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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-20
Story OF the Big Snow Storm
of 1881.
Followed a Long Period OF
BaImy Winter Weather.
BLOCKADE FOR 6 DAYS.
Shop Men Used to Shovel Snow
From Tracks.
Three or Four Snow ShOVeIers
Still Work Here.
BLOCKADE FOR 6 DAYS.

speaking of Indian summer, remarked
m old shop employe the other day after
every other member of group OF men
had finished comments the recent
halrny weather. 1t Is sometimes breeder
of something more severe remember
the big snow storm of February %, 1881,
which came after We had had most
pleasant winter until that time, but
" hich blocked the Santa Fe for six days
The track department was entirely unable
TO handle the situation and the company
called for its men from the shops to join
the snow shovel brigade and help in
clearing the line for traffic The men were
in charge OF Glenn Hackney, assistant su-
perfntendenk Of machinery. and Reuben
RandleEt, foreman OF the Wreckln4 II, Gres.
was q commisSary department manasso
by James DonOhue Of the storehouses the
company boarding its snow shoveierS VINO
slept between drlIts II ES4ulAeu 1ot -.
avs labor on the part OF these men 10
open up the road TO Enporia, and two
more on the line between AtchlSon and
Topeka The big cut at Rock oreek MaS
filled with snow and before 1t was cleared
one man lost his life. When II was tnought
the track was nearly enough cleared that
the engines could push their way through.
ed at full speed for the drift It was sup
posed that all the men had lefC the cut
and the unfortunate fellow was struck
by the plot OF the nrSE engine we L1laAd5
our way through the big drifts without
stopping and knew nothing or the accident
until later
were allowed "A hours day Ior tner
time There are only few OF that gang
left in the Santa Ee service at Topeka;
Reuben Randlett. 4 carpenter. john =.
Mckenney, clerk in the planning MIL and
Thomas Foy. foreman of the Held yard
gang being among the number.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-20
FREE TO MILLIONS.
A Valuable Little Book Sent Free
For the Asking.

Medical books are not always interest
ing reading. especially to people enjoying
good health, but a matter of fact
healthy, and even with such sooner or
later sickness must come.
1t is also a well established truth that
nine-tenths of all diseases originate with
a breaking down of the digestion; q weak
stomach weakens and impoverishes TIE
system, making it easy for disease TO
gain a. foothold-
disease, liver trouble or weak heart and
nervous system long as the digestion Is
good and the stomach able to assimtlato
plenty of wholesome food
Stomach weakness shows itself in
score of ways. and this little book de-
scribeS the symptoms ard causes AID
points the way to cure so simple that any
one can understand and apply.
Thousands have some form of stomach
trouble and do not know It, They aScrfoS
the headache, the languor, nervousness.
insomnia palpitation. constipation and
than the true one. Get your digestion on
the right track and the heart trouble. lung
trouble liver diseases or nervous debility
will rapidly disappear.
This little book treats entirely on the
cause and removal of indigestion and its
accompanying annoyances-
1t describes the symptoms Of ACID Oys-
STA, Ambiguous Dyspepsia, Catarrh of
the Stomach and all Affections of the d.
gestive organs in plain language. easily
understood and the cause removed
1t gives valuable suggestions as to diet,
and contains table giving lengths OF time
required to digest various articles of food.
something every person with weak digeS-
ton should know.
No price is asked, but simply send your
name and address, plainly written on pos
tai card, to F. A Stuart Co. Marshall,
ach Diseases, and it viii be sent promptly
by return mail
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-20
SHORT OF WATER
Missouri Pacific Forced to Haul
Thousands of Gallons on Cars.

The Missouri Pacific is feeling the
effects of the drought in two different
localities on the system. and the indi-
cations are that the situation will be-
come more serious shortly. On the
Burr Oak branch between jamestown
and Burr Oak, there is not a drop of
water to be had, and water must be
hauled daily from jamestown, where
there is an eighty-foot well. It takes
5000 gallons of water daily to supply
the towns on the Burr Oak Branch.
This is not as bad as the situation at
Pleasant Hill, No, on the eastern di-
vision. where it takes 900 gallons
of water daily to supply the company.
The water is hauled from Independ-
ence, Mo. Ten oil tank cars and five
tub cars have been utilized to carry
the water from Independence to Pleas
ant HILL Huron is about to run out of
water. too, and the place will have to
be supplied from Atchison- Other
towns report q shortage of water and
unless abundant rains come soon the
company may be confronted by a seri-
GUS water famine
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-20
HEART DISEASE.
SOME FACTS REGARDING THE RAPID
INCREASE OF HEART TROUBLES,
Do Not Be Alarmed. But Leok For
the Cause.

Heart troubles at least among Ameri-
cans are certainly increas sing and while
this may be largely due TO the excitement
and worry of American business life, it
is more often the result of weak stomachs,
of poor digestion.
Real, organic heart disease Is incurable
but not case in hundred of
heart trouble is organic.
The close relation between heart trou-
BILE and poor digestion is because both
organs are controlled by branches of the
same great nerves, the Sympathetic and
PneumogaStric.
IN another way also the heart IS af-
fected by that form of poor digestion
which causes gas and fermentation from
half-tiigested food; there is a feeling of
oppression and heaviness in the chest
caused by pressure Of the distended
stomach on the heart and lungs, interior
ing with their action hence arises pa1p1-
tation and short breath
Poor digestion also poisonS the blood
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-20
DANGER In SODA.
Serious Results Sometimes Follow
Its Excessive Use.

Common soda is all right in its place,
and Indispensable in the kitchen and for
cooking and washing purposes. but 1T was
never intended for medicine, and people
who use it as such will some day regret
it.
We refer to the common use Of soda to
relieve heartburn or sour stomach, a habit
which thousands of people practice almost
daily, and one which Is fraught vita Gan
ger; moreover. the soda only gives temper
airy relief and in the end the stomach
trouble gets worse and worse
The soda acts as mechanical 1rritant
to the walls of the stomach and bowels,
and cases are on record where it accQmu-
lated in the intesdnes. causing death By
Inflammation or per1tonttis-
DIR. Harlanson recommends as the
safest and surest cure for sour stomach
(acid dyspepSia) an excellent preparation
sold by druggists under the name of Stu
arts Dyspepsia Tablets. These tablets are
large, 20 grain loZengeS, very pleasant TO
taste, and contain the natural acids pep
tones, and digestive elements essential to
meals they digest the food perfectly and
promptly before it has had time to fer
ment, sour and poison the blood and ner-
DR.. Wuerth states that he invariably
uses Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets in all
cases of stomach arrangements. and finds
them certain cure, not only for sour
stomach, but, by promptly digeStng the
the heart and liver They are not a Ca
thartic but intended only for stomach dis
eases and weakness, and will be found re-
Ger of the stomach.
All druggists sell StuartS Dyspepsia
Tablets at soc per package
A little book describing all forms OF
stomach weakness and their cure mailed
free by addressing F. A Stuart Co., Mar
shall. Mich.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-20
ONLY ONE Way
TO PURIFY THE BLOOD, INCREASE
FLESH AND STRENGTH, AND
TO CURE INDIGESTION,
SECRET PATENT MEDICINES WILL
NOT Do 1T.
There Is a Simpler and Better Way.

blood, only one way to increase flesh, and
that is through the stomach and digestive
digestive organs make blood and flesh,
bone, nerves and sinew. Did you ever see
a person blessed with q healthy. vigorous
stomach and digestion who had impure
blood muddy, SaIlow complexion, or who
had weak nerves, sleepIess nights and the
thousand and one pains and aches arising
from poor digestion? No, because perfect
digestion converts the food eaten into pure
the flesh a person needs to have for
health, symmetry and beauty.
Every person knows whether or not his
or her digestion is what it should be, but
every person does not know what is the
safest and best way to secure and pre-
organs. 1t is not done by the use of any
wonderful secret patent medicine, but by
the use of certain harmless digestive prin-
ciples, which, taken at meals. VIII digest
the food anyway, regardless of the weak
condition of the stomach
of vegetable essences, fruit salts, pure asep-
tic pepsin and Golden Seal prepared in
g1sts every where under the name OF Stu
arts Dyspepsia Tablets
dissolved in the mouth after each meal,
and mingiing in the food in the stomach,
digest it perfectly. There is nothing won
derfut about this ANY physician or chem
list knows that Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
will do this because repeatedly tested and
proved and thousands of cured dyspepticS
have found it to be true also.
DIR. HarIandson states that these tablets
increase flesh because they digest flesh
everyday food; for the same reason they
purify the blood and strengthen weak
nerves In no other way can It be done.
tanned from the food eat
Dr. Jennisen once stated that he be-
iieved a Soc package of Stuarts Dyspepsia
Tablets would give more real benefit than
$50 worth of ordinary doctors fees.
These tablets may be found at any drug
store
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-20
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.

Machinist J. l. Chatham was out Sat
urday.
duty Saturday.
Joseph Phillips. day fire builder at the
roundhouse, is sick.
Thomas Smith of the car shops visited
his farm near Oskaloosa Saturday.
E. L. Simpson. foreman of a storehouse
gang, spent Sunday In St Joseph Mo.
James OIiphant, cashier for the Santa
Fe at Atehisen. was in town Saturday.
John Glusing, laborer in Schultz's
storehouse gang, took his time Saturday
Clarence Shea. a machfnist apprentice
resumed his place this morning after a
brief lay off.
Laurence Bell of the brass corner did
not ring IN Saturday morning He was
reported sick
Machinist Charles Hart is running his
machine after a brief absence, made nee
essary by a cold
Forrest Prescott. messenger boy in the
office of the superintendent of motive
Oscar Erickson, a night helper in the
biz eHsTaithing department. is on duty
Charles T. Morse clerk in the store
house, was away from his desk Saturday
because of sickness
Machiuist James DeBarr who is never
known to day Off uni ess he is sick, failed
to appear Saturday.
J. A Carrel and F. A Gady, clerks In
the auditor of freight receipts, have re-
signed their places.
Peter Butler. of the roundhouse force,
who has not showed up for duty for sew
Ralph Mcneil, who has been with the
rod gang, has returned to the brass work
corner under Gus OSman-
Nicholas GriIey. who took sick Friday
noon while going home, has resumed his
place in the air brake corner.
Tuesday evening. January IL the B. of
L F. of ETnporfa viii give its fifth annual
ball at the wigwam of that town.
The Oldest daughter of Charles Hinch-
of the blacksmith shop Is suffering
with a severe case of the munps.
Louis Graegert of the boiler shop has
lost a little time recently because of the
serious illness of his father-in-Iaw-
After January p the sleeping car service
of the new Santa Fe between Kansas
City and Mexico viii be discontinued
Clarence Alexander, who for a number
of weeks has been in the store depart
ment, has been transferred to the oil
house
PIiny Laverty of the blacksmith shop,
who has been working on fire with c.
W Belts. has been transferred to the
frame fire.
Albert A Clifford. member of the
scrap iron force, was absent from that
department Saturday afternoon account
of sickness
Frank HorseIey night helper in the
machine shop, has taken his time He has
been in the service Of the company for
about year.
Clyde Scheaffor. hammerboy in the
pneumonia for about month, resumed
work this morning
E. Powell. boss of the wipers, has been
obliged TO take another lay off on account
of sickness. He has lost much time re-
Gently from this cause
Charles Rice of the bIacksrnithing de-
partment has broken toe as the result
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-20
FROM GooDLAND.

Goodland, Kas., Jan 20.-Brakeman
Whitney has returned from Moberly-
Ben Stapp, a machinist, has been off
duty on sick leave.
An ice train has been put on. The ice
is being brought here from AImena TO
I'LL the large ice house
Conductor H. D. Farley was at Sell
den this week to enjoy a brief vaca-
ton.
Engineer ]. H. Bush and family have
returned from q visit in Denver.
Conductor Matlock is sick, and Con-
ductor Taylor has taken his car tempo
ariIy.
pad" Barnett, of the tool room, has
returned to work after several days
vacation
Agent j. McCarty, of Roswell. is sick.
and Agent d. T. Cuthbert, of Falcon, is
in McCarty's place
Brakeman Jackson has gone to Sc
dalia, Mo, to see his mother. who is
dangerously ill.
Conductor Denny. who is on pas
senger temporarily, spent a day recent
ly at his home in Goodland.
John Shuster. a blacksmith in the
shop, was at Caldwell last week for d
visit with his family.
Arthur Wells, of the round-house
force, has returned to work after being
laid up by an injury to his hand.
Foreman Hanks, of the bride gang, is
busy putting in concrete abutrnents on
the Big Sandy at Limon and near Mat
tison, Colo There will be two large
Engineer Patrick has purchased a
ranch twelve miles south of Colorado
Springs The purchase price was IS 100
and IS considered a great bargain, as
the property has valuable water rights
and produces a large crop of alfalfa
annually. The property consists of no
acres, and has good buildings and
other ranch Improvements.
The engineers of GoodIand division
No. 422, B. of L. E, have announced
their fifth annual ball. to be held at
Goodland on the evening of February
10 An orchestra from Colorado Springs
has been secured for the occasion and
1T IS intended to make this fete out
shine all other efforts
Conductor VIII Taylor's caboose was
badly scorched by fire at Lfmon one
night recently. While coupling some
cars to the train the cupoIa light feE
to the floor and exploded, ignfting the
car, which was SO badly damaged be-
fore the flames were extinguished that
1T will have to be sent to the shops for
repairs The crew were going west on
81, but were compelled to abandon the
car and ''deadhead' back to GoodIand
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-20
DENoUNcEs PASS SYSTEM.
Railroad Official Gives Plain Talk
About Deadheads.

In an article on THE Railroad and
the Deadhead." Geo. H. Heafford. lately
general passenger agent of the Chi
cagO, Milwaukee & St. Paul saws in
the Saturday Evening Post among
other things:
''Theoret ically a pass is issued as a.
compliment or courtesy. Practically it
IS an ilegftimate Gin some respects IN
IawfuD bid for business or influence
The Jurists. the IegisIa tors, the state
and county officers, thes city officials
from the mayor to aldermen EXPECT
and frequently demand annual passes
Even the policeman has a pull at the
pass system. The prominent shipper
any shipper Is prominent who controls
a carload assignment of live stock
grain. coal, lumber. OF other mer-
chandfse-dees not hesitate to apply for
elIneF season or trip pass for him
self, and also expects the courtesy or
an occasional 'deadhead' ticket for his
wife and children The employee of each
railway company, no matter how well
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-20
ARE YOU THIN
Do You Want to Become FIeshy ?
A FEW SIMPLE RULES.
Flesh and Not Fat Is What Is
Needed


What thin people want is flesh. and not
preportioned every person should have a
certain amount of flesh. To be plump
is undesirable; it clogs and retards the &C
ton Of every muscle. tnterferes with the
healthy action of the heart and lungs.
degeneration of vital organs. to say moth
ing of the discomfort more or less, result
ing from excessive adipose tissue.
Common sense would suggest that If one
wishes to become f1eShy and plump, the
thing most needed would be hesh-forming
like eggs. beef. oatmeal, etc The kinds CT
food that makes flesh are the foods that
form the greater part Of our daily bill
of fare
Now. the only reason so many people
remain thin is because their stomachs do
not properly and completely digest and
assimilate the desh-forning beefsteak and
eggs We eat every cay
There are thousands of such people, and
they are really dyspeptic, although they
convenience from their stomachs- II
such persons would take, with their meals,
some preparati like Stuarts Dyspepsia
Tablets, the food would be quickly digest
ed, and the proper degree of plumpness
very soon secured, because these tablets
They viii digest every variety of flesh
forming food, which is the sole reason
why they so quickly build up and
strengthen thin, dyspepttc men and Wo-
men.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets cure dyspep-
STA and every form of indigestion on this
food promptly, giving strength to every
nerve and organ of the body, while z
to rest and recover its natural vigor-
Nothing further is required to cure any
stomach trouble, or to make thin dyspep-
tic people strong. plump and we'll
tured by F. A Stuart CO., Marshall, Mich.
and sold by druggists everywhere at soc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-20
PLEA FOR ENGINEERS.
New York Sun Takes a Strong Stand
For Shorter Hours


In connection with the tunnel dis
aster ON the New York Central rail-
road, the New York Sun prints an
editorial article, written OF inspired
evidently by some one familiar with
railroadfng, in which this sensational
statement is made:
How are the engineers treated on
many of the railroads in this country,
as regards short hours? On how many
roads are they required frequently to
work fifteen and eighteen hours a. day2
And how often do they remain on duty
for even twenty and twenty-five hours
at a stretch without sleep. and more
over, in many instances, with little to
eat? II some of the hreInen employed
on railroads not far from New York
dared do so, they could throw some
very interesting light upon this sub
ject- More than one engineer has, from
sheer physical exhaustion, fallen asleep
at his post while his train rushed ahead
unguided, and only the fireman's good
luck to discover the fact has prevented
serious accident. Let the railroad com
missioners investigate this state of
affairs, and they may learn something
that VIII startle them"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-20
WAS WITH E. P. RIPLEY.
w. Fl. Firth, Now of FL Paso, Is Well
Known Here.

W. H Firth, of Denver, who was re-
Gently appointed general passenger
agent of the Chicago, Rock Island &
Texas, with headquarters at Fort
Worth, is well known in Topeka
The actual mileage of the Rock ISL
and system in Texas is but "a miles,
but the change is regarded as promo
ton. as Texas and the southwest is
regarded as a valuable territory for
future development, more especially as
the Gould aggression is SO pronounced
The change brings with it more salary
Mr.. Firth started his career as
railroad man more than thirty years
ago with the @" system, and has
transportation He was with that
company for six years. and during that
period was associated with John c.
Bean. general agent at New York. and
z. P. Ripley. general agent at Boston.
both OF whose names have been among
the most prominent in the calendar OF
American railway operators since In
1876 Mr.. Firth became western pas
senger agent of the Great Western
railroad of Canada Three years later
he was called to the position of gem
era1 passenger agent of the Detroit
Grand Haven * Milwaukee, now a part
of the Grand Trunk system, with head
quarters at Detroit. In 1880 he re-
ern passenger agent for the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy, at Chicago, under
James r Wood, now general passenger
agent of the Pennsylvania system He
was transferred to Kansas City in 1888
as general western agent of the ''Q''
lines east of the Missouri river, which
position he occupied until 1887, when
he resigned to associate himself with
the Rock Island In 1890 he was ap-
pointed general agent of the passenger
department in Denver, in charge of the
territory comprised in Colorado, Utah
part OF Montana and Idaho.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-20
WON'T PLAY.
Western Roads Will Refuse Half
Way Passes From Trunk Lines.

Chicago, Jan 2o.-Exeeutive officials
of western roads have decided that they
viii not exchange passes with trunk
lines. which extend into central pas
senger associa ton territory. This is
due to the fact that after the abroga-
ton of the anti-pass agreement in
central passenger associate territory,
the three trunk lines sent western rail-
road officials passes which were not
good east of Buffalo and Pittsburg and
the western men do not propose to ex-
change on that basis The action is
said to have been taken with a view
to breaking the agreement in trunk line
territory
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-20

makes it thin and watery. which irritates
and weakenS the heart
The most sensible treatment for heart
trouble is to improve the digestion and to
insure the prompt assimilation of food
This can best be done by the regular use
after meals of some safe, pleasant and ef-
fectfVe digestive preparation like Stuart 3
Dyspepsia Tablets. which may be found
at most drug stores. and which contain
valuable, harmless digestive elements in
a pleasant, convenient form
1t is safe to say that the regular, per-
SiStent use of Stuart'S Dyspepsia Tablets
at meal time Will cure any form of stom-
aeh trouble except cancer of the stomach.
FAull sized package of the tablets sold by
druggists at Soc
Little book stomach trouble mailed
free: Address +. A Stuart Co., Marshall,
Mich
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-20
THE PACIFIC TRADE.
Santa Fe officials Will Make Steam
ship Arrangements

San Francisco, jan GOV A. Bis
sell, assistant traffic manager of the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa F'e, will leave
for the east Wednesday to confer with
President Ripley and Vice President
Morton about arrangements for the in
auguratiOn of the company's new
steam ship service to and from this
port and the Orient. The Santa Fe's
contract with the California and ORR
entail Steamship company will expire
within a few days. and with the abo-
Htion of this traffic arrangement the
Santa F'e will have the steamers Pa
cific Mail. the Occidental and Oriental,
and the Togo kisen kaiSha for ocean
connection, arrangements to this end
having been perfected several weeks
ago Further arrangements will be
settled at the approaching conference
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-20
DEFECT IN THE PIPES.
Trial Test of New Steam Plant at
Horton Unsatisfactory.

Horton. Jan 20.-The Rock Island has
not yet accepted the new steam plant put
in by the Pennsylvania contractors. Sew
eraI trial tests have been made which
have proved unsatisfactory Owing to
the fact that sufficient room for ex-
panSiOn of pipes was not made at the
time, the pipes burst when steam was
turned on This mistake is being repaired
by the company and the plant will soon
be in working order. The smoke stack Of
the plant is about the same size of the
Topeka Edison works.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-20
NICHOLS APPOINTMENTS
New Officers Named For the Santa
Fe-Frisco Line.

President d. H. Nichols. of the Kan
Sas Southwestern. announces the fol-
lowing appointments. E L. kingsbury,
secretary and auditor: w. E. Wilcox.
treasurer: headquarters, Arkansas City.
kas- Freight and passenger traffic
matters will be handled in the auditors
office. and all correspondence relating
to the same should be addressed to the
auditor at Arkansas City The road is
owned Jointly by the Santa F'e and the