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The Washington herald., 1912-01-02

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cracked ice on the side.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-05
SEN. CURTIS RECORD.
A Washington Correspondent Gives
Brief Review.

washington, Aug. 5.-The political
situation in Kansas is, on account of
the conflicting claims made by the off
ferent managers, a matter of deep in
forest in the national capital, and men
who have recently been over that state
are listened to eagerly when they tell
what they learn while on the ground.
A well known politician who has re-
Gently returned from a trip through the
western states, was talking with some
friends in the lobby of the Ebbitt
House a night or two ago. Speaking
Of Kansas. he said;
81 was impressed by the interest ia
ken by the people all over the state
in the candidacy of Senator Curtis for
reelection to the senate. The senator
has been made the object of vicious
and malignant attacks by certain news
Tnisrepresented him in their columns
and has answered them conclusivelv.'
continuing the politician recalled the
fact that Senator Curtis first entered
congress as a new representative in
the Fifty-third congress, yet early in
that congress demonstrated beyond
question his ability as a worker. lie
took an interest from the start in
the veterans of the Union army, and
has since been their CONSTANT, hard
working friend and advocate. 1t was
ON his recommendation that President
. Taft appointed Judge Stillwell, of
Kansas, as deputy commissioner of
pensions at Washington. Since he has
been in congress there have been five
attempts to abolish the United States
pension agency at Topeka but Senator
Curtis has defeated each effort be-
cause he was able to show that pen
sioners could be more quickly and sat
1sfactorily paid. at less cost. from that
agency than from any other agency il
the United States. During the Cleve-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-05
WEALTH PILES UP
Wheat of Few Kansas Counties
Exceeds Colorado Mines.
Seventh District Counties Make
Splendid Crop Showing.

Hutchinson, Kan, Aug. 5.-One group
of counties in the Seventh congress
sional district of Kansas, produced
wheat alone this year worth more
than all the gold, silver, copper, leGd
zinc and other minerals produced in
the state of Colorado during the last
year.
The is million busheI counties of the
Seventh Kansas district, comprising
lust one-half of this district, yielded
this wear 34,102,015 bushels of wheat
At a dollar a bushel, which the Kan
sas wheat crop will average before il
all has been sold, this output is wof+ III
more than $34,0OO000.
The state of Colorado, according to
the government statistics produced a
little over $32,O0O,OO0 i'll mineral prod
ucts during the past year.
These 16 million bushel wheat coun-
ties, which comprise the eastern half
of this congressional district, are as fol-
lows. with the yield of wheat this year,
according to threshiIig reports and &C
reage estimates from each:
Reno 4,O03, SOP bushels; Rice. 2,0S9, 500
bushels; Kingman, 1,769,S 65 bshels; Har-
per, 2094, $3.50 bushels; Barton. 3,445, 2S0
bushels; Stafford, 1.0S4,000 bushels;
Pratt, 2,673, 500 bushels; Barber. 1885,
$50 bushels; Comanehe, L212, 276 bush
els; Kiowa. 2,158.745 bushels; Edwards.
1.S45.7o5 bushels; Pawnee, 1,967.3s0 BUSH
els; Rush.. Z.052, 1872 bushels, Ford, ) :
DOL $50 bushels; Clark, 1851, $40 bushels;
Meade 2,047, $50 bushels.
This includes but half of the counties
of the Seventh district. The other 16
counties all produced wheat, also, sew
eral of the counties, among them Gray
and Ness counties. having close to a
million bushels, although not quite get
ting into the million bushel roster.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-05
Bad Compilations Are
NoW Easily Discarded
(From The Beauty Seeker

Every woman has it in her own
hands to possess a beautiful and
youthful complexion. No matter how
soiled, faded or coarse the cuticIe
ordinary mercolized wax will actually
remove it, and nature will substitute
q skin as soft, clear and lovely as
a child's. The action of the wax is
not drastic. but gentle and agreeable
Minute particles of scarf skin come
off day by day, yet no evidence of the
treatment is discernible. other than
the gradual compleXional improve
ment. One ounce of mercolized wax
procurable at any drug store, suffices
for most cases. 1t is put on at bed
time like cold cream and taken off
in the morning with warm water 1t
is a certain method of discarding tan
freckies, sun spots, liver spots, moth
patches, blackheads and pimples
Wrinkles can be treated with benefit
by bathing the face in a lotion pre-
pared by dissolving l ounce powdered
saxoIite in y pint witch hazel In
Simultaneous results are secured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-05

land administration it was the contest
started by Mr.. Curtis that resulted N
the right being given to examine medical
certificates in pension cases, and the Jaw
declaring a pension to be vested right,
to allow soldiers widows pensions when
their income was less than $3.50 per
annum, the department having barr ed
them if their income was $96 per an
mum. He worked to have all the wld-
ows given $12 per month. In the last
congress with Senator Scott, he led
the fight for the Sulloway pension bill,
and Senator Curtis has again nitro
duced it in the senate
The national leaders of organized
labor here have faith ana confidence
III Senator Curtis The National Labor
Journal, in December, 1911, said:
Senator Curtis is one of the hard
workers of the senate. His reputation
for fairness in treating questions af
fecting the wage earners has won him
a host of friends
A man in congress has two interests
20 guard: the interests of the govern
ment and those of his constituents.
Senator Curtis has been conspicuous in
both capacities.
A prominent senator recently pointed
out, in reviewing some of the things
that Senator Curtis has accomplished,
that the following results are directly
due to the personal activities of Sena-
tor Curtis:
The defeat of the Union Pacific
funding bill resulting i'm pay
ment to the government by the
Pacific railroad to March l. 1910 s127 600 900
The defeat of the NJ. K. & T. rail-
road claims for certain land
grants for 100000 acres of
land worth to the government. 60.OOo, 600
He introduced and forced the
passage of legislation that has
saved to the Indians and the
government in the matter of
the Chippewa Indian timber
He obtained congressional action
in other Indian questions by
which the government saved
over ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS nO00,00
Total ...................... .$218 OOO, 600
The senator who was reviewing the
foregoing as part of the record of
Senator Curtis, concluded with the re-
mark:
These figures taken from the rec
ords of congress, show that, through
the efforts of Mr.. Curtis, the govern
ment has been saved enough money to
pay for thirty battleships or ar
amount equal to half the estimated
cost of the Panama canal. The state
of Kansas should be proud of Senator
Curtis"
The friends of former President
Roosevelt here point out with approval
that during the Roosevelt administra-
lions Senator Curtis steadily supported
the policies of the administration;
anu II Is remembered IildI MI N1uIltS
advocated the primary plan and had
it adopted in the First district when
some of the most loud mouthed and
recently converted progressives in
Kansas were advocating the old con-
vention plan.
Senator Curtis opposed the Canadian
reciprocity bill, and his speech in the
senate June IA, 1911, against the
reciprocity bill was one of the most
logical and powerful arguments MADE
against that measure. He voted
as he spoke-against the bill.
S. r. CARR.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-05
BLESSING TO WOMEN"

is what one grateful woman calls
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. This is because after suffer-
ing for six long, weary years with a
weakness SO prevalent among her sex,
she was restored to perfect health by
this famous medicine for woman's ills
This has. been the experience of
thousands of grateful women who
have depended upon this tried and
true remedy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-05
MANY snakes Seen in saIina.

SaIina. Kan, Aug. Sit has been A
good many years since there We're as
many snakes in and about Salina as
there are this year, but fortunately
there are very few, if any, poisonous
reptiles. Some pretty large snakes
have been killed within the city limits,
while a large number of smaller ones
have been dispatched. The farmers re-
port that snakes are more numerous in
the country districts than in previous
years.
A few days ago large blue racer,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-05
EsPEE TO ENCOURAGE FARMERS
Department of Farm Improvement
Work Is Organized.

A department of farm improvement
work will begin operations on the
Southern railway on September 1, &C
cording to announcement by President
Finley. A great opportunity exists, in
the opinion of the management, for in
creasing prosperity of the territory
traversed by the lines of the company
through building up soil productivity
and increasing average crop yield per
acre.
The cooperative demonstration plan
will be followed, the aim being to show
farmers what they can do on their
own lands and with their own re-
sources. This plan has been followed
with marked success by the railroads
cotton culture department, and it is
proposed now to extend. the work over
the system generally and to adapt-tt to
the peculiar conditions of each To-
cality.
T. o. Plunkett, who has been gen.
era1 agent of the cotton culture de-
.partment, is to be head of the new
organization, with the title of manager
of farm improvement work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-05
Another Banker Freed.

Leavenworth, Kan, Aug. o.-Noan -.
NTarler one of the most prominent
members of the famous bankers colony
at the federal prison here, was released
on parole today after serving thirty
six months of a five-year sentence.
Marker was one of about dozen IN
diana bankers who were indicted by the
federal grand jury in 1909 for viola ton
o. the national banking laws. He was
cashier of the First National bank OF
Upton. Ind. and in completely with MS
brother. William H. Marker, was
charged with embezzling more IMAM
800 900 from that institution.
Immediately after the indictments
Marker left Upton, but upon his return
was arrested by the federal authorities
He claimed that he had been to the
.Ozarks on a fishing trip. 1t is alleged
that he took $4,000 with him on the
trip.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-05

Erie, Aug. 5.-A joke on the long
suffering Dutchman caused Miss Mary
Foose of this county to break her jaw
She was told the joke by a playmate.
She laughed so heartily that the
muscles on her jaw suddenly contract
ed, breaking the left lower jaw The
accident occurred Friday. Miss Foose
is IA years of age.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-05
Pours Gasoline on Erie.

Wichita Aug. 5.-Laura Belle Russer,
the five-year-o daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harvey Russer, of Derby twelve
miles south of here, was probably fatal
" burned when she attempted to pour
kerosene from closed can on to a
trash fire in the back yard of her par
ents' home She was still alive at a
late hour tonight. but terribly burned
and with no hope for recovery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-05
SANTA FE CAR LOADINGs.

In Last Week Gain OF 3,126 over
Year Ago.
In the week ending July 20 the
Santa Fe handled 2O,565 cars on the
system rails, or 1926 more than year
ago. OF cars received from foreign
connections there were 1852, an in
crease of asa, making a total of ALT
cars handled for the week, in COMPARE
son with 81, 1907 last year. This is an
increase of 3.61O cars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-05
Team Runs Away; Man Hurt

Erie, Kan, Aug. Fittings are
getting dull around here" remarked
James Hoef1er, farmer, near Urbana,
six miles west. as he lay back in the
load of hay he was hauling to his
barn. II wish something exciting
would happen" Just then his skittish
team became frightened and ran away.
The hay was strewn all over a quar-
ter section, and the wagon turned over,
p1nn1ng HOefier beneath it. When ex-
tr1cated from beneath the debris, he
was unconscious. He sustained pain
ful Injuries, but physicians say he will
recover
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-05
Only Small Gain Is Shown in
July Gross Earnings.
Nearly All Roads in South
Made Good Increases.
RAIL WAY men ARE SATISFIED
Small Returns in West and
Southwest Territory.
Other Items of General Inter.
est in Traffic World.

Railroad gross earnings for the two
weeks in July, according to returns re-
ceived by Dun's Review from all United
States roads making weekly reports,
amount to SIS, 301, 9S4, a gain of $275,91O
as compared with the earnings of the
some roads for the corresponding per-
iod a year ago.
While the gain is small, it shows
some improvement over a week ago,
and, on the whole. may be considered
fairly satisfactory.
Nearly all the roads in the south re-
port more or less increase, Chesapeake
& Ohio being the only important ex-
ception, while in the west and south
west a number of systems still make
smaller returns, that by Colorado &
Southern being the most pronounced
and amounting to only $24,SS0 for the
second week of the month.
On the other hand, for a similar
period Southern reports gain of $685.
492, $500 $62,023, Central of GeorGla
$47,400, Minneapolis & st. Louis $28,-
24S. International & Great Northern
$24, 900, Texas & Pacific $10,49S and Lou
isville & Nashville $34, 755.
In the following table are given the
gross earnings of all United STATES
railroads reporting to date for the first
two. weeks in July and the gain as
compared with the earnings of the
iod last year; also for practically the
some roads for a similar period in the
two preceding months, with the per-
centages of gains over last year:
July, two weeks . .$15, SO1. 9s4 $275,9 is
June, two weeks. IA, 1874, ABS 476,533 ga
May, two weeks. 15,071.791 5sS,676 Al
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-05
June Bugs Eat Chinch Bugs.

Bennington, Kan, Aug. 5.-A chinch
bug destroyer has been discovered by
J. H. SDohn, farmer six miles south
west of the city. 1t is a new species of
bug here, something like a June bug,
only smaller Mr.. Spohn says they de-
YOUR the chinch bugs by the hundreds.
and that there are many of them in his
fields. They have been studied closely,
and IT appears they do not harm the
crop any but obtain their food solely
by eating chinch bugs. This new
species of bug will be a boon to the
Kansas farmer, it is believed, if
enough can be introduced in the fields
TO eradicate the hordes of chinch bugs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-05

about four feet long, was killed in front
OF the telephone Office, right in the bust
ness part of the city. This reptile was
making itself at home on the sidewalk
in front of the building.
Mrs. c. A. Smith, while engaged with
her sewing machine, heard an unusual
noise at her feet and looking down at
some cloth on the floor saw a large
Dull snake coiling up on the floor and
making itself at home in her work. Mrs
Smith lost no time in getting out of the
room and closing the door behind her.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-05
Name X. n. G. Instruction Detail.

Junction City, Kan, Aug. .5.-The fol-
lowing officers have been detailed rs
umpires and as instructors of the or
ganized militia with the Blue column in
the vancouver campaign to be held in
eastern Kansas this month: Major
Charles H Muir, infantry; Capt. John
W F,urlong, Sixth cavalry; Capt John
W Stephens, Second field artillery;
Capt. Ernest D. Scott, Sixth field artiI-
lery; Capt. George w. Moses, Fifteenth
cavalry; Capt. Edgar T. Collins, Sixth
infantry; Capt Walter T. Bates. adiu-
tant Twenty-seventh infantry; Capt.
Hanson B. Black, Second infantry;
Capt. Willis P. Coleman, Fourth in
1antry; Capt. Gideon H, Williams,
Eighteenth infantry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-05
Hold Up soIdiers, Par.

junction City, Kan. Aug. Sword
has been received at Fort Riley not to
pay the soldiers until further orders.
The troops do not know whether they
viii receive their pay tomorrow, or
whether it will be deferred for six
months. They have not been paid
since June. For some time the money
for the June and July payments has
been at the post, but no one knows
when it will be paid,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-05
saIina Helps New Line.

SaIina, Kan, Aug. 5.-Sa1fffa is at the
present time engaged in raising $50. 900
fol the Salina, Upton & Northern rail-
rCad' winch is an fnterurban line to be
built from Osborne to SaIina. About
$4,000 has been raised. The headouart-
ers of the line are now located in Sa-
lima, and it is the intention to maintain
them here. The road will be completed
IN 1914 All townships through which
inc line Is to run have voted aid to the
extent of $4,000 mile and work will be
begun on the construction as soon as
material can be secured
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-05
KANSAS GOSSIP.
Good Rains at Smith Center.

Smith Center, Kan, Aug. 5.-Good
rains which have fallen here insure
splendid crops and prepare the ground
for fall work
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-30

CONSTIPATION IS 4
MENACE IN SUMMER
Regularity Of Bowels Very I'M
portant to Health at This
Time.

At no time should people more close
ly watch the condition of their bowels
than during hot weather. Summer
conditions contribute in various ways
to cause constipation, but whatever
the cause the trouble should De quick
ly corrected; constipation. If neglect
ed, leads directly to serious. and of
ten fatal disease
Some people find that certain fruits
have laxative effect, but this cannot
be depended upon; mild laxative
tonic that will act gently and posi-
lively. without gripping or shock to the
system is far preferable. The COM
pound of simple laxative herbs with
pepsin known as DR.. Caldwell's Sy-
rup of Pepsin, is highly recommended
as being easy and natural In action,
pleasant to the taste. and certain in
its effect A dose of Syrup Pepsin at
night will restore normal action in the
morning, carrying off the heaviness
and bloat. Salts, purgative waters
and cathartics should be avoided. as
they upset the entire system and af-
ford at best but temporary relief. BY
cleansing the bowels and removing
the foreign matter that initiates and
inflames the tissues, spoonful OF
Syrup Pepsin will quickly check the
summer diarrhoea that is so weaken
Ing. DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Fepsin is
sold by druggists for fifty cents a
bottle, the larger family size costing
one dollar. A free trial bottle can be
obtained, postpaid by writing to DR..
W B. Caldwell. 4o6 Washington St.
Monticello. Illinois.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-30
Baby's Bands Tied
MOTHER TELLS HOW sAxo sALyE
CONQUERED ECZEMA.

Last fall we noticed small rough
and red spots coming on baby's
hands. The skin was very dry and
she kept scratching them until they
would bleed. We lost good deal of
sleep with her. Finally we took her to
the doctor and he treated her several
weeks, but it kept spreading until we
had to keep her little hands tied and
dress and bandage them several
times a day they were so sore, and
we used everything we could hear of
for eczema Finally our druggist told
US about Saxo Salve. We tried 1t and
one and half tubes has entirely
cured her Her little hands are
smooth and not even SCARED, and we
are 30 glad to tell others what saxo
Salve has done for us. Mrs. Mort
Stephenson. Lebanon, Ind"
You cannot do better than to try
saxo Salye for eczema, letter, ring.
worm, or any skin affection we
cheerfully give back your money II II
does not help you McGrath Bros
Drug Co.. Keokuk, Iowa
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-30
chasing him. When he got back to
the ball field even the other lunatics
were laughing at him.
THIS rs THE HOUSE
OF GOOD PRINTING
Van Doren Brothers Plant Modern and
in Hands OF Efficient
Norkmen.

One of the most modern book and
job printing plants in Keokuk, or in
Iowa for that matter, Is that of Van
Doren Brothers, located at SIS Blon-
deau street. They excel in prices and
artistic work, in commercial printing,
circulars and catalogue work, which
are their specialties.
This firm is composed OF two Keo-
kuk young men, Frank M. Van Doren
and Edward e. Van Doren, who we're
reared in this city and brought up
from boyhood to the printers art,
their father before them being mas
ter in the art preservative." Their
establishment was fitted up specially
for the line of work they are now do
ing. All the modern job type fonts
and decorative material were selected
brand new and areS added to with new
fonts and new material as they are
presented to the trade.
Their presses are all modern and
are from the most approved factories.
The Van Doren Brothers are artists
themselves in the profession. employ
none but first class workmen and
guarantee satisfaction in every par
ticular. They use the best materials
/ in all kinds of commercial papers,
card board and envelopes and the
choicest inks in all colors. Their
work is done promptly and delivered
to customers well done and at the
! time promised
Merchants, wholesale and retail;
bankers, real estate an commercial
/ firms in Keokuk or outside who have
not given this reliable and worthy firm
an order might find it to their inter
est to do so. If they demand the very
best work at reasonable prices
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-30
CHARLEY MANN OF
THE PRESS GALLERY
Did You Ever Hear the Story Of Muss-
sy McGraw Of the Giants and
the Lunatic?

WASHINGTON, Aug 29.-Colonel
Charley Mamie is the superintend-
ent of the House Press Gallery and
has been for score or more years
was reminiscing the other day about
lunatics and things.
Did you ever hear the story about
'Muggsy' McGraw of the New York
Giants, and the lunatic, he asked his
two friends.
NO" they replied and gave him the
signal to unbuckle
We'll, it was back in the days when
McGraw was with the old Baltimore
Orioles The Orioles went down to
Wilton Grove. Md. one day to play
with a team fro, the lunatic asylum
there. The lunatics might have been
short on some things, but they were
long on baseball knowledge and It
was quite a game
Zone of the players on the lunatic
team was msn with an odd delu-
sion that he was a kernel of corn.
Believing that if chicken appeared
in sight, the chicken would eat him
up, he being kernel of corn, he al
ways fled on first signs of approaching
poultry. Now it happened that one of
the attendants knew of the mans
queer aff1iction and when the game
was going along very nicely let a
chicken loose from crate. The fowl
gave loud cackle and off went the
lunatic at high rate of speed for the
shelter of the asylum. McGraw hap
pened to be in the mans path and
when he saw the lunatic running al
top speed he thought he was pursuing
him.
1T was a great race. McGraw go'
all the way to the asylum before be
J found out that the lunatic was moi