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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-29
ONE CASE OUT OF MANY
TO PROVE OUR CLAIMS.

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-29
Santa Fe Prepared to Build
Dodge City Line.
When Snow MeIts Graders VIII
Start Work.
CARTRIDGE At HEAD OF IT
Tax Commissioner in Topeka
Handles Land Deals.
Santa Fe Places Ban on Blue
Sky Spectators.

Officials in Topeka state that the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
company will begin work on the Dodge
City-Colmer cutoff as soon as the
snow melts Graders with their outfits
are on the ground ready to start on the
first 70 mile stretch, which is all that
has beer positively worked out by the
officials.
Starting at Dodge City. the new road
will be almost an air line. entering
Gray county about midway of its east
ern boundary. through Gray and Has
kell in a southwesterly direction to a
point in the northeast corner Of Stew
c s county Where the road will go
from there is question for determine
ton in the near future. An effort will
be made TO reach the five railrOadless
counties of southwestern Kansas-Has-
kell, Stanton, Grant, Stevens and Nor
ton
To aid in the development of the rail-
roadless counties the Santa Fe caused
TO be formed holding company which
purchased 245.000 acres of land in the
counties named, including Gray county,
which is not entirely railroadless, the
Santa Fe touching it in the northeast
ern corner. The holding concern, known
as the Santa Fe Land Improvement
company, has decided to place $4,000
once The land offered for sale lies east
Of the W It line Of range 50 west, which
includes the land in Gray and Haskell
counties and the east tier of townships
in Stevens and Grant counties. The
land will be sold for cash or on time
under contract, the prices ranging from
$500 to 5000 per quarter section.
Cartilage Will Sell Land.
z T. Cartridge. tax commissioner If
the Santa F7e. Topeka, will sell the land
for the holding company, and home
seekers interested write him for infor-
nation
BY purchasing a large number of
small tracts of land in the southwest
before announcing that it would build
the Dodge City-Colmer cut off, the
Santa Fe is able to offer inducements
to actual home seekers which they
couI not have obtained had the land
gone into the hands of spectators.
While the Santa Fe has no objection to
land speculation. its main object in this
case was to develop southwestern Kan
sas. which could only be done with ac-
tuaI settlers A railroad without people
IS not a profitable investment. and 4
county without people won't amount to
much To make a good investment and
build up southwestern Kansas, the
Santa Fe bought a. lot of cheap land
to sell to settlers at low prices and on
liberal terms.
On tine sales of this land, the cash
payment will be not less than one
eighth of the purchase price, and de-
ferred payments will draw per cent
interest per annum, to be made as fol-
lows: First year. only interest on ball
ance due. at the end of the second year.
one-eighth of principal and one years
interest on balance, and 50 on for seven
years-thus giving eight years to pay
for the land. Payments of principal
will be accepted IN advance at any time
and unearned interest related.
The purchaser will be required to pay
all L es due after the date of the con-
tract
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-29
SCHULTZ is HELPED.
Gives Full Particulars Regard
ing Trouble.
Wife Also Obtained Surprising
Results in Short Time.
RECOMMENDS METHOD.
Unusual Value of Product Rap
idly Being Proven.
METHOD.
Statements of FIatterign Nature
Received Daily.

Herman Schultz of 324 Kline street,
made the following statement in con-
nectiOn with ''Tona Vita the new
tonic that is now being introduced in
this city at the Arnold Drug Com
pany.
Mr.. Schultz said: Il have been in a
run down condition for the past few
months, felt tired, had headache a
great deal of the time and L could
mt eat like [ should
My wife was also suffering with
the same ailments as myself and con-
stipation. We tried a bottle of 'Tona
Vita and it surely has done us a great
good. We feel better in every way
and gladly recommend this to all suf-
fering from a run down condition."
The specialists who are introducing
"Tona Vita in Topeka are giving de-
monstrations of what the tonic will
do in five minutes. All day long they
meet callers at the store where they
are located and try to produce a no
ticeable improVem ent in all cases of
nervous debility within five minutes;
the people who take the tonic to be
the judges There is no charge for
this demonstration and several hun
bred people tried the experiment yes
terday without a single failure.
One of the specialists said: " iona
Vita will break all records in To-
peka. People are just beginning to
realize what a great preparation it is.
We are instructed by our company to
take no money for the tonic unless it
proves satisfactory. Hundreds upon
hundreds in this and other large cit
les are afflicted with general debility,
caused by metropolitan life. The en-
tire system becomes affected in such
cases and nervousness, stomach trou-
BILE, headache, backache, dependency
and loss of vitality result. "Tona Vita
will work wonders in such cases in a.
remarkably short time If it doesn't
we want nothing from those who wish
to try it other than the time it takes
to come and get it
The specialists will be at the Ar
mold Drug Companys Store, 523 Kan
sas Avenue, between the hours of 8
a. m and 8 p. M, to meet all callers
and explain the nature of this new
preparation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-29
ENORMOUS PROFITS.
Made by Steel Trust on Supplies Sold
to It's Employees.

Washington, Feb 29-That the
United States Steel corporation has
earned $4,339,140 in eight years
through its subsidiary. the Union Sup
ply company, which sells goods to en-
ployees, is the conclusion of an ex-
hibit submitted to the house Steel
trust investigating committee in con-
nection with the report on the Steel
corporations books and minutes made
by the committees expert, Farquhar j.
McRae.
The expert includes in his report the
following quotation from the testi-
mony of Gilbert H. Gary, chairman
of the board of the Steel corporation,
before the committee last summer:
"Where the Steel corporation has
stores and we have not very many, we
made it certain that the goods were
not sold to the men at prices less than
they could purchase the same things
for elsewhere"
The report also refers to the state
ment made before the committee re-
Gently Ly Percival Roberts, jr., a di-
rector of the Steel corporation. to the
effect that the corporation had done
more for laborers than any other
agency in the United States
Then the report sets forth facts and
figures tending to show that thrOug n
the Union Supply company the Steel
corporation has made 100 per cent on
its investment
The exhibit represents:
That 366 2-3 per cent DIVIDENDS
were paid by the Union Supply com
panv. limited, from January 1 to Oc-
tober /, 1898, before the Steel corpora
ton was formed. these data being sup
plemented with extracts from minutes
of directors meetings of the H c.
Frick Coke company. taken over later
by the Steel corporation
That 200 per cent dividends were
paid by the company for the year
1900: 100 per cent dividends paid in
1901. and that the dividends in 1902,
after the reorganization of the COM
pany. amounted to s413.O66.66.
The total earnings of the Union Sup
ply company from 1902 to 1910 in
elusive were s4,339,14O, and the divi-
dends in that period $3,55O.00O. The
cost of the Union supply company, the
report shows to have been $274, 600,
while the corporation claims interest
on an investment of $1,39S,ST3. g.,
which includes a surplus of s615,-
641.52.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-29
THE DOCTOR HABIT
And How she overcame 1t.

When well selected food has help
ed the honest physician place his pa
tient in sturdy health and free from
the doctor habit it is a source of
satisfaction to all parties. A Chicago
woman says:
I'VE have not had a doctor in the
house during all the years that we
have been using Grape-Nuts food.
Before we began, however, we had
the doctor habit" and scarcely a
week went by without a call on our
physician.
when our youngest boy arrived, 5
years ago, I was very much run down
and nervous suffering from indiges-
ton and almost continuous head
aches l was not able to attend to
nv ordinary domestic duties and was
so nervous that could scarcely con-
troll myself. Under advice I took to
Grape-Nuts-
Il am now, and have been ever
since we began to use Grape-Nuts
food able to do all my own work. The
dyspepsia, headaches, nervousness
and rheumatism which used to drive
me fairly wild, have entirely disap-
my husband finds that in the
night work in which he is engaged,
Grape-Nuts food supplies him the
most wholesome, strengthening and
satisfying lunch he ever took with
him. Name given by Postum Co.,
Battle Creek, Mich
MELVILLE" in pkgs. There's a res =
SON..
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
interest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-29
invent A new PLOW.
Farmers Interested in Motor Device
Built by Kansan.

Chapman, Kan, Feb. 2s.-The in
vention of q new self contained pillow
here is interesting the farmers of this
section of Kansas The machine is
equipped with a four cylinder gaso-
line motor of the throttle governor
type, and two 16 inch blades. Any
speed desired can be secured. 1t has
but one tractor wheel, which follows
in the last furrow, giving solid foot
ing 1t will pillow an acre an hour
with the two blades, with a consump-
ton of less than two gallons Of gaso-
line to the acre Arrangements are
being made for the manufacture of
the ploW either here or at Salina
The new machine has met every test
submitted and passed them all The
owners are we'll known men who
started business in a small way here
20 years ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-29
DOLLEY'S PLAN READY
VIII Try to Force Presidential Pri-
mary in Kansas.

State Chairman Dolley has his col
Elaborated primary plan drawn up and
as soon as it IS printed he will send
it out to the 1900 precinct commit
teemen of the state for approval. Dol
ley. White, Jackson and John Mar
shall all took a hand in drawing up
the new document for picking presi-
dents. AS soon as the state
chairman hears from the commit
teemen in regard to the plan he will
issue the call for the state committee
meeting.
Mr. Dolley's primary plan is a
patched up affair and has wrinkles
and mixed cloths but it is the only
substitute for the convention plan. Of
course the state convention will have
to ratify the result of the voluntary
primary. The county committee will
have charge of the county primaries.
The polls will open at noon and close
at o'clock. The regular primary
cleo on plan will be followed as clos
~ as possible. The names of the can
dates for delegate will appear on the
primary ballot and the candidates for
president The ballots are to be seal
ed and delivered to the state commit
tee.
So far independence is the only
town asking for the Repu blican state
convention. The location Of the town
is its only handicap. It is down in
the ~outheast corner of the state, but
it has good railroad facilities. It may
land the big meeting
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-29
my, Look at
Those Pimples!''
There's No Excuse for BIOtches. Black
heads and PimpleS. The Right
way to Get Rid of Them
Is by Taking Stuart's
Calcium Waters.
Trial Package Sent Free to Prove It.

Trial Package Sent Free to Prove 1t.
Many people are continually using
lotions and creams on the face and
wondering why they make so little
permanent impression upon pimples,
blotches and blackheads.
It's because pimples and eruptions
come from the inside-frOm impure
blood-and you can't cure them by
rubbing stuff on the outside of the
face. Purify the blood and the blem-
ishes will disappear.
Stuart'S Calcium Walters will often
clear the complexion in a few days
time. That's the wonderful part of
it-they act right off-in a hurry.
the ingredients needed to drive all
poisons and impurities from the blood.
That's why doctors prescribe them so
constantly.
You will speedily enjoy a beautiful
complexion if you use these wonder
ful little Waters Your face will be-
come as clear and pure as a rose. No
body likes to have pimply-faced people
around With Stuart's Calcium Wa
fers you don't have to wait for months
before getting results. Even boils
have been cured in a few days time
With these remarkably effective blood
Better in a marvelously short time
and my, what a difference in your
looks
Write today for free trial pack
age of Stuart's Calcium Waters. Ad-
dress F. A. Stuart Co., 175 Stuart Bldg.
Marshall, Mich. Then, when you've
proved to yourself how good they are,
you can get a full-sized package at any
drug store for so cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-29
FALSE TO La TOILETTE
Houser Says Roosevelt Helped to Get
Him into Race.

Portland, Ore. Feb. 29.=In an in
terview, Walter L. Houser. national
campaign manager for Senator Robert
M. LaFollette, condemned the action
of Colonel Theodore Roosevelt in en-
tering the race for the Republican
nomination for President.
Mr.. HOuSer declared Colonel ROOse-
welt was one of those who induced
Senator LaF'ollette to enter the race
for the presidential nomination.
Roosevelt, Houser declared, through a
mutual trusted friend, sent Seantor
LaFollette word that Roosevelt would
not have his name considered in any
manner as a candidate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-29
HOUND DOG SONG.
Words of the Missouri Democratic
Political s.Ditty''

Here is the complete Missouri Roun'
Dog song which has suddenly become
popular and made the war song of the
Clark Democrats:
Wunst me n Lem Briggs n OF Bill
Brown
An OF Jim-dawg. the onry cuss,
He jes nachelIy folIered us.
CHORUS.
Every time I come to town
The boys keep kickin' my dawg aroun' !;
Makes no difference if he is a houn'
They gotta quit kickin' my dawg aroun',
AS we drfv' past Sam Johnson's store.
Passel o yapes KEN out tn door;
When Jim he stops to smell box
They SHE'D at him a bunch O. rocks.
CHORUS.
They tied a tin can to his tail.
An run him apast the county jaiI:
N that plumb nachelly makes me sore,
N Lem he cussed n Bill he swore-
CHORUS.
Me- Lem Briggs n OF Bill Brown,
We lost no time in ajumpin' down,
An we wiped them ducks up on tn
groun
Fer kiczin' my OF dawg aroun'.
CHORUS.
I OlkS say a odWS KANT mold no grudge,
But wunst when I got too much bulge,
Them town ducks tried to do me up,
But they didn't count on OF Jim-pup.
CHORUS.
Jim seed his duty thar an then,
An he lit into them gentlemen,
An he shore mussed up the cote house
square
With rags n meat n hide n hair!
CuOprrc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-29
&mem
From Forty-Five to Fifty Are Much Benefited
by
Lydia e. Pinlham's Vegetable Compound.

The "change of life is a most
critical period in a woman's ex-
istence, and the anxiety felt by
women as it draws near is not
without reason.
When her system is in a de-
ranged condition, she may be
predisposed to apoplexy, or con-
gestion of some organ. At this
time, also, cancers and tumors
are more liable to form and begin
their destructive work.
Such warning symptoms as
sense of suffocation, hot flashes,
headaches, backaches, dread of
impending evil, timidity, sounds
in the ears, palpitation of the
heart, sparks before the eyes,
irregularities, constipation, vari-
able appetite, weakness and
inquietude, and dizziness, are
promptly needed by intelligent
women who are approaching the
period in life when woman's
great change may be expected.
These symptoms are calls from
nature for help. The nerves are
crying out for assistance and the
cry should be needed in time.
Lydia E. Pinkhanl's Vegetable
Compound is prepared to meet
the needs of women's system at
this trying period of her life. It
invigorates and strengthens the
female organism and builds up
the weakened nervous system
1t has carried many women safely
through this crisis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-29
"sNnLE-IF NOTHING ELSE
Advice of Bessie Babb at Novelty This
Week.

eff you can't do anything else smile
and leave your audience smiling
This is the advice of Bessie Babb,
the girl who is doing a singing and
talking act at the Novelty this week.
Her act also includes singing out men,
preferably fat ones. out in the audi
ences joking at them. much to their
embarrassment and the amusement of
the audience.
It pick out the men I intend to
Jolly while singing my first and sec
ond song" said Miss Babb this after
noon. It try to choose the good ma
tured ones and so far every place I
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-29

have been, have always left them in
good humor-1eft them smiling.
BILLY Arnold, a minstrel man, told
me to always smile if I couldn't do
anything else and to never leave the
stage with any one offended at me.
Fortunately it is not often hard work
to make them smile and most of my
victims seem to like me to kid them.
But you know the old saying. smile "
Here Miss Babb smiled and left the
proVerbial admonition to be guessed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-29

tours to Florida points and Havana,
Cuba, via Washington, D. c., or Balti-
more, Nd. Liberal stopovers. Variable
route tickets via rail and water or all
rail. at reduced fares. Send for illus
trated booklet. w. A. Preston. T. P.
A. or B. N Austin, G. p A., Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-29
Peabodx Wants Rehearing.

Washington, February 2s--On the
ground that the recent decision of
the Supreme court of the United
States in the grain elevator case" IN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-29

being used as rank discrimina-
ton" both as between shippers and
localities. F. II. Peavey and company
subsidiary companies at Omaha and
Kansas City. petitioned the court for
a rehearing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-29

make that harbor of equal If not pre-
eminent consequence so far as ocean
carrying freight from the northwest and
Concerned
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-16
Hitchcock Statement Was
''FeeIer" Made in Behalf
of the President.
HITCHCOCK AGAIN TALKS
Would Operate Telegraph Business
With Postal Department But Does
Not Favor Governmental Owner
ship OF Telephone Lines.

Washington, Jan. 16.-It is learned
today that Taft Is absolutely In ac-
cord with Hitchcock's ideas for gov
ernment ownership of telegraphic
lines The president is confident that
the plan is feasible and probably Will
recommend some action on the mat
ter before his term expires. 1t is al
SO learned the publication Of Hitch
cocks views was part of scheme TO
feel the public pulse without COM
hitting Taft. If the public approves
Taft will urge action. At the cabi-
net meeting today the public owner
ship plan was discussed lengthily.
Although Hitchcock refused to be
quoted directly. he authorized the
United Press to make this statement:
THE government ownership of teie-
graph lines operated in conjunction
with the postal service will cheaper
both and impove the service. Hitch
cock is opposed to government own
ership of telephone systems because
Of the local character of the service.
He is also against government own
ership of express companies, but IA
vors a parcel post with indemnifica-
ton to express companies for loss OF
business.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-16
DEBATING AT HIGH
SCHOOL IS DELAYED

Although the schools in the other
four districts have all been paired off
for their initial debates, Pendleton
high school as well as the other
schools in the eastern Oregon dis
trict have as yet received no intima-
ton of the date of their first con-
test nor as to what other schools they
are to compete. This delay. it is
probable, results from the withdraw
al from the league of a number of the
schools in this district. Baker and La
Grande high included.
According to Superintendent Land
ers, only the Pendleton. Milton. On
tario and Fossil schools are vet re-
naming in. the eastern Oregon dis
trict.
The local team has been selected
for some weeks and the members are
eager to commence upon their work.
An effort has been made to learn
something of the probable schedule
from both Prof. e. b. Conklin of On
tario, superintendent of the eastern
Oregon division, and LIE Roy Johnson
of the University of Oregon, secretary
treasurer of the association, but so
far the effort has failed
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-16
Yuan Has Narrow Escape
From Death BY Assassi-
nation; Two Killed.
TWO ATTEMPTS ON LIFE
While Driving in Picking Chinese I'M
perialist Is Attacked - Would-be
Assassin Caught and VIII be Exc
cuted-Yuan Often Threatened.

Picking, Jan. 16.-Two men are
dead, Is are dying and 20 are injured
as a result of an attempt to assassin
ate Premier Yuan by mob here yes
terday. The bad aim Of the thrower
saved Yuan. The assassin was cap
tured and will be executed immedi-
ately.
The attack was made while the pre-
mier was leaving the palace for a
drive. The first bomb struck direct
ly under the horses but failed to ex-
plode. Yuan ordered, Drive on" A
A second bomb was then hurled and
exploded under the horses.
Yuan Shi Kai has been warned re-
peatedly that attempts would be made
against his life. Friends have urged
the premier to capitulate and others,
fearing his assassination, urged him
to take refuge in the foreign conces-
sicns at Tien Tsin.
The revolutionists more than once
threatened Yuan with dynamite. The
premier, however informed Sir John
Jordan, the British minister, that he
did not fear assassination. A guard
of 25 cavalrymen usually escorted his
carriage through the streets of Pek-
ing.
In November, according to Chinese
reports, an attempt was made to as
sassinate Yuan, but this report was
never confirmed.