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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-11
"THE OLD scRATH."

How the Evil one Came to Be Popu-
IarIy Known as ssThe Old Scratch"
one OF the many familiar names of his
satanic majesty is THE Old Scratch" It
is undoubtedly due to the fact that
scratching is so disagreeable that people
thought Il no worse than the evil one A
scalp full of Glandruff keeps one scratch
ing all the time: not only disagreeabie.
but considered very inelegant in polite So
ciety-as it should be-because one ought
to keep the scalp SO clean that it would
not itch To cure the scalp of dandruff
effectively use Newbro's Herpicide It
kills the germ that creates the dandruff.
which IS preliminary to falling hair. and,
finally, badness. No other hair prepara-
ton kills the dandruf germ. Herpicide
also is q very delightful and effective hair
dressing.
Sold BY leading druggists. Send 10c in
stamps for sample to The Herpicide- Co.
Detroit, Mich. Rowley & Snow, special
agents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-11
Weak Kidneys

To any kidney sufferer who has not tried
my remedy I offer a full dollars worth
free Not mere sample-but a regular
dollar bottle-standard size and staple
There is nothing to pay. either now or
later ask no depOsit-no promise. You
take no risk. The dollar bottle is free-be-
cause mine is no ordinary remedy, and I
feel so sure of its results that L can AFFORD
60 make this offer.
In the first place nv remedy does not
treat the kidneys themselves. Such treat
ment is wrong For the kidneys are not
g blame for their weakness or trregulari-
Ees. Ihey nave no power-no self-eon-
troll. They are operated and actuated by
a tiny shred Of a nerve which alone is re-
9ponslole Tor their condition II the KID
ney nerve is strong and healthy the kid
neys are strong and healthy. If the kid
inevitable result-xidney trouble
This tender nerve Is only one of q great
system OF nerves; this system controls not
only the Kidneys, but the heart and the
ATer and the stomach. For simplicity s
sake ] have called this great nerve system
the Inside Nerves They are not the
nerves or feeling-not the nerves that en-
able you to walk, to talk, to act, to think,
Iney are the master nerves and every vi
TAI organ is their slave. The common
name for these nerves is the sympathetic
nerves f-because each set is in such close
sympathy with the others that weakness
where.
This is why I treat not the kidney that
g weak but the ailing nerve that MAKES
Y weak RMS Is the secret Of my success.
This is why I can afford to do this un-
usual thlng-to give away FREE the first
dollar bottle, that ANY STRANGER may
Know how my remedy succeeds.
The omer IS open to everyone, every
where, who has not tried nv remedy.
Those who have tried it do not need the
evidence. So you must write NE for the
1Eee dollar bottle order. I will then send
you an order on your druggist for full
dollar bottle standard size and staple. He
VIII pass 1t down 10 you from his stock
IS freely as though your dollar lay before
bin and viii send the bill to me Write
tor the order today.
Tor free order Book on Dyspepsia.
Tor IuA dollar Book on the Heart
bottle you must Books on the Kidneys
address Or. Ehoops Book for Women.
Box BIS, Racine. Book for Men.
wis. State which Book on Fheuma-
book you want. tism.
Mia cases are often cured by a single
stores.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-11
Nadeau Must PAY IN.

Cincinnati, April 1.-THE National
baseball commission has made for
NAL announcement that Player Ma
deau, of the Portland, Ore, club will
be ineligible to play with any national
agreement club until money due from
him to the Brooklyn club shall have
been paid.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-11
HER HUSBAND IN PRISON.
Mrs. Halle Brown of Fremont. Neb.
Located Him in Lansing.

Leavenworth, Kan, April 11.-Mrs. Hal
lie Brown, woman with a small child,
came here last evening in search of her
husband and found him in the Kansas
penitentiary. The Browns lived in Ere
mont Neb,, and the husband left home a
traced him to Kansas City, Kan, where
she learned that ne had been sentenced to
Is years in the penitentiary for stealing a
suit Of clothes. An effort may be made
to obtain a parole for Brown, as his wife
is in financial need.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-11

delay the work Many of these things
were not reported heretofore to the
foreman, and the workmen had no in
terest in hurrying along repairs. To
overcome this condition, which the en-
ploye now insists upon, large amounts
have been expended in bringing the ma
chinery and fixtures of the shops up to
the highest state of efficiency, for the
purpose of facilitating the employees in
their efforts to earn the premiums Of
fered for fast work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-11
schaefer,s Hand UseIess.

Chicago. April 11-Jake Sehaefer and
George Sutton. the handless billiard ex-
pert viii probably make tour OF the
accident which befeH sohaefer at Pitts
burg last winter, said sutton. viii pre-
time and I doubt if ne will play Willie
Hoppe that 15o-point match at St Louis
Schaefer's hand, although practically
healed. is still painful and prevents his
erasping a cue with enough force 10 drive
q bail to four or more cushions. HOPE IS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-11
Baker z. Manhattan 4.

Manhattan Kan, April 1.-THE
baseball game between Baker univer-
siyt and the Agricultural college re-
suited in favor of Baker by the score
of to 4. Observation-Disclosures
ColdweIl Cassell and Miller; Baker,
Mason. blackburn and Bloom.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-11
SHOT AT A NEGRO INTRUDER.

A Kansas City, Kan, Woman Fired
Thrice at a Supposed Robber.
Kansas City, Kan. April 11.-Mrs Maud
GARNER of 1913 Armstrong avenue reported
to the police last evening that she was
being annoyed by two negroes. Mrs. Car
nier said she saw the negroes near her
later she heard the door bell ring. She
did not answer and someone began to try
the doors. A side door was unlocked and
one of the negroes entered. The light was
turned down and while he was looking
about Mrs. GARNER ran to the sideboard
and secured a revolver The negro ran
Mrs. Garner followed him to the back
porch and fired three shots. She thinks
one shot struck the negro in the leg.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-11
A BeIoit Man Wants a Wife.

Kansas City, April 11.-Mrs. Tag
CART, police matron, has received a
letter from a man in Beloit. who says
he wants a wife. The writer says he
is poor and doesn't care how poor the
woman who may have the temerity to
reply to his appeal is. 81 weigh $50
pounds" says the Beloit man, fam six
feet tall and have black hair"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-11

Pittsburg, Kan. April IA heavy
rain and hail storm Monday afternoon
did much damage to garden patches
and skylights. In this city some of the
hailstones measured two inches, while
south of the city a mile or two some
were picked up which measured five
and a half inches in circumference. The
storm came from the northwest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-11
Crushed in Mil Shaft.

Longford, Kan, April 11.-While work
ing in a mill, c. A. Harris was caught
in the line shaft and so frightfully
crushed that he died about one hour
later One arm was crushed one leg
broken, his body badly bruised and he
was injured internally. He was about
40 years old and left a widow and six
children
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-11
Athletics 5. PhiIIies I.

philadelphia. April 1.-THE Phila-
delphia American league club defeated
the Nationals in a pitchers battle.
Sutthoh had a-bad inning in the
eighth.
The score: R.H. E.
Americans 100000 5o-5 10 2
Nationals 80 0 0 DOL OIL 0
Batteries=Plank and Powers; SUIT
hoff and Abbott. Umpires-Connelly
and BauSWille.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-11
IIlqh school Team won.

wellington, Kan, April 1.-THE
Sumner county high school defeated
st. Johns college of Winfield at base
ball here Monday afternoon by a score
of p to 10.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-11

playing in grand form at present and
would make it decidedly interesting Tor
fer's injury would not affect his engag-
ing in exhibition games. and as my hanoi
cap makes me an attraction there IS no
reason why Jake and should not max q
on of II
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-11
GeneraI DornbIazer Dead.

Fredonia, Kas. April 11.-General
B. Dornblazer, who served four years
in the union army during the civil
war and was brevetted major general,
is dead, aged II years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-11

Newton, Kan, April 1.-THE new
$4,000 Presbyterian church was dedi-
Gated by Rev. Q. T. Kerr, of Hutchin-
son, and Or. J. c. Miller, president Of
the College Of Emporia Presbyterian
clergymen from various parts Of the
state were in attendance. The new
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-11
Idehtnine Sci F,ire to school.

Catholic school, fifteen miles northeast
of here was struck by lightning and
burned. Some of the fixtures were
saved. The school was built in 1895 at
a cost of SIS. 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-11
a Catholio Church Destrored.

Kansas City. April 11-Bishop Lillis re
ceived word last night that the Holy Ro-
sary church at Wea, Kan, was struck by
lightning yesterday and burned with all
its contents. The loss is estimated at SIS
OOO The insurance was only $780, The
Rev Father Joseph Hobe was pastor Of
the church.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-11
Emporia Teachers Arm Amputated.

Kansas City, April 11.-Miss Mary
Mainard. teacher OF English literature
in the Emporia, Kan, high school, is
at the Women and Children's hospital
Her right arm was amputated. Her
physician says he thinks the operation
will be successful
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-11

church is one of the most costly in this
part Of the state It is elegantly fur
nished throughout and has s3,ooe pipe
organ.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-11

WUTIaTs.
Los Angeles, Cal, April 11-An official
of the Santa Fe said yesterday: las near
as we can estimate the cost of the dam
age done to our road by the heavy rains
this winter west of Albuquerque viii foot
up a million Of dollars That is q large
sum of money, it is true, but the improve
ment OF our roadbed, together with the in
creased business from the prospective
good season as result of the rains will,
in my Judgment, more than offset the
cost The repairs we have made have al
SO been in the nature Of betterments. for
they have been made with the view OF
preventing any repetition of such disas-
tiers in the same localities. The work has
been an Improvement on the conditions A.
they existed before the storm"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-11

Itching pilesl Never mind If physiefans
have failed to cure you. Try Doanss Cfnf-
ment No failure SOC at any drug store
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-02-08
IN THE ASSEMBLY.

In the Assembly on the 31st numerous
petitions we're received against cigarettes
forests, and for commission of five to look
after them, at So per day. Evans-Provid J
ing state reward of $500 for capture Of
horse thieves. Thayer-Making term Of
clerk of labor commission six years instead
of two. Notwithstanding county
boards to fix salaries OF register of deeds !
Crowley-Proyiding that taxes collected uni
der the pro-rata railroad law shall be apt
portioned to counties instead of being re
tanned by the state. Curtin-Providing for
500 appropriation to Eastern Wisconsin,
Firemen's association. Ties-To do away
with five days wait after marriage license
Is issued. Perry:-Prohibiting judges and
ing judges from taking fees for advice civ!
en-. BemeI-Providing that cigar factories
brass foundries and chemical shops shall not.
also authorizing cities to acquire public
utilities. Strehlow-Requring creditors to-
give three days notice in writing before
make election day legal holiday. Heinecks
Authorizing cities to acquire light and wai
ter works. and issue bonds for payment
Observation-Disclosures county boards to FIX
charges for publishing tax lists. SwenhoIt- |
Providing that in prosecutions for drunken1
ness the city, village or town shall pay costs
In the Assembly on the 31st the main
business was the report Of the capitol com,
mission, together with lot of protests
say, limiting amount Of local taxation i'll,
cities of the first class from IA to IS mills |
Metsler, providing for redemption Of capital
stock Of life insurance companies; Aldrid GEL
for a forestry commissions; Also regulating
granting Of franchises and providing THAI
no exclusive one shall be granted; Eckern!s
providing for butter and cheese scoring
contest John Scott, making injury of leveea
a felony; George Scott, providing for tho
laws relating to county tax
soldiers; Hagerty, relating to taking of de.
positions.
In the Assembly on the list Bohris' resou-
ton in favor of clearing the channel Of the
upper Mississippi was referred to coma
mittee Resolutions to discharge children
from the employ of the Legislature was laid
over on motion of Warner. Petitions came
in for anti-cigarrette law. Bills introduced:
Thomas.For protection of fish and game.
and prohibiting fishing through ice on Eagle
lake in Racine county; ChandIer-For safety
devices on corn shredders, and providing
penalty Of $500 for violation; Cleary-Pro-
viding for preservation of ballots for six
months by county CLERKS; Henry Johnson
Relating TO taxation Of steam vessels, and
repeating tonnage taxation; Carpenter-Ex
empting certain persons fforl jury duty, In
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-02-08
Art of Picking Steel.

The picking of structural steel was
probably first done i'll this country in
connection with the steel flooring Of the
williamsburg bridge, in New York city.
The specifications for the tWelye-inch
channels on which the paving blocks are
carried required them to be cleaned and
painted with pure linseed Oil while still
hot from the rolls.
When it came time to execute the work
these specifications were changed so as
to permit the metal to be cleaned in
picking baths, which has long been done
to a considerable extent in Europe In
the case of the channels for the Will
liamsburg bridge the shapes were first
boiled in a 10 per cent. solution Of caustic
soda to take off grease, and were then
rinsed in boiling water. Afterward they
were dipped into a boiling 10 per cent.
solution of sulphuric acid until all the
oxide was removed.
After being rinsed in boiling water they
were dipped into a boiling 10 per cent.
solution Of carbonate Of soda to free
them from any trace of acid. Finally
they were rinsed in boiling water, dried
over steam pipes and then treated by the
Sabin process Of enameling.-
ing Record.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-02-08
SHOCKS IN HIGH ATTITUDES.
Visitors from Sea Level Disturbed by
Electric Sparks

at is dangerous for me to go to bed
That announcement by a stylishly
dressed woman at the desk of the Albany
hotel office last night startled William
Maher, one of the prOprietorS, who was
standing at the counter
what is the troube?" asked Mr.. Ma
her. as soon as he recovered his voice:
''The room is filled with electricity
replied the woman. IF | walk across
the floor and touch my face with my
hand there is a snap, and if | touch the
iron bed l get shock Why, kind sir,
You might think [ was some electrical
freak and belonged with some show. But
| am not. Honest, | never knew before
that my system was electrifed.'
Where is your home?' asked Mr..
Maher.
San Francisco replied the woman
Lowell tR aG YOU were T from bat the no
ing to fear. The room is not charged
with electricity There is nothing wrong
with the telephone or electric light wires.
You see, madame, that you are not ac-
climated in Denver. The air here is ex-
tremely dry and is therefore subcharged
with electricity, SO that you in touching
iron feel slight shock and also a slight
shock when you walk across the carpet
and then touch anything with your hand
or shake hands with anybody. You'll get
over it in few days"
The woman went away mystifed but
satisfied, and Mr. Maher said:
That's a common complaint in every
hotel in town. Those Of us who live here
will now and then feel an electric shock
by touching a conductor or when walk
ing over q carpet if we touch our faces or
shake hands, but we are not as subjective
to electrical influences as those who come
from sea level or from places where the
air is moist. These people, of course, are
shocked easily, and as it is new expert
ence for them they invariably believe that
the telephone or electric light wires are
crossed and that they are in danger of
electrocutiOn.
eve had a woman in the hotel last
week who was startled because when she
began to comb the hair of her French
poodle electric currents ran up her arms
She thought that somebody had been
playing a joke on her dog, and she was
furious until I explained to her the
cause. denver Republican.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-02-08
Testing Flour at the Bio Mills.

It is surprising to note the difference
that exists between the various brands Of
flour. 1t all depends ON how the flour
is milled and on the kind Of wheat from
which it is made. Flour made from hard
spring wheat will give from twenty to
forty more loayes Of bread per barrel
than that made from the softer winter
wheat. It contains larger percentage
of gluten and absorbs more water The
mills are exceedingly careful about the
kind Of flour they send out, and the
testing department is one of the most
important branches. After the flour is
ground comes the crucial test. \ sam
pie is taken and made up into bread.
We have four bakings Il day, and from
twenty to thirty ioayes are baked each
time, each one representing a sample OF
-four. After the test has been made the
bread is turned over to the Associated
Charities.-Wcek' s Progress.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-02-08
Why She Turned Vegetarian.

The Countess of Essex, who has many
American friends, recently became a
vegetarian. The other day, in letter
TO New York. she accounted for her
abandonment of flesh food.
Not long ago." she wrote, II visited a
slaughter house.
Il can't tell you how everything was
stained deep with blood; how there arose
from the drenched, dark floors the Decu-
liar odor of blood
CAS- | was hurrying away, three beau
tiful lambs We're led in by man with 4
long, shining knife Filled with pity
and Indignation. said:
How can you be so cruel as to put
those innocent little lambs to death?
Why, madam, said the man, you
wouldn't eat them alive, would you?' .
New York Tribune
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-02-08
CIRCUS PARADE DOOMED.
Costs Lot and Doesn't Bring Trade,
Says a Circus Man.

Charles Thayer, who was in Columbus,
o., recently to attend the auction sales,
Of the Sells-Forepaugh shows, chatted
about the business of the sawdust ring
and its accompanying aggregation CT
mastodonic wonders. He said among.
other things:
at isn't going to be many years before
the street parade will be thing of the
past. It costs a circus more money to
carry tableau wagons and keep them
FURNISHED bright than it does to carry
whole zoo.
"The circus arrives at a town after
long haul, has to get its stuff out to the.
ground, put up the tent and get ready
for the afternoon performance and give,
a street parade besides. If it were not
for the parade there would be plenty Of
time to get things in good shape and the
men would not lave to work nearly so
hard.
'Then, too, the parade doesn't draw
any business. It's simply a custom in
augurated years ago and still followed
MARK what tell you, it won't be five
years until circus parades are abolished,
and the result will be that the money
spent for display in parades can be put
in ring acts, and the public will get a
better circus" New York Sun.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-02-08
He Wanted Chat Wine.

Gen Sir e. Hamley is cited as the au-
thority for a good anecdote about Bis
marck. Hamley was sitting close to the
chancellor at luncheon, with the old EN-
peror William not far off.
Bismarck. talking rather loudly, de-
scribed the old monarch as being gem
erous, but very forgetful. Hamley got
nervous, as he thought the Emperor
would hear. For instance" continued
Bismarck, 81 pleased him the other day,
and he asked me what he could do for
me. I said, Give me dozen Of that
Tokay you have in your cellars and
he said he would; but" added Bismarck,
raising his voice still higher, che hasn't
done It." Here Hamley hastily broke In:
II beg your pardon, but 1 am really
afraid the Emperor will hear YOU" ST
want him to hear me" roared Bismarck;
''that's just what I want" And a smile
broke over the face of his imperial mas
ter.-From Fifty Years of Fleet Street.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-02-08
CHICAGO TUNNEL
OFFICIAL INDICTED.
President A. G. Wheeler and Chicago
City Hall Employees Are Charged
with Forgery.

Chicago H., Feb. ALBERT G.
Wheeler, president Of the Illinois Tunnel
company; Former City Clerk William
Loef1ier and Assistant City Clerk Edward
Erhorn. were today indicted by the grand
jury on a charge of forgery in connection
with the franchise for the underground
railroad system in this city. AID Ed
ward Novak and John Higgins, a printer,
were indicted in the same connection, on
charges Of perjury as we'll as forgery.
Mr.. Wheeler was the first Of the accused
to come into court. He furnished bonds
at $4,000 for his appearance. The charge
of forgery is based on the alleged chang
ing of a council report as to the size of
the tunnels, and the accusations Of per-
jury growing out of testimony given at
preliminary hearing in a justice court
some time ago.