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The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-04

catarrh it follows that what will cure ca
tarrh and give vent to the imprisoned
sound waves VIII rectify these troubles
1t is difficult to get local remedy into
the eustachian tubes. therefore, such
treatment is practically not to be consid-
cred How can We get an ointment pow
der, spray or even a vapor where air won't
go? If air circulated in these parts freely
one wouldn't have head noises and deaf
ness. The only way to successfully treat
catarrh of the eustachian tubes is with
internal remedy that through the blood
nook or corner of the body That Stuart's
Catarrh Tablets do this is abundantly at
interest in their sale. people who have ex-
perienced benefit from their use and be-
lieve others should know of the merits OF
Mr.. F. Mitchell Hawes the celebrated
barytone. in a personal letter to friend
fession next month. This Will surprise you
I know. for when / last saw you 1 never
expected to sing again, but am entirely
cured of my catarrh and my hearing is
now as acute ever used StuaTt'S Ca
tarrh Tablets and in three weeks they had
done for me more than all the specialists.
to whom 1 paid thousands of dollars, and
now 1 am entirely we'll"
iste, says: Il finally had to give up per
Sonal attention to my customers and in
where. I was in despair for specialists
seemed powerless to help me- Stuart's Ca
while SO completely that L now hear as
well as ever"
Army Surgeon C. s. Beverly became so
deaf from catarrh that he was forced 10
resign his position and abandon his profes-
sion He says: '-Of course my inherent
professional prejudice was hard to over
come. but knowing the great benefit YOU
tF1e ,,sa Sf s+g,srf5S esafarr6 TsbIets 7 I1si
them The great relief experienced was
truly astonishing. L am now entirely
cured and go back to my old post next
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets are for sale at
all drug stores for Soc a box
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-04

but confused coningling of fractional
sounds known as head noises that
new sounds. uniting with and confusing
the same. causing much annoyance dur
ing the day and often preventing sleep at
night. These head noises are what doctors
call 'tinnftuS aurium-'' They may resem-
BILE the buzzing of bees; the humming OF
insects; the roaring of the sea or of a
waterfall; the cracking and roaring of a
wood fire: the singing of a teakettIe; the
Mss OF serpent, a goose or of escaping
murmur of running water; the tinkling or
ringing Of bells: the pqrrtng Of a content
of the wind, and many other forms OF
sound The everlasting diaboIic pande-
cordant sounds prove so distracting to
some to drive them insane. At best the
Impairment of hearing, due to used sounds
themselves out, robs one of many of the
joys Of life; exposes to danger the ap-
proach or which Is not heard. interfereS
with capacity for usefulness; limits abiI-
ity to transact business and earn living.
Many annually abandon their plans, am
billions and hopes on account of loss of
hearing
Ninety per cent of all cases of deafness,
and nearly every case that is accompanied
by head noises, are due to catarrh of the
euStachian tubes These tubes are small
and a little swelling or thickening OF their
lining membrane due to catarrh is suffi-
cient to so diminish their calfbre to shut
OF the natural vent for used sound Ow-
ing to the difficulty in blowing, sucking or
hawking out the mucuS secretion of the
catarrhal matter it may of itself interfere
with the exit of used sounds without
much thickening of the mucous membrane
lining of the tubes Closure may be of
both tubes or only one, in which case
and the hardness of hearing may be quite
overlooked the unaffected ear serves
be complete or only partial. the head
noises and hardness of hearing being
usually in proportion to the degree of OBJ
Deafness and head noises being due to
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-04

The ear consists of three parts: the ex-
ternaI ear; the tympanun or middle ear;
and the labyrinth or internal ear.
By the external ear We mean the pin
ma or tissue that projects on each side of
the head to assist to gather sound waves
and the auditory canal or tube through
which they are conducted to the ear
drum.
The ear drum is the meInbranous par
tition that separates the external from the
middle ear.
The middle ear or .-tympanum'' starts
from the inner side of the ear drum and
extends to the internal ear. The middle
ear contains three movable bones, the
.'malleus'' or hammer, the '.incuS'' or an
vii, the .'stapes'' or stirrup which form a
chain across the middle ear and connect
tube leads from the pharynx or back part
of the throat upwards to the middle ear,
allowing air to enter and used sounds to
escape from that cavity
The internal ear or Labyrinth" consists
auditory nerve.
Sound is carried through the ear in the
through the auditory canal striking the
pass along the chain of movable bones
through the middle to the internal ear
of the auditory nerve and carried to the
brain. So we really hear with the brain.
the ear only gathers and transmits the
sound
After sound vibrations have reached the
brain, they, like the water which has pass
ed a mill wheel. should get out OF the way
and make room for more This they
should do through the escape pipe. or Gus IS
backed up on the wheel it ceases to per-
form its function properly If used sound
waves be blocked and imprisoned they VI
brate back and forth through the caverns
Of the ear being broken and subdfvided
until they have little meaning, are in fact
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-04

able, however. that these expenditures
are all in The way of increasing the
friIlS-
Among the work to be done is the
laying of 135 miles OF new seventy-five-
pound steel rails on the Texas line
Thirty-one steel bridges on the same
line are to be replaced by larger and
stronger types, TO provide for the heav-
ier locomotives and long trains.
A large section of the Texas lines are
to be equipped for burning fuel oil from
the beaumont fields. This involves the
erection of a number of immense steel
storage tanks, and the installation of
minor supply plants from which the To-
c0motives will take the oil OF the r.
cent purchase of locomotives, fifty
three are TO be assigned for service on
Texas lines These are only samples
of similar improvements on other por-
tions OF the system.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-04

The Prudential Insurance Company Of
America has just had one of the most
successful years in its experience,
unique as that experience has been
amongst life insurance companies Peo-
pie not yet in middle a ge can remember
when The Prudential was founded and
began operating in Newark, N J. To-
day il is represented in almost every
state in the Union- it has four and one
half million policies on its books, and it
paid Last year to policy holders over
IS. 500 600.
During 1901 it added over ss.0e0.o0o to
its assets. over 81 100000 to its annual
income. while to the amount of insur-
ance in force il has added nearly $780,
600 COO.
Figures such as these furnish con-
vincing proof that The Prudential is as
strong in the hearts of the American
people as it admittedly is in financial
resources When it is remembered that
The Prudential was the first company
to bring the benefits of life insurance
to the door of the working man, and
that it was also the first company to
introduce the system of prompt settle
ment of claims, all Will agree that the
success it has met has been well de-
served. Write to the Home Office of
the company. Newark. N j.. for infor-
nation concerning its policies, which
furnish guaranteed protection to the
family, as well as dividends to tins
policy holder.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-04
NEW PLACE ON ROCK ISLAND
Eugene Gordon Appointed Travelling
Engineer on FL Paso Line.

Eugene Gordon has received the ap-
pointment of travelling engineer of the
Z. PR l. route and assumed his du-
ties as such yesterday.
Mr.. Gordon has been an engineer on
that line for several months. having
engineer on the Mexico Central for
some time and is not unacquainted
with the duties of his new appoint
ment.
The position of travelling engineer is
a new one on the E. PR. !. and was
created by Assistant General Manager
Creig as also was that of travelling
conductor, now being filled by r. L.
Daniel
The travelling engineer will travel
over the line continually. looking after
the engines and engineers
Engineer Gordon is a relative of II.
w Ridgway, superintendent of ma
chinery of the f PR l.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-04
GRADING FROM owAssA.
Santa Fe Gets a $4,000 Bonus From
Citizens of Mounds, Ok.

Red Fork. I. T., March 4.-The Santa
Fe construction crew is now engaged in
grading its line from Owassa to Red
Fork and will cross the river over the
company bridge at Tulsa and follow the
old grade. The railroad has accepted
the bonus of 81. 500 given by the citizens
of Mounds. The line has Shawnee in
view as one of it's objective points The
Santa Fe people have been purchasing
a considerable quantity OF cement at
Tusla, which is supposed to be for con-
struC<ion of culverts on the old grade.
The work on this line is being pushed
and construction on other surveys has
been discontinued.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-04
Santa Fe viii Have Three Lines.

Santa F'e y. NJ, March At has
been announced that the. officers of the
Denver & Rio Grande road will make
a brOadgauge track out of their narrow
road from Antonito to Santa Fe. This
Improvement together with the con-
struction of the Santa F'e Central from
that city to a Rock Island connection
Will give Santa Fe three competing
lines to the east and two to the south
No other town in New Mexico has
such prospects in view. .
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-04
New Men at Healey's ofice.

Fred GiIlyeat has been transferred
from the Office of superintendent Nc
Clellan to the office of Auditor of Freight
Receipts W. J. Healey. Mr.. Gi1Iyeat is
working in the claims department of
the office George Shehan is new en-
ploye at the same office He began work
yesterday as office boy
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-04

Large Appropriations Made For Texas
Line Betterments.

A dispatch from Chicago states that
the expenditures authorized bv the
Santa Fe for betterTnents this year are
larger than ever before. 1t is MOTTO
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-04
CHRONIC Diarrhoea.

Mr. c. 3. Wingfeld Of Fair Play. No.
who suffered from chronic dysentery for
IS years says Chamberlain's Collie, Chol-
era and Diarrhoea Remedy did him more
good than any other medicine he had ever
used For sale by all druggists
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-04

To strengthen
your stomach It
Is impossible 10
fnd a better
medicine than
the Bitters. II
makes the d.
gsstien normal.
builds nerve tis-
sue and tones
up the entire
system.
Try 1t for
Belchiug,
Fiatuieucy.
Dyspepsia
and insomnia
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-04

COMPLETION of walks. water service, suit
able entrances and temporary fences, nee
essary planting. etc. children'S play
grounds with swings, Tits. sand piles
The sun., 1902-03-09

| rate Of wages than the old hands, because
greater sdll on the part Of the individual
u required TO operate the Church ma
chimes. On an average the women ro-
oeive $40 a week. and the men SIS.
But this does not show. to highest sd-
vantage. the value Of Mr.. Church's invcn-
tons. Their real value is shown whom IL is
stated that. speaking roughly, the cost Of
spoiled material. before he went to Wal
than, almost equalled the present cost OF
production.
In other words. It costs so per cent. less
now TO make watch than II did when
Mr.. Church went TO Waltham twenty years
ago. 1t will thus be seen that the officers
OF the American waltham Watch Company
are not far wrong when they soy that Mr..
Church's inventions have revolutionized
the matchmaking industry In the United
States.
But Mr.. Church Is not Interested In watch
making machinery alone. Since the auto
mobile came into use he has been studying
that. He has come to the conclusion that
the only practical automobile for all sorts
Of uses Is one run by gasolene
He believes that he has devised an auto
mobile which will run with practically no
noise. which will be practically odorless,
and can be run over all kinds OF
roads and up and down almost any old
grade When no gets time, he says, he is
going to build automobiles after his model
and. TO use his own expression. -Thereu
be some fun in riding In one Of them"
Mr.. Church IL seriouely handicapped by
III health. For several years he has had
a serious affection OF the heart. 30 serious,
In fact. that he never permits himself TO
travel any distance alone.
Literally speaking, for the last four OF
five years the only fun he has had has been
In his workshop. For most of that time
he has taken his breakfast In bed aud gone
directly from his bed 10 the works. At the
end Of his day he goes home and goes i'm
medistely TO bed again.
Once In q great while he INDUCES himself
In his favorite pastime Of billiard playing.
A good story is told to illustrate the aocu-
racy OF the mans eye.
One day he was playing billiards with a
friend who was engaged In the manufacture
OF bicycles. The friend pulled out OF his
pocket one OF the ball bearings Of a machine
and asked Church what he thought of It,
4Oh, it's all right, suppose, said Church.
but why don't you make 1t roundf'
.Roundl- exclaimed his friend, why.
it's perfect sphere
Bet you ten there are depressions in
these three places
Then Mr. Church marked the places on
the little steel sphere with pencil. His
friend looked at the marks and smiled.
Church fished out Of his pocket an in
strument for testing the roundness OF
ANAL bodies. and It was found that the
places,he had marked were each depressed
one-ten- -thousandth Of an inch.
The sun., 1902-03-09
MANY PATENTS GRANTED.
Unprecedented Activity shown by Inventors
In the United States.


The report Of the United States Patent
Once for 1901, which year was a record
breaker, shows the marvellous activity
existing among inventors In this country
and also, precisely where genius Of this
sort has been the most conspicuous.
The total number Of patents issued was
n, 7,2e2, including designs. patents reissued.
trade marks registered. labels and prints.
Over 5000 applications for patents were
allowed and are awaiting the payment
OF final fees, and more than 1000 were for
feited for non-payment Of the final fees.
The total number Of applications received
for patents upon mechanical devices was
1878 and upon designs 1901. The number
Of applications received for the registra-
ton OF trademarks was 2,4i0. for the regis
tration OF labels o8s. and for the regis
tration OF prints 23s while there were IFS
applications for the resistance Of patents.
The total expenditures Of the Patent
Office for the year were 81 ,2s7 1885 So, and the
total receipts over the expenditures were
sl52, ,0l2 81. The amount Of money In the
Treasury TO the credit OF the Patent Office
on Jan. 1, 1902, was s5,s2s,47l.o7.
In proportion to the population, more
patents were granted to residents Of Con-
necticut than TO those Of any other State.
the ratio having been one patent TO every
l.i9s inhabitants. After Connecticut. In
this order Of distinction. come the District
OF Columbia. Massachusetts, New Jersey,
Rhode Island, Colorado, New York, and
so on.
The fewest so-called domestic patents
issued. when reckoned In this way. we're
In Georgia, the Indian territory. Mississippi
North Carolina, Ala baIna, South Carolina.
and the territory OF Alaska. In the terri
tory OF Alaska the ratio was one 70 81 100.
The number Of applications granted
during tho year for what are classified
as foreign patents was as follows: To
Germany. 1,045; TO England Gs5; to Canada.
87e; 10 France, 3O6; 20 Austria Hungary,
l5o; TO Switzerland. so: TO Scotland. IS;
70 Belgium. 81; 20 Sweden. IS; to Italy. 81
to Victoria, 35 to Denmark, 30 10 Russia
20: 10 Ireland 25; TO New Zealand. rs; 70
New South Wales, 90 20 Norway. 20: to the
Netherlands, 10; TO Mexico. II; TO South
Africa. Q: to South Australia, s; to Argentina,
S: 10 Queensland, S; TO Cuba 4; TO India. 1;
TO Western Australia, Colombia, Egypt and
Roumania, each 10 Cape Colony, 2: 70
China, ?. and to Brazil. Java, Jersey, Japan,
Jamaica. Algeria. Bermuda, Spain, Turkey,
Peru. South Africa and San Salvador. I
each
The sun., 1902-03-09
UNDER SPICION.
Two Innocent Men the Subject OF Com.
munication TO the Police.

From The Chicago TRIBUNE.
Jones and his wife were going 10 the theatre
the other evening They started out. leav-
ing Mrs Jones's mother an old lady OF So
and little girl alone In the house.
just as they went out they noticed couple
OF suspicious-lookins men lettering about
the corner.
Il wonder what those two touehs are up
to- said Jones. 1t certainly isn't anything
good. Perhaps we had better go back TO
the house"
But Mrs Jones laughed at H.
-ThGt would be foolish. Tom she said
Il don't suppose they are going to break
into our house, anyway"
They were certainly watching Us put on
our wraps. said Jones. and they re watching
Jones and his wife turned corner and
started over 10 Indiana avenue 20 catch n
followed close behind The other quickly
disappeared This time Mrs, Jones was
Perhaps we had better 20 hnck and, tele,,
phone to the police station, she SAln. j
Sopldnt car q they weren't such desperate
Jones called up the police station and told
All right said tho leutonant in charge;
-Jus, watt a minute. There's "A couple OF
our men on the wire now right near you ana
Presently the door bell rang and Jones
opened tha door. ,,
Tho two suspicious-lookins men stood
The lieutenant sent Ne over 10 see what
was up, said ono OF them. Jones a!hos,
fRintcd hut he finally asked them IN hlo
told his story over again. He didnt KNOW
what else 10 do. -.t.
-That's queer said one Of the detectives
I'VE were on the corner when you came
out and We didn't see a soul. Then when
you went round the corner my PaIdf'vp MA Sp
walked that way after you and ] Caurn UP
the station on the box. l was talkins "nen
you called 80, a,
Il some way 4 expect we got a little eNcltu
] don't suppose there was any real Iesspp
for it. My Wifo 10 eaoecdlngly emio'
aid
The sun., 1902-03-09
OLIVER HALIls UNIQUE HONOR.
He Is the OnI, Man known Who IL President
of m Monan's club.

BANGOR, Ne, March 7.-Oliver Hall,
graduate OF Bowdoln College and a news
paper man in this city is. so far as Ia known,
the only man who holds a high Office in
woman's club.
MIR Hall boards in Bangor, but his home
is at Augusta, where his father, Judge Hall
of the Kennebec county Superior Court,
resides Every two years a. soon as the
Legislature adjourns the women's clubs
begin work and control the city until the
next session,
Three years ago the leading literary
club OF the city was made sad by the de-
parture Of its President, who moved out of
the State As there was some dispute
about her successor the members of the
club asked Mr.. Hall 10 act as President
ad interim.
He accepted the high trust on condition
that he should not serve beyond a certain
date. but the ladies found him so fair in
his rulings and 80 patient in helping 10 settla
questions Of ancestry and precedenca
that he has not been permitted 20 resign
He has since removed 10 Ranror ana
though he seldom attends the wo,nan's
club OF which he is President, State ii,
orarian Carver In published list OF women =
CLUBS p IN Maine prints MIR. Halls name ss
Ln-t Loent OF the leading organizatiop Of
The sun., 1902-03-09
,f0N tht Ctnelnnan Knqul-,r.

PAhkERsBrRo. ". Va. March S-Probably the
greatest freak IN the way OF an oil gas well in
West virginia broke loose In Richie county yes
'erday evening. The well was drilled for oil in
isea but. nothing being found the casing was pulled
and only tho hole in the ground remained al these
years
Yesterday q rumbling. which could he heard
Tor miles, attracted the attention Of some OF tho
residents, and they went 10 the well to md the
gas pouring out in unmeAsurable quantities com
pleiey Cling the little valley 80 that Il looked as
though a fos had settled over IT, There Is no way
90 far TO cap the well. as there Is no pipe in the
hole. and one Of the biggest mysteries OF the oil
field Will probably never be solved and millions OF
feet OF gas will go 20 waste.
Who owns the well is as much mystery as the
well itself IS the original owners left that country
years ago. The outcome Is being watched with
interos, by oil men in this city 10 night many OF
whom have gone TO see H.
The sun., 1902-03-09
No Time for Aught But Prayer.


ST. JOSEPH. Nc, Feb. S.-The most peculins
case that probably ever came to the attention OF
the police OF this city Is which includes an ap.
peal for food on the part OF the head OF fsmny|
who says he cannot devote the time to earn
living for his wife and nve small children because
he requires all OF the time to devote 10 prayers
for the recovery OF his wife. lie Is J. c. Blaek-
more. former deacon IN Baptist church. bus
for four years devoui follower Of Dowie. the
Chicago Elijah.
Mrs Blsckmore Is In the last stages OF consump.
ton and she hes never received the attention of .
physician since she and her husband Joined the
peculiar sect The Humane Society sent SUPP y
OF food TO the family. and tomorrow Will remove
the children 10 At place OF habtnion. Nfs-
Blackmorc viii be sent TO the city hospital where
she viii receive medical treatment. She say,
she has an abiding faith In her ultimate recovery
through the agency OF prayer and during me
entire day and most OF the night she is Joined by
her husband in supploaiions for divine in'eryen'
tion for her recovery.
The sun., 1902-03-09
what He Would Have Don..

From the 81, LOviy Re9ubne
snort heavily built man rushed nor,h Aim.
fishieenth street ana hailed an Olive st,.., 90,
wh'ch had Just begun to move west from the FlVh
@ .een'n stee' crossing The conductor paid no
attention to the gcsticulations ana cries N, ,na -,
ined individual The latter rushed through ,ns
mud ahet the car. bearing a heavy valiSe. bn,
was unable TO overt1ke the car Ansered a, a..
conductors refusal 10 wah for him. the aIno,,
breaihlcss man roared.
D you. ~ 1 were aboard tina, car ia n.k.
you stop for me" The bystAnders laughed ru.ra
edly, whDe the belated one. unconscious OF M,
bull. leaned against an electric light pole m ,,as
his breath and the neu ear
The sun., 1902-03-09
Cheaper Than n Money order.

from inc FhAioflp fheN"'H'
BAAppocK. Pa, March ?-W. 7 GesSinserl
OF No. 81 SiItsenth avenue, Long Island CITY, v.
q travelling shoe salesman has demonstrated 10
the satisfaction OF himself and doubling sales
man OF foreign extraction tina, the honesty and
efncency OF Uncle Sans mail system ahead
OF anything on earth Gelssluser and another
traveller al the hotel here disputed about the honesty
OF Uncle sans postal servants.
Ge!ssinger said that he would prove that no
could send money through maus In the most open
manner, and which would reach Us destination
He took a silver dollar, glued piece ot silh whus
paper on one side OF u. wrote the address 70 hs
Youngest daughter walked over TO TIC posi- once
and placed a one -cent stamp on ihe OPEN IdGe OF
the coin ana offered the article 20 ASSISTANT fost-
master john =. Lovers a. u'TchhaGSe - A.,
Yesterday Mr. Gel>sl1g,I ftgtNri leNeI roh
bis dAuyAtcr thanking nm f't the douaf
The sun., 1902-03-09
What q ToSas Cloud Did.

JAcKsBoRo TeI., Feb. 27-Last nsht about
dark heavy cloud gathered southwest Of Jacks.
boro and seemed TO he rolling In the air Just
as II Got over the Pair Grounds Il appeared TO din
and blew down the srandstand and bounced 10 the
oil mill. quarter OF a mile away. and came down
again lifting on the roof and tearing Il into shreds
Then II bounded about four hundred yards
and took on the top of the T. y. Brown Gin house
and n'tci house OF It's foundation near by. Three
hundred yards further IL took away the sheds
and fence OF wagon yard. II then seemed to
rse and burst IN the air. No one was hurt and
the damage done TO property will not amount IN
more Than 5000 TO $500. There was A ufh,
shower OF rain, barely laying the dust