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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-27

CheTyvale. Kan. March 27.-The I'm
Gle Sam Refinery win have no difficulty
in selling the amount Of stock necessary
to carry on the work contemplated.
Yesterday by wire alone orders were
received for 10000 shares. Every mail
brings sacks full Of letters. The ac-
companying Illustration is from a draw
ing showing the big Uncle Sam refinery
which is now being built here, and
which, when completed will have a ca
pacity of 1000 barrels of oil daily. Ma
terial for this big independent refinery
is now being received and the work
viii be rushed to completion, as it is the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-27
HEREDITY
Can Be Overcome in Cases.

The influence Of heredity cannot. CT
course, be successfully disputed, but it
can be ninimized or entirely overcome
in some cases by correct food and
drink A Connecticut lady says:
For years while I was a coffee
drinker I suffered from bilious attacks
Of great severity, from which 1 used
TO emerge as white as a ghost and very
weak. Our family physician gave ne
various prescriptions for improving
the digestion and stimulating the liver.
which I tried faithfully but without
perceptible result. He was acquainted
with my family history for several
generations back, and once when I
herited one of those torpid lfvers YOU
may always suffer more or less from
its inaction- We can't dodge our in
heritance you know
Il was not so strong a believer in
heredity as he was however. and be
ginning to think for myself, 1 con
cluded to stop drinking coffee, and see
what effect that would have. I feared
It would be severe trial to give it
up, but when I took Postum and had
1t well made, it completely filled nv
need for a hot beverage and grew
very fond of it.
three years, using no medicine. and
the change has completely cured me
During all that time I have had alb
solutely none of the bilious attacks
that used to suffer FROM and have
been entirely free from the pain and
debiitating effects that used to result
from them The change is surely very
great, and 1 am compelled to give
Postum Coffee the exclusive credit for
It. Name given by Postum Co., Bat
tie Creek Mich
There's 2 reason.
Lock for the little book, 1.-THE Road
% Wellviile, in each package.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-27
CURTIS, SCOTT AND LONG.
They Will Make Up a Part OF Secre-
Gary Taft's Expedition

Out of 80 members of congress who
have been officially selected to make up
the congressional party to the Philip
pines, Kansas furnishes three The three
viii be Senator Long and Congressman
Curtis and Scott. The full personnel of
the party viii be as follows:
Secretary Taft; Elihu Root, ex-secre-
tary OF war; Senator Allison of Iowa,
Senator Daniel of Virginia, Senator Du-
bois of Idaho, Senator Foster Of Louisi-
ana, Senator Long of Kansas, Senator
Newlands of Nevada. Senator Patter-
son of Colorado, Senator Scott of West
Virginia, Senator Stone of Missouri,
Senator Warren Of Wyoming, Speaker
Cannon, Representative Bourke Cock
ran of New York, Representative Coop
er of Wisconsin, Represen tative Crum-
packer of Indiana, Representative Cur
tbs of Kansas, Representative DeArmond
OF Missouri, Representative FosS of IL
linois, Representative Gillett of Massa-
chusettS. Representative Hepburn of
Iowa, Representative Hill of Connecti-
cut, Representative Howard of Georgia,
Representative Jones of Virginia, Rep
resentative Longworth of Ohio, Repre-
sentative Mckinley of Illinois. Repre-
sentative Payne of New York, Repre-
sentative Scott of Kansas. Representa-
tive Sherley of Kentucky, Representa-
tive Smith of Illinois. Representative
Watson of Indiana; Colonel Edwards
chief of bureau of insular affairs: F. w.
Carpenter, private secretary to the sec
rotary of war.
The following are the members of
families and others who are to accom-
pany the party at their own expense;
Miss Roosevelt. Miss Boardman and
Miss Macmillan of Washington Mrs.
Dubois, Mrs. w. J. Stone. Mrs. De-
Almond, Mrs. Clark. Mrs. Hepburn,
Mrs Hill, Mrs. Payne, Mrs. Smith,
Mrs. Jones.
The party will take passage on the
Pacific Mail steamship Manchuria the
morning Of July l. The steamer will
touch at Honolulu, Yokohama. Kobe
and Nagasaki and then go straight to
Manila, where the party will remain
about ten days. In addition to the
the Cooper law, which was passed at
the Cooper law which was passed at
the last session of congress- will be ac-
com plished. Secretary Taft, ex-Secre- |
tary Root and Colonel Edwards have |
much to do with this question and it is f,
that the details viii be work /
ed out and a definite proposition sub
mitted for the approval of the secre-
-ary of war by the time of the arrival
Of the party.
The party then VIII take a govern
nent transport and spend about TWEEN /
" days visiting the points of interest,
the commercial ports in the
Southern islands returning on the Pa
,iflc Mail steamship Korea. which win 4
ouch at Manila and take the party
nome. stopping at Hong Kong and
he Japanese ports in reverse order.
The party viii arrive in San Fran
cisco about October l. 1t is stated
hat all viii pay all their expenses to
md from San Francisco except the
abroad fare. The other expenses of
he government officials will be borne
~ the Philippine government as the
,arty visits the islands as the guests
If that government.
-a~-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-27

desire Of the officers of the company
to be the first independent refinery in
Kansas to be refining oil.
The Uncle Sam company stock is
still on the market at four cents per
share and will be offered at that price
but for short time longer. The COM
pany, however, wants to give every 10y
al Kansan an opportunity to share in
the profits of the refinery. The men
who are behind the gun are Kansans,
and men who viii fight to a finish for
the success of the Kansas oil industry
They have made successes out of the
oil business, and the Publishers Oil
company which was promoted by them
now has As producing oil wells and is
paying dividends to the stockholders.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-27

The Uncle Sam company differs from
many other refining companies mas
much as it owns or controls several
thousand acres of oil ground and has
arrangements made with other oil pro-
ducers to insure it having sufficient oil
to run to its fullest capacity.
That the people of Kansas are heart
and soul in sympathy with this big re-
hnery is shown by the fact that nearly
enough money has already been sub
scribed to build it and put it in opera
ton The people of Kansas have shown
to the world that they are not afraid
of the oil octopus and that they are well
able to protect themselves from it. Mr..
H. H. Tucker, Jr., Cherryvale, Kan,
will receive all subscriptions for stock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-27
NAME FOR BALL TEAM.
Here's Chance to Get a Season
Ticket Free.

To get a suitable name for the Topeka
baseball team the Topeka Baseball asso-
citation has offered a season pass for all
Western association games to be played
in Topeka this summer, to be given to the
11arsoi7 who offers the best selection.
The contest runs until April Is, at which
time a committee will be selected to can
vass ali the names submitted and select
the most suitable one. Everybody is ex-
pected to vote as often as he likes. All
that is necessary for you to do is to clip
the blank form printed herewith and fill
in YOUR suggestion. a reason for it, your
name and address and date. Address.
baseball Editor, Topeka State Journal.
Mail or leave at State Journal office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-27
Are You Going East?

In making your arrangements for
your vacation this summer it would
be we'll to consider convenience and
saving of time. The Wabash with its
own rails to st. Louis. Detroit, To-
ledo. Pittsburg and Buffalo is the
shortest line, makes the best time, and
furnishes the best accommodations.
Through service to New York and
Boston. Ask your local ticket agent
for tickets over the wabash; they all
sell them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-27

Ladies, If you want a refined and bril-
liant cornpIextons free from blemishes, use
TIoIIister's Rocky Mountain Tea Brings
red lips bright eyes and q cream-llke
complexion. CSC Tea or Tablets. Gatlln
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-27

It have no need of a library" said
the pompous author. II write my own
books "Well,' answered the dis
agreeable person, there is an advan-
tage in that There is less risk in hav-
ing them borrowed or stolen wash
ington Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-27

MY goodness gracious sakes alivei'' we
cried to the diminutive A. D. 7. mess
enger. DO YOU know what becomes IF
little boys who use such awful lam
guage?" Sure I dot' answered Swipsey.
'Dey grows up to be news editors-see?''
Cleveland Leader.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-27

Burdock Blood Bitters gives a man a
clear head, an active brain, a strong. Wig
orous body-makes him fit for the battle
of life
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-27
COLORADO and Return. $3.50.

Colorado and return every day to
April 80, 1906, inclusive, with final re-
turn limit June I, 1905, via Union Pa
cifc, $3.50 from Topeka. Be sure
your ticket reads over the Union Pa
cifc. Inquire OF J. G. Fulton, Depot
Agent: F. A. Lewis. City Agent. 52B
would be for an eastern state"
@You say the magazine editor
wouldn't accept your poem ?" mo; I
think he was afraid it would distract
attention from the advertising pages"
-Philadelphia Ledger
Most people would rather preach half
a day than practice half an hour
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-15
KEEP YOUR TUBS CLEAN.
The Appearance Of the Outside of But
ter Packages Has Much TO Do
@ with Sale Of Product.

Visiting a butter seller not long since.
the man in charge called our attention to
two lots Of fancy butter that had just ar
rived, with the remark that from outside
appearances there ought to be di1fer-
ence of from one to two cents per pound,
on the value Of the butter on the inside.
and asked: Which lot would you take
providing the butter was the same on the
inside?" No. :" was the answer. saya
the editor OF the Elgin Dairy Report.
Simply because the tubs were clear,
tidy, not soiled on the outside at all. In.
the other lot, some of the lids were
askew, brine had run through the pack
age. and generally it looked rs il they
had been picked out at odd places,
didn't seem to match at al.
Now. this seems to be an extreme case.
vet it is the attention to these little de-
tails, of putting on the market faxcn
creamery butter, that brings the prtce.
The impression created in the mind az
the buyer. on the appearance or the
package. follows him clear through the
transaction. even If the quality on the
inside is extra fine. The buttermaker
that remembers to take special PAINS.
regarding the appearance Of his pack-
age, will lind his goods In demand, when
the ordinary looking tab, sloppy lookt.;
Ing package, is turned down. even AZ
though the butter is equally IS good.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-15
tran. This il the place, ]. said the

trail. This i the place, u said the
major.
mpossihls Exclaimed the fright
|ened girl. Why, no one lives here
|. The major was busy Ct once unhitch.
Ing his horses. q Go into the house. =
he said, St will take the horses to wa-
|Eter and be. back lin "a few minutes. z
The women exchanged glances Tears
OF fright came into the eyes OF the
girl. Aunt Polly" she said, Eve are
trapped.
No, dey wont. honey. amt 'fraid
&c dat ole man. I'll break his neck es
he goes to foolin' wild my chile '5
Women Battle With Wolves.
Night came and darkness came. but
sark did not return. The wolves be-
gan to- howl, and the hungry pacl1s
drew nearer and nearer, until the
trembling girl could see the glaring
eyes and white teeth OF the snarling
beasts. They will eat us up cried
Choice. mo, you jes set still, chile, I
.is got de neck yoke here and q big
stick. Wolves am awful towards. We
can keep 'em on y n. Is
n. Choice stood up on the seat, and
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-15

81 u correspondent Of tho i. NicAioau
Farmer IN speaking OF the Good Roade
convention held Ia Port Huron, co.
mends highly tho address OF IIon.k
w. Campbell, o. Toronto. who az
planned the system In vogue In ToEo14
to. He said they used to haye III
statute labor law by which each town
ship had . great number Of oyeSsesa1
He knew Of ono township that had 90
6verseer1 and In that township the1q
was generally . new one. in each Dis
trict each year One Of them would
build the road is feet wide, anothe9
Is feet wide and some 40 feet, and tn
next year q new one would reduce the
width where the one made 1t wide and
another would widen the narrow road
50 it was always being changed and q
share OF the work lost each year. 81
they never had any good roads until
they adopted their present systenas
which is the payment OF road tax IN
money-and they have one commits
sioner in each township to oversee I'll
OF the roads and expend the money!
He advocated the establishment o.
gravel pits where good gravel could bs
gotten to put on the roads and said
his experience had been that good.
clean gravel would outlast most of thu
broken stone. He was in favor Of CO.
ment culverts-sa said they had molds.
four different sizes and they put
gangs Of men in gravel pits and made
up the blocks and left them in pit an
winter to season, then next season got
them IS they wanted them For very
large culverts they arched them over
even to the width of 20 and 80 feet.
He said do not be afraid to use plenty
OF cement. This authority claims thera
can be no progress made on our roads
under a statute labor law He claimed
any good competent man could build
| roads and he advocated about at20-foot
roadway with nine feet Of gravel sur
face with a gradual slope each way to
bitches. and above all good bitches
! and drainage.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-15

startling sums that were being paid
for little slices ot real estate within.
sight of tho old cabin where she hal
spent the happy days OF her child
hood. I.
t 4eiress Bssisgsd BY Oil Sharks. \
. The interview did not end IN. 4 way
TO please the agent OF Smart & Her
.molingue. but he was promised an
other. Miss Bardeline talked with
her friends, and after listening to Maj.
9ark again she concluded to take her
old Aunt Polly with her and visit the
OIL deld. Aunt Polly was IN old negro
woman who had nursed Miss Choice
In her infancy. This move did not
please Maj. sark. He had hoped to
.eecure power Of attorney to act for
tho rich &heiress. The young woman
arrived e Humble at time when
the excitement was at fever heat. New
strikes were being made every day.
Gushers were spouting fortunes into
tho air, and men could not be Sc.
cured to tank the streams Of wealth
that were running to waste. Capital
lists were eager to buy land close to
the gushers, and when IT. became
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-15

of . hospital eceivsr. shorty became
o. nightmare. Like most private cars.
Ilt Was heavier than the heaviest Pull
man; and the engineer who was cons
strained to haul it like Z, dragging an
Choir at the tail end Of Z fast trainsWas
promo to say words not to be found IN
any abulary known to respectable
philoloxists.
Il was In the evening Of 4 Wind
blown day. . week after Kent's visit
to CASTOR. that Engineer Red ''# Calla-
han. oiling around for the: all-night
run With the Flyer on the western d.
vision. heard above the din and clamor
ot Union station noises the sullen
thump betokening the addition q an
other car to his train. ..z:iss II .=.z.
81 Nov fwhat the divvle win that be %
he rasped, pausing. torch In hand. to
apostrophize his fireman. ....z
The answer came up out Of the shad-
ows to the rear on the lips Of M'Tosh.
the trainmaster. (. .==#.. +. 81
"You have the Naught-seven to-
night, Callahan, and pretty severe
head wind. Can you make your timer
Haven't thin bloody fools In the
uptown, ONCE anything sbetther to do
than to tie that sivinty-ton ball-an'-
chain to my leg such . night 90 this?''
This is not what Callahan said; it ID
merely . printable paraphrass OF. his
rejcinder. :, : r E IS :, - ,''E
M'Tosh shook his head. He was z
hold-over from the Loring admins
tration. not because his place was not
worth taking, but because as yet no
political heller had turned up with
the requisite technical ability to hold
it. -. ~.*..
II don't blame you for cussing II
out" he said; and the saying of It
| was q mark of the relaxed discipline
which was creeping into all branches
of the service. MT. LOrlng's car Is
anybody's private wagon these days
Can you make your time with herr"
''Not on yer life." Callahan growled
"Is it the ovid potgutted thafe iv q
! rayceiver that's in herr"
Eyes; with Gov. Bucks and a party
of his friends. I take it you ought tc
feel honored."
do I?' snapped Callahan. ''1f !
don't make thin junketers think
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-15

had passed away after leaving the
country and that all the children but
two had finally yielded to the germs Of
the fatal malaria that they had carried
from the lowlands. These two were
living with relatives In Burleson coun-
ty, according to the best information
that could be collected BY. Mai. sark.
schemers' Eyes Opened. HUI z3.t
The old lawyer visited the oil field.
There he saw things that caused him
to open his eyes wide and made him
assume youthful airs. He heard men
talking Of millions Is his neighbors
talked Of dollars. Here was: q well
worth 500 600" and there was one
that had Just been sold for half mill
lion" Before his eyes was4 40 acres land
that he had once seen exchanged FOL
an old blind horse and q fiddle that was
now being sold by the foot. It took
capitalist to own as much as one
could cover with . saddle blanket. The
successful operators were working
right up to the line Of the tract that
belonged to the heirs Of Whit Barde-
line:
MAJ sark remembered that this land
had once been sold for two dollars an
acre, and he recalled that when Barde.
line was forced to leave the country
on account Of sickness In his family
and poverty, 1T was - vain that be
sought . buyer. 81.
This region Of country, almost Il
sisht of Houston. had been tunsettlel
Tor years. Settlers avoided the level
prairies and the thickets of the sar
Jacinto - sc the land were haunted .,
e. pestilence hung over the place. %
one period Bardeline had offered e
trade his possessions Tor 8 yoke 81
old steers, ! cart and . mule @ means
and effects #that. ohersd some hope 9
escaping The poverty stricken region
The Old ma or ~ we'll acquainte!
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-15

~ Only, the caution and extreme cour-
age Of an innocent and inexperienced
young girl foiled the most dastardly
plot ever concocted BY scheming land
sharks and saved herself and brother
oil property in Texas worth . kings
ransom. 80 s r. q.
The story Of the merciless rascals,
the kidnapping of the girl, her desperate
tight with wolves in deserted house
Ind the timely rescue by her brother
and lover has only just recently been
made public and reads stranger that,
fiction L S ,5s =.
The trio Of arch swindlers implicated
in the plot tried by every method .nei1
scheming minds could conjure to de.
fraud the girl of her. land. They de.
termined to use force as a last resort
but their well-laid plans were sadly
spoiled and they. were thankful to es-
cape with their lives. #s'
Seek Heirs for Property. s
The trio of swindlers in question
were for q short time engaged in max.
ing an abstract of titles of Liberty
county, Texas. While working in this
business they made an interesting dis
covery. They found 80 acres OF land
in sight of flowing wells, that: were
worth millions, which belonged to the
heirs Of one Whit Bardeline. Thor.
oughly posted as to the value OF such
property, the firm Of Smart & Hermo.
lingue at once Instituted a search fol
the owners of the valuable land. The
trio saw wonderful possibilities in the
game they had in hand. There were
many ways to manage the affair in or.
der to secure possession Of the land
II the heirs could not be found there
would be plain sailing. x. .s.-.< S. s.
It happened that there were other
people looking for these Same heirs
and it was not long before one of them
at least was surely discovered. An old
lawyer by the name of Buckingham
Sark, who lived In one of the San ia
cinto thickets, had known Whit Barde,
line, and when he saw armies OF ex
cited prospectors boring holes into the
earth and oil spouting In streams
toward the skies he began to look
around for the children Of. his old
jneighbor. Whit .Bardeline had died OF
malarial fever and his body. was lying
where oil was flowing the richest Mr.
gark was aware Of this fact, and late,
on he learned that the fragile mother
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-15

which carries It through the orchard.
The best way We know of is shown In the
cut herewith. Let be q dam to form 4
small pond, and c. c, be the general SUR
face. Lett q, a, be = 20-inch sewer pipe
set two or four feet deep, and let b, ., 1.
be Jour large tile drain laid upgrade .
foot ut least from to e and then down
grade. The dam (d) sets back the water
from the open ditch at c, so that it flows
into the. sewer pipe "a, al. When il
rises in a, a. above the level Of it viii
begin to flow, out, but will stand in q, q.
above the level Of the top of the outlet
(b,) and hence the leaves will not suck.
in badly. II they do they win carry
through. Also 3, a, rises little above.
the level Of the bottom of the little pond,
and this: tends to keep the rubbish out