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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-18

strengthen the union"
And from that day to this New York
has been known as the empire state.
Back in the early days, before Amer
lea as a nation began to make history,
somebody wrote a romance and called
it Las Sergas de Esplanadian," and
somebody else published it in 1910. In
this tale a beautiful pagan queen, call
ed Calafia, living in kingdom called
California. furnished an army of anna
zonianS to Esplanadian, emperor of the
Greeks, to aid in defending CONSTANT
nOpIe against eastern infidels. This land
of the pagan queen was filed with gold
Cortez, the explorer of later date. had
read and been impressed by this tale.
When he set out upon his expedition of
adventure his mind was thrilled at the
thought of new riches he was to ac-
quire, and thus he called the land
which he discovered on the Pacific coast
California. From that day to this it
has been known as the golden" state
and its people have been nicknamed
gold hunters
1t is an interesting matter for inves-
tigation, this of how the states of the
union came to be called what they are
called today, the manner in which they
acquired their various niclknameS and
why their respective citizens are char
acterized by the more or less odious
epithets that cling to them. In other
words why are North Carolinians call
ed tar heels citizens of Colorado
called "rovers. - Indianians "hOosiers' Or
Missourians ''pukes2"
It is recalling facts in history to an
swer. In the first place, most of the
states which form this union took their
names originally from the stream or
mountain that formed conspicuous
feature of the territory. and these had
been previously named by the Indians.
COIorado's Two Sobriquets.
The state of Colorado was named for
the river. The word means red As
a general thing. Colorado streams are
clear. limpid and reflect the blue of the
heavens and natures green. But when
mountain storms arise there is rolled
through these disturbed waters quanti-
ties of red sand. Hence the name.
Colorado was admitted into the union
the year of the centennial. and hence
its nickname, the centennial state" Its
people are called '.rovers.'' an epithet
that was called into being by the Pixies
peak gold fever.
To Missouri. named for the river the
Indians called big Muddy and her
people is attached the reprehensible
nickname of "puke." This dates back to
1927, the time when the Galena lead
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-18

mines were drawing people from all
over the country. So many of these
came from Missouri that other Mis-
sourians who had gone on before re-
marked that the state had taken a. sud
den 'puke.'
Several years previous to this time
there had been big exodus from these
same mines that had given rise to the
nickname of the citizens of Illinois or
Tribe of Men," as the Indian original
of the name signifies. A large party
while boarding the steamer at the Ca
lena wharf was asked: Where We go
ing?'' ITO hum was the reply. 'Well,"
was the rejoinder Of the old miner, I'VE
put me in mind of suckers. They do
go up the river in the spring. spawn
and all return down again in the fall. -
Thus Illinoisans became suckers" The
state is known as the prairie state on
account of its sweeping land.
Just why Indianians are called
"hoosiers'' is matter that has not been
entirely settled. In the earlier days the
word 'husher'' was a common western
term for bully and this is offered by
some authorities as an explanation of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-18

There is very little show for any
great number of independent refn-
cries in the state at present; in fact,
there viii not be another like the
Uncle Sam. This company started
just at the right time. It has the
backing of one of the most successful
and strongest producing oil companies
in the oil fields. over five hundred
stockholders of the Publishers COM
pany are working for this company
and that means success. Remittances
for stock are pouring in on every mail
and the company is advertised now
from ocean to ocean. The time to
join a company Is when that company
is selling its ground floor stock, and
that is what you are offered in this
advertisement. There is a great deal
of talk about other refineries, but the
Uncle Sam is on practical basis-it
has the oil, it is in the oil field, it
can sell a great proportion of it's oil
by wagon from the doors of the re-
hnery to the cities within thirty
miles of Thereby saving all freight
rates. There is no question about the
final success of this company. A man
with money to invest insults his own
pOcketbook when he fails to grasp
the opportunity offered herein and at
the same time shows he has not much
red blood in his veins or he would
help to strike a blow for justice in
the oil fields that should interest every
iberty-loving man in the central west
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-18
An Appeal to Drinking Men.

There is not a drunkard upon earth
whom Orrine will fail to cure. It is a
scientific remedy for the drink habit
discovered by a we'll known Washing
ton chemist, and completely and alb
solutely destroys the craving for drink.
No detention from work or business;
no publicity of sanitarium treatment.
Orrine No. 1 is in powder form, and
can be given secretly, without the pa
tents knowledge, in tea, coffee or
food. Orrine No. 2 is in pill form. for
those who take the remedy of their
own free will. There is no nausea or
other fll-effects from the use of Or
rine. On the other hand. it ouiets the
nerves, regulates digestion and brings
restful sleep. good appetite and perfect
vigor-
Write to the Orrine Company. Inc.
washington, d. c.. for free booklet,
mailed in plain envelope. We heartily
recommend Orrine to all who wish
freedom from the slavery of drink
Ask us about Orrine. Geo. W. STAINS
field, druggist, 632 Kansas avenue,
Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-18
KLAUER's GOLD BUG

and that prices in this branch have
much improved during the past few
months.
The market for sheets is particular
" strong and there seems little doubt
but what an advance in prices will be
established at an early date.
An increasing number Of complaints
come from widely different parts Of
the country about the difficulty of Sc
curing an adequate supply of suitable
labor. Locally the labor situation Is
held accountable for a certain dullness
which characterizes the many
branches Of industry using iron and
steel. 1t appears that work is being
diverted to competitive districts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-18
CHEERFUL OUTLOOK.
Export orders for Steel Rails a
Feature of Iron Market.

New York, March 1S.-The trade
outlook continues very cheerful in all
directions considering the very heavy
tonnage placed earlier in the year in
pig iron, says the Iron Age. The buy
ing has been good in such widely dis
tant points as New England, Chicago,
Philadelphia and Cincinnati, and the
market is firmer. There are interest
ing movements under way in Besse-
mer pig in the central west which
may exert considerable influence in
the steel trade. The steel corpora
ton has not yet determined whether
an additional purchase of 10000 tons
for this month will be required It is
estimated that 10000 tons of outside
pig will be needed for April The cor
poration is now operating 96.2 per
cent of its blast furnace capacity.
In the steel rail trade. the most
striking event has been the closing of
some important export orders. The
steel corDo ~atson las contra tied for
the delivery of $4,000 tons of stand
ard rails to an Argentina railroad,
while about / 900 tons are reported
engaged for another South American
railroad. In one department of the
steel rail trade, long dormant, there
has been a distinct revival recently
and that is in material for street rail-
ways. This covers both girder rails
and special work.
The railroads continue to place lib
eraI orders for rolling stock. 1t is
noted also that the steel casting shops
have been getting good run OF orders
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-18
VIII Erect Ten Twenty Thousand
Barrel Steel Storage Tanks.

Don't think for one minute that the
Uncle sam company is going into the
refinery business on any small scale,
buy stock in this company you are
investing your funds with a company
that has a great future. The COM
pany owns in fee simple one of the
finest refinery sites in southern Kan
sas, 1t abuts right against the main
line of the Santa Fe railroad, and
while it is conceded that this road is
dominated by a trust, still the laws of
far as Kansas is concerned, and there
is a market for all the oil and more
too, than twenty reineries like the
Uncle Sam could put out Come to
Cherryvale and look the property over
and you will not go home until you
have cinched a good big block of this
stock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-18
Company win Have Over Two Million
Dollars Back of It in Year.

AS before stated, the Uncle Sam
company is going to do business right
1t is not trying to float a refinery
company on the same amount Of
money that it would take to run a
one-hOrse oil company. However
stock will not always be sold at four
cents per share. The company will
sell some stock at so cents per share.
The company can build up steadily.
1t does not cost mucn 70 add one ex-
ira still at a time in addition to other
expenses The refinery can be built
up from one thousand barrel
capacity to a ten thousand barrel in
time. Why not be one of the tax
payers of the central west that will
own and control this property? When
you buy stock in this company you
will be with one that will be strong
enough 10 protect your interests.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-18
Stock Selling Like. Wild Fire. Men
Are Coming in From the Farms and
Putting Up from $40 to 5000.

All over the central west today there
is a feeling that in the independent re-
fneries is the hope of the oil fields. Ev-
cry man who is in favor of a square
deal and home Industries is lining up
with the Uncle Sam company. Men are
coming in from the farms, remittances
are coming from the shops, and alto
gether, a man has to be at the home
office in Cherryvale to really realize
what will be accomplished here in the
next six weeks. Everybody is enthus-
iastic and they are talking to their
friends, and at present it looks like the
entire stock of the company would be
placed in the next six weeks. II not be-
fore.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-18

patton is cattle raising. Alabamas are
lizards people of Florida ..fiy- up-the-,
in Connecticut ''nutnegs" and in Della
ware ''nuskrats."
The people Of Arkansas are tooth
picks" which is a playful allusion to the
bowie knife that does such good service
in that part of the country An old Amer
lean ballad says:
Straightway 1eaped the gallant F1ingsby
Into arnnor of Seville,
with a strong Arkansas toothpick
Screwed in every joint of steel.
Oregon is the 'webfoot' country be-
cause the excessive rains in winter render
it's climate such as only a webfooted ami
NAL can appreciate. The people are called
hard cases." the explanation to be found
in the habits of the early settlers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-18

one Of the most interesting series OF
articles on the subject of the great rail-
vvavs Of the country that has appeared
recently is that from the pen OF Frank
II. Spearman recently published in the
Saturday Evening Post, and which has
since been printed in book form by
scribners. The chapter descriptive OF
tne Chicago & Northwestern railway
has been published by the passenger
department of that line in pamphlet
form for general distribution and VIII
he sent to any address on receipt OF &c
for postage w. B. Knisker, p. T. H.,
Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-18

One Man IN Central Kansas Invested
$1,000 in the Uncle Sam Company
Last Monday. Another Upon the
Nebraska Line Put in 5000. An
other Farmer Walked in -Four Miles
and Took 5000 Shares at S12O Yes
terday.
The men who are buying Uncle Sam
stock are solid. substantial men. They
are men who are joining the company
to stand by 1t and stay with it. They
are lining up from every direction.
No company on earth has ever made
the record Of this company. Within
three weeks OF its organization it has
gone forward with vim and energy
known second to none. Success is
stamped all over it. Every one is for
it and the time for you to Join its
ranks is right now. Remember the
stock is in demand. 1t is going. 1t is
selling all over and at the same price.
too. The stock is solid and safe and
your money invested is bound to grow
IN value. Big deals are pending; the
company is in telegraphic communica-
ton with over 12O investors. we
would like to have you with us. Send
check for what you want and get in
line with the greatest independent re-
finerS on earth; one that viii be own
ed and controlled for the next fifty
years by western men,. Nine hun
dred and ninety dollars cash will buy
$4,000 shares, par value $4,000 and
the stock may go to par in the next
sixteen months. and is sure to doublel
and treble in value in the next three
or four months.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-18
A CREAMY FOOD

SCOTS Emulsion is cod
fver oil prepared as a food
not a food like bread or meat,
but more like cream; in fact,
it is the cream Of cod liver
oil. At the same time it is a
blood-maker, a nerve tonic
and a Aesh-builder. But
principally it is food for tired
and weak digestions, for all
who are fat-starved and thin.
tits pleasant to take; children
like it and ask for more.
SCOTT . BOVINE. 4ss Pearl Street. New York.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-18
Manr SehosI Children Are SIekIY.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for
Children, used by Mother Gray, nurse
IN Children's Home, New York, Break
I'D Colds in "a hours, cure Feverishness,
Headache, Stomach Troubles, Teething
Disorders, Move and Regulate the
Bowels, and Destroy Worms Mrs.
Emily Maronn, Meriden, Ct, says !:
eft is the best medicine in the world
for children when feverish and consti-
pated'' Sold by all Druggists or by
mail, 25e. Sample sent FREE Ad-
drsaa Allen 5. Olmsted, Leroy, N. y.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-18
How the States Got Their Popu-
lar Mechanics.
Queer Epithets Applied to Citi-
zens Of Certain Commonwealth
"GARDEN OF THE WEST''
Kansas Great PrOductiYeness
Responsible for AppelIatiOn.
COrtez, the Explorer, Gave the
Name to California.
'sGARDEN OF THE VEST.

George Washington delivered an ad-
dress before the common council Of
New York city in 1884 in which he said:
Il pray that heaven may bestow its
choicest blessings on your city; that
the devastation of war in which you
found it may soon be without a trace;
that a we'll regulated and beneficial
commerce may enrich your citizens and
that your state-at present the seat of
empire-may set such examples Of wis
dom as shall have tendency to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-18

When a proposition looks good to a
mortgage company nowadays it is a
pretty good recommendation to go by.
This company never advertises the
names of the men who buy the stock
of the company, but the books of the
company Will show that conservative
men and corporations are taking this
stock and buying it in large blocks, too.
If you have $4,000 to invest you could
not secure a place for it where the
results are as sure to be several fold
Three thousand nine hundred will now
buy a one-hundredth interest in this
great company, and it may be worth
100000 to you in a year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-18
Company WIN Establish Oil Stations
in the First Twenty Towns That
Raise a Club and Take One
Hundredth Interest.

There are few towns in Kansas that
could not easily raise a club of ten
OF fifteen men and put up. proportion
ately on $4,000 and take between
them a one-hundredth interest. The
first twenty towns that get in line on
this deal viii receive an Uncle Sam
oil station, and the chances are in the
prices of oil alone, in the next ten
years. the whole amount will be saved
TO the citizens of that place. Already
fifteen different places are working,
while five have reserved the stock.
Get in line today; help an honorable
enterprise that offers you value re-
ceived and show your loyalty to
home enterprise by doing something
that means something. Anyone can
cuss the trusts and the evils of the
day but the man who is up and doing
will strike a blow that will count
and here is one that may be a knock
out before the end. Think this mat
ter over and then put your shoulder
to the wheel and help along this great
company, one whose managers viii
endeavor to make it a company OF the
people, for the people, and by the
PEOPLE. In union there is strength.
and II you can invest only $40 it viii
help out that much. We want men IN
every voting precinct in Kansas. Ok
lahoma, Missouri and Nebraska.
Think this matter over and whatever
you do. do at once.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-18

The rates for each and every can, bar,
rel or tank shall be computed on actual
weight. and any railroad which charges
more than the rates fixed by law shall be
liable to the person it overcharges IN the
sum of $500 and attorneys fees. Then. TO
make it certain that no more reoating
will be done-a system that the Standard
has thrived on-this clause is inscribed IN
the law:
Provided, that every such common car
rier which shall, either directly or indi-
rectly, give any rebate to any shipper, or
ship or agree to ship any of the products
mentioned in this act for a rate less than
that lawfully charged to other shippers
under like circumstances. shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor. and upon con-
viction thereof shall be fined in the sum
of not less than $500. and forfeit its char
ter to do business in this state.
With the state having a direct interest
in oil production, 1t will be compelled to
see that everybody gets square deal IN
freight rates. It is this feature that will
greatly encourage the establishment of
Independent refneries. These rates viii
also enable producers to ship crude oil to
Kansas City, Kan, and other big towns
for fuel purposes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-18
Proposed Refinery Cheryvale
Will Be a thousand Barrel Refinery
Instead of Three Hundred.

" % the h t 6 IN a IN W Sam Company wi a
kengpu wnha Fe rushing aIad complete BIZ
other acnryw lw promptly Don nt his company to ell refined OF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-18

It's Kansas and Independent Re
fineries and a Square Deal on One
Hand and SociaIistic Monopoly and
Confiscation of Property on the
OtIler-Wlat Side Are You On?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-18

others May Talk About Building Re-
fineries, but Time Will Prove That
the Uncle Sam Company VIII Be
the One That VIII Do Things.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-18

A bracing spring tonic. Cures ali spring
disorders Makes red blood, bone and
muscle A wonderful remedy for making
sick people well. HOLSTERS Rocky Noun
tain Tea a5 eenta. Tea or Tablets. Celia
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-18

oil and gasoline. If the establishment
of the state refinery results in the
Standards dropping the price Of oil to
Kansas consumers the people viii DO
benefited just the same, and the state
plant will not have been established In
vain. Still, the state believes that II
can manufacture by-produots, too. Il
will consult experts on that subJecI
With its prison labor 1t will have one
big advantage over the trust The
Standard must employ free labor at
good wages. The state gets its labor
for next to nothing-3 cents a day.
AS an inducement for the esta blish-
ment of numerous Independent refin-
cries the state plant will contract to
take the raw material for oy-Products
of them. With market for this
stuff the independents win be able to
compete with the Standard also. The
by-product plant OF the state refin0ry
way. While there will be no trust
formed by the state and independents,
there viii be an understanding that
the state will see that the 1noe-
rates and that no discrimination in
the price of oil in different localities
goes. BY giving Independent refineries
this protection and by agreeing to
terial, the state believes It Will en-
courage the establishment Of numer-
GUS small reineries.
Railroads Have Cut Rates.
The railroads have already revised
their schedules on oil and put in eff
feet the maximum rates fixed by the
legislature. These rates are about
one-third the old rates. Where it
used to cost SIS to ship car Of oil,
it costs only S27 now. If, upon fur
Their Investigation, the state finds that
the new rate is too high. it will have
the railroad commissioners lower it.
The board has that authority. The
maximum rate fixed by the new law
is really a distance tariff and 1t ap-
plies to shipments of all kinds It
makes it unlawful for any common
carrier in Kansas to charge, exact or
receive for the transportation of
Illuminating oil, gasoline. fuel oil, or
crude petroleum in cans, barrels,
tanks or tank cars, between any
points within the state of Kansas, IN
excess of the following rates for each
100 mounds:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-18

One of the Strongest and Most Con-
sentative Mortgage Companies in
Southern Kansas O. *. a Purchase
for a Client This Week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-18

ths and You Will Not Only Make Great Profits but at the
Will Strike Blow for Justice in the Oil Fields.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-04-05
SUTTON.


Rev. Franklin Blake returned Wednes-
day night from Lyman, Maine, where ne
was called to attend the funeral OF one OF
his former parishioners and the usual
church services were held on Sunday.
There were no services OF any kind on
Sunday, March 26 on account OF the pas
tors absence.
Miss Fanny D. Hastings returned to
her school at Newbury Saturday, after
two weeks vacation.
Farmers are considerably discouraged
over the prospect for sugar making.
Miss Lizzie II. Blake, who has been Wis
iting at her bro theirs, H. A. Blake, tor
week, returned to her home at st. Johns
bury, Friday.
The listers started out on their work
OF taking the list Saturday morning.
George R. Willard has sold his farm,
known as the Jonathan Eastman place,
to Elmore Whipple of Franconia, N. H.
Mr.. Whipple has bought it tor the lum-
Der there is on the place. There is a
large sugar place and cedar and other
lumber. This was one oil the early set
tied farms in town. Stephen Eastman,
bought this place of William Rhodes
proprietor in 1904 and lived there until
he died IN 1860, when the place passed
into his son Jonathan's hands.
By reason of bad roads the R. F. D
mail carrier has been unable to do his
work part of the time the past week.
Mrs. Fred Drew of Lyndonville is al
her fathers Jonathan Stevens, for the
present, as she is not able to keep house
on account OF poor health.
At this writing Mrs. ]. E. Wentworth
is very low, with but little prospect O
recovery.
The regular monthly meeting of thu
church is to be held Thursday afternoon
at 2 O'Clock.
Your correspondent has been having
his annual tussle with the grip. and un
der the DOCTORS care, hence there hav
been no locals from Sutton the past TIVE
weeks.
The school directors have appointed
Miss Eta Holmes superintendent O
schools and w. W. Sanborn and R. H
Burke truant officers for the ensuing year
The population of the town is increas
ing so far as dogs are concerned, as sew
eral more are already licensed than eve
have been any one year before, and Their
are several not yet licensed.