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standinq of the Clubs.
BOTH RIVERS MUDDY.

HARPERs FERRY. W. Va. Aug. B.
Both rivers are muddy here today
The Washington times., 1906-08-03

An exhaustive test % determine the
relative qualities Of the siX-cylinder and
four-cylinder type Of cars was lately
finished In England. The test took ac-
count Of every factor and was con-
Quoted under the auspices Of the Auto
mobile Club Of Great Britain. The
total number of points earned by the
siX-cylinder car was 2Z1l, against 1881
for the fOur-cylinder car. In the tests
on silence. absence Of vibration. and
speed changes the advantage was n
favor Of the siX-cylinder type. The
hOnors in fuel consumption and sped
tests on hills and on the fat belong II
the fOuT-cyliudeT. When 10 IS cOusi 'e---
ed. however. that the fOur-cyiinder mas
a greater piston displacement by aoout
- per cent. the superiority IN this way
1 Is partly accounted for.
The Washington times., 1906-08-03
AMATEUR LEAGUES.
DEPARTMENTAL.
Today's Games.
Standing of The Clubs.

Interior vs.. War
Commerce and Labor va Agriculture
The Washington times., 1906-08-03

Memphis turned down the 5000 offer
OF Cleveland for Pitcher Liebhardt.
The Washington times., 1906-08-03

The veteran American League out
fielder, Jimmy Barrett. Is holding on to
MS job with Montreal
The Washington times., 1906-08-03

Umpire Jack KERN last Saturday had
a bone broken by a pitched ball IN the
little toe Of his left foot.
The Washington times., 1906-08-03

The Pittsburg players viii receive
one-half Of the share OF the clubs re-
ceipts at Rocky Point next Sunday.
The Washington times., 1906-08-03

The Philadelphia Ledger says it be-
gins TO look as If Pittinger has seen his
best days
The Washington times., 1906-08-03

Mckinley landed a nice 3 to victory
over Rochester Saturday, and KID
Wallace. let out by the losers. made
three hits.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-13

the four lines mentioned and the Harri-
man lines. AS disclosed by an authority
of unquestioned integrity the situation
is as follows:
The undertaking involves two separate
transactions. These have been in the
minds of the promoters for several years.
The proposal means two of the greatest
railroad systems in the world. The Great
Northern, with its $120,O00,000 of iron ore
leases, and the sale of rights to its own
and Burlington stockholders, amounting
to $50 600, 600 more, will cement these two
roads into one vast double track system
to the coast.
The Northern Pacific, whose stock is
actually worth 800 on the basis Of its
earnings, may easily devote $l00,000,000
toward the purchase of stock in the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, now eX-
tending to the Pacific coast, and prac-
ticaIIv paralleIfng the Northern Pacific.
The Chicago, Milwaukee &. St Paul will
ind it more convenient at points along
the route to use the Northern Pacific
tracks. Indeed, conferences already
have been held among the officials to
this end.
railroad attorney, whose business
brings him in touch with the financial
end of these roads. declares that affairs
are so shaping that one can reach no
other conclusion, and he predicts that
within ten years, al least. and possibly
sooner. the four roads mentioned will
have become two Great transconunenual
lines by d process worked out by James
I Hill
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MAY PASS TO THE SANTA FE.
Reasons to believe Texas Central Has
Been Acquired.

Reasons to Believe Texas Central Has
Been Acquired.
Austin, Tex, Feb. 13.-There are good
grounds for believing that the Texas
Central railroad (which runs from Waco
to Stamford, a distance of two hundred
and twenty-five miles, has been ac-
quired by the Atchison, Topeka & San
ia Fe interests. 1t is known that c. F.
W. Felt chief engineer of the Gulf, Col
orado and Santa Fe division of the San
ia Fe, visited Austin few months ago
and spent some time going over the
profiles of the Texas Central in the
office of the railroad commission. He
stated that the Santa Fe was consider
ing the proposition to purchase the
Texas Central, but that he doubted if
the latter could be made a low-grade
line. If it was found that the grade
could be reduced the road would be ac-
quired and made q link III the proposed
cutoff to conect with the transcon-
tinental line of the Santa F'e in New
Mexico
Shortly after MI Felts visit to Aus
tin the Santa Fe interests filed char
ter of a new company here, which mad
for its stated purpose the building OF
the proposed cutoff line which was TO
run from Brentwood to point near
| Albuquerque. n. M. on its transcoh-
! tiuental division. Later ii was an
! notlnced that it proba bly, would be two
years before this cutoff would be oulit,
A few days ago the leAaS 1eliei "a
fled an amendment to its charter, pro-
viding for the construction of an eX-
tension from Stamford, Tex, to con-
Dection with the Santa Fe mann me
! in New Mexico. The route of this pro
posed extension is practically the same
as that which was to be followed by the
/ company which was chartered to pulla
the Santa Fe cutoff, As turthef cyl
5e5,oa that the Santa Fe is back of the
Texas Central in the matter of its pro
bosed extension, the contract has been
I let to a firm which has heretofore been
/ enploved on Santa Fe constructor
work almost exclusively
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Systemic CatarrIl, the Result of La
Grippe, Pe-ru-na Receives Credit
for Present Good Health.

Mrs. Jennie w. Gilmore, Box A,
White Oak, Ind. Ter, formerly House
keeper for Indiana Reform School for
Boys, writes;
six years ago had Ia grippe.
which was followed by systemic ca
tarrh.
THE only thing I used was Peruna
and Manalin. and I have been in better
health the last three years than for
years before.
Z give Peruna all the credit for my
good health
Pe-ru-na-A Tonic After La Grippe.
Mrs. Chas. E. Wells, ST., Delaware,
Ohio, writes:
after a severe attack of la grippe.
took Peruna and found it a very good
tonic"
Judge Horatio J. Goss, HartweH, Ca,
writes: Il had a severe spell of la
grippe which left me with systemic ca
tarrh- friend advised me to try Pc
runa. The third bottle completed the
cure"
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SIMPLE HEALTHFUL LIVING
The Problem Not Dindcult Of solution

A western woman who has been for
wears a sufferer from chronic gas
trlus induced, it is believed. by over
Indulgence in coffee" gives an inter
esting experience with a good healthy
moral attached TO it:
For Ave or six years tried every
patent nostrum advertised for the re-
lief or cure of dyspepsia. Sometimes
I found temporary relief; sometimes 1
.s-as for months blistered and burned
with plasteTs externally, or uru8SeQ
and dieted till I was too d1sheartened
and respondent to care whether /
lived or died. for never got any per
nanent relief.
II have lived for weeks at a time
on raw eggs, or dry toast, or butter
milk or sweet milk. have TASTED Tor
days suffering the agonies of starVa-
ton. and then endured equally acute
agony because must eventually eat
my kidneys became badly affected
and female weakness resulted. /
was drOpsical at times; at others much
emaciated. I tried change OF climate
and spent three years travelling in
eearch of health, coming back home
to the same old routine of medicine.
"If is about three years now since
7 first tried Grape-Nuts food-not
with any hope of finding anything L
could eat, but because I was so sick
Of everything else. / liked the flavor
OF Czrape-Nuts so much that I ate
scarcely anything else for a week.
81 well remember my establishment
when J found I could satisfy my appe-
title without paying the penalty Of
hours OF suffering; that I could eat a
supper Of Csrape-Nuts and sleep all
night Afterwards something I had
not done for years.
But even after a months use of
Grape-Nuts 7 did not imagine the re-
lief was anything more than tempo
rary tin I found I was gaining flesh
at the rate of five or six pounds per
month, that my digestion was re-
stored, my kidney trouble had disap-
peared and my nerves had become
toned up and steady. 1 nave eaten
Grapc-Nuts daily ever since and shall
continue to do so as long as ] live.
AT present I weigh 1877 pounds
not f1abby. dropsical fat, but hard,
solid flesh. 7 eat three meals every
day can indulge in fruit. and never
suffer single pang from indigestion.
MY husband, who used to suffer from
coffee poisoning (sour stomach flatu-
given up the Arabian berry and. using
has become a hale, hearty healthy
man.
owe think we have solved the prob
lem Of simple. healthful living. for
after three years OF Grape-Nuts food
we are not tired Of It, It is still de-
llcious and supplies so perfectly the
place of meat that our butchers bills
are an almost unknown quantity
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
creek. Mich.
There's q reason
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RIPLEY DOESN'T LIKE IT.


RotC Bill.
Los Angeles. Feb. BE P Ripley
president of the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe, arrived in Los Angeles yes
terday on a trip from Santa Barbara,
where he is passing the winter On the
subject of proposed rate legislation by
congress he said the Hepburn bill did
not please him to a great extent, ana
asserted that its passage would place
the power of administering the rate
affairs of great corporations in the
hands of a political body
Il hope to see the United States sen
ate modify the provisions of the bill,
Mr. Ripley said.
IN what respect?'' he was asked.
'eWel, 1 do not think it safe to place
the power to make railroad rates in the
hands of a political party, even temper
arily,'' he answered.
There is a possibility of too much
politics in the proposed bill. However
he added, Il know nothing of the status
of affairs in that regard have not
been near Washington for quite a
while"
Mr.. Ripley said the Santa Fe com
pany would eXpend more than $lo,00U, :
900 in improvements in the present fiscal
we have not expended less than
/ Sc 900 900 annually for several years in
/ improvements of our line he said
THE work now under way is mostly II
/ the way of better ballast and new roll
4 ing stock
/ The work in connection with the Text
co cutoff will be finished by July /, he
! said. The operation of the passenger
trains over the new tracks viii place
/ Los Angeles nearer to Chicago than
any other city on the coast by several
hours. The time between Chicago ana
! Los Angeles will be reduced from slS
/ to eight hours, the cutoff saving more
/ than 200 miles travel over the present
route The Improvement includes re-
duction in grades.
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Most Effective Medicine Ever Tried
for Ia Crime

Robt. L. Madison. a. NJ. Principal
of Cullowhee High School, Painter, n
c.. is chairman of the Jackson County
Board of Education He has for nearly
six years been teaching in Painter
He is a writer of occasional verse
and has contributed to a number Of
leading papers and magazines-rell-
gious, educational and secular.
In speaking of Peruna, Mr.. Madison
says:
4 am hardly ever without Peruna in
my home. 1t is the most effective
medicine that 1 have ever tried for la
grippe.
1T also cured my wife of nasal ca
tarrh. Her condition at one time was
such that she could not at night
breathe through her nostrils.
In consequence. an infiamed con-
dition of the throat was brought about
getting worse and worse, and yielding
to no remedy until Peruna was tried. -
For special instructions, address DR..
Hartman, President of the Hartman
Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio.
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La Grippe IS Epidemic catarrrn

La grippe spares no class or nation
atty. The cultured and the ignorant,
the aristocrat and the pauper, the
masses and the classes are all subject
10 Ia grippe. None are exempt-all
are liable.
La grippe is well named. The orig
nal term, Ia grippe. is French, but it
has been shortened by the busy Amer
can to one word grip
Without any intention of doing so,
new word has been coined which de-
scribes the disease exactly.
#The ailment clings to the patient as
tenaciously as is some terrible giant
had clutched him in a fatal clasp.
Men, women and children-whole
towns and cities are caught in the
baneful grip of this terrible monster.
Have you the grip? Or. rather has
the grip caught you2 If SO, read the
following letters.
These testimonials Will show you the
quickest and best means of Kidding
yourself of this tenacious disease and
its after-effects.
Suffered Twelve Years From After
Effects of La Grippe
Mr.. Victor Patneaude. 32S Madison
ST., Topeka, Kan, we'll known car
penter and member of knights and
Ladies of Security. writes:
Twelve years ago I had severe at
tack of Ia grippe and I never really
recovered my health and strength
but grew weaker every year, until I
was unable to work.
Two years ago I began using Pc
runa and it built up my strength 50
that in a couple of months 1 was able
to go to work again.
This winter I had another attack of
Ia grippe, but Peruna soon drove it
out of my system.
My wife and I consider Peruna a
household remedy"
Pneumonia Followed Ia Crime.
Pe-ru-Ra, the Remedy That
Brought Relief.
Mr.. T. Barnecott, West Aylmer, On
tariO, Can, writes:
Last winter I was i'll with pneu-
monia after having la grippe. I took
Peruna for two months, when I be-
came quite well, and I can say that
any one can be cured by it in a rea-
sOnable time and at littleaexpense.
Every time 1 take a cold I take
some Peruna, which makes me well
again.
Il also advised it for my daughter
who was so i'll with prostration that
she could not follow her trade Of
dressmaking
"A bottle Of Peruna made such a
change in her that she has been able
to follow her trade ever since.
I also induced a young lady, who
was all rundown and confined to the
house, to take Peruna, and after tax
ing Peruna for three months she is
able to follow her trade of tailoring
can recommend Peruna for all
such who are i'll and require a tonic -
Mrs. Jane Gift. Athens Ohio writes:
Six years ago I had la grippe very
bad. I read a testimonial Of a woman
who had been cured of grip by Peruna.
My husband bought me a bottle of Pc
runa- I was soon able to do nv work
continued using it until 1 was cured. -
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by which local rates win be reduced
about 10 per cent The. Southern and
the Georgian Central roads have been
changed from class Q to class B. and
the Atlantic Coast Line has been
transferred from class 3 to class A.
The commission has further decided
to adopt the lowest rates now in effect
in the state as official rates, and no
road will be at liberty to advance them
without the consent of the commits
sioners. The commission also has
adopted what is known as the south
ern classification, which became effec-
tive January 10, 1905, by the action of
the Southeastern Freight association.
The effect of this will be to prevent
any change in the reductions made by
that classification without the consent
of the commission.
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What TO Eat and
When To Eat
Two Important Questions Answered
Easily After Reading This.


Every nutritive element of the best
white wheat grown is found in Malta
Vita This famous food is the whole
of the wheat thoroughly steamed and
cooked in absolute purity and mixed
with the finest malt extract that was
ever made. thus II is the richest.
strongest food in the world. You un-
derstand, of course. that the cooking
and steaming of the wheat gelatinizes
its starch, and then the malt extract.
a powerful digestive agent, quickly
converts this starch into maltese, or
malt sugar. Maltese is great food, and
the weakest stomach digests and as
Stimulates it without effort.
We all know that for many years
physicians of high standing in their
profession have prescribed malt ex-
tracts, which contain large percent
age of maltese. Malta-Vita. the crisp.
delicious whole-wheat food. contains
from eight TO ten per cent Of maltese
When Malta-Vita comes from the
ovens, it is the crispest, most delicious
food in the world, containing only one
per cent Of moisture. The other SO per
cent is food-brain and bone and nerve
and muscle food-and most easily d.
gested.
MaltasVita is always fresh and crisp.
and ready to eat. Delicious, refresh
ing, invigoratfng No other food ike
J it. All grocers. Now 10 cents.
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RECORD oRANGE CROP.
Shipments Are Larger This Year Than
Ever Before


Executive officers of the Southern
present year to break all records in
orange shipments from California Or
ders have just been given by these
companies for 500 additional refrigera-
tor cars Of the latest design, 300 each
road, for early delivery, in addition to
5000 now in service. The new cars
will be forty-two feet long, will weigh
$4,000 pounds and have a capacity of
2,46T cubic feet.
Last year something over 10000 cars
of oranges came out Of California This
year it is believed that the crop will ex-
coed $4,000 carloads, as the acreage
has been materially increased during
the last twelve months, improvements
in the method of growing this fruit in
the last year or two have resulted in
increasing the quality and quantity
and now California oranges have the
call in the markets of the world.
Distribution of the California orange
crop is dictated by the Fruit Growers
association. A car or train load of
oranges starting from Los Angeles or
San Francisco, destined to Chicago
may be diverted to st. Louis or Mime
apolis or run through to New York
or some other point, the ultimate
destination of all shipments being con-
troHed by the market. When a ship
ment leaves California the demand
may be Chicago, but before the train
has reached the Missouri river the
Chicago market may be gIutted with
oranges. while there may be a famine
in the fruit in st. Paul, Kansas City or
St. Louis. Telegra phic orders quickly
divert the shipment to the favorab
market.
The Southern Pacific now has Over
1900 fruit refrigerator cars on side
tracks in California ready for orange
shipments. Clean merchandise freight
is loaded in these cars westbound,
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WOULD SET ASIDE LEASES.
Minority Stakeholder Brings Suit
AGAINST Burlington.

minority StOckhOider Brings Suit
Against Burlington.
Ottawa. Ill. Feb. 13-Charles H. Ven
ner, a minority stakeholder of the Chi
cago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
company of New York city, has filed a
VoluminOus bill in the circuit court here,
in which he asks that the lease of all
the property and franchises of the Chi
cagO, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
company made to the Chicago. Burling-
ton & Quincy Railway company be set
aside and declared null and void The
defendants named in the bill are Chi
eago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
company, Chicago. Burlington & Quincy
railway, Northern Pacific Railway COM
pany Great Northern Railway company.
Union Pacific Railroad company, George
B. Harris, Chicago James J. Hill, ST.
Paul, and Edward H. Hartman of New
Y Ork city.
october 16. 1901. the Chicago. Burling-
ton & Quincy RAILROAD company had
s111. 142. 500 in stock outstanding. This
stock. to the amount of $100.OO0000. was
purchased by the Northern Pacifc and
Great Northern and then was organized
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Rail-
way company by the officers of the two
former companies.
As owners of the stock they leased
the property and franchises of the Chi
cago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
company to the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy Railway company. giving in eX-
change 81 worth of bonds of the new
company for 81 worth of stock of the old
company The new company was or
ganized for 500 444, 900 and the bonds
bear interest at 4 per cent.
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TO CONSIDER THE RULES.
Committee of American Association to
Meet This Week.

Meet This Week.
Chicago. Feb. 13.-The rules com
mittee of the American Railway asso-
citation will meet in Chicago this week
to discuss the present code and sug-
gest such changes as may be consid-
cred necessary.
Railway of1eiaIs in general are
fairly well satisfied with the existing
rules and declare that the travelling
public is comparatively safe under the
existing code. They say that nearly
all accidents are due to a misunder-
standing of orders and not to any de-
feet in the code of rules in use.
'While I would not guarantee that
we will not have a wreck in the next
ten minutes" said r. H.AishtOn, gen.
eral manager of the Northwestern
road. in discussing the rules. yet we
are as safe as it is possible for US to be
when we are compelled to depend
upon the intelligence of trainmen.
However. trainmen are better trained
now than they formerly were, and it
is rarely that an order is misin-
terpreted."
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70 PUT UP A GOOD BRIDGE.
Rock Island to Build steel Structure
Over South Canadian.

Chickasha. I. T. Feb. 13.-It is an
assured fact that the Chicago. Rock
Island & Pacific railway is going to
build a steel bridge across the south
Canadian river at Union City, just
north of here. The grade on both sides
of the river Will be raised so that there
will be no danger Of foods washing the
structure away This river has given
the Rock Island an endless amount OF
trouble and has caused thousands of
dollars worth of damage at that point
Every time a freshet comes the bridge
is almost sure to go out
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Lawrence to Topeka on the new north
track.
Nearly all of the rail has been laid
on the double track from Lawrence
on to Kansas City and gangs are now
at work ballasting the roadbed. 1t is
expected that this work will be COM
pleted within two or three months.
when the entire double track between
Topeka and Kansas City will be ready
for operation. When it is completed
it is understood that both the Rock
Island and the Union Pacific will
shorten up their schedules consider
ably between Topeka and Kansas City.
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pany, operating six mines in the block
district of Indiana. This makes a total
of 35 mines, a number of which are yet
in their infancy so far as the develop
ment of a maximum tonnage is concern
ed. The present normal capacity Of these
80 mines is 1000 tons daily.
The new board of directors of the
Dering Coal company, elected as a re-
suit of the change in control is as fol-
lows: B. F. Yoakum, 3. L. Winchell. c.
". Hilnard, Robert Mather, Robert r.
Hammond A F. Banks, Carl Sholz,
J. NJ. Deripg and James L. Wolcott, of
Delaware.
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RAILROAD NEWS.
Gigantic Deal in TranscOntinen-
tai Lines Being Formulated.
Consolidation of Four Big Roads
Into Two Systems.
IT'S A HILL PROJECT.
Would Injure Harriman's Plans
on Pacific Coast.
Gossip and Matters of Interest
in Railroad Circles.
IT'S A HILL PROJECT.

St Paul. Feb. 13.-Reports are current
here that the most gigantic transconti-
mental railroad deal ever known is being
formulated. 1t is nothing less than the
consolidation Of the Northern Pacific
and the Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul
and the Great Northern and Burlington
into two great transcontinental lines
1t means the putting out Of the EIarri-
man interests on the Pacific coast. 1t
also means a desperate fight between