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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-27
RemarIaole Cures of Rheumatism

TFrrom the Vindieator. Rutherfordton.N n. G.
The editor of the Vindicator has had
occasion to test the efficacy of Chamber
iain's Pain Balm twice with the most re-
Tnarkable results in each case First. with
rheumatism in the shoulder, from which
he suffered excruciating pain for ten days
which was relieved with two applica tons
and realizing instant benefit and entire
relief in a very short time Second. in
rheumatism in thigh joint, almost pros
rating him with severe pain. which was
relieved by two applications, rubbing with
the liniment on retiring at night, and get
ting up free from pain. For sale by all
druggists
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-27
New snring Goods

Jno. F. McNanus & Co. TailcTs, 71e
Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-27
27Hc
A SILK WAIST.

Gail for No. 1915 Silk Waist We
receive the third shipment today.
When seen they sell themselves,
but of course the price has some
tl1ircr tn do with If
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-27

C. F. Resseguie, general superintendent
of the Santa Fe, went west today for a
tour of inspection over lines west of here.
From La Junta he will go to Las Vegas
A. g. Goodrich of Kansas City was in
Topeka today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-27

Furnished by J. c. Coins. Commission
Merchant Grain. Stocks and Provisions.
Receiver and Shipper Of Grain,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-27

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-04


Many travellers returning from China
have commented upon the apparently
singular lack Of knowledge Of the dis
fances across theil country or between
their GOWNS that Exist among the Chi
nese- If at one town you inquire the
distance TO the next you may be told
that i is twenty Ii (one-third Of a mile1.
but upon arriving at the town you VIII
be surprised To find the distance back
to the town from which you have just
come is twenty-f0ur Ii, and that the
cost Of 1ourneying back again is CORE
spondi1Ely greater than the cost to go
to it. This popularity also extends to
distances between towns by river, the
distances up stream being from 80 to 100
per cent. greater than down stream The
cost Of travel and transportation in the
different directions bears the same re-
lation to each other as the distances
The confusion which has thus arisen
has been incomprehensible to foreigners
The Chinese measure distances not by
rule, but by the amount Of physical en-
ergy required 10 traverse them Their
wage Is based on a unit of energy. the
amount that it takes them to carry
given load. one picu enc il, on level
ground If the roal from = to p is down
hill the distance is regarded as less than
the actual linear distance because it is
supposed TO take less energy to travel in
that direction. or, as the Chinese say.
the Il IS short" It naturally follows
that il travelling in the other direction,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-04

news Of the day is to be found in the
siIlicus-.Did you meet any social lions
at Mrs HighHier' Cynicus-'-No; only
a few young cubs"
Scribbler-'sDo you write your verses on
a typewriter ScraW ler-'' Heaven forbid
that I should grind out machine made
poetry"
Mrs. Muggins-s'I wonder II these men
who write jokes about matrimony have
ever been married2 Mr. Mugg1ns with
great Certainly notf'
Hoax-''Did you ever notice that trolley
motormen always give funerals the right
MT they observe the funeral rites2'
It was after the domestic tiff. Il really
have nothing TO live for complained the
wife. You forget my life insurance.
course, a brute.
The actress who gets a divorce
Is apt to get married once more
And then Cupid shouts till he's hoarse:
-Encorel Encore! Encores'
When a woman watches a crowd ~
boys at play. she IS expecting every
minute to see one or two killed
When married man goes to see his
folks his wife looks for signs upon his
return that they have poisoned His
Mind.
Some people never repeat the compIi-
ment they hear Of you, because they
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-04
FRoM EMPoRIA-

Fireman v. W Ashbaush of Topeka
spent q day here. recently
Fireman an, S5ssorgss Clark Of Wichita VIII
few months in the pool out Of here. and
study breakdown ON the side.
Engineer Barner and Fireman FFithers
Of Wellington were here the other day
with engine 2S9
Engineer Niilcughby has the sympathy
of the railroad community in his bereaEe
ment- Within the last i've weeks both
Ms WllOughby' ; father ana mother have
died and her sister lies at the point Of
death. while both Mr. and Mrs Willough-
by are under the doctors care
Emporia has furnished forty-nine en-
gineers for the Santa F'e Pacific within
the last seven years and about ninety-five
firemen.
Engineer J. z. Jett has been assigned
to the extra board out of here.
Fireman Tom Hays of newton. former
" OF EmpOrla- spent day here lately
visiting Inspector Breen-
EtreUen John Lancaster and Morgan
Jones have passed the. examination for
locomotive engineers and have left for
Albuquerque, N NJ where they viii be
assigned to service on the Santa F'e Pa
Cific railway
Engineer Al Roberts has gone to KAN
sas City He Will take q passenger run
from there TO wichita
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-04
BEYOND THE PALE.


rFrom CasselTs Aagazfne.1
''SOf course. you quite understand
that I shall call upon Mrs. Whittier Tor
your character" remarked Mrs. Tag
getty othe girl she had just engaged
Certainly. NM replied the girl. al
though I would rather you didn't. for
Mrs Whittier is 50 eccentric that she is
no railways to be relied upon
Tn what way is she eccentric2''
''She insists that her husband Il quite
a model father and husband and that
her children have never caused her
moments anxiety"
m. not much in that
Then she says that she is perfectly
content with one new dress and one new
hat each season"
HIN. she is eccentric. them
And, finally, she has never attended
a bargain sale, ard says that the only
things sold at them are the women VINO
buyt''
oh the wOman's mads shan't trou-
bic her for your character: you can come
in when you Hkel''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-04

TIiekerson. Dick and Young. All Santa
Fe men. are laying on a fey DAYS
A young son Of Riley Hathbun Of the
blacksmith shop Is reported quite IL.
Edward Anderson has begun work in
the machine shop as an apprentice
Colonel Brlghtnan is some better. Mrs.
Brightman's condition remains about the
same
Tom Peters a. among the fndisposed and
his brother Richard Is hardliug the list
in the battlefield
BLACKSMITH 1. Kinney is reported some
better. though ne is hardly strong enough
TO resume work at present
Robert era ham has resigned his position
IN the storerOom and has entered the ma
chine shop as an apprentice
Jesse klrkhum has taken the position Of
'cslFvv hacker under Foreman Woods.
Charles ToMlinson has been transferred
from Newton To Dodge City. He is en-
ployed in the car inspecting department.
Conductor F. r. Mclaughlin has gone
to Kansas City. where he VIII protect
one OF the passenger runs for a. few days.
John Getz has resigned his position in
the storeroom and has taken the chief
cierkship to the roundhouse foreman
rank johnson son of the probate
Judge. is now a santa Fe man. taking the
position in the st0reroor1 vacated hv John
Getz- Ben Skene j. also an emp1oye in
this department
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-04

Fireman John Clark Robert Slusser.
Joe Atkinson and Frank Payden have
been called up for promotion
Engineer Hand has reported for WORK
after short lay1h.
Train No. was four hours late yes
terday-
Joseph Spendlove is laying or.
he shop men. who are interested in
baseball met at the railroad " NJ G.
A. Saturday night and elected officers
1er the season as follows Emmett
W nipple. manager. Dan Lane. assist
ant manager and treasurer Jake Lew
). secretary There are about Is cau-
oioares for the team. and the choice OF
tae men VlI be made shortly. The
boys VIII begin pEactice at once.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-04
IN SERVICE.
Said to Have Been Differences
Among stockholders.
Passenger Train Between To-
peka and Fort Scott.

Salfra- March At is reported here
from what is considered 4 reliable source
that effective April 1. the Missouri Pa
cldc viii run two passenger trains daily
each direction between kansas City and
Pueblo. This information is most agree
ably Received by all towns along this
route. as patrons or the road have been
cIamoring for this double train service
Tor several years. Tt has been a rnys-
terry to them why the Missouri Paclile
should give double train service 10 most
o. their branch lines such as the Cen
nate against this lire by routing its pas
Eenger business from 81 Louis 10 Den
YER bv way Of the Missouri Facirlc 70
kansas city thence over the Union Pa
Gossip. which it is hoped IS unfound-
ed Is 10 the effect that game OF
.-freeze-0tt'' has been carried on Tor
several years among the stockholders,
md that IL never has been the lnten-
lion OF part OF them TO make this
dividend paving line
It Isl also rumrred tn Topeka that the
Missouri Pacific Will inaugurare new
Passenger train service this spring or
the Kansas. Nebraska & Dakota dtvts-
ion between Topeka and Fort Scott
Several years ago petitions were cIrcll-
lated along this line asking that one
passenger train daily each way be put
o.. aud the petitions were signed BY
such a great number Of patrons Of the
road that the trains were run for
good many months The objection. or
course. 10 the present service IS the
slow time which the mixed train makes.
Leaving Topeka at s a. M it does not
same schedule is effective for the north
bound train
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-04
RATLRoAD NoTEs

The Brotherhood Of Railway Trainmen
Of Junction City viii give their sfvt1
annual ball at Junction Cfrv on Monday
evening March Is
me ROCK Island and Lake Shore roads
nave formally accepted the track eleva-
ZION ordinance recently passed by the
cnicas0 city council. and the work OF
aoiolsn-1g grade crossings viii probably
q commenced within the next thirty
days w. T. Dauehy. now chief engineer
Fl the Rock Island. who was for several
years superintendent of maintenance
ana construction at Topeka viii likely
nave charge OF the entire track eleva-
ton.
E Rudy. formerly superintendent OF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-04
HEART DISEASE.
Some Facts Regarding the Rapid In
crease OF Heart Trouble.


Heart trouble at least among the
<Ntiisrleails. Is certainly Increasing and
Nsniie Inls may be largely due to the ex-
c4temenr and worry Of American busi-
ness ME AZ Is more often the result Of
=" esak stomachs- of poor digestion.
Real organic disease is fncurable- but
~ one case In a hundred of heart
trouble is organic.
The close relation between heart
trouble and poor digestion is because
oOtn organs are controlled by the same
great nerves. the sympathetic and pneu-
usogas1ric-
La another way. also the heart il
affected by the form az poor DIGESTION
y men causes gas and fermentation from
mar ulsesled food There is q feeling
q Opt sssIon and heaviness in the chest
caused by pressure of the dfstended
Sso!Ilaeh on the heart and lungs. inter
Aerlns with their action hence arises
palpitatiou and short breath.
POT digestion also -poiscns the blood
making IL thin and watery. which frri-
AaLss and weakens the heart
ne most sensible treatment for heart
tIo1oi7 IS % improve the digestion and
e insure the prompt assimilation Of
Ihis can be done by the regular use
= ger meals Of some safe. pleasant and
49, digestive preparation like Stu
Art Dyspepsia TahietS which may be
FOUND az most drug stores. and which
contain valuable harmless digestive ela-
ments IN a pleasant. convenient form
AZ IS Sa4e 70 say that the regular per
hlstent use Of Stuarr's Dyspepsia Tablets
AZ meal time VIII cure any form OF
stomach trouble except cancer OF the
stomach
Fun sized package Of these tablets sold
Dy DRUGGISTS at 60 cents I.ftrfa hook
On stomach troubles mailed free ADJ
ares ~ a stuart Co.. Marshall. Mich.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-04
YICTORIAN HEMORIAL.
A Appeal Win Be Made to the
Masses For Aid

a 2PRSAA " IL Dc A606 70 I4S
Masses For Aid
New York, March 4.-The second con-
ference Of the Joint committee on a Vic
torian memorial has been held without a
fun disclosure Of the nature and scope
Of the enterprise. says the Tribune's
London correspondent The leaders OF
both political parties have exchanged
views. and the lord mayor q London.
the archbishop of Canterbury and other
prominent men have joined a prelirn-
mary conference The kings views have
also been obtained. and the arrange
msnts will speedily be made for an ap-
peal TO the classes and masses alike
throughout the empire for a memorial
commensurate with the dignity and
honor of a unique reign.
Lcrd Salisbury, whose interest in po-
htical affairs As waning. has come to the
front as the natural leader OF the move
ment and he Is strongly supported -
Lcrd R0sebery and Mr. Chamberlain
When the scheme has been perfected
there viii be a permanent organization
with a full muster of the most disung-
uished men in the United Kingdom
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-04

It is the deep-seated obstinate cases
OF Catarrh or rheumatism that B. B B.
Botanic Blood Balm) cures If doctors,
sprays. lniments. nedicated air, blood
purifiers have failed Is. j. B. drains out
the specific poison in the blood that
causes Rheumatism or Catarrh. making
a perfect cure. If you have pains or
glands. tainted breath noises in the
head, discharges Of mucous, ulcerat ton
Of the membranes. blood thin. get easily
tired, a treatment with 3. B. 3. viii
stop every sympatOn by making the
blood pure and rich Druggists ST.
Trial treatment free by addressing
BLOOD BALM Co, 1S7 Mitchell street,
Atlanta Ga Describe trouble. and free
medical advice given Rowley & Snow,
Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-04
QUAKER REFLECTIONS

IFrorr1 the Philadelphia Record.1
The seeds of discomfort may cause
mental appendicitis
The bill poster nay not be superstitious.
but he believes in signs
It IS better for the prima donns to lose
her diamonds than her voice
When man INDUCES in a war Of words
he must shoot off his mouth
Any pawnbroker will tell you that you
can't raise money on coat-of-a-ms-
No. Maude, dear; there is no similarity
between a matrimonial agency and
match factory
If he'll IS paved with good intentions the
sidewalks must be crowded with painless
dentists
Some women seem to think that the live
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-04
ANXIOUS TO GET IN.
Steel Companies Make Applications
to the New Trust


New York. March 1T has been
learned from well Informed source
that circulars signed by the directors of
each OF the companies which are to be
taken into the United Steel corporation
have been prepared and will be sent out
at once to the Stockholders these cir
cuIars stating the terms offered by J.
Plerpont Morgan & Co for each ex-
change Of the stock adding that the
signing directors have agreed to turn
in their holdings on those terms. and adj
yfsing the other stockholders also to
consent to exchange their rhareS for
stock Of the new corporation
It is reported that several additional
steel companies are deSircl1s Of being
taken into the new combination. Their
names are not mentioned but It Is hint
ed that among them are tue Tennessee
Coal and Iron company and the Scloss-
Sheffield Iron and Steel COMPANY Both
are southern companies n financial
circles he VEeVerx as well as ID the trade,
II is Believed that the L. s Steel cor
poration viii not for the present, at
least. absorb any companies other than
lhoss already aecepesd Dy me un.ist-
writing syndicate although It IS said
that the American BE1dge company may
come ia AZ some future date
NelI-DsIau5e IS very susceptible .
What's the matter with her
now % Somebody told her see
was reusarika by striking girl and she
Immediately Went and bought a punch
ing bag.
This talk against monarchies makes
nae tired. exclaimed the emphatic beard
er. Kings and queens are all right"
Yes. remarked the cheerful IDIOT pro
vided there are no aces out against
Them
The fellow who blows his own horn is
not always the best musician IN the
band
H-'-T.et us get married and live in a
fat" She-ssAre you serious, or just a
fatterer2s
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-04
Re. hIPPS. Ticket AGENT, Topeka. Kan.
POINTED PARAGRAPHS
IFrom the Chicago News.

From the Chicago News.
Nothing resembles yesterday so much
as tomorrow
Truisms are usually too self-evident TO
be pa1atable-
The pace that kills is not the pace of
the messeger boy
Riots never feed hungry men nor fur
nish work for the unemployed
his thoughts to himself.
a sober man when drunk is as stupid
as a drunken man when sober
The letter ..e'' Is the beginning Of every
end and the end Of everyone
An empty discourse and a solid one are
much the same-they are both sound
A wise man sees but does not interfere
with that which does not concern him
the man who thinks he owns the earth
cause they are accustomed to damp
Sheets
Says female lecturer: The men hold
way to drive
It isn't necessary for a girl to be an
athlete to enable her TO jump at an offer
Of marriage.
a St. Louis politician having been ap,
pointed inspector OF sewers eonsutted
all the dressmakers in the city
IFrom the Chicago News.l
The wheelwright should never get left
Trying to cut your own hair is shear
nonsense
No woman's waist can compare with
the waste of time
Nothing rattles tirnid belle like az
engagement ring.
A volume of smoke brings tears to
the eyes OF every reader.
Tn man who blows his own horn is
merely a seif-entertainer.
The letter "f' is always in visible yet
it is never out Of sight
An old topper says it's the drinking be
tween drinks that hurts a fellow.
Marriage is like any other disease:
while there is life there is hope.
It's great pity that some animals
can't talk and a greater pity that some
mer can
Sometimes a young lady shows her
dislike for a mustache by setting her
face against it
It is not the false teeth that are most
Objectionable it is the false tongue be-
hind them
Instead of waiting for his ship to come
in a man Should charter a tug and so
out to meet it
An Irish orator speaking Of his native
land said. t'Ireland's cup of misery has
been overlooking for years and is not yat
full
In ZuIuIand the women Ill their
mouths with water in order to keep 81
lent IN America they fill their mouths
with tea-and gossip more than ever.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-04
Santa Fe Rents Union Pacific Engines

The Santa F'e has leased ten engines
from the Union Pacific some time ago
the Santa Fe placed an order for a num-
Der Of new locomotives but engine
builders have been rushed with work
and the locomotives have not been de-
ilvered- n the meantime re traffic on
TIRE railroads has increased and IL has
been found necessary 10 get additional
motive power at once
The locomotives which are coming
from the Union Pacific have been stored
Tor some time at Cheyenne Wells. Colo.
They are Of the ligh- eight-wheel type
and are manufactured by the Baldwin.
brooks and Rhode Island companies
They VIII 50 into service out OF Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-04
IN CULBERSON'S NAME.
Somebody Is Travelling About and
Borrowing Money.

Washington, March z.-Senator Cul-
berson of Texas. has been very much
annoyed by the actions of man who IS
travelling about the country and borrow
ing money upon the representation that
he is either the senator himself, or the
senator's brother Letters have been re-
cefved from various places in the state
of New York and from Chicago ard
Louisville representing that recent calls
have been made upon prominent people
by the individual in question. He fra
Quently selects fer his victims ex-men-
bers OF the house of representatives who
knew the senator's father there and a1-
pears to have no difficulty in securing
fair sized sums from them Senator Gull
berson says that he has only one broth
err Robert Z. CulbersOn, who resides in
San Antonio, Texas, and that he (tue
seuator) has not been travelling recently
he asks that friends OF his advance no
money to Others IN his account
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-04
WILLIAM M'KINLEY.

from B back to n. the road being a
gradual ascent. greater expenditure of
energy is necessary The Ii is long,
and in order to get fair compensation
for their work the carriers must see that
the distance and the charges are CORE
spondfngIy increased. With this expla-
nation what has often appeared a va
gary OF the Chinese becomes simple and
reasOna bic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-04
Railroad Eaioins an Intruder.

Atehisoa. March I'm the Atchizon
district court today Judge Bland. upon
the application Of the Archison. Topes-l
& Santa F'e railroad. granted an in
Junction restraining James A Spaldiug
OF Atchisou from riding a patent rail-
way bicycle upon the tracks OF that
COMPANY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-04

water service for the Rock Island and a
resident or North Topeka, was here sat
for the Delaware, Lackawanna & West
err
Treasurer Marshall OF the Rock Island
and Max Alaier. stenographer in the
office OF Superintendent StillWan spent
Saturday hunting dacks near Paxico.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-04

think you are conceited enough already.
After a man has protested for weeks
riage, he Is compelled to pay for an e1-
travagant wedding outfit. and 70 50
through the farce OF giving her away a.
the altar
- A member Of the Atchison school board
admits that while members pretend 20
sympathize with mother whose son has
been logged. they really admire tna
teacher who did 1t. and would Ike 70
school board bluned. though every mem
Der knows thar her son Is very unruiy
boy
The babies are beginning. Judge Ha-
zen has received a letter from an yea
old girl threatening him because Ms
Nation was sent to Jail Still, her intel
lect is as well developed as that Of tbs
women who are abusing the Topeka
judge
A man stood on the streets this morn
ing whose face indicated such wretch
edness that passers-by turned TO give
him second look Of sympathy. His eyes
were full OF sorrow. and he looked as n
on his way to be hanged It was found
that he IS visiting In town with his wife,
and that while she wants to stay SIX
weeks. he is already tired out with two
days Of it. wants to go home. and spends
all his time watching the trains move
out. With a wild yearniug IN his eye thar
is pitiful.