it's beneficiary
membership. No camps can be organ
lied in such cities, nor in states that
are unhealthful. No southern state is
included in the list, where contagious
disease is prevalent or epidemics are
usual. The following states are only
permitted within the jurisdiction of the
order: Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Nebras-
ka, Missouri, North Dakota. South Da-
kota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan,
Indiana, Ohio. West Virginia, Pennsyl-
Utah, Washington, Oregon, California,
Colorado, Oklahoma. Indian Territory,
Maryland Delaware, Nevada, New Jer-
Sey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode ISL
and. Vermont, Maine.
Evelyn Briggs Baldwin, the north
pole enthusiast, is a member of the
Modern Woodmen of America. Gov
W. f. Stanley is an enthusiastic Wood
man, as are also the governors of Illi-
South Dakota and Missouri.
The Topeka state journal., 1901-10-05

Apollo lodge, No. 1873, A. o. U. W.,
sent a team to Holton to compete in a
degree team contest at the fair being
held there yesterday. The prize is $25.
The team was in charge of E. E.
Schmidt
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-01-02
Things TO Forget.

Forgetting has its pleasures. because
II permits the closing Of the minds
eyes to harsh experiences and depress-
ing Incidents. The blues are common
complaint. II women are most affect
ed with them, they are most disas-
trous to men. They come at different
times and in different ways 10 every
one. They are the lowlands of life.
full OF miasma, through which all
travellers must pass, some Oftener than
others. The blues feed upon the blues.
Miasma breeds miasma. The way To
get rid Of the dumps is when one is in
the lowest spirits TO call up before the
mental vision memories OF the bright
est hour. On the contrary, defeat is
emphasized and despair made peren-
nial by the remembrance OF other de
teats and past despairing moments
1t is not crime TO fail, but II is q
crime against ones better nature to
brood upon failures. The fellow who for
gets failures may succeed. He certainly
will not II he goes into every new bat
tie cowed and covering at the recol-
lection OF past defeats. DwellerS i'm a
swamp grow TO have the lifelesS look
OF the lowlands. Remembrance of the
blues makes one blue. No man is
ever born a peSsimist lie becomes
one by forgetting the wrong things
ST. Louis GlObe-DemOcrat
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Didn,t Mean to BE Fnnnx-

There is certain Hyde Park clergy
man whose usually tripping and elo-
quent tongue runs of the track oc.
casionally, so to speak. and betrays
him into amusing mistakes and blum
derS In the course of his pulpit ora
tory. Such a mistake occurred one
Sunday evening not long ago aud the
younger and less serious members Of
his congregation are laughing over it
yet.
The preacher had occasion To refer
to the text "Set thou my feet in large
place" several times in the course Of
the evenings prayer and sermon. and
perhaps he had grown little tired Of
that particular phrase or feared that
his listeners had. SO, when in the
course of the after sermon PRAYERS
he desired TO convey the same idea
again, he employed Il different set of
words to this purpose.
Thou knOweSt, . Lord" he PRAYED
therefore. 'how small and mean aud
crowded are the places whereupon we
often stand on earth. Choose thou.
dear Lord, large place and establish
my feet thereon. Chicago Times
Herald.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-01-02

On one occasion Cluny Macpherson
had dealings in his castle with one OF
the very poorest OF his clansmen. He
received him in one OF the rooms which
had Just been decorated at great ex-
pense, and after their business was
transacted the chieftain asked: what
do you think OF this room? The var
nishing alone cost me f15O."
That's naethin ava" was the aston.
ishing response. 'If you come along
tae ma bit hoose, An show We a room
that cost faur mair than that tae be
coated"
Macpherson wondered that he had
never heard OF 1t before and arranged
TO call around and see ii. When he Wis
ited the place, poor looking, thatched
little digging" he was shown into a
room so dark that he could scarcely
see, with its walls literally blackened
by the smoke from a peat fire.
Here's ma room," exclaimed the trl-
umphant tenant. "A make oOt that Il
took five hummer loads o. peat tae coat
1t. and at 10 shillings the load that
mak's two hummer and fifty pung'-Ar-.
Gonaut
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-01-02
stiII Kicking.

There is Woodward avenue busi-
ness man who always takes his lunch
at a little place on Bush street. kept
by German He gives me Just what
/ want says the merchant, and he
is always entertaining.
He kept me a little longer than
usual the other day, when I suddenly
remembered an engagement. looked at
his clock, looked at my watch and
then looked AT him
What time have you. anyhow /
inquired
DOT? Dot is compromise dime,
sir
"'W-h-a-tT
compromise dime All dose men
dey comes IN here und dey say We mus
haf sum dime or We mus haf stanart
dime. und dey yaw und gall names.
und sometimes you dinS il would he a
fight So I say by mineseluf / mus
not dake sides. for dey all de dime say
TO me how it is, und I all de dime say
know nOttings. So 1 puts IN der
compromise dime und none OF 'em can
gick.'
But what is itT
at vos dis way. ! poOt dot CLOCK
back fOurdeen minutes behint stan'art
dime, und poot him fourdeen minutes
ahead Of sun dime. Dot IS What you
gall it-neudral dime or compromise
dime. But What makes me misunder-
stooden myseluf is dot dey gick like der
mischief yOust der same '"-Detrolt
Free Press.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-01-02

Among the curiosities of disease
which pathologists must somehow ex-
plain and put I'm line with their other
observations before they can dOgmatize
as to the permanence of organic
changes is the disappearance OF warts.
often apparently under nervous infiu-
ences OF the character of suggestion.
AS Is well known, the stories about
warts and their cure by strange de-
vices are infinite, and in many cases
are so strange that Il is only ON the
hypothesis Of suggestion that they can
be explained or even believed. Need
less TO say, however, the theory that
such solid and obvious overgrOwths as
warty masses can be made TO shrivel
and die OF under the influence of such
mental process as suggestion has
bearings which reach far and can hard
ly be limited 10 warts alone
A case is related by DR. Dibble Staple
OF a girl 10 years old who haG a large
number Of warts on both her hands.
She had counted as many as % on the
right hand. Having read in one of the
medical Journals that a number Of
warts had been cured by vaccination.
the doctor determined. with the con
sent Of her relatives TO give the plan
a trial. He therefore revaccinated the
patent on June 1. The vaccina ton
was successful. but no effect was pro
duced on the warts until seven weeks
after, when they gradually disappear
ed leaving temporary white spots and
when she was seen on Aug. 80 she had
no trace Of them.-LondOn Hospital.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-01-02

Alfred (whose sporting opportunities
have been limited by parental decree)-
Papa, what does It mean by base on
ballsf.
Papa (who Is reading an account OF
the latest heavyweight fight)-Alfred.
you could better employ yourself with
your Sunday school lesson. I'm too
busy now to explain.
Alfred tstiil thirsting for knowledge,
Did 1t mean the same as base on
balls when you telephoned last night
that as mamma was away you were
going out on bat?
Mamma (whc Is always listening)--
benjamin Ridgely, you will take time
right now TO make two explanations.
with the most important one coming TO
me.-nenver News.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-01-02

He entered the meteorological ONCE
and said. In his Jerky way:
This 'ere's where you give out
weather predictions, amt itt'
The clerk nodded.
We'll" continued the old man, II
thought as how would come up and
give you some tips"
"Yesf' said the clerk politely.
"Yes- I've watched very carefully.
an find that ye Amt always right"
No; We sometimes make mistakes" |"
Course you do We all do some
times. Now. was thinkin as how a
line that used TO be on the auction
handbills down in our county might do
fust rate on your weather predictions
an save you . lot Of explainin-"
what was the liner
WIND an weather permittin."
He went down without waiting TO
say goodby.-London Answers.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-01-02

IL have two suits for my two boys"
says Philadelphia man. zone new and
expensive. the other very old and ugly
and worn They own these suits In
common, and the hoy who gets up first
In the morning wears the good one as
a reward. Both boys are fond OF dress.
and so this scheme works well The
minute l shout. Boys. get up they
spring out OF bed and make a rush for
the new suit. Sometimes they reach
Il together. when there will be hot
light over who's to wear II. and have
to come uD and restore order with =
hairbrush,"
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-01-02

When q lady walks about town with
three or four yards OF silk tied in q
bundle behind her, she doesn't see It
herself or benedt by II herself. She
carries II for the benefit OF behoIders.
When she has put all her diamonds
on in the evening. tell her to stay at
home and enjoy them In radiant solI-
sude, and the child. with his forbidden
barley sugar. will not look more blank.
She carries her caparison either for
the pleasure or the modification OF so
ciety and can NO more enjoy it's bril-
hancy by herself than a chandelier can
enjoy having Its gas lighted. -RuskIu.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-01-02

''Well" exclaimed the persistent
poet. upon opening his mail II call
that encouraging"
Have they accepted somethingY'
asked his wife. i.IF
No; but instead OF the printed re-
lection slip the editor returns my quat.
rain with criticism In his own
hand"
What does he say "a
He says, Herewith we return you,,
Quatrain; IL is too long "-Exchange
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-01-02

svinE purchased modern and high
S aoIm the people OF Clarke and neigh boring
SInuss that We are prepared 20 do promptly
sul satisfactorily all wopk In the line Of we'll
sonx. Give az a trial and we guarantee
sooa work snd perfect sstisfAction -
Ono. w. WyExoox. in.
a., CnAs. T.. WYxKosF
sc,l' Repairing Of all kinds promptly
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THE CLARKE coURI IER.
JOHN o. DROWN.
EDrr0R Avn PROPRyrToR

THE CLARKE COURIER is published
weekly at OSE DoLL,E ASD Pity cFSrs,
PAID IN ADVANCE; when not paid in advance
two dollars viii be invariably charged.
ADvEErsENENrs viii be inserted AZ the rate
OF One Dollars and Fifty Cents per s1tmre
(ten lines FOR three Insertions. and Eifty
Cents per square for each additional inser-
ton. Advertisements inserted BY the half
year or year Rtless rates.
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EIGHT ACRES OF LAND. s,stuat.d iu
northern part ofcounty, one mile from d.
Pot' store and posto11ce. Fivs-room dwell
.ng stable, dairy, peat-kouss, hsn-houss
80 saH iarke eistern; 2 acres In timber. Price
so"' Apply TO %. @. SNYDER.
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For Remr.

The New Market Farm. near Rovce.
Is offered for rent from the Isl of Aiarch.
1901
Apply 10 the undersigned at 'New
Market, or through The BOvce postof-
nee ROBERT H. RENSHAW.
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