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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-27
FEAR OF BEING "QUEER. .
Reason Why Many People Are Never
Able to Achieve Best Results.

The fear Of being thought peculiar pre-
vents a great many people from reaching
the limit OF their possibilities. These
people can endure unmerited blame, and
even caIumny. with fortitude. They are
patient under great trials and are not
afraid to face difficulties. noble in many
ways and weak, perhaps. only in this one
point. Fear Of ridicule. of being thought
different from other people. appears to be
the one vulnerable spot in their armor.
They seem unable to rid themselves q
the idea that they excite comment every
where because Of their supposed peculiar
tiles
Nine times out CT ten this -'queernezs~
is a disease Of the imagination. and has
no real existence. The victim Of such q
morbid condition of mind must be his
own physician The veriest tyr0 in the
worlds ways must know that men and
women are too busy with their own az
fairs too much occupied with selfish cares
to think much about him. whether he Is
like unlike other people Of his ae-
cuafntance. Rest assured they are not
watching you or analyzIng your words
and movements BE your natural self as
far as you can. and do not trouble your
self about what others think OF say cot
you. Do what you think TO be right ard
give yourself no concern as 10 what others
think Of your words or actions and you
will find that your .-queeruess VIII soon
fall azaV from yCu--SuCceSS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-27
RAILROAD NEWS.
Mayor GoOdlander Working for
New Topeka Train.
Big Petitions Are Being Pre-
pared for Officials.
WANTS 10000 NAMES.
Will SO Before the Railroad
Commissioners.
intermediate Towns Are Help
ing the Movement.

Fort Scott. Kan, Feb. 27.-Mayor c.
W Goodlander has interested himself in
the matter of inducing the Missouri Pa
cifc Railway company to inaugurate
new passenger train service between
Fort Scott and Topeka and he is now
gathering petitions from residents liv-
ing all along the K. N & D. routes
which will be presented to the state
board of railway commissioners and la
ter taken up with the company by the
board. Mayor GoOdlander believes that
the train is TO go on. In fact he says
the company cannot afford to ignore the
request that will be made 70 get a new
train on this road The mayor has Ia
ken the matter I'D with the Topeka
Commercial club and the Two are work
ing together with the one aim-that Of
getting better and shorter service be-
tween the two points. A number of Pc
titlOns have been circulated in the towns
being extensively signed. Some OF them
are coming IN and they already repre-
sent about 2.800 names The little town
Of Devon sent III a long list of names
attacked to an urgent request to put
on the much talked of train. Over brook
and ouenemo. farther north sent down
a long list also. The Garrett and Blue
Mound petition viii be here in short
lander to have about 10000 names at
tached 10 the petition when il is pre-
scented He IS now getting the credeE-
tials together and will submit them to
the state board OF railway commission
ers and the matter viii be taken up
with head officials OF the company. One
Of the arguments made by the petition
ers is that It takes all day to go from
Fort Scott 70 Topeka and from Topeka
TO Fort Scott. and that as a c0nse-
quence all of the Fort Scott and Topeka
people take the Kansas City route
Mayor GOodIander believes that the
petitions Will have the necessary weight
with the company to put on the addi-
tIonal train The Fort Scott petition IS
signed by all OF the wholesale men aud
all Of the travelling men who do any
business along that line Mr.. Good
lander. having a tip that the company
wanted some kind OF a showing of this
kind. conceived the idea OF getting Of
the petitions The Fort Scott petition
has not been circulated much and the
mayor viii 60 out again in a few days.
It is believed that when the company
inaugurates the service It VIII 90 on
through here to joplin and the south
east and that Fort Scott viii be given
a couple of extra train and engine
crews.
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GATLlHG IS DEAD.
End Comes to Inventor Of Gun
Which Bears His Name.

New York. Feb. 27.-R. J. Calling. in
yentor OF the eating gun. died here Thurs
day at the home Of his sonIn-law. Hugh
o. Pentecest-
ar Gatlfng. the inventor Of the famous
gun resided at Hartford Conn. and was
$ years cid He was born in North Caro-
Ina. ard while q boy assisted his father
in perrectiug a machine for sowing cotton
seed and another for turning out cotton
plants. and subsequently invented one for
sowing rice. He was anticipated by ETics-
son in the discovery Of q screw propulsion
but his Ingenuity was successfully shown
in devising q machine for sowing wheat in
drills This was ia 1874
Three years later he took up the study OF
medicine in Connecticut but subsequently,
removed to IudIanapo where he enga eed
IN railroad enterprises and real estate spec
uIatiOn. IN 1850 he invented a double act
Ing hemp weaver. and IN 1851 produced his
masterpiece. matraiIleuse CT repeating
machine gun At its first trial the Cat
Ing gun fired 2l0 shots a minute but he
mas gone on celebrating It ever since
until row it fires something Ike a thou
sand shots IN the same space OF time.
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they possess only that clustered virtue
which sarinzs shuddering from contact
with the raw facts of actual life. II they
care not go down into the hllrlE Duriy
where the men of might contend Tor the
mastery IL they stand aside from the
pressure and. conflict then as surely as the
sun rises and sets all Of our great material
progress. all the Eluttlpi location OF the pny-
seal ageEcles which tend for our comfort
and enjoy r1erlE- viii 20 for naught and our
nCckery. If we are to do as believe We
shall ard viii do if We are 10 Advance IN
broad humanity In kindlinesS- IN the spirit
OF brotherhood. exactly advance IN
our conquest over the hidden forces OF ma
rure- II must be by developing strength In
virtue and virtue in strength. by breeding
and training men who shall be both good
and strong. both gentle and valiant-TIleEl
who scorn WrOugdoing and who at the
same time have both the courage and the
Wesley said he did not intend to leave all
the good tunes to the service of the devil
He accomplished SO much for mankind
because he also refused 70 leave the
eft only in the interest of evil The church
he founded has throughout its career
been church for the poor as well as T0r
the rich and has known no distinction Or
persons Tt has been a church whose mem
herS- If true TO the teachings OF its fOun-
der. have sought for no greater privilege
than 10 spend and be spent IN the interest
of the higher life. who have prIded them
selves. not on sinking rough duty, but
on undertaking it and carrying It TO q
successful conclusion
come here tonight to greet you and to
pay my tribute TO your past because you
have deserved well OF mankind because
You have striyen with strength and eour-
and justice shall obtain among the peoples
ST the earth
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WHAT DOES IT MEAN.
DOIley Exemption Law Believed
to Remove Wage Protection.

The Dolley exemption bill passed by
the house late Thursday afternoon
which its opponents claim practically
nuIlifies the present law concerning the
exemption Of debtors WAGES from gar
nishment under certain conditions does
NOT do so on its face The principal pro
vision OF the bill reads as follows.
That the earnings of debtor who IS
a resident Of this state, for his personal
services at any time within three
months next preceding the issuance OF
an execution, attachment or garnlSE-
Tnent process. cannot be applied TO the
payment of his debts. when it is made to
appear by the debtors affidavit or 9th
eryVise that such earnings are necessary
Tor the maintenance Of a family sup
ported WHOLLY or in part by his labor
provided. that al the time OF filing sucn
affidavit the debtor shall notify the
plaintiff or his agent or attorneys there
Of IN writing and provided. that Moth
ing herein contained shall prevent the
adverse party from controyerting the
ma tier sought TO be proven by such
affidavit by Counter-atfidav or II
sought to be proven IN any other man
ner the same may be controverted by
any competent evidence and provided
further. that such couuter-a ffidavit shall
be fled within "A hours after the notice
OF fling OF said debtors affidaV Wit, and
final hearing shall De had thereon at a
from the notice of the filing Of such
debtors affidavit. il pending in JUS
tees court. and If pending in the dis
rrict court it shall ha tried al the first
term held after the fling of such aff1-
davit, and provided further. that the
provisions Of this act shah not aooiy
to any claim or debt contracted for the
necessar5as Of life by such debtor for
himself or family: and in any action
or proceeding by garnishrnent or other
wise brought 70 subject the earnings ut
debtor TO the payment of any claim or
debt contracted for the purchase Of the
neccssaries Of lfe for the debtor or his
family, = per centum only Of the debt
or's earnings shall be exempt ana the
remaining p per centum shall, by the
court, be applied in any proper pro
ceeding to the payment Of such claim or
debt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-27
ABOUT RAILRoAD PEOPLE

4 pulley in one Of the big cranes broke
the other day The cranes viii be ready
for use in a few days.
A z. Cooper. division passenger agent Of
the Rock Island spent Thursday in Sa-
betha- kan on business
The grade which will connect the Santa
F'e with the Santa Fe Central at Santa
Fe n NJ. IS practically complete
Re1airs have been made to the Harvey
house at LaTny, which SO narrowly es-
ca ped destruction by IRE 3 few days ago
Work on the big furnaces in the black
smith shop has been resumed after several
days Of idleness on account Of the lack Of
furnace coal
Twenty iron tanks for the water treat
ing plants have been built in the boiler
shop here and are now in the east shop
awaiting shipment
William Cremer. who completed his time
as a mackiuist apprentice Tuesday even
ing. VIII leave shortly for Portland ore
where he has secured employment with
the oregon Short Line
The boilermakers are working on an
order Of oil tanks for oil burning engines
The oil tanks are fat affairs which are
placed across the top of the tender in
the place where the coal is usually carried
A water tank is placed under the oil
John Kempton. the former assistant sec
rotary of the Railroad Y. III C. A.. who
has been appointed secretary Of the asso-
citation at Ellis. KAN. lett for Ellis xester-
day a 12.49 after spending a week in To-
peka attending the conference Of the sec
retaries- He was accompanied by his
wife
The spring shop is in receipt of an order
from the Gulf. Colorado and Santa Fe
railroad for 80 sets Of car springs This IS
one OF the big orders recently received at
the shop The men in this shop have made
springs for the Kansas City Belt Line
and the Kansas City Street Railway com
Dany.
1t seems that compartment cars viii soon
be 4 thing Of the past on this continent
The Pullman company has issued an order
to discontinue the use Of that class Of
sIeepers on the roads between Chicago and
St Louis. The revenue. Il IS claimed Is
smaller than from ordinary sleepers. the
compartment cars weighing about a third
more than the ordinary kind.
An Arizona man has invented a new
way of preventing such accidents as the
recent Southern Pacific collision near Tue
son An agent who finds that he has
given the wrong order to train crew
presses a button in his office and lights
ilcandescent light bulbs which are to be
hung along the track on every second or
third telegraph pole. BY this means an
operator would be able to signal a train
at any point On the line
H J. Martin. whose appointment TO the
position of master mechanic at Rator- n.
NJ. has been announced. has been foreman
Of the south engine erecting shop for 4
year He came here from his home in
Buffalo. y 7. All the men in the shop
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RUN 2.ooo.ooo LIE.
American Locomotives Have More
Wear in Them Than the British.

American Locomotives Have More
Wear in Them Than the British.
Chicago railroad officials IN charge
Of motive power have been taking con-
siderable interest in discussion which
has been going on in English trans
cheney Of American and English loco
motives.
One of the best posted experts in the
west does not agree with the state
ment recently made that American rail-
road mana gers work their engines at
top speed and under full burden for
comparatively shorter time than the
Engiishmen without getting more act
ual service out Of them Coupled with
this statement it was said that the
English roads made a practice OF send
ing their engines to the shops for a
complete oyerhauling once IN two
years.
Figures were produced by the Chi
cago official which showed that accord
ing to the reports of six prominent
American railroad companies the plan
in this country IS to send the engines
TO the shops for OVerhauHng every L
or 10 months This shows that so far
as shop work on locomotives IS con-
cerned the American managers are
more careful of their locomotives than
are the ErgIishmen.
It is shown by the figures Of the west
ern roads that in America the Iocomo-
lNt9 20 lar more NoEks almost tNtcs
as much, indeed, as IS gotten out Of
similar engines in England This is
true even though the life of the Ameri-
can locomotive IS slightly less than
that Of the English machine This NOR
tality table OF locomotives. as it might
be called. shows that in America the
average life of locomotives of several
classes-express. ordinary passenger.
fast freight and ordinary freight, with
some further notifications OF these
classes-is from sixteen TO nineteen
years. On England the average is
from twenty-five to twenty-seven
years. The supreme test Of the eff
cheney of the locomotives Of the tive
counties is supposed to be contained.
however. in the figures which show that
the American engines run from 1,000.0eo
to 1000 600 miles while the English
machines run rom 500,00 to 1000. geo
miles from the first trip TO the scrap
heaD
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-27

speak very highly Of him as foreman Wrn
Nelson. who succeeds him here, was a
machinist in the shop for z good many
years and IS a man OF much mechanical
ability.
The California Santa Fe train No T.
east bound. had three cars derailed in tho
Newton yards late Wednesday night No
one was hurt and the train arrived in To
peka only two hours late.
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INTERESTING, IF TRUE.
You Can Try 1t For Yourself and
Prove II.

Prove It.
one grain OF the active principle in
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets viii digest
1900 grains Of meat. eggs or other
wholesome food, ard this claim has
been proven by actual experiment
which anyone can perform for himself
in the following manner: Cut hard
boiled eggs into very small pieces as
it would be if mastieated. place the egg
and two or three OF the tablets in a
bottle or Jar containing warm water
heated IS degrees (t1e ternpera tIIra Of
the hody3 and keep it at this tempera-
ture for three and one-half hours. at the
end of which time the egg viii be as
completely digested as il would have
been in the healthy stomach OF a
hungry boy
The point Of the experiment is that
what Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets viii
do 10 the egg in the bottle II viii do
TO the egg or meat IN the stomach and
nothing else VIII rest and invigorate
the stomach 50 safely and efIectuaIIy.
Even a little child can take Stuart's
Tablets with safety and benefit If its
digestion IS weak md the thousands Of
cures accomplished by their regular
daily use are easily explained when it
is understood that they are composed
Of vegetable essences. aseptic DeDsin
diastase and Golden Seal which min
giles with the food and digest it thor
oughly, giving the oyerwOrked stomach
2 chance to recuperate
Dieting never cures dyspepsia. Meth
CT do pills and cathartic medicines
which simply irritate and inhame the
inrestines.
When enough food is eaten and
promptly digested there will be no con-
stiua ton. nor in fact viii there be dis
ease of any kind because good diges-
ton means good health in every organ
The merit and Success Of Stuart s
Dyspepsia Tablets are world wide and
they ara sold At the mOCerate. price Of
50 cents for full sized package in every
drug store in the United States and
Canada as wen as IN Europe.
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WARNING 10 SANTA FE.
Must Refuse to Repair Colorado &
Southern Rolling Stock.

The Santa F7e may become involved
in the Colorado & Southern black
smiths strike in Denver. Trinidad and
other Colorado points Instructions
have been issued to the union mem bers
in the Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe
company shops at Pueblo TO refuse 10
repair Colorado & Southern rolling
stock at that point The local leaders
declare these orders will be Needed. and
that if the Santa F'e company discip-
lines its Pueblo sh0pmen for not work
ing on Colorado & Southern equipment
the fight VIII be extended to the entire
Santa Fe system in the west. Should
no settlement be reached soon with the
Colorado & Southern company II is
claimed the cause viii be taken up BY
the Western Federation of Miners in
the mining camps reached by the Colo
RADIO & Southern. in compliance with
the request contained in circulars
which the blacksmiths have mailed to
all other subordinate branches Of the
American Labor union
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CURE ALL KINDS OF PAINS AND ACHES.

General Charles Dick. the eminent con-
gresham from the famous Garfield dis
trict of Ohio SAYS 7 believe there IS no
remedy SO efficient for headache as Dr..
Miles, Pain Pills"
VIM B Bell. general secretary Home.
Frontier and Foreign Missionary society,
Of the United Brethren in Christ. Dayton.
O.. writes Il am never without supply
Of DR.. Miles Pain Pills and derive most
excellent results from their use"
J. n Lagrange elder in the Presbyterian
church at Franklin, Ind. has long suffered
from chronic headache. but he SAYS he has
at last found SOlace in DR.. Miles Pain
Pills He says nothing can equal them in
giving relief from intense headache or
any pain
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-27
TWO MILLIoN DECREASE
Lackawanna Road Has Suffered from
Coal Strike.

Coal Strike.
New York. Feb. 27-The stockholders
Of the Delaware. Lackawanna & West
ern railroad held their annual meeting
here today All the directors and on
Gals were reelected. The annual report
shows q decrease IN gross earnings Of
s.. los S69. or S-S7 per cent and in net
earnings a decrease of S2137.742. or 90
per cent due TO the losses from the coal
miners strike last summer.
The report of President TruesdaIe says
certain circumstances attending the in
auguratIOn OF the strike and much that
has occurred during its continuance and
since lead to the conclusion that it was
melted by certain bituminous interests
which are in direct and active COMPETE
ton with the anthracite industry
Continuing, the report says.
The reckless. irrespOnSi bic element
throughout the anthracite region inau-
gurated a reign of IaWlessness and ter
rOr accom- panied with murder. ASA uIE
and outrage on individuals. in total dis
regard Of rights Of persons and property
and without parallel in this country.
Had one-half of the authenticated cases
Of crime and outrage committed against
persons and property during this strike
IN PennSy Ivania been perpetrated on
citizens of that or any other of these
United States residing In a foreign eoun-
try and likewise euGag ed in lawful
peaceful pursuits, and the government
Of such country had not taken immedi-
ate steps to stop same and make
prompt full and satisfactory reDaratiOn
for the injuries done and the wrongs
suffered. can any one possibly doubt
that the entire army and navy of the
United States would have been called
into active service If necessary to pro-
teet these citizens and enforce such
reparation even though war would re-
S157r 90
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Dies While Explaining.

Chanute. Kas, Feb. 27.-CharIes stew
ems. Of Walnut Kas.. aged 90 years.
arrived in Caanute Thursday noon To
take trea tnent for heart trouble. ana
expired in a doctors Office twenty min
utes later. while describing his condition
10 the physician. He was accompanied
by two sons. both Of whom live here and
are IN the employ OF the Santa Ee-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-27
RHEUMATISM

Rubbing with 1iniments, blistering. the au-
plcation of plasters IN fact anything that
VIII produce Counter-irritatiou, Is good for
external treatment of Rheumatism. but
these simple remedies do uotr reach the seat
Of the disease nor touch the real cause.
and relief is therefore only temporary.
Rheumatism IS due to Uric Acid and
other irritant p0isous in the blood, and
as It circulates through the system. these
acid poisons are deposited in The rll.scIes
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joints aud nerves, and
exposure to night air.
cold east winds, or any
sudden change In the
weather, will bring on
an attack which may
last for a few days or
llnger on for months
Every b attic with
Rheumatism leaves
Z the blood II poorer
condition. while the
3 corrodIug acids are
rr--f7-.- rf--
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ing the details of the sale to the Rock
Island. To day big stockholders Of the
Frisco received kilograms from Mr..
Campbell stating that no transfer of the
railroad viii take place until his arrival
here.
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St Louis. Feb 27.-James Campbell.
capitalist Of this city and a heavy
stockholder IN the St Louis & San
Francisco railway VIII return tomorrow
from New York, where he and President
3. F. Xoakurn have been for some time
Tor the purpose. it IS stated, Of arrang-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-27

pains. neuralgia. CT IN fact any pain I
have taken them with best results and
have given them to others and they never
disappoint Gilbert R. Houser, Milford
Center. O.
Il recommend Dr. Niles Pain Pills for
headache or any kind Of Pain. E J.
lima. O.
Have used Pain Pills in my family with
the best Of results They will do all yol
claim for them. "A c. Huston, Ashland.
II.
Il can not speak too highly Of Dr. Miles
Pain Pills, as I know them to be a positive
cure for headache and neuralgia pains -
Thomas Bright, Marengo. Ill
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One of the AlIardt Gang Is on Trial in
Chicago.

Chicago. Feb. John r Nelson.
who IS said 10 have participated IN the
railroad ticket forgeries for which Chas
J Allardt was recently convicted and
sent to the peniteutiary. is on trial be-
fore Judge Brentan0. Edward F'arnum.
who was convicted with Allardt. viii be
the principal witness against Nelson.
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the oils and fluids that lubricate tie
muscles and joints. and they become stiff
and sometimes imm0vable
Rheumatism, with its sharp. cutting
pains. can never be conquered until the
acid blood has been cleansed and puri-
ted and all irritating substances neutral
lzec and filtered ont Of the system, and
nothing does this SO promptly and efFec-
tually as S. S. S. Under the purifying
and tonic effects Of this vegetable rem
edy the blood is made pure. the general
health IS rapidly built no aud the sufferer
obtains happy relief from the torturine.
nagglng pains Of Rheumatism.