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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-31
Reading Room superintendent
Returns From the East.
S. E. Busser, Of the Santa Fe,
Buys More Books.
INVESTMENT.
Says the Officials Are Pleased
With Results.
Santa Fe Plan Being Watched
in the East.

s. r. Busser, superintendent Of Santa
Fe reading rooms, was in Topeka for a
short time yesterday afternoon on his
way to Los Angeles Regarding his
work Mr.. Busser said: Z have just re-
turned from the east where I made the
purchase Of a thousand new books for
the month Of January" These books
will go into different reading rooms
along the line. though probably the
greater part viii be placed in the Dodge
City room Zach month I purchase a
large number Of books, making all the
selections myself and being held to &C
count by the management Of the Santa
F'e for the quality. So far il has not
occurred, but should the officials find a
book that they do not consider proper
reading for their employees, the blame all
falls on me. OF course it is a physical
impOssibility for me to read in full all
the books that 7 buy. but by means of
prospectuses 4 ann able to know def
nitely what 4 am doing. What class Of
books are placed i'm theSa reading roOns2
Well. about 80 per cent. Of fiction. such
as the works of George Eliot, 20 per
cent Of history and travel 10 per cent
Of strictly railroad literature and the
rest miscellaneous, consisting partly of
biography and autobiography. We help
about 80 per cent of the employees
where our reading rooms are located.
4 nave mad very cOInpl1Tn entary reports
from President Ripley and other officials
of the Santa F'e as to the effect which
these institutions are having upon the
men. They urge me to go ahead with
the work Their theory is that if a
man be allowed to handle and read
books he viii become more intelligent
and therefore will handle company prop
erty more carefully than he would othe-
erwise- In connection with the libraries
there are gymnasiunas, and at Winslow,
Ariz, a bowling alley has just been
opened. At BarstOw, Cal, we viii open
a room February Is in a building built
especially for this purpose costing So
OO0
The reading room system Of better
ing the condition of employees has been
in force on the Santa, F'e something over
two years. There are fifteen of these
institutions at different points on the
system. the larger ones being at Dodge
City, kas-. La. Juntas Colo. Needles,
Cal, and Albuquerque, n. NJ. Recently
a. room was opened at E,mporia, and to-
day John Roberts. formerly gateman
there, was put in charge The plan Of
operating such institutions was evolved
by Mr.. Btsser himself and is unparal-
leled in railroad history.
All the roads except the Santa Fe that
have taken any interest in the education
Of their men have assisted the Y NJ
c. A. in its plans But this scheme of
operating Independently the reading
rooms belongs ~ the Santa Fe. and
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FROM WILMINGTON.

J. P. Kirkpatrick, who lost his job
as operator and agent at Nashville dur
ing the o. r. T. strike, was here recent
~ He was formerly agent at Perth
He will go to Enid, Oklahoma where
he expects to open a feed store.
Brakemen Frank Ireland has been re-
ported sick and c. w. Ryel has taken
his run to amarillo.
Chief Clerk ]. S. Cady accompanied
the trainmaster and superintendent
upon their tour Of inspection.
w. F. Bolte will not accept the posi-
ton offered him by Superintendent H
A Tice. but will remain in the offices
of the Panhandle division.
Only five chain gang crews are now
employed in Wellington. Conductors
Dowell and Marriott were crowded off
the extra board last week until bust
ness shall pick up again.
superintendent T. J. Whisenand and
Trainmaster E. Raymond started out
with q. special train in charge of Con-
ductor Harry Peters to make their first
tour of inspection and to get acquainteo
with the men of the Panhandle division
lately placed in their charge.
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FROM NEWTON.

Gus Carter has again assumed charge
of the pick and shovel on the pusher.
Engine 7s8 has left the back shop af-
ter having received light repairs and
fues-
owen Kinsley has a new echuck' on
his lathe and says he has the best ma
chine in the back shop at the present
time.
For the first time in several moons,
Foreman Nifnnno of the boiler shop re-
ports a full force of men in his depart
ment.
Fireman Charles Webster has gone to
Great Bend. He. has been assigned to
a local run out of there with Engineer
Bob Smith.
The Pecos Valley engines, as soon as
they are given the necessary repairs
win be placed in service on the Okla
homa division.
Joe Kline, an old time Santa Fe
sWitchman,- and brother, of Harvey
Kline, who died at his home in this city
position with the Santa Fe in the me-
chanical. department.
Lester Reed has returned from Pur-
cell. and is at work in the roundhOuse-
Lester says J. E. Burke. who was for
merly roundhouse foreman here, is do
ing well ia Purcell and turning out
plenty OF work.
Conductor H. o. Taylor, has gone to
Pueblo for temporary service. The
Santa F'e is badly in need Of captains on
that division at present. Three other
Cottonwood conductors accompanied
him.
D. T. Gorsuch and Tracy Hurd. two
Santa Fe brakemen, have been sclled-
uled for promotion to a conductorship-
They have been examined by the train
master.
Frank Chalfant has passed up the
local out of Great p I'd, and has return
ed to Newton, where he will take a posi-
ton on the extra board in firing service
Mr.. Harry Bixby, stenographer in the
Santa Fe freight Office at Wichita, has
accepted a. similar position in the super
intendent's Office in Newton under
Superintendent A. Turner.
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TO CURE THE GRIP.


49,
First and foremost REST
Take care Of yourself Your already
weakened nerves want rest, and must
have it. If the attack is severe, go TO
bed and remain there. More fatal-
ties result from neglect Of this pre-
caution than from any other cause
Eat sparingly- Your digestive or
eans are in no condition to take care
of large quantities of food
Drink plenty of pure, cold water
1t allays the fever, stimulates the kid
neys to action and opens up the pores
Of the skin. Keep the bowels open
with DR.. Miles Nerve and Liver P1ils-
Take three doses of Dr. Niles Nerv-
inc per day, and if you cannot sleep
take an extra dose at bed time To
further control the fever, and to over
come the peculiar aches and pains OF
grip. use DR.. Miles Pain Pills. They
act quickly and efeetually, and no bad
effects result from their use. These
remedies have been thoroughly tested
more than a million times, and their
efficiency is thoroughly established.
They never fail to give relief.
DR.. Miles Remedies can be found
at any drug store, and they are sold on
a positive guarantee that first bottle
or package benefits or money re-
funded
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A CAUSE OF HEADACHE.
One Very Common Cause. Generally
Overlooked.

Headache is a symptom, an indica-
ton of arrangement or disease in some
organ, and the cause of the headache il
difficult to locate because so many dis
eases have headache as a prominent
symptom; arrangement of the stomach
and liver, heart trouble, kidney disease
lung trouble, eye strain or Ill fitting
glasses all produce headaches and if we
could always locate the organ which is
at fault the cure Of obstinate headaches
would be a much simpler matter.
However, for that form of headache
called frontal headache. pain back of
the eyes and in forehead, the cause is
now known to be catarrh OF the head
and throat; when the headache is loca-
ted In back Of head and neck it is often
caused from catarrh of the stomach or
liver
At any rate catarrh is the most COM
mon cause of such headaches and the
cure Of the catarrh causes a promo.
disappearance of the headaches
There is at present no treatment for
catarrh SO convenient and effective as
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets. a new internal
remedy in tablet form, composed Of an
tiseptics like EucalyptoI, Guaiacol and
Blood Root which act upon the blood
and cause the elimination of the ca
tarrhal poison from the system through
the natural channels.
Miss Cora Ainsley, a prominent school
teacher in one of our normal schools
speaks of her experience with catarrhal
headaches and eulogizes Stuart,s Ca
says: I suffered daily from severe
frontal headache and pain in and back
Of the eyes, at times so intensely as to
incapacitate me in my daily duties 1
had suffered from catarrh, more or less
for years, but never thought it was the
cause Of my headaches, but finally be-
came convinced that such was the case
because the headaches were always
worse whenever I had a cold or fresh
attack of catarrh.
sStuart's Catarrh Tablets were highly
recommended to me as safe and pleas
ant catarrh cure and after using a few
fifty cent boxes which procured from
my druggists was surprised and de-
lighted to find that both the catarrh and
headaches had gone for good
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets are sold by
druggists at fifty cents per package, uzi-
der the guarantee OF the proprietors
that they contain absolutely no cocaine
found in SO many catarrh cures) no
opium $50 common IN cheap couga
cures) nor any harmful drug They con-
tain simply the wholesome antiseptics
necessary to destroy and drive from TIE
system the germs OF catarrhal disease.
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SOUTHERN GETS MOBILE & OHIO
Valuable Short Line From St Louis
TO the Gulf.

New York, Jan. 31.-The Southern
railway company today secured control
Of the Mobile & Ohio railway company.
The terms We're briefly outlined in a
statement given out today by W. But
Ter Duncan, chairman of the board OF
directors Of the Mobile & Ohio railroad
company. Chairman Duncan's state
ment follows.
THE Southern railroad company has
offered to the holders of the bonds and
stock of the Mobile & Ohio railroad COM
pany in effect the guarantee OF the gen
latter company, and to the stockholders
Of the Mobile & Ohio company in an
nual payment equal to the dividend of
per cent. for the first year. and per
cent. in perpetuity thereafter"
President Samuel Spencer Of the
Southern railway, gave out the follow
ing statement:
1.-THE value of the Mobile & Ohio to
the Southern is chiefly in giving it a
direct line from st. Louis and Cairo to
the Gulf.
THE valuable terminals of the Mobile
& Ohio at Mobile, used in connection
with those Of the Southern, viii enable
the Southern to develop traffic though
that port to an extent which would not
be possible to either of the two lines
operated separately, and the recent ac-
QUESTION by the Southern of large and
valuable terminals at East St. Louis,
through its St. Louis division, which are
very much larger than those possessed
by the Mobile & Ohio, viii enable the
Mobile & Ohio line to develop business
at and from the st. Louis gateway to
an extent and in a manner that would
be impossible with the limited terminals
heretofore available to the Mobile &
Ohio.
1.-THE Southern will reap another adj
vantage in gaining an entrance into the
city of Montgomery.
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RAILROAD NOTES

The Frisco has opened six new stations
in the Indian Territory. These stations
are on the Denison extension and are as
follows: ScuIlin, Bryant Troy, Ravia, Ran
dolph, Madill. The line now extends 1866
the line is soon to be completed to Den
son, Tex.
The Rock Island has been laying track
on its Liberal extension. TWenty-seVen
miles of grading has been finished and
several large gangs are busy rushing the
work There is a great deal of heavy
work before the three hundred miles
shall have been completed, and it is ex-
pected that the entire extension will not
be finished until next fall.
Willis E. Maxon. superintendent of
terminals for the Santa F'e at Galveston,
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EXCURSION FROM ENGLAND.
st. Louis HTillers Are Preparing to
Bring Over Flour Importers.

St. Louis, Jan. 21.-MiIlers Of St. Louis
and vicinity have made arrangements
for running a special excursion from the
leading cities Of Great Britain and the
continent Of Europe to st. Louis and the
other leading milling centers Of the
United States
Their purpose is to enable the prin-
cipa1 importers of -four in Europe to
visit this and other milling centers of
America, in order that the Europeans
may. become better acquainted with the
advantages offered by American nillers
A meeting was called at which about
fifty miliers were present. Kingsiand
Smith OF London, England, explained
the condition of the flour trade in Ea-
rope, and was enthusiastic in regard to
the proposed excursion He said that
the flour importers of the United King
dom and the continent are the wealth.
lest and most influential merchants in
Europe and that the export flour trade
could be considerably increased by
bringing these importers here and cul-
tivating their acquaintance. He ex-
planned that it IS the intention to in
wife al Of the leading flour importers Of
Europe to join the excursion, which
win arrive in New York about May l.
Stops viii be made at Buffalo, Niagara
Fails and other points, and the party
VIII arrive in st. Louis about May Is.
It was decided to perfect an organic
alton for the purpose OF properly enter
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sANrA az LocALs

Dan Fry Is acting depot master at the
Santa F'e during the absence of Pat
Sherman.
Train No 2 came in yesterday after
noon on time, for the first time in about
a month. This train is scheduled to
dine at Topeka but for the past few
weeks it has been taking supper here
The Mcclure meetings at the Y. NJ. O.
A. are being well attended.
T.. E. Coleman and Frank Ehrhart
have gone to EdgertOn. on the Otta wa
cutoff, to watch engines which are be
ing used on the work trains there. Cole
man was promoted to fireman last week
Esngineer Amos Beeler and Conductor
J. O'Byrne took engine S02 to Meriden
yesterday on a trial trip. This is a big
Brooks locomotive that has just receiv-
ed 73-inch driving wheels instead Of the
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AT ELDoRADo

A. H. Mabie went to Fort Smith the
4. McRae has gone to Yates Center.
Oscar Stewart has been laying off for
ten days.
No. this afternoon.
Steve steepieton stiIl has the grip and
is unable to work.
Engineer w. A. Thompson is laying of
Joe Tack is in his place.
ENGINEER Peter Iahey has returned to
work. Joe Tack was on his run
Fireman James Sandifer WAS over from
Wichita recently.
Engine 327. Which had her cab knocked
off on the west end of the division, has
been returned from the Fort Scott shops
with a new one.
Engine 262, J. NJ. CARROTS engine. has
been fitted with the new metallic packing,
Fritz Rauber. a.
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66-inch wheels that were formerly under
it. The engine is now ready for fast
heavy passenger service and viii prob
ably go to La Junta to work on the
California limited.
. Peter Carr of the water service de-
partment has reported for duty after an
absence of a few days on account OF
sickness.
George Symmes, clerk in the master
car builders Office, Is still in the hosps-
tai as result of an operation performed
ten days ago. His friends will be glad
to know, however, that he is steadily
improving.
Engineer l. We1lman formerly of the
st. Joseph freight run, hereafter will
handle the throttle on the limited out of
Topeka
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FROM EMPORTA.

Engineer c. c. Hayman win represent
Cottonwood lodge No. 116 B. L.. F., at
Topeka, Monday. February 4. at the con-
yention of the State Society of Labor and
Fireman w. T. Roberts. who has been
very low with pneumonia, Is improving
slowly.
spend few days on his farm at Usage
City.
Fireman Tolbert came down to attend
lodge meeting a few days ago. he Is
still camped around Barnard.
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Engines so and 50. perhaps the swiftest
locomotives on this part Of the system,
were too light for the California train,
and but few if any of sthe heavier en-
gines could make the same time. More
over, sometimes the limited arrives at
Kansas City late, and this makes it
still more of an inapossibiHty to run on
the former schedule of the fast mail.
For such reasons as these it is probab
that the mail train will be continued for
some time.
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cHIcAeo TERMINAL sYsrEM
Great Plan For East, South and West
Lines.

Chicago. Jan. sO.-The Post today
says.
date one great terminal system for all
the roads entering the city from the east.
south and west. The establishment Of
such q. system will be the contamination
of a plan, the general details of which
have yet to be worked out. The pur-
chase of the Chicago terminal transfer
property by the Il. II. Hartman syn
dictate is the first step toward carrying
out the general plan. The need of such
a terminal system has been felt, in
dividually and collectively by the roads
which VIII use the new system of con-
s0lidated terminals when it is COM
pleted Present methods of handling
traffic for many years have been utter
III inadequate TO meet the needs Of the
citv.
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MINNEAPOLIs ORUsADE.
Mayor Of Minnesota City Orders All
Winerooms Torn Out

Minneapolis. Mimi. Jan. s1.-Dr. a. a.
Ames. four times mayor Of Minneapolis.
is shocked as the result Of a midnight
Summing tour and proposes to reform the
saloons of this city until they shall re-
semble Sunday schools. The order has
gone forth that all winerooms must be
torn out at once. In addition to this each
saloonkeeper will be compelled to keep a
list of his patrons which shall be open to
the police at all times and he shall reirl-
burse any man who loses any money IN
the place.
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tanning the visitors and to arrange g
programme OF subjects to be discussed
with the foreign importers while they
are here.
The party will consist OF about nifty
importers and their wives. and they VIII
remain in st. Louis four days or more
Tally-ho parties, a banquet ana drives
about the city viii be included IN thq
programme for the entertainment %
the visitors.
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FAST MAIL AGAIN.
Santa Fe May Establish Tt Between
Kansas City and Newton.

For several days the Santa Fe has
been running the westbound limited
train in two sections. The first carrying
the morning mail is in every way the
same as the fast mail or train rs, was
before the limited was given the work
of both Ever since this plan was un-
dertaken 1t became apparent that with
the present equipment unless conditions
were perfect, the heavy limited train
could not run on ais fast a schedule as
the Kansas City-Newton fast mail.
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everywhere is known as the Santa Fe
plan It has received much mention in
eastern papers and magazines lately,
and The Worlds Work, a new periodical
published by Doubleday g. Mcclure
will contain for February descriptions
and cuts of the rooms along the line
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PREsIDENG MELLRN DENIEs.
Says Northern Pacific Has Not Been
Sold.

New York, Jan. s1-President MelIen.
Of the Northern Pacific Railway COM
pany, today denied the truth of certain
western dispatches to the effect that
the lines of that road in Manitoba terri
tory had been disposed Of to the govern
ment Of Manitoba for a consideration of
IS coo 600. Mr. Mellen said that to the
best of his knowledge no such transac-
ton had been ever contemplated.
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BRIEF TELEGRAMS.

London. Jan. s1.-Prof. Pettyjohn. med
1cal commissioner for Michigan, IS mere
cal Institutions. He win visit all the coun-
tries Of Europe before returning TO amer
lea
Victoria. B. C.. Jan. s1--The steamer
Wlllapa brings news that on January =
two Indians arrived at Port simpson ana
reported to the government agent that
the schooner Kione of Fort Roberts, Mll;'
had been found dritted en- Du1Ga lslahAs
with two men dead in her Clothes OF
children were found on the box. The
names Of the dead could not be learned or
how they were lost
Sparta. Wis. Jan. SIR S Kingman.
well known throughout the west among
stock breeders. died today, aged z yeas
Chicago Jan. 1.-FIre destroyed the
building and stock of the clothing COM
pany at milwaukee and Ashland avenues
Loss 100000.
Nashville. Tenn Jan s1.-The lower
mouse Of me lesisisatuse, atEsr a long Us
sympathy with the Beers
Columbus, OIL. Jan s1-Attorney Cen
eral Sheets has announced that he would
ask the supreme court ~ dismiss the suit
brought By former Attorney General Mo-
nett against the Central Passenger assO-
citation TO Dust it under the antitrust act
He holds that there IS nothing in the as
ISOLATION hostile TO the public interest
Paris Jan. 31.-The Duke Of Orleans has
decided to attend the funeral of Queen
Victoria He viii arrive in London on
Saturday, and on Sunday Will deposit a
wreath upon the casket containing her
maJeSty's remains.
Washington. Jan S1--Surgeon General
Wyman today received q dispatch from
Surgeon Thomas at London. stating that
the consul at Glasgow reports 3s5 cases of
sma4pox and that the disease is spread
ing he says there have been two deaths
from plague among the crew of the
steamship Friary at Hull
London. Jan. s1-Sir Cavendish Bowie.
X. g. N. G.. has been appointed governor
OF Newfoundland. succeeding Sir Henry
s-cCa-liurn, recently appointed governor Of
Washington. Jan. .s1.-The house com
1nlttee on pensions has recommended an
Increase from $50 to $50 a month ~ the
pension OF the widow Of Rear Admiral
Shanghai. Jan 31--The North China
Daily News asserts that while a quantity
or chinese gunpowder was being de-
Slroyed at haIlSaiWan there was an ex-
killed.
!, III Little tie Rock. Ark. Jan- Slater a spir-
1ted debate the house by a vote of IS to 81
reused 70 expunge from its records a
1esoluJion previously passed expressing
sympathy with the Filiplnos and Beers.
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has been appointed general superintend-
ent Of the Gulf, Beaumont & Kansas
City.
c. E Bascome, district passenger
agent for the Rock Island at Wichita,
was In Topeka yesterday.
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Chamberlain's Cough Remedy f. tha
motner favorite- 1t is pleasant and safe
LOT children 10 take mad always cures m
= intended especially for coughs colds
Group and Whooping cough and is the hest
medicine made for these dfHsases rrhers
IS not the least danger in giving it ID
cllloIen TOT IL contains no opium nor
Other injurious drug and may be given
~ confidently to a babe as to an admit
oE safe py all druggists.
Cork Jan. 31.-The proclamation OF
--eellns E-lWard VII as King Of the United
1N-nsgon OF Great Britain and ireland
and emperor OF India here TO-DAY had a
4 4eq reception There was much cheer
11s. out the crowd in the observation-disclosures
u me court house cheered for M KIM
81 ana General De Wet. The r7eonla
eeHe1aii9s however, were good-humored-
Eepsin preparations often fail to relieva
lIltSlkeSAlon because they can digest univ
StonHninous foods There is ore -
Ion JnaE dlgests all classes Of food ana
tlat Is kodol Dyspepsia Cure. II c,S~eS
ne ne worst eases of Indigestion and Ewes
instant relief, for it digests what YOU
eat At ali drug stores.
Berlin. Jan s1--Today the rnunicinalt+zr
n hetAln purchased from Keenan, K. o.
- eleelrical street railroad to Treptovv
P4yil& ten million marks for the line
t s.alch WlA De operated by the municipsl
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MISSOURI PACIFIC LINES
FROM KANSAS CITY.

leaving solid vesdbuled St. Louis
Smoking coaches, Reclining Chair Seats Free)
Pullman PaIor
lines for New York
a coast point