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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-13
IN THE KANSAS FIELDS.
Four Chicago Boys Worked and En-
loved Their Summers Outing.

Hiawatha, Kan, Sept. 13.-On May 10
four Chicago boys came west to kan
sas to work in the Kansas fields. Two
Of them went home Thursday Forrest
Ralson. the son of a wholesale confec-
tionery merchant. r. F. Cramer, an
expressman. Leslie Hanrahan, a mail
clerk, and J. J. Craig, a street car
conductor-an city boys who had never
seen a farm before landing in Brown
county and began work in the corn
fields. They liked the first days work
immensely and were soon hardened TO
the strenuous life of the farm. When
the harvest and haying season came
they worked for 81 and $3.50 day and
were soon sailing high
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-13
SYMPTOMS
Of GENERAL
DEBILITY
And a TOuic Treatment Which
Has Effected Many Cures
in Cases as Stubborn
as Mr.. SIater's.

The systems of general debility vary
according to the cause but weakness is
always present, a tendency to perspire
and fatigue easily. ringing in the cars,
sometimes black spots passing before
the eyes, weak back, vertigo, wakeful-
ness caused by inability to stop think
ing, and undressing sleep. The cause
Of the trouble may be some drain on
the system or it may be mental or phys
zeal overwork. sometimes insufficient
nutrition due to digestive disturbance.
In the latter case there is generally a
loss of appetite and coated tongue as
we'll as general languor and debility.
Mr.. Fred T Slater. of 16 Hudson
street, Lestershire, n. Y, an operator
In a shoe factory. says:
I had been employed over twenty
years in factories and been in good
health until recently. when 1 suddenly
became run down. While 1 had not
been feeling well for sometime, 1 was
not aware of the extent of my break
down until too late to avoid some
months Of sickness
There was a bad taste in my mouth
and my appetite was poor My sleep
was disturbed by all kinds of dreams
md 1 had heavy night sweats. Every
morning I woke up dizzy. Hstless and
weak Ny blood was in bad shape for
my face and body were covered with
pimples and blOtcheS- MY OOWelS were
Irregular and I was troubled by hard
headaches. shortness of breath and nau-
sea. There were awful pains across my
back. my kidneys were weak and the
secretion frequent and highly colored
Ny complexion was sallow and l grew
nervous and irritable. 1t was impos-
sible TO do much work and 1 was often
confined to bed for two or three days.
soon after I became sick called
doctor. who gave me something for my
bowels ard when I got no better he be
gan to change the medicine When L
had been sick about six months, my
father advised me to give up all other
medicine and try DR.. Williams Pink
Pills 1 began to feel stronger before L
had taken many boxes and the various
symptoms gradually disappeared l was
not cured all at once, but after a
thorough treatment I am in perfect
health L think Pink Pills are a won
derful remedy"
A valuable booklet. Diseases of the
Blood" containing fuller information,
will be sent free upon request
Dr. Williams Pink Pills are sold by
all druggists or sent. postpaid. on re-
ceipt OF price. soc per box; six boxes
for 81 so. by the DR.. Williams Medicine
Co. Schenectady. n. 7.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-13
NOT ENOUGH SIGNERS.
Petition for the Commission Plan Fails
at LeaVenworth

Leavenworth. Kan. Sept. 13-The
petition to the mayor asking him to
call a special election for the adoption
of the commission plan of government
for Leavenworth has been declared in
valid by Mayor Everhardy and the
commission committee for the council
At IL O'Clock last night after three
tee completed the task of comparing
each name on the petition with the poll
books of the last city election, and
found lab names of signers to the petit
ton who did not vote at the last city
election and are therefore disqualified,
making the petition a short of the re-
quisite 633 signatures necessary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-13
Masonic Lodge Celebrates.

Wetmore, Kan, Sept. 13-The fortieth
anniversary of the first Masonic lodge
of Nemaha county was held this week
in Wetmore. OF the charter members
the only one present was Sneathen
Vllott of Wetmore- OF the ten charter
members, beside Mr. Violet, there is
only one other living, George r. Bene-
dict of Baldwin, Kan The lodge was
organized July 10, 1867. 1t now has
seventy-eight members, owns its OWE
hall and is out of debt Sneathen Vilott.
the first senior warden and charter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-13

06O feet, but found no bottom. Next
year they will continue the explora-
ton of the Beaufort sea, surveying
the coast and making geological and
ethuologfcal studies
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-13
No Cornpromise I'm Sight.

New York. Sept. 13.-Reports that a
compromise would soon be reached be-
tween the telegraph companies and
their striking operators were denied to-
day by officials of the companies who
declare that no negotiations looking to
a strike settlement are, pending and
that there will be no such compromise.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-13
johnson Is Not a Candidate.

st. Paul, Sept. 13.-'I am not a
presidential candidate, and do not
intend to become one." This was the
emphatic declaration made by Gov
ernor Johnson to a party of pronni-
nent Nebraskans who came to pre-
sent three invitations to Governor
Johnson to speak in Nebraska. The
governor declined all three.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-13
a Woman Catches a Hawk.

Sabetha, Kan. Sept. 13-Mrs- William
Lewis of. Beattie, in Marshall county,
discovered a hawk trying to catch
chicken. Unarmed she bounced on the
hawk. 1t made a fight for freedom.
hr1t she kept her grip until her mother
came TO her assistance. The two bound
and tied the hawk 1t measured 40 in
ches from tip to tip.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-13
a suicide by Drowning.

Olathe, Kan, Sept. 13.-John Thiele,
60 years old, for the last twenty years in
the employ of c. H. Hyer of this CITY as
a shoemaker, drowned himself in the
railroad lake in the eastern part of this
city For the last month he had been
suffering with rheuma tisn. He came to
this city from Warrensburg, Mo- He
leaves six children, four boys and two
girls
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-13
CAUGHT IN A FLY WHEEL.
A DeerfieId Small Boy Injured at the
Pumping Plant.

Deerfeld, Kan, Sept. 13.-while the
little nine year old son of Mr.. Patry,
one of the well contractors at the Unit
ed States pumping plant here, was play
ing around a gasoline engine his coat
sleeve was caught in the machinery and
his arm was drawn into the fly wheel
before he realized it. The arm was
broken in two places and the flesh was
terribly lacerated. The boy will be
placed in a hospital in Kansas City until
his arm heals.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-13
judge Benson Quits Law Firm.

Ottawa, Kan, Sept. 13.-Judge A W
Benson has retired from his member
ship in the law firm of Benson & Har-
ris, and will take up his new duties on
the state sI1nrenae bench this month.
Attorney F. NJ Harris will continue the
law practice of Benson & Harris.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-13

member, is the oldest Mason. it is be-
lieved, in this part of Kansas. He was
initiated October %. 1S47, making him a
Mason of almost sixty years member
ship.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-13
Eoothan Accident at SaIina.

Salina, Kan, Sept. 13.-The first KAN
sas football accident of the season was
recorded here Thursday. Ray Kerr,
senior in the Salina high school, suffer
ed a broken collar bone at this, the
third day of practice.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-13

jority of the bottles are sealed with
plain tin top and bear nothing to indi-
cate the nature of the contents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-13

Your blood Is your life. If it's impure. it
acts as a receiving agent for diseases
Protect your health by keeping your blood
pIIre and rich HOLSTERS Rocky Noun
tain Tea the most effective blood tonic
for thirty years. Nothing so beneficial So
cents. Tea or Tablets. F. t. Walker.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-13

port high wire act Burlington defeat
ed the Emporia Browns by a score of
s to g
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-13
Burlington Fair q Success.

Burlington, Kan. Sept. 13.-The larg-
est crowd ever assembled in Coffey
county attended the fair here Thursday.
The races were good, and there were
many features, including the Daven-
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-06-27
His Was Harder.

1t was in q country tavern,
where a newly arrived CONNER
clal traveller was holding forth.
"I'll bet my case of samples, "
he SAID, "that I've got the hard.
est name of any body in this
room.
An old farmer in the back
ground shifted his feet. "Ye
will, will ye?" he drawled.
"Waal, III have to take ye up.
III bet $40 against your samples
that my name'll beat yourn.
"Done," cried the salesman.
"I've got the hardest name. II
is Stone"
The old man was game.
"Mine," he said, "is Harder
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-06-27
MONKEYED WITH BUZZ SAW
Huntingdon County Farmer Became Al.
together too Fond of His Neigh
boris Better Half.
NOW SPORTS A BULLET IN HIS LEG.

If all reports are true the Hun
tingdon county courts are likely to
have case which for breezIness
and tragic interest will discount
the one laid down on our program
for October.
Brinton Shoop and Grant Stahl-
man are farmers living in the vi
cinity of Shade Gap.
Shoop has been for some time,
working on small sawmill not far
from his home. He had known
that Stalman was too intimate with
his wife and felt that Stahlman
would call during his absence on
Thursday. He armed himself
with revolver and left the saw
mill. AS he approached his home
in the woods he saw Stahlman and
his wife. Stahlman had a shot
gun and is reported as saying
when he saw the woman's husband
approaching: Stay away or will
shoot you" This did not halt the
wronged man and getting an ann
on his enemy he fired. Stahlman
got his gun in action about the
same time and two shots disturbed
the calm air of the mountain.
Shoop's aim proved the better of
the two and Stahlman sunk to the
ground, wounded in the tleshy part
of the leg. So great was the hus-
bands Indignation when his oppo-
nent in the duel had fallen on. the
ground that he (Shoop) rushed
upon him and beat him with his
revolver butt. When Stahlnan
was released he fled as we'll as his
wound would permit him and
ShOOp hred several more ShOtS ID
his direction.
After the affair Shoop went to
the magistrate and told what he
had done, at the same time prefer
ring charges against Stahlman.
When Stahlman is arrested the
case will be tried IN Huntingdon
county.
Both participants in the exciting
affray are well known citizens of
the section and there was much ex-
citement, in the neighborhood,
when the facts became nolsed
about.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-06-27
SHY or M'coNNELLsBURG.
Books Of Local Registrar Show but One
Visit Of Stork to McConnelIsburg in
Six Months.

The records IN the office of ].
S. Harris, Local Registrar OF vi.
tai STATISTICS of the 524th Regis.
tration District of Pennsylvania,
show that while the Stork has
been liberal with favors IN other
parts of the District, the old bird
has been guilty of practically ig.
noring the borough of McCon-
nellsburg, having made but one
visit to the tJwn IN SIX months.
While we have no disposition to
be unduly offcious, we would sug-
gest to State Health Officer Dix
on that if he has any old second
hand storks about his Office, he
might send them up to Fulton
county's capital.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-06-27
jim HESS BACK IN JAIL.
Returned and Delivered Himself TO Sheriff
Alexander Last Thursday Night.

1t will be recalled that James
Hess was convicted at last Octo.
ber court of stealing ladies' wear
ing apparel from a carriage at
Crystal Springs campmeeting
last August, and sentenced by
Judge Swope to pay the costs in
the case and undergo imprison.
mentln the county Jail for period
of six months; that just before
the March term of court last,
when Hess had but six days of
his sentence yet to serve, he took
leave of the old bastile between
two days, and has been outside
the pale of the law since. Not
entirely enjoying the liberty he
had thus obtained, he at the June
term, through his attorneys,
asked permission of the Court to
return to prison, and 1T was or
dered that If James would return
to the Jail, serve out the period of
his original sentence, pay his fine
and costs-amountlng in all to
about S143, he might have his
freedom from Jail by giving bond
IN the sum of $3.50 for his appear
ance at October court next. OF
course, 1t will then be up to
James to give to the Court a justi
fya5le reason for burrowlng
through the Jail wall, and walking
away leaving the hole open at
night to the peril of the Sheriff's
family from the possible entrance
of stray dogs or nosey swine.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-06-27
Snaix.
Orville p. Dishong, step into

Orville p. Dishong, step into
the box.
Where do you live, Mr.. Dish
ongY That is, upon what section
of this terrestrial sphere are you
located-your place of residence?
your home? where do you eat
and sleep?
On the west side OF Scrub
Ridge mountain, which for con
venience was dropped down up
on the western hemisphere sew
eral years ago; and while it some
what interferes with the location
of a route for a railroad, no one
has thought much about remov-
ing it.
Well, Mr.. Dishong, you may
state briefly what occurred re
Gently as you were travelling along
a lonely by-way on the side of
Scrub Ridge mountain.
All right. l was travelling
along the by-way as you call it, a
few days ago, when suddenly a
big blacksnake made Its appear
ance and started right for me. l
am not afraid of snakes, and | at
once began to sling rocks at him.
In less time than 1T takes to tell
this, two more blacksnakes came
to the assistance of the first one,
and such a fight as they put up,
would make your blood run cold
to see. They squirmed at my
feet, they tried to encircle my
body and wrapthemselves around
my neck-wow Don't you think
| wasn't busy; but IN less than
five minutes, the three snakes lay
silent upon the ground as stiff as
a--shoe string.
The largest measured 8 feet 1C
inches; the second, 6 feet 8 inch
es, and the third, 6 feet 2 inches
A short distance farther on,
killed a coppersnake that meas
ured 3 feet and 8 inches.
Yes, snakes seem to be very
plentiful this summer.
Clerk, call the next witness.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-06-27
IN BIG AUTO.
Elsie Janis Passed Through Town Sunday
Evening on Her Way TO Pittsburg.

a big 60 horsepower automo-
bile, capable OF clip of 20 miles
an hour under favorable condl-
tions, came slipping quietly down
street Sunday evening. The big
machine belonged to Elsie Janis,
the star of the Vanderbilt Cup,
who was accompanied by her
mother and three or four other
friends. They left Philadelphia
about midnight after the close of
the play Saturday evening, came
up to Lancaster, where they stay
ed at hotel for rest until nine o.
clock Sunday morning, when they
started acroos the mountains to
Bedford Springs, where they ex-
pected to rest few hours and 60
on to Pittsbulg, beng due there
at noon Monday. Elsie is a little
girl still IN her "teens, and our
reporter treated the story of her
owning the big car and travelling
IN such style, with little lncred-
ulity until he learned that Elsie
was drawing salary of three
thousand dollars a week. That
settled it.
The party found that our noun
tains have some advantages. even
if the pike Is full of little knolls,
as Elsle's mother described the
breakers; for at the top of Cove
mountain, three and halt miles
east of McConnellsburg, they
found their supply of gasoline eX-
hausted. Under other circum-
stances, this would have meant
that the machine should chang
up" while some one Of the party
footed it to McConnellsburg, got
a supply of gosoline, had some
one haul 1T back to the machine
and altogether L sc lot of time.
AS 1t was, 1t was all down bill
from tnat point to town, and the
driver had nothing else to do but
put his feet up on the "dasl
board" keep the machine IN the
road, and coast all the way into
town, when he put his foot on the
brake, and brought the machine
to a standstill in front of j. X.
Johnston's S store, where they Sc
cured twenty gallons of gasoline,
and started on across the mount
aims west of town sailing"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-06-27
HUNTERS OBJECT TO DEER LAW.
They Hate To Have To Wait To See
Antlers Before Firing.

Deer hunters all over the state
are considerably agltated over
bill recently approved by the gov
ernor, which prohibits the shoot
ing of any except male deer
with horns that can be plainly
seen. A doe, fawn or spike buck
cannot be killed, but only those
bucks whose horns are developed
and which can plainly be seen by
the hunter, The object of this is
not so much to protect the game
as it is to protect the hunter.
The statistics show that hun
dreds of men are killed by care
less hunters, who see a bush wav,
ing or a movement IN the under
brush, and blaze away at it, only
to furnish subject for the coro-
ner. State Game Com missioner
Kalbfus was instrumental in hav-
ing the new law passed and says
there will be very .ew accidental
killings in Pennsylvania here
after, If the hunters obey the law
and hold back their fire until
they are certain the target Is a
male deer with horns. Still,
many of the hunters are up II
arms concerning the new law.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-06-27
THE FOURTH AT HUSTONTOWN.
Bands, Balloons, fantasies. Speeches,
Fireworks, and all Kinds of Races,
Not Excluding the Human Race.

Hustontown has long been
coted tor its big days, and now
that it is about to become an in
corporated municipality, 1t is
more than ever on it's mettle.
The celebration Of the anniver-
sarv OF the nation s birthday next
Thu 'sday promises to be one of
the greatest of the many success.
ses they have had heretofore.
For weeks com mlttees have been
busy with the details of the ar
rangements, and they are now Ill
a position to promise all who at
tend "the day of their lives"
The celebration Will last all
day, aud there will be more fun
than you can shake a stick at =
the FUNNIEST of fantasies, foot
races, egg races, barrel races,
sack races, three elegged races,
base ball, speeches by noted ora
tors, and music galore. Take a
day off and go to Hustontown.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-06-27
$4,000 For Scotland School.

Governor Stuart has approved
the bill appropriating $40, 900 for
new buildings at the Scotland In
dustrlal School. 1t is expected
that within the next year, by
reason OF this action, the com
mission will be able to abandon
the school at Uniontown ard thus
bring to Scotland between 100
and $50 pupils, increasing the
number of orphans at Scotland
to about 450. 1t is expected that
when the Uniontown school is
abandoned the State will be saved
about $20,0 per year for nam.
tanning tins school. The work at
Scotland will go on as soon as
practicable.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-06-27
THE PEOPLE WIN,
Western Roads Bow To rwo.ceut Fare

Western Roads Bow To TwO.Cent Fare
Law.
Chicago, June "a Passenger
rates on all railroads of the United
States will be reduced to two
cents mile. The lowering of
the price and complete abolition
of the old three. cent rates will be-
gln on July 1. This was the de-
cislon reached here yesterday af-
ter long and heated discussion
by the leading presidents OF all
the Western and trans-continent-
al roads. 1t was not a formal
agreement, butts equally binding,
for two large roads dong a trans.
continental business are said to
have served an ultlmatum to 9th
ers that they would put the rate
into effect Immediately.
Following the meeting, officials
of several of the roads admitted
that they he'd been forced to bow
TO public OPINION and anti.railroad
legislation. They SAID that nc
further fight would be made on
the two cent laws already passed
and that the roads would accept
the inevitable.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-06-27
BUILT 235 MILES.
State Highway Commissioner Hunter
Tells OF Work Done by His De-
partment Thus Far.
FULTON STILL STANDING OFF.

The report of State Highway
Commissioner Hunter for 1906
has just been issued, and is de-
cidedly interesting. Mr.. Hunter
says
"The department has conduct
ed 235.5 miles of roads, of which
1882 miles were built during
1906. and has under contract or
IN readiness to be contracted for
PIG ) miles. The department
commenced during the year the
survey of all the public highways
Of Pennsylvania, - authorized by
Section %, of the act approved
May |, 1905. OF the 81, $40 miles
of puolic roads IN Pennsylvania,
shown by the reports made to
this department by the various
boards of county commissioners,
$500 miles have'already been sur.
veyed.
The work already done is suf-
ficlent to show that the reports OF
mileage made by the county com
mssloners, are very far from ac
curate, and the total road mileage
Of the state, is consequently q.
1.urely unknown quantity. The
work of making these road sur
ve5s was subject during the past
year to the usual delays attendant
upon task of so great magnl-
tude, but is now in shape to be
pushed forward much more rap
IDLY during the coming year.
- The department has exrerl-
mented to a limited extent during
the past season, with tar treat
ment for road surfaces, the use
of which is calculated to prevent
the raveling' of the road material
and the consequent rapid wear,
and also to obviate the dust null
sance. After the result of "a win.
ter's exposure has been ascer-
tanned, the department will be
ready either to adopt such a
method of treatment for all the
roads which 1T builds, or if neces'
sary, to experiment further.
During the last few weeks ol
the year, the department. lent lts
assistance to the organization oi
the township supervisors into
county associations for the pro
motion of the cause of good roads
1t is the idea for the supervisors
in each county to hold conven
tlons annually, or oftener, a.
which ideas can be exchanged
and methods of building and re
pairing roads discussed. The
county com mlssioners and the of
flcials of boroughs and cities ar'
to be included in the membership
of these associations. Two sucl
associations have been formed
in Erie and Columb bia counties
and arrangements have beer
made for meetings of she super
visors In several other countle
at which similar organization
will probably be formed"