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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-02
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.
Gems Cleaned from the Teachings of
All Denominations.

To glorffy the name of God Is the
chief end Of man, and unless we 90
glorify God we shall never understand
what it is to enjoy him--Rev. c. L.
Chalfant, Presbyterian, st. Louis.
CHRISTIANITY AND IMMORTALITY
They who accept Christ as their Mas
the endless life. Christianity and i'm
mortal life are inseparably bound to-
gether.-Rev. DR.. James E. Stone,
Episcopalian, Chicago.
WARRANT OF OUR FAITH.
The resurrection of Jesus Christ from
the dead is the supreme warrant Of our
faith in him as the image of the in
visible God. The church has also found
in that resurrection her charter. If
Christ is not risen the whole Christian
theory of life collapses, and the fruits
of that theory are illogical and its
hopes factious.-Rev. NJ. w. Stryker,
Presbyterian. Clinton. n. Y.
PURCHASE OF REDEMPTION.
Adam fell, and sin came. Redemp-
ton was purchased by a slain Jesus
and a riser Lord and we now each
week celebrate his day of resurrection
in combination with worship of God,
who commanded and the world was,
and who showed his supreme love for
man in sacrificing for our redemption
Christ, his son. in whom he was well
pleased.-Rev. A. ]. Henry, Congrega-
tionalist, Brooklyn.
COMPLETE SURRENDER TO GOD.
There is no life comparable to that
which is absolutely surrendered to God
The height, depth and breadths of the
love and joy of life where God rules
can never be known except when we
have consecrated ourselves to God.
Our wills, notions. thoughts and fears
must be put on Gods altar and let him
dispose of them all and of US before
we can know the joy of salvation
Rev. DR.. Alonzo Monk, Methodist, At
lanta. Ga.
CHRISTIANITY STANDS THE TEST.
Experience is the great teacher, and
experiment is the great test. To it's
judgment seat all theories must come
at last. And the glory of the doctrine
of Jesus Christ is this. that it stands
the strain. It leaves no room for doubt
as to its affording a clew to the mys-
teries of life. 1t is its own justifca-
ton. A man has but to live it to
know with an unshakable assurance
that God is what Jesus said he was
and that life is what he says it is
Rev. Charles Frederic Goss, Presbyter-
ian, Cincinnati.
THE HIGHEST DEGREE OF
LIBERTY
God calls to men in his message to
forsake the slavery of sin and be free.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-02
CALLS IT RAILROAD ANARoaY'
J. @. Stubs Roasts Northwestern for
Cutting Grain Rate.

Apparently a severe rate war is i'm
pending between the Northwestern and
the Great Western railroads growing
out of the Stickney policy of making
Omaha a grain center. Yesterday a
meeting was held to consider the action
of the Northwestern in reducing the
rate on grain from Nebraska points to
the Mississippi river 2 cents per 100
pounds, SO as to make the through rate
less than a combination of the locals
through Omaha made possible by Mr..
Stickney's action.
The other lines learned that there was
nothing left for them to do but follow
in the footsteps of the Northwestern.
It is expected that the Great Western
will abrogate its policy, and If 1t does
1t will have to lower its rates to pre-
serve the former status.
The action of the Northwestern has
aroused great indignation among other
lines and led to a stormy scene between
J. c. Stubs, traffic director for the
Hartman lines, and H. r. Mccullough
and President Hughitt of the North
western.
It is understood that Mr.. Stubs told
the Northwestern officials that their ac-
ton was little short of railroad anarchy.
His efforts. to induce them to take out
the Nebraska rates were. however, in
effectual It is said he was assured that
the Northwestern would do all in its
power to make the Great Western re-
gret it's original action.
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In the east a consolidation of a new
kind has been going on. The New
York Central and the Pennsylvania
systems have INDUCED in a liberal ex-
change of securities and together have
purchased the Reading, Hooking VAL
ley and Central of New Jersey and
parceled them out between them.
The largest single railway project of
the year was the completion of the
plans whereby the Pennsylvania viii
construct a tunnel five and three-uuar-
ter miles long under the East and
North rivers and under Manhattan is
land, giving the company adequate ter
minals in New York city. The estima-
ted cost of this great undertaking is
between 40,9o0 600 and $50, 000, 900.
The equipment construction of 1903 fell
considerably short of that of 1902. The
additions to equipment cost the rail-
roads more than S10o, 900 600.
Official returns from all but two car
building plants in the United States
show that f54. sos cars have been built
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-02
BUILD SHOPS IN 1904.
Orient Makes Wichita Glad With New
Years. Promises.

Wichita. Kan, Jan. Zone of the
things promised Wichita the coming
year is the building of at least a part
of the Orient shops and the occupation
of the site with necessary tracks and
switches. w. S. Edwards who is just
home from Kansas City has positive
assurance that this move is contempla-
ted by the company.
Mr.. Dickinson recently informed me
that there were good things in store for
Wichita said Mr.. Edwards, land one
of these is the occupation of the shop
site on the west side of the river.
Another thing is the completion of
the line from Wichita to Milton as
early in the spring as possible and an
other is the opening of another south
ern route by finishing the road from
here to Sweetwater, Texas. When this
is done, az it certainly will be by next
fall, one can go to southern California
from Wichita quicker over the Orient
than any other route. From Sweet
water the route is very direct over the
Texas Pacific to all southern Califor-
MIA points"
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gether with report that he had gone
to Chicago lent Weight to the rumor.

gether with a report that he had gone
to Chicago lent weight to the rumor.
Up to the time when the new Rail-
road 7. NJ. c. A. building was dedicated
Thursday evening the membership of
that association consisted of 1872
names. This is several hundred more
than the association had on it's books
a year ago and shows the marvellous
growth of the organization during the
last IL months. Some of the officers
of the association are of the opinion
that 1t will not be long before they will
be compelled to add to the building.
Richard Wilson, who has charge of
the furnishing of the new Railroad Y
M c. A, has thought of a good plan
whereby he will be able to defray the
cost of the furniture to be used in the
sleeping rooms. In return for a dona-
ton sufficient to furnish one of the
rooms Mr.. Wilson dedicates the room
to the person giving the money and
puts a plate on the door which adver-
tises that fact. 1t is expected that all
of the rooms will be furnished in this
way. Three of the rooms have already
been dedicated; one each to the Third
Christian church. the E W. Hughes
Furniture company and Capital Coun-
Gil No. 1 of the K. and L. of S.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-02

Chronic catarrh is so undoubtedly
and directly the result of an ordinary
cold that it would be quite correct to
call chronic catarrh a settled or old
cold. At least one-fourth of the in
habitants north of the fortieth degree
of latitude are more or less afflicted
with catarrh in some FORM To say that
this vast multitude of people is miser
able is only to give mild statement
of the case.
When to Treat a Cold.
The treatment of colds ought to be-
gin with the appearance of the first
symptoms. Since a cold has the in
variable effect of producing congestion
of some mucous surface. the remedy
for it ought to operate there also. The
compound Peruna was devised with es-
pecial reference to this effect. 1t OPP
crates by increasing the circulation in
the mucous membranes of the whole
body, and, no matter where the cold
may have settled, whether in the head,
throat, lungs, kidneys or urinary or
gans, Peruna will Immediately relieve
the congested membrane and stop the
discharge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-02
Bright's Disease and
Diabetes News.
San Francisco. Dec. &c.

To Topeka Drug Co.. 1872 Kansas ave-:
Dear Sirs-As agent for the Fulton
Compounds in Topeka there are some
facts in the Call Office in this city that
should interest you and the editor of
the State Journal. as well as news
paper men generally. We copy now
from a letter from Clifford House. of
the Call:
However improbable may seem the
statement that Bright's Disease and
Diabetes are now durable in a great
majority of all cases, it is well within
the province of some of us in the bust
ness department of the Call to know
that it is true. Mr.. Edward Short. of
this department, was given up by his
physicians as a victim of Diabetes, and
is now perfectly we'll The mother of
one of the editorial staff has also re-
covered from Diabetes. This was so
conclusive that 1 told a friend. a well
to do citizen of Duluth, Mimi, who had
Brights Disease, and he too recovered =
We will also add that an ex-supreme
Judge with offices in the Call building
is late recovery. You are authorized
to proclaim to the world that the most
deadly diseases known, viz: Bright's
Disease and Diabetes. yield to the new
diureties evolved during experiments
made upon himself by John ]. Fulton
of this city. in his memorable and sue
cessful struggle against the ravages of
Bright's Disease.
Yours very truly.
THE JOHN J. FULTON co.
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gains the decision absolutely, what can
be done about it2 Not so many wears
ago the New York state supreme court
decided that the surface car lines in
this city had no charter rights. They
outlawed the street railways declaring
them against the law and without legal
existence. The same car lines are do
ing the same business today. the only
difference being that they are doing
more of it And if they didn't do it,
what howl there would bel Any cor
of similar instances.
In spite of it all. the principle of
property right is there and all the
abuse in the world does not touch it.
In the case of Northern Securities, the
fact is, I understand, that the courts
may resolve it into its original ele-
nents, dissolve it, scatter it, tear it up
into little companies when they
finished the process J. J. Hill and his
friends would probably turn up with
grip on each of the pieces. If history
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-02

Miss Grace Lawson, 81 Smith street,
Brooklyn, N. z. writes:
For several years I was troubled
with catarrh of the head, having head
ache almost constantly. The discharge
from the catarrh which made my
breath very bad kept dropping in my
throat. A few bottles of Peruna soon
relieved me of this terrible disease. and
I cannot say too much in praise of
your medicine.'-NissG Grace Lawson.
Mrs. H. E. Adams, ex-President Pal
metto club Of New Orleans, La. writes
from 10 Garfield Court, South Bend
Ind. as follows: 81 am pleased to en-
dorse Peruna, as I took it about year
ago and it soon brought me relief from
a cold on my lungs. which threatened
to be serious. The lungs were sore and
inf1amed, I coughed a couple of hours
every night and I felt something must
be done before my lungs became af-
fected. tried Peruna and found that 1t
was able to bring about a speedy cure
If you do not receive prompt and
satisfactory results from the use OF
Peruna, write at once to DR.. Hartman,
giving a full statement of your case
and he will be pleased to give you his
valuable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President OF
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus.O.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-02

during the year 1908. AS the two firms
from which we have not heard turn
out of total of less than 1900 cars we
have estimated their output from our
own record of their work and added
the sum obtained to the above total.
This figure included all freight and
passenger cars built for elevated and
steam railroads, exclusive of those built
by the railroads at their own shops and
exclusive of those built for street and
other electric service. Careful esti-
mates have been made of all the larger
car plants for their output during the
month of December. SO the total given
above is very nearly correct OF this
total figure approximately 152, sol are
freight cars and 2.007 are passenger
coaches: 1913 1876 for domestic use and
1913 for export. Last year the total
number of cars built was 1874 SAT. which
is about a700 in excess of this year.
The decrease has occurred in the last
two months. as up to that time the
output for 1903 was equal to the output
for the first ten months of 1902.
BOOM IN ENGINE BUILDING.
During the year 5,152 locomotives were
built at the various locomotive works in
the country. as against 4.070 last year.
Th1S hgure is officially correct, as COM
plete returns have been received from
every locomotive building plant in the
United States. The number includes
eighty-five electric locomotives. The in
crease over 1902 is the largest that has
ever occurred in one year, and is pos
sibly due to the fact that the locomotive
works in the country had such volume
of orders placed during 1902 that they
were unable to make Immediate deliv-
cries, and many of the orders were held
over until 1903. Returns from Canada
show that f1fty-five locomotives have
been built by two firms, one of which
has only recently begun operations. In
analyzlng the report it is interesting to
note what this total of 5,152H really
means, by calculating the expenditure
involved. At an average cost per loco
motive of $12, 600, the total amount spent
by the railroads for motive power
would be approximately So, COO COO This
figure of course does not include the
locomotives which are built yearly by
railroad companies at their own shops.
The following table shows our figures
for locomotive building during the last
twelve wears.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-02

In conformity to the divine law man
finds his freedom and safety. Civil
laws are the bulwarks of liberty. Man
is safe when in harmony with the law
of the land. The highest degree of lib
erty is found in the kingdom of God.
The eagles natural home is in the blue
sky among the highest mountain
peaks Here 1t is free. The true
above the world and its sin and in this
liberty divinely given.-Rev. J. E. Nc
Donald, Methodist, st. Louis.
THE BREAD OF LIFE.
In the Lords prayer we are taught to
ask, Give us this day our daily
bread" and we are justified in a ma
teriaI Interpretation of this human re.
quest as much as in a spiritual sense.
But we are wrong if we place so small
a horizon about our lives and give no
attention to the words Of Christ. Man
shall not live by bread alone, but by
every word that proceedeth out of the
mouth of God" We place ourselves by
the side of the Pharisees, of whom it
was spoken. WOE unto you, Phari-
sees, for We 1.-THE mint and rue and all
manner of herbs and pass over Judg-
ment and the love of God; these We
ought to have done and not to leave
the other undone. Rev. Alfred w. II.
Holder, Baptist, New York.
EARTHLY AND HEAVENLY GREAT
NESS.
From a worldly standpoint 1t is almost
impossible to compare the influences of
different lives and to positively fiud out
which one is the greater. Who has done
the most for his country, Washington or
Lincoln?" Who was the father Of the
most brains. John Adams o. Lyman
Beecher?" Which. was the greater, Cae--
sar Napoleon" are themes that will
always be argued resultlessly. But, al
though we can not tell who is the greater
in a worldly sense. we do know that in
a spiritual sense no one can be great save
through christ's blood. Today I would
see royal robe placed about your shout
ders. Today I would you might become
a prince, a princess at a kings leyee.
Today ] would welcome you into the royal
family of which God Is the Father and
Jesus the elder brother. Today I would
have you grow into greater spiritual i'm
portance than any one who ever lived up
to the time of John the Baptist, because
Christ's calvary is lifting you above the
stars Today I would have you a COM
pa4aion of Jesus Great in life! Great in
death. Great in your resurrection! May
you be great through the time which
shall never endl-Rev. DR.. Frank Da-
Witt Talmage, Presbyterian. Chicago.
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Sailors, Home 1s All Right.

San Francisco, Jan. 2.-Secretary Cor
telyou of the department of commerce
and labor, has completed his investiga-
ton into the charges pending by the
British embassy against the manage
ment of the sailors home in this city.
The British embassy charged that
there is strong reason for believing
that this institution, under its present
management differs but little from
crinping establishment. although it is
alleged that the building is the proper
ty of the United States government
and leased at a low rent to the home
for charitable persons in connection
with the care of seamen.' THE testi-
mony shows" says Secretary Cortel-
you, that the sailors home at San
Francisco is in the main a well con-
Quoted sailors. boarding house"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-02

The railroads have all been confront
eo with the problem of increased cost
OF material and labor reaching in many
cases 80 per cent. This has greatly
added 70 the cost of the operation of
railroads during the past twelve
months, and has led to some apprehen-
sion regarding the future earning ca
pacity of the railroads. There is a
general feeling now that the demands
OF labor have reached their climax and
also the price of materials, and a hope
that operating expenses can be reduced
IN 1904. It is estimated that the conces-
s1ons made to all branches of railway
labor during 1903 will aggregate fully
$40, 1000 900.
Railway construction exceeded that
OF the previous year by a very small
amount and was confined almost en-
irely to feeders of existing systems
the greatest amount of new work was
done in Oklahoma, as in the previous
year, with 653 miles to her credit
The total number of miles built was
5,I2S, an increase over 1908 of IT'S miles
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DEFENDS THE vANDERB11rs.
One of Their Officials Says They'rs
Not "Out of Date"


Cleveland, O., Jan. 2-Referring to
an article telegraphed from New York
December IS under the caption of
''Vanderbilts Out of Date Vice Presi-
dent W. c. Bowen of the Lake Shore
changes in the executive offices of the
Vanderbilt system were concerned he
knew nothing about any such inten-
tons. He denied emphaticaily the
statement that w. K. Vanderbilt had
not treated his officials fairly or given
them scope or opportunities for exploit
ing the possibilities of the system. On
the contrary, he said, the case was just
the reverse.
Other high railway officials called at
tention to the extended improvements
and enormous outlay OF money which
had been made on the Vanderbilt prop
critics since President w. H. Newman
and Vice President w. c. Brown took
control of the management.
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means anything, the first thing MT.
Hill would do would be to begin stick
might be repeated until Mr.. Hill had
to hire a lexicogra pher to find a new
name for his system-but, meantime, I
suppose. the railroads would stu stay
on the map and do business. The only
people who really would suffer would
be the little stockholders who wanted,
perhaps, to sell their shares and buy
something. They would sell at about
half the value of their property.
think that's about where Northern Sc
curities is selling now" ~
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RAILROAD TRUST SECURE.
Heads Win, Tails You Lose, in the
Northern Securities Case.

1t seems to be the general impression
that the decision of the supreme court
will be adverse to the Northern Securi-
ties company, but it is just as general
ly held that whatever the decision may
be. it will make no material difference
IN the actual situation. The properties
concerned cannot be taken away from
those who now hold them.
ms view of the case has been pretty
clearly set forth by a prominent rail-
road lawyer. who in discussing the
matter said:
Even supposing that the government
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Peters Is Made Night Yardmaster.

Newton, Kan, Jan. 2.-Tom Peters,
who for years was an employee of the
Santa Fe at this point as a sWitchman,
has accepted the position of night yard
master for the Choctaw at Oklahoma
City. He takes formal charge of the
position January 1. Tom is an exper-
fenced railroad man and will give his
present employers the worth of their
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-02
Teachers Visit at Z. U

Lawrence. Kas., Jan. 2--Between 200
and 800 teachers. members of the State
Teachers association. visited Lawrence
Friday as guests of the University OF
Kansas The visit had for its principal
object the inspection of the Carnegie
exhibit of paintings which is soon to be
returned to Pfttsburg. The museum,
laboratories, shops and all departments
of the institution were open. and en-
tertainment was afforded by lectures.
experiments and concerts during the
dsA.
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WHY Is THIS P
Orders for Freight Equipment Fall
Of One Half

The Railway Age says: Whatever
the cause. the totals of orders for
freight car equipment placed in 1908
are but trif1e more than one-half as
great as those shown in corresponding
statistics for 1901 and 1902
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to be made feeders to the main lines.
It also is stated that there will be adj
ditional changes in the staff and that
a high operating official is to be OBJ
tanned from the PENNSYLVANIA.
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Keep Pe-ru-na in the House to Use at
the Slightest Symptom of Catarrh.

CATCHING cold is really the acute
stage of catarrh. A sudden chilling OF
the surface of part of the body drives
the blood to the interior of the body,
and its presence in unusual quantities
causes temporary congestion of some
organ which may continue long
enough to produce the disturbance call
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Italian to Commend in MacsdonIa.

1taIlen TO Command IN MacedonIa.
Rome, Jan. although the fact is
not officially announced it is generally
believed General Pillategeau of the
italian army, will be appointed to COM
mand the gen d'armes in Macedonia, in
accordance with the Russian-Austrian
reform scheme.
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pleased Peruna cured less than MIsS\
f bad Veea ls which "TS ta nna bv tb GRACE
headtor time my LAWS(
then bronchial tubes Ny breath bad.
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ICATARRH OF THE NOSE,
THROAT AND LUNGS
lCoMMoNEST IN WINTER.

the warmer parts of the body because
of their loose structure, which affords
little or no support to the delicate YES
sells turgid with an unusual supply of
blood Peruna acts directly on the
vasamotor system of nerves, which
give tonfcity to these overcrowded yes
sells, and enables them to regain their
usual elasticity, and thus prevents fur
Their arrangement.
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Rock Island After More Feeders.
Chicago, Jan. at was reported yes
terday that the Rock Island interests
have decided on taking two or three
additional small lines into the system
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Gu d OOINs 7 III
mucous membraneS
of the respiratory
tract are oftenest
damage by this
rush of blood to
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Everybody reads the state Journal.