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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-26
KANSAS INTERESTED.
Interstate Commerce Commission VIII
Meet in Chicago ON Thursday

The session of the interstate COM
merce commission in Chicago next
Thursday is expected to be of consid-
cradle importance. Instead of only
hearing further testimony in the COM
plant of the Caledonia Coal COM
pany Of New Mexico against the Santa
Fe railroad, alleging gross dfscrimi-
nation in favor of the Colorado Fuel
and Iron company, the commissioners
will devote their principal attention
to an investigation of the complaints
of the Kansas sugar jobberS against
the roads running from New Orleans
and Chicago to interior points in Kan
SaS.
These jobbers charge the railroads
with discrimination and extortion. For
years they vainly have been protesting
cents per 100 pouads more On sugar
from New Orleans and Chicago to
Wichita and other interior southeast
ern Kansas points than the rate to
Kansas. Wichita, for instance, they
assert. can be reached as directly as
Kansas City, and there is no good
reason why the railroads should main
tain such an extortionate differential.
A war on sugar rates to Missouri
river points has been in progress more
than a year, and now the tariff from
Chicago and New Orleans to Kansas
City is only 5 cents for 100 pounds.
The Kansas jobbers consider it unjust
and unreasonable that they should be
compelled to pay as high a rate on
sugar for the short distance from the
Missouri river to Wichita and other
southern Kansas points as is charged
on sugar from Chicago and New Or
leans to Kansas City. They think
they should have the same figure as
Kansas City. The chief traffic officials
of the railroads interested have been
summoned by telegraph to appear be-
fore the commission and testify.
The hearing of the complaints of
the cattle raisers, alleging the main
~,ra III
ing unreasonable charges for switch
ing cars to the union stock yards in
Chicago, also will occupy the atten-
ton of the commission at coming
session
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-26

Y. NJ. c. A, led the Epworth league.
Mr.. Mitchell has a w@y of saying
things so that you feel them. I am
sure no one went away from the
there and without desire to live
closer to the Savior than in the years
gone by.
In the evening DR.. Evans told us
not the son of man" He demonstrated
this very beautifully and very clearly,
and among other things said that
Christ was greater than Moses, be-
Jehovah, and Christ was Jehovah in
carnate.
The quartette furnished special mu-
sic both morning and evening, and it
was fine music, too.
Altogether it was a very merry
Christmas, and one that has made US
all better.
Now. Mary, do not forget the tea
on Friday evening. We shall surely
expect you. How nice it will be not
to have to write you any more letters,
but to be able to talk to you instead.
All the girls of the class asked to be
remembered to you, and all are look
ing forward to your being with us
again. Your friend. RENE.
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
The Sunday school held a very in
teresting festival on Friday evening
with the special purpose of giving rath-
er than of receiving.
A novel feature of much interest was
that each class arranged its own exer-
else in connection with its giving, show
ing much originality on the part of
scholars as well as of teachers. The
test of material giving was shown in
the two large boxes packed with books,
clothing and groceries, and barrel of
apples which were shipped to the Bethel
Mission, Kansas City, Kansas, to be
distributed tonight at their Christmas
entertainment. This mission is working
in the 'West Bottoms" a place called
by DR.. Graham Taylor of Chicago Com
monswho has visited all the large cities
of this country and of Europe. the worst
place he ever saw. "HelPs Half Acre, u"
said to be the toughest place in the
world, is included in the field which this
mission is trying to occupy. The Rev.
Mr.. Halbert, a Washburn college grad
uate, and whose mother, Mrs. F. E.
Sherman, lives in this city, is superin-
tendent of the mission, and is doing a
great work.
The evening service continued the
Christmas exercises of the day. The
little ones of the Sunday school had
recitatfons and songs. Misses Frances
Little and Virgie Morse sang a beauti-
full duet. The cantata, 1.-The Holy
Night" by John Hyatt Brewer, grand
and touching, was given by the choir in
a manner consonant with the compost
ton.
The pastor gave a short address, sum
ming up the thoughts and lessons of the
Christmas time in pointed and well
chosen sentences.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-26
NORTH TOPEKA.

lLeaVe items for this column with Kim
ball Printing Co. 912 North Kansas ave
Independent phone T461
Roller skating tonight and every night
this week.
A. M. aBird is here from Newton to
visit his family.
Mrs. Mary Carey is i'll at her home,
1922 Central avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Hanley of lola,
are here visiting their mother, Mrs.
Hanley of Topeka avenue.
Messrs. Oscar and Glen Perkins, both
former members of the Topeka fire de-
partment, are visiting in town.
The Duplicate Whist club will meet
tomorrow afternoon at the home of Miss
Martha Kimball, 215 West Gordon
street.
from Bonner Springs to visit their
mother, Mrs. Walker of 1926 Van Buren,
street.
J.K. Wfthers, Rock Island station
agent at Anthony, Kan, spent Christ
mas here with his family, at I'LL Kansas
avenue.
Mr.. D. Miller, of Arkansas, is here
sister and brother. Mrs. Bradley-Norris
and Mr. S. C. Miller.
DR.. and Mrs. T. B. Reynolds enter
tanned at a family dinner Saturday and
a Christmas tree in the evening at their
home 1107 Jackson street.
victor council No. 4 K. and L. of s.,
will give Christmas dance Monday ev-
ening at their hall in the Barrett block
admission Csc couple, extra ladies 1Oc.
Mavor and Mrs. w. S. Bergundthal
will entertain a house party New Year
at their home, 1134 Jackson street. Their
CHESTS will be Mrs. Emma Nealy, Mrs.
Ned Howe, Mrs. c. B. RusSey, all or
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-26
CANDIDATES BUSY.
Those Who Would Lead Teachers
Association Are After Votes.

A. H. Bushey, president of the
State Teachers association, arrived
this morning from Pittsburg and is
looking after the preliminary details
of the session of the convention.
Interest centers in the outcome of
the candidates for Office, for there is
considerable latent political skill in the
body of teachers and they are not slow
in developing it. In a way all the
placings of office depends upon who is
elected to the executive chair. T. w.
Butcher of Wellington, superintendent
of the county high school, is one of the
men who has the promise of a strong
backing in the race for the presidency,
while from the strength developed last
year Prof w. A. McKeever, of the
State Agricultural college, and A B.
Carney, superintendent of the city
schools of Concordia, it is safe to say
both gentlemen will capture a great
number of votes and make the three
cornered race an interesting one.
W. c. Lansdon, principal of the Fort
Scott high school, has been treasurer
of the association for a number of
years back, and though it is the GUS
tom to only elect for a one-year term,
Mr. Lansdon has proved himself so
efficient that he has been constrained
upon to hold over from one year to the
next, and will doubtless be prevailed
upon to do so during this coming year
as well,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-26
GENERAL MCDOWELL BURIED.
Former Well Known Kansan Died at
Elkton. Colorado.

Manhattan, Kan. Dec. 26:-Ihe
body of General J. L. Mcdowell who
died at Elkton, Colo, Wednesday. De
cember FL. has been buried here.
General Mcdowell was well known py
all old time Kansans. He was active
in public affairs in the early days He
was mayor of LeavenwOrfn in 1SfO
and again in 1864. and the first United
States marshal, being appointed in
1851, and was always spoken of in the
highest terms as a fearless and brave
officer, never wavering in any OF MS
official duties.
He was general superintendent of
the first state fair held in Leaven-
worth in 1863 and took an active part
in the state fairs at Topeka for many
years. In 1856 he was nominated for
governor on the National Union party
ticket at the state convention held in
Lawrence. He was a Civil war vet
eran.
He moved from Leavenworth to a
farm near Nortonvil1e- Kan. and in
the spring of 1881, came from Norton
vile to Manhattan and was in the en-
ploy of E. B. Purcell for many years.
He was a man of sterling qualities,
honest and true to his friends, he made
and held friends VIII erever he went
His wife died here in 1894 and his
Oldest son, Ralph E. Mcdowell, lieu
was drowned in Texas in 1902. is also
buried here.
General Mcdowell moved from here
to Elkton. Colo. in 1901 at which
place his daughter, Edith, and his
sons, Laird, Collins, Samuel, George
and Purcell. have since made their
home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-26

Muncie, Ind, Mrs. R. c. Friend of
Carthage Mo-, and Mrs. Marion Wilbur
of Huntington, Ind.
Mrs. Barbara Conway will go to Hol-
ton today where she will spend the win
ter. She will be accompanied by her
little grandsons, Earl and Floyd Con-
away who will make a short visit there.
Mr.. and Mrs Mervin Miller will re-
turn to their home in La Junta today
after spending Christmas here the
guests of Mrs. Miller's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. T. NJ. Forbes of 1901 Monroe street.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Dolman of 122
West Gordon street, had for guests at
their family dinner yesterday their par
ents, DR.. and Mrs. Magin of Silver
Lake and their sister, Mrs Neiswender
and children of Silver Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Johnson of Hol-
mans addition entertained their family
at a dinner yesterday, covers being laid
for Mrs. Johnson, Mr.. and Mrs. G. w.
Petro, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Petro and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. A NJ Petro
and son.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Berry, of Shady
Nook farm, entertained at a family din
ner yesterday, their guests being, Mr..
and Mrs. A. J. Berry, Mr.. and Mrs. g.
G. Berry and son, Merle Detmore, Mr..
and Mrs. William VanNess and chill
dren. Paul, Dean and Elizabeth.
The boys of fire station No had any
thing but a feeling of good will for Bert
Kiel yesterday morning 1t seems that
Mr.. KieI wished to get up bright and
early Christmas and so to be sure OF
not oversleeping set the alarm clock Tor
8 O'Clock In the stiffness of the early
morning the clock went off and the 9TH
er men who were in ignorance OF the
whole affair hearing the noise thought
II was an alarm of fire and were out OF
bed, dressed and down ready to make
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-26
MANY TIMES A HERO.
Capt. John V. C1innin Has Enviable
Record as Life Saver.

Chicago, Dec. 26.-The presentation
of medals for heroism at st. James
Episcopal church has brought out the
fact that one of the recipients is sew
John ". Clinnin, inspector of rifle
practice in the First regiment, Illinois
national guard. A year ago he was
an unknown hero in the Iroquois fire.
He is also known as the hero of a
yachting incident off Zion City.
The Rev. James S. Stone, rector of
St. James, after awarding medals to
George H Shapiro and A. Waldo Car
Isle of the United States training ship
Dorothea. turned to Captain Clinnin.
Friends of the captain he said,
nearing that he had been recon-
mended for this honor, insisted that
ms record in connection with the
Iroquo1S theater be made public. Cap
tam Chnntn was in the Schiller build
ing when he saw smoke pouring from
the air vent of theater. He was one
OF the first to arrive in the foyer of
the Iroquois.
Some already had fallen to the
moor. others were piling upon them
IN their efforts to escape. Selling a
woman, Captain Clinnin dragged her
to place of safety. Then he went
back, edged along the wall and
rescued chorus girl. He was thrown
down and trampled on but he re-
turned to help carry another woman
out He made three more trips into
the theater, brought out child ap-
parently dead, found his sister-in-law
historical and took her to the Schiller
building and came back, but was ex-
police"
The act of heroisn, however. for
which Captain Clinnin received the
Life Saving medal founded by
henry E. Weaver in 1900 was the
rescue last May of three men from a
capsized yacht in which he, with eight
others, had been sailing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-26
"IT'S TWINS"
Allen Abbott, Passing Out Wadsworth
Bros Chico Cigars to His Friends.

Allen Abbott. Passing Out Wadsworth
Bros Chico Cigars to His Friends.
Happy man. it's twins.
Happy friends; he's passing out Chico
cigars.
Allen Abbott has kept the clerks at
Geo. w. Stansfield's, 632 Kansas ave-
nue., busy filling his orders for Wads-
worth Bros Chicos the last twenty
four hours, as the arrival of twins at
his house has brought a host of friends
around with congratulations, and moth
ing will do but ''have a. cigar
Whether it's the arrival of twins, a
smoke on the porch, or solid enjoyment
at the ball game, or while walking or
driving, no cigar fills the bill better
than Wadsworth Bros. Chicos, sold by
Geo. w. Stansfield, 632 Kansas avenue.
These cigars have long Havana
filler. and, while they sell for five cents,
are better than most cigars retailed at
double the money.
Don't miss the pleasure of smoking a
Chicos. Get some today and see how
good they are.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-26
HOLIDAY Rates.

The Christmas holidays-that period
and universal joy. will soon be here
Are you going to be a direct dispenser
of happiness? Have you no friends or
with them during that glad season? If
they can't visit you. why not go to
them? The Santa Fe will help you
Greatly reduced rates for those who
want to get right with the season. One
less one and one-third fare will make a
less rate. Minimum selling rate, so
cents. On sale December "a, 25, %, 81
airy 4, 1905.
Exact rates from here to any desired
destination, if you'll write, call, or
phone me-
II. L. KING, c. P. & T. A.
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Rail-
way company, Topeka, Kan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-26
Catarrh of the Head and Throat

The head and throat become diseased
from neglected colds, causing Catarrh
when the condition of the blood predis-
poses to this condition.
rs your voice huslxy?"
DO you spit up slime p
do you ache all over?'
do you snore at night?"
DO you blow out scabs at night?"
Is your nose stopped up?"
Does your nose discharge?'
Does your nose bleed easily?"
Is this worse toward night?'
Does the nose itch and burn?"
rs there pain in front of head?"
rs there pain across the eyeS?'
rs there tickling in the throat?"
rs your sense of smell leaYing?"
DO you hawk to clear the throat?"
is the throat dry in the morning?"
Are you losing your sense of faster"
DO you sleep with your mouth open p
Does your nose stop up toward night?''
Apply for free treatment at once.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-26
Catarrh of the Bronchial Tubes

This condition often results from ca
tarrh extending from the head anr throat
and, if left unchecked, extends down the
windpipe into the bronchial tubes, and in
time attacks the lungs.
Have you a cough?"
Are you losing flesh?'
DO you cough at night?'
Have you pain in side?'
DO you take cold easily?'
rs your appetite variable?'
Have you stitches in side?-'
DO you cough until you gag?"
DO you raise frothy material?''
DO you cough on going to bed?"
do you cough in the morning."
Are you low-spirited at times?"
DO you spit up yellow matter?"
rs your cough short and hacking?''
DO you spit up little cheesy Jumps %
Have you a disgust for fatty foods?'
rs there a tickling behind the palate -
DO you feel you are growing weaker %
rs there burning pain in the throat %
Have you pain behind the breastbone? %
DO you cough worse night and morn
ing?"
"Do you have to sit up at night to get
breathe"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-26
A FACT PROVEN
ShouId Convince Even the Most Skep-
teal of Its Truth.

If there is the slightest doubt in the
minds of any that Dandruf germs do not
exist. their belief is compelled by the fact
that a rabbit inoculated with the germs
became bald in six weeks time
1t must be apparent to any person
therefore that the only prevention OF BALD
ness is the destruction of the germ-Which
act is successfully accomplished in one
hundred per cent of cases by the appll-
cation of Newbro's Herpieide-
Dandruff is caused by the same germ
which causes badness and can be pre-
vented with the same remedy-Newbro' 8
Herpicide. -
Accept no substitute. Destroy the
cause YOU remove the effect.
stamns for sample to The Herpicide Co,
Detroit, Mich. Rowley & Snow, special
agents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-26
North Coast Limited DeraiIed.

Tacoma, Wash, Dec. 26.-The North
Coast limited, which left this city for
the east at $3.50 o'clock last night, was
derailed while running out of the
yards track onto the main line track
across the Tacoma drawbridge trestle
works. The tender of the engine and
the mail and baggage cars were
thrown from the tracks. No other
cars left the tracks and no one was
injured. A wrecking crew was put to
work and the tracks cleared within
three hours. The derailment was
caused by the breaking of a switch
after the engine had passed over.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-26
Holiday Low Rates.

To accommodate holiday travellers a
rate of one fare plus SO cents for the
round trip has been placed in effect
by the Union Pacific. Dates of sale
December "a, %, 26, 81 and Janrarv
1 and 2, with final return limit Jan1I-
airy 4. Inquire of J. c. Fulton. denot
agent; F. A Lewis, city agent. 525
Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-26
Colorado and Return. saz ko

Colorado and return every day to
April 30, 1905, inclusive, with final re-
cifc, $3.50 from Topeka. Be s1,rs
your ticket reads over the Union pa
cific- Inquire of J. G. Fulton. Deno+
Agent; F. A. Lewis. City Agent, 52s
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Ameer,s Son Visits Curzon.

Calcutta, Dec. 26.-Prince Inayat
Ullah, son of the ameer of Afghanis-
tan, attended by a considerable suite.
has arrived here. He will pay Viceroy
Curzon a ceremonial visit Deem
Der 81.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-26

No sickly women or weak men will ever
regret ia king HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea It's brought happiness to thou
sands. SIS cents. Tea or Tablets. Gatlin
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MERRELL-s0ULE co.
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK

their run before they were scarcely
awake. When they discovered how they
had been fooled they went back to set
tie with Mr.. Kiel for turning in a false
alarm which is against the law.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-26

When you're broke the girls are shy,
They turn and fly as you come nigh.
Brace up, old man; show some pluck;
Take Rocky Mountain Tea: it'll change
your luck. Gatlin Drug Co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-26
VAST GIFTS
lnstitutionsof Learning Have Received
Enormous Sums.

one hundred and seventy-two thou
sand fve hundred and sixty-four dol
lars and twenty-five cents a day for
charity! That is the record of the
year just drawing to a close.
Even this vast sum-given to edu-
catlonal institutions of all kinds as
Wen as to the more strictly humani-
tartan needs of hospitals and "homes -
minute of every day of twenty-four
hours throughout the 359 which have
already passed-even this is not fully
complete, in that account has been
made of no gift of less than $1,000
Such a record as this can be only
closely approximate.
Even so, the American people, on
Christmas day, with peace and good
Will ruling the land, may congratulate
themselves that their nation has given
to good causes during the course of
this dying 1904 $61,95O,566
Our colleges and schools have received
S,18S,7S3, or nearly a third of this evil
dence of the generosity of Americas
successful ones. Again it's founder has
placed the Carnegie institute, Pittsburg,
at the head of the list by dropping an
other five millions into it's treasury.
Next to it comes the Reed institute of
Oregon, which jumped from nothing at
all to a very big something through the
million dollar generosity of a woman
of the Pacific coast. The next dozen in
order of their f1ucl'' are:
Catholic institute, Washington. 1926, 900
Tulane university ............ $50, 900
Harvard university ........ 725 900
Boston university ..... 100000
Conservatory of music, New York 500 900
Clark institute, Worcester ...... 425, 900
Columbia university .. 400, 500
Tuskegee institute . 1862, 900
Syracuse university ... $50, 900
Vale university .............. 32S. 900
Wittenborg college, Illinois. 80. 300, 900
Following this total of SIS, 1SS, 1888 given
to educational institutions, come gall
leries, museums and historical societies
with SIS, $50, 900; churches and allied
branches of religious work with $4,SO0,-
600; hospitals, 81 SAB, 900; libraries, 81, 49,
900, and miscellaneous charities &c.
005, 900. These six general items, taken
from the total which represents the
money given by Americans in 1904 to
charitable works of every sort, leave a
balance of So, 940,7S3. This went out of
the country to do its good; $52, 009, 1888
stayed at home.
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Symptoms of Ear Trouble

Deafness and ear troubles result from
catarrh passing along the Eustachian tube
that leads from the heart to the ear.
rs your hearing failing?"
do your ears discharge?"
do your ears itch and burn7'
Are the ears dry and scaly?"
'Have you pain behind the ears?"
rs there throbbing in the ears?''
rs there a buzzing sound heard?'
do you have a ringing in the ears7''
Are there cracking sounds heard?'
rs your hearing bad cloudy days?"
do you have earache occasionally
Are there sounds like steam escaping7'
do your ears hurt when you blow your
nose?"
DO you constantly hear noises in the
ears?"
DO you hear better some days than
others?''
DO the noises in your ears keep you
awaken"
When you blow your nose do the ears
crack?"
rs hearing worse when you have a
cold?''
head?"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-26

The unexampled Free Treatment offer
will remain in force another week. Be
for treatment during the past week it
has been found impossible to attend to
all and give each the careful, scientific
examination and diagnosis without which
no patient is ever treated at my offices. In
order, therefore, that none may be disap-
pointed and that all may enjoy the
benefits of the Free Treatment Offer"
I have decided to extend the time for
its acceptance up to and including Sat
urday, December 31st.
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Holiday Rates via Missouri Pacific
Railway.

The rate will be one fare plus so
cents, except between points where
rate of one and one-third fares is less
with minimum of SO cents. Dates of
sale December "a, IS, 26 and 81 and
January 1 and 2, limited to January 4.
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The Proper Course
for Sufferers

Read these symptoms carefully over,
mark those that apply to your case,
and hiring this with you TO The offices
where you will be given careful ex-
animation, a diagnosis made, and one
weeks treatment and medicine given
you absolutely free of all charges.