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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-01-17

No family, chop, ship, camp or per-
son should be without Wizard Oil for
every painful accident or emergency.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-01-17

A man cannot have his cake and eat
it toO-especially on his FIRST trip
across the pond.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-01-17

Piso's Cure for Consumption is an infallible
medicine for coughs and colds.-N. w. SAMUEL,
Ocean Grove N. j., Feb. IL, 1900
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-01-17

Ask the devil what things most in
terfere with his plans and he would
tell you work.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-01-17

To Cure a Gold in One day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 25c.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-01-17

Some people spend lot of time in
regretting things that never happen.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-01-17

When two philosophers quarrel it is
merely a sage brush.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-01-17

Uniform goodness is heavens only
livery.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-01-17

The average man finds it much easier
to pay compliments than debts.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-01-17

1T is simply impossible 10 suppress
The man Who can't tel q funny story.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-01-17

Many self-made man has been un
done by tailor~made woman.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-01-17

All Good Houselxeepers
use ATLAS OATS, because it has tho
best flavor and is absolutely pure.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-01-17

Success never roosts on the banner
of the man who ncglects his business.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-01-17

If man has plenty of push he is
bound to get there-but sometimes
pull helps along wonderfully.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-01-17

II is declared. by people in a posi-
don to know, that a great deal OF DO
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-01-17

1t probably made the kettle boil
when the pot called it black.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-01-17

The depth of beauty often depends
upon the thickness of the paint.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-01-17
Seelye's Ner-Vena

makes strong nerves and makes weak
kidneys sound. All druggists, $l.00.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-01-17
MISS BONNIE DELAN0
A Chicago Society Lady, in a
Letter to Mrs. Pinkham says:

"DEAn Mrs. PNKHAM: OF all the
grateful daughters to whom you have
given health and life, none are more
glad than 1.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-01-17
USE THE FAMOUS

Red Cross Ball Blue. Large 2-oz. package
cents. The Russ Company, South Bend, Ind.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-01-17

What age is to wine youth is to UO-
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-01-17

DON'T FORGET
A large 2.oz. package Red Cross Ball Blue, only
cents The Russ Company, South Bend, Ind.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-01-17
Mrs winslow's Soothing syrup.

For children teethIng softens the gums, reduces Il
nammAtion allays pain. cure swind collie. Csc bottl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-08

suits. A man is put in charge OF part
OF its business not because he is the
ablest in his line, but because there are
political or personal or other reasons to
be considered. The workman is en-
ployed not because of his efficiency at
his trade. but because he has to be
taken care of. He is not chosen for his
skill. but for his pull. So it goes with
rare exceptions) from top to bottom
The government is an extravagant man
ager and an Improbable investor, As 1t
costs the government more to deepen
channels, build war vessels. transport
mail, and do everything that it does,
likewise it would cost the government
more to mine coal than 1t would cost
any private concern
Much of what the Press says is true,
but it apparently overloolxs the fact that
the government always pays living
wages, its employees are we'll clothed and
well fed, and there are no strikes. tie
ups or other interference with any serv-
ice of the public which happens to be
under government management. Aren't
these things worth paying extra for?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-08
JAYHAWKER JOTS.

Salina citizens are keeping cool because
all the coal dealers have full bins
Cedar Bluffs is noted for having the
prettiest girls in northwest Kansas.
A noted Atchison shoplifter is a woman
old enough to know better and fairly rich
A West Fairview farmer hauled two fat
hogs to market and took home a wheat
drill.
EARLY closing is the theme that is
making enemies of life long friends at
MCPHERSON
The Union Pacific railroad company has
donated S1l00 to the Ellis band for new
instruments.
Mcpherson county farmer picked ff-
teen bushels of gentian apples from one
tree the other afternoon.
A Kansas City. Kan, woman who can
dress herself nicely wants a school for
dressing turkeys started.
The stage driver out of TIoxie has re-
signed to get married. Someone else will
handle the reins hereafter.
A Wichita boy turning "niphops" sud-
denly became paralyzed. Certain poll
ticians may view this pointer with alarm.
A Rocks county man who was robbed on
the train is thanking his lucky stars that
he left most of his money at home with
his wife.
And now comes letter from victim No.
3. Edith Willetts might find a broader
Held IN UIans sui she IS doing 1alrly well
IN Kansas
Just after Merchant Kinney's store and
contents were destroyed at Little River
he rem embered that the insurance had ex-
pired the previous day.
Hutchinson school children cheerfully
started to school an hour earlier the day
of the Wild West show in order to have
the 60 minutes off later for the parade
The Garden PLANE wife who eloped with
the hired man gave as the cause that her
liege lord stayed out too late nights. Sht
can still refer to him as her late husband
Snyder. the convicted st. Louis boodler
lived in Winfield Is years ago and owned
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-08
OLD MEN REELECTED.
The Oregon Short Line Selects
a Board of Directors.

Salt Lake. Utah, Oct. S.-The annual
meeting of the stockholders of the
Oregon Short Line railway was held at
the general offices of the company in
this city today 273.41 shares being rep
resented. The following directors were
elected:
Oliver Ames. Samuel Carr T. Jeffer-
son Coolidge, jr~ Gardner NJ. Lane and
Oliver W. Mink. of Boston: E. H Har-
riman, Edwin Could. VIM D. Cornish,
w. E. Glyn, Francis S. Bangs and Wins
low S. Pierce, Of New York; Horace B.
Burt. of Omaha; Otto II. Kahn, of Nor
ristown. N. J.. and w. S. Mccormick
of Salt Lake. tie4
A special meeting of the board of direc-
tors will be held here tomorrow to take
action on the proposed amendment to the
charter admitting of improvements for
navigation. A similar amendment, it is
understood, will be made to the charter Of
the Union Pacific at the meeting of the
directors of that road, to be held next
week. Under the present charters neither
the Short Line nor the Union Pacific can
use the funds of the system for naviga-
ton improvements and until the proposed
ection is taken nothing can be done In
the way of forwarding the plans for the
new steamship lines to points in the Oil
ent not now reached by the Union Pacific
system
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-08

The plan of President Roosevelt to
have the miners return to work pending
investigation and possible congressional
action can hardly meet with the ap-
prevail of the strikers. The presidents
efforts to secure the resumption of coal
mining meets with the appreciation and
approval on the part Of the public which
it deserves, but he probably knows as
well as the parties to the controversy
that the real issue is whether or not the
miners union shall be recognized. Both
the operators and the miners are ready
and willing to surrender on any other
point but this one. The contest cannot
end until this point is settled. Any
other termination would be merely a
truce and sooner or later the fight
would begin all over again. The miners
are determined that they shall be treat
ed with as body through their leaders.
as has been done by President Roose-
welt: the operators are equally deter
mined that they win treat with their
employees as individuals. Can congress
remedy this2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-08

Imports of iron and steel have dou-
bled in the last year, while exports of
iron and steel are still falling off. The
August import and export figures of the
treasury bureau of statistics show that
the importations of iron and steel man
ufactures for the eight months ending
with August are IL million dollars
greater than in the corresponding
months of last year. while the exporta :
lions of iron and steel manufactures are
nearly million dollars less than they
were in the corresponding months of
1900 In the single month of August, the
imports increased more than million
dollars over those of August, 1901. and
at the present rate of gain. the total
imports of iron and steel in the calen-
dar wear 1902 will exceed those of 1891
by 20 million dollars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-08
BRIBERS BEFORE COURT
st. Louis Men Arraigned but
Trial Is Postponed.

st. Louis. Oct. s.-Delegates Hartman,
Decker and John tzid) Sheridan were ar
raigned in Judge Douglas court today or
charges of bribery and pleaded mot gull
ty.' They were reInanded to jail.
Delegate Charles F. Kelly, fugitive from
justice, did not appear today when his
case was called in the criminal court. The
defendant is charged with misconduct in
office and his trial went over until a
later date. The cases of Delegates Chas
l.. Geraghty and Councilman Louis
Schnell, charged with similar misconduct
were also called today.
Schnell and Geraghty answered in per
son. There was a written motion to quash
the indictment in the case of Schnell and
a verbal motion by Attorney Mulvihill, to
quash the indictments against Kelly and
Geraghty.
Judge Clark said he would eventually
quash the indictments in the cases Of
and Geraghty. but he believed the city
had sufficient evidence upon which to base
a new indictment and he would continue
the cases to October "a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-08
FLEA PLAGUE IN LONDON.
Myriads of the Pests Appear to Have
Supplanted the Flies.

London, Oct. Seven more curious as
an evidence of the remarkable weather
is the absence of the common fly this
autumn During September houses in
London are usually swarming with flies
All sorts of devices are employed to de-
stroy them. This year hardly fly has
been seen.
But what is worse, there has been and
still exists quite plague of fleas. Peo-
pie do not like to confess the annoy
ances they suffer from these insects, but
they are here in unprecedented myr-
aids. A certain well known powder
warranted to kill the pests, has run out.
In a big store yesterday the shopman
explained: It's the f1eas- They're very
bad this year"
In fact, f1eas were the cause of a
county court action the other day An
elderly maiden lady sued her landlord
for the return of rent paid on a fur
nished villa. The lady told the judge
there were thousands of ffeas in the
house. and that, after spending two
sleepless night in agony, she was com
PEELED to flee. The judge found the lady
entitled to have her rent money re-
turned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-08

According to the bureau of forestry
records, the most disastrous forest fire
in the history of this country occurred
in October. 1871, simultaneous with the
burning of Chicago. 1t extended all
across northern Michigan and Wiscon-
sin and into Minnesota. At least 900
persons We're burned to death and $4,000
were made homeless. The property loss
has never been calculated. The Hinck-
ley fire Of 1894. which destroyed Hinck-
ley and five other Minnesota villages.
burned to death AIS persons, destroyed
ST5e0 900 worth of farm and town pro-
perty, and about 400 square miles of
forest. A fire in southeast Michigan in
1881 burned the forest on As townships.
destroyed S2,00a,0c0 worth of other pro-
perty, burned to death 125 persons. and
made homeless 5000. Another Michigan
forest fire, which occurred in 1896, made
homeless 1000 persons and destroyed
town and farm property worth $780,
900. Wisconsin lost by fire in May, 1891
100 square miles of forest and other pro-
perty worth $2,00oO0O. In 1894, in Wis
consin, Is persons lost their lives and
5000 their homes, and $4,000 coo worth of
town and farm property was destroyed
in the Phillips fire. The enumeration of
great forest fires could be extended al
most indefinitely. One feature however,
is common to than all: They We're small
fires before they grew uncomfortable.
and with little trouble might have been
extinguished. For example. the Hinck-
ley fire smoked as a ground fire for
weeks and nobody paid it serious at
tention. But one day the wind rose and
famed the smouldering enbers into
flame the flame caught in the dry I'M
derbrush, leaped into the trees and be-
came a fire of SO terrible a volume that
no human power could stay it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-08
BEETHOVEN STATUE NUDE
Leipsic Citizens object to Idea of
Sculpture as Displayed.

Leipsic, Oct. s-Half the people Of
Leipsic are up in arms over a statue
of Beethoven which the municipality
bought lately to place in one of the
squares.
The sculptor strove to make it origi-
nal and not too classic. He succeeded.
1t represents the great musician naked
to the waist. with a sort of drapery
across his knees that does not conceal
the lower part of his legs. He is req
On the chair on which he is seated are
carved the heads of women with blue
background. On the back of the chair
is the scene of garden of Eden. with
Adam and Eve in its midst. On a great
rock that rises above the chair an eagle
is perohed.
The directors 10 the statue say it
looks like man just coming out of,a
bath, and that the drapery about him
strangely resembles a bath towel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-08
ELOPES WITH BRIDE.
Peter Tallens, Mishawake, FIees With
Mrs. Louis Stevens.

Mishawaka, Ird., Oct. S.-Councilman
Peter Tollens, pre- sident of the Mishawaka
Homing club and owner of a bird which
made the worlds record for 1,000-nile
flights. has eloped with the bride of Louis
Stevens. She formerly was Miss Victor
ina Bennett and was regarded the hand
soonest young woman III the city
Mrs. Tollsns received a letter from TcI-
lens dated at Chicago in which he said
We are going to Mexico. Affairs have
REACHED q stage n. e can not return
70 Misn9wsKs = III honor. T.. mc.i in
bank ana don't expect NE ever to return
again
Tollens sold his business here for $1G.0JG
He Is the SECOND councilman from his ward
to elOpe within year. The first case was
that of DR.. Todd and Mrs. Reyniers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-08
LOCAL MENTION.

Mr.. and Mrs. S. ]. Bear spent Tues
day and Wednesday in Kansas City.
Tomorrow afternoon the sixth annual
meeting Of the Santa Fe Medical and
Surgical society will begin at the Santa
Fe hospital in this city. Fifty or sixty
doctors will be in attendance.
Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson, of Portland,
Kas and Mrs. Olive Royce, Of Phil
lipsburg Kas.. will be the guests of
Mrs. Dewitt Miller during the equal
suffrage convention next Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Charles H Fry, jr.. staff correspond
emit of the Railroad Gazette, New York
city WIS n the city Tuesday evening
write-up in that magazine Of the Santa
F'e shop extension in this city.
w. A. pisseIl. assistant traffic man
ager for the Santa Fe, passed through
Topeka this afternon in private car 80
with a party of three people on his way
to the Grand Canyon of Arizona. where
a few days win be spent in recrea ton.
A Stahl-S tebbins rally viii be held to-
night at TIE Quinton Heights school
house F. H Foster, S. G. Stewart and
L. A. Stebbins win be the speakers.
Another rally Will be held at Lukens'
opera house in North Topeka. The
SPEAKERS viii be A. II. Vance J. s.
G1endenning, s. B. Isenhart and L. A
Stebbins.
There was a derailment of a Santa F'e
cattle car near Wakarusa Tuesday night
which required the summoning of the
re crew from Topeka. The trouble
was adjusted without much delay and
the wrecker sent on TO Scranton, whel g
a few DAYS ago a car was kicked off the
end Of spur. The plug" train to
Kansas City was also delayed near
Wilder, caused by the engine pulling it
becoming disabled. The plug and train
sent on froz3 there with one locomo-
tive
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-08
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
[From the Chicago News.1

IFrom the Chicago News.1
Never monkey with a buzz-saw when
it is busy.
Might may not make right. but it sell
dom gets left
If beauty is skin deep the rhinoceros
is entitled to first prize
When man resigns himself to fate
his resignation is usually accepted.
After marriage a man quits buying
candy and squanders his money on
beefsteak.
One trouble with white lies is that
they require too much whitewashing.
People who are gifted with second
sight are seldom troubled with love at
first sight.
The world has little use for a man
who does his best only when engaged
in doing others.
Many mans haste to get ahead in
the world results only in his getting a
headstone before it is due.
Don't worry II your associates push
you to the wall You will find the wall
handy as brace when you get ready to
push back.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-08
PLAN TO BEAUTIFY PARIS.
American Engineer Has a Gigantic
Scheme, Backed by Syndicate.

PaPris, Oct. Sidney Watkins. a Yam
kee engineer, has been expounding a
gigantic project to the Paris municipal
council. 1t is said he is backed by "A
powerful American syndicate. and he OF
fers 20 take the old Notifications, now dis
used, and demolish the walls at his own
expense.
On the 5o0-foot belt of ground thus pro
vided all around the city he would exca-
waite a grand canal communicating with
the Seine river, build an automobile speed
way, a horse and riding track and a BIZ
cycle path unrivaled anywhere. These
would occupy only one side of the strip,
and all Watkins syndicate wants in re-
turn for the tremendous cost is the priv
iege to build, sell and rent luxurious resi-
dences and hotels right at the water S
edge, making the other side like the
Venice grand canal They also want a
perpetual franchise for the gondola SER
vice. This plan is considered here as far
from impossible. though it is surely the
boldest plan yet submitted to beautify
Paris.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-08
FROM NORWAY IN COFFIN.
Novel Way of Bringing Paralyzed
Mother to This Country.

Lind, so years old and paralyzed, arrived
yesterday from tie interior of Norway
in a coffin shaped box, which was pad
ed and otherwise arranged to make her
trip comfortable.
Her son. Henry Lind, went to Nor
way two months ago to visit his birth
place. He there decided to bring his
mother home with him to Ballard, where
she will pass the remainder of her days
AS she could not travel in the ordinary
way he hit upon the plan of making a
Norwegian coffin serve as convey
ance in which she could be carried
aboard trains and steamers. In London
this arrangement attracted much atten-
ton. Lind remained by his mothers
side day and night during the trip Of
seven thousand miles. personally feed
ing her at every meal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-08
QUAKER REFLECTIONS.
IFrom the Philadelphia Record

TFrom the Philadelphia Record.1
Goes against the grain-the wheat
speculator-
It's better to begin at the top, if you
can stay there.
The early bird catches the worm, but
the owl stays up all night
When a fellow is green and is done
up brown, it makes him blue.
Fall I'M" is the feminine order when
mi1liery openings are announced.
Hool-''I told her I loved her from the
bottom of my heart" Nye-"What did
she say to tbat?" Hook-"She wanted
to know if there wasn't any room at
the top
No. Maude, dear; the miners strike
has not affected the price of cole s1aw.
Tommy-'Pop. how do we get pearls"
Tommy's Pop-"Oh. in divers ways
Sunday School Teacher-"What do
you think of heaven?" Tommy Tuffnut
Why it's all to the good"
t'Honors do not always go to the
strong" says the Manayunk PEiloso-
pher. There's boarding house butter,
for instance
The woman who sits UP for the shar-
er of her joys and woes may be justified
in referring to him as her late husband
Wigg-"A man over in New York
committed suicide the other day because
he had no coal" Wagg-"Let US hope
he won't need any where he's gone"
She-"The knights of the Middle Ages
must have been very uncomfortable in
their suits of mail" He-"Oh, I don't
know. Their trousers never got baggy
at the knees
Muggins- your son making any
Roadway at college?" Buggins- Head
way! Great Scott, man, don't you read
the papers? He carried the ball sc
yards around left end for touchdown
the other day
No more we rail against soft coal;
We aid the nuisance and abet it;
For times have changed, and on the
whole
We now are mighty glad to get it.
Mrs. Guzzler-"John, you have been
drinking again.. Mr.. Guzzler-''Yes
my dear. in moment of weakness l.
Mrs. Guzzler-''In a moment of weak
ness you acquired a breath strong
enough to knock me down"
What a boon it would be for the mil
liners trade
And all things seem to point that
direction
If the women could vote, and would
come out arrayed
In the hats they had won on election