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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-01-13
LET THE DIRT FLY.

The President over year ago seem
ed in earnest about the Panama
canal. He said the dirt must fly, but
the dirt has not yet taken flight in any
appreciable quantity, In fact the gen
eral plan of the canal is not determin-
ed on. We do not know whether we
are to have a sea level canal or canal
with locks. There is some wool pull
ing going on just now amongst the
canal commissioners, it is the opinion
that they are not too friendly, or on
too good terms with each other. There
is bill in Congress now to do away
with the commission altogether, and
leave matters in the hands of the
President. The thing is top heavy we
hear, and cumbersome, one pulling one
way and one another. and delays con-
sequent upon such conditions. When
there is body of men in such an en-
terprise there are so many ears to be
whispered into, and so many opportu-
mites to create different views and
impressions, if indeed there are not too
many itching palms. 1t is to avoid
that the change is recommended. We
hope soon to see the dirt fly in earnest.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-01-13
Salada Tea Is Delicious.

One fifth of a cent cup is certainly
an economical drink, and yet this is
all that "Salada" Ceylon and India Tea
costs. One pound costing Coo and
making over $50 cups of the most
delicious and purest tea in the world.
You should try a ten cent sample
packet. For sale by all grocers.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-01-13

We often hear persons say they will
die before they will do some particular
thing. Gen. Stoessel published to the
world that he would never surrender
Port Arthur as long as a single man
lived to defend it. 1t has often been
observed how easy it became to recede
from a resolution to die, when brought
face to face with death.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-01-13
Mr.. SWANSON.

The announcement by the Hon.
Claude A. Swanson of his candidacy
for Governor, appears in this issue.
Mr.. swanson has set forth his claims
suscinctly and clearly. He has long
been honored by the people of Va. in
making him one of the representatives
of the State in Congress. and he has
discharged the duties of that office
with credit to the State and himself.
There can be no doubt that if elected
Governor be would do the same thing.
He is young, energetic and able, and
has the interest of the State at heart.
1t is no disparagement to any other
candidate to say that the people of the
State have every reason to be proud of
Mr.. Swanson.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-01-13
No Trouble at WaYnesboro Postoffice

No Trouble at Waynesbor0 P0stoff1ce
Some week or more ago the Rich
mond News Leader published letter
from it's Washington correspondent in
which it was stated that charges would
be preferred against number of Vir
ginia postma5ters for using their offices
for pernicious political partizanry,
among them the Waynes bor0 postoffice,
which, it is stated, received sack after
sack of franked political literature and
used the time of the clerks to address
and distribute, to the detriment of the
service. When Postmaster Craig was
seen in reference to the statement he
denied it emphatically and in toto.
He stated that the usual amount of
campaign literature was received at his
office-extracts from the congressional,
record maiuly-franked and addressed
by members of congress, and distribut-
ed in the usual way. The literature
was sent by democrats as well as re-
publicans.
Of course this is not our funeral, but
in Justice to Mr.. Craig we have to say
that while he has always been active
and earnest ia the support of his party
for which we think he is perfectly
right and consistent-so far as our OBJ
servatiOn goes, as a somewhat liberal
patron of the Office, we have never
known of his zeal attaining to the pro-
portions of pernicious or obnoxious
partizanry. Had it been 80, we think
it wonld not have escaped our Obser-
walton. Valley Vlrginian.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-01-13

News comes to us from Russialthat
Gen. Kuropatkin will retake Port
Arthur. This carries with it the sug.
gestlon that the Russians only allowed
the Japs to take it just to enjoy the
pleasure of retaking it when they
should feel so inclined.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-01-13

q The Russian Baltic feet is now per.
forming one of those mastery strate-
gic feats, 80 usual with the army last
summer, the feat of placing distance
between themselves and the enemy.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-01-13

NA w AAAiAiQtCSs
The kidneys are your
blood purifiers, they fill
ter out the waste or
impurities in the blood.
If they are sick or out
OF order, they fail to do
their work.
Pains, achesa ndrheu-
matlsm come from ex-
cess Of uric acid in the
blood, due to neglected
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-01-13

About twothirds of the jokes we see
in the papers now are on Mrs. Chad
wick. But she used to have a few on
other people, and hers got into the
papers first,
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-01-13
G. T. HARRIS, Patentee.

Springport, Ind, Nov. 90, 1904.
To Whom it may concern
This is to state that am using one
of the G. L. Harris, patent LEVER
GATES with wood frame.
The gate is entirely satisfactory as
drive gate, working easily and posi-.
lively. Very truly,
L i HICKMAN Earmer
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-01-13
A New Industry for Staunton.

In few days Mr. G. T. Harris &
Son will begin the manufacture of the
Harris Patent Lever Drive Gate, in
the machine shop of Kennedy s. Craw
ford. This work will begin just as
soon as the material arrives that has
been ordered. These gates will be
made of iron, and will be put up for
$40. Satisfaction guaranteed or no
pay. For further particulars see Ken
nedy & Crawford.
G. T. HARRIS, Patentee.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-01-13

kidney trouble.
Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady
heart beats, and makes one feel as though
they had heart trouble, because the heart is
over-working in pumping thick, kidney
poisoned blood through veins and arteries.
1t used to be considered that only urinary
troubles were to be traced to the kidneys.
but now modern science proves that nearly
all constitutional diseases have their BEGIN
ming in kidney trouble.
If you are sick you can make no mistake
by first doctoring your kidneys The mild
and the extraordinary effect Of Dr.. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy is
soon realized. 1t stands the highest for its
wonderful cures OF the most distressing cases
and is sold on its merits ec1k1S
by all druggists in fifty
cent and one-dollar sig M
es. You may have s=es zs sls:. 10 g .IIIIIEE10
sample bottle by mail Home of swamn.Root
free, also pamphlet telling you how to find
out if you have kidney or bladder trouble.
Mention this paper when writing DR.. Kilmer
& Co., Binghamton. N. Y.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-01-13
OVer=WOrk WeakenS
Your Kidneys.
Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood.

All the blood in your body passes through
XQur kidneys once every three rninrtac
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-01-13

and is sold on its merits
by all druggists in fifty
cent and one-dollar siz-
es. You may have a
sample bottle by mail
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-07
AN OPEN LETTER.
Colonel Bill CofHn's Suggestions to
the Legislature.

Senators and Representatives of Kan
sas:
over a year and a half of time has
t1oated into the dim and mystic past
since shed the official robes of a pub
lie servant, backed out of the political
game and adopted the rural reveries of
an agriculturist Pardon this refer
ence Of a personal nature but L have
never regretted the change. The politi
cal checkerboard is fascinating for
many and few there are that shake off
It's alluring charms. But every poison
has its antidote and in the well pre-
pared storehouse of God there is a rem
edy for all the ills that afflict human
Itch for office or Chronic officitis''
IS cured by getting back close to the
great thrObbing aorta of nature. In the
soft murmur of the prairie zephyr there
Is melody and in the sweet ripping
water of laughing brook there IS
peace. Original thought feeds on the
grunt of the pOnderOus pOrker. the
cackling of the busy hen and in the
somnolent reverberations OF the mule
or the mules father. But I am digres-
sing Y our election to an Office with
practically no salary is evidence that
you have laid aside private interests for
tne pubic good-just what every public
offlcial should do-and that you will
nave no use for the above remedy un-
less you prove untrue to your trust and
harken not to the voice Of the people
NAvSe voice IS the voice OF God
After drawing your mileage and post
age stamps and locating the ''bubblinc
binds of Topeka you Will be expected
to do something for the men who are
pumping crude oil from natures store
house. The daily press tells US the Oc-
topus has Kansas by the hind legs. II
is now up to you. The people are ask
ing for cheaper gas and oil and the
man who fails to meet the emergency
q this time VIII be cast into outer
darkness where the beautiful golden
harps of peace playeth no music and
the salamander dieth hard. Nv an
means establish q state refinery some
where, declare a pipe line a common
some board who viii be Compelled "a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-07
WHAT A DIFFERENCE
It Makes When Topeka Residents
Testify.

1t is pretty hard to prove the state
ment of some stranger residing in far
away parts of the country. but the tes-
timony of a Topeka citizen. that fol-
lows, should convince the most skepti-
cal.
Mrs. NJ. Barnett, Of al West Second
street, says: For eight or ten years I
suffered with g terrible pain in my
back. ] experimental with the doctors
and medicines of various kinds but got
little or no relief. and the pains in my
back and ioins only got worse. I was
bothered worse at night. and it was i'm
possible for me to enjoy a good nights
rest Finally l saw Doan's Kidney Pills
advertised and procured them at Row
ley & Shows drug store. In a few
days after commencing their use felt
better the pain in my back disappear
ed and I enjoyed a good nights rest.
and. in fact felt better than I had for
years.
Deans Kidney Pills for sale by all
dealers. Price so cents. Mailed ON re-
ceipt of price by Foster Milburn Co.
Buffalo, N. Z, sole agents for the
United States.
Remember the name = Doan's - and
take no other.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-07

enough, and quickly put the matter to
a vote.
The election was a triumph for Will
son and Richardson was elected janitor.
Several other Partnerships were vacant
and nominations of names for the ap-
pOintments were made by Mr.. Wilson.
Mr.. Gleed, like a good Christian, heap
ing Goals of fire upon his enemy's head,
seconded the motions for their election
and voted for the election of all the
names submitted by Mr. Wilson.
City Superintendent of Schools L. D.
Whittemore. was reelected superin-
tendent for another year, at an in
creased salary. Mr. Whittemore has
been receiving S2.100 per annum, and
he viii hereafter receive $2,400 per an
num-
Following a time-honored custom of
giving the board an oyster supper at
ter they raised the salary of the sup
erintendent, Mr.. Whittemore took the
members of the board to the Cremerie
upon the adjournment of the meeting.
It was reported to the board Of edu-
cation that Fire Chief Wilmarth had
issued an ultimatum declaring that he
would not under any circumstances al
low the board to occupy the new man
ual training building of the high
school till fire escapes had been sup
piled on the outside of the building.
The members of the board discussed
board are of the opinion that the new
building is as near fireproof as any
building in the city, if not nearer fire
proof than any other. The members of
the board decided that adequate facili
ties have already been provided for
egress from the building, and it was
the sentiment of most of the members
to ignore the ultimatum of the FIRE
marshal.
Later the matter was reconsidered,
and it was decided to handle the mat
ter tactfully. and automatically with
the fire chiei. and endeavOr to peace
fully show him the error Of his judg-
ment.
The. ultinatun OF the fire chief is
in view of the position he
has taken on the safety Of the Craw-
ford theater.
The fire marshal in a conversation in
regard to the Crawford theater, stated
to a reporter for the State Journal that
in his opinion he has not the necessary
authority to close up the building.
In this connection it might not be an
impertinent question to ask whether
the fire chief really has power to close
a building. and if he has why he can
exercise that power when it comes to
school buildings and not when it comes
to theater buildings?
The new manual training building of
the high school is undoubtedly a safer
building than the Crawford theater.
The new high school is very nearly
freproof, as much of the inside con-
struetion is of brick and steel.
The bills for the payment of teachers
salaries, and considerable equipment
for the various school buildings and
the new manual training school, were
authorized.
The board granted superintendent
WhittemOre leave of absence to attend
a convention of the city superintend-
ents of the various cities of the United
States, to be held the latter part of this
month.
On motion of Mr.. Gleed, the board
appropriated 500 for the Free Provident
Association free kindergarten school at
Fourth and jackson streets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-07
TOOLS FOR ONAGA.
Union Pacific Again Gives Evidence
of Starting Work.

A dispatch from Beatrice. Neb.,
the home of Fitzpatrick Brothers &
1 Collins, the firm which secured the
contract for the grading of the road
bed for the proposed Union Pacific
railroad from Topeka to Marysville,
says that a train load of twenty-six
cars of tools and material. including
two steam shovels, and other railroad
construction material. has been sent
out from that point to Onaga, Kan.
Nearly one hundred men are with
the construction outfit and the ma
terial will be unIoaded at Onaga,
where the first work will begin about
the first of March.
H. 3. Merriam, division engineer,
who viii be in charge of the work of
construction of the line, has set up
headquarters in North Topeka, and
surveying gangs are now at work set
ting the stakes locating the grade for
the grading outfits which will soon
follow.
The city council of Onaga. Kansas,
has passed an ordinance authorizing
the expenditure of $4,000 for the
right of way through that town. and
that action dispoSes of the only mat
ter which it is said was delaying the
progress of the work.
In accepting the bonus from the
city of Onaga, the railway company
agreed to have the road completed
between Topeka and Onaga by Sep
TENDER 1, or the $4,000 bonus will
be refunded. From which it would
appear that the new railroad will be
completed as far as Onaga before the
summer is ended.
There will be some heavy grading
work to be done on the Marysville
Tine. AT one place the steam shovels
will have to dig a cut ffty-five feet
deep to maintain the low grade which
the plans for the new road call for.
Several bridges will be necessary,
and the bridge building department
has already begun preparations to get
the structures in as fast as required
The graders who are on the second
track work between Topeka and
Kansas City have been sent out. The
work has been sublet to various con-
tractors. Each contractor will han
die about ten miles of the work, and
the grading outfits are now distrib-
uted over the line.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-07
IN The SENATE.
How r. N. LOckard Became an
Author.
His Buffalo Story That Is Now
a Classic.
FORMERLY A SENATOR.
Now Sergeant-at-Arms of the
Upper House.
Pioneer in Art of Capturing
Wild Horses.
FORMERLY A SENATOR.

There is at least one historian
connected with the senate and he is
T. NJ Lockard, the sergeant at arms.
Some years ago Mr.. Lockard and
Major John Conway, editor of the
Norton Champion, conspired togeth-
er to present to the world a history
of Norton county and the result was
that Lockard became an author and
Conway a book publisher.
Mr.. Lockard was state senator
from the Smith hiIlips-Norton dis
trict in the senate of 1889 and 1891
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-07

proposition by people who believed in
Kansas or who had faith and inagina-
ton. We put in ST. 600 IN a bunch of
STOCK big enough to keep the furnace
IN a house going for eight months. We
struck gas and then the hole fell in
We subscribed few thousand more
and then we lost our drill and could
not so up nor down. We subscribed a
rev thousand more. Now we hold to
the land lease as a drowning man holds
TO a straw and now some one comes in
this legislature with bill to make US
pay $500 more in fees under a corpora
ton law
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-07

New York, Feb. The appointment of
William (Bat Masterson as deputy Uni
ted states marshal by Marshal Henkle of
the southern district of. New York, is
made on the personal request of Presi-
dent Roosevelt who has known Mr.. Mas
tersOn for several years and believes that
he is 4 good man for the place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-07

j n Z Il OubAC -
over justice and
Jurisprudence l n
CoW1ey. The dis
trict court is held
at Winfield. Ar
kansas City always
wanted the court
and it hurts the
a 7 k a n S a S City
travellers to go to
Winfield to be SEN
fenced to Jail. Now
Arkansas civ a SKIS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-07
Grand Island Ronte.

Double daily service, with new So
foot-a cetylene gas-lighted Pullman
chair cars (seats free) on night trains
and Pullman high-back seat coaches
on day trains. between Kansas City
and ST. Joseph, Mo-; Hiawatha Seneca
and Marysville, Kan, Fairbury Fair
field Hastings and Grand Island
Neb. Connections made at Kansas
City for all points east. south and west
At Grand Island direct connections are
made with Union Pacific fast trains
fer California and the Pacific north
wet. S. NJ. Adsit. general passenger
agent, ST. Joseph, Mo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-07

Albany N Y Feb THE assembly to-
night adopted without opposition a resoIu-
ton requesting the New York representa-
tives in congress to favor legislation car
relative to the control of railroad rates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-07

Washington. Feb Secretary Taft an
nounced after a visit to the president to-
day that quarters are to be reserved in
Panama for the Y NJ c. A. at four points
in the canal zone-Ancon, Colon, Culebra
and EmperadOr.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-07
California $500 via Santa Fe.

During March and April tickets will
be sold to Los Angeles, San Francisco,
Portland, Seattle. Tacoma, and other
points in California and the Northwest
Through tourist car service at slight
additional cost. Free chair cars all
the way and only three nights out to
the above points
Santa Fe all the way.
Write for literature-free for the
asking. Address r. L. KING, c. p.
& T. A. Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-07

ana II was then
that his famous
buffalo story was
told for the first
time to legisla-
tors He had told
the story in vest
ern Kansas often
and when he
published the his
tory of Norton
county the people
who were directly
interested in the
history demanded
=
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-07

the story in the history or they would
not place copies in their libraries
The story is in the history. 1t is
the story the old buffalo hunter
James Campbell used to tell in and
around Norton about his brother
John Campbell. They had started on
buffalo hunt and when three-quar-
ters of a mile from a big herd of
buffalo saw the hump of a buffalo
bull over a rise of ground. Then the
history of Norton county telling the
rest of the story as James Campbell
told it says:
1--WE crawled back a short distance
and thought we would wait till he
went away, as we did not want to
shoot him for it would stampede the
herd but he would not stir. John
said, L wish I had him by the horns.
would hold him and you cut his
throat and 1 believe 1 could catch
him while he is asleep, his head is
this way and so close to that bend in
the draw 1t struck me to have
some fun. I can fix him so you can
get hold of his horns I said. All
right said John, I will hold him.
So I took nearly all the powder out
of a SHE'LL replace the bullet and was
ready to knock him down. John was
in the crook in the draw not more
than twenty-five feet from a good
deal bigger job than he expected.
But he said all that he was afraid OF
was that 1 would not knock the buff
falo down. I knew that was a sure
thing if / could keep from laughing
long enough to makeea good shot. for
I was imagining a lot of fun near at
hand Bang went old Mary Ann,
that was the name of my sharp
rifle and down went the buffalo and
up he jumped about as quick as he
went down. But John got firm
hold on both horns and then the fun
began. At first John laughed as ne
held the bull by the horns. as he
=, Ia11f in a
two minutes he began to hurry me
up to cut it's throat, and about that
time the buffalo ran out of the draw
with John and I will bet there was
the liveliest time on record. me
buffalo would lunge at John and toss
him arms length in the air, then
would whirl around and around,
John swinging parallel in the ar
yelling to me, Jim, shoot! shoot-lt
shoot I stood by with Mary Ann
to my face but just as 1 was think
ing [ would kill the buffalo as soon
as that round ended, for 1t was get
ting too dangerous to be fun Tor me
any longer, the buffalo fell in a deep
trail. and John held him by getting
his thumb and fingers IN ms nose
and I cut his throat
Frank Lockard was one of the first
western Kansas pioneers to brlhg VIII
horses and ponies into captivity TO be
used on the farms of Kansas. In 1881
he caught some so head of wild horses
on the far western Kansas prairies ana
tanned them. In 1882 he extended ms
onerations to the Indian Territory ana
brought indian ponies into Kansas. In
1854 in company with others. he went
into Old Mexico and brought 1000 head
of ponies to Kansas.
Mr. Lockard lives in Norton close TO
tho celebrated Prairie Dog creek dis
covered and named by the Pathfinder
John G. Fremont in 1875
There is a regulation peck of trouble
in Cowley county all because Wlnhelo
and Arkansas City, a dozen mics apart,
in peace and harmony.
Senator Ed Wilkerson, from Winnelo'
has had the entire peck, full measure
delivered to him for smoothng over.