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The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-10-15
CHECKS CLEARED BY PHONE
Move Scheme Is Practlced In the
"Prosneritv Belt"

novel Scheme Is Practlced In the
prosperity Belt"
Down in the Prosperity belt as
we call 1t, we've got the whole world
beat for real progress" said a
week. After delivering this declare
ton he bit the end of a cigar and set
tied back In a chair In q lobby Of one
of the big hotels.
YES, stree, we beat the world for
genuine progress" he continued.
We've got something down in central
Illinois that you won't find anywhere
else on the globe. It's telephone
clearinghouse, We call 1t a clear
i%ng-house right here In Chicago or In
New York. Now you'd think banks
couldn't clear their checks by tele-
phone, but, as l said before, we beat
the world for progress and have in
vented the new system. 4
The whole scheme Is very simple
and has proved a safeguard against
some of the bugaboos that worry
ba?kers-such things as overdrafts
for instance. Every day at moor one
bank will call up another by tele-
phone. read off the amount of the
checks and the names of the drawers.
Some of these checks will b. OF the
bank at the other end of the wire and
some Of them will be drawn on an in
stitution with which that bank has
considerable business.
Now, you see, half a dozen or more
banks in one county or section of the
state can arrange a certain time for
calling up some one bank, which is
the central bank. All the banks call
this one, notifying 1t they have checks
on 1t OF upon any Of the others.
When each bank has found out
how much it owes the other banks up
until a certain hour drafts are for
warded to cover the balances. By
using the telephone clearinghouse we
expedite business, saving IN entire
day in many instances. It's a paying
scheme and is pretty ilkely to be
adopted by other groups Of country
banks wherever the telephone is in
general use."-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-10-15
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The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-10-15
More snun used nor.

The snuff users Of the United States
have Increased in number about six
per cent. a year for several years, tax
ing the annual consumption Of SNUFF as
the basis Of calculation. The aggre-
gate weight of pinches of snuff taken
laat year vas $4,000, 900 pounds.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-10-15

n fact is Peruna has overcome all opposition and has won its way ITO the
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giving endorsements to any remedy is giving way. Gratitude and a desire to
help others has inspired thousands of people o give public testimonials for Pc
III who heretofore would not have consented to such publicity.
Never before in the annals of medicine has it happened that SO many men
pr national n international reputation have been willing to give unqualified
and public endorsements to a proprietary remedy. No amount of advertising
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The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-10-15

If you are morose, moody or despond-
ent; If you have a habit of worrying or
fretting about things, or any other
which hinders your growth or
progress. think persistently of the OPP
posite virtue and practice 1t until 1t is
yours by force of habit.-O. s. Marden,
In Success.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-10-15

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The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-10-15

The woman with a lot of children hasn't
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The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-10-15

The Fellow who thinks he knows it all
wouldn't be such a nuisance if he could
only keep it to himself.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-10-15

Even the favors we do some people are
regarded with suspicion.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-10-15

PUTNAM FADELEss DYES do not stain
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The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-10-15

Cure Is the best medicine we ever used
lor all affections OF throat and lungs.-Wx,
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The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-10-15

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The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-10-15

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Sold by retail shoe
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Look for name and
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That Douglas uses Cor
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Corona Is the highest
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The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-10-15
A Sermon in q Sentence.

Some men can't ever climb a ladder ex.
cept In a roundabout way.
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The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-10-15

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The Topeka state journal., 1903-10-08
WAS ADREADFUL STORM
additional Details of AlicevilIe
Tornado Are Given.

Burlington. Kan, Oct S.-Additional
details from Tuesday evenings tornado
around Aliceville show the damage is
greater than at first supposed.
AEceville is located on the line be-
tween Anderson and Coffey counties.
The storm travelled in a northwesterly
direction. There were about fifty
houses in the village and every one
was either totally wrecked or moved
from its foundation
Seven people were injured. They are:
Andy Bruce, crushed by falling tim
bersi G. Olsen cut on the head Edward
HNinn head edt, Louis Sitter head cut;
Miss Matte McNary, bruised; H.
agile. internal injuries; Mrs H. Slagle,
James Hicks, shoulder injured. The
family of G. S. Earlywine, living four
miles east of town, was injured, two
children seriously.
There were two general merchandise
stores on the south side of the one main
street of the town. One belonged to Z.
IC. Jones and the other to D. r.. Bryant.
These are total wreck and nothing in
either store was saved. On the other
side of the street were two other stores
and they are badly wrecked. Two
blacksmith shops lumber yard and
fthe Methodist church was totally des-
troyed, as was the Missouri Pacific
depot S1vitzer Bros mill is total loss
and the stone school house is almost in
ruins. The injured are being cared for
DY their helShDoTS. ne udHidSe ~
property, crops and stock killed will
reach several thousand dollars. The
town viii be rebuilt. Aliceville was
visited by a similar0- cyclone fifteen
years ago
Northwest of Aliceville the farming
community suffered severe damage
The barn on the farm of p. r. Lesh
was completely demolished A school
house was blown down and the house
on the Cayot farm was demolished.
The house of ]. W. Atherton was
wrecked and little girl had her leg al
most severed by the flying timbers. The
storm was severe al over this county
The Topeka state journal., 1903-10-08
SLEPT In THE DEPOT.
Cheerful Outcome of Visitors to
Kansas City Carnival.

Kansas City, Oct. s-The almost GRIM
inal inadequacy of Kansas City's Union
depot has been demonstrated to a
marked degree many tir2es within the
past year, but it remained for the Car
nival crowds of last night to suffer the
greatest discorp- -ort that has ever been
experienced IL the old building. Thou
sands upon thousands of excursionists
who had been tf4o city's guests spent
last night herded like animals in the
dreary corridors of the depot and al
though the officials on duty there did all
that humanity could suggest to relieve
the situation of its terrors, there was
positive suffering which was long drawn
out.
The railroads themselves were directly
responsible for the fact that at least
5. GOO people were compelled to remain all
night either doing in cramped positions
in the seats of the depot or where the
demands of tired nature overcame all
seruples and men. women and children
Law prone on the cement pavement Of
the building. The fact that there was
not a single excursion train out of the
depot after the parade last night and
that not one of the many evening trains
was held even so much as five minutes
caused the excursionists to remain in
HELPLESS evaporation until they could
catch a regular train to their homes to-
dav. In Some instances this will mean
a delay in reaching their restinations
until tomorrow, as in many cases out
of the way connections must be made.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-10-08
PENNY STARTLES THEM
Tells Washburn Students of
Immoral Songs in Hymn Book.

There are twenty-five immoral songs
in the hymn book used here at Wash
burn college chapel was the sensation
al statement made by Prof. G. B. Penny
to the students at chapel exercises this
morning. Il do not mean that the words
are immoral, but the music. / include
in this list of immoral songs slA
waltzeS, two two-steDS and seventeen
polkaS. ! do not think that words set
to such music are inspiring, or suitable
for religious exercises. March tunes
believe to be unobjectionable, but the
dance music is out of place in a hymn
book"
Prof. Penny's .tchapel talk this
morning was on the subject of music
and he criticised most severely some
of the well known gospel hymns. He
declared that they were very poor Spe-
cimens of musical composition. This
class of music he considered separate
from the compositions which he termed
immoral" God be with You till we
Meet Again" is one of the songs which
Prof. Penny dislikes because of the
poor music which goes with it,
While there is no definite intention of
discontinuing the use of the present
hymnal at the chapel. there will prob
ably be more care used in selecting
pieces for the morning services so that
the waltzes. polkas and two-steps will
show signs of disuse. The college
hymnal is probably no different from
any other in that it contains the So
called immoral" selections
The Topeka state journal., 1903-10-08
CIRCUIT DISPLACED.
FusiOnists Meet and Nominate
Other Men.

New York, Oct s.--All uncertainty re-
garding the action of the Citizens Union
and Republican organiza ton on the ques-
ton of ousting Grout and Fornes from the
fusion ticket was removed last night when
both conventions reconvened and voted
unanimously to rescind the nomination for
comptroller and aldermanic president made
nate instead Frederick w. Hinrichs of
Brooklyn and MCGUIRE of Manhat-
tan. At the Citizens Union convention in
Cooper Union, presided over by Francis @.
Huntington, little interest was shown in
the nomination. At the close of the con-
vention the delegates from the Bronx
nominated Coroner Joseph L. Berry, who
has also been nominated by the Republi-
cans borough president.
The Republican convention in Carnegie
nall was presided over by. Former Lieut.
Gov. Woodruff. The nominations of
Messrs. Hinrich and MCGUIRE We're ac-
cepted unanimously. Mr.. Hinrichs was
candidate for lieutenant governor on the
gold Democratic ticket in 1886 for WeSi-
dent of borough of Brooklyn on the Low
ticket in 1897 and for state attorney gem
eral on the Union ticket in 1898. Mcclure
is an assistant corporation counsel.
Not much credence is given to the rll-
NOR that Robert B. Roosevelt, an uncle
of the president, has been asked to take
the Tammany nomination for president of
Mania ttan borough.
While MIR. Roosevelt has not been an
active politician. he has keen an ardent
Tammany man for the la . few years and
a few years ago was d sachem in Tam
many hall
The Topeka state journal., 1903-10-08
ONE OF FIFTY.
Texas Brings Suit Against
Railroad and Express Co.'s.
q
Alleges Combinations in Re-
straint of Commerce.
PENALTIES DEMANDED.
Rock Island Railroad Is Num-
bered Among Defendants.
FOrty-nine Similar Suits Are
Yet to Be Filed.

Austin, Tex, Oct. S-District At
torney Warren Moore, on behalf of the
state, has entered suits under the anti
trust law against certain railroad and
express companies alleging that certain
corporations had entered into contracts
whereby one express company, named
in the contract between the road and
an express company, was given d
monopoly and that other express com
panies and persons were prevented
from doing an express business on the
roads having the contracts.
The attorney general prays for penal
ties and forfeiture of charter. The pen
alties in the suits filed aggregate $4,000.
The defendants are the Rock Island
railroad and the United States Express
company; the Texas Pacific railroad and
the Texas Express company; the Mis-
souri,, Kansas & Texas railroad and
the American Express company, the
San Antonio and Aransas Pass railroad
and the Wells Fargo Express company.
Attorney Moore states his intention
to file forty-nine other suits of a sim
liar character embracing every railroad
company in the state.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-10-08
WOMAN DRUMMER SUES
Asks $4,000 Because She Was
Intimidated.

The woman drummer has come before
aven~ement of her wrongs. At least or
some of tham. Lucille c. Fry, who sets
forth that she was the travelling repre-
sentative of the firm of Lynas K Son
of Kansas Citg. Mo, on August ), last,
has sued J. T. Sellards for $4,000 on the
grounds of intimidation, extortion of
money and slander.
On August Miss or Mrs Fry was
stopping at the MonteZuma hotel at
Solomon City. She states that in the
morning about o'clock. as she was
about to leave the hotel to go out and
hustle business for the house, J. 7. Sell
lards. who was then at the hotel, inter-
cused her of entering his room during
the night and extracting the sum of $50.
compelled her to enter a room in the
compelled her to enter a room IN The
hotel IN which he locked her and kept
her prisoner for an hour or longer Du: :
ing her confinement in the room Sell
lards continued to demand the payment
of the $50 under threat that she should
be kept locked up for a week. Whether
or not she gave up the sixty the affianr
fails to state.
For the damage to her feelings, pro-
ducing nervous prostration for several
days, the plaintiff asks 81 500 damages.
For punitive or exemplary damages she
asks $1,000 more. For the damage to her
personal reputation caused by the clI-
culatiCn of the report that She iIad
about the proper amount, and, to heal
the wound caused by the unfortunate
occurrence she asks $1,000 punitive
damages on the second count.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-10-08
KILLED AN OFFICER.
Pueblo Doctor Shoots a Man
While Crazy Drunk.

Pueblo Col, Oct. s.-While crazed
from the influence of liquor that he had
been drinking for several days, DIR. c.
Q. Rice. one of the most prominent
physicians in the city. shot and almost
instantly killed Police Officer Martz.
while the latter was trying to arrest
him in the Palace drug store in the
Central block.
The tragedy took place at $50 O'Clock
after the frenzied physician had driven
every one from the store by fiourishing
his revolver and threatening to kill any
one who came within range Police Of
ficer Slater shortly afterwards acci-
| dentally shot himself While attempting
to effect an entrance into the store. The
wounded officer is in the hospital and
will probably die.
1t was not until 10 o'clock that the
crazed doctor was captured. Mean
while he had been holding an enormous
store. Finally Detective Roubiehaud ard
Assistant Fire Chief Charles Campbell
effected an entrance to the rear of the
store through the cellar and succeeded
in overpowering the doctor before he
could offer any resistance. 1t was found
that he had disabled his revolver and
that it had been practically useless for
some time.
The patrol wagon was in readiness
and the now calnler man was taken to
the county Jail by a circuitous route for
fear that some ATTEMPT at violence
might be made.
The big crowd was loud in its denun-
citation of the crime
officer Martz, who was killed had
lived in the city for % years and was
well and favorably known in police ctr-
cles. having served many years as pa
trolman.
DR. Rice. who did the shooting, is one
of the oldest and most prominent physi-
,io in he rif 10 ic he
the FairInouIlt bsScital an FairnDunt
park, which was formerly known as the
Rice sanitarium.
officer Skaters condition is very criti-
The Topeka state journal., 1903-10-08
WILL SEND KELLY.
Chanute Appoints Him as Official
Eastern Boomer.

Chanute. Kas., Oct. S.-The keynote
of the meeting of the board of trade
was taken that means speedy, aggressive
work. Chanute is no longer going to
wait for propositions to come and hunt
her up and simply be content with
bidding for the benefit of sharp pro-
moters. but, as the board decided last
night, is going to send a representative
back to exhausted eastern gas fields
and submit propositions to manufac-
turers so good that they will want to
come to Chanute. The representative is
to be ex-State Senator Kelly of Nc
Pherson, now living in Topeka, a gen
tleman who is soon to move to Ga
mute. The board voted to allow Presi-
dent ROsenfha1 TO arrange. details with
him. The, plans include a trip OF d
month or two where gas wells have
lately been reported as becoming ex-
hausted. On suggestion of !. D. Bos-
ebert it was also moved that the di-
rectors of the board secure all gas and
site propositions possible in writing. so
Senator Kelly can make known what
he can guarantee.
Senator Kelly, who was present at
the meeting, made an excellent speech
in which he complimented Chanute
highly on her aggreSSlveneSs and pros
perity- He also gave some excellent
advice as to the eliminating of town
scraps if greater Chanute was to be
built. Other enthusiastic talks were
made by Mayor Kennedy, Councilman
Sauer, II. NJ Dawdy, J. N. Mcdonald,
A. S. Lapham, E. P. Burris, 1. d. Bos-
ebert and II. p. Farrelly, all of which
generated enthusiasm.
President Rosenthal and the directors
meet tomorrow at 10 a. m. to arrange
the details of Senator Kelly's trip and
then he will start as soon as possible.
Senator KellyS suggestion is to allow
him so much for compensation and ex-
pense and also to allow him railroad
fare for small parties he may be able
to induce TO come and investigate
This is the most aggressive step any
Kansas gas belt town has taken. and
the most sensible, and should bring re-
suits. aud that is what Chanute wants.
With the biggest gas field in the west.
plenty of water and excellent railroad
facilities. Chanute is destined to be the
manufacturing center of this section.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-10-08
KANsAS-NEBRASKAG GAME.
Authorities Undecided as to Lawrence
or Kansas City.

Lawrence. Kan, Oct. S.-Judge ]. w
Green. president of the athletic board OF
the University of Kansas. announced IN
chapel that the board will have the
Kansas Nebraska game in Lawrence.
provi6ed enough students will pledge
themselves to buy tickets to insure $500
gate receipts The committee of twenty
two will take the matter up ana en-
courage the sale of tickets in every way
possible. 1t is thought that the $500
worth of tickets can be sold to the stu
dents without any great difficulty as
the game will be the best of the season.
If It is a good day there will. of course,
be a large crowd from out of town. but
this cannot be depended upon and the
management will not have the gamv
here unless expenses are insured rain or
shine. The athletic association is $500
behind now. and cannot afford TO lose
any money on any ofNthe games this
year.
Boss Weeks went to Kansas City
Wednesday afternoon and ex-Captain
Avery took charge of the squad The
scrubs made some good gains through
the varsity when they had the ball. and
the first team did not get away from
the youngsters much. Several of the
first team men were not in the scrlm-
mage. however. on account of bruises.
Bruma ge, Cooke, Ice. Griggs, Rice and
Yielding did not play with the varsity,
and this weakened the team great
deal.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-10-08
IN A COLLISION.
Rock Island and Union Pacific
Trains Collide.

Rock Island passenger train No. II
was wrecked about 4 O'Clock last even
ing on the Union Pacific tracks about
two miles east of North Topeka as a re-
suit of head end collision with a Rock
Island special train. The special, which
consisted of an engine and caboose, was
also dana ged.
Engineer c. G. Smith of Herington.
who was pulling the special. was severe
ly bruised about the side and back, and
Mailing Clerk Evans of the passenger
was also injured.
Mr.. Evans was taken Immediately TO
his home in Kansas City and the extent
of his injuries is not known. Unle;s he
sustained internal injuries he received
nothing more serious than a few severe
jolts and bruises.
Several of the passengers were thrown
from their seats and more or less
bruised, but no one except the two men
mentioned was hurt sufficiently to call
for the sevices of a physician.
c. G. Smith, the Rock Island engi-
neer who was injured in Wednesdays s
wreck and who is now being cared for
at Stormont hospital. is reported to be
getting along very nicely. He has suf-
fered a good deal from the pain of his
bruises but it is not thought that he
was seriously hurt.