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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-01
BACK TO OLD ROAD.
C. S. Mellen Will Resume Job He
QUIT in 1897.

Charles Sanger Mellen, president Ct
the Northern Pacific. who about No
vember l. will go to the New York, New
Haven & Hartford, to succeed Mr. Hall
as president. left the vice presidency of
the New Haven company in 1897 to be-
come president of the Northern Pacific.
Mr.. Mellen is a native of Massachusetts,
having been born in Lowell in 1851 He
has been in railroad service about So
years, beginning as a clerk in the cash
ier's office of the Northern New Hamp-
shire. He continued in minor positions
with this company and the Central Yer
mont, until 1880, when he was made as
sistant to the manager of the Boston &
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-01
Cause of Lockiaw.

Lockjaw, or tetanus, is caused by a
bacillus or germ. which exists beautifully
in street dirt. 1t is inactive SO long as
exposed to the air, but when carried be-
meath the skin as in wounds caused by
percussion caps or by rusty nails, ami
when the air is excluded the germ is
reused to activity and produces the most
virulent poison known. These germs may
be destroyed and all danger of IockJaw
avoided by applying ChamberIains Fain
Balm freely as soon as the injury is re-
ceived. Pain Balm is an antiseptic and
causes cuts. bruises and like injuries to
heal without maturation and in one-third
the time required by the usual treatment.
For sale by all druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-01
WIN Buy Six Leased Lines.

1t is the intention of the Illinois Cen
trail railroad company to purchase six
of the railroads which are now being
operated under leases and before the
opening of winter these properties and
their mileage will be included in the
Illinois Central system. This purpose
is announced in the ffty-third annual
report of the company, which shows
gross earnings of more than $45. 600 GOO
The purchase of the six railroads now
operated under leases will be brought
before the special meeting of the stock
holders to be held November IA. The
roads are the Pantoul railroad, extend
ing distance of 1921 miles from LIE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-01
NEW ARmoUBsDALE TRACKS.
Rock Island Has 200 Men at Work
on improvements.

Kansas City. No. Oct. 1.-The Rock
Island railroad company has a force of
200 men laying switch tracks in the
yards extending from the junction with
the Union Pacific tracks, about two
miles west of the state line. to the
eastern Il rminus OF the yards near
Swift'S packing house. When the work
is finished 25 tracks will be in the yards
in Armoilrdale. Tie grain elevator
which was moved southward to make
room for! the additional tracks win be
open again today for receiving grain.
New automatic scales have been put
in at thei elevator
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-01
Injunction Against Jointists.

independence, Kan. Oct-1--At a spec
ial session of the district court, mo-
ton to uuash the temporary injunction
secured against the jointists of this city
and owners of the buildings in which
Joints are run, was made and argued
by T. H. Stanford of this city, and j.
p. Rossiter, of Ccffeyville, for the joint
lists, and P. C. Young, of F'redonia, for
the temperance people. Judge Elan
nelly today overruled the motion and
decided that the Injunction should stand.
The case will be- tried on its merits at
the next term of court and an effort
made to secure a permanent injunction.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-01

49, 1902 Soth also sues for the sum
of $4,000 He was employed in the
bridge and building department in the
Newton yards and was injured April
/. 1903. by being thrown on his head
and severely hurt while aiding in the
work of moving a big hosting en-
CINE. Mrs. Earl Slater sues for $4,000
for the death of her husband. who was
injured January II. 1893, while switch
ing in the west end yards and died at
the Santa Fe hospital at Topeka,
January "a These cases will come up
in the November term of the district
court. and this is the Erst time in the
history of the county that so many
damage suits against the Santa Fe
have been fled at any one term of
COURT,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-01
Postoaiee Robbery at Hartlsua.

Lakin, Kas., Oct. Thieves entered
the postofice a t Hartland, small
town seven miles west of here. Tues
day night by forcing open the door
One sack of mail that was already
made up for No. 5. west bound train.
was stolen Nothing else is missing.
From the manner of robbery it is evil
dent that they were amateurs, and pos
sibly boys. The postmistress has liv-
ing rooms in the rear of the building.
but was not disturbed by the burglars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-01
Eight BATTERIES for Kanaaa.

Washington, Oct. LIN the distribu-
ton of the thirty batteries of field ar
tillery the following assignments are
made: Vancouver barracks, Washing
ton 2; Preside, San Francisco 2; Fort
Leavenworth, Kansas 3; Fort Riley,
Kansas 5; Fort d. A. Russell, Wyom-
ing 9: PHILIPPINES q
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-01
THREE SUITS FILED.
Harvey County People Want 100000
Damages from Santa Fe.

Attorneys Branine & Branine filed
three separate suits for damages in the
district court of Harvey county Sat
urday against the Santa Fe railroad
cnmpanT for their clients, Carl Mum
son. Fred Soth and Mrs. Earl Slater
Nuason sues for $3.50 for injuries
received while in the employment of
the company as fireman. He was in
jured in a wreck in the Dodge City
yards. the engine he was on colliding
with the corner of coal car on a
spur track. The accident occurred July
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-01
Miss Grant in a Runaway.

San Diego. Cal. Oct. miss Julia
Grant, daughter of u. S. Grant. and
Miss Isabel Engle have narrowly es-
capped serious and possible fatal in
juries in a runaway accident on Eighth
street Miss Grants spirited horse
overturned her light buggy, throwing
both young ladies' to the ground They
were bruised abDut their heads and
sides and were removed to their homes
in a carriage. 1t is hoped serious re-
suits may be averted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-01

debt was to be Cancelled on condition
that the rest OF the amount be paid
Immediately. Since that time Prof.
Towne has been the busiest man in
town. and it is to his untiring efforts
that the Washburn Athletic. association
is once more enabled TO start with a
clean slate. He is the kind of a man
Washburn has needed for a long time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-01
Confessions of a Priest.

Rev John s. Cox of Wake. Ark writes:
For Il years 1 suffered from yellow jauil-
dice. ] consulted "a. number of physicians
and tried all sorts of medicines but got
no relief. Then IsDegsn the use of Electric
Bitters and feel that I am now cured of q
disease that had ME in its grasp for Il
years If you want a reliable medicine
for liver and kidney trouble, stomach dis
orders or general debility, get Electric
Bitters. It's guaranteed by Arnold Drug
Co. - North kafl<es ts5c- Only 80 cents-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-01

Roy to the Indiana state line: Illinois
& Indiana railroad $3.50 miles, from
Efingham to the Indiana state line;
st. Louis & Ohio River railroad. 20
miles from Reevesville to Golconda;
Christopher & Ht-rin railroad. $50
miles, from Christopher to Zeigler:
Mounds & Olive Branch railroad, 1890
miles. from Mounds Station to Olive
Branch and Groves & Sand Ridge
railroad. 17.26 miles, from Groves to
Sand Ridge
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-01
Million Dollars for Salt Lake.

The Salt Lake City council has passed
by unanimous vote the ordinance grant
ing the Oregon Short Line Railway
company its franchise for a new depot
and other proposed terminal facilities in
that city. The improvements contempla-
ted by the company involve an expendi-
ture of nearly a million dollars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-01
Don't Poison Baby.

FORTY YEARS AGO every mother thought her child have
PAREGORC audnum make sleep These drugs will produce
FEW DROPS TOO MANY will produce the SLEEP FRO WHICH
THERE is NO WAKING Many the children who have been killed
whose health has been ned for life audnum and morphine each
which product Druggists prohibited from selling
either Of the narcotics named children ALL anybody without labelling
The of
produces
The containing disguised
sold Soothing Syrupss
should permit medicine given your children without you
physician CASTORIA DOES NOT
TAIN NARCOTICS it bears the signature of Chas Il Fletcher
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-01
L. E. johnson for President.

Philadelphia. Oct 1.-The directors of
the Norfolk & Western Railroad COM
oany today elected L. f. johnson presi-
dent to succeed the lats F. J. Kimball
Mr. Johnson will CONTINUE -to--aet as
general manager of the company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-01
Came to Kansas Id 1855.

Troy, Kan. Oct Mrs Elizabeth
Mcclellan died here Wednesday: She
was IS years old. She came to Kansas
il 1856 and her many gabled house has
been a landmark on Pixies Peak trail
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-26

| and said they looked like geraniums.
Whereupon the Casino was convulsed
with laughter.
One seldom hears of one of the most
beautiful American girls who married
titled foreigner. She is the Baroness
Lerschenfeld and formerly she lived
in New York. Her name was Miss
Edith Wyman, and while not conspic-
uous socially she never showed herself
in Fifth avenue that folk did not ask
who she was. Her red gold hair is
her chief charm, and her pure white
complexion, without even a touch of
pink. lends her an artistic effect. She
knows how to dress her hair to advan-
tage and wears it in an enormous knot
on her neck. She is tall and well made
and carries herself like an empress.
Then she went abroad. In Berlin she
had influential friends, and Miss Wy
man and her mother soon found them
selves in most exclusive little set.
A great deal of time was spent in
Dresden, where the New York girl had
the same success. 1t was here that
Baron Lerschenfeld, homely but in
tereStfng man, was presented. He fell
in love at the very first glance, and in
short time Mrs. Wyman announced
the engagement. The wedding was in
the hotel and Mrs. Wyman returned to
New York. The husband took the bride
to his castle in the heart of the Black
Forest. It was wild but magnificent
estate.
The late Wendell Phillips was once
in a hotel at Charleston, had breakfast
in his room and was served by a slave.
Mr.. Phillips spoke to him as an abo-
litioniSt, but the other seemed to be
more concerned about the breakfast
than about himself. Finally Mr.. Phil
lips told him to go away, saying he
could not bear to be waited on by a
slave. The other demonstrated:
"'Seuse me, massa, but Pse 'bliged to
stay yere, cause Use sponsible fo de
silverware." -Springfeld Republican.
- 1t is a fortunate thing that the bite
quire the treatment recommended for
that of the English variety. In note
on English MOSQUITOES, Science Siftings
says that the insect was first discov-
cred in 1869 at Woolwich. when the
trouble it caused almost amounted to
a scourge. The main cause of it's pre-
dominance at that time was thought to
be the hot weather. The English
variety of mosquito is not a mosquito
proper, but a kind of gnat. 1t has a
sting, the result of which is often blood
poisoning when the person stung has
not taken proper precautions to modi-
fly the bite. When stung by a mos
quito the best thing to do at once is
to battle the bitten part with strong
vinegar and lay on bread poultices.
Think of the number of bread poul-
tees an evenings sojourn in New Jer-
sey or on Long Island would necessi-
tafaf
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-26

1t was only a pair of shoes. And the
pair possessed by the charwoman, too,
and of money value something like
s19S. But it is surprising how much
trouble single pair of humble bro
gans can cause a respectable family.
BY the side of it a money value seems
ridiculous.
The charwoman arrived early Mon
day morning wearing the shoes and
carrying a pair of down at the heel
slippers in a paper parcel. The first
thing she did was to remove her pre-
cious shoes and put on the slippers.
After a hard days work up and down
stairs she would have put on her
shoes to go home only the shoes could
nowhere be found. The cook and the
maid and the children searched high
and low, but in vain. The precious
shoes. all the more precious now that
it was raining and showing and the
crossings were covered with thin and
frosty mud, had completely vanished.
The mistress of the house came
home too late to hear the tragedy OF
the shoes until next morning. Mean
time the charwoman, who had gone
home in a rage, with her feet done up
in slippers and rags, reappeared upon
the scene and was waiting for the
shoes or satisfaction.
where did you put them?" inquir-
ed the mistress.
"Shure, ma'am, an 1 put 'em in the
corner of the furnace room, on pile
of papers. An when 1 looked at night
they was gone, an the papers wit
EN-"
ut was the ashman," decided the
mistress at once. "The things piled up
In that corner go to the ashman."
"They was me Sunday shoes,
ma am" groaned the poor woman.
Never mind" said the mistress,
cheerfully, hell bring them back.
I'll leave note for him there. he will
get it in the morning, the next morn
ing he will bring your Shoes"
VERY well, ma'am, then I'll come
after EN- on Thursday"
Eyes, come Thursday. I've got some
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-26


| there is hole in them. Why shouldn't
there be hole in them after so much
wear? Would you take back PAL!
of shoes after you had worn holes IN
them and expect new pair? Wen. 1
| fancy not.
But that isn't the beginning Of our
troubles. One day, by actual count. l
| put on ten pairs of gloves on a Wom-
ans hands and she went away with
out any. She said we didn't have the
kind she wanted. Now, the actual
| fact is that we carry all the best
gloves, and she couldn't do better in
! New York. What amusement there
can be in trying on gloves I fail to
see, but we discover that women like
women who have the trying-on habit!
Well, / know there is such thing
Go up stairs into our ready-made
dress department and ask those wom-
en- there If there isn't. There are
women who come here spring and fall
and try on the suits to see how they
look in them; they don't buy once In
hundred times. They are the same
| ones who try on gloves and hats. ASK
the milliners; they can tell you that
some of their hats are actually almost
worn out by women who never buy,
but who like to see how they look in
them.
Gloves, of course, they cannot have
sent home on approval. except in rare
cases, where they want to match
color; but l can assure you we nave
enough without that. This is not say
ing that we do not have great many
customers whom it is a pleasure to
wait upon. Oh, of course, there are
many But it is the fussy ones that
linger in our memory. Sometimes we
get an unreasonable woman. l had
one come to me the other day. and
what do you suppose she wanted me
to do? She had brought home from
Paris five dozen pairs of gloves and
she thought they had gone little out
of fashion and she wanted me to take
them and sell them for her. And when
I told her it was quite out Of the
question she got into a rage and said
she was going to the proprietors and
report me. I told her to go ahead.
"But that is only rare instance.
There are many charming women in
ST. Paul who buy their gloves here,
and they make business a pleasure.
Small gloves? Well, the average ST.
Paul woman has a small hand-that is,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-26
ONLY A PAIR OF SHOES

work for you on that day anyhow.
And don't be alarmed-you'll get your
shoes, all right"
Thank you, ma am, so as 1 can have
them for church on a Sunday"
The charwoman came on the day APP
pointed and she found her shoes, as
had been promised. The ashman had
carried them away in the semi dark
ness. Their owner carefully deposited
them in a safer place this time, wrap
ped up in a newspaper, and went TO
work with renewed vigor. But when
she came to leave the shoes were again
missing. She was aStonished.
Them shoes are hoodooed, shure!"
she told the cook.
They formed a joint searching party,
but no trace of the shoes could be found.
They had vanished as completely as
before She was afraid to annoy the
mistress of the house again about the
matter, until every cleW was exhaust
ed-the patience of the household, also.
Then she appealed the case.
"Where did you put them this time,
Matilda" was the first question.
II wrapped 'em up ma'am, in a
newspaper and put 'em on the tubs in
the laundry"
~"Good gracious!" exclaimed the mis-
tress. It's the iceman this time"
Its the iceman, is it, ma'am? Well,
Pill
Hold up, Matilda. Don't get excit-
ed about it. We wrap things up
odds and ends. you know-and leave
them on the tubs for the iceman. He
probably carried the package away
without looking to see what it was.
But he'll bring them back. Oh, yes.
He's honest Besides, he can't wear
your shoes, you know. I'll leave a
note for him. He'll get it in the morn
ing with the order, and it. will be all
right. Call Saturday"
eff you was to please to tell him,
ma'am, that I want 'em for Sunday
sure"- =,
"And put a guard over those shoes"
said the master of the house, when
they come in again, or lock them IN the
safe in my room"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-26
ITEMS FROM EVERYWHERE

The restaurants fairly TEEN with not
ables these days in New York. Dukes,
Vanderbilts and queens of fashion seem
in public altogether. So many town
houses are still closed that dining out
is necessity Mrs. Ogden Mills sell
dom dimes in a public restaurant, yet
she was Mrs. Richard Gambrills guest
the other night, and both women drew
no end of attention. Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt gave a free show to the Del
monico lunchers on Friday. She trotted
out the Duke of Roxburghe and her
niece, Miss May Goelet, before an adj
miring throng. The news that Mrs
Vanderbilt's party was in Delmonico's
spread like wildfire, and for a while it
seemed like Delmonico's of the old
days. Just now Mrs. William Travers
is more in evidence than ever before,
and her trump card is Mrs. Alice
Roosevelt. Mrs. Travers was jubiIant
concerning her guest, and she saun-
tered into Sherry's with a broad smile
Miss Roosevelt was sad-faced, and
whether she is bored or not she looks
it. She does have more than enough Of
the festive world.
Bathers at Manhattan Beach fairly
screech with laughter at an old woman
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-26

ter street, left on Monday evening for
his home in Nebraska.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Clark, of Western
avenue. have gone to the Lake SUI
perior country for prolonged stay.
Mrs. w. H. Hamilton, of Western
avenue, has returned from OsceOla,
where she spent the summer.
Mrs. Homer Johnston, of Chicago,
who has been the guest of her sister,
Mrs. Bishop, of Mackubin street, left
last night for home.
A pretty luncheon was given Mon
day at the Country club by Mrs. L. A.
honor Of Miss Wright.
Mrs. ]. E. Burchard, of Holly avenue.
has gone to visit friends in Ohio.
Mrs. John S. Crooks, of Holly ave-
nue., has returned from Prairie lake.
Mrs. Ovid Mantel, of Ashland ave-
nue., has returned after months visit
in Canada.
Dale Hive No. SIS, L. o. T. M, and
Dale Tent No 1913, o. T. M, will give
a joint moonlight excursion on the
steamer ]. ]. Hill and barge Twin
Cities, Friday evening.
Mrs Uri Lamprey and Miss Lam
prey, of the Ryan hotel, have returned
from Minnetonka.
Mrs. c. o. Searle, of Pleasant ave-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-26

fine disregard of grammar and something
of the philosophy of Montesquieu, when
he said that he attached himself to such
as he thought loved him and detached
himself as soon as he thought they didn't
Here's to you two and we two.
If you two like we two
AS We like you two
Then here's to US four;
But if you two don't like we two
AS we two like you two
Then here's to We two and no more.
What might be called a fair minded
toast is embodied in the words of an old
song:
Here's to We absent lords,
May they long in far countree stay;
Drinking at other ladies' boards,
The health of other absent lords.
The wisdom of enjoying our golden
hour is expressed by Durant, who says:
Long live today-our own at least.
Shall we tomorrow see?
Take what you can of joy and feast
And let tomorrow be.
A writer offers homely toast to con-
tentment' in language that suggests
covert threat:
No one bulldog yet could eat
Every other bulldogs meat
If you have a good-S1zed bone,
Let the other dog alone.
The toasts to "lovely woman" are in
Vulnerable and range from the fulsome to
the coldly critical, not to say savage. A
gentleman, somewhat catholic in his tastes
and of testy humor, is responsible for
the following:
Here's to women who are tender,
Here's to women who are slender
Here's to women who are large and fat
and red;
Here's to women who are married,
Here's to women who are Speechless-but
they're dead. ~ ti'h ~
That time honored bumper dear to the
masculine heart, fe4tsa,
To the light that lies in woman's eyes,
And lies and lies and lies.-'
Is always more or less annoying to the
particular rag and bone. and hank of hair
at which it is directed, but she need only
bide her time to raise her glass and send
tipped with truth, always makes Its
mark ss4
To woman's love-to mans not akin.
For her heart is a home, while his heart Is
an inn.
Some cynic who looks upon life with
jaundiced eyes has written
5e>c 80 1u- ToifFis'I
Here's to Love
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-26

mat disease which begins with a fever
ana ends with yawn.
To those who cry "out upon such doc
trlnes! and who still cherish their Him
slons the heart to heart toast will an
peal One that rings true and ESCAPES
Stiffness runs:
Il; 10 me and you when skies are blue,
10 you and me when tempests be,
10 Doth together in every weather
The Toast of the Gay Deceiver" pos
sesses subtle significance:
| have met many, liked a few;
Loved but one-here's to you
Accompanied by a properly soulful
glance, of which the habitual giver of lit
tie dinners is usually past master this is
generally successful. 1t takes a keen mai
den to discover that the loved one NAV
not be herself and that her host has yet
Kept well within the limits of the truth
A doubling Thomas and a selfish withal.
drinks to the following:
Here's to those who love u.s.
Not to those whom we love;
For those whom we love
May Tot love US.
The purely impersonal and somewhat
frivolous toast is sometimes useful. AS
sample:
IL lIIil tHlIlS called lONep
Which comes like q dove
From heaven above
To some;
While to others 1t fits
And scatters their wits,
And gives 'em all fits,
BY gum!
Some one who eschew fine phrases
sings:
To My Sweetheart
She's not goddess. an angel. lily or
pearl;
She's just that which is sweetest, COM
pleteSt and neatest-
A dear little, queer little, sweet little grill
For those who make a practice of look
Ing upon the wine when 1t is red who
pour libations frequently and yet make
fine distinctions, the code of the eighteenth
century is pat:
Not drunk is he whom from the floor
Can rise again and drink some more;
But drunk is he who PROSTATE lies
And who can neither drink nor rise.
Perhaps the most gracious and certainly
the most concise toast, and therefore re-
served for the last:
May you live as long as you like
And have what you like as long as you
live
And last:
Here's to one another
And-one other!