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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-11
THE ENGINEER WAS MAD.
Didn't Like the Oil the Company Fur
nished-It Was Too Thick

Sometimes engineers like to register a
kick, as they call it "a monumental
kick" Not long ago an engineer was
ticuIar to be mad about, but he was not
in good spirits. so he took it upon him
self to be Just as cross and faulthnding as
he could He said the waste was no good
the rOundhouse was dark and he could
not see to clean his headlight reflector. He
picked up a can. and with wrath all over
his face he went to the roundhouse fore
man.
Cant you furnish any better oil
than that? Look how thick it is with
Where did you get that?" asked the
foreman.
In the window replied the engineer
well. that is pretty poor oil, for
fact said the foreman.
We'll. I should say it was. How do
YOU expect US to make time with such
stuff a. that2' asked the engineer.
We'll I don't, for the fact is that is
not grease: il is tar that we were using
to patch a small hole in the roof" That
was all.
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LOOK OUT FOR THE CARS.
An Odd Sign on the Tombstone of a
Frontier Citizen of Hays City.

1.-THE queerest tombstone I ever saw was
in Hays City" said a man who has known
Kansas for good many years, and dur
ing the times when the short grass sec
lions were. as fasteners say, wild and
WOOlly.'' lived in Hays City.
1T was years ago. when Boot Hill, the
cemetery where men who fell with their
boots on were buried was in the height
of its glory and was growing rapidly:
Well, to make a long story short, one OF
the wearers of long boots, revOlvers and
bowie knives was killed one day and as
in all such cases he was promptly buried
al soon as the coroner gave as the reason
he was killed that he was careless and
did not have his weapons on He was
carried right out to Boot Hill and buried
g Where is the tombstone? He ought
to have something said one of the party.
All the boards that were kept for such
use had been used, SO a member of the
party rustled around and came across a
railroad sign board about two inches
thick that had the corners cut of and
looked much like a headboard. 1t was
painted white and seemed to be just the
thing. The name of the owner of that
six feet of earth was painted on the
board and it set up, and not till
then was it noticed that there was some
thing on the other side. There it was, in
big black letters that could be read for
a quarter of a mile, Look Out for the
Cars p"
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DAVIS sHoRT $50.
Santa Fe Agent at Princeton Gam
bled on Change.


bled on Change
Ottawa, March 11.-Information from
Princeton today throws a new light on
the Davis affair.
Mr. Davis was checked up yesterday
by the auditors of both Santa Fe and
Wells-Fargo companies and it was
found that he was square with both
companies with the exception of $50
which had never been entered.
1t seems that Davis had been playing
on change under an assumed name
with a commission company in Kansas
City. That name was Daniels" who
was at one time 81, 800 ahead. Daniels
got reckless and bought and sold July
wheat in large quantities until he
owed the commission company in KAN
sas City $50.
Davis telegraphed the company Sat
urday that Daniels had deposited the
$50 with him. The money had not ar
rived Monday and an agent came down
yesterday.
The commission house has the tele-
gram that Davis sent them, but the
money never arrived
1t is supposed that Davis couldn't
square himself with the company and
preferred fight to facing the disgrace.
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FULL OF BOOK AGENTS.
Office of superintendent Stryker At
tracts Them in Large Numbers.


The office of superintendent Stryker
is crowded with book agents today. The
board of managers of the State Teach
ers' and Pupils Reading circles are in
session for the purpose of selecting
books to be used by the circles for the
ensuing year. The agents are there to
talk to the board in the interests of
their respective works.
Each representative is given an audi
ence separately, and the hearing will
probably take up the entire day. The
books selected by the managers will be
announced before adjournment, and to
the lucky companies it will mean the
placing of several thousand of their
books in the hands of the teachers and
pupils of Kansas. Last year 5000 of
the books adopted by the board were
sold in the state.
The members of the board, each rep
resenting a congressional district, are
the following:
c. V. Norman, First district; L. w
StillweH, Second district; E. E. STAFF
ford, Third district; J. w. Stout, Fourth
district; G. E. Kyner, Fifth district; D.
w. Little. Sixth district; J. c. Mack,
Seventh district.
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Augusta Bank Case.

Assistant Attorney General George
Smelling has returned from Augusta
where he instituted proceedings in the
Butler county district court for the ap-
pointment of a receiver of the Augusta
State bank. n. A. Wager was appoint
ed receiver of this bank in 1898, but
some time ago, through a misunder-
standing, the proceedings under which
he was appointed were dismissed by the
Judge of the district court, and when
wager recently wanted to bring suit
against the stockholders of the institu-
ton he found that he was not legally
receiver of the bank. The new pro-
ceedings are for the purpose Of re-es-
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SAYS IT'S A FAKE.
Insurance Man Criticises the Anti
Rebate Board.

Insurance Commissioner McNall to-
day received a letter from the state
agent of one of the big eastern insur-
ance companies which goes to show
that the insurance agents are heartily
in favor of the adjustment of the
.sAnti-Rebate Board" The name of the
agent is of course withheld, as such
publication would probably cost him
his position. The letter reads as fol-
lows:
I have no special liking for the
Anti-Rebate agreement as I think it is
a fake or dead letter. serving only to
tie the hands of the conscientious agent
while leaving an open field and free
course for the INSCRIPTIONS solicitor,
consequently I think the law ought to
be abrogated; however, SO long as it
exists 1 am compelled to comply with
it.
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KNEW HER PEDIGREE.
Why Dan Took His Ride on a Runa-
way Handcar so CooIlY.

Dan was taking a trip on his hand car
and just as he dropped over the top of
line and started down the gearing to the
car broke and it started away at pretty
fast clip. Dan was not at all frightened,
but applied the brake. But the brake
was broken, and all of Dams efforts to
stop the car were vain. The car flew
along at d terrific rate but Dan sat on
the floor and coolly smoked his pipe.
When coming into the yards the switch
man saw the runaway car and threw a
swith, running the car into a pile of sand,
which stopped its course rather suddenly
but broke nothing When Dan had pick
ed himself up he shook the sand from his
clothes and looked at the car and said:
ell, me byes. if 1 hadn't known Their
pedigree of that handcar 1 might be "
ing feminist the track with broken bone,
she wanted to-
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FIRE ON A FLYING TRAIN.
Wild Ride of Baggageman on a Penn
sYlvania PASSENGER

Lima, O., March 1.-THE baggage
man on Pennsylvania passenger train
No. s, which is due at Lima at 80 a.
m, had a narrow escape from being
cremated in his car. The baggage car
caught fire from the inside and before
1t was noticed by the bagga geman the
cord running to the engine had been
burned and the engineer could not be
signaled to stop the train
The flames were beyond control, and
the baggageman saw his Oni hope was
to hang to the outside of the car until
the next station was reached. This he
did. but it was % miles to the stop. and
when it was finally reached his strength
was almost exhaust ed The car was cut
OH and totally destroyed.
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Charters Filed.

The Fraternal Reserve Fund associ-
alton of Atehison has filed it's charter
with the secretary of state. The CAPT.
tai stock is 500, and the directors are
J. F. Schrerer. A c. Kendall, C. A.
Wright, c. S Ferguson and F. NJ. ORA
per, all of Atchison. The First Meth
odist Episcopal church of Covert, Os-
borne county, and the Chelsea Gene
try association of Butler county have al
so filed charters with the secretary of
state. The latter corporation has a
capital stock of $500.
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DISCRIMINATION CASE.
Pleasanton Commission Co. Complains
of the NJ K g. T.

Oh the LII - CO \.
Mr. r. J. Sanderson, manager of the
Fleasanton Commission company Of
PIeasantOn, Kan, has filed a complaint
with the state board of railroad COM
missiOners charging the Missouri Pa
cific railway with discrimination in
rates on the shipment of eggs and pOul-
try from Mound City and Madison to
PleasantOn- He claims to be discrimi-
mated against to the extent of 10 cents
per hundred pounds.
He states in his complaint that a
commission company of Sedalia, No,
recently established a branch house in
Pleasanton, and that the Missouri Pa
cific ships eggs and poultry for the new
company from Mound City and Madi-
son to Pleasanton for 10 cents per one
hundred pounds, while he is compelled
to pay 20 cents An explanation has
been asked for from the company.
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ORDINANCE NO. 1854.

An ordinance amendatory of section one
OF ordinance No. 1915. approved July y.
1872, entitled AN ordinance amendatory
OF section six of ordinance No. S61, enti-
tied An ordinance to define certain pub
lie onenses and prescribe punishmentS
therefor, approved August 81, 1855"
Be 1t Ordained by the Mayor and Council
men of the City of Topeka:
Section 1. That section one of ordinance
1915, approved July u, 1892 be amended
so as to read as follows: Section 1. 1t shall
be unlawful for any person to indecently
exhibit, or cause or allow to be indecently
exhibited, any stallion. ass. bull, boar.
ram, or to let or cause to be let any such
animal to an animal of opposite sex, in or
on any public street, alley, park, or other
place within the city, unless the same
shall be in some inclosed place entirely
out of the public view, under penalty of
not less than twenty-five dollars nor more
than one hundred dollars for each Offense
Section 2. Section one of ordinance No
1915. approved July u, 1892, is hereby re-
pealed.
Section 8. This ordinance shall take eff
feet and be in force from and after its
publication in the official paper of the
city of Topeka.
Passed the council March It'll, 1898.
Approved March Sth. 1898.
(SeaD G. A FELLOWS. Mayor.
Attest: S. S. McFADDEN, City Clerk.
70
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FAST FREIGHT RUN.
Government Reindeer Train Goes
From Coast to Coast in Six Days.

The governments Alaska relief ex-
petition, with the 537 reindeer and 113
1LrapIahoers. which left New York last
Tuesday, March 1, at o. m. over the
Pennsylvania road to Chicago. where it
took the St. Paul and Milwaukee to Sc
attic, there transferring to the Great
Northern for the balance of the land
Journey, reached there at $50 O'clock
Monday afternoon, having made the
unprecedented time for freight trains of
SIX Gays from coast to coast including
All stops for feeding, watering etc
Inc actual running time for the & 1872
miles was 12s hours, nearly 25 miles an
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hour for the entire distance. There
were 10 cars in each of the two sec
tions of the special" so that the time
seems the more remarkable. The rein
deer all stood the journey well. The
Laplander children kept the measles
with them all the way from New York,
reaching Seattle with the whole 26 suf-
feriug from that disease.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-11
New Santa Fe Track.

Larned, March 1.-THE Santa Fe
Railroad company has had a work train
unloading steel between Great Bend
and Kingsley for several days. The new
steel is four pounds heavier to the yard
than the old. Eighty-five miles of new
steel viii be laid along this line of the
Middle division during the summer. A.
West, roadmasters has charge Of the
work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-11
UN1TEs COAL STATIONS.
Those at Edmund and Perry to Be
Consolidated at Guthrie.

The coaling stations at Edmund and
Perry. o. T, win be consolidated and
moved to Guthrie, making that a prin-
cipal coaling station
Edmund being south of Guthrie. and
Perry north, and by combining the two
in one and making the coaling point
Guthrie, does away with one station.
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ORDINANCE NO. 1856.

An ordinance relating to sidewalks and
repeating ordinance No. 1928.
Be 1t Ordained by the Mayor and Council
men of the City of Topeka:
Section 1. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person to throw drop hitching weight
upon any sidewalk in the city of Topeka,
but all hitching weights shall be dropped
in the street gutter in such manner as to
in no wise injure the curbing or sidewalk.
Section 2 Any person found guilty of
violating this ordinance shall be fined not
less than 81 nor more than $40 for each
offense.
Section 3. Ordinance No. 1923. approved
August Il. 1897. is hereby repealed.
Section 1. This ordinance shall take eff
feet and be in force from and after it's
publication in the official city paper.
Passed the council March 9TH, 1898.
Approved March Sth, 1898.
(SeaD c. A. FELLOWS, Mayor.
Attest: S. S. McFadden, City Clerk.
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tablishIng the Iegality Of his position.
Midland Bank, Dodge CITY.

At the request of State Bank Conn
missioner BreidenthaI, Assistant Attor-
ney General George Smelling viii this
week file proceedings in the Ford coun-
ty district court for the appointment of
receiver of the Midland bank of Dodge
City The bank has been in the hands
of Commissioner BreidenthaI since
March 5, on which date it failed.
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LEGAL

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(First published in the Topeka State
Journal March II, 1881
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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.

NOTICNTO WHOM 1T MAY CON-
CERN-Be 1t known that my petition is
on file in the office of the probate court
of Shawnee county, Kansas. asking for a
permit to sell intoxicating liquors at 226
kansas aye, in the Second ward in the
city of Topeka, Kansas, and the hearing
of the same is set for Tuesday. a. M,
March 18th. 1898
Topeka. Kan, Feb. 18th. 1898.
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PAVING.

FOR first class paving, sidewalk or
building brick. dried by steam and
burned in down-draft kilns, the only way
good vitrified brick can be made. call on
W. Edson, secretary of G. c. V. Brick
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SECRET SOCIETIES.

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ANCIENT ORDER OF THE PYRAMIDS.
Cheops council No 2. Every Wednes-
day, p. m, 7O4 Kansas ave. c. W. FoW-
Ter. Scribe.
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(F'irst published in the Topeka State
Journal March II, 1851
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s. E. SHELDON, NJ D.,
Surgery and diseases of women. with
private hospital. Office No. 720 Kan. Ave.
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(First published in the Topeka state
Journal March 9th, 1881
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JEWELLERS.

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JAMES B. HAYDEN, JeweIer and Op-
tician. Complete stock of watches. dIa-
monds, silverWare. etc. Eyes examined
and spectacles properly fitted.
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PRINTERS.

TOPEKA PRINTING CO.. ~ East Sew
-enth st. Mail orders given prompt at
tention. Print everything. Prices right
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TIN SHOPS


J. n. BAIRD. hot air furnaces, pumps
and tin roofing. PIG W. 9Th. Tel 359.
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STAMPS, SEALS AND STENCILS

THE J. c. DARLING Co. 7S4 KAN. AVE.
Topeka. Phone 292- Send for catalogue.
CHAS H TRAPP-Maker of stamps,
seals, daters. etc. 112 w. 18th. Tel. $50.
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MATCHMAKER.

eoooooYo.-N~~-~o-~-~-~~0 ~0.o0~-~-~-c~~o~~~~-c
WATCHES cleaned. Toe; clocks, 50c;
mainsprings, 75c; crystals. 10c. Cash
paid for old gold or silver. All work guar
If hard up. see Uncle Sam. 512 Kan. ave-
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STORAGE.

STORAGE.
HOUSEHOLD GOODS
Packed, hauled, shipped or stored
1Z3 East Sixth st. Tel. 1S6.
MERCHANTS TRANSFER AND STOR-
AGE co.
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WANrED-AGENTs.


commission or salary, 81 to 81 per day
Cali al once. 2nd floor, room II, Fifth
Avenue hotel.
WANTED-Agents to sell Murat Hal
stead's great Cuba book; all about
Cuba. Spain and war: great excitement;
everyone buys it: one agent sold 81 in one
day: another made $l3 in one hour; 600
Daees. MAGNIFICENT iliustra lions, photo
graphs. etc: low price; We guarantee the
most liberal terms; freight paid; 20 days
credit: outfit free: send twO-cent stamps
to pay postage. The Bible House, S24
Dearborn St, Chicago.
AGENTS: We have invented a device
for printing signs on fences, bridges.
rocks-any rough surface. Ten cOlors at
once ANY size. You can sell one in every
store. Arc Co., 26 Arc ST., Racine, Wis.
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IDA C. BARNES. NJ d.
Office 1872 Kan. Ave Residence 18th and
Clay. Office hours: a. m. to II a m
and 3 p to > p. n. Telephone 59S resi-
deR.es and 16 office
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BICYCLES.

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TOPEKA CYCLE Co. 112 W. sth st.
Slcycless anu sunarlss.: olcycles ano
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PHYSICIAN AND SURGEONS.

L. A RYDER, NJ. D.
OFFICE and residence corner Gordon St
and Central ave. North Topeka. Phone
2l4 Uses the Brinker hon system of rec
tai treatment, a successful and painless
treatment for piles. h1tula, hshure, ul-
ceration, etc
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FOR RENr-HoUsEs.

FOR RENT-Five room house. Thos Il
Balm. 62S Kansas ave.
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MONEY.

$500 900 TO LOAN on farms and city
property; annual interest; lowest rates
Privilege to pay any time before due. A
Zahner, Is Columbian building.
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Be 1t Ordained by the Mayor and Council
men of the City of Topeka:
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-12-01
PAUL MoRPHY AND THE DEVIL.
How the Great Chess Player Defeated HE
Satanic Majesty.

How the Great Chess Player Defeated HIs
Satanic Majesty.
On reading the notes in the July
number on Paul Morphy's visit to
Philadelphia, l am reminded of an
incident in connection with his visit
to Richmond, Va, about the same
time. which was related to me some
years ago by Rev. Mr.. ii. of that city.
/ do not remember ever to have seen
1t in print. Mr.. Morphy was Mr.. HIS
guest while in the city, and on his ar
rival was at once attracted by paint
ing over the mantel, which was fine
copy of a celebrated painting repre-
senting n game of chess between a
young man and the devil, the stake
being the young mans soul.
The artist had most graphically de-
Gcted the point in the game where
was apparently the young mans
love, and he seemed just to realize
he fact that he had lost the game,
he agony of despair being shown in
every line of his features, and atti-
tude, while the devil, from the oppo-
site side Of the table, gloated over
h'ii W Niti hNiitISi utiiSht' DoSI-
tion of the game appeared utterly
hopeless for the young man, and Mr..
81. said he had often set 1t up and
studied it with his chess friends, and
all agreed that the young mans game
was certainly lost.
Mr.. Morphy walked up to the pict-
ure and studied it for several min
utes, when finally, turning 20 Mr.. H.,
he said:
Il can win the game for the young
man."
Mr.. II. was, of course, astonishcd,
and sad at is impossible."'
Mr.. Alorphy replied: Get out the
men and board and let us look at It,"
The position was set up, and in
few rapid moves he demonstrated a
complete win for the young man, and
the devil was checkmated.
Rev. Mr. II. was wont to apply the
evident and beautiful moral, which
leave to each one of your readers to
think over.--R. Munford in American
Chess Magazine.