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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-13
The Worlds Greatest
Skin Humour.
Affects Every Age and
Condition.
The Only Sure Cure is
CutiCura.

II there were not another external
skin disease known, eczema would be
sufficient infection on mankind. It per-
vades all classes, and descends impair
TALLY through generations. While some
are constantly enveloped in it, others
have. it confined to small patches in the
ears, on the scalp, on the breast, on the
palms of the hands, on the limbs, etc,
but everywhere its distinctive feature is
small watery blister, which discharges
an acrid fluid, causing heat, in1amms-
ton. and intense itching, scaling and
crusting.
The Cuticura treatment IS at once
agreeable, speedy, economical and com
prehensive. Battle the affected parts
freely with hot water and Cuticura
Soap, to cleanse the surface of crusts
and scales, and soften the thickened
cuticle. Dry, without hard rubbing,
and apply Cuticura Ointment to allay
itching, Irritation and Inflammation,
and soothe and heal, aud. lastly, take
Cuticura ResOlvent, OF Pills, to cool and
cleanse the blood. This treatment af-
fords instant relief, permits rest and
sleep in the severeSt forms of eczema
and other itching. burning and scaly
humours, and points to speedy. per-
manent and economical cure of tor
turing, dishguring humours, eczemas,
rashee and inflammstions, from infancy
to age. when all other remedies and the
best physicians fail.
Sold throughout the world. Cuficura Rsuolgent Sc.
Tu form Chocolate oat~d rla, &c vial 81 G0l
rfneluenr zoe. Soan. Dopts lsaudon. Charter
kouss sq Pars Rue DE- Ia faizi Boston. ls Columbus
Ave-. Potter IlruR a chem Corp. Sole Proprstpr1.
-Bend for e How 70 Cure Eczema"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-13
THERE ISN'T ROOM ENOUGH.
Huntoon Street People Want City
Railway Tracks Moved

Between jackson and Van Buren,
streets on Huntoon. the double tracks
of the City Railway company are not
laid exactly in the middle of the street,
and the people living on that block
have prepared a petition to the city
council asking that when the street
is paved this summer, that the railway
company be required to put its tracks
in the middle of the street
As it is now, the tracks come SO close
to one side of the street that there is
not room between the tracks and the
curb for a wagon to pass. 1t appears
that there is no specific provision re-
quiring the company to put its tracks
in the center of the Street, but the city
probably has the right to require that
this be done if it is deemed necessa- y.
The petition will come before the coun-
Gil next Monday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-13
THE DIDN'T PLAY.
Rain and Cold Dampened Ardor Of
Ball Teams.

Snow-shoes, ear-muffs, gas-stoves, fur
coats, Misunderstanding with which to-
keep warm--would have sold at a para
lying premium on Washburn field Thurs
day afternoon about 8 o clock. About 30
ball players, 50 fans, three newspaper re-
pOrters and the usual melange of kids
We're shivering in the grandstand and
budding together like a flock of sheep
trying to keep warm and dry Had not
the storm of rain came up, Dick Rohn
and Gus Alberts would have sent their
hoEefuls on the diamond, which was wa
ter-logged and wet The field was dotted
with gray and yellow suits, trying to
practice fast in order to keep their con-
tents warm. The men who wore them
shivered and yelled, all except the dummy
pitcher of the Sedalia team, who couldn't
Go so for reasons paramount and easy
to see.
Then it rained. 1t was almost half an
hour before the drizzle had ceased suf-
ficiently for the crowd to make its way
to the line. And then there was not
car in sight, nor did the crowd see ona
until o clock. A break down in front Of
the DR. Sheldon church delayed the traf-
fic for over two hours. Half of the crowd
walked to town-the others were not as
heroic. They sat on the porch of the
postoffice at station B and RECALLED them
selves with telling stories and tried to
keep from freezing, and succeeded. Base
ball suits are not the hottest things on
record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-13
sTAHL TO GIVE A BOND
Ordinance Fixing 1t at $1,000 VIII
Be Passed.

Chief Stahl. who was so willing to
give bond as chief of police that he ten
dered one to the council when the law
did not require it. will have a new or
dinance drawn up for his especial ben
eft. The police committee. of the city
council will attend to it. and it will TX
the bond of the chief at 81 900.
When McCollum was appointed chief
he could not find anybody who would
go on his bond, and none of the bond
ing companies would do anything for
him. The thing dragged along for sew
eral months, and then the council pass
ed a new ordinance exempting the
chief from giving any bond at all It
caused considerable criticism at the
time, and about the first thing Mr..
Stahl did when Mayor Bergundthal Of
fered him the job of chief was TO an
nounce to the mayor that he would like
the privilege Of giving a bond. Without
waiting for the council to require one
Of him, he submitted one to the coun-
ell, and it was referred to the police
committee
SO far the police committee has not
held a meeting to discuss the matter,
but it is likely that one will be held
prior to the council meeting Monday
night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-13
JUMP Ed INTO LAKE.
Passenger on Cleveland and Buffalo
Steamer Commits Suicide.

Buffalo. n. Y, May ia man be
lieved to have been a New York stock
broker named Smell jumped from a
Cleveland and Buffalo steamer when
the vessel was about three hours out
from Cleveland last evening A trav-
cling man who refused to give his
name tells the following story of the
suicide:
II was sitting in the buffet about 10
o'clock when short, heavy, red
faced man entered. We got into con-
versation and he told me his name
was Shell He said among other
things that he was financially involved
to the extent of $165, 900, and that ne
his trouble He threatened three
times to take his life, and talked to
him and urged him not to do any
thing rash. When we left the buHet
I called the attention of couple Oh
deck hands to him. A minute or two
later I heard one of them cry out that
he had gone overheard. The captain
at once ordered a life boat lowered,
and the steamer was brought to stop
as quickly as possible
Smell took no berth on the boat
He went up to Cleveland on the same
vessel from Buffalo Wednesday night
He told the travelling man with whom
he talked that his financial troubles
came through dealings in cotton.
1.-THE New York papers had a long
story about my troubles a few days
ago." said SHELL 4 went up against
it hard"
The body of the drowned man was
not recovered
New York, May 13.-Nothing is
known here of an alleged shortage IN
his accounts by any man named Smell.
nor is there any broker in the city of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-13
Bailey Names DELEGATES.

Governor Bailey has appointed the
following as delegates to the National
Conference of Charities and Correc-
Is to q:
L. H. Perkins, Lawrence.
F. A Fredenhagen, Topeka.
Frank w. Blackmar, Lawrence.
Edwin Snyder. Oskaloosa.
r. ". McClaughry, Fort Leaven-
worth.
Rev. 0. S. Morrow, Topeka.
H. J. Allen, Ottawa.
Frank B. Denman, Osborne.
G. A. Mcneil, Columbus.
G. w. Kanavel. Sedgwick-
r. Vincent. Washington.
Mrs. Julia B. Perry, BeIoit.
Z. 3. Jewett, Lansing
H w. Charles. Topeka
E. z. Marshall Ellsworth.
L. L. Uhls. Osawatonie.
c. s. Newton. Winfield.
Z. c. Biddle, Topeka.
NJ. L. Perry, Parsons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-13
LOVE FINDS a WAY.
Woman Adopts a Boy in Order to
Marry Him.

Chicago. May IA dispatch to the
Inter-Ocean from LIE Sueur, Mimi,
says;
The marriage of Miss Myrtle Thyme
and Albert Grayland occurred today
The groom was only 20 years old and
being an orphan without a guardian
was consequently unable to obtain a
license. The young lady, though
nearly two years younger, was still
over IS and of lawful age to get mar
ried. Neither one wanted to wait for
the young man to grow older, so the
difficulty was settled as follows: Miss
Thyme formally and legally adopted
her alfianced and then, as his guar
dian gave the necessary consent to
there being a marriage license issued
to him. The document was duly given
out and a justice of the peace married
the couple.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-13
TRAVELLING MEN LEAVE.
Go to Oklahoma to Attend the Inter-
state Convention.

On Thursday night the members of To-
peka Council No. ~ United Commercial
Travellers and MarshaH's band left for
Oklahoma City to attend the annual in
terstate convention of the u G. T., which
meets today and tomorrow. special
train of four cars carried the Topeka par
". They Will come back Sunday even
ing Beside the band, those who went
from Topeka were:
Ed F. Grote- and wife, Ed L Weurtth
and wife. H. ]. Wingert and wife. F. n
Petro and wife Harry J. Nichols ard
wife, Ed F. Johnson and wife, F. b
Gatchen and wife. E: W. Poindexter
l. Matthews and wife, Charles Suit,
Miss Lola McAfee, F. c. Hopper, r. K
Zane, j. G. McRae, James Lacey, Fl. l..
O'Neill, S. H. Kelsey, H II. Starkweath-
er of'Clay Center. A L Greener OF LeaV-
enWorth L. Ackenhausen OF LeaVeE-
worth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-13
QUEEN LII LEAVES.
Departs From ST. Louis on Return
to Honolulu.

St Louis, May 13-kt the Worlds
fair today the German section in the
palace of education was formally OPEN
ed. The ceremonies were brief. consist
ing solely in the reception of invited
guests. The guests were received by
Commissioner General Lewald. Assist
ant Commissioner General RieIoff and
Count Limberg Stirum, superintendent
of the German educational section.
Former Queen Lilioukalani of Ha-
wall and her party departed today for
San Francisco. The queen and princes
will proceed directly to Honolulu. but
Prince Ka1anianole will return to the
east and probably again visit the ex-
position
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-13
spacc for Parker,s Shows.

Major Anderson spent the morning
in arranging for the use of the south
east quarter of the state house
grounds for the Parker shows during
the semi-centennia1 celebration It
will be entirely enclosed. No flowers
viii be planted on that part of the
grounds until the celebration is over
Special policemen will be stationed
along the flower beds between the
driveway and walk on the south side
of the building so as to keep the
crowds from tramping down the
plants
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-13
Kills Robins and Is Fined $40.

Lincoln, Neb.. May 13.-Mrs- Mary
B. Ganler, a wealthy Lincoln woman,
was fined SO and costs in a justice
court here for hiring small boys to
shoot two robins on her lawn 1t was
testiIed at the trial that Mrs GAMER
told the boys whom siae employed to
do the shooting that the robins were
a, nuisance and that she did not want
the dirty things about the place The
fine was IS for each bird killed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-13
FELL OFF A TELEPHONE POLE.
Lineman Named WoIford Is Serious
Iy Injured.

An independent telephone Iineman
named Wofford, who lives at 116 East
Fourth street. fell from a telephone pole
at 400 Kansas avenue Thursday afternoon
at 8 O'Clock and sustained a fracture OF
his left arm and other injuries. He was
picked up unconscious and removed to his
home in TViIlet & COnwell's ambulance.
DR. T. p Lewis was called and attended
the injured man. Upon an examination
badly bruised and that he would be con-
fined to his home for some time The &C
cident was caused by Wolford's failure 10
buckle his belt to the pole.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-13
10 NIeet MORTON Id 8 a. u.

Secretary Anderson Of the Com
mercial club received word this morn
inc that Vice President Paul Morton
of the Santa Fe would meet the sub
committee appointed by the CONNER
cial club in the general manager
office of the Santa Fe Office building
Saturday morning at Q o'clock Mr.
Morton's train will leave for Chicago
at noon, and the meeting will have
to be called early. At that time the
freight rate situation in Topeka will
be discussed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-13

Boston, May 13-Ifeutenan+ rzs,-
eral Nelson A Miles has bouebt IT,
Miles homestead at Westminster. on
which he was born. and which has
2seh Out OF the family thirty-six years
The farm contains sevanfS, 7r,.ss - J.
nttle wooden cottage, barn and car
rage house The price paid We
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-13
Free

our big offer, the handy crock, with
one. pound of soc tea or 2 pounds of 25c
coffee. To see them is to want one.
GRAND UNION TEA Co..
GA Kansas Avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-13

f King chief astronomer of the depart
ment of the interior. who is proceeding
eastward in order to make arrangements
for the survey of the Alaskan boundary
according to tire award of the tribunal.
left Winnipeg today for Vancouver The
survey is a Joint one and the Dominion
and the United States are each sending
three parties. Two OF those parties are to
work on the Chi4cat river and the third
will proceed up the Stickeen river
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-13
CHICAGO BOY ARRESTED.
Youth Charged With Stealing Ride
VIII BE Shipped From New York.

New York, May 1S.-Mflo Gardner,
II years old. who says he lives at 744
Congress street, Chicago, was ar
raigned in court today charged with
stealing a ride on a freight train. He
told the Magistrate that he enlisted in
the navy at Chicago on April s. 1903
under the impression that he could
learn a good trade. He was dishon-
orably dismissed on April 1e of this
year. He has not been successful in
getting work in New York and
thought he would do better to return
home by beating his way. He said he
had not breakfasted and Magfstrate
Flammer gave him so cents and a
note to the commissioner Of charities
asking him to provide the boy with
TRANSFORMATION to Chicago-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-13
Oklahoma City and Return $fO.O5 via
Santa Fe-

Account u. c. T. Tickets on sale
May II and Is. Final limit returning
May L.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-13

New York, May 13.-Nothing *
known here of an alleged shortage in
his accounts by any man named Smell.
that name.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-05-18
son,n Interesting Facts.

The general conference of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church is now in session
at Los Angeles, California Although
this is the 30th general conference or
the oath delegated general conference of
the church, il is only the second held
west of the Mississippi river and the
first ever held on the Pacific coast. The
conference numbers 74S members, more
than both houses of the U. S. congress
combined, and represents constituency
of 3. 600. 600 Methodists. OF these 14S
delegates 56S are new members. 25 of
whom are women. There are 70 negro
delegates, and two native Chinese The
general conference attracted 1000 visi-
tors to Los Angeles. Bishop Merrill
was placed on the retired list at his own
request. President Roosevelt sent the
following message to the conference:
1T is impossible for any student of the
social and religious growth of our peo-
ple to fail to understand the tremendous
influence of Methodism in shsping this
growth Alright and therefor on this
occasion congratulate not merely you,
but ." our country, on what you have
done. wish could be with yon in
person as am in spirit.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-05-18
SAD DEATH AT RETREAT.
Louis Seymour Young Merchant. Dies Of Heart
Trouble at His Home.

The quiet little burg of Retreat was
shocked and saddened last Friday orn-
ing, when the news was spread among
its citizens that Louis Seymour was
dead. It could hardly be believed by
many who had bought goods of him the
day before and saw him in good health
and cheer. But such is tine will of God.
Last Thursday afternoon, about four
o'clock Nj. Seymour, complained of
feeling sick and had sinking spells which
gradually grew worse until midnight,
when he died DR.. Minshall was called
but could do nothing to revive the
stricken man. His family and friends
knew for some time that his heart was
affected but did not dream the end was
so near.
Mr. Seymour has been a merchant
for FIVE years at Retreat and was con
sidered good business man and an mp
right citizen He was Sc years old and
leaves a wife and two small children, 9
father and other relatives; his mother
proceeding him year ago. Mr.. Sey'
mour was a member of the WoodmaI
lodge and we understand Of the Mystic
Workers and Odd Fellows.
Funeral took place Saturday, conduct
ed by Rev. Evert and sne remains were
laid TO rest in the beautiful Retreat
cemetery. Citizens in general sympa
thiZe with the sorrowing family.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-05-18
FORTY-SEvEN YEARS AGO.
BAD AK COUNTY A WILDERNESS BUT MANY
RESOURCES.

Viroqua's First Charter Election Agricultural So
ciety 0ffoers-Trials Of Pioneer Editor Bad Ak
County Larger Than Milwaukee Of Inter
est From Old NeWspapsr Files
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-05-18
STU Il Comes.

Last Saturday was lively day in vi
roqua, made so by the great quantities
of tobacco delivered by farmers, coming
as it did from all directions. A few
more days of lively operations would
seem to pretty effectually clean up the
crop of last year.
One of Eckhardts packing warehouses
in this city closed on Thursday last, and
the second was supplied with additional
hands. The sorting will likely continue
fof four weeks or more yet. Bekkedal
81 Hazen are working a full crew
The Edgerton Tobacco Reporter gives
information on the situation There is
little change to note in the market con-
ditions except that the volume of trans
actions in the 93 crop have fallen off
somewhat during the week There is
still good desl of riding being done
and while the majority of the sales are
at low figures, dealers are looking for
the better grades for which they are
willing to give larger prices than those
usually quoted. Prices 81 TO cents.
Deliveries at the warehouses are CON
| tinually coming in and at most of the
| packing points there is " p in sight for
some weeks yet
| The plant beds are making good pro.
! gress and need only warm weather tc
bring them along very rapidly.
| AL Schrode has just completed sweat
| ing some 1908 tobacco and discovered
that it turned ont very satisfactorily. II
was subjected four weeks TO temperat.
ure of 94l degrees He could not find q
particle of black rot Mr.. Schrode be-
lieves that the 1908 crop properly har-
"ssted will cause no trouble in passing
| through the sweat
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-05-18
City Council Proceedings.

The following accounts were audited
by the city councfl at its last evening g
session: VIM. Webb for drilling three
holes at stone crusher, t52; 7. O. Mork,
s7j labor on streets. $40 so; sheriff for
boarding tramps. si5; 90. printing,
$50 90; for labor and trees On East av-
enue, s4719.
1t was voted that the trees set out on
East avenue be paid Tor by the city.
Also voted that the trees in front of the
&c. W. Graves and r. II. DeLap prop.
critics be paid for by the city on account
Of the old trees having been taken ont.
An appropriation of $40 ont Of the city
funds was granted to Alex. Lowrie post
to assist in appropriate memorial ssr-
vices on May Both
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-05-18
spbst,,ute for Wood.

The Democrat says the first lot of
cement fence posts ever brought to
Richland Center will be used on the
farms of J. w Martin and Andrew
Harter. In apt tearance these posts re-
semble very closely any regular size
sawed post, the color being natural
cement. In the interior of each, run
ing full length is an iron cable, fIom
which extend at regular distances of
about eight inches wire prongs about
the size of a barbed wire, To fit over
these and hold the fence wires are steel
strips, groved the entire length, to fit
over the wires and hold them to any
desired them After placing these
pieces over the wires the prongs are bent
down to held the said steel piece and
there your fence is, supposedly per
manent fixture The common posts
cost 40 cents each, to which is added an
extra cost for corner or fancy ones.
There are now two factories in this
state tnrning out this product. at James
Vile and Platteville, and it is clfsimed
that the posts will neither break nor
wear ont
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-05-18
A Nav Yeddiug.

Their many friends were pleasantly
surprised to learn Of .he marriage on
Sunday evening last, of Mr.. Berlie
Moore IN Miss Grace Dickson, the only
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Dick
aor The ceremony was performed in
the presence of few relatives and
friends at the Methodist parsonage
nv Rev. Buffers after the completion OF
+ha evenings services in the church.
Both the contracting parties are well
L1oyvn and popular young people Mr..
Moore has been for some time al d is
now employed as deputy county clerk
he has been teacher in the schools OF
the county and formerly lived at Val.
lev The bride has long been resident
Of the city and by her bright and CHEEKY
wavs won a host Of friends. The yonne
connie have already engaged in house
i,se.I,ips, r., one Of the Eliscott houses in
TbiFd ward. The CENSOR joins all 10
extending 70 them hearty cOngratuia
] tiOns.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-05-18
Wisconsin Jubilee.

The program, now complete, OF the
Jubilee exercises of the University OF
Wisconsin, which are to include the
celebration of the fiftieth anniversary
of the graduation of the first class in
1854, the Inauguration of President
Charles Richard Van Hise, and the fifty
first commencement of the University,
indicates thas the occasion will be one
of great interest not only to the alumni
and Others interested in higher educa-
tion, but to the people of the whole
state.
The responses received thus far indi-
cate that there will be a larger attend
ance than originally anticipated. Some
loo American and foreign universities
have accepted the invitation and will be
represented by one or more delegates.
At recent meeting of the alumni as
sociations in New York. Washington.
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Louis much
enthusiasm was manifested in the com
ing celebration and from the responses
Thus far received, ID is evident that there
will be over /, 300 alumni present.
Elaborate preparations are being made
for the spectacular features of the Jubi-
lee. which will include a torch
light procession by 1000 undergradu-
ates, the pipe Of peace ceremony, and
the water fete on Lake Mendoza. The
lower eampns is to be transformed into
park which is to he surrounded by a
pergols, with fountain in the center.
and large promenade extending the
entire length of the campus.