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The age-herald., 1901-12-10
Tom winten of wylam is in the city

The little daughter of MT. and Mrs liar ry McGee is improving after a sever, illness with pneumonia
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-18

who have been defrauded by these
alleged agents, and the government offa-
Gals express a determination to deal
severely with these offenders If the
practice is not abandoned
Fraudulent agents have been found to
be operating in the cities of Chicago,
St Paul, Omaha, Des Moines and KAN
sas City, and during the coming week
the attorney general of the postof1ce
department will issue fraud orders
effecting each OF these individuals en-
gagged in this business. This action Will
bar them from the use, in any wise,
of the mails generally.
As a rule these agents" and at
torneys" advertise through printed cir
culars that they are peculiarly stu
ated so Is to be in possession OF inside
information regarding the plans OF
opening and allotment of these Indian
lands. They claim to be agents and
attorneys practicing before the govern
ment land office and are IN a position
to obtain special concessions or prefer
ment for the old soldiers in obtaining
claims. Sums of from 81 to SO are be-
ing extorted for the purpose OF paying
expenses of necessary registering, TO
file the declaration statement of sol
diers' widows and then an additional
fee is to be charged on completion OF
the transaction.
The great anxiety that exists among
the people to get prefernent and obtain
all possible information early concern
ing these lands makes it easy for these
fraudulent concerns TO reap a Dig mar
vest, which number are being found
to be doing. The government officials
announced today that similar action IS
likely to be taken against other per-
sons in other localities who have issued
similar advertisements. They say they
will put a stop to this fraud or vigor-
ously prosecute every offender.
People should be impressed with the
fact that there is absolutely no secret
information to be given out to any one
by the government, and that which has
been given out and will in the future be
issued will be through the press Of the
country. The plan of allotment of
these lands, which viii in all proba-
bility be adopted. has been announced
in the State Journal, and the time of
registration and opening to settlement
will positively not be given from any
source whatever until announced in the
presidents proclamation opening these
reserva tons. This announcement is
expected to be made a short time after
President Mckinley returns to Wash
ington from his western trip.
L. WILLIAM THAVIS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-18
SEND BEAUX HOME EARLY.
Priests Advice to Fathers Stirs a
jersey City Church

New York, May 1S.-The Redemptorist
Fathers have just closed a weeks mis-
sion at St Michael's Church in Jersey
City, and it has made a bigger sensation
there than any mission has in years AL
several of the services nearly 1000 men
and youths have joined in prayer with
the priests and have listened to the
fathers exhortations
These exhortations have been the fea-
ture of the mission. They have been
talks upon practical, ho1nely affairs.
Father Mulhall, who has been the prin-
cipal preacher, has addressed his con
gregation very plainly as to the man
agement of their worldly affairs Among
other things, he told them on Saturday
that no man could be a good Catholic
who if he had the means, failed to meet
his just obligations when they were due.
and he impressed on them the necessity
for 50 arranging their expenditures that
they would never be forced to forfeit
their self-respect by eluding payment Of
their debts.
At another service Father Nulhall
took the affairs of the daughters in hand.
He said that fathers of marriageable
girls should make it their business to
see that the beaux of the latter Vacate
the front Darlor before the fathers
sought their own couches- Then he adj
vised the fathers that it was their duty
to look we'll into the moral character. of
the beaux before they reached the stage
of long parlor sessions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-18
FORT HAYES LAND.
Case to Be Reviewed and Decision
Will Probably Be Reversed.

Washington, May 1S.-The state of
Kansas and other officers representing
it presented a petition to Acting Secre-
tary of the Interior Ryan, praying a
review and reversal of a departmental
decision relative to the Fort Hayes mil
itary reservation. They want the land
vacated and turned over to the state
The Kansas officers claimed to have
discovered that certain survey maps ana
plats shown by the general land office
here in Washington and necessary to
the former departmental decision are
not on file in the local United States
land Office at Wa-Keeney and never
have been on file there. For that reason
they claim that Cox and his associates,
who filed homestead applications for the
land, could not have obtained original
right by the mere fling of these papers
of application, it being a long esta bhsh-
ed rule of the land department, founded
upon the statute, that local land offices
can not allow applications or entries I'M
til after the fling in the local lana Office
Of the requisite maps and plats, SHOW
ing the surveys and subdivisions OF sec
lions and quarter sections of the lands.
Acting Secretary Ryan has directed
the commissioner of the general land
Office, Mr. Hermann, to call upon Cox
and other individual applicants for
these lands to show cause why these
applications should not be rejected
and the lands made over to the state
under the recent act of congress grant
ing the unappointed lands in the res
ervation to the state for agricultural
college purposes.
1t is a settled rule in the department
that a former decision for an entry of
land will never be vacated upon an ex
parte showing, and hence Cox and his
associates are accorded an opportunity
in this instance to fully set forth their
claims and views. The papers present
ed today strongly indicate that the de-
partment can not lawfully do otherwise
than award the land to the state of
Kansas.
Senator Harris and the assistant at
torney general of Kansas and a. number
of other prominent Kansans are in
Washington interesting themselves in
the case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-18

clerk in office of auditor for postoffce de-
Mr. w D Ritner of Paola, clerk in
stationery and printing division; salary
81, 400.
Mr.. A s. Gray of Lawrence, clerk in
bureau of statistics: salary 81, 500.
Mr. Charles s. Elliott of Fulton, en-
ploye In bureau of engraving and print
ing: salary $720
Mr. Samuel c. Holmes of Lexington,
clerk in office of auditor for postofhce
department. salary $40.
Mrs M A Johnson of Olathe, CLERK IN
miscellaneous division: salary $l,OO0
Mrs F. F. Conway of Lawrence, clerk
in registers office: salary $500
Mrs 5 r. Keller of Lawrence, clerk IN
office of auditor for postofhce depart
menti salary 81 ,000
Mr. James E. Richmond of OsWego, en-
ploye in bureau of engraving and print
ing; salary $720-
Mr.. Charles H. Henney of Columbus,
clerk in division of appointments; salary
81 500
Mr.. a., A. Jackson Of Winfield, watch
man; salary $720.
Mr. Horace V. Easterling Of Crawford.
clerk in office of auditor for the treasury;
Mr. William F. Teets of Topeka, en-
ploye in cabinetmaker' RS division; salary
Mr.. Elmer E. Forbes of Topeka. clerk
in office of internal revenue; salary 81. 400
Mr. Israel E Vail of Topeka, clerk In
division of public moneys. salary $l.OV9
Il. WILLIAM THAVIS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-18
KANSAS IS THERE.
Over 40 Employees in the U. s. Treas
urY Department

Washington. D. C., May 1S--In gather
ing data concerning Kansas people IN
government service at Washington the
State Journal finds the list, when com
pleted. including all of the various de-
partmental branches. will far exceed the
number generally supposed to be here. 1t
is very likely the aggregate number Will
reach 500 or even exceed that mark.
Below is given a list of Kansas people
employed in the United States treasury
department. Some forty odd kansanS
hold favored positions in this branch.
whose annual salaries aggregate in the
neighborhood OF between $4,000 and $50
The following is the list:
Mr. William Rice of Fort Scott, special
agent OF the treasury at London, Eng
Mr.. Charles Fisher of Topeka, clerk in
chief clerk office: salary s1.40o per year;
clerk of division Of bookkeeping and war
Mr.. Harry B. Howe Of Topeka. clerk
in office Of auditor for postoffce depart
ment; salary $1,000.
office Of auditor for war department;
Miss XII L. White of Topeka. clerk in
Office Of auditor for state department;
Mrs. Elizabeth E. shearer of Topeka,
employee in bureau of engraving and
printing: salary $I-25 per diem;
clerk in office Of superintendent OF archi-
lecture; salary 81. 200
bureau of engraving and printing; salary
MI W. 1AuSSell OL Nf4lSOn. EAGIh III
office of treasurer; salary $500.
Mr. AlphonsO Patten Of Beloit, clerk in
office of auditor for DOStOffice depart
ment; salary 81, 100
Mr. Stephen F. Thomas of Atwood
clerk in office of auditor for interior de-
partment: salary $500
Mr.. Thomas W. Cochran of Brakeman
clerk in office of auditor for pOStOffice de-
partment: salary s., 200
Mr.. J. n. Baker of Wichita, clerk in Of
flee of auditor for postofflce department;
Mr. William B. Gregory Of wichita
clerk in office of internal revenue; salary
81 200
Mr.. Augustus Heimer of Maizena, clerk
in office of auditor for postofhce depart
ment; salary 1920.
Mr. J., G; Farrell Of Wichita. Waterman;
Miss / L. Adams of Hutchinson. clerk
in office of comptroller of treasury; sal
airy 81. 400.
Mrs r. Mop. Bonsal of Little River,
clerk in office of treasurer; salary $500.
Mrs. c. Crawley of Salt Creek, clerk in
office of auditor for Dostoffce depart
ment; salary 81 900.
Mrs S. W II, Richelderfer of Nicker-
architecture; salary $500.
Mr. E H Grant of Troy, clerk in Of
fee of internal revenue; salary $500
Mr. George w King of Winchester,
watchmans salary. Sl20-
Mr. r. g. Hurdeman of Leavenworth,
clerk in office Of coast survey. salary $500.
Mr.. Frank E Reppert of Valley Falls,
clerk in Office of treasurer; salary $500.
Mr.. J. H. Clark of PaOla, clerk in office
of auditor for postoffice department; sal
Mr. Frank Brown Of North Topeka,
clerk in office of loan and currency; sal
airy $3.50.
Mr.. Wesley Kitchen of Big Springs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-18
KODAK FIEND KILLED.
Wanted His Picture Taken Hanging
Over a Cliff and Fell to His Death

Rossland. B. c., May 1S.-Edgar
Petch. a printers apprentice. engaged
on the Rossland Miner, met death in a
dramatic manner yesterday. With an
other young man he went out on a
picture taking expedition. Walking
along Sheep creek, Petch saw a project
ing log from a cliff, sixty feet above,
and giving his kodak to his friend, said:
TN climb up there and have you
take my picture
His companion agreed. and Petch
quickly clan bered up the cliff and
made his way out on the log. Then he
put his arms around it and hung over
the chasm. His companion at once
snapped the kodak, and then Petch
endeavored to get back on the log, but
he had not strength enough to do So
After a struggle Petch lost his hold and
fell landing on some logs sixty feet
below When his friend reached him he
was stone dead, the top of his skull hav-
ing been crushed in. Petch was over
II years of age and supported his wild
oxvod mother
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-18
DOCTORS FAST RIDE.
Cowboy Covers Seventy Miles in Four
Hours and Fifteen Minutes.

Rapid City. S. D., May 1s--Charlie
Howard, president of the Western
South Dakota Stock Growers associa-
ton. sent a cowboy from his ranch at
Smithville, 20 miles east of this city,
to Rapid City for physician to attend
his wife, who is i'll with pneumonia.
The cowboy was told to ride for his life
The seventy miles were covered with
out a stop in four hours and fifteen
minutes. The doctor was found, and by
changing horses four times on the re-
turn the distance was made in a little
over FIVE hours. The lao miles were
made in less than ten hours.
This breaks the record for fast riding
in this part of the west. Mrs. Howard
is out of danger.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-18
TO CURE PILES.
A Remedy That VIII Do 1t and Is
Perfectly Safe.

We do not intend to indorse any ex-
cept articles Of real merit We there
fore take pleasure in calling attention
to a new pile cure which has been re-
markedly successful in curing every
form Of itching. bleeding or portruding
piles. The remedy is known as the
Pyramid Pile Cure and is recommended
By the best medical authorities on ac-
count of its absolute safety. ease Of ap-
plication and instant relief from pain.
The Pyramid Pile Cure contains no
opium or other poison and does not in
terfere with daily occupation while US
ing. People who believed nothing but a
surgical operation would cure them
have been astonished at the results
from a single so cent package of the
pyramid
Mrs. Mary c. Tyler of Heppener. ore.
writes: One package of Pyramid Pile
Cure entirely cured me OF piles from
which I have suffered for years and T
have never had the slightest return of
them since.
Mr.. +. O'Brien, Rock Bluffs. Neb-,
says. The package of Pyramid Pile
Cure entirely removed every trace Of
itching piles I cannot thank you
enough for it,
The Pyramid Pile Cure is sold b. all
druggists at so cents per package.
Treatise on cause and cure of piles
mailed free by addressing Pyramid Co.
Marshall. Mich.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-18

damages for alleged false arrest and
imprisonment Mrs Frost was with
her husband, Joseph W. Frost, at
Gravesend race track on Septen Der To-
1891, when he was arrested by Pinker-
ton detectives on a charge of disorder
" conduct in signaling the results OF
the race by means of an electric light
bulb in his high hat Several months
ago Frost sued Pinkerton and the
Brooklyn Jockey club for $4,000 and re-
ceived a verdict for $4,000 In the pres
ent suit the defendants denied that
Mrs Frost was arrested They said
she followed her husband and insisted
on remaining with him The trial was
not concluded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-18
Brines Suit to clear Name.

English, Ind, May 1S.-S. c. Patton
today brought suit for $4,000 damages
against DR. c. D. Luckett, basing the
action on the charge that DR.. Luckett
publicly accused him of setting fire to
the store of DuHin & Gregory on Jan.
% when this town suffered a loss of
over 100000, and was almost destroyed
The parties to the suit, who are prom
inent, have engaged all the leading law
yers of Crawford county, and the case
promises to be bitterly fought
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-18
SUES FOR FALSE ARREST.
Woman Wants $4,000 From Pinker-
ton and Brooklyn Club.

New York. May 1S.-Robert- A. Pink
erton. the detective, and the Brooklyn
Jockey club We're defendants today be-
fore Justice Blanchard and a jury in
the supreme court in a suit brought by
Mrs Eliza A. Frost to recover $50, 900
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-18
WHAT SENATOR bowen says.
He Has No estcy" in Publicly Endorsing Dr. GB88s NeHua Blood and
Nerve Remedy Because 1t Has Proven Of So Much Benef" to Him.

words and hearts every relies Dr. creene's
These the obstinate ills which and women
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-07-30

held my breath as watched the
gypsy IN the Seville dancing hall; ]
felt myself swnying unconscionsly Ia
the rhythm Of her body, Of her beokon-
ing hands. Of the glittering smile that
came and went IN her eyes. seemed
to be drawn into a shining whirlpool,
in which turned. turned. hearing the
buzz Of the water settling over ms
head. says Arihm' symons. in London
Saturday Review The guitar buzzed,
buTzed In a prnnt'ng rhythm, the
gypsy coiled about the hool ia her
trailing dress. never so much as show
ing her ankles. with o rapidity CON
centrated upon Itself; her hands beck
oned, reached out, clutched, clutched
delicately. lived 10 their finger tips;
her body Strengthened. bent. The knees
bent and Strengthened, the heels heat
on the floor, carrying her backward
and round; the toes pointed. paused.
pointed. and the bod drooped or rose
into immobility, o smiling, significant
pause o. the whole body. Then the
motion began again, more vivid. more
restrained, as ifteased by some unseen
limits, as II turning upon itself ia the
vain desire 20 escape. as II caught in
its own tolls.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-07-30

The most delicate pair Of scales IN
the United States are IN the treasury
departments bureau Of weights and
measures. SO delicate are these scales
that they will weigh accurately ten
millionth part Of a gram. They are
eo sensitive that the warmth given
on the body Of person approaching
them near enough 70 open the glass
case or 20 shift the weights would
expand the balance arms and produce
an appreciable error in the results
Therefore they have been 80 con-
struoted that they may be operated
at . distance Of 20 feet. The readings
are made through . small telescope.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-07-30
II Yon Want.

A'refrigerator, ice cream fresz.
er. gasoline stove, or some screen
doors and wire cloth, you might
do well to try Gilkey-Jarboe
Harware Co. n
We Take the Lead-Nevcr
Follow.
we take the lead in an we do
In candies and In ice cream too.
We never follow 20 indeed
We always take and hold The lead.
We take The lead aud kgow Of
course
A bell upon a leading horse
Is music to the donkeys ear
That always follows ID The rear.
We take The lead in cigars to
please.
We take tbe lead IN confeciion-
cries
We never follow no indeed
Nor initiate. We fakefha lead.
Experiences teaches that ID pays
To take The lead GA business ways
Add when se fsil 20 take ihe lead
wen cait the bas'ness. yes
indeed.
WOOD & uARRs.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-07-30
seoura colts and caIveu.

For a young calf or colt from q
day TO month old give one tea.
spoonful Of Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy IN
half a gill Of water As a drcnch after
each operation Of the bowels more
than natnrali usually one dose is
sufficient. For older animals It may
be given in the feed. Thousands OF
valuable animals are saved by It
each year. This remedy is iust what
you should take yourself when
troubled with diarrhoea. For sale
BY Palace Drug Store.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-07-30

Ofcourse everybody knows thai
the numbers In the spases indi
cate the number in the section In
the townzhlp, and that each Of
these sections is composed offoul
quarters designated as northeast
northwest, southeast aud south.
vest one.fourths.
Township corners are marked
with six marks on each Of. their
four sides. The number and
range also are idlcated so that as
soon as a township corner 10
found the location Of the town
ship is known, with this knowl-
edge any section or quarter sec
lion may be found BY understanding
how 10 "read" section corners.
Section corners which are in
the TOWNSHIP line are marked on
the north and south sides II the
line runs north and south OF on the
east aud west sides If they run
east aud west. These corners are
marked with as many marks or
scores as the rock is miles from
FL township corners-lhus the
rcck which is the corner OF sect
ions one and two is marked one
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-07-30

/ mark one mark on the sast and
ave on The vest, The rock be-
t~een section ? sbd 3 Is marked
two on the sasi and four on the
wosi aud so on.
The section corners on the
north aud south lines OF 8 town
ship are marked in the some
manner except the marks are
are on the north and south sides
Of the stones.
All othtr section corners are
marked on the east and south.
The marks on east in dicate
number ofmiles the stone is from
the east township 'iae while those
on the south side i the stone in
dioate the number OF miles the
stone is from the south township
line.
Thus, 8 stone Is marked with
four marks on the east side and
three on the south side then IL is
the common corner Of iG, and
IL, 20 and q that corner being
four miles from the cast township
line aud three miles from the
south line.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-07-30

A noted book collector Of New York.
one whose library is fsea N;ih some
Of the rnrest treasurer y the biblio-
! phile's heart. recently complained Of
the fofal lack Of the collectors spirit
among literary men. II was recently
asked BY literary man 70 send him
copy Of an extremely rare book that 1
have on my shelves to aid him in some
work he is doing. Now. want 10 help
him all can, and If he win come tony
house he can have the use Of NE book
as long as be wants a, under the most
farorable circumstances. But send
him the book-no, under no circum-
stancesl II is not the fact that it is
worth hundreds of dollars anywhere
in the market, but the fact thai If dam
aged OF lost IL would be utterly ire
placeable that makes the collector
shndder II Il were lost or spoiled Mr..
Literary Man would send an abiect let
ter expressing his deep conirition az
an untoward accident, perhaps with a
check inclosed, but Of the real horror
Of the situation think he and his tribe
could have no inkling."
Two athletic youths with more en-
thusiasm than money went recently
TO one OF the city's cheap theaters to
see prize fighter then starring and
sparring Tor - cents admission. The
next day they were half rueful. half
amused expressions which called for
an explanation, says the New York
Tribune
"Weli," admitted one Of them, I'VE
had the funniest trick played on us
We ever struck. We saw the play, and,
Of course. We clapped a. hard as we
could nt the boxing part. Thea one OF
the ushers came up and said c0nfden-
TALLY that BY paying ten cents extra
We could 60 round TO the back and
see some more boxing. We jumped AZ
the chance, and vent round behindthe
scenes. No sooner had We got there
than some one called out: More
supeai More aupea for the street
seenel' and = man rushed up and saids
You 20 on and supe for the scene
and weil refund vonr money! We
were tickled to death. being hard up,
% on We went. After the scene there
vas An awful confusion. and we we're
hustled ont somehow. We tried 10 get
our money, but they were too spry for /
ua. We just paid ten cents apiece TO
80 around and supe for those people"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-07-30

A Acurious discovery was made in Con.
cord, Mass, recently. Ia the attic OF
the Thoreau homestead was found a
quantity of lead pencils all bearing the
stamp "Thoreau a Son" The n-.ural-
ist and his father once made lead pen.
ellis for living, and for years a great
store Of their completed product was
hidden away iuai under the ridgepole
Of the homestead.