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The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-12
Dangerous Kidney Diseases
Cured.

When the kidneys become affected
by catarrh, either from colds, over
work, or an extension of catarrh
from some other organ, they fail to
perform their normal functions.
It is the work Of the kidneys to ex-
crete from the blood many of the
poisons which accumulate in the body.
If the kidneys fail in their work, the
poisons accumulate to such an extent
as to cause convulsions. which often
prove fatal.
Peruna, by relieving the kidneys of
their congested and catarrhal condi-
tions. leaves them free to act in a
normal manner.
It also strengthens the action of the
heart, equalizing the circulation of the
blood in all parts Of the system.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-12
FOR A NEW OfILEAGE BOOK.
Western Passenger Association Com
mittee to Formulate a Plan.

Western Passenger Association Com
mittee to Formulate Plan.
A new system of issuing mileage
books may be adopted by the Western
Passenger association. A committee
was appointed at the meeting recently
held in Denver to formulate a new ar
rangement and report it to the asso-
citation.
The mileage tickets are unsatisfac-
tory to both the commercial interests
and the railroads and a plan is on foot
to rearrange the present method Of is
suance. The subject was referred to a
committee representing the strongest
lines in the association. The commit
tee Is expected to report soon and as
soon as 1t is ready a meeting of the as
sociation will be called to discuss 1t.
The mileage books now in use were
put forward in December 1903. and
the experience is such that the con-
tinuance of them is not regarded with
favor. Several suggestions have been
made. but no action is to be taken un-
til the committee reports.
The first kind of mileage book is for
I 900 miles. for individual use, and
sold at $25. or 25z cents a mile. They
are good only on the road that issues
them. The second kind of mileage
book book IS an interchangeable mile
age book for 1000 miles. book Is
sold at $50 and rebate of $3.50 Is
given when the cover IS returned SO
Genus gong toWdIu CledEln8 expense.
The book gives a rate Of 2 cents
mile. when it is used in one year. This
kind of book Is good on all lines of the
association east Of the Missouri river
Another arrangement Is the Gre
Dental. The patron pays 81 for Gre
Dental. which, at the end of a year en-
titles him to rebate of I cent mile,
II he has Travelled 1000 miles or more
by purchasing local tickets at the
usual rates. The credentiaI IS good on
all lines Of the association east Of the
Missouri river.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-12

ages which he alleges he has sus-
tained by reason OF the accident, which
has united his wife for the labor she
formerly performed and for the ex-
pense he has been to and viii have to
stand in the future.
Mrs. Brock was driving along a
highway west OF Cherryvale on May
II, 1904. when she saw a red auto
mobile approaching apparently at the
rate of twelve miles an hour. She was
driving a young horse which imme-
dIately took notice of the oncoming
machine. Mrs. Brock seized the lines
and pulled the animal out of the road
way, at the same time signaling the
machine to stop. Had it done so. it
is alleged, the horse could have been
gotten past safely, but the drivers con-
tinued to approach at rapid rate Of
speed, not even, plaintiff ayers. turn
ing out of the roadway.
The frantic horse dashed the vehicle
against a telegraph pole and Mrs.
Brock sustained severe injuries which
she says have crippled her for life. Mr.
Brock says his wife has been accus-
toned to doing the housework and
overseeing the work usual about farm
house. She has also cared for the
children and assisted in the marketing
of produce
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-12
SIR KNIGHT
WIN. L. MANEELEY
s2d Degree of Mary Commanderv pb,1..
aelphia, Reeovsrs From Bright's
nisaara

During conclave week in San Frrancisco
Sir knight VIM H ManeeIev of iq64 n
Seventeenth street. PHILADELPHIA Of No., ~
commandery, called at the 6fYiCe of '-S',g T0b5g
j. Fuiton Co to report his recovery
de stated that he had both Brjghfss dis
ease and diabetes for years and had gof
ten so low he could not speak for a SSois
hour al time, and had to be NM in i-s
packs. A leading physician sent him x-oT9
that ne had had several cases rer,S-s,- Ne =
un9er a preparation made in California
caled tglton.s Compound Maneelev sent e'-'s
1or IT, The third night he got the f7et
natural sleep IN months and improver1eTs :
was then gradual. but continuous ~, ~ -
he IS now the picture OF health -' 81
. Among other well known Phf1adelrrta,,.
who had recovered he mentioned R1ebsr7
Fflbert, Mrs. E T. Snow of 1SI5 C,1 ~ {. 4 u u
avenue also two z Tents of n @ pa
whom he told OF it; also the VIC - ~ e'4l' i
physician and several others NssSns n Iii 4
know now 10 approach Mr. Nanesfe,-" " - -
get me eternal truth as to tha e5e-,,5t "
ness OF rms profound discovery
we again announce to the vz-o4.l4 49,,
curabiNty OF chronic Bright's diseess -, ~ :
diabetes IN fully ST per cent OF ali rss.s siie
F. 2. Sim druggist, agent for 7,a1el-..
Es2 and 1901 Kansas ave 0i AOpeANar
When to suspect Bright's ,7isss-.
sess or loss Of weight; puffy ankles. hands
or eyelds; dropsys kidney trouble sftas
he tE4rd month; urine may show eaS1I
nenti Laiilng vision; drowsiness: one ~
uore Of these. 9He OF
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-12
MR.. COREY ON Steel TIES.
Head of steel Trust Thinks They VIII
Be Generally Used Soon.

William E. Cory. president Of the
United States Steel corporation. has
issued a circular letter to railroad
presidents and financial interests of
the country soliciting support and CO.
operation in the working out of the
problem to replace wooden railroad
ties with steel ties.
In this letter Mr.. Corey predicts that
the next great step in the street manu-
featuring industry of this country will
be the general Introduction of steel
shapes to replace the wooden ties.
The Carnegie Steel company through
its engineering corps has worked out
many details in connection with the en-
gineering features, cost of installation
and maintenance, as compared with
wooden ties. These data are placed
at the disposal of the railroad officials.
In the letter Mr.. Corey saws:
I'm the discovery and fostering Of
new uses for steel. think you viii
agree with me that the interests Of
the railroads and the steel manufactur-
ers are identical. The manufacture of
steel in this country. as you know. re-
ceived its first great impetus through
the use of steel for rails. Further
growth resulted from the use OF steel
in shipbuilding, pipe lines. tanks,
BUILDINGS, and last a great expansion
from the introduction of. steel cars.
We confidently predict that the
next great step will be the gen eraI
introduction Of steel shapes. to replace
wooden ties. BY the end Of this year
the Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad
company expect to have in their tracks
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-12
HUNDREDS ARE THERE.
Kansas Commercial Travellers Fnio1
Themselves at Wichita.

Wichita, Kas., May 12-The United
Commercial Travellers, in annual con-
vention here, devoted both sessions to
business meetings. Today officers will
be elected to serve one year.
Many of the hundreds of travelling
salesmen who are here to attend the
convention are accompanied by their
wives and families. Grand Counselor
F. B. Gatchell, of Topeka. responded
at the opening session to an address
of welcome by Mayor Ross. Last
night the travelling men and their wives
attended a ball given in their honor.
In the afternoon a reception was
given at the state Masonic home for
the travelling mems wives. Today the
commercial men will go in parade on
foot and in vehicles. The seven bands
in attendance will be in the parade
In the afternoon the travellers will at
tend a game of baseball between the
Jobbers of this city and the Oklahoma
City teams.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-12

ner and within a short while. he de-
clares, there will be some amazing de-
velopments-
Just now. said Mr.. McCaulley.
we are considering a branch to Del
Rio, a sprightly little city down on the
Rio Grande near the town of Langtry,
which was made famous by Judge Roy
Beans constituted court.
Those were real Texas days@those
days when Judge Bean fined passen-
gers on the Sunset line who stopped in
Langtry for lunch=at Judge Beans s
lunch counter. tOo-but those days
have passed and development is now
the Texas watchword.'
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-12
HEN ADOPTS FAMILY OF CATS.
Hovers Over Them at Night and Cares
For Them During the Day.


Mr.. Caleb Brewster, has a remark
able instance of transmigration of ma
ternal affections at his home on Ken
nedy avenue. Some time ago his cat
became the mother of four kittens
which first saw the light of day in the
loft of the barn. About four weeks
after their first appearance on earth
the mother cat concluded that she
would be nearer her work if she NOV
ed her family down stairs in the barn
and selected a barrel in which some
hay had been placed and was used as
a nest for half a dozen hens which
were using it on the cooperative plan
When the cat and her family moved
in the hens, with one exception, paid
their rent and vacated. This one ex-
ceptiOn was a Hamburg hen which
continued to use the nest with the kit
tens and soon became so attached to
them that she quit laying and now
pays all her attention to the kittens
She hovers over them in the day when
the old cat is away and shares the
cats duties at night, never going away
from the barrel and when any one
approaches the kittens she makes a
fuss the same as hen with a brood
of chickens, clucking to them and per
forming all the duties of a hen mother.
Fort Scott Tribune.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-12
STEAMSHIP LINES KICK.
Opposed to Methods of Railways In
Handling CoIonist Traffic.

Opposed to Methods of Railways in
Handling COlonist Traffic.
Transatlantic steamship companies
have made complaint to the western
and transcontinental railroads about
their manner of making coIonist rates
The tendency of the plan pursued, they
say, is to concentrate ali the immigrant
steamship business on the limited dates
on when reduced one-way colonlsr
rates are in effect in this country This
causes great inconvenience and loss to
the steamship companies. The rail-
roads allow the steamship agents to sell
tickets at colonist rates in Europe all
the year round, but these tickets are
good in this country only for limited
defined periods. The result is that
immigrants buy tickets when it suits
them to do so, but wait until the colon
lists rates are in effect here, and then
come with rush. overcrowding the
steamers at one period and leaving
them empty at others. The steamship
companies want tickets sold in Europe
only between the dates on which they
are effective here and have them made
good for transportation any time with
in the limits Of the year in which
they are sold. The roads are now
considering the matter and may decide
to grant this request.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-12
HEAVY RAILS IN DEMAND.
Their Use Has Increased Greatly in the
Last Ten Years.


Last Ten Years.
The extent to which the heavier
steel rail has supplanted the lighter
sections during the last decade is il
lustrated in the current number of the
Iron Trade Review, which finds that
since 1897 the proportion of rails
weighing eighty-f1ve pounds and over
to the ward has increased from 21.5
per cent of the country's total rail pro-
duction to 49.1 per cent in 1905 and to
even a larPer figure this year. The
gain of the heavy section has been
steady, except for slight set-backs IN
1901 and 1904. The former was unim-
portant and the latter is easily ex-
planned.
In 1902 and 1903 the total tonnage
Of rails was about the same but in
1902 the proportion of heavy rails was
"a per cent and in 1903 it was A.
per cent In 1902 there was much
roads, which in general take rails less
than eighty-five pounds. In 1903, on
the other hand, the orders were much
more strictly confined to replacement
orders by the large roads, and heavy
sections were taken This put the pro-
portion very high
Then for the season of 1904 the
large roads were hoping for a reduc-
tion in price and placed orders as small
as possible, which put the proportion
down again.
There has not been noticed in the
last three or four years any greater
tendency toward the 100-Dound rail.
Most of the roads still prefer an eighty
five or ninety-pound rail- Instead of
going in for still heavier rails, the
railroads are more likely to call for
better material. The desire for open
hearth rails has much increased and
nickel and other alloy steel may find
much vogue.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-12

slight glimpse of the vast array Of un-
solicited endorsements we are receiv-
ing every month.
No other physician in the world has
received such volume Of enthusiastic
letters Of thanks as DR.. Hartman for
Peruna-
Revised Formula.
For a number of years requests
have come to me from multitude of
grateful friends urging that Peruna be
given slight laxative quality. I have
been experimenting with laxative ad-
dition for quite a length of time, and
now feel gratifled to announce to the
friends Of Peruna that have incorpo-
rated such quality in the medicine
which, in my opinion, can only en-
hance its we'll known beneficial char
acter. S. B. HARTMAN. NJ. D.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-12
FOR SODA ASH PLANT.
Hutchinson Business Men Are Taking
StocIz.

Hutchinson Business Men Are Taking
Stock.
Hutchinson, Kan, May 12.=Ten
thousand dollars was raised in twenty
minutes at the Commercial club rooms,
when the soda ash proposition was ac-
cepted and stock subscriptions were
called for. More is being signed for
today and the club expects to push the
securing Of stock subscriptions till
$50, 600 in amount has been secured.
When this sum is raised the soda ash
men say they will produce $450,0OO
and will start the work of construct
ing the plant.
The estimated cost of the plant
complete and ready to run is $375,0O0
according to the figures given by Mr..
Faulkner. This would leave from
S50O000 the sum of $125,0O0 in work
ing capital for the purchase of mater
ial and getting ready for business.
This capital would be a revolving ma
tertal and labor fund. and would be
sufficient to handle the business.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-12
An AUTO RESPONSIBLE.
CoffeyvilIe Woman Injured So Hus-
band Seeks DAMAGES.

Independence May Ia. T. Brock,
through his attorney, A B. Clark, has
brought suit against Geo. and VIM.
Francis, Of the Cofeyville Brick com
pany for $3.50 for damages which
ms wife, Calista J. Brock, sustained
because her horse was frfghtened bv
an automobile driven by defendants,
and Mrs. Brock was thrown from her
buggy and was injured for life it is
claimed
Mrs. Brock sued for $4,000 dam
ages on her own account. and the case
was heard three times. The last time
mrs Brock secured a verdict for So
UOV- The Messrs. Francis appealed to
me supreme court. or viii do so.
4nls time Mr.. Brock sues for dam
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-12
10 FIGHT FARE REDUCTION.
General Passenger Agents of Texas
Make Up Their Minds to This.

San Antonio, May 12.@GeneraI pass
enger agents Of all the Texas lines met
in this city yesterday in regular ses-
sion They discussed the proposed re-
duction of passenger rates on the
Houston & Texas Central railway,
which is soon to be considered by the
Texas Railway Commission, and
made plans for the arguments which
will be made on the hearin-- to show
that the reduction will be a bad thing
for the roads.
While the reduction asked is to ap-
ply to only one line, it will mean. If
adopted. the reduction of passenger
rates on most of the lines, for they
are all competitors. Other matters dis
cussed were the convention-rate situa-
ton and the broker proposition.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-12

10000 of these ties, which will cover
forty-two miles of track and weigh
$3.50 tons. This expenditure IS based
on experimental track laid by them in
the fall of 1904. which has shown sat
isfactory results under the exception
al heavy traffic Of last year. In ad-
ditfon experimental lots have been laid
bv about ten other companies Your
people are no doubt familiar with this
subject and the purpose of this letter
is to ask if we may not count on your
cooperation to the successful working
out of this problem. which will mean
so much to US as manufacturers, and
to you as carriers.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-12
LUCKY TO HAVE ONLY So.
Arkansas City Man Easy Victim OF a
Confidence Rogue.

NOuAuSHCC NAOSuC.
Arkansas City. May 12.=C. Robin
son, of Augusta, who has arrived in the
city TO take a position in the plant
Of the c. T. Wells Produce company
is loser SIS because he nut too much
confidence in a stranger and went
against the old check trick. Mr.. Rob-
inson came to this city on train No.
113- At Winfield a stranger presented
himself to Mr.. Robinson and succeed
ed in striking up an acquaintance
The stranger introduced himself as
being a Mr.. Howard from Oklahoma
City, Mr.. Howard stated that he was
in hard luck. that he had some express
to pay here and lacked about s5 of
the necessary cash. However, he had
a draft for much larger amount and
this he would gladly let Mr. Robin
son hold # in return he would supply
him with the SIS. Mr.. Robinson want
ed to be accommodating and being as
sured that the other man would speed
lily get the cash and return it to him,
made the exchange and got the SIS for
the draft.
When the train reached Arkansas
City Mr. Howard disappeared and all
efforts to locate him failed.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-12
A BIG OIL SALE.
c. a. Stannard of Emporia Purchases
1927 Barrels.

Chanute. Kan. May 12.=C. A. Stan
nard of Emporia has bought the oil in
the Kansas and Texas company's big
tank. north of town. The oil was
gagged and it was found that the tank
contains 1921 barrels. This is the
largest single sale ever made in the
Chanute field.
Mr.. Stannard will load the oil in
tank cars and ship it for fuel. There
Will be about sixty car loads in all. if
the Santa Fe railroads tank cars are
used. If some Of the shipments are
made over the NJ. K. & T. road, there
will be about seventy loads. as their
cars are smaller than those used by
the Santa Fe.
Mayor F. W. Fem of Humboldt, was
in the city his morning. looking after
the closing of the deal. He repre-
sents Mr.. Stannard. While here Mr..
Fem went down to Urbana, where
two cars of fuel oil were shipped out
this morning. and he says two cars
were shipped out of Humboldt yester-
daV
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-12
J. K. ANDERSON GETS FORTUNE
Former Santa Fe EmDIoye Is Left
$4,000 by Uncle

Mr. J. Kenneth Anderson. a former
resident of Topeka. who has been in
New York for the past year an da half,
is rs-,orted to have lately come into an
Inheritance Of some forty thousand
dollars left him by a wealthy uncle in
Ind1ana. The young man while in To-
paka was for a long time employed in
the Offices of the Santa F'e railway com
pany as stenograDher. He has. been
unusually successful since going to
New York and has large circle of ac-
ouaintances there. He was quite pop
ular in Topeka, and it viii be interest
ing to his many friends here to learn
of his good fortune.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-12
VII UsE PHoNoGRAPHs.
Pennsylvania Has Novel Plan to An
nOunce Trims.

Pittsburg, Pa, May 12.-The Penn
sylvania railroad has decided to abolish
the train announcer. Instead the an
nouncements will be made by a phono-
graph which it is hoped will enun-
ciate more distinctly and which viii in
cidentaIly save the company several
thousand dollars a year. The phono-
graphs viii be worked by an electric
switch from the train dispatcher's Of
fee and they viii also call out the
changes in running time, changes of
schedule and all other announcements
that are necessary.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-12

High Commendation for Pe-ru-na.
Mr. c. B. Fizer, Mt Sterling, Ky.
writes:
II have suffered with kidney and
bladder trouble for ten years past.
Last March I commenced using
your Peruna and continued for three
months.
Il have not used it since. nor have
felt a pain.
''I believe that L am well and 1
therefore give my highest commenda-
ton TO the curative qualities OF Pc
runa"
Neglected catarrh of the kidneys is
apt to develop into Bright's disease or
diabetes, when a cure is almost an
impossfbility.
We have on file many testimonials
like the ones given here.
We can give our readers only a
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-12
VIII DESTROY THE LIQUOR.
Allen County Weary OF Paying Rent
For Whisky Storage.

lola May 12.-The county commits
sioners have refused to longer nav rent
for a building in which to store the
liquor captured in raids made BY AS
slstant Attorney General Evans and
County Attorney Clifford and tbe
liquor will be destroyed in a few davs.
The lease of the buildig exnires tofjav
County Attorney Clifford has alread,-
secured an order from the district
court Ior the destruction of that which
was seized under his Drosecutior 49,
Assistant Attorney General Evans viii
probably ask for an order from tbe
court for the destruction Of that falSen
under his prosecution. With the excen-
tlon OF ne liquor which was taken
be DESTROYED. W
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-12
FoRENlEN ELECT OFFICERS.
b. e. Barton of This City Is on the
Executive Committee.


st. Louis. MAY 12.@The Internation-
al Railway General Foremen's associa-
ton elected officers yesterday for the
terminated today. c. A. Swan. Jr., OF
St. Louis, first vice president was
elected president. Elton f. Fay, of the
Union Pacific, at Cheyenne, Wy, sec
ond vice president. was elected first
vice president. Lee R. Latzures OF the
Erie at Hornellsville, N. Y, third vice
president was elected second vice
president. William E. Farrell OF the
Big Four, at Delaware, o., fourth vice
president. was elected third vice presi-
dent ]. J. HOulihan, of the wabash at
Fort WAYNE Ind. was elected fourth
vice president. Z. G. Cook, of St.
Louis, editor of the Railway Journal,
was reelected secretary H. +, Mar
tyr. of the Frisco at Cape Girardeau.
was elected to the new office OF treas
urer.
The two new members of the execu-
tive committee are S. A. Moore. OF the
Rock Island at Chickasha, /. T., and
J. c. Wilkinson, of the Rock Island at
Shawnee. T. T. The executive COM
rnittee includes besides Messrs- Moore
and Wilkerson, the following mem
bers: B. E. Barton. OF the santa F'e at
Topeka; G. w Keller, of the Norfolk
& Western at Portsmouth, O., and G.
H. Voges of the Big Four al Belle
fontaine, O.
The association was organized in St.
Louis last autumn. About forty new
members were received this week, and
the total mem mbership at the present
Railway Journal, was one of the lead
ing spirits in organizing the associa-
ton and he continues to give 1t his
enthusiastic supnort
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-12
MADE DESPERATE EFFORTS.
GOOdland Man Shoots Himself Twice
Yet Failed to Die.

Goodland, Kan, May 12.-D. Har-
nois. a stranger in this city. tried to
commit suicide Thursday evening. just
after dark. by shooting himself twice
IN the head, and not being successful
in the first attempt, afterward cut his
throat with a razor. The small caiber
of the pistol probably prevented the
accomplishment of his purpose. as
both bullets glanced from the skull,
just above the right ear, leaving only
scalp wounds. The cut with the razor
was more serious. barely missing the
jugular vein on the left side of the
throat and producing an ugly wound.
depot. heard the shots. and were at
tracted to the place by the groans Of
old man. Help was summoned and
he was carried to the Esther hotel
where DR.. Gulck was called to at
tend him. The wounds were dressed,
and not being serious, the patient is
now on the road to recovery.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-12
NeWton's CROWN small

Newton, Kan, May 12=The returns
Of the city assessor. J. L. Cavenv show
that Newton has gained 144 in its
population the last year The -,
lation last year. according to +bs ~
SCISSOR was 65s1; this year it is 6735
There is no possibility of the poDuIa-