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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-07
was done by both teams. but without

was done by both teams. but without
avail
Paramount won the toss and chose the
KICKOFF against a strong wind, which
helped the Quakers in two or three
forced punts, and. enabled them to get
thoroughly warmed up to meet the
rushes of the Hill men In the last half
the wind was in favor of Paramount,
and Friends were kept bl%sr from first
to last The halves were thirty minutes
each, and both teams stood the scriIn-
mage we'll The SaIters and Wednore
for Fairmount and Shinn and Johns for
Friends were the star players, all of
them making long runs during the
game In view of the records made by
the two teams during the season the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-07
Santa Fe Colonization Depart
ment Has Done Good Work.
rec Million Acres OF Free
Lands Filed On.
MEANS $4,000 FAMILIES
Should Have Facilities Doubled,
and Two Tracks to Coast.
Gossip and Matters of Interest
In Railroad Circles.

Ofhcials of the Atchison, Topeka &
santa Re railroad are highly gratified
al tnei results of the past six months
work by the colonization department Of
C L Seagraves, formerly located at
1opeka, but now the general colonial
roneagent Of the Santa Fe with head
quarters at Chicago, was in the city
You will remember" said Mr. Sea-
graves to q reporter for. the State Jour
nah THAT the Santa Fe a few months
ago issued a folder describing and Civ
Ing the extent of all Of the free govern
ment lands adjacent to the Santa Fe
Failroad-- Our folder did not include
rh-7. free lands in the territory of other
railroads, but only those tributary to
our own line.
An edition of $4,000 copies of this
1oader was issued, and we sent them
broadcast. We had requests for them
from probably rs per cent of the civil
for these pamphlets was net confined
ITO the United States alone, although
requests came in for them from every
state in the Union, but we received
hundreds of letters asking for them
from the various countries of South
America, Europe, Asia and Africa.
Just recently we made canvass of
the situation to learn what had been
the result of the past few months cam
paign. We learned that as a result of
sending out that folder there had been
fled upon by prospective settlers up
wards of three millions of acres Of
land.
Possibly the title to all of the land
will not be proved up An extremely
conservative estimate placing the final
proofs of title at about one-third of the
total amount filed up, would give fully
a million acres of land upon which new
settlers have begun opera tons
/ ALLOWING 100 acres to every family,
you Will find that the settling by new
IL of Ion 4
will give $3.50 new families scattered
along the lines of the Santa Fe railroad
Very likely time will show that of the
three. millions of acres fled upon, fully
two-thirds will be proved up. In this
case, the past summers work will mean
1000 new families on the lines of the
Santa Fe railroad.
james J. Hill, the great railway
king of the north. recognized as man
CT sound judgment, estimates that
every additional family that IS located
along the lines of his railroads means
a revenue of $500 annually to the rail-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-07


hurting and costs less than many ordi-
nary trusses. have put the price so
low that any person. rich or poor, can
buy and I absolutely guarantee it. 1
make it to your order-send it to you
YOU wear It, and if il doesn't satisfy you
send it back to me and I will refund
vour. money. That is the fairest prop
ositfon ever made by rupture special
ist The banks or any responsible cit
izen in Marshall will tell you that is the
way / do business-always absolutely
Tyere.is what Mr. Jas. Britton. a prom
fner5t manufacturer Of Bethlehem, Pa,
writes:
&c q. Brooks. Esq. Dear Sir:-I have
been .ruptured six years and have al
1,-avs had trouble with it till I got your
anDIiance It is very easy to wear fits
neat and snug, and IS not in the way at
anv time. day or night In fact at times
7 ala not know I had it on It just adj
anfed itself to the shape of the body
80 chung to the spot no matter what
.,og5tfor1 I was IN 1t would be VERT
ehIa cod-send to the unfortunate who
r,-efa- from rupture. II all could pro-
-.7ra the Brooks Rupture Appliance and
-psar It They certainly would never
800 # NV rupture IS all healed I'D
and nothing ever did II Dut your appi-
exfce. Jas. Brltton.
4f YOU have tried most everything
else come to me. Where others fail is
r-J,ara have my greatest success.
xE-~5+e me today and will send
-, nv hook on Rupture and its
r,.re showing my appliance and
,--,,,r .vou prices and names of people
]tl,o have tried it and been cured. 1t is
Instant relief Wher all others fall Re-
member use no salves, no harness, no
lies. Just a straight business deal at a
z; Is. Brooks, 243O Brooks Building,
nTlr~hFla. Aticns
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-07

FIREMEN TO MAKE DEMANDS.
Want Is Per Cent Increase in Wages
on January 1.

More than $500 locomotive fremen.
having runs west Of the Mississippi
are about to demand an increase of Is
per cent in wages, to take effect Janu-
airy l. AS the engineers, switchmen and
other railroad employees have received
increases in wages the flremen expect
similar tratmenI.
AT a meeting Of the brotherhood at
Chicago it was decided to ask the AZ
trunk lines in the northwest and the
southwest for an increase of Is per cent
in wages. Forty-six chairmen of locals
in various cities. representing $1,000
members, were present.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-07
FA1ROtouNT's CHAMPION TEAM
Could Net Defeat the Quakers But
Kept Opponents From Scoring

Wichita, Kan. Dec. I'm one Of the
best games played here this year the
Fairmount-Friends postponed annual
football contest ended in a draw Thurs
day Despite the utmost en-eavors of
Fairmount's crack team the Quakers
held them in check and in turn were
unable to reach goal 1t was in some
ways one Of the best exhibitions OF de-
fensive football ever seen in Wichita.
Some excellent work on the offensive
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-07

result was a surprise to all, and indi-
Gates that Friends has braced up Won
derfully during the past few weeks
Referee, Samuels of Emporia; ur1pires,
Hodge and Ruth
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-07

Washington. Dec. THE government
has resumed the purchase of silver, ac-
cepting the bids for 1000 ounces at S. 66s
cents per fine ounce This is more than
81 cents an ounce lower than the offer-
ings which were made at the time pur-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-07
standard OH Men subpoenaed.

New York Dec John D. Rockefeller
and hts six associates who control the
Standard Oil company have. been served
with suBpoenas to appear before the u S.
circuit court In St. Louis Monday
January z. next United States Marshal
VIM. HenekeI served the rapers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-07
FOR sIx-YEAR TERM.
Cullom Proposes to Regulate
the Presidency.

Washington Dec. IA term for six
years for the president and the vice
president of the United States is pro-
p-sed by Senator Cullom in a joint
resolution Introduced providing for an
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-07

Phoenix. ARK. Dec IA letter received
here today reports the ston.ng TO death of
an Apache squaw by tribesme1. one mile
from Fort Apache on November q The
natives CHARGED her with being a witch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-07

amendment to the constitution. The
resolution declares also that the presi-
dent and vice president shall not be
eligible for reelection
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-07

The Union Pacific announces that it
will abandon all through California
sleeping cars. except those attached to
the limited trains.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-07

College S15-YouthfuI up-to-snun style fea-
in
with hip back. Schafner & CSC
80 So chest. Special. ID y
Varsity ut Suits S15-The flare back
fancy Scotches, vorsted
effects nd particular dressv
young
Several GO En|
Boys lined corduroy and cheviot caps soc.
Boys worsted double neck Sweaters, $1.25.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-07

chases were. suspended nearly four weeks
ago. It is stated by the treasury ofIi-
Gals hat purchases viii continue for an
indefinite trial, the amount to depend
largely. upon the prices asked
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-07
New Cure ia
For Rupture

New Scientific Appliance always Perfect
Fdt-Adjustab1e to Any Size Person
Easy. Comfortable, Never Slips, No
Obnoxious Springs or Pads-Costs
Less than Many c m N n
Trusses = Made for Men,
women or Children.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-07

I have invented a rupture appliance
that can safely say, by 80 years ex-
perience in the rupture business, is the
only one that will absolutely hold the
rupture and never slip and yet is cool
comfortable, conforms to every move
ment OF the body without chatting or
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-07

I send It en- Approval-You Wear tiff
You Are Not Satisfied, Refund
Your Money
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-07

led cars held an unusual
le before being hauled to
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-15

are the most remarkable and at tho same time the most puzzling body of athletes in the world. The wonder casionally suffer from charley horse at critical periods in their teams for tunes, but that they are not charley horsed all the time.
 Fans who don't use their minds to any extent are frequently heard to re mark of ball players; Its pretty soft for those fellows, Snar-'-~ for them! ing around and havir- fun on a ball lot. and the rest of the time just bum ming around, hitting the high places of luxury and having a swell time. Pret- ty soft for those fellows. that's all I've got to say.
 Of course. anybody who knows any thing about the life of ball players dur this sort of talk is pure nonsense
 In the first place, the travelling part of the business Is an extremely irk- some proposition for the base ball play cept the new players taking their first look at the cities. hate the travehng part of the job with deadly and vi average base ball player takes his trav- cling a great deal harder than the average mn. for ball players re much age folk. They've got to be high strung to be speedy. There are times when ball players a-rail are as nervous and peevish and fidgety and hard to deal with as a bunch of babies on an immi- grant train. They become travel sore They get to imagining they are full ol cinders and clinkers, and there are some railroads over which they travel where this isn't imagination, either, They always travel in the best sleepers. of course. but this makes a compara- lively small diminution of the discom- fort when they're virtually travelling nll the time.
 Many ball players are niSht owls
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-15
TRAVELLERS WON GAME
 IN ELEVENTH INNING

1l who had not been equal to the occasion when the bags were full in the fifth: but retired the side with fly to Noblett. managed to straighten one out in cne , seventh. He. hit to left again, but Noblett couldn't get in striking dis- tance and it was a two-bagger. Cninn and Douglass scoring.
 In the ninth ..nd tenth the Climbers worked man to third with two out, but the longed-for hit never came, .he side being retired with men on third both times. .E
 With one out in. the eleventh: Apperi- ous was safe when Chinn failed to cover first in. time. got ito second on Mullaney's hit to Chinn and out at first A hit would probably have won the game, but Hausen was. out on a hit to Chinn.
 In the last of the eleventh chinn. the first man up. walked; Douglas beat out an infield hit. but Goodwin threw Chinn out at third on Meaney's hit to him. Douglass getting to second. Then Goodwin filled the bags by walk ing DeArmond, Douglass scoring on McKean's long fly to Aperious. ending the game with the Travellers winning, 3 to g.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-15

your great batting. Jimmie Milligan hit the ball so hard that when that spin- dle-legged gazabo that plays first for Mayvilie tried to catch it 1t went right through his hands and hit him In the grub digester. and he almost broke his back trying to. double himself into q knot. And oh you ought to see the catch Billy McDougal made. He jump. ed about five feet in the air. stuck put his paw and caught Sf CorntasseIs $ long drive. turned a regular circus fiipfiop and landed safely on his feet: |: Gee whizi but didn't de crowd cheer.
 soiemnly saying: why. William. them plays afn't nothing to the plays us fel- lows used to make. Why, I was the champion batter of Western New York, and every time I came to bat you could see the field get way back near the fence. Why, say, was a regular star. Just let me- take that club, son..
 Taking the club he grasped It hrm- ly with both hands, planted his feet like a professional and then proceeded to show Willie how to bat, with. the result that the club got away from him, crashed through the window and killed his two game roosters who were just preparing for fight
 Jake then dropped back to his chair with a look of disgust on his face, ex- claiming: T ain't as good as l used 10 be, but I believe can play as good as any of Rochester's last years play ers"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-15
In His First Play With Montgomery Team Pitcher Goodwin Did Not Have Control
 of Ball.

After eleven hard fought innings, Chief zimmer's Travellers won yester- days baseball game by a score of to 2. Little Rock getting the winning run with only one out in the last of the eleventh. fE
 It was hard game to lose, but Ar thur Goodwin; who pitched his first blame but himself, his lack of con trol proving his downfall. While that straight. speedy delivery of his was striking out, stiIi he S shattered @ Tt'in ali the balls Two of these bases on balls came in the eleventh inning. 'the last
 Chinn was effective except in the first inning, when a couple of punched two baggers and McKean's error put in a couple of runs After that he did not they were never punched on him. while his control was almost perfect He gave only one base on balls during the
 Both pitchers received good support. but Chinn's steadiness and Goodwyn's lack of control tells the story.
 Mulianey worked his team under 2 the best hitters on the team. missing the train and being left in Memphis, John Mslarky playing right field.
 and started things with whirl by crashing the ball out to centre for three-bags Charlie Schwartz hit for three bags to the same place. Noblett scored and Schwartz scored when Me- kean juggled Mullaney's hit
 Not hit was made off Chinn then, until the fifth inning, when Goodwin beat out slow infield hit. In the sixth Hausen lined out two-bagger. but tried to stretch it to third and was thrown out
 The first hit made off Goodwin came. in the third Inning, when Chinn beat out an fnfield hit, In the fifth Good. wyn. pulled himself out of an ugly hole. He struck out two men in that inning but two hits were punched, which, with, a base on balls, filled the bags with two out, the last man going out on d fly to Noblett.
 In. the seventh inning they tied the score, Chinn leading off with two bagger. Then Douglass hit one that was too hot for Goodwin to handle, Meany advancing them both base with hit to Goodwin. Then DeArmond,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-15
National League.

Chicago. May 14.-Chicago hit Mo Intyre freely and stole bases of Brooklyn's battery at Svill. winning a one sided game easily.
 Chicago .040 030 21x-10-11-1
 Batteries: Reulbach and Kling; Mo Intyre and Bergen. Time ;45. Um- pire. Emslie.
 Cincinnati. May 14,-Overall blew up in the ninth inning. allowing four hits and giving four bases on balls; the combination with a wild pitch and sacrifice. giving New York five runs and the game o Cincinnati .. ... 900 900 1O2-3-9' n New York ........ 900 010 005- so
 Batteries overall and Livingston Mathewsson and Bresnahan. Time %;lo. Umpires. O'Day and Johnstone
 St. Louis. May 14.-Boston proved easy for St. Louis today. St. Louis ....... 31o 0o1 o1x-s - Boston ....-....,,-0 00n 00l 900 l-5-H
 Batteries: Brown and McCarthy: witherup and o'Neill. Time, 80. Um- pires. Carpenter and Conway.
 Pittshurg. May 1.-The Pittsourgs won today by good hitting In the tenth inning.
 Pittsburg .....040 U20 0Oo- -y-n
 Batteries Hillebrand, Leever TT and and Peitz. Lush, Ritchie and Doom. Time 21S. Umpire. Klem.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-15
Reh Prtsx,n Team.

 Red Patsy looked upon his men; his bosom swelled with pride. For in the Asphalt pennant race they'd got the leaders tied. And now the Holy Terrors frowned; they gave their pants hitch A youngsters buttons won't stay on. no matter how you stitchl. A And with a most ferocious scowl he started in to pitch, Alas! Third strike the catcher muned "a wagon bumped him one The batsman slipped beneath the horse. and scored neat home run. At tenth the Terrors went to bat first up was Mike M. Gam. Who hit three-fifty year betore--a mighty slugging man. He rubbed his shoeless feet with aust then-Bin! Gee, What smash! But the Terrors spreading grin or Joy was ended by crash ., The Topsies beat it down the street, the Terrors dart like trout. And none but Captain Patsy stays te see the trouble out: For the window that was shattered be- longed to Widow Klung, And no one in the tenement had such hand or tongue.
 The Widow Klung comes blazing out ladle in her hand; And woe the urchin victim on whom that club may land. Red Patsy. scared, but grim and game is peeping round a stall. For in his heart he'd vowed vo" that he'd retrieve the ball. The Widow Klung,, looks all around then. at d headlong pace. She rolls across the diamond and grao'
 the teams first base. If was none other than her mat, they swiped right from her hall; But long before she picks it up Rec
 '' New York JorunaL
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-15
Finn Likes Montgomery.

Mike Finn, who for four years was
 manager of the Little Rock team, came
 to town in charge of the Nashville out
 fit yesterday, and was given cordial
 reception by his numerous friends among the fans at West End park dur, ing the afternoon. He Is as stout and prosperous looking as ever, says The Little Rock Gazette.
 of the eastern teams that we have met" Manager Finn said, "I like Mont goniery the best. They play hard ball and are always up and at it. While Birmingham won seven out of eight games from us, luck was big factor in their victorieh One instance 1 may leite is game at Nashville in which the score was to in our favor up to the lSeventh inning. With two out the Ba- rons got men on first and second. A Isafe hit was made to left field and the man on second attempted to score An almost perfect return was made and he would have been an easy out except that the ball hit a bat lying close to tho plate and bounded far away. and before 1t was found all three of the Barons tallied In the long run believe that
 Montgomery will win more games than Rirmin gham.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-15
Auburn'S Footbau scheduIe

Auburn. May 14.-(Special) )-Mana- ger Wright of the Auburn 1906 foot ball announces the following sched ule:-Oct. s, Maryville, (Tenn.) on cam pus. Oct t3.-Howard or Barnville Oct. 27.-Sewanee in Birmin gham Nov. 3--Georgia Tech in Atlanta. Nov 1O-Clemson at Clemson College. Nov 17-Alabama in Birmingham. Nov. 29- Georgia in Macon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-15
Life of nIIpIaYers.

It is difficult even for training ex-
 nerts to understand just how prnfes sional base ball players contrive to keep in condition during the playing season. Tn respect to the protracted and intense a nnurnur without breaking down. and generally without detriment to
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-15
TRoJANs MEET DEFEAT.
Union Springs Takes First of Series of
 HalI G8meN.

Union Spring. May 14.-(SpeciaL)-- Union Springs took the first series of games with Troy this afternoon by a score of to 1. As usual the home team was especially strong at the bat. The following was the line up and score by innings:
 Union Springs-Leslie. b. D.; Leslie, H, C.; Alexander, 1b.,; Parker 2b: Farmer 3b.; Hey J., ss.; Hey M, If. ; McMiIlan, cf.; Chappell. If.
 Troy-McConnel, D.; Moore, C.; Col son. h.; Cameron, 2b.;. Solomon, Sb Parks, ss.: McSwain, If; Brown. Of. Compton. If.
 Union Springs ......... 012 010 100-5 Troy .... ............ 900 900 010--1
 Sumary-Struck out, by Leslie 8; by Mcconnell. II. Base on ball. off Leslie 1. off Mcconnell, 1. Two base hits, Parker Double plays. Troy 1.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-15

and that is another curious thing about | They go to the theater often while they are on the road, and after the show. stop somewhere to eat. Then they re- turn to their hotels. dawdie around | their rooms, play cards, some of them. | for couple of hours, and then slide | into bed as lates as or o'clock in the morning. And yet the most of them are downstairs in the morning for the | 8 o'clock breakfast. There are excep- early rising part of it but I am speak | ing in general
 And then, too. the great majority of
 ball players--as many, I believe, as nineteen. out of twentv--smoke. Not l only that, but many of them smoke | during all their wakin hours when they're not playing ball. Worse yet, quite lot of them smoke cigarettes. l But smoking, even inveterate smoking. even cigarettes smoking. doesn't seem | to bother them any or interfere with drink. This fact ought to be better known. Some ball players who hardly
 know the taste of drink have the repu- tation of being drinking men.
 But here we have the combination: The extreme fatigue of almost incessant | travel no dietary system whatever, smoking on the part of almost all, and pretty late hours for a good many and yet these ball-players athletes, unlike any other known kind of athletes, go right on playing the game, keeping in one conclusion must be that they're | a mighty rugged and hearty lot of men to start with, although a great many of them don't look it.-Exchange.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-15

Montgomery. Ala, May D, ieoo' To the stockholdars of
 The Fourth National Bank. .,.
 Notice is hereby given of special meet ing of fine stockholders of The Fourth Ma. tionai Bank of Montgomery Alabama, called n be held in its office at its Banking House m Commerce. Street, at twelve o'clock. noon. Thursday. June 7th; 1906. for the pur- pr- nose of voting upon and determining wheth- sr this Bank \. Ill increase tis capital stock from three hundred thousand to nxe nun. ,h. Increased capital stock at one hundred ana fifty dollars per share. or a premium niI,a Q, Q, same: also whether the shareholders will waive their right to a preference of bo per cent of the stock that they would nave . preference to upon paying for same at the price at which said stock may be sold, pur- euant to a resolution adopted by the Board of Directors of said Bank at a meeting held on May 3rd. 1906. and for the transaetior of such other business as may legally come
 .HoS J. REYNe,' n~
 aot President
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-15
PELICANS VICTORS
BEAT BIRMINGHAM IN A Io-INNING
 CONTEST.
Guese Pitches Good Ball For New Or- leans and Holds Ills Opponent to Five Hits--Ricxert Steals
 Three Hnse&.

New Orleans. May 14.--An error fore ed the locals to go ten innings to de- feat the Birmingham's today, punched hits finally winning by the score of to l. Guese pitched an excellent game throughout, holding down Birmingham to five hits.