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The Lamar register., 1907-08-14
A PECULIAR ALLIANCE.
That Made by the Doctors ard the
W. C. T. U.

For the purpose of fighting patent"
medicines the doctors. as represent
ed by the American Medical Associa-
ton, have made an alliance with the
w. C. 7. U. who have been deceived
into believing that the alcohol in pat
ent" medicines is a menace. In this
alliance the good ladies' of the w. c.
T. u. are apparently put in the posi-
ton of dragging chestnuts out of the
fire for their allies. There Is no class
so firmly convinced of the necessity
for alcohol in medication as the doc
tors who, with a few exceptions, not
only prescribe it freely but use it, as
indeed they must whether they would
prefer to or not, as solvent and pre-
servative. On the other hand the
w. C. T. U. contends that the whole
medical and pharmaceutical world is
in error; that alcohol is not only use
less but that it is dangerous and
harmful in any quantity in any medi-
cinal preparation. While their princi-
pies are SO wholly at variance the
doctors and the w. C. T. U. ladies'
have cheerfully allied themselves in
war on patent" medicines, and the
w c. T. u. is placed in an even more
ridiculous position by reason of the
fact that the doctors do not confine
their fight to those medicines which
contain alcohol. but lump all patent"
medicines in one class. And this. too.
despite the fact that, according to fig
ures printed in the Journal of the
American Medical Association. about
70 per cent of physicians prescrip-
tons are for patent" or '''proprietary"
medicines.
The inability of many physicians
to prescribe any but ready-to-use rem
edies is frequently commented upon
by the medical press, and by physi-
clans of the better class when assem-
bled in conventions. That three
fourths of the physicians graduated
each year in the United States are in
competent and a peril to the com
munities in which they practice was
charged openly at the annual meeting
of the Committee on Medical Educa-
ton of the American Medical Asso-
citation, held in Chicago in April of
this year The total number of grad
yates annually was placed at 1000
which means that at least 5000 in
competents are turned loose annually.
1t was stated at this meeting that an
average of SIS per cent Of the gradu-
ates from medical colleges failed to
pass state examinations. These fail
ures either go back to school, or go
to some state where the requirements
are not SO high.
That many doctors are SO ignorant
In matters pertaining to pharmacy
that they know nothing about the
properties of the drugs they prescribe.
was stated by DR.. NJ. Clayton Thrush,
professor in the Medco-Chirurgical
College at Philadelphia in an address
before the Annual Convention of the
American Medical Association at At
lantic City in June of this year.
DIR. Henry Beats, Jr.. President of
the Board of Medical Examination
for the State of PENNSYLVANIA, in an
interview in the daily papers said:
About one quarter of the papers
show a degree of illiteracy that rend-,
ers the candidates for licensure in
capable of understanding medicine"
He criticizes the colleges for award
ing degrees in these cases.
The Lamar register., 1907-08-14

He gazed upon her in fond admira-
ton. He loved her to distraction.
Lovers had loved before, lovers might
love again, but no lover might, could,
would. or should love as he loved Dora.
The sun shone Dora, the birds sang
Dora, the wild flowers in the hedges.
oh! they were all Doras to bud. And
then Ferdinand exclaimed with start
ling suddenness:
what in the world ever Induced
you. Dora. to care for fellow like
me?"
II really don't know, but pa threat
ems to send me to brain specialist"
The Lamar register., 1907-08-14

At country dance in a southern
town, when the fiddlers had resined
their bows and taken their places on
the platform. the floor manager rose.
Got yo' partners for cotillion!" he
shouted, imperiously.
"All you ladies' an gemmen dat
wears shoes an stockings take yo'
places in de middle OBJ de room. All
you ladies an gemmen dat wears
shoes an no stockings take you places
immejitly benin dem. An you bare
footed crowd jest Jig 1t roun' in de
corners.'-Youth's Companion.
The Lamar register., 1907-08-14

Kind Father-My dear, If you want
a good husband, you just marry Mr..
Goodboy. l am quite sure that he is
really devoted to you.
The Girl am truly glad to hear
you say so. papa. But are you quite.
quite sure?
Kind Father-Positive. my love. pos
tive. I've been borrowing money Of
him for six months. and he still keeps
coming here. SO it's all right. it's all
right. He loves you!
The Lamar register., 1907-08-14
Laramie Valuation.

Cheyenne. Wyo.-The Laramie
county board of equalization has made
Its report, which shows an assessed
valuation of $6.542. 100 for the prop
erty Of the county. This is an in
crease of $s63,s30.40 over the assessed
valuation in 1906 The principal In.
crease is on the property of the Colo
rado Fuel q Iron Company at Sunrise.
which is assessed approximately $780,
900 higher this year than In 1906.
The Lamar register., 1907-08-14

Mrs. Armitage had a negro servant
who continually prated OF a certain
Mrs. Reed for whom she formerly
worked. Weary of hearing Mrs. Reed
quoted SO often, the mistress asked one
day:
We'll. Samantha, what kind of work
did you do at Mrs. Reeds. anyway"
well. honey, l cooked fob huh.
did, an | cleaned fob huh, an sweep
fob huh, an / washed huh pussonel
appea' ance. "-Lippincott's.
The Lamar register., 1907-08-14

"Your epigrams and adages show
great wisdom" said the dependent
YES" answered Marcus Aurelius.
II cans deny that 1 regard them as
something very wise indeed. There
is nothing like them for popularizing
an administration"
The Lamar register., 1907-08-14

Biggs-The Dopsons are very exclu-
sive, understand.
Diggs-Yes, indeed. Why. they even
have wire screens on their doors and
windows so their flies can't get out
and associate with the flies of their
neighbors.-Chicago Daily News.
The Lamar register., 1907-08-14

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease. A certain cure for swollen. sweating
hot, aching feet. At all Druggists, 25c, Ac
cept no substitute Trial package FREE
Address A. s. Olmsted, lie Roy, n. Y.
The Lamar register., 1907-08-14

Jacob c. Choate and Miss Kitty
Hubbard of fLongmont were married
In Denver recently. Miss Hubbard is
Widely known throughout the state, as
she was at one time an officer of the
State Grocers' Association. Mr.. Choate
is an electrician who formerly lived
Longmont, but is now in Denver.
The Lamar register., 1907-08-14
Hinh Priee for london Propert,

London city churches when they
come into the market fetch big prices.
The building and site of the Church
of st. Peter lie Poer in Old Broad
street have just been sold for $4S0,O0O.
The Lamar register., 1907-08-14
SORE SHOULDERS

! would like very much q personally meet every
reader Of this paper VIM owns any horses that
sore shoulders and tell him about security Call
aaiye. This - impossible so am going tell you
through the paper. - 10 %
Yon and both know that horses working with
sore shoulders are IN pain. and that they do
much work Without running down 5 hen they
are free from pain. also know perfectly we'll that
Security Gall SIlve will cure these shoulders. but
you do not know II. II you did you would buy a
of dealer and them for GU
have doub often he'd tina % OF ONE
thing you could rely on You can rely absolutely
Security Gall salve. II will do It's work every time,
or II you prefer to try It nrst will mail you q
sample can free. Just write Tor tit viii to you
on nrst mail.
Also want to tell you that Security Aptiseptic
Healer Us good for ba wirts entk security
Gall save u for bar gals eaeIs carry them
IN zSc Sc and 81 10 - them for
guarantee you perfect satisfaction.rWf
--------5Tgs sfrnnk ~ IAeanie. President
-SECuklTY REMEDY CO, Minneapolis. MINI
The Lamar register., 1907-08-14
QUlA1NTRELL IS
STILL alive
LEADER OF THE NOTORIOUS
GUERRllLAS IN CIVIL WAR
TELLS OF ESCAPE.
is NOW 70 YEARS OLD
BONES OF BuSHwHAckER SUP
POSED TO BE ON Elk
HIBlTlON IN KANSAS.

Victoria, B. C.-Bill Quantrell, lead
err of Quantrells gucrillas in the Civil
war, who, according to history, died of
wounds at Kentucky hospital, after
his raiders were cut up. is alive and
well at Quatsino. on the northwest
coast of Vancouver island, under the
name of John Sharp, according to a
number of people who have conversed
with him.
j. E. Duffy, prominent timberman,
who recently became interested in tim
Der land at Quatsino, recognized John
Sharp, who is over 20, wiry and gray.
as Quantrell, Duffy having been a
member of the Michigan troop of cav.
airy which cut up Quantrell's force.
Quantrell' stated to Duffy that he
was correct in his recognition. Sharp
said he had been left as dead and in
stead of dying of his wounds at Louis
Vile, as history recorded, that he had
taken a horse, ridden many miles and
disappeared. He made his way to
South America, living number OF
years in Chile, whence he went to
Texas, where he engaged in the cattle
business, making considerable money
which. he exhausted. Then he went to
Oregon. where he punched cows and
drove cattle over thJ mountains. From
Oregon he came to British Columbia
nearly two decades ago and engaged
in logging at different camps of the
northeast coast of Vancouver island
until ten years ago, when he became
trapper of the northern coast
Six or seven years ago he went to
Quatsino, where he was made car
carer at West Vancouver mines.
< When J. E. Duffy landed at Quatsino
from the steamer Tees he met John
Sharp on the beach at Coal Harbor
Duffy looked the old man over and
said: rs that you, Quantrell you old
rascal?"
Come into the house." said Sharp
ard for some hours the two men
talked. Sharp stated he was in reality
Quantrell, and he talked at length OF
the raids in Kansas and elsewhere
and eagerly. listened to Duffy's tales
from the point of view of the cavalry
men of the Union men. He was most
keenly interested in the story of the
cutting up of his band. and when his
narrator told of how forty men had
been killed tears are said to have
rolled down the old mans cheeks.
r. E. Montgomery. who is engaged
in business at Quatsino. and who knew
Sharp, or Quantrell. at Fort Worth
Texas. and H. o. Berg. postmaster al
Quatsino, are two others to whom
Sharp has stated his identity as Quan
trell. .f
II might as well admit it." SHARP
told both. ut seems that cannot hide
the fact"
The story the old man told to the in
formant Of the Associated Press wa:
that when his band had been cut VI
hn had hax t,I In, xIn oh1
and had a bullet wound through the
shoulder The surgeon who looked
him over diagnosed that he could no
live more than couple of hours, anf
he had been left that others with moro
chance of recovery could be attended
to by the soverworked surgeons. Will,
they tended the others he got up de
spite his wounds and disappeared
That night. he says. he rode seventy
miles. He took flight to South Amer
lea.
The Lamar register., 1907-08-14

The truly wise will halt before a
fact, no matter how humble or COM
mon.
The Lamar register., 1907-08-14

Most OF our sweetest comforts grow
up between crosses.-Young.
The Lamar register., 1907-08-14

How poor an instrument may do a
noble ed-Shakespeare.
The Lamar register., 1907-08-14

Mrs. Winsiow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teethng softens the gums, reduces IN
nammation, alays pain cures wind collie. 25c bottle
The Lamar register., 1907-08-14

Topeka. ,Kan-Mention of the dis
covery Of w. c. Quantrell being alive
in British Columbia calls to mind the
fact that in the state historical rooms
,here.are two shin bones and lock of
hair supposedly of the famous raider.
They have been there since May, 1888,
when the mother of w. C. Quantrell
and w. w. Scott of Canal Dover, Ohio.
opened the grave at Louisville, Ken
lucky. aa
The Lamar register., 1907-08-14

Kansas City.-According to local
history. Bill Quantrell. the guerilla
leader who played SO important part
in the Missouri Kansas border warfare
of the early days, died in the Sisters
hospital at Louisville, Kentucky. Rev
Thomas Cobb. formerly pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal church Of this
city. but now located in Oklahoma
knew Quantrell in Kentucky during
the Civil War. He was cavalry re.
cruiting officer. and at the time camped
with Quantrell for two days and had
many talks with him.
Rev. Cobb said:
"Quantrell was then in Central
Kentucky. He was on his way to Vir-
ginia and Maryland to join Mosby. He
had skirmish with the federal troops,
the Twelfth Kentuck cavalry, and was
seriously wounded. He was not known
as Quantrell during that expedition,
but went under the name of Captain
Clark
81 was paroled in Louisville about
that time by Colonel Folsom. One day
Colonel Folsom asked me If I knew
Quantrell, and told him I did. He
then asked me If would identify him,
and I said would II he were dead.
Then you will not identify him If he
is alive?' asked Colonel Folsom. No,
replied. l was taken to view a body.
but it was not that of Quantrell. But
a day or two later several of Guam
trell's men saw the dead body of their
leader in the Sisters hospital and at
tended his funeral in the Catholic
cemetery This, i believe. is the true
story of Quantrell's death and burial"
The Lamar register., 1907-08-14

Read The Road to MELVILLE" in pkss.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-12
RAILROAD NEWS.
Hartman Lines Make a Grand
stand Play.
Tell Story of Paying Charges
on Freight Cars.
SHIPMENT OF EMPTIES.
To Relieve Coal Situation in
Kansas and Nebraska.
Gossip and Matters Of Interest
in Railroad Circles.

Chicago, Jan. 12.-The Record-Herald
says:
The management of the Hartman
lines is paying $32 500 freight on cars
in order to get them from the east into
the coal fields of Illinois, where they
can be loaded with coal for the west.
This extreme and unusual method was
adopted by the officials here after a
wire consultation with E. H. Hartman,
who gave his consent to the expenditure
necessary to relieve the coal shortage
in several portions of the west, espec-
tally in Kansas. and Nebraska.
Added to the loss in paying the
freight on the cars, the Hartman sys-
tenn will lose at least $4,000 revenue
and possibly three times that amount
which they would have obtained had
they permitted their cars to be loaded
in the east with merchandise or coal
for the Territory about Chicago.
AS q result of this sacrifice of reve-
nue., $1,000 tons of coal soon will be
distributed along the lines of the Union
Pacific road in Kansas and Nebraska.
More than $50 carloads are on their
way there now, and the remainder of
1900 cars will be forwarded at the rate
of Is or 20 daily.
The question arose of how to get the
cars to the mines without having some
road steal them for temporary use en-
route. The management finally decid-
ed to ship them as freight and is pay
ing $25 for the delivery of each car.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-12

I have Interested the M. X & T. IN US
ing our lines from Burlington to To-
peka While 1 have nothing dennlte
direct from them, have been assured
by the financial house interested with
me in this project that the katy VIII
be only too glad to make some ar
rangements whereby they can operate
into Topeka. But, the most important
the north line to Pierce Junction
which would furnish an inlet 20 To-
peka from three Missouri Pacific
branches, namely, their main line OF
Omaha, their central branch at MUS
cotah and the northwestern branch at
Denison and by using their own line
from Topeka south they could save
several miles on all of their shipments
from Omaha to the Gulf, and one hun
bred miles could be saved on all of
their shipments from Omaha and the
north to points in the west, by operat-
ing their trains via Pierce Junction,
Topeka and Council Grove. On their
ans-continental trains they are now
compelled to run them via Council
Grove to Ottawa and Osawatomie, then
over into Missouri and back to Kan
sas City.
The day and age has come when the
large trunk lines want to make time.
All of the railroads are building tun-
nels, cutoffs. etc, to shorten their time
across the continent, and it is not to
be wondered that the Missouri Pacific
looked favorably upon our proposition
and offered to give US all of the as
sistance that they could when the wri-
ter presented it to them. A great many
people have asked me, will these
railroads pay?" and 1 have answered
them by asking, DO the other rail-
roads in Kansas pay?" and the very
fact that they are today unable to take
care of all the local business rendered
them, that being the case it is only
reasonable to believe that tn csc inter
urban lines would have all of the bust
ness that they could take care of
from the start.
Kind of Equipment and Service
My idea of equipping these lines
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-12
ASK 200 MILLIONS.
New Penna Chiefs Want Money to
Cover Possible New DEVELOPMENTS.

New York, Jan. 12.-Pennsylvania
railroad stockholders are to be asked
to authorize the issue probably of
500, 100000 additional capital stock
and 500, 100000 in bonds. The ques-
ton will come before the stockhold-
ers at their annual meeting on March
made by. the management. 1t was
stated that the company is not plan
ming any large improvements beyond
those already announced.
In the formal announcement which
will be issued the stockholders of the
Pennsylvania will be Informed that
while it may not be necessary to issue
any of the proposed new stock or
bonds during the current year, the
company desires to have the authority
from its shareholders to make such an
issue if circumstances require.
The action is taken, the announce
ment will say, in view of the fact that
the amount of capital stock already is
suedf with that reserved for the con-
version of the outstanding convertible
bonds, very nearly approaches the full
sum now authorized.
The announcement says:
Notices will be issued tomorrow
calling the annual meeting of the
stockholders of the pennsylvania
Railroad company for March II, 1907.
and stating that the management Will
then ask the stockholders to auth orize
an increase in the capitalization OF the
company Although the exact amount
has not yet been determined, 1t IS IKE
ly that the proposed increase will be
requested in the form of 500, 900
in capital stock and $100,0OO,OOO In
bonds, to be issued in such amounts
and at such-t times as the needs of the
company require
1.-The amount of capital stock al
ready issued, with that reserved for
the conversion of the Outstanding
convertible bonds, very nearly APP
breaches the full sum no wathorlzeo-
There fore while it may not be neces-
sary to issue any part of the proposed
new stock or bonds during the current
wear. vet the company desires to nave
authority from it's shareholders TO
make such issue when circumstances
so require.
"The laws of the state of Pennsyl-
vania provide that capital increases
shall first be auth orized by majority
of the shareholders, and the most ap-
nropriate and convenient way for a
company of the size of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad company, wh1ch mas
over 10000 stockholders. to obtain
such authority is at the annual meet
ing of which notice is given to the
stockholders, and such has been the
custom of the Pennsylvania Railroad
company in the past"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-12
VALUABLE PATENT.
F. w. Dill, of Lincoln, Claims to Have
Overcome the Dead Center"

Lincoln, Jan. 12.-It isn't generally
known but it is a fact that Lincoln has
a citizen who Is continually at work
on models of different kinds, many of
which have been patented. F. w.
Dill is the man. who is assisted by ].
r. Hill. These gentlemen claim that
for the first time the patent Office has
recorded a pitman which furnishes
rotia motion. 1t is unique, very COM
pIete, and it is claimed will absolutely
overcome the dead center, which
heretofore has been considered an
impossibility. Besides this these in
yentors have a number of other in
ventions, several of them having al
ready been patented. Among them is
a road grader, which they are conf
dent will be great labor saving ma
chine when put upon the market.
other PATENTS and inventions include
farm machinery and novelties.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-12
n Kansas Mans Invention by Which
Trains MAY BE Warned of Danger

wichita, Kan, Jan. 12.-Wichita men
have taken up an invention that, it is
said, will prevent wrecks of all kinds,
whether rear end, head end or by rea-
son of open switches. The patentee is
H c. Wolfe of Lyons. The Continuance
is so arranged that when two engines
approach each other on the block
bell rings in each, before they have
come within two miles of each other.
Should they desire to cut out the bell
service and cut in telephone service,
that may be done in a few seconds. By
that means engineers may consult with
each other or with agents at either end
of the line at any time. The same alarm
is sounded when the engine approach
es within a given distance of an open
switch. The working model of the de-
vice is on exhibition here and will be
shown to the interstate commerce COM
mission members when they meet here
February "a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-12

can be seen that this line would tap
the most populous territory of the
state 1t would offer railroad accom-
modations so that the people of Ne
maha, Brown, Doniphan, Atchison and
Jackson counties would come to To-
home the same day. 1nasmuch as
there has been SO much already said
about the Eskridge branch, will
confine my remarks to the other three.
The line from Topeka to Burlington
Kan, would be one of the most i'm
state. 1t would tap a coal field near
Burlingame and Scranton that is now
not occupied by any railroad. 1t
would furnish railroad facilities for
the people of Usage, Coffee and other
southern and southeastern counties, so
that they could come to Topeka and
return the same day. A population of
about SO, 900 is practically cut off from
communication with the capital which
could make use of such railroad line
The line from Topeka to Tonganoxie
would pass through the north tier of
the townships facing on the Kansas
river and would divide the territory
lying between the Union Pacific,
which parallels the river and the
Leavenworth and Topeka railway on
the north and would furnish railroad
accommodations for people that are
compelled to drive several miles now
to a railroad.
To Lease to Other Lines.
The plan mapped out is for one
these interurban lines. Arrangements
can he made as soon as our lines are
for the Missouri Pacific to
operate their trains over three of our
lines. namely, the Council Grove,
Pierce Junction and the Tonganoxie.