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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-06

again is evident from the steps which
the railroads are taking for their pre-
vention in the future. All the big west
ern trunk lines have from 10000 to 1000
box cars in good order and ready for
the shipment of grain. Orders for ad
ditional equipment are being placed by
the roads, for delivery next spring, and
these orders will increase the equip
ment by a good percentage. And not
only are freight cars being included in
the additions but motive power is form
ing a strong feature. Next season the
western roads will have more rolling
stock, and more power with which to
handle the traffic. so that the outlook
from the standpoint of the shippers, is
extremely bright.
Arrangements are being made by the
United States Express company, to take
over the express business of the ST.
Louis & San Francisco railway COM
mencing with January 1. Since the two
roads have become the property of the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Rail-
way company of New Jersey, the two
roads have been handling the express
business for different companies, al
though owned by the same interests.
The Wells-Fargo company has been do
ing business over the Frisco but after
January 1, the United States Express
company will be the official express
company on both systems.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-06

!2ANIAFE notes.

Charles Oberer of the tin shon is
unable to be at work on account of
illness. He is suffering with an at
tack OF blood poisoning in his left
Delbert Stamm of the machine shop
is unable to be at work on account of
illness.
The male chorus will hold their reg
ular meeting in the Y M. C. A. Sat
urday evening at o'clock. All men
interested in music are invited to Join
this chorus
Morgan c. Knapp, physical director
Of the local Y. NJ. C. A. went to St
Joe today with the Topeka High
school football team.
G. E. Barnaby will conduct the
mems Bible class at the Y M c. A,
Sunday afternoon at 2:15
The freight sale of Santa Fe I'M
claimed freight is now going on at the
old freight depot
Mr.. J. D. M. Hamilton, claims attor-
Iey for the Santa Fee system, has ac-
cepted an invitation to deliver an adj
jress before the Association of New
York and New England Railway Sur
seons, at its meeting to be held at the
Academy of Medicine, New York city.
On November 1911
L. G. Browning. assistant ticket
agent at the depot, has gone to Kan
sas City. where he will have charge
of the city ticket office. leaving the
work here to Robert Robinson. for
merly night agent A. O. Devlfn of
Lawrence will take Mr.. Robinson's
place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-06
fermentation and
OFlatulence Prevented
IN the Stomach by Charcoal, the Great
Absorbent, nti-Fermentative,
and DeOdOrant

some years ago DR.. Belloc, retired
surgeon of the French army, turned
his attention to charcoal as a remedy
for dyspepsia, fermentation and fiat
ulence, or gas in the stomach and in
testines He was himself a sufferer
from these symptoms, and thus had
an opportunity of testing personally
its therapeutic action
He decided after many tests that
charcoal made of willow wood was
by far the best He found that char
coal made of other woods caused a
disagreeable taste in the mouth-even
painful excavations of the mucous
membrane, as well as thirst. and a
pinching sensation in the stomach:
but not one of these symptoms ever
occurred when willow charcoal was
employed.
He was in the habit of nrescribine
from two to six teasponnfuls for his
patients, but he himself freouentJv
took as much as 500 grammes, or
more than fifteen ounces per day.
There is really no such thing as TAX
ing too much charcoal. An excess
cannot be taken, for the reason that
the more you take the better it is for
you, as 1t is entirely harmless, and
through it's use your system will he
completely cleansed of all its imnuri
ties, the fermentation of food and the
formation of gas in the stomach pre-
vented and the absorption of toxic
products or poisonous material into
the blood from the stomach and intes-
tines eStopped.
When a regular physician took as
much as fifteen ounces of charcoal
daily. its harmlessness and beneficial
effects as an absorbent, deodorant.
germ destroyer and dyspepsia c1Ira
should be apparent to ali.
The Academic Rationale de Medi-
cine OF Paris reported very favora blv
on memoir which DR.. BelIoc pub
1ished on the use of charcoal. ana in
France 1T soon became a favorite rem
edy. Its reputation spread to this
country and now we find charcoal loz-
enges extensively sold, prescribed and
employed as dyspepsia remedies. DR.
Belloc's charcoal was administered to
his patients in the form of a powder
stirred up in water, which was very
disagreeable to taste, and its efficacv
was far less than in the form of a
lozenge.
Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges are a
great and happy Improvement upon
this form of administering Charcoal
They are made of the best willow
charcoal, freshly prepared, and rem
dered exceedingly palatable by the !
addition of pure honey, which gives
them a taste that is in strong contra ct
to that of ordinary powdered charcoal. |
Nothing could be more efficacious in !
it's effects than charcoal given in this
desirable form. Two or three of |
Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges taken after |
meals are sufficient to give complete |
relief. Go to your druggist and buvl
a box. but insist on having Stuart's as
there are many worthless limitations |
on the market, not made of willow
wood, but of poplar, lockwood, dog
wood, ETC., which are not good for
cents per box. Sample box will be
sent free by mail upon request. Ad-
dress F. A. Stuart Co., 200 Stuart
Bldg. Marshall. Mich.
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FARMER ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.
Same Old Story-Pulled Gun Through
Fence After Him.

Mulberry. Nov. 6.-Ben Mitchell.
enc of the pioneer residents of this
part of the county, accidentally shot
and killed himself while out hunting
On his farm.
After they had eaten dinner he and
his son started out for an afternoon
hunt for rabbits or anything in the
small game line they could find. They
had been pretty successful and were
en- their way home when the fatal ac-
cident happened. Mr.. Mitchell had
stood his gun up against a barb wire
tense with the muzzle pointing through
between the wires while the butt stood
on the ground.
AS he passed through between the
wires the supposftion is that he started
TO drag the gun through with him, and
the hammers caught on the ground
{ md the triggers caught on the wire
and discharged the weapon. When
the son heard the discharge of the
gun he looked towards where his faith
or was and saw him fall and hurried
to his assistance and when he arrived
at his side he found his father dead.
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ONE MORE CASE REPORTED.
Second Case of Infantile. Paralysis APP
pears in CLYDE.

SeCOnO case oil ln1anIl1e Paralysis Ap-
pears in Clyde.
Clyde, Kan, Nov. 6.-Another case of
infantile paralysis has appeared in this
city. J. F'ranzgroff's 13-year-old boy is
the victim. The case is three days old
and has been reported to the county
health officer DR.. Narcotic. The boy is
completely paralyzed in his lower
limbs and has been for three days. DR..
Beech of Clyde is the attending physi
clan and reports it as being typical
case in every way. DR.. Crumbine of
the state board of health has been mott
fed and requests that the boy be taken
to Rosedale and placed in the Unfver-
sity hospital for treatment. DR.. Beech
informed the parents of the request of
Dr. Crumbine but they had not decided
whether to grant the request or not.
This is the second case that has ap-
peared in the county, the other case
was doubtful and no mention was made
of it. The child of Art Couple, living
about six miles south of town, is suf-
fering from paralysis and the physician
in attendance believed it to be case of
infantile paralysis.
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YOUNGEST KANSAS CHAIJFFEJTR
Ten Year-Old LeOna Teichgraeber
Runs Five PASSENGER Car.

Lindsborg, Kan, Nov. 6.-This 1T
tie city takes great deal of pride in
a girl who is said to be the youngest
chauffeur in the state. She is little
Leona Tefchgraeber. 10 years old, and
very small for her age.
1t is not an uncommon thing to see
Leona driving the f1ve-passenger car
over the city, taking her little COM
panions ride. She frequently goes
to the country several miles and up to
this time has overcome all the diff
hculties that have arisen with the ma
ch1nery of the car while it was in her
care. She cranks the machine.
changes the spark plug, fixes the mag
neto and adjusts the carburetter
without difficulty.
The little chauffeur has never had
any tire trouble on any of her trips.
and fortunately the steering gear has
for her.
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RAILROAD NEWS.
Equipment Companies Report
Big Increase in Business.
Railroads Get Cars and Loco
motives for Immediate Use.
NUMEROUS STEEL CARS
Notable Advance i'm This Line OF
Passenger Equipment.
Other Items of Interest in Rail-
way Circles.
NUMEROUS STEEL CARS

7 Officials of equipment companies
report a marked increase in business
during the last two or three weeks
and say generally that they nave
enough orders on their books to keep
their plants operating at a high per
cent of full capacity. The railroads
continue to buy freely and heaVy or
ders for cars and locomotives are now
of common occurrence.
The volume of business is now
about up to the busiest month of 1907
and though in some instances the va
riouS companies are not getting as
high prices as they did then, especial
ly the supply companies, like the
American Steel Foundry, results so
far indicate that the current year will
be an exceedingly prosperous one.
The American Car and Foundry
company and the Railway Steel
Spring company are not far from
making records in monthly output.
The Pressed Steel Car company.
which has been hampered by labor
troubles will next week, start its
Woods plant, which has been idle for
several months. The company has
added more than $500 steel cars to
its books during the last two weeks.
The business of the American Loco
motive company has begun to assume
a large volume which has forced it
materially to increase operations at
its plants. The railroad buying of
dictions made earlier this year. Some
of the larger orders just placed with
the company are for 267 locomotives
from the New York Central, 100 from
the Chicago & Northwestern for de-
livery next year, and fifty from the ST
Paul.
The Pullman companys books are
reported to be so we'll filed with con-
tracts that it is seeking no new bust i
ness, and has enough work ahead to
Keep its plants fully occupied until !
next August.
A prominent official of one of the
leading equipment companies says:
The earnings of the equipment com |
panies this year will surprise Wall |
street We had done practically moth |
ing in the equipment business since |
the panic until last April. when the
Hrst equipment buying of the rail-
roads began. But since then there has |
been steady month by-month i'm
provement. so that the year as
whole will be very satisfactory 7 |
believe that the year 1910 will be the
best the equipment companies have
ever experienced provided there are
good crops"
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TO FIGHT KANSAS HOG CHOLERA
Live Stock Commissioner to Receive
Aid From Washington Expert.

Kansas City. Mo-, Nov. 6-J. H.
mercer, state live stock sanitary COM
missioner has received a notice that
the United States bureau of animal
industry will send a man to Kansas
tomorrow to help in fighting hog chol-
era, which has broken out in several
sections of the state
The hog cholera epidemic in some
sections has become so extensive that
the commissioner decided to ask for
help The state will pay the expenses
OF the serum expert while he distrib-
utes the serum in the different local
tiles where cholera prevails.
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SANTA FE STEAMSHIP LINE.
Railroad Will Take Over Big Atlantic,
Gulf and West Indies Lines.

New York, Nov. 6.-The Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fee railroad is negoti-
ating for the purchase of the Atlantic,
Gulf and West Indies steamship line, a
combine including four of the greatest
coastwise shipping lines. By this pur-
chase it plans to control the coastwise
trade and establish an entrance into
New York and Galveston in competi-
ton with the Southern Pacific in bid
cling for the California fruit trade.
According to the terms proposed for
the purchase, the Santa Fe is to take
over the $30,000,000 stock and the
S40,00O,000 bonded Indebtedness of the
: steamship company, which was for
rrerly controlled by Charles w. Morse.
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FORTY YEARS A SEXTON.
Wants to Quit But Ottawa Council
Won't Accept Resignation.

Ottawa, Kan, Nov. 6.-After 40 years
Of faithful and continuous service as
sexton of Hope cemetery, August Rom
stedt has asked to be relieved of the
duties, and placed his resignation be-
fore the city council. The council de-
clined to consider it. Mr. Romstedt's
services are considered to be too valu-
able to be disposed with if it is possible
to avoid it, and the matter was referred
to the cemetery committee for a con-
ference with Mr.. Romstedt in the hope
of inducing him to reconsider.
Mr.. Romstedt began his services as
sexton in 1868, with the Hope Cemetery
company. Five years afterward, when
the city purchased the cemetery he was
engaged In the same capacity and has
remained since.
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BUSY TIME FOR SUGAR Mill.
Has Sliced S75 Tons of Beets Daily for
Average.

Garden City, Kan, Nov 6.-The
sugar mill has made the best record
so far this campaign in it's history.
The average slicing record from
the date of opening this years cam
paign, has been S65 tons.
Monday of this week was the red
letter day. when 1907 tons were sliced.
General Manager Gillespie says he
confidently expects the average slicing
record for the campaign to be run
up to 900 tons per day.
The mill still has a large supply of
beets on hand in the dumps-enough
to run for considerable time.
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CUTS DOWN MANUAL LABOR.
New Rock Island Coaling Stations a
Mass of Power and Machinery.

Chicago, Nov. 6.-The Rock Island
has decided upon extensive additions to
it's facilities for fuel storage and hand
ling, and has just closed contracts for
the building up of improvements. The
coaling stations will be of the latest
types. and will reduce to minimum
the necessity of manual labor in the
handling of coal At Bureau will be
built a power coaling station spanning
four tracks, the storage bin of which
will have a capacity of 400 tons. A
similar chute, though slightly smaller,
is to be constructed at Seymour. Ia.
Single bucket chutes have been con-
tracted for at Ola, Bonneville, Wister
and Calvin.
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WOMAN STEPPED OFF CAR.
Failed to Wait for 1t to Stop and Neck
Is Broken.

Parsons, Kan, Nov. 6-Failing to
wait until the car had stopped to per-
init her leaving the conveyance at the
proper side Of the street, Mrs Alsona
Wise. 40 years old, stepped from a
street car, and in striking the pave
ment her neck was broken. She died
instantly, being dead when witnesses to
the accident reached her.
Passengers on the car who witnessed
the affair, say that Mrs. Wise, in step
ping from the car, took hold of nothing
to prevent falling, deliberately walking
off while the car was still in motion and
before it reached the usual place of
stopping to allow passengers to get off.
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Kills Her Foe of IN Ya.rs

~ Inc most merciless enemy had for
~ years, declares Mrs. James Duncan
of Haynesville, Me-, was Dyspepsia. 1
iS sur intensely after. eating or drink
ing ana could scarcely sleep. After many
reneoles had failed and several doctors
gave me up. tried Electric Bitters, which
cured me completely. Now can eat any
lining. am 20 years old and am over
Joyed to get my health and strength back
aaga1n. For Indigestion, LOSS of Appetite.
Complaints. its unequaied. Only Soc at
Campbell Drug Co.
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TRADED FOR sANDBARs.
wallace County Man Sues for $40. OOe
on a Land Deal

Sharon Springs, Kan, Nov. S,-An
unusual lawsuit has been fled by DR..
z. e: !senberg through his attorneys.
Eppste1n, Ulmann & Miller and C. M.
Holmquist. For several wears the doc
tor owned $50 acres of land in this
county. Mr.. and Mrs. Bennett ana q.
*. Early owned some fine Missouri
river bottom land and they and the
changed
The Missouri land was described by
chains and links and from the deed
enc could easily figure that It contain
cd ESQ acres. But when the county
surveyor went on the premises he
found only IS acres of land. The rest
1t is claimed. were sandbars. The
amount of damages asked is $4,000,
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Special Inspectors Finish Work at
Leavenworth and Leave.

Leavenworth, Kan, Nov &C. E.
Boulden, who has been in charge of
the investigation of the Leavenworth
revenue office, has completed his
work here and has gone to Kansas
City. The investigation has shown the
rumors that the revenue officers here
are in collision with the liquor to be
groundless.
One of the accounting agents who
was mere Is said to have remarked
that Collector j. M. Simpson is re-
garded in Washington as one of the
most energetic men in the revenue
service and no one there suspected
any irregularities in this office. The
rigid inspection by the expert ac-
countants from the eastern districts
has confirmed this opinion.
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NEW FAST FREIGHT RECORD.
Transcontinental Shipment Tacoma to
New York in Six Days.

New York in Six Days.
Chicago, Nov. 6.-Barring accident.
what is expected to prove the fastest
transcontinental freight shipment ever
made. reached Chicago today, and with
little delay was sent On to complete the
journey from Tacoma to New York.
Last Saturday four carloads of silk
were received from Japan at Tacoma,
and at 6:45 p m. this load, together
with four cars of salmon consigned to
Minneapolis, sailed over the Chicago
Milwaukee & Puget Sound railway.
The fish were left at Minneapolis and
the silk arrived here today at 2:19 D. m.
Within eleven minutes these cars
were transferred to the Pennsylvania
road and tomorrow the shipment will
be in New York, thus making the entire
run in fewer than six days.
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INCREASE IN CAR SHORTAGES.
Over Fifty Per Cent Reported, Bring
ing Total to Sc, 1886 Cars.

Chicago, Nov. 6.-The fortnightly
statement of the American Railway as
ISOLATION on the car situation says:
There has been an increase of Sc per
cent in the shortages reported which
row total 1856 cars. Of this number
23,23S are box and STAB are gondola
ears. The surplus, however, shows a
decrease of only 5,0S1 cars, leaving
3O,896, of which about one-half are
tox cars. This surplus is principally in
the northwest, while the more severe
shortages are in the east, the middle
west and the southeast.
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NEW CHURCH AT MCPHERSON.
swedish Lutheran People Are Preuar-
ing to Build.

Mcpherson, Kan, Nov. e.-The
members of the Swedish Lutheran
ccurch held business meeting and
oeclded to build a new church. Work
o! taxing up the subscription will be-
gin at once and they believe they will
rave no difficulty in raising $4,000,
ing.
The present structure is now out of
cate and the Swedish people being the
wealthfest and most progressive in the
Of the times.
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THROWS TRAIN IN DITCH.
Iowa TOWerman DeraiIS Fast Passen.
ger and Prevents Collision.

Mason City, Ia, Nov. 6.-To prevent
a collision between passenger trains on
the Iowa Central and Great Western
railways at Manley Junction early to-
day Towerman James Edinburn de-
rallied Iowa Central train No. 6, south
bound, sending the train into the ditch.
The mail car was burned with all the
mail and a large amount of money. No
one was hurt The clerks had mar
row escape from cremation in their car
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Kansas Club Women Elect Officers.

Abilene, Kan. Nov. 6.-Eighty-five
delegates attended the annual Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs meeting at En-
terprise, which has just closed, to meet
next year at Chapman. Mrs C. K.
Raber of Junction City was chosen
president; Mrs. George Merilat of En-
terprise, secretary, and Mrs. Frank
Reid of Clyde, treasurer.
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SHOT A BLACK SQUIRREL.
X. q. Museum Receives Valuable
Specimen From Kirby Merrill.

Lawrence, Kan, Nov. 6.-Kirby Nc
Rill brought to Mr.. Bunker of the
taxidermy department of the university
beautiful black squirrel which he shot
at mis- farm near Reno.
The fur was inky black and had a
fine lustre and was not badly damaged
by the shot. When Mr.. merrill first
saw it he thought it was mink but
soon discovered that it was a squirrel.
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TWO HALVES FOR ONE DOLLAR
Fresh Youth in Jail at Chanute for
Handing Ont Teruouc

Chanute, Kan, Nov 6.-J. e. Beam.
Y years old. was sentenced to a wear IN
the county Jail for handing out lemons.
Beam went into business places and
asked the proprietors if they would give
a dollar for two halves. When he got
the dollars he gave in return halves OF
lemons and left.
1t was considered a good joke until
word came that Beam was preparing
to leave town on the night train The
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result mo Hunting signs are going
up on every hand, mushroomlike.
Many careless hunters wonder why
farmers are SO rigid and strict against
hunting on their farms and, yet, by
their own careless shooting is the
cause.
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Hand Caught i'm Corn sheIIer.

Concordia, Kan, Nov. 6--J. Isaacson,
who was operating his shelter on the
kershner farm, near Norway, got his
hand caught in the drive chain OF the
machine and as consequence lost the
third and fourth fingers on his left
hand at the knuckles and the middle
finger on the same hand. at the Joint.
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police were notified and Beam was ar
rested. He had taken in $3.50. At one
place. after obtaining a dollar, he Of
iered his victim 10 cents for the lemon
halves that the Mike was holdino
Beam came here from Manhattan
and says his home is in Roanoke, va.
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A school teacher in one of the lower
grades once asked her room, What is
wind?"
After a thoughtful pause, a small
hand was raised. well, Robert, what
is your answer" she asked
''Why-er, wind is the air when II
gets in hurry" answered Robert.-De-
1ineator
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HALF MILLION DOLLAR FIRE.
Norfolk & Southern Railroad Shops
Swept by Flames

Newburn, N. c.. Nov 6.-F'ire that
swept the shops of the Norfolk &
southern Railroad company here Fri
Gay morning resulted in a half million
Collars property loss.
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MURDOCH FUNERAL SUNDAY.

Body VIII Lie in State During Morn
ing Hours
El Dorado, Kan. Nov 6-The funeral
OF + b. Murdoch will be held Sunday
at p. m. from the home. Friends viii
view the body Sunday from to II
a. m.
The funeral services will be conduct
ed by Dean J. p. De Bevers Kaye of
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NO MORE CAR SHORTAGES

Railroads Profiting From Experience
and Prepare for Future.
Kansas City, Mo-, Nov 6.-That the
present car shortage will not occur