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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-10

ent Shawnee county district court jury,
is elected foreman for almost every case
on which he serves. Its getting to be
sort of a perpetual affair to me- he
said this morning
Mrs Charles GrOsvernor of Topeka
has been engaged to sing in a concert
given in Lawrence on February 16- Mrs.
GrOsvernor has spent two years in New
ork under the best instruction and the
last year in Berlin.
A union meeting of all the churches
in the city will be held on Sunday night
at the Auditorium under the auspices
of the Christian Endeavor Union Of the
city. The event is the quarter century
anniversary of the society.
The streets are crowded with shop
perS who may be said to be of the
cheap variety inasmuch as most of
them are looking for comic valentines
to send to their friends or in some in
stances their enemies.
The Topeka Turn Verein viii cele-
brate its fOrtieth anniversary this
evening at Turner hall by a pro-
gramme of sports. varied by a farce
"Dr. Trenich's Visiting Hour" which
viii be given in German.
Miss Laura Radford of Calcutta,
India. will address the members Of the
Y. w. C. A. at their rooms Sunday
afternoon. Miss Radford is well known
in Topeka, having formerly been state
secretary OIL the Y W. G. A
Tt is said that one of the citizens of
Topeka who owns an automobile and
went to Chicago presumably to attend
the automobile shaw. made the trip for
the sole purpose of acting as referee in
a prize fight which was pulled oft Tues
day evening.
The bright warm summer days have
their disadvantages as we'll as their adj
vantages. For Instance The young fell
low with a steady feels that it is neces-
sary for him to drive every Sunday and
that means quite a large slice out of
his weekly salary.
r. D. Blaine. siIas Porter and Carr
Taylor. all of Topeka, viii leave to-
night to attend the Lincoln Day BAN
quet at Pratt, kan, on February u.
Ex-Governor Stanley and Joseph l.
Bristow viii be present. This day is
observed yearly in Pratt.
Kubelik, who will appear at the
Auditorium Monday evening, carries a
$1,000 accident policy on each of his
fingers and like amount on each OF
his thumbs. The policy also provides
that if he is compelled to miss an en-
gagement on account of an injury to
either of his hands that he is to re-
ceive $4,000 for each concert missed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-10
SHIPPED $50 QUAIL.
Serious Charge Against William How
ard of Burton.

Newton. Kan. Feb. 1O.-Sherif Blan-
pied went to Burton and there arrested
William Howard, a young man of that
town who is charged with violating the
game law. He brought Howard to
this city and placed him in jail to await
his preliminary before Judge Mears
early next week.
The information charging Howard
with the offense is sworn to by Deputy
Game Warden A. R. AinsWorth and
charges Howard with having shipped
q. basket and a bucket filed with quail
from Burton to Hutchinson, consigned
to some hotel people. The total NUM-
Der of quail in the basket was in the
neighborhoOd of $50 and, as the penalty
for each offense is a fine from IS to
500, each bird constituting an offense,
the charge against Howard is a serious
one.
According to the complaint, Howard
shipped the quail December 10. Soon
afterwards he left the state, going to
Oklahoma as his custom was, and the
officers have been waiting for his re-
turn. Yesterday they received word he
was in Burton and Sheriff Blanpied
went over and arrested him. Howard
claims he has shot only dozen quail
during the winter and that he ate most
of them himself
This is the first case brought under
the new game law in Harvey county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-10
100 HOUSES BURNED.
LittIeton, West Virginia, Is Almost
Wiped Out by Fire.

New Martinsville w. Va, Feb. 10.
Fire broke out in Littleton, an oil
town, and before it could be extin-
guished nearly every business house
was destroyed About 500 of the L.
500 inhabitants are without homes.
and a financial loss of more than
100000 was sustained. The fire
broke out in the attic of the F. w
Crow grocery, in the center of the
town Inside of twenty minutes the
entire business block along the Balti-
more & Ohio track was ablaze.
The Bank of Littleton, the opera
house, the Commercial hotel and sew
eral sIQaller stores and residences
were destroyed. From this block the
flames swept across the Baltimore &
Ohio track to the Exchange bank and
the Del Brugg hotel Flames spread
from house to house with great
rapidly Assistance was sent from
Wheeling and also from Cameron, w
Va. and dynamite was resorted to,
but the high wind carried the flames
across the streets and over tracks,
licking UP the frame dwelling in its
path. One hundred houses were
burned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-10
TOPEKA TESTIMONY.

Thomas Davis, proprietor of barber
shop in the Columbian building. and
residing at 231 Tyler street, Topeka,
kan, says: Il have never lost my. con
hdence in Doan's Kidney Pills since /
used them six years ago. gave a state
ment at that time telling how I had
been troubled with my kidneys for
twenty years. There was a constant
weakening tired out feeling in my back
that greatly depressed me, and at aight
was so restless I could not sleep. There
was a retention of the kidney secretions
which was always worse when I caught
cold. The various remedies I tried fail
ed to give me any permanent relief until
1 procured DOan's Kidney Pills. After
using five boxes all the symptoms of
kidney disorder had disappeared. There
have been occurrences since then, but
never in one case has Doan's Kidney
Pills failed to bring relief Wh.sn back
ache comes on from long standing at
the chair. SATURDAYS especially, I take
a few Doan's Kidney Pills and they
always afford me prompt and effective
relief"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-10

slips be furnished free Of charge to the
merchants of the city to be enclosed in
their correspondence.
James II. Lathrop, of Oakland, asked
that the Commercial club furnish funds
for the establishment of a newspaper in
Oakland for the purpose Of advertising
the Semieentennial and advocating the
annexation of Oakland to the city OF
Topeka.
On motion of c. K. Holiday, presi-
dent Of the Commercial club, a resolu-
ton was adopted providing that the
rext meeting Of the Commercial club
VIII be held on the Sth of March
and win be in the form of d smoker.
Two minute talks on civic improve
ment were called for from the members
of the club by the president and while
most of them drffted into orations OF
greater length the matter Of civic ina-
provement was thoroughly discussed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-10
K.U. Wins at Basket Ban.

Kansas CITY, Feb. 10.-The Univer-
sity OF Kansas basket ball five won a
one sided game from the Independence
Athletic club team at Independence.
The score was 43 to 16 The Jayhawk-
ers were on the long end OF the score
at all stages of the contest and, in fact,
were never fully extended
The Kansas five will play the Y. NJ.
c. A. Tigers tonight on the Y. NJ. c. A.
courts. The Tigers have shown inn
provement in their last games and
hope to give the sJayhawkers a good
game. The contest will begin about 8
o'clock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-10

for decorating their depots and gem
eral Office buildings; to the merchants
and business men for decorating and
illuminating the business houses and
lastly to the citizens generally for their
cordial greeting to the delegates 1t
demonstrated what Topeka can do
when we get together. May we have
more OF it.
For Civic Improvements.
An amendment to the bylaws which
reads Amend section 8, article ? Of the
bylaws so as TO provide for a standing
committee on civic Improvement was
proposed and under the rules of the as
ISOLATION will go over until the next
meeting when it win be adopted and
the committee appointed.
George NJ. Noble suggested that the
club have a number of slips printed
showing the advantages of Topeka as q
manufacturing center and that these
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-10
Found Desd in Bed.

Emporia, Kan. Feb. 10.-JOhn S. Will
Jams was found dead in his bed here
Friday. He attended church the previ-
Gus evening but retired early, saying
he did not feel well. Williams was one
Of the early residents of Lyon county
and until lately a prominent farmer. He
was "A years old. The funeral viii take
place Monday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-10
MULVANE WAS THERE.
President Roosevelt Entertains Mem
bers of National Committee.

Washington, Feb. 10. - President
Roosevelt entertained at dinner at the
White House in honor of the executive
committee and officers Of the Republi-
can national committee. The guests in
Guided Chairman @. B. Cortelyou, Vice
Chairman Harry S. New, Treasurer c.
n. Bliss, Senator Scott of Wess Vir-
ginia, Franklin Murphy, d. W. Null
vane, Elmer Dover, Representative J.
A Tawney and First Assistant Post
master Hitchcock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-10

Cleveland, o.. Feb. 10.-RaIph Cad
waIlader, a pitcher in last years Sioux
City Ia, baseball team. has signed as
pitcher with the Cleveland American
league team Howard Wakefield, a
catcher in the Des Moines club last
season. also signed with Cleveland to
play the same position. The club has
seventeen men already signed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-10

Minneapolis. Feb. 10.-AH the judges
in Minneapolis will hencefOrth scorn
railroad passes A movement started
recently by the district bench Of Hen
nepin county has resulted in all tn
judges in the state sending back their
annual MISSES.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-10
ReadIne Garfeld Renort Fnsls.

Chicago, Feb. 10.-The reading OF the
report Of Commissioner Garfield has
been finished in the packers case. A re-
cess was taken until Tuesday, when the
first witness to be placed upon the stand
win probably be Edward Cudahy Of
Cnra Ia
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-10

Pittsburg, Pa. Feb ia convict in
the western penitentiary has been at
tackled with smallpox. Every precau-
ton is being taken to prevent a spread
Of the disease among the $50 other in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-10

for our city, let this corporation sub
scribe and pay for limited amount Of
such companys stock at 80 per cent
Of what such stock is being sold for to
others. This will assure the enter
prise for Topeka, help put it into Ope-
ration and give employment to our citi-
zenS. As soon as this finance corpora
ton receives its stock, let it be offered
through eastern brokers and to local
investors at its regular selling price
that is the price at which the company
is selling it-pay the eastern broker
his regular per cent commission
and keen the remainder for its own
profit. This viii bring the funds of
the corporation back into its treasury
in readiness for helping another. IN
case the stock was not quickly sold,
featuring concern would be shared by
the FINANCING corporation 50 long as
they retained their investment in it
and in proportion thereto. This should
make the corporation not only self
supporting, but reasonably prOfta ble
as well.
A corporation of the kind mention
ed having an authorized capital of say
500 600 would require a first pay
ment of from per cent to 10 per cent
paid in to start with: this would be
sufficient to aid in bringing one or two
good enterprises here; following this
additional assessments mot exceeding
per cent in any one month"; for new
enterprises would be necessary and
could be made. provided a sufficient
amount of the stock which it had al
ready subscribed and paid for had not
already been sold or these additional
assessments should be made only in
such amounts as would be actually
necessary to cover the amount used to
aid the enterprise which was being
fostered hence they would be small
and easily provided for by each in
dividuaL Not only so but it is rea-
sonable to suppose that after the first
few assessments additional ones would
seldom be necessary because the sale
of the various stocks held by it would
he going on constantly in a greater or
less decree and as fast as sold the re-
ceipts therefron would come back into
the treasury to be used again for Otller
enterprises.
Mr.. Bennetts communication was
referred to the committee on trade ex-
tension without discussion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-10

great merit of Doan's Kidney Pills is
testimony of residents Of this city who
have used the remedy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-10

III q 4A0ONs
The Commercial club seemed as a
body to be afflicted with an enlarged
streak of generosity, at any rate they
voted to extend thanks to about every
one who were in any way connected
with the enterprises which have been
in the hands of the members of the
Commercial club of late.
The excursion to Onaga on the Occa-
sion of the opening of the new Topeka
Northwestern railroad was a great
success and a pleasure to all those who
participated. The club then adopted
the following resolution:
Resolved, That the thanks of the
Commercial club are rendered to the
officers of the Union Pacific Railway
company and Mr.. N. H. LOOMS, general
attorney for the road for the very gen
erous arrangement made for our COM
fort. We express the hope that the in
vestment Will prove to be paying one.
Our thanks are due to the Commercial
club and citizens of Onaga for the
hearty welcome accorded the delegates;
the demonstration by the school chill
dren was particularly pleasing and the
dinner served by the ladles-WOrds fail
US in such an emergency-it was de-
Resolved, That an invitation be sent
to the Commercial club of Onaga their
wives and families, their sisters,
their cousins and their aunts. to return
the visit at an early date; that this in
vitation be extended to the citizens at
intermediate points and that the enter
tainment committee is hereby directed
to provide suitable, patriotic and re-
freshing entertainment for our visitors
and that our business men generally be
requested to turn out and assist IN e1-
tending a hearty greeting.
Following the adoption OF TINS reso-
luton the following communication
was read from John e. Frost CHAIR
man of the Sennicentennial convention,
and the resolution adopted:
seThe most enthusiastic friends OF the
Semicentennial could not have asked
for a larger or more representative
convention than the one held in this
city on Kansas day, January ~. 1t IS
due to the citizens of Topeka Who
made such elaborate preparations for
the meeting that some acknowledge
ment be made of the interest taken IN
the great convention, therefore.
ssResolved, That the thanks OF the
Commercial club are hereby rendered
to the Topeka railway company Tor
the use of the special cars for the dele
gates and for their handsome decora-
tons on Kansas avenue; to the Mid
winter EXPOSITION association for the
masses to the 'grea test show on earth
to Crawford & Kane and A H. Hagen
for free admission of delegates to their
vaudeville tn eaters; to the topeka
club. the Elks the Eagles, AmIty club,
Arnerican Skat club. Demo-
rita Bile manner in which they enter
tanned the city's guests. to the Missouri
& Kansas and the Independent Iele-
phone companies for the free use OF
the long distance liness to the executive
council for the use of the house or
representatives to the Santa Fe ana
Rock Island and Union Pacific ROADS
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"A. H. Bennett favored Incorporating
a company in Topeka to be known as
the Western Finance corporation with
a view of promoting trade extension.
The resolution provides that the com
pany be incorporated under South Da-
kota laws, for the express purpose of
interesting manufacturing enterprises
to locate here at Topeka, and helping
the worthy ones ia some practical
manner as follows.
When a company wishes to locate
here and must have additional funds
for establishing or increasing its plant
or business. let the directors of this
finance corporation make a full and
thorough investigation of the PROPOSE
ton. and if found worthy, practical
and desirable as a business enterprise
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> best proof We caa offer Of the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-08-21
strengthening the BACK.

A fSod exercise to strengthen the
back and remove excessive flesh from
the hips can be taken in ones own bed
room. 1t consists simply in picking up
small stool or chair and raising it
high over the head, and then bending
over, placing it on the floor. Repeat
this movement, raising the stool high
above the head, and putting it back on
the floor until tired 1t is a good idea
also to take a deep breath when you
raise the arms above the head and eX-
pei when you put the stool to the floor,
This is vigorous exercise, and if kept
up will not only strengthen the muscles
of the back. but drive away the super
fiuous flesh from the hips.-Medical
Talk.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-08-21
CoIors to Wear.

Green sets off white and rosy skins.
1t should he relieved with white, red
and rose.
Rose-color should not be against the
skin. 1t should be separated by the
hair, or white or green.
Bright blue becomes the blonde. 1t
should never have any relief of rose
or violet, but yellow and orange have
rather good effect.
A brunette may wear blue, provided
it is relieved with orange or yellow.
Dead white against the skin may be
worn by the blonde or brunette, but the
skin must be white or rosy.
Black relieved with white, red or
rose suits both blondes and brunettes
but the latter less than the former.
Red against the skin lessons the in
tensity of a very high color.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-08-21
A Poor Likeness.

An artist who had painted a portrait
of a gentleman who was fond of good
living, summoned one of the household
servants OF his subject to see the pic
ture before it was sent home. The can
vas was displayed on an easel, and the
servant came to view it. For a long
time he gazed upon it with evident adj
mTration, but at last found words TO ex-
press his approval. There's no doubt
that the portrait represents my mas
ter" he said. AS he approached closer
to the counterfeit presentment to get a
better view, the painter shouted, Take
care-he's not dry The man turned
with a comical look on his face, and,
shaking his head. said, "Ah. then, I've
made mistake, and you've made a
mistake, 1t can't be my naster-he is
always day."
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(To be continued
ALUMINIUM PROCESSES.
Review of the Methods of Obtaining
the Metal.

Review of the Methods of Obtaining
the Metal.
The successful chemical processes for
aluminium, which were all based upon
the reduction of salts of aluminium
with sodium, and were simply modifiea-
| tons of the method used by Wohler In
1927. when he discovered the metal,
brought first and foremost in their
train the remarkable cheapening in the
manufacture of sodium; because, unless
sodium could be obtained at a low cost
it was impossible to manufacture
aluminium cheaply. However, by pure
ly chemical processes it was never
found possible TO produce alumni
ium below about 80 shillings per
kilo, says London Kilo. In fact, in 1888
the price was SO shillings per kilo, but
at the end of 1891, soon after the adj
vent of successful electrolytic processes,
it had fallen to s shillings, and at the
present day it is rather less than 2
shillings per kilo.
To the brothers Cowles of America
belongs the honor of first producing
working furnace in which they were
able by electrical and clectrolytic meth
DDS, to obtain alloys of aluminium with
other metals by striking an arc in
mixture of bauxite and oxide of iron
or other metal. The Heroult seems to
have been the first furnace in which
fused aluminium salt-cryolite-was
actually electrolysed on a commercial
scale, and notifications of those fur
naces are at the present day among the
most successful which are employed.
and the one worked by the British
Aluminium Company at Foyers is a
Heroult.
The production of aluminium is es-
sentially one of electrolysis, but it is
also electrothermie IL g far as the
6issass ST tie ccuiffreht Serves s to keep
the bath molten. The bath usually CON
sists in the first place Of fused cryolite,
and as the electrolysis continues the
loss Of aluminium is replaced by addi-
tons of aluminium fuoride or of
alumina. If the bath were regenerated
ny COHlluudl VI CTyOlIIo. III
time the quantity of sodium fuoride
would become excessive, and sodium
and not aluminium would be yielded I'D
at the cathode.
Most authorities consider that In
bath which is regenerated with alumina
the alumina and not the fluoride under
goes electrolysis. Adolphe Minet, how
ever, considers that it is the aluminium
fluoride which undergoes electrolysis
and that the fuorine given up at the
anode continuously reproduces cryolite
Aluminium is perhaps of more gen
eral use in the form of its alloys than
in the pure condition. We see that NJ
Minet mentions its use in the pure
state for surgical instruments-woe be-
tide these instruments If antisepticized
in mercuric chloride.
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Love and Sad Cooking.

Good housekeeping has far more to
do with domestic happiness than most
young people dream, and it is a melan-
choly fact that love is often killed by
bad cooking.
Without good housekeeping even the
most romantic devotion will often dwin-
die and die, and therefore it behooves
al, maidens TO make a study of house
wifery before they take upon them
seives the duties pertaining to the mis-
tress OF household.
Nowadays, more than ever, perhaps
women need TO remember that their
best and most beautiful work is TO be
done In their own homes. OF course,
the man who marries a woman merely
because he wants q lady TO sit at the
head Of his table and to look after his
house does not deserve to be happy.
But 1t is not Of such case as this
that this article deals, but rather the
case OF the married lovers. who, per
haps-by slow degrees. maybe, but none
the less surely-become alienated by
the irritation and friction caused By
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-08-21

The route led directly through the
heart of the Hung hutze" country,
which was at that time in a state of
disorder, says q correspondent of The
New Far East As l had no passport
to travel in that locality, l was forced
to conceal myself in one of those in
struments of torture known as a Pekin
cart, my luggage occupying another.
The arrangements were made by a
Christian friend of mine in Mukden,
who committed me to the care of an old
carter with instruction for him to get
me across the border.
We left Mukden just before the
dawn one morning, and Travelled for
two days, finally arriving safely in neu-
trail territory. Two nights / slept in
villages infested by Hung hutzes." 1t
would have been a simple matter for
them to have made away with me and
seized my effects and my carter could
have easily betrayed me without fear
of detection. But such was my conf
ldence in the integrity of the Chinese
that did not feel the slightest uneasi-
ness, although was entirely unarmed.
During the entire trip l was COM
PEELED to trust absolutely to the old
carter, not being able to hold any com
munication with him, as he did not
understand a word Of English or any
other foreign language, and cannot
speak Chinese He showed great clev-
erness in getting me across the Lao
river. past the Cossack border guards,
without being detected; and when we
arrived at Sinmintin he seemed even
more pleased than myself, and refused
to accept any remuneration In excess
OF the sum agreed upon.