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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-13
Notions We
Want to Sell

That's why we've re-
duced the prices.
Some Of the lots in this
Notion department are
entirely too large. The
goods themselves are
staple. It gives you the
opportunity of buying
these staple, everyday no
tons at big savings.
Fancy Back Combs-All of them
set with jewels; colors are black,
amber, white and she'll Kemper &
Paxton's price ACC; special for this
clearance sale tomorrow, o.
each GGC
Hair Brushes-Good stiff bristles
Regularly priced at csc and 35c;
for this last day of the To-
clearance sale tomorrow ~
Hair Combs-4-inc size; some
backs. Kemper & Paxton's price
&c each; for tomorrow's clearance
sale, 8 for 1c.
Knitting Silk-Kemper & Pax
toms marked price 15c; will e
be closed out tomorrow. spool %
Fringed Doylies-5, and 9-inch
sizes; made of washable material.
Sold as high as zoe; to be e.
closed out tomorrow each JG
Collar Buttons-Fancy styles.
Regular price lie for card of four;
tomorrow's clearance, two -
cards for IL
Ball F'ringe-Used for drapery
trim innings; cotton; all colors.
Kemper & Paxton'S price yard 4c;
special for tomorrow'S
clearance, yard az
Black Sewing SiIlk-Will be sold
tomorrow in this clearance o.
sale at, per spool ~
Pearl Buttons = First quality,
slightly smaller than a 10c piece.
Regular price sc dozen: will be
sold here tomorrow two E.
dozen for UO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-13

ushers receive no compensation what
ever for their services, which makes
Mr.. Crawfords action seem all the more
unjust Mr.. Prather's services as head
usher were entirely above question, and
in fact all of the ushers that struck
thoroughly understood their work, and
were fully capable of handling any
kind of a house no matter how crowded.
1t is hardly probable that Mr.. Crawford
will be able to secure another force that
will do the work as well as this one,
without paying for it."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-13
George ADDE'S New PIay.

Washington, Sept. 13.-The theatrical
season of 1904 opened at the Columbia
theater here with a new comedy, 1.-The
College Widow" by Georgo AIDE, and
Notwithstanding the weather was
warm a full house gave an enthusiastic
reception to the new play. The audi
ence included a large proportion of
officials remaining in the city. The
new comedy is both well conceived
and coherent. The cast is a large one
and the production was beautifully
mounted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-13
Plunged Through cellar Door.

Boone, Ia, Sept 13.-J. P Fenton,
aged 40, travelling man from Phila-
delphia, while intoxicated leaped from
second story window of a local hotel
today, striking on his head. The
force of the fall drove his head COM
pletely through a cellar door. He died
a few hours later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-13
Public Land withdrawn.

Washington, Sept. 1.-THE general
land office today directed the with
drawal from all forms of dispo&al of
3.S40 acres of public lands in the
North Yakima land district in Wash
ington, for irrigation purposes. The
Clealum reservoir site.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-13
Found Dead i'm His once.

Chicago. Sept. 13.-John NJ BiegIer,
a young lawyer. was found dead in his
office last night, shot through the
temple The police declare that he
committed suicide. His friends. how
ever. assert that he was murdered.
Biegler had been married but six
days and was preparing to go with his
bride to the ST. Louis exposition. He
is said to have drawn a sum of money
from the bank for the expenses of the
trip. and this his friends believe led
to his murder, robbery being the mo-
tive.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-13
CoIonists, Rates via the Maple Lear Ry.

Chicago Great Western railway will
make low rates to points in Montana
Idaho, Washington and Western Can
ada. Tickets on sale daily from Sep
TENDER / 5 to October Is. For further
information apply to Geo. w. Lincoln.
T. p A. West 9th street. Kansas
City, Mo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-13
Transfers

When you shop in this store, the first
thing you want to ask for is a trans
fer When you buy goods you don't
have to wait for change or to have
your package wrapped. The salesper-
son enters your purchase on the trans
fer slip, and you can go to the next
department. When you have finished
trading, take your transfer to the desk
in the rear of the clothing department,
where all your purchases can be paid
for at one time and all tied up in one
bundle. You don't have to wait for
your ps.ckages-they are there before
you come.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-13
scbumann-Heink in Comic Opera.

Detroit, Sept. 13.-Mme. Schumann-
Heink, the well known grand opera
and concert contralto singer, made
her debut in comic opera in the De-
troit opera house last night in Loves
Lottery" a new comic opera presented
by Fred c. Whitney. Nine Schu-
mann-Heink scored splendid sue
cess.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-13
Wanted-F1owers at Fair GROUNDS.

Flowers wanted with which to deco
rate the agricultural and horticultural
displays at the fair grounds. Cut
flowers and potted plants Leave at
the Commercial club room at the
Copeland hotel or telephone 727.
Ladies of the city are requested to in
terest themselves,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-13

Scratch, scratch. scratch; unable to
attend to business during the day or
sleep during the night. Itching piles
horrible plague. Doan's Ointment cures.
Never fails. At any drug store, so cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-13
MatChleSS
Drug Prices

We buy these patent med
icines in such big quantities
we are able to sell them at
reduced prices and still
make a little money. When
ever you need any of these
goods, if you will watch our
ads, the chances are you will
be able to buy them at just
about what they cost other
drug stores. The following
are specials for tomorrow
only: 'e''
Saw Palmetto, 81 regularly, to be
sold tomorrow at zee.
Scott's Emulsion Cod Liver Oil, 81
bottles to be sold at 69c.
S. S. S., 81 bottles will be sold at
Use.
Cuticura ReSoIvent, 81 regularly, to
be sold tomorrow at nc.
DIR. Sanford's Liver InVigorator, 81
bottles to be sold at 73c.
DIR. Williams Pink Pills, soc box
will be sold at 3Sc.
DIR. Ransom's Hive Syrup, regularly
soc, special for tomorrow 29c.
DR.. Robinson's Cathartic Granules,
Csc regularly, special for tomorrow
ice.
Munyon's Paw-Paw, 81 regularly,
will be sold tomorrow at 74c.
Satin Skin Tooth Powder, Csc kind
for tomorrow s16c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-13
EXTRAORDINARY.
St. Louis and Return $3.50 Santa Fe

On sale daily from Sept. 18th to Both
on any train. Good days. Through
sleeper leaving Topeka 500 p. m, ar
irving at St Louis 7:20 a. m.
T. l. KING. C. P. & T. A,
Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-13

The greatest invention known for a
comfortable and stylish shoe. John
Cudahy, Cudahy Packing Co. Chicago.
Sold in Topeka only by The Fftwell
Shoe Co, 500 Kansas ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-13

If you wear DIR. Reed Cushion Shoes
you will have no more trouble with
your feet Sold only by The Fitwell
Shoe Co., 500 Kansas avenue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-13
Csc Linen
Napkins for :3OC

They're full Is inches
square-the loom dice
kind; very suitable for
general use. Kemper &
Paxton's marked price is
65c per dozen; they will be
sold here tomorrow 00n
at, per dozen OUO
All Linen Damask' = Silver
bIeached, GA inches wide; German
manufacture. Kemper & PaXton's
morrow, yard AVG
BIeached MusIin-Improved fin
ish, seven-eights width; some of it
was marked &c; to be sold ~
tomorrow at, yard ~
36-inch PercaIes-Light and dark
colors; suitable for waists and
dresses. Easily worth 1Oc; special
for tomorrow at, o.
yard OF
Drapery Silks-30 inches wide;
good patterns. Marked price 49c;
special for tomorrow, o.
yard QOG
Lace Curtains - yards long,
overlook. stitched edges-$1 is low
price for them; to be sold 7E
tomorrow, pair o.
BIankets-Gray color with blue
border; 5Ox72 inch size-that's the
actual measure. Marked 69c; to
be sold special for tomor- E0@
row only, pair J0C
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-13
Dress Goods
for Autumn

for Autumn
Other stores in this city
are selling fabrics for fall
wear at one-third and one
half higher than they are
priced here. We have many
new fabrics to show you.
We have some which the
Model carried over from last
season which we are selling
cheap to close out. You can
read below of some of the
specials for Wednesday:
Wool Waistings-In plain coIors and
stripes. Kemper & Paxton's price ACC;
SPECIAL spec for this clearance SALE 0Ec
Figured Mohair-Black only, ss
inches wide. Kemper & Paxton's
price soc; it will be closed out o.
here tomorrow at, yard 1SC
AIl-woOl Serges-45 inches wide;
black. cardinal and navy blue colors.
Kemper & Paxton'S marked price sec;
special for this last days AE
clearing out, yard 4JG
Covert Cloths-3O inches wide;
suitable for skirts or dresses; brown,
green, or blue mixtures. Kemper &
Paxton's price 215c. This is a cot
ton cloth. To be sold tomorrow q
at, yard OC
Ramsey Tweeds-Just three pieces
left. They are very good limitations
of all-wool cloths. Kemper & Pax
toms price Csc; special for 1n
tomorrow, yard TIL
Plaid Dress Goods-Especially de- l
sirable for making school dresses; 2S
inches wide. Kemper & Paxton's
row at, yard OE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-13
You Never Bought Skirts
Cheaper Than We're Selling Them

There skirts in this lot that sold high $12
One day last week took the entire Stock divided it
into few special lots at greatly reduced prices because
wanted to sell these skirts.
You can buy $12 skirts for $495; you can buy $3.50
skirts for 1926; and others at equally low prices.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1904-12-31
Enormous Figures.

Our gold and silver production,
though still large, looks small as
a wealth producer beside the
enormous crops turned out in
this country. Agriculture after
all is pretty near everything.
The values and volumes recently
given by the Agricultural De
partment as the results Of the
American farm for 1904 are not
quite conceivable to the average
human understanding, like the
distances to the stars.
The value of the corn crop of
1904 is greater than it ever was
before. 1t places the cotton
crop second, though that, with
the lint and seed, has a value of
six hundred millions of dollars.
Notwithstanding the wheat
crop shows a lower production
than any year since 1900, the
farm value is the highest since
1881. Potatoes and barley reach
ed their highest production in
1904.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1904-12-31
Wind up Tribal Affairs.

Ardmore, |. T., Dec. 22.-The
Interior Department has submit
ted the House Indian Committee
the draft of a bill looking to the
final settlement of the affairs of
the Five Civilized Tribes, after
the Dawes Commission is dis
solved next July. The bill is
tentative, and provides for plac-
ing the work Of the commission
into the hands of one man.
The secretary of the Interior
estimates that the appropriations
required will be $65, 900 is to go
to Indian Agent Shoenfelt, the
balance to be expended under
the direction of the Secretary.
THE measure will be considered
by the comittee at an early date.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1904-12-31
The Span of Life.

Most human beings die young.
That is, most people die before
their time. The horse lives
twenty years, the OK fifteen to
twenty, the lion about twenty,
the hog ten to twelve, the rabbit
eight, the guinea pig six or seven.
The numbers all bear proportion
to the time the animal takes Ia
grow it's full size. But man, of
all animals, is one that seldom
comes up to the average. He
ought TO live one hundred years,
according to the physiological
law, for five times twenty are
one hundred, but instead Of that
he scarcely reaches an average
of four times the growing period.
The reason is Obvious-man is
not only the most irregular and
most Incorporate, but the most
laborious and hard-working of all
animals. He is always the most
irritable. 1t is not old age. but
passion that kills the majority.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1904-12-31
Where Farming is a Real Science.

The japanese do things with
land and crops that have tenden-
cy to make us think that we are
among the poorest farmers in the
world. A magazine writer refers
to Japan as "the little daybreaI
kingdom, = and discusses the
remarkable genius of the Japan
ese in developing the agriculture
resources of the country. He
says that the farmers of the em-
pire have built up. on less than
5000 squaremiles Of arabic land,
the most remarkable agricul-
tural nation the world has known.
He declares that man in an
automobile, travelling at the rate
Of fifty miles an hour, could, in
eleven hours make the circuit Of
all the territory of Japan suitable
for farming, if all the land were
merged into one field. And yet,
upon this narrow freehold Japan
has reared u nation of imperial
power, which is determined to
enjoy commercial pre-eminence
over all the world Of wealth and
opportunity from Siberia to Siam
and already, by force of arms,
is driving from the shores Of Asia
the greatest monarchy Of
Europe. y
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1904-12-31
Farmers and Business Conditions,

Like other men of affairs,
farmers in these days of special
ization look to those experienced
in finance and commerce for
guidance in forming their opin-
ions respecting business cOndi-
tiOns. Farming is profitable Ia
u certain extent i'll accordance
with the fluctuations of general
prosperity, and it will therefore
aTOrd some satisfaction to know
chat the foremost authorities in
finance are now predicting a
period of very good times.
Two years ago Mr.. Frank A.
Vanderlip, of the National City
Bank of New York, uttered a
note of warning to the financial
interests of the country. He
called attention to the period of
speculation, extravaganza, over
capitalization and undue eXpan-
sion of credit which had follow
ed the revival of business in
1898 and the subsequent years,
and predicted the reaction which,
in 1902, caused a shrinkage of
over a billion dollars in the val
ues of securities.
AT a recent meeting of the
Illinois Bankers Association Mr..
Vanderlip declared his belief
that the possibilities of another
great business expansion are at
hand" He predicted that the
next ten years would show as
large a gain in national wealth
and in bank deposits as the de-
cade just past. What this inn
plies in seen by the fact that
the best available estimates
credit the United States with a
gain in total wealth in ten years
from $75, 900, 900, 900 to $1O6, ,000,- :
100000. Bank deposits, includ-
ing national state and savings
banks and trust companies, have
increased in the same period
from 81, 500, ,000, 900 to about $10,-
100000, 900.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1904-12-31
Sunset at Manila,

The sunsets Of Manila are Won
derful. Every evening, just as
the sun goes down, we go overto
the Luneta, an open park and
driveway on the shore Of the bay,
to see the people and TO hear the
band play. There are comfor-
table benches stretched along
the beach for half a mile or more,
where you can sit and watch a
display of natures color work
equal to anything ever shown on
the Bay Of Naples. Itisnot easy
to compare sunsets, for you can
not catch them together very
we'll, but it does not seem pos
sible that any could be more
glorious than we see here: that
nothing could be more sublime
than those that are spread each
evening on the western horizon
across Manila BAY.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1904-12-31
The Real Story of the Horse.

Hon. William G. Whitney
some time ago gave the Amer
lean Museum of Natural History
in New York a fund to investi-
gate all that could be known of
the modern horse and his an
cestors. The result of these re-
searches has been very largely
cleared up. The horse has been
traced back to a period probably
100000 years ago. He was
then an animal about the size of
a fox, and on his feet were four
and probably five toes. He was
an inhabitant of marshes. No
animal better illustrates the doc
trine of evolution.
AS the character of the earth S
surface changed, through long
geological ages, the horse grew
larger and stronger, for being a
graz ing animal he had to be able
to bring his mouth down to the
ground. The fossil remains dis
covered tell a very plain story :
At length, there were but three
toes, the middle one being much
the largest. In the modern
horse the middle toe has become
the single hoof, but the bone
formation still shows that one
time the animal had a number
of toes. The character of the
horses teeth has changed fully
as much as that of his feet, for
food has greatly changed. In
the museum at New Haven may
be seen the skeleton of the pre-
historic horse not much larger
than a fair-sized dog and with
five toes.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1904-12-31
InOCulating Land,

A scientist connected with the
United States Department of
Agriculture has discovered a
way of putting into the soil the nj
trogen of the air. Worn-out soils
are soils which have lost their
nitrogen. Ordinary fertilizing
is one method of restoring it. But
certain class of plants-peas,
beans, clover, alfalfa, and the
like-also restore nitrogen to
the soil, as farmers have long
known. A German chemist
some time ago discovered that
these plants took nitrogen di-
rectly from the air by means of
bacteria which flourish on their
roots, and which absorb nitro
gen from the air and convert it
into plant food. DIR. Moore, the
scientist first referred to, has
discovered a way of cultivating
these bacteria and increasing
their appetite for nitrogen. The
Department of Agriculture has
begun a system of distributing
these bacteria to the farmers.
They, in turn, soak the seed
which they desire to plant in a
solution which swarms with
these bacteria. The process is
applied only to plants of the
class mentioned, but its results
are simply marvellous.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1904-12-31

Talk about gold, and that's the
subject of the average mans
thoughts, but what does it
amount to in comparison to many
other things Of value? The great
est hoard of the yellow metal
ever gathered in any country
could not buy one years harvest
of American corn and wheat.
To buy one seasons wheat crop
would take all the gold mined
in this country in six years. In
the last seven years all the gold
mines have produced only enough
to buy one years yield Of our six
leading cereals. The real gold
mines are to be found in the ten
million farms Of these United
States.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1904-12-31
Oatarrh Cannot be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as they
cannot reach the seal of the disease.
Catarrh is u blood or constitutional dis
ease, and in order to cure 1t you must
take internal remedies. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, and acts direct
ly on the blood and mucous surfaces.
Halls Catarrh Cure is not u quack med
icine. 1t was prescribed by One Of the
best physicians In this country for years
and is a regular prescription. 1t IL
composed OF the best tonics known,
combined with the best blood purifiers,
acting directly on the mucous surfaces.
The perfect combination OF the two in
gredionts Is what produces such won
derful results In curing Catarrh.
Send for testimonials free.
FJ CHENEY 6 CO., Props Toledo, @
Sold by Druggists, price 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti
patton.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1904-12-31
Hogs and Alfalfa.

Most of the farmers in the
Arkansas valley put not more
than six pigs on an acre of al
|falfa and then cut the crop for
hay when necessary. This gives
the hogs a run ON fresh tender
forage the season through. These
shoats, when put on corn diet,
whether with alfalfa or not,
make rapid gains and will make
better use of corn than hogs
grown from birth on corn ration.
Everybody in that country knows
that hogs grown on Alfalfa have
much greater resisting power to
cholera than those grown on corn.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1904-12-31
A Year of Disaster.

The Interstate Commerce Com
mission has just issued a report
showing that the number of cas-
ualties to persons on railroads in
the United States during the
fiscal year ended June 30, 1904,
was 55, 1870, including 3,7S7 kill
ed, and 81, ,343 injured, which is
a large increase over last year.
The total number of collisions
and derailments was 1902. an
increase Of 64S, involving 50, 1888, :
OF damage to cars, engines and
roadway.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1904-12-31
Said to Be Coming Back.

The United States is, after all,
a mighty fine country to live in.
A large per cent Of the Ameri-
cans who homesteaded in the
Canadian Northwest are return
ing. Advices do not state
whether it is the mosquitoes,
price Of coal oil, or the rigorous
climate that is driving them back
Canada is cold. Most Of the re-
gion which now calls the settler
in the United States is warm.
Climate is one of the things now
taken into consideration by the
homeseeker more than it ever
was before.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1904-12-31
Products Of The Southwest.

DR.. Harvey W. Wiley, chief
of the bureau Of chemistry of
the agricultural department,
holds out great possibilities to
the growers Of sweet potatoes.
He says the day will come when
the sweet potato will furnish
the starch of the world. The
possibilities of the yam are far
beyond anything at present real
ized. He proposes to secure an
allotment Of funds in the next
agricultural appropriation bill to
experiment with sweet potatoes
for making starch.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1904-12-31
What "Cornu Is,

Our readers who have OCCASION
ally come across quota tions from
European papers have noticed
that the word corn" has quite
a different meaning from that
which it bears in the United
States, and different meanings
in the different portions of Eu-
rope. For example, in England,
wheat is corn; in Scotland, oats.
In Germany rye is korn; in
Sweden, barley is korn. Nc
difference how it is spelled, the
root form is the same and the
idea is the same. In other words,
all nations have apparently Civ
en- the name corn or korn to the
principal grain crop, using the
word generally to mean the
principal crop grown in that sec
ton, while giving specific names
to the various kinds of grains.
Our principal grain crop is
maize and Europeans in speak
ing of it do not call it corn at all,
but maize, just as we call their
corn oats or wheat or barley OF
rye, whatever their principal
food crop may be, whether used
for man or animal.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1904-12-31
The Famous Conscience Fund"

The receipt of $1,000 in gold
certificates by the treasurer of
sthe United States as a contribu-
ation to the conscience fund"
has directed attention once more
Ito that strange accumulation of
money in Washington. The
sfund was started in the early
days of the republic, and in all
] sabout $300,000 has been contri-
buted to it. The largest amount
so far received is SIS, 900, and
/ 1.-THE smallest : cents. The money
is credited as a miscellaneous re-
ceipt, and becomes part Of a
general fund, which is at the
disposal of Congress.