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Transfer Of Clerks.

Among the abuses that arose under thu
execution of the law was one in which rsr
Sons appointed without competitive exam
tration. or. indeed, without examination ot
any Kind. were transferred to positions of
figher class without regard to the charac-
ger or similarity OF the employments inter-
Changed. and after non-competitiye exam
inatlon only Many entering the govern
nent service skilled laborers would TINS
reach clerical positions which should have
been niled by those who had passed high
est in open competition the appropriate
examination therefor and whose names
%eTe on the registers of the civil service
Commission The persons thus transferred
Were rarely the equals of those appointed
from the registers.
The civil service law requires an ap-
pCrtlOnment OF appointments in the de-
partments at Washington, among the diff
lerent states, but, on the plea of special
needs OK a position or qualification of an
tldlFiduaI this requirement would be
WAVED and certain sections of the coun-
Try. notably the southern states would be
Disseminated against, since were appoint
ments made from civil Service registers tho
fliglbies certified would be residents OF
southern states, BY amendments to the
rults the civil service commission was
made the Judge whether the needs of a
Position OF the qualifications of an indivjd-
Ual were such that the law concerning an
portiCnment should be waived; transfers
without examination were limited to posi-
lions requiring the performance of the same
Class OF work; and six months service was
Required IN position precedent to trans
Ter
The requirement last named prevents the
recurrence Of practice, once common of
appointing without examination, to offices
or services about to be classified, force
largely In excess Of Its needs, with a
view to transferring the excess to vacancies
throughout the government service imme-
olateiy after classification became an ac-
co,nplished fact
The Presidents course In connection with
tne census bureau IL recalled as evidence
OF ms consistency In enforcing the spirit of
the civil service law In spite Of the fact that
N this bureau the people affected were the
personal appointees of senator's and repre-
/ ssataoves The bureau was finally ciaasi-
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Compulsory Testimony.

" ME some Of the orders promulgated bv
MI roosevelt Tor the benefit of civil SER
H4Se reform DO not appear to be important
10 those VINO have but slight acquaint-
siHce Win the service. they are regarded as
OF the greatest Importance by others who
- an intimate knowledge Of the service,
Formerly when the commission bayar -
rlake an investigation Of charges OF a VIC
!adon or the rules many persons in the
service Of the government declined 10 taa-
ny IN many cases those We're the very
people who had the information NECESSARY,
% prove the charges. The Presidents or
Der Of December IL. 1901. required all per-
fCns In the public service to furnish fnfor-
nation called for by the commission
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CHINA EvENS UP.
Condemned to. Pay Indemnity,
She DemOralizes Markets..

London, Nov. 26.-The continued de-
cline in the price of silver causes some
considerable comment in financial cir
cles. According to the best Informed
houses it is regaTdssd- as being directly
due to China's flooding the market with
silver in. payment of the indemnity to
the powers. Prior to the recent disturb
aucss China was a large buyer of silver
in London, but now the balance of trade
is reversed and instead of China taking 9,
silver in return fer tea. silk and other
articles imported into the United King
dom she has to ship silver in payment
of manufa ctured articles. This alone
without the large indemnity disburse :
nents. is considered sufficient to ac-
count for the depreciation in the value
of the metal 1t is pointed out that even
if China paid the indemnity in gold, the
result would be the same as she would
have to send the same quantity of sill
yer to Europe in order to buy gold. The
Chinese contention that China should
should paw the indemnity at the higher
rate Of exchange in force when the
cent peace treaty Was signed finds some
support among the leading English
houses who are not only alarmed at the
prevailing conditions on account Of
their far eastern trade, but also on ac-
count of their large commerce with In
dia Rumors We're rife recently that this
was the cause of the decline, but these
find no credence among the larger An
g1o-American firms.
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ROOM FOR BOTH.
Western Union Fights for Its Place
on Pennsylvania Right of Way.

Pittsburg. Pa. Nov 26-The application
of the Western Union Telegraph company
for an injunction to restrain the Pennsyl-
vania railroad from compelling the plain
tiff company to remove it's poles and wires
from the right of way of the Pennsylvania
Railroad company by reason of the alleged
expiration of the contract between the
companies. came up for argument in the
United States circuit court before Judge
Burlington today. An additional bill, ac-
companied by the petition, was filed. The
bill recites that the telegraph lines of the
plaintiff company comprises over 192.6A9
miles of poles and cables and over 10000
miles of wire; that it has over $4,000 Of
hces and transmits about IS 000. 600 mes
sages annually. exclusive of railroad bust
ness, office business of the company and
of parties having private wires
The plaintiff company denies the right
of the defendant to compel the removal
of the poles and wires of the plaintiff and
alleges that the purpose of the attempt TO
Gust the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany from the lines of the Pennsylvania
system is to give the Postal company all
the privileges now enjoyed by the plaintiff
company 1t is claimed that there is
ample room for the lines of both telegca pm
companies the right of way of the lie
PENDANT company and that the object Of
the defendant company is to destroy the
business of the plaintiff company for he
benefit Of the Postal Telegra phi and Cable
company which, it is alleged, is contrary
TO the laws of the United States and Penn
sS-lVania.
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TO RAISE THE DEBT.
st. Johns A. M. E. Church Jubilee
Friday

For the purpose of lifting debt of
$4,000. which has hung over the st. John
A. NJ. E. church several years. a grand
jubilee has been arranged by the pastor,
Rev. F. G. Snelson, and members of his
congregation. This jubilee will open
next Sunday and will continue until
Friday, December II. Dr. Snelson was
called here by Bishop c. T. Schaffer
from San Francisco only a few weeks
ago and is now applying himself to the
task of raising the money necessary to
pay off the indebtedness.
The opening service-of this jubilee viii
be a sermon Sunday at IL a. m. by Rev.
DIR. Snelson. In the afternoon, Rev. G.
D. Olden, pastor of the First African
Baptist church, will preach on the
theme, THE Onward March of Christi
anity," and at 7:30 the Sunday school
will hold a jubilee celebration Monday
evening the church choir will render a
cantata, 'tJephtha's Daughter" For
Tuesday night an educational rally has
been prepared, at which Frank Nelson,
superintendent of public instruction, Su-
perintendent w. M. Davidson of the city
schools, and President IT. Vernon of
the Western university at Quindaro will
speak Governors night will be Decem-
Der 5, at which Governor Stanley will
give-an address, as will also State Audi
tor Cole and others. Thursday evening,
December 4. there will be a number of
speeches in honor of the unwilling of
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historical tablets. Friday evening this
service will be continued
To assist in raising the funds, a jubi-
lee queen is to be chosen by vote, a fee
of five cents being charged for each
vote. Monday evening, December 6, at
the auditorium this queen will be
crowned. About 25 young women have
entered the race. Mayors night occurs
the last Friday evening. December u,
at which it is expected that Mayor AL
bert Parker will make an address
All the colored Organiza tons of the
city are heartily cooperating with the
members of this congregat ton in their
jubilee: the clubs lodges. other churches
and Sunday schools. The jubilee is to
be. a supreme effort to rid the organiza-
ton of the debt which has hampered
it for SO long. The St John A. NJ. E.
church is one of the leading denomina-
tons Of that race in Topeka.
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SAVED THE BANK
But Clint Osborne Lost His Life
in Doing So.

Warren. Mich. Nov. 26.-Clint E. Os-
borne, assistant postmaster and pro-
prietOr Of the general store in this vii
lage. was shot dead early today by one
of a gang of robbers that had entered
the Warren bank and blown open the
safe. The explosion aroused Osborne
who telephoned to one of his neighbors
that he thought burglars We're at work
in either the bank or postofice All the
telephones in the village are connected
at night. and it is thought that the
cracksmen heard the bell on the bank
phone ring and listened to OsbOrne's
converse ton Osborne then started down
the street and had gone but a short dis
tance when one Of the robbers. acting
as an outside guard, shot him in the
face with charge Of buckshot. killing
him instantly. Then without securing
anything from the safe the burglars
rushed from tire bank and drove rapidly
away. Nc trace of them has since been
discover ed.
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NORTH TOPEKA.

ILeave items for this column with Kim
ball Printing CO., 9l2 North Kansas Ave.j
Bakery goods at Bakers.
B. A. Patton was in today from Sill
yer Lake.
G. l. Eorning of Granville was in
town yesterday
Mrs. A. }. Hayden is i'll at her home
corner of Laurent and Monroe street.
Miss Mary Daub will be the guest to-
morrow of Mr.. and Mrs. Hook of Silver
Lake
Mr. and Mrs. Clark Neiswender will
be the guests tomorrow of Silver Lake
relatives.
Mr.. Clarence wnlitts went to Christ
hospital last evening where he under
went surgical operation.
Rev and Mrs F. f. Lee of Seabrook
viii have for their guests tomorrow Mr..
and Mrs. F. F. Tenant of Tyler street.
MI. and Mrs. Oscar Cash will spend
Thanksgiving in Kansas City the guests
of their son and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lane
Mr. Harry Lukens will come over
from St Joseph to visit his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Jonas Lukens, over Thanks
giving
Mr.. and Mrs. Catlin arrived today
Sharpe wedding, which takes place this
evening
Mrs VIM. Ryan and son, Jack. viii
arrive tomorrow from Kansas City and
be the guests of Mrs. Ryan's sister, Mrs
Jonas Lukens-
Mrs. Henry Daub and daughter. Maud,
went to Horton today to spend Thanks
giving the guests of Mrs Daub's moth
er. Mrs. Shoemaker.
Miss Maud Ira, Mr.. and Mrs. Car
gen and Mr.. Bert Ford will spend
Thanksgiving in Leavenworth the
guests of MI. Ford's brother.
Miss Jessie Campbell went to Chicago
today where she viii be the guest until
the first of the week of her uncle and
aunt. Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Morrison.
Misses Laura and Harriet Morgan
have gone to Emporia where they will
be entertained until Sunday by Miss
Maggie Taggart and Miss Weismyer-
Miss Ellen Heartburg. accompanied
by her little niece, Dorothy Heartburs
went to Kansas City today to visit her
sister, Miss Anna Heartburg, until the
first of the week.
Good things TO eat at Bakers.
The union Thanksgiving service will be
held tomorrow morning at half past Ii
o'clock in the Presbyterian church. Rev.
r ]. Pearson of the Congregational
sfu-ch VIII deliver the sermon.
Friday snaps Pattern hats at half
price. One lot ladies' Jackets at half
price. Broken lots of underwear at
clean I'D prices.
WILLIAM M COSTLEY.
Frank E. Wilson. banker of Knox
vile, Ill. stopped off between trains last
evening to see his brother j. p Wilson,
on Quincy street. Mr.. Wilson was en-
route to Wichita on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Klussman of 1921
Quincy street. will entertain at Dime,
tomorrow in honor of their brother-in-
law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Max
Krauss who leave Monday for New
J ork and viii sail the last Of the week
on the Kaiser Wilhelm for Germany
where the.- VIII visit Mr.. Krauss' par
ants and other relatives
Harmony Rebekah lodge elected the
following officers at their meeting last
evening: Noble grand Mrs. Wolver-
ton; vice grand. Mrs. Frasier; secre-
tary, Miss Edith Haynes: treasurer
Mrs Whitehead; trustees. Mrs. Withers
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Mrs Gum, Mr.. Billiard. captain, Mrs.

Mrs. Gum, Mr.. Billiard, captain, Mrs.
Bright.
The directors of the Shawnee State
bank met yesterday afternoon apa De
cided upon their new location which
will be the building 10 De ereese5 y -
L Haywood on the northeast corrses ii
Kansas avenue and Norris street. The
building will be three stories. the first
floor 10 be occupied by The bank, the
second floor to be used for offices and
the third floor to be fitted up for hall.
Mr. John French and daughter, Miss
Martha French. arrived this morning
from Missouri to pack up their house
hold goods preparatory to shipping them
to Springfield, Mo, where they will
present in st. Louis at the home of her
daughter. where she has been for the
past three months. Her friends will be
pleased to hear that while she has been
very seriously i'll her condition is now
somewhat better and she is able to sit
UP part of the day.
Miss Augusta Dewey, of Abilene. was
the guest of honor at a card party given
yesterday afternoon by Mrs. Y. B. Kist-
Ter Hearts was the game played. and
the prize, a bunch of chrysanthemums,
was won by Miss Curtis. while Miss
Dewey received the guests prize, a lace
handkerchief, the work of the hostess.
After the scoring a twO-course luncheon
was served on the card tables. The in
vited guests were Miss Dewey of Abb
lene, Miss Florence Stickel of Spring
field, Ill. Mrs. c. f. Jordan, Miss Cur
It's. Miss Kimban. Miss Anna Payne
Miss Nina Hilton, Miss Houghtelin Miss
Laura Houghtelin, Miss Charlotte Park
hurst Miss Herbst. Miss Sue Herbst,
Miss Lou Dell McMaster. Miss Alice
Stafford. Miss Nellie lies Miss Jessie
Campbell Miss Mary Pickett. Miss
Jeanette Wolcott and Miss Martha
Kimban. The hostess was assisted in
receiving and entertaining by Mrs.
Edgar Etter.
Yale and Harvard Friendly.
New Haven. Conn, Nov. 26.-Reports to
the effect that a breach was likely in the
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WHERE WILL THEY FIGHT9
McGovern Corbett Representatives
Seeking Battle Ground.

New York. Nov. Representative
of Terry McGovern and Young Corbett
have opened in this city, bids for their
coming fight for the featherweight
championship.
1t was announced that the Hayes Val
ley Athletic club of San Francisco had
offered 60 per cent of the gross receipts
for the battle and had posted $1,000 for
felt to guarantee that the fight would be
pulled off.
1t was determined to hold this offer
in allegiance until Saturday night A de-
cision in the Louisville litigation is ex-
pected this week. and if it is favorable
a preference will be given to that city.
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STRENGTH TEST RECORD.
z. s. Shaw Breaks Record at Column
uia of N w. Willard.

New York, Nov 26.--With the total of
2.049 points Frank S. Shaw, senior in
the Columbia school of applied science, has
broken the university strength test record
of 1918 points, made by Nelson w Will
lard last spring.
According to the Sargent system, Shaw
bettered the figures set by Willard III
every one of the individual tests except
those for the strength. of back and for
the strength of the right forearm The
new champion lifted 1872 pounds with
his legs and 704 pounds with his back.
He pulled himself up no fewer than a
times and made 50 push-ups
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THE change of life comes to
every woman usually about her
forty-third year and the monthly
function begins gradually to disap-
pear. This period is a time of reckon
ing the blessing of good health is
firmly established OF the results are
sad and appalling. And today Wine
of Cardul puts the choice of health or
sickness within the reach of every
woman who is approaching this
great change.
Mrs. Poppenhouse is the Chaplain
of the Daughters of Rebecca in Chi
cago, and as such she is highly re-
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spected and esteemed. Her happy
experience with Wine of Cardui
comes home to every woman whose
health and life are threatened by
the change" which sooner or later
comes to every woman. Prominent
physicians in every part of the coun-
try recognize that Wine of Cardui
is the best 'woman's medicine" on
the market. 1t is so cheap, so simple,
so certain to cure it puts relief in the
reach of every suffering woman. At
the change of life and at every other
trying crisis in woman s life Wine
of Cardui is the medicine to take.
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but the elevator was stopped and evac-
uation and retreat was accomplished.
Not a speech was made nor an eagle
spread,
But the I.egioners homeward hurried.
Not Modoc tarried when they were
fed
But likewise for home they scurried.
P S.-One of the legion escaped from
the procession He cut his wav through
the tobacco smoke to freedom bearing dis
patches and news of the besieged II was
dIVulged by the tissue paper news that he
dispatched from Mole st. Nicholas that a
hot time was had in the ranks of the /.
LIS. Col. J. T. Dickman, who was re-
eorder of the Kansas commandery put
quietus to the only interesting event that
was scheduled. He resigned. 1t seems
that the members of the legion who fought
as officers in the civil war are first class
members and those who gain their Nom
herShip from the fact that they are sons
of men who were officers in the war ere
second class men. Col Dickman is a sec
ond class man and the first class men OBJ
jected to his holding the position and thew
man resigned and Gen. H. b. Freeman
was elected in his place. Among those
present at the secret meeting We're the
following: Battalion Colonel T. j. Ander-
son, Captain Henry Bennett. Lieutenant T.
V. Codington. Captain H. L Dunlap Lieu
tenant F. W. Durham. Lieutenant S NJ
Fox, First Lieutenant and Adjutant Will
liam Henderson. Lieutenant Colonel Geo
w. HogehOom, Brigadier General Joseph
K. Hudson, Lieutenant Cyrus Leland ir
Noble. Lieutenant Colonel w. w. Smith,
DR.. A. B. WoClVerton, D. NJ Adams ir
]. H. fitzpatrick. W.. A. Morgan Major J
B. Remington, Col. Bernard Kelly.
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WINE Of CARDUI.

athletic relations of Yale and Harvard
were neutralized by Yale announcement
authoritatively made today in the editor
ial columns of the Yale Daily News. the
university organ. The News announced
that a meeting of the Yale-Harvard con-
ference committee is to be held N the inn
mediate future to decide on Il term of
years agreement between the two uni
versitieS.
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CATARRE Fl

Often begins with cold in the head,
but it never stops there. The tendency is
always from bad to worse. The simple
cold becomes a protracted, stubborn one,
while the discharge from the nose grows
more profuse and offensive. The infan-
nation extends to the throat and bron-
cfial tubes, causing hoarseness, a tickling
The foul matter that is continually drop
ping back into the throat finds its way
into the stomach, resulting in distress
sing form of dyspepsia, nausea, and loss
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Patrick Trial Again Adjourned.

New York. Nov. 26.-On the motion of
Assistant District Attorney Garvin the
argument the motion for a new trial
for Albert r. Patrick set for today was
adjourned until December ). Patrick was
convicted of the murder of William NJ
Rice.
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it was buried after a simple service at
the grave side
De Rydzewski in whose apartments
Mrs. Gore died. was not present at the
funeral owing to the advice of his law
yers, who feared a demonstration.
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Des Moines Ia. Nov. 26.-Snow. the
first of the season. fell for several hours
this forenoon in all parts of Iowa eX-
cept the northwest portion of the state.
Carriage space and tickets for OF
tawa- Washburn game at Eagles
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Kansas City and Return $500 via
Santa Fes

Thanksgiving day tickets on sale No
vember 27 final limit November 2S
Special train returning at 11:30 p. m.
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Carriage space and tickets for OF
tawa- Washburn game at Eagles.
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E~,><. T~<s<
No. $50 Wells Street,

my daughters practcng physician, but she feels
that Wine of Cardu is the finest medicine for sick
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THE GATEWAY
TO
CONSU UPTON.

come infected, and what was supposed to
be purely local disease has become con-
stitutional, deep seated and chronic.
Sprays, washes, powders, salves and
other external remedies give only tenn
porary relief, and the disappointed and
disguised patient finally gives up in
despair and declares catarrh incurable.
The only way to get rid of catarrh per-
manently is to treat it through the blood.
The system must be toned up and all i'm
purities removed from the blood, and this
S. S. S. does promptly and thoroughly. 1t
expels from the circulation everything of
an irritating, poisonous character, allow
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of appetite and
siren G TIL. The
catarrhal poisons
are absorbed into
the blood, and all
the membranes
of the body be-
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ing the inhamed mem
branes to heal when
the mucous discharges
cease, and the damage
done to the health is
soon repaired. S. S. S.
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keeps the blood IN such a healthy, vigor-
Gus condition that cold, damp weather
or sudden changes in the temperature are
not so apt to bring on catarrhal troubles
S. S. S. is a vegetable medicine unequaled
as a blood purifier, and the best of all
tonics-just the remedy needed to thor
ougl11y and effectually cure catarrh.
The Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga.
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Yale and Harvard Friendly.
New Haven. Conn. Nov. 26.-Reports to
the effect that a breach was likely in the
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''T6e Perfect Food for Brain and Muscle
PURE, PALATABLE, POPULAR
The Washington times., 1902-12-07

encourage Of the Queen before the dark
days came was Mime. ST. julien. lady-in-
waiting 70 her majesty. When the young
daughter Of Marie Antoinette was ready
TO make her first communion, according
TO "a pretty custom. twelve daughters
oil the no1ii'ty' yocns girls of 'he
'7'' U '''-'-i -' '''--'-1 -''-''
''
5..-,.--
The Washington times., 1902-12-07
:. :. "N1R. Bill CLARKE. LAWYER :: :.

Speaking Of unique signs resinls
me Of one I read recently in q coru-ry
paper published up in the State OF Ken
lucky" said enc o. the delegates to She
bankers convention. which recently ad-
journed in this city. "I am frcl ,hc
Blue Grass state. and this fact. taken ia
connection with the other fact that I
have had q vhirl at the law IN my State,
may put me iu a position 10 have a bet
ter appreciation Of the humor OF the 'ad.
in question than other men who have not
enjoyed these advantages. But think