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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-31
THE WEATHER MAN.
Proverbs Which Show the Trend Of
Indications.

The old fashioned weather prophet
who watches the chicken bone, the corn
husks, the leaves, the dust, the clouds
and the sun and a few other things to
determine what the weather is to be is
not to be laughed at for his deductions
are made from the cause and effect.
Director Jennings of the Kansas sec
ton of the United States weather bu-
reau, does not follow the old proverbs
in making forecasts but the weather
bureau takes cognizance Of the proverbs
and signs in a volume issued by the
department.
A lucid explanation in the front of the
book is that MANY of these sayings ex-
press, in a crude form, the meteorologi-
cal conditions likely to follow, and have
resulted. from the close observation On
the part of those whose interests COM
PEELED them to be on the alert, in the
study of signs which might enable them
to determine approaching weather
changes. The increase of aqueous
vapor in the atmosphere is indicated by
its effect upon animal and vegetable
organizations. Animals are observed to
become restless before rain, and many
prognOsticS are based upon the action
of birds, beasts, fish, reptiles and in
sects. Plants and trees also indicate
change in the hygrometric conditions of
the surrounding atmosphere by the ex-
pansion contraction of various sub
stances such as wood, whalebone, cat
gut, sponge"
when April makes much noise
We will have plenty of rye and hay;
When April blows its horn
Then it stands good with hay, rye and
corn"
There is plenty of choice to be made
of the April proverbs. If one does net
suit another may. be taken. One of
them is list in Aprial fair and mild,
the mill may be SO much more Wild
Nobody but the man who wrote it
knows just what he meant by mill.
Thunder storms in April is the end
of boar frost. After a wet April fol-
lows a dry June. Whatever March
does not want April brings along.''
Those are some of the old proverbs
that go in a triplet. april and May
are the keys of the year" "A cold
April the barn will ILL., "A dry April
not the farmers WILL rain in April is
what he wills" Snow in April is ma
nure; snow in March devours.' April
cold and wet fills barn and barrel
st. Gorgen (24th) the meadow turns
into hay" April snow breeds grass
Moist April clear June
One old proverb which was in use
before Kansas became a state is
when on st. George OATH rye has
grown so high as to hide a COW there
in, a good harvest may be expected"
That must have been prepared for
country where the cows are small or
where the rye crop is harvested in
May.
4 proverb which BODIES good for
Kansas crops is when April blows his
horn tits good for both hay and corn"
| 1t is asserted that April showers
bring May flowers"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-31
FOLLOW ST. LOUIS PLAN.
Chicago Railways Will Ask Injunc-
ton Against Scalpers.

Application will be made this week
by the railways terminating in Chicago
to the United States circuit court for
an injunction restraining scalpers from
buying or selling any form of non
transferable transportation. If such an
injunction is granted by the federal
court it will prevent scalpers from
dealing in tickets good only between
points in one state as we'll as tickets
for interstate tri0s.
In view of the injunctions which
have been issued by the federal courts
in Washington, Cincinnati and st.
Louis. we are certain that the courts
here will grant our application for an
injunction against the scalpers." said
an eastern general passenger agent
yesterday. 1.-The granting of the in
junction will be good thing for the
public as we'll as the railroads. Under
existing conditions. with horde of
scalpers> lying in wait to secure any
cheap tickets, we are frequently COM
PEELED to refuse applications made by
societies. clubs and various organiza-
lions for special rates, which we would
like to grant. To do so would mean
that persons not entitled to the special
rates would get the benefit of them
through the scal9ers."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-31
ENGINEER IN FRONT.
New Kind of Locomotive to Be Ex-
hibited by Germans at St. Louis.

Berlin, March 31.-A giant three
cylinder locomotive, which it is the in
tention to exhibit at the st. Louis ex-
position, was tested on the military
railway today in the presence of a
large company of civil and military
persons. The engineer of this locomo-
tive rides in it's forward part and COM
municates with the firemen through a
speaking tube. The front and rear
cones of the locomotive diminish the
resistance The locomotive alone at
tanned a speed of so miles an hour, and
of GO miles an hour when drawing six
vestibule passenger coaches weighing a
total of 225 metric tons.
No effort was made to develop full
speed, but the trial proved the posi-
bility of introducing a 60-mile schedule
without any change of roadbed or roll
ing stock
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ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.

Arthur Moore, travelling passenger
quarters at Kansas City. was in Topeka
yesterday on business for mis- company.
R. H. Crozier, district passenger agent
tiers at St joe was in Topeka Wednesday
looking after the local business of his
company.
Nat Black. an employee of the Santa
City this week on business for the COM
pany. He will be back the last of the
week.
H U. Nudge, general manager of the
Santa Fe. with headquarters in Topeka,
returned Wednesday on No. from Chi
cago, where he has been on business for
the company.
Delivery is being made to the Santa Fe
of 100 new oil cars, each of $500 gallons
ifornia oil fields The Santa Fe now has
between 800 and 900 of these cars.
H. S. Acott of the. office of ". ]. Healy,
today from a short business trip to his
home in Council Grove, Kan. He has been
gone since the first of the week
T. A. McNeal editor of the Mail and
Breeze of this city. has been secured TO
address the regular weekly meeting at
the Santa Fe shops THURSDAY noon A
Neal is one of the best speakers in the
state
A party of clerks from the Santa Fe
Shreve. R. G. Robinson, Charles Wynne
and Fred Crouch, will go to Kansas City
saturday 1neN expect 10 stay over OuH-
day and to return in time for work Mon
day morning
Miss Linn z. Wyatt, an employee of the
office of w ]. Hea1y. freight auditor for
the Santa Fe. is severely sick at the COM
pany's hospital in this city and it is not
expected that she will be able to return
to work for several weeks. Miss Wyatt
was taken sick Tuesday.
! The work of reconstructing the Rock Is
land bridge across the Kaw river at this
place is progressing rapidly False work
has been put up under two of the spans
and the work the third span will be
commenced today. The work is being
done in such way as to permit of the
use of the bridge during the period of its
reconstruction.
| w. c. Nixon, general manager of the
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe railroad. with
headquarters at Galveston. passed through
| Topeka Wednesday morning in his special
car which was attached to the rear OF
passenger train No. 5. Mr.. Nixon was on
| his way home from Chicago, where he
! has been attending a conference of the
general managers of the Santa Fe sys-
| TEN.
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tative Scott and Representative Muir
dock are both in the printing business,
they can be depended upon to overlook
no opportunity to bring about the de-
sired end.
During the debate on the race prob
lem in the house this week Represen-
tative Reeder went on record. He in
terrupted Mr.. Gillett of Massachusetts
to say a good word for Booker Wash
ington. He said that personally he
would regard it as an honor to enter
tain Booker T. Washington at his ia
BILE, and that he believed there were
very few people in his district who did
thought that a man of Booker T.
Washingtons attachments ought to be
eligible to sit at any table, and he de-
plored the disposition on the part of
the southern Democrats to criticize the
president for his action in the matter
An effort is Being made to have the
University of Kansas push its $40, 600 claim
before the court of claims here. This
claim grows out of the destruction of the
old Free State hotel at Lawrence in the
carly ffavs The hotel originally befonge
to the Emigrant Aid society of Massa chu-
sets, who some years ago assigned the
claim to the university. It will be re-
membered that the last congress referred
the entire matter to the court of claims
for adjudication. Since that time the
matter has been resting quietly in a
pigeon hole in the court of claims, but
the university is being urged to employ
attorneys to press the matter to trial.
Representative Bowersock is looking into
the case, with view to advising the uni
versity as to the course 1t is best to pur-
sue.
Representative Campbell learned this
week for the first time that he is regard
ed as an author in his district He re-
ceived a letter from one of his constit-
uerlts, who said: please send me one of
them books on diseases of the horse,
when I understand you have written"
The government has just printed doc
ument under the title kansas and Mis-
souri, Rivers. It contains the report of
the board of engineers ION the esta blish-
ment of harbor lines in Missouri and
Kansas rivers in the vicinity of Kansas
City, Mo. and on the subject of obstruc
tive bridges across, and of flood condi-
tions in Kansas river and near it's mouth. =
1t contains a number of handsome illus
trations, half-tone pictures of scenes from
photographs taken Immediately after the
flood of last year. 1t is printed as a SEN
ate document 1t is not for general dis
tributiOn. LESLIE WAIl4ACE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-31
ROUGH ON z. NJ. c. A.
Low Rates to It's International Con-
vention Are Cancelled.

The Central Passenger association
has passed a resolution Withdrawing
the reduced rate concession previously
granted for the international conven-
ton of Young Mems Christian associa-
tlonS to be held at Buffalo May IL to
Is. The action was taken on account
of the charge made to the effect that
L. Wilbur Messer, general secretary of
the convention and of the Chicago
Young Mems Christian association.
had unduly favored the Grand Trunk
over all other lines.
The matter caused a bitter discus
sion and the Grand Trunk gave notice
that they should allow the rate of one
fare for the occasion to stand. The
charge of unfairness brought against
Mr.. Messer was Indignantly denied by
him in a long letter to the association,
in which he declared that it would be
manifestly foolish for him to favor
one line over another.
CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE.
The trouble arose from a circular is
sued over Mr.. Messer's signature and
giving the complete arrangements
made for the occasion by the Grand
Trunk and Lehigh Valley roads. In
the circular it was asserted that, as
the western lines would undoubtedly
make rate of one fare for the occa-
sion, agents of the Grand Trunk were
requested, to route passengers east of
Chicago FOR Buffalo by the way of the
Grand Trunk and the Lehigh Valley.
This, it was claimed, gave the inn
preston that these roads were the off
cial route for the occasion, and the
practice of having organizations de-
clare for official routes had been dis
continued by the association. The
Grand Trunk is now the only line
quoting reduced rates for the gather
ing, which is attended by thousands
from every part of Canada and the
Tinted States
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LIVER ILLS.

DIR. RADWAY & CO.. New York:
Dear Sirs-I have been sick for nearly 2
years and have been doctoring with some
of the most expert doctors of the United
States. l have been bathing and drinking
hot water at the Hot Springs, Ark, but il
seemed everything failed to do me good.
After l saw your advertisement I thought
would try your pills and have nearly
used two boxes; been taking a bed time
and one after breakfast, and they have
done me more good than anything else
have ever used. My trouble has been with
the liver. My skin and eyes were all yell
low; 1 had sleepy, drowsy feelings: felt
like a drunken man: pain right above the
navel like as if it were bile on top of the
stomach. My bowels were costive My
mouth and tongue sore most of the time.
Appetite fair but food would not digest,
but settle heavy on my stomach, and some
few mouthfuls of food come up again.
could only eat light food that digests cas-
fly Please send Book of Advice Re
specially, BEN ZAUGG,
Hot Springs Ar<
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ALL FRIENDSHIP THERE.
Santa Fe and Orient on Best of Terms
at Emporia.

The Santa Fe and Orient railroads for
several years. while the old Santa Fee
Orient case over the possession of the
land at Central avenue and West street
was pending. were at loggerheads. Now
that the old case has been settled the two
railroads evidently are on the best of
terms.
The Santa F'e is extending its yards and
ing to the Santa Fe plans, the yards
Tapped over the Orient right of way. 1t
was agreed between the two railroads,
could use the part of the Orient grad
ing it wants if it will rebuild for
the Orient a new right of way south of
the old one. The grading gang is working
there today.-Emporia Gazette
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The Neglect of a white Child.

Wichita, Kas., March 31.-Much in
dignation has arisen here over the evil
dence of 13-year-oId Fay Wilson, in the
trial of a case declaring her neglect
ed and dependent child. She testified
that when she was taken in charge by
the authorities she was sent to the
home of a negro family and was kept
there four or five days while her case
was being investigated She said she
was forced to share her bed with a
negress of her own age. The authori-
ties say that they heard nothing of
such q state of affairs until the girl
was put on the stand.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-31
Fort Scott Good Roads meeting.

Fort Scott, Kas. March 31-The
Southeast Kansas Good Roads associa-
ton was organized here, with Grant
Billbe, of lola. as president and c. F.
Miller, of Fort Scott, secretary. The
There was a. large attendance, nearly
every county being represented. w. H.
Moore, president. and r. w. Richard
son, secretary, of the National Good
Roads association, were present It
was arranged to have the board of
county commissioners in each county
appoint three delegates to the national
good roads convention at ST. Louis on
May If
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-31
WAS ROBBED OF 500.
Stranger Asked A. L. Frohock, OF
Peabody, for Match.

Peabody, Kas., March S1.-A. L. Fro
hook, of Peabody, a produce buyer. was
held up two miles southeast of Hills
boro by two men and robbed of 1870
A man asked Frohock for a match.
While getting it for him, the other. a
tall, slender man, covered him with a
revolver and the first man secured the
cash. He recalls no words beyond the
request for the match.
Mr.. F'rohock had contracted for a car
of eggs and poultry to be shipped from
HilisborO Tuesday morning and was
driving up there Monday evening to
pay for and ship his goods.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-31

story each. They will be frame and
weather boarded, steam heated and
most modern and at the same time one
of the largest hospitals on the Santa Fe
system.
The buildings will cost in the neigh
borhood of $40 900 and the furniture and
fixtures will run the cost up to about
SO, 900 more. It will be a credit to the
company and an ornament and source of
revenue to the city. The foundations
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SHARPENING THEIR TOOLS.
Orient Construction Gangs Are Get
ting Ready for Work.

Wichita, Kan, March 31.-Engineer
Smith of the Orient at Conway Springs
has received orders to clear up every
thing and make ready for active work
in track construction, to see that the
tools and cars were in good shape and
to make requisition for anything need
ed for prompt work.
The order found such of the tools and
materials as are in Mr.. Smiths charge
in readiness, and as soon as some new
material and additional tools are re-
ceived the track force will be put to
work. Mr. Smith says the first track
put down will be a stretch of ten or
twelve miles south of Fairview. Then
the track laying crew will be taken to
Milton and kept on the jump until the
steel is completed into Wichita.
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FoUR NEW BUILDINGS.
Santa Fe Hospital at Albuquerque to
Cost About $4,000.

Building Superintendent w. H Mohr
of the coast lines of the Santa Fe ar
rived in the city yesterday morning and
will be here a portion of the time from
now on, while the new hospital is being
constructed for the Santa Fe company
here, says the Albuquerque Journal.
Yard & Hickman, the Los Angeles con-
tractors, who have charge of the con-
struction of the building, will arrive
Monday and will commence the erection
of the buildings.
There are four buildings, the two
main buildings being of two stories,
and two wards, north and south, one
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-31

I am pleased to state to the world that
my PaW-Paw has proved itself to be not
only q positive cure for dyspepsia and all
forms of nervousness, but is without doubt
an infauible cure for catarrh- When 1 put
this remedy upon the market 1 knew that
It would cure dyspepsia. l knew that it
would cure nervousness. I knew that it
would cure sleeplessness. 1 also knew
that it would purify the blood and give
strength and energy to the whole system,
cure, but the hundreds of testimonials
that I have received from people that
have been cured of catarrh prove to
that this new vegetable pepsin is destined
10 be great blessing to catarrh suffer
ers-
It cures catarrh by purifying the blood.
! do not believe 1t is possible for a person
to have pure blood who has not a well
stomach and good digestion. My Paw
Paw makes the stomach we'll; makes one
eat and digest all that they do eat. 1t
makes one sleep. it rests the nerves. 1t
puts vitality into every fiber, tissue and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-31
w1NcHELL WAS HIS CLERK.
Old Time Friendship Not Forgotten
by Rock Islands Western Chief.

John E UT has been appointed general
passenger and freight agent Of the Rock
Island at Omaha. Twenty-Five years ago
Mr. UT was general passenger and ticket
agent of the old Atchisen and Nebraska,
with headquarters at Atchison, and his
clerk was Ben Winchel. now head man
of the Rock Island system in the west.
The position was probably created by Mr..
Winche1l for Mr.. TIT, who will fill it sat
isfactorily, as there is not a more capa-
BILE man in the country.-Atchison Globe.
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Thousands of Creditors.

Boston, March 31.-CounseI for the firm
of Pettingill & Co. stated today that the
number of creditors will aggregate be-
tween 5000 and 1900 The situation. he
said is a very complicated one, owing
to the fact that the large majority of
creditors are newspapers whose claims
are for advertising accounts, many of
which are on contracts not yet filed. On
the other hand practically all of the
amounts due to Pettingill & Co. are from
advertisers on contracts. many of which
are not yet completed.
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Mothers Appointment Announced.

Omaha, Neb., March 31-An official
notice was posted on the bulletin board
at Union Pacific headquarters today
announcing the appointment of A L.
Mohler as general manager of the lines
west of Omaha and Kansas City and
east of Green River, Wyo., effective
April l. The notice also states that
Mr. Mohler succeeded W. H. Bancroft,
transferred to the Oregon Short Line.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-31
Atchison Man Leaves for Arkansas

Atchison, Kan. March 31.-Roy Barnes.
who has been assistant city ticket agent
for the Missouri Pacific in Atchison for
about three years, leaves tomorrow to
take the position of depot ticket agent for
the Iron Mountain at Little Rock. Ark
The position is promotion. He will have
three men under. him. Mrs. Barnes will
join her husband in Little Rock next
month J. 3. Davis of Independence
Mo. will succeed Mr.. Barnes in Atchison
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-31
Santa Fe. Man a Mighty Hunter.

J. C. Proctor. section foreman for
the Santa Fe at Grants, has come to
the front with the honors for killing
the largest eagle ever seen in New
Mexico. The bird is of the bald species,
weighed forty-five pounds, and meas
ured six and one-half feet from tip to
tip. The corpse was sent to Los
Angeles, where it will be- treated by a
tAxidermist. 1t will be brought to Al
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-31
Rock Island Division Engineers.

The following appointments in the
engineering department of the Rock
Island system were announced yester-
day: F. c. Stimson, division engineer,
Arkansas division; H. G. Clark, diYi-
sion engineer, Panhandle division.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-31
RAILROADS REFUSE.
Say No State Has Right to Require
Live Stock Passes.

Chicago, March 31.-Traffic officials of
the western roads have decided to re-
fuse the request of the live stock asso-
citation for the resumption of passes to
live stock shippers. 1t was held that
no state has the right to pass a law re-
quiring a railroad to give something for
not hino
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CAMERON DENIES IT.
Has Not Sold Bright Angel Trail to
Santa Ee.

R H. Cameron was at Flagstaff from
the Grand Canyon Thursday. He denies
the report that the Bright Angel trail has
been sold to the Santa F'e, and that there
is even no negotiations to that effect. Mr..
Cameron says that travel to the canyon
is excellent-Las Vegas Optic.
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bone. It seems to have the power of
purging all poisons from the system It
acts wonderfully we'll on the liver 1t
puts this organ into activity prevents
constipation, headaches, jaundice and
other liver troubles
want every person who suffers with
take it according to direction and see how
quickly it will stop all catarrhal dis
charges from the nose; the dropping of
mucus into the stomach, pains in the
head, dizziness, inflamed eyes, nausea,
deafness, hawking and splitting and other
disagreeable features of catarrh.
People who suffer from catarrh of the
nose, head and throat should by all
means get a package of my catarrh tab
lets and use them as wash This wash
will cleanse, sOothe and heal all sore
spots, harden the membranes and prevent
taking fresh colds.
I do not believe there is a case of ca
tarrh, whether it is in the head. throat
lungs or stomach, that Paw-Paw and my
catarrh tablets will not cure. MUNYON.
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Hon. Kilt Could Chicago representative of
of
old time a
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Ware Back from the South.

Washington. March 31-Commissioner
of Pensions Ware has returned from the
south and is much improved in health,
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buquerque this fall for the territorial
fair, and may be put on exhibition at
st. Louis.-Albuquerqu Citizen.
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Hives are a terrible torment to the
little folks, and to some older ones.
fails. Instant relief, permanent cure.
Easily cured. Doan's Ointment never
At any drug store. so cents.
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pss-r1uny ons as equal Spring nedicne
Liver
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H. c. SHIELDS,
Travelling Passenger Agent,
Kansas City, Mo.