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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-05-11

The Count had been gone but few
mt the door. and In answer to the
Countess Enter" the usher appeared
and said. deferentially:
Pardon. Nine. In Comtesse; gentle
man charged with message from Her
Majesty the Empress waits In the cor
rider. and desires to know II madame
will have the goodness to receive him."
Certainly. Enter, | beg of you.
monsieur" replied the Countess. as she
recognized the distinguished looking
civilian she had already noticed In close
proximity TO the Emperor In the I'M
perial box.
The visitor advanced a few steps. and,
standing IN deep shadow, said win
grave dignity:
Il trust my intrusion may be par
doned. | am desired by Her Majesty to
ask favor of Nine. lie Comtesse, and,
at the same time. to beg that she will
have the goodness to excuse some
what unusual request"
"'fhe obligation will be mine IL can
fulfill even the least of Her Majesty's
Wishes replied the Countess.
''rhe case is this" explained the gen
tleman. AN argument has arisen con-
corning the size of the diamonds in your
earrings and those of the Countess
Woronzoif. The Empress begs that you
will intrust one of your pendants to her
care for II few moments, as the only
satisfactory method of disposing of the
vexed question. will myself return it
the instant Her Majesty gives it back
into my keeping"
with the greatest pleasure" agreed
the Countess, detaching the precious
jewel forthwith. and depositing it. with
out msgiying, in the outstretched palm
of the Imperial messenger. The Count
ess bestowed Il smile and gracious bow
Of dismissal upon Her Majesty's dis
tingushed ambassador.
shortly afterward Count Ivanoff re-
turned. Il have been talking to Du-
mont he remarked, as he seated him
self. Clever fellow. Dumont. | am
not surprised ut the Emperor's partial
lty for him; he must find him useful
when he is in want of an Idea"
WHO is Dumont:" inquired the
Countess. with langud interest.
THAT is rather difficult question"
replied the Count. smiling: there are
several editions of his biography
different, probably none Of them true.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-05-11
THE EARRINGS
OF THE COUNTESS.

T I was in the palmiest days OF the
Second Empire. 1t was an even
4 ing In midwinter. The Paris sea
son was at lis height, and brilliant
audience had assembled at the Theatre
Francois to witness the performance OF
Jules Sandeau's delightful play, Made
moiselle de la Seigllere."
The Empress was present, graceful
and beautiful; the Emperor at her side,
wrapped In his favorite air of gloomy
abstraction which, like Lord Burlelgh's
celebrated nod, was supposed to mean
so much, yet which, viewed by the I'M
partial light of subsequent veracious
history, seems to have slgnlfied so little.
Several officers In gltterlng uniforms
were In attendance, sparkling with dec
orations showered upon them by
grateful sovereign; and among these
gallant warriors, conspicuous by reason
of his attire, was solitary, humble,
black-coated civilian, In ordinary even
Ing dress, with the inevitable speck OF
red mt his buttonhole
In box, Immediately opposite that
occupied by their Imperial Majestles,
was young and exceedingly handsome
Russian lady, Countess lyanoff, CON
corning whose manifold destinations
the great world of Paris elected to in
terest itself considerably.
The beauty and wit of this fair north
ern enchantress were the theme Of ey-
cry masculine tongue, and her magnif-
icent diamonds the envy of all feminine
beholders. The Countess was accom-
panied by her husband, man Of dis
tinguished appearance.
The curtain fell after the first act.
The Emperor and Empress withdrew
during the intermission. Many hum
bier mortals followed their example;
among them Count Ivanoff. apparently
in nowse disturbed by the fact that the
''gilded youth in the stalls We're bring
ing small battery of opera glasses to
bear upon the dazzling charms of his
beautiful wife. The Countess leaned
back in her luxurious chair, tanning
herself serenely Indifferent to the in
terest she was exciting. In the dim
light Of her curtains shaded box, the gilt
ter of her splendid diamonds seemed to
form sort of luminous halo round her
graceful head; myriad starry bril-
liants cleaned among the masses of her
gold-brown hair, and two priceless
stones flashed and twinkled In her little
shell-tinted ears.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-05-11

The roll-top desk very often cove
2 multitude Of disorder,
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-05-11

A pretty girl says the power Oh ~
press Is usually wasted.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-05-11

The prettier girls spring dress Is.
the longer 1t may be known that her
father Is fussing about 1t.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-05-11

The man who always pays cash often
sleeps on tick.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-30
CALCIUM TRUST FORMED.
Organized at Appleton, Wis, With a
Capital of $25, 100000.

Appleton, Wis, April 3O.-A big cal
cium carbide trust has been organized
with a capital of s25, ZOO, 900. 1t is not
known here when the combine was
formed, but the Lake Superior Carbide
company is a member of the organic
alton and the firm of Pettibone & Null
HkenI which owned the plant in Apple
ton, has merged it's interests with the
Superior company.
The plant in Appleton has been shut
down and will be moved, as the Lake
Superior plant will be depended upon
to supply this part of the country.
There are three western plants-at Chi
cage, Appleton and Lake Superior. The
combine will control the worlds supply
of carbide, which is used in the manu-
facture of aecetylene.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-30
ACADEMY OF SCIENCE
Closes Its Meeting With a Musical
and Literary Programme and
BANQUET

The newly elected officers of the Kan
sas Academy of Science are as follows:
President-Prof. A. S. Olin, Manhat-
tan.
Vice president-Mrs.W Waterman Stone.
Lawrence.
Secretary-Niss Caroline Maddocks,
Topeka.
Treasurer-A. D. Gray, Topeka.
Executive committee-H. G.. Larimer,
Mrs. Jonathan Thomas of Topeka, and
Professor Wilcox of Lawrence.
The struggles of an author, the mid
night wrestles with a manuscript, then
the little bundle which is, in great ex-
pectancy, forwarded mOdestly to the
publishery the types, presses, engrav-
ing, printing and binding, were the SUBJ
jects about which Miss Carrie NJ. Wat
son of Lawrence talked to the closing
meeting of the Kansas Academy of
Science last night in Library hall, in
explaining the Evolution of a Book"
Miss Watson made her address very
interesting by the use of a stereOpticon,
the slides showing pictures of the var
iOus stages of a book from it's inception
to it's publication.
The attendance at the closing meet
ing of the organization was not large
owing to the threatening weather. Rain
came about the time people were ready
to start to the entertainment and many
were deferred from going out.
The address by Miss Watson followed
the banquet at the Congregational
church, served by the Topeka Fedora
ton of clubs. 1t was given at o'clock
and SO people participated.
Mrs. George Parkhurst, Miss Ruth
Collins, Miss Helen Ruth Ingalls,, Miss
Mona McVicar, Miss Mabel Martin, and
a quartet composed of Mrs. w. I. Mil
Ter, Mrs. L. S. Ferry, Mrs. Frank Fos-
ter and Mrs. Frank Thomas furnished
the music for the meetings.
At the banquet L. H. Perkins was
toast master, and the following toasts
We're responded to: Mamma by DR..
Wilcox of Lawrence; 1.-TWO Points of
View 7, MnEanhrnn- SsTThn
look" Prof. A. G. Garfield; discipline
in the Shakespeare Family Miss Car
oline Maddocks. Miss Caroline Baum
gave a recitation, The Photograph Al
bum followed by the toasts, 1.-THE
Academy" Prof. DIN; and Our Retir-
ing President" Mrs. John N. McComb.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-30
ONLY A HARMLESS LUNAT1c.
Story of Traitor on the Puritan is
Denied.

Key West, Fla, April 30.-There is alb
solutely no foundation for the sensa-
tional reports cabled from here to the
effect that a case of treason has been
discovered on board the United States
monitor Puritan.
actions of the fireman, with a Spanish
sounding name, now under restraint
on the warship because Of his eccen-
tricities.
The officers of the Puritan declare
there is no thought of trying the man
by court martial and that all the talk
about treason is absurd.
1t appears that a few days ago the
man in question was seen in one OF the
monitors turretS, and the man who
saw him reported that he had his hand
on the lock of the magazine, whereup-
on the first man was placed under re-
straint.
The crew of the monitor became ex-
cited and declared there was Spanish
spy on board. Through this the extraV-
agant stories were connected.
The officers of the Puritan believe the
man. who is fireman, is a Cuban, and
they assert positively that he has never
given evidence of any sort of sympathy
with Spain, but they added on the con-
trary that when the Puritan was off
Matanzas the man was frequently
heard to say he would like to get ashore
and Join the insurgents.
The action of the officers of the mon1-
tor in placing the man under restraint
were guided solely by the danger of
allowing an uneVenly balanced man to
be at large.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-30

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Notwithstanding am sixty-fve years
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you are without good health.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-30

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-30
BUGLE NOTES.

Trumpeters Mcintosh and Taylor of
Company NJ are the envied of all with
their red lined military capes.
Sergeant Major Parker of the First
regiment was formerly in the regular
army.
The military evercoats issued to Com
pany NJ, smell strongly of camphor and
are badly creased and need active serv-
ice as much as anything.
w. S. Eberle has given UP his bicycle
signal corps, as the military board
would not muster it in.
Lieut.. Frank Frank carries a cavalry
saber. 1t is more effective than an in
fantry sword.
Maj. Shreve watches the military
stores in the state house. The VOlun-
teerS have not been mustered in long,
but long enough to know they should
supply themselves with all they can get.
Frank NJ. Pribble of Company NJ is
the representative from the Santa Fe
coach painting shops.
John Haisch. eX-policeman, joined
Company M at the eleventh hour.
Soldier will YOU work." That is the
question of the hour.
Sergt. Charles Lindsay of Leaven-
worth was formerly in the regular
army.
Camp Leedy will be supplied with a
telephone.
Brigade headquarters will be opened
in one of the fair ground buildings and
the cOmmissary department will occu-
py the old exposition building.
Gen. Charles McCrum expects the
regiments to drill in some of the open
country southwest of town.
Street cars will be running to the fair
grounds tomorrow.
Charles N. Nelson is hard at work
organizing a regimental band. He has
scores of applications. Those wishing
to apply can see him at the T. A. A.
rooms
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-30
AT THE FAIR GROUNDS.
Thirty-Six Companies Will Arrive
Within the Next Week.

Fifteen companies of Kansas volun-
teers will go into camp at the fair
grounds in this city next Tuesday. They
will consist of the companies recruited
yesterday, with the exception of the
Topeka company, the companies that
are being recruited today and the COM
panies that will be recruited Monday
The volunteers will be from the fol-
lowing points: Wichita, Pittsburg, Law
renee, Atchison, Hutchinson, Fort
Scott, Parsons, Concordia, Abilene,
Kingman, Smith Center, Columbus, Le-
Roy, Blue Rapids and Salina-
BY that time the camp at the fair
grounds will be in readiness for the
troops, and as soon as the respective
companies arrive they will be assigned
quarters by Major General McCrum.
All the tents from points throughout
the state will be in by Monday, and ev-
cry tent owned by the state will be up
by Tuesday noon.
The volunteers recruited at the diff
ferent stations on Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday of next
week will arrive in Topeka at the rate
of from three to six companies day.
The troops recruited Tuesday will ar
Wednesday, those recruited Wednesday
will arrive Thursday and so on until
Sunday evening or early Monday morn
of the Kansas volunteer companies will
be in camp at the fair grounds. On
Tuesday, May 10, the troops will be
turned over to the United States.
The recruiting of 35 companies is now
provided for and the thirty-sixth COM
pany will be made up of students from
the state university, the state normal
school and the state agricultural col
Iege. The quota at each institution
will be determined by the proportion Of
male students over q years of age.
Two regiments will be carnped in the
Douthitt tract adjoining the fair
grounds. The quarter stretch in the
grounds will be used as the principal
drill ground of the troops.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-30
GEO. VANDERBILT TO WE'D.
Millionaire's Engagement to Miss
Edith Dresser is Announced.

New York, April 30-George w. Van
derbilt, richest of bachelors, brother of
Cornelius and William K. Vanderbilt,
has allowed the announcement of his
engagement to marry Edith Stuyves-
ant Dresser, daughter of the late Col
onel Geo. W. Dresser of the engineer
corps U.S.A., to be made public. Mem
bers of the smart set have long pre-
dicted that George Vanderbilt would
always live a bachelors life.
Miss Dresser is handsome and ac-
compltshed, though of modest means.
She is one of three orphans, who, since
the death of their parents have NVed
with their grandmother in NEWPORT.
On June l, in Grace Episcopal church,
the ceremony will be performed with
such pomp and array as to make it
the social event of the season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-30
PITCHING THE TENTS.
Soldiers at the Fair Grounds are Hard
at Work.

Bright and early this morning COM
pany M met at the armory and march
ed to the state house where they were
supplied with military overcoats. 1t
took a long time to fit out all the men
but as soon as they We're ready they
marched to the Douthitt tract where
they were to assist in locating Camp
Leedy. Gen. Charles McCrum, assisted
by Paul Torrington and William Full
ton of the city engineers office, Sergt
Major Parker and Sergt. Lindsay was
camp Company NJ found it a muddy
march and when they arrived General
McCrum said:
1.-TWO hours and a half late, that
means five hours extra work"
I'VE are ready for it," replied Capt.
Towers
Then the members of the company
fell to work pitching the tents. All
were glad to be the first company on
the grounds.
Soldier will you work." was the cry.
The answer was apparent when Gen.
McCrum ordered different squads to
carry tents, poles and stakes. Others
were put on guard and everyone did
something. One regiment will have it's
tents along the ridge on the west side
of the DOuthitt tract, another will be
along the northeast corner and the
third along the south end '"This is an
excellent place for a camp" said Gen.
McCrum. 1.-The drainage is perfect and
the ground good
Kansas City has been detailed as act
ing Quartermaster and is busy looking
after the supplies for the camp. At the
state house a force of men are at work
overhauling the military supplies and
loading the tents on wagons to be
transferred to the camp ground. In
ALL the state has the use of 1000 tents,
enough to accommodate the three reg
haversac ks and camp equipage is be-
ing examined, invoiced and issued.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-30
Calling in the Arms and Uni
forms is COuntermanded,
After Doing an Immense
Amount of Harm.
ALL NATIONALGUARDS
Are Being Recruited and VIII
Wear Their Uniforms
When They Come to Topeka
Next Week.

The order calling in all uniforms in
the possession of the Kansas National
Guard members has been countermand-
ed by the adjutant general.
The militia will keep their uniforms
and will wear them to Topeka. The
uniforms of those who are rejected at
the recruiting stations will be taken up
by the captains of the respective conf
panies and brought in to Topeka with
the men.
AS the National Guard members are
given the preference at the recruiting
stations it was decided that it would
be useless to call the uniforms in on
the theory that practically all of militia
would be accepted. The acceptance by
the recruiting officers of practically the
entire companies at Topeka and Kan
sas City proves this later decision to be
a wise one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-30
LEANS ON EUROPE.
SPANS Hope is to Prolong the Pres
emit War.

New York, April 3O.-A dispatch to
the World from Madrid says: Spain
will bend her every energy to postpone
the defeat she knows to be inevitable.
Her only hope now is to prolong the
struggle for the sake of inducing Eu-
ropes interference.
She thinks by heroic resistance, in
the face of great odds, she may excite
such admiration and sympathy as will
impel the monarchieS to save her from
extinction by the great American re-
public.
Or, if she fails in that, she reckons
that by prolonging a war which already
has affected European trade and money
markets very seriously, she Will pro-
woke the continental governments to
ardized interests.
The Spanish military men and other
persons who are thoroughly acquainted
with both the West Indies and the Phil
ippine islands, are of the opinion that
from the moment the lack of proper
military organization makes it impOs-
sible for the United States to throw i'm
mediateiy into Cuba, Porto Rico and
the Philippines, an overwhelming invad-
ing army, Spain will be in a position to
make the struggle last much longer
than America every thought probable.
They base their arguments upon all
their past wars, and especially those
with England.
They expect to be able in the Philip
pines to keep the insurrection at bay
and to repel naval attacks which are
without means to land strong military
forces.
They believe that Gen. Blanco in Gu
ba and Gen. MaciaS in Porto Rico Will
hold out through the rainy season,
which will begin in May, and that if
their fleets, blockade runners and new
auxiliary cruisers succeed in landing
ammunition and war stores, they can
hi
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-30
TO FIGHT FOR CUBA.
Poultney Bigelow, the Author, is on
the Way to America to Join the
Army or NAVY.

London, April 3O.-Poultney Bige1ow
sailed today on the Kaiser Wilhelm
der Crosse to enlist afloat or ashore
as a volunteer for Cuba.
Among the passengers from South
ampton for New York by the same ship
was Count Turin, who, with his adju-
tant, Major Carpenter and suite, in
tends to make a tour of the world.
The news received at Queenstown
that the captain of the Majestic had
passed the Paris was confirmed, but
the captain denied having seen any
thing of Spanish war vessels through
out the voyage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-30
MILITIA OFFICERS ELECTED.
Usher Guards Mustered In at Law
renee as a Body by Col. Funston.

Lawrence, Kan, April 3O.-Colonel
Fred Funston has mustered in a COM
pany of volunteers here. The roll of
the Usher Guards was first called and
all who could pass the physical exani-
nation were admitted before other re
cruits were enlisted. After the COM
pany was complete, the organization
was made by unanimously electing all
of the militia officers to the same places
they held in the National Guard. Adna
g. Clarke is captain of the new COM
pany, H. A. Krause is first lieutenant
and Fred Afford is second lieutenant.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-30
Mai. shreve a Paymaster.

Major A. P. Shreve is after an ap-
pofntment as one of the additional pay
masters of the United States army, 80
of whom are to be appointed as a re-
suit of the call for volunteers. Major
ShreVe was appointed an additional
paymaster of volunteers by president
Lincoln in 1864, and was mustered out
of the service with the rank Of brevet
lieutenant colonel in 1867. He has tlfe
recommendation of the Kansas repre-
sentatives at Washington. and q strong
recommendation from Governor Leedy.
At present Kansas is not represented
in the pay department of the United
States.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-30
RUSSIA FEELS HURT
By the Friendship Between England
and the United States.

London, April 3O.-The Moscow CORE
spondent of the Standard says:
Public opinion in Russia, so far as it
is expressed, sympathizes with Spain.
that ventures upon conflict with an
Overwhelmingly superior antagonist. Rus
STA has received a severe blow in the sus-
pected friendly agreement between the
United, States and England The Rus
the disposal of the north in the war of Sc
cession in 1861, and they are bitterly ag--
grieved that the United States is not
equally mindful of this service now
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-30
Millions Given Away.

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and suffering. The proprietors of DR.
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