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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-03-13
MOTHERS FRIEND

makes childbirth easy by preparing the
system for parturition and thus shortening
labor. The painful ordeal is robbed OF its
terrors, and the danger lessened to both
mother and child; the time of confinement
is shortened, the mother rested, and child
fully developed, strong and healthy.
Morning sickness, or nausea arising
from pregnancy, is prevented by its use.
As pregnancy advances, the breasts en-
large, become swollen and hard. Long
before the child is born, they are prepar-
ing for the secretion of milk. 1t is import
ant that they receive early attention:
Mothers Friend softens the skin and
facilitates the secretion of Life Fluid.
Undevel< d breasts, hard-caked shortly
after deifar ~, are the result OF non
treatment, and likely to eliminate IN
Manimary Abscess, from which so many
suffer excruciating pain and are left with
these organs permanently impaired.
softness. piiabiiity and expansion are given 70
/ The muscles and sinews. thus bringing comfort
ma causing an easy issue OF the child. 10y u
i on druggists sI.oo. Our book -hotherhooo Tree
THE BRaDHELD REGULATOR CO.. ATLANTA. GA.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-13
ABOUT RAILRoAD pEoPLE.

Hilton Gould of the night gang in the
boiler shop is absent from work this week
He is reported to be sick at the hospital
with the mumps.
The local Railroad Y. NJ. c A. now has
LOCO members. Ticket No. 100 was issued
to Malcolm McLain last night. This mem
bership has never been equaned before
J. W. Robinson and s r. Schints are
both new men in the machine shop. They
began work this morning. Both Mr.. Rob-
lnson and Mr. Schints hail from Okla
hOIna.
George T. Nicholson, passenger traffic
manager of the Santa FEe, with headquar-
terS in Chicago. is in the city for a few
days TO attend the seml-annual time cara
meeting which is now taking place at the
general offices.
Henry seheiselbein is again citizen Of
Iopeka Kan N r s9nle5el59e,n di9 h formerly ,;y
left here and has since been farming IN
Oregan. He did not enjoy Oregon very
to spend the rest of his days. His farm
was located about 60 miles from Port
land.
Samuel Larrimer travelling passenger
agent for the Santa Fe, has just returned
from one of his regular trips to Oklahoma.
While here the last time Mr. Larrimer
heard one of the concerts given by the
Coronado Tent City band. He says that
the band is very fine and that II is attract
cinity.
Mr.. E. Baldwin Hammitt and party of 50
people of Boston. Mass. will pass through
the city today on Santa E'e westbound
train No. L The train will arrive here at
Il 30 p. n. Mr.. Hammitt and party intend
to make a tour of California and to take
a side trip to the Grand Canyon on the
way out They will also stop over at Pres
colt for short time The party is trav-
cling in Pullman private car 11aslemere-'
About a month ago several shop men,
who belong to the Railroad Y. NJ. G. A. ed
ucational classes and have been attending
them during the winter, took examinations
in the different subjects which they were
studying. Their papers were sent to New
York the headquarters Of the association.
to be examined by the international cou.-
mittee A letter was received at the local
association yesterday afternoon which
stated that every man in the class had
Dsssed the examination. This speaks we'll
for the shop men.
The Thomas orchestra. which is com
posed of about So people. left Topeka at
30 this morning for st. Joseph on Santa
Fe train No. 1GS Two coaches ard a bag
gage car are necessary to accommodate
the orchestra The Duss Metropolitan
Opera House orchestra. with Nine. LII
Han Ncrdica and Edouard De Reszke. will
arrive TODAY from Kansas City on west
bound Santa Fe train No. 5, which was
due here at Il 80 a. m. After giving their
concert here tonight the party viii leave
on Thursday at a. N. in 4 sFecial train
composed of TWO private cars. two coaches
and a ba aggage car. all belonging to ths
AGGREGATION From here the orchestra
goes to Lincoln Neb via the santa Fe to
Atchison and Missouri Pacific to Lincoln
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-13

showed very slight increase.
had been heard from, the gain
in net earnings was about 27 per cent,
and IS now about u per cent.
In spite OF this, however. the returns,
coming as they do on top of success
sion Of increases. which have lasted for
seven years, show that improvements
throughout the country has been gen
eral. Although it is difficult to specify
what classes of freight have shown the
greatest increases yet it may be said
that coal. machinery. general merchan-
disc. grain and vegetables have all fig
ured more largely than usual in the re-
turns. The great commercial activity
OF the country, together with record
breaking harvests of last year. have
been in a great part responsible for this.
while the coal traffic has been extraor-
dfnarlly heavy on account of the filling
up OF bins exhausted during the long
strike Of last year.
80 far as the increase in net earnings
= concerned, it is due almost entirely to
the restoration of rates and to the
breaking up Of freight congestion, which
was SO costly to roads during the pre-
cedln@ month. These two items have
been sufficient to offset the general in
crease IN wages, and although materials
are stu high compared with two or
tniee years ago, yet they are no higher
Lndn az this time last year.
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Will COST So. 100000.
Thebes Bridge, Across the Mississip-
pi, Is d Record Breaker.

WOrk IS rapidly progressing on the
new bridge across the Mississippi river
between Thebes, Ill, and Gray's Point
Mo. Next to the East river bridge be-
tween New York and Brooklyn it is the
largest bridge under construction in the
United States.
The total length of the bridge proper
viii be 2,f50, but including the masonry
approaches and the earthWork, viii be
3,907 feet. It will be a double track
structure, with a clearance of 28 feet
between the trusses. The steel work
viii extend 103 feet below water and SO
feet above high water.
Six stone piers will support the steel
work. The piers rest on concrete foun-
dations laid on bedrock, which has been
reached at a comparatively short dis
tance below the river bed. The aD-
proach on the Illinois side is 325 feet in
length, with five arches, and that on
the Missouri side 49O feet, with seven
arches THE superstructure design is
composed of two fixed spans, four can
tilever arms, and three suspended
spans. Bedford stone is used for the
piers and granite for facing and below
the high water mark.
The cost ofsthe complete structure is
estimated by the engineers at 81, SOC. 900.
The controlling interests in this under
taking are the Cotton Belt and Iron
Mountain roads of the Gould system,
the Chicago & Eastern Illinois, of the
Frisco system, and the Illinois Central.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-13
F. Y. FITZPATRICK, M. c.

Hon. F. Y. Fitzpatrick. Congressman
from Kentucky, writes from the Ma
tional Hotel, Washington, D. c., as fol-
lows:
AT the solicitation of friend, I used
your Peruna and can cheerfuly recon-
mend your remedy to anyone suffering
with catarrh or who needs a good tom
ic. F. Y. Fitzpatrick.
Chronic catarrh often makes its ap-
proach in disguise. Before a person
knows it. he may become a victim of
chronic catarrh. It's onset may be grad
ual. its development insidious, but at
last the victim finds himself in the
clutches of a tenacious disease. A
slight cold, a tendency to sneeze. a puff
finess in the nose and head. fullness or
cracking in the ears. stringy mucous in
the throat, slight cough or wheeziness,
snoring during sleep; any one of these
symptoms should be regarded as a
warning.
Peruna is the remedy for catarrh. Al
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-13
EARLY sTRAwBERRIEs
Have an Important Effect on South
ern Railroad Earnings.

The early fruit season in the south
this year is likely to have an important
bearing on the April and May returns
of southern railroads In this connec-
ton it viii surprise many to learn Of
the extent of one branch of the fruit
raising industry alone. This year the
rawberry season began on April l..
While the date was April q last year.
with the result that up to May the
Atlantic Coast Line had carried 313-
254 crates of Strawberries against IL
0S3 to the same date last year. AS each
crate contains thirty-two quarts Of
Strawberries. over 100000 quarts have
been shipped from North Carolina over
this line this season Strange to say
the destination of the fruit has changed
considerably in the last few years. an5
whereas at one time it was practically
all shipped to New York, now it is
widely distributed, with Pittsburg prac-
tically the largest market.
From present indications the grain
carrying roads win have nothing to
fear for the immediate future The
winter wheat 50 far promises the largest
crop ever raised. and Kansas alone ex-
poets to have 10000 600 bushel crop,
or 21,000. 600 bushels in excess of any
other year in the history Of the state
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-13
Q. ". HAMMOND RET1REs.
Has Been supt- of Telegraph for
Gould Lines Many Yeara

important changes in the telegraph
department of the Gould lines at ST
LOUIS headquarters were announced
yesterday Effective May 15 Mr. T. A
Chenery, for many years superintendent
OF telegraph for the Terminal associa-
ton at union station, is appointed su-
peFlntendent of telegraph for the Mis-
s0cAi GaclHc-lron Mountain system, in
cnarge of all matters pertaining to teIe-
6Iaph service, including telephone cleo
Iftc light, interlOcking and signals with
headquarters in St Louis. vice c. W.
hammond, who is assigned to other
duties This announcement is made nv
Manager Cotter. Mr. Hammond. after
taking a much needed rest and a trip
ABROAD, VIII return to St. Louis and fiji
the position of assistant to the super
lntendent of telegraph
Inc cnange IS necessary owing to the
poor health and advancing years of Mr..
hammond. who has had a remarhab BILE
career IN the telegraph service. He was
porn September 27, 1888, and he entered
telegraph service September g. 1853 at
Ferrysburg, Ohio. For fifty years he
mas been in continuous service He
came to St Louis in August 1857 ana
Tor two years was the sole operator for
the Western Union Telegraph company
IN that city. In June, 1881 he was ap-
pointed superintendent of telegraph for
the Texas & Pacific and the Tnterua-
tional & Great Northern, with head
quarters at Marshall, Tex. serving un-
Ger the HoXie management. In 1882 he
entered the Iron Mountain telegraph
service, and in July, 1888, he came here
to fill the position of superintendent of
telegraph for the entire Gould system,
which at that time included the Missouri
Pacif1c-Iron Mountain. the Texas lines,
the Missouri, Kansas & Texas and the
Wabash, a combined system of 1851
miles He has been in charge of the
Missouri Pacifc-Iron Mountain tele-
graph service ever since.
The appointment of Mr.. Chenery will
give eminent satisfaction for he is ad-
mirobly qualified by experience and
ability to take the helm at Gould head
quarters. His successor at union sta
ton, the headquarters of the Terminal.
has not yet been selected. Mr. Chenery
is secretary of the St Louis Railway
club, and he is very popular in railroad
circles
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-13
PREPARING FOR CONFLICT.
No Indications of a Break in the
Great Northern Deadlock.

No Indications of a Break in the
Great Northern Deadlock.
st. Paul, MINI, May 13.-The newest
development in the negotiations going
on between the Great Northern and I
committee representing its trainmeu
was the announcement that a joint
committee from the St. Paul jobbers'
union and the Minneapolis chamber Of
commerce viii meet with the COMMITTEES
and the railroad officials in an en-
deaVOr to harmonic matters and, II
possible. avert a strike, which they
deem would be disastrous to the BUSH
ness interests of the Northwest
Meanwhile, both sides are preparing
for what seems to be the inevitable out
come Of the deadlock in the negotia-
tions Confirmation was had here to-
night of reports from other cities that
the Great Northern had opened recruit
ing Offices and was contracting for
trainmen to take the place of their pres
ent employees in case Of strike. The
men also say they are fully prepared
for a struggle and are inclined to ridi-
cule the idea that there are trainmen
enough now idle in the country to fill
their places.
The earliest development of the day
was the receipt by the trainmen's COM
mittee of General Manager Wards let
ter, following the receipt of their ulti-
natum reiterating their original de-
mands on the doubleheader question.
Mr. Ward, in giving out his letter.
stated that it was more in the nature
of a reinforcement Of the arguments
he had used in support of his position
and of the concessions offered. and an
appeal to the men to accept the COM
promise. than a definite reply to their
last communication He stated further
that upon receipt of the mems reply
to his letter he would give a definite an
swer TO their original demands.
The committee in executive session,
considered Mr.. Wards communication
for the balance of the afternoon ana
on their adjournment their leader an
n0unced that it had been decided THAI
no reply was necessary, as Mr. Ward
had made no new proposals nor given
a definite reply to their propositions.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-13

most everybody knows that by hearsay
and thousands know it by experience
What can be cured in the beginning
in a week or two by using Peruna, if al
lowed to become chronic, may require
months of faithful treatment. You had
better take peruna now for by and
by you may be obliged to take it for
some time in ordersto get we'll. Now
the baImy weather will assist in your
cure. You are not liable to catch
fresh cold and delay your cure.
c. D. Taylor. supt. of Health. Clerk
City Board of Health. Jacksonville,
Fla, writes:
THE health of the poor of a large city
is always a question of vital interest
not only to the city officials but to every
citizen. 1t has been a source of much
satisfaction to me to find that so large
a number of working people in moder-
ate circumstances have accepted Peruna
as their family medicine. 1t has cured
a large number of cases especially of
catarrh of the head lungs and stomach,
and building up the general health 1t
cannot fail but prove a help and bless
ing to any community where it is gen.
orally adopted and used. have found
it an honest, reliable remedy and am
pleased to endorse it.''=C. d. Taylor,
Clerk Board of Health.
Charles B. Scott, County Clerk, Floyd
county, Ind, from New Albany, md,
writes:
I have tried Peruna as tonic and
have found it of inestimable value to
increase the appetite and induce health
full sleep. 1t seems to relieve the sys-
tenn of all waste matter and to tone up
and strengthen the nerves in a remark
ably short time. In comparing it with
other nerve tonics on the market / con-
slider it vastly superior, and so do many
others who have tried ir.''-Hon Charles
B. Scott
Peruna strengthens weak nerves, not
by temporarily stimulating them, but
by removing the cause of weak nerves
systemic catarrh. This is the only
cure that lasts. Remove the cause; ma
ture will do the rest. Peruna removes
the cause.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-13

Hon. H. w. Ogden. Congressman from
Louisiana, in letter written at WASH
ington, D. c.. says the following of Pc
runa, the national catarrh remedy:
I can conscientiously recommend
your Peruna as a fine tonic and all
round good medicine to those who are
in need of a catarrh remedy. 1t has
been commended to me by people who
have used it as a remedy particularly
effective in the cure of catarrh. For
those who need a good catarrh medicine
/ know of nothing better."-H. w. Og-
den
Hundreds of men OF dignity and
prominence from all over the United
States endorse Peruna-
No other remedy receives such con-
vincing testimonials. Send for free book
Of testimonials.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving a
full statement of your. case and he win
be pleased to give you his valuable ad
vice gratis
Address DIR. Hartman. President of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, O.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-13
SUES FOR 100000.
Kentucky Wants Back Taxes from
thu Southern Pacific.

Louisville. KY May 13.-Suit for ST.
000, 600 taxes against the Southern Pa
cifc Railroad company has been fled
in the Jefferson county court here by
". L. Weller. jr., revenue agent for the
state of Kentucky. The petition alleges
that that corporation had not paid taxes
on its personality in FIVE years and that
81 600, 600 was now due the state Under
the statutes OF Kentucky, failure or re-
fusaI to pay taxes subjects the delin-
quent to a 20 per cent penalty. This
penalty is added to the general assess
ment of taxes on property alleged to be
held by the Southern Pacific in this
state. In its prayer the petitioner asks
that the court assess against the de-
fendant all taxes and penalties now due
and unnaid.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-13
4. .. NUDGE RE-ELEcrED.
Again at the Head of the Kansas City
Belt Railway.

meeting of the union depot directors at
the Coates house yesterday morning the
stockholders of the Kansas City Belt
railroad met and chose officers and dI-
rectors for the coming year. Other
routine business was transacted and re-
ports of the secretary and treasurer
submitted. The new officers are: H. u.
Nudge, Santa Fe, president; B. L. Win
chen. Frisco, vice president: z. Wilder,
Santa Fe, treasurer. The directors of
the company are. A.. J. Eariing, presi-
dent Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul; H.
r Williams, general manager Chicago,
Milwaukee & St Paul; E. P. Ripley,
president Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fes
F. O. Faulkner, chief engineer Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe; F. H Hamilton,
legal department St. Louis & san Fran
cisco railroad. z. c. Faulkner will con-
tinue as assistant to the president and
D. w. Rider as superintendent.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-13
Discuss the Blacklist question.

At the fourteenth annual meeting of
the Association of Railway Claim
Agents, to be held in Niagara Falls on
June g. and ;. several unique topics
are to be discussed. First on the list is
this Can a number of railroad CSym-
panies lawfully combine to create and
operate a bureau whose purpose shall
be- among other things. to secure from
and furnish. solicited or unsolicited, to
each road a record of the services of
such employees as. have been discharged
or have left the service under circuna-
stances making their 7 continuance in
railroad sertice lpbjectiohsble- or unde-
sirable? and, 'hoW can such a bureau be
organized and managed to produce the
best resuIts2"
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-13

ehnitt. who viii travel with him part of
the way. It was said that Mr. Harri-
man viii personally take hand ia the
settlement Of the boilermakers' strike on
the Union Pacific and that conference
has been arranged between Hartman
and National President Mcneil, Of the
boilermakers' union, to be held on Har-
riman's train while he is proceeding
east over the Union Pacific. It is be-
neved in local railroad circles that Har-
riman and Mcneil will arrive at some
solution of the trouble on the Union
Pacific and thus prevent the threatened
sympathetic strike OF boilermakers on
the Southern Pacific lines west of Og-
den and FL Paso.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-13
Improve the GuIf Inc.

General Manager Nixon of the Santa
Fe gulf lines states that 40 miles of the
Somerville branch will be Immediately
ballasted and by the end of next year
this entire division win be in hrst-cIass
shape from Somerville east. He said
also that there viii probably be a new
L. with leaving time from Beaumont a
little --<ar The silsbee shops and round
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-13
SETTLED IN FULL.
Farmer Who Secured SO Cents from a
SoulIess. CORPORATION.

In the early days of the road there
was a smashup and all were badly sha-
ken up. The next morning a burly
farmer limped into the superintendent
office and said; Mr. superintendent, 1
came in to see what you were going to
give me for shaking me up so yester-
day" The superintendent asked him
how much he thought he ought to have
for his injuries. Well, 1 think 1t is
worth so cents, and I viii settle for
that" The superintendent replied that
it was quite a sum, but as the man
seemed honest he would pay him, and
he did So taking his receipt in full. The
superintendent said, Il will be liberal
with you and give you a pass to take
you home" No you won't AS long
as these pins (slapping his legs) last,
won't go on your darn railroad any
more. From "A Historic Railroad" in
MAY National.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-13
Missionary Meeting.

At the meeting of the. Women's Mis-
sionary society of the First Presbyterian,
church on Thursday evening the follow
ing program Will be given: Song by The
audience: prayer. Miss Ella Huested;
scripture reading. Mrs. Kelso; sons
Ladies quartet, Mrs. McReynolds. Miss
Dickinson, Miss Cgilvy and Miss Coles;
address, Miss Louise Ogilvy; duet, Miss
Jennie Anderson and Miss Florence Eel
lows; address. Miss Grace Sake of Chi
cago; song Quartet, recitation, Miss
Jessie Ogilvy: social hour.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-13
OFFERS eooD WAGES.
Great Northern Recruiting Trainmen
in Readiness for striAe.

Omaha, May 13.-The Great Northern
railroad has established an agency in
this city to hire trainmen, in anticipa-
ton of a strike on that system. Appli-
oants are required to sign contracts to
work for the Great Northern in event
of a strike. The scale of wages offered
follows:
Passenger conductors, $40 per month,
passenger brakemen. $3.50 to $50 per
month; freight conductors, 50 cents per
hour or $500 per 100 miles, local freight
conductors, IS cents per hour or $3.50
per 100 miles; local freight brakemen,
251a cents per hour or $3.50 per 100 miles
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-13
RATE INCREASE DOES IT.
Why the Railroad Earnings Continue
to Show Improvement

Returns o. gross and net earnings of
railroads during the month of March
and April received during the week
have shown remarkable increase. indi-
eating that the gross earnings of the
present year will be the largest in the
history Of railroading. says the Mail
and Express However. the statements
OF the Atchison and Southern Pacific,
showing decreases in net as compared
with the same month last year, reduced
somewhat the total percentage of in
crease for March. Before these lines
and the Pennsylvania. which only
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-13
Change IN Ticket Accents.

Atchison. Kan, May. 13-Warren Cowles.
passenger and ticket agent of the Rock Is
land at st. Joe, has been appointed divis-
ion passenger agent of the company at
Peoria, and there is well authenticated
rumor that John ]. Goodrich formerly Of
Atchison will succeed him. Goodrich. whn
commenced railroading as office boy in the
Rock Island ticket office here. has been
moving rapidly to the front and is now
travelling passenger agent of the Rock Is
land q Mefnnhis
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-13

And IN addition to tIlis the returns so
far for 1868 show an increase over and
above 19C2 of about q per cent
The April returns so far received bid
fair to rival those Of March and with a
large volume Of business in sight and rates
once more placed on a satisfactory level
the outlook is BRIGHT
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-13

house viii be at once increased I'm size.
He looks for big crops in north Texas
and a consequent heavy timber traffic
over the line from this section. Mr.. Nix.
on is here with his family and has been
in Beaumont two days. but says there
is nothing significant in the visit
Reauroont Post
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-13
Teachers Attentionl

Do you know you can enjoy most
delightful outing. on the way to the
n. E A. convention at Boston. by trav-
cling at least one way via the Lehigh
Valley Railroad and New York. Send
two cent stamp to General Passenger
Department. Lehigh Valley Railroad,
New York, for descriptive booklet.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-13
PROFITS OF RAILRoAD1Ne.
Some Interesting Comparisons for the
Past Six Years.

Some idea Of the ever increasing growth
Of the transportation business may be
gathered from the following table of net
earnings during the month of March. shove
ing the increase year by year since 1897: