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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-19
TO STOP TICKET scALP1Ne.
A Bill Will be Reported to the House
From Committee Tomorrow.

Washington, Jan. 19.-The house COM
mittee on commerce has voted to report
the anti-scalping bill in the form of a
substitute prepared by Mr.. Sherman of
New York. The substitute follows
the general lines of the original bill.
with some additional features. 1t
places a penalty on railroad officers
who deal with scalpers. Heretofore
the plan has been to hold the corpora
ton liable but the new provision ex-
tends the liability to officers making
them subject to a misdemeanor with
fine or Imprisonment on conviction.
A new paragraph is inserted in sec
ton making it unlawful for general
passenger agents to supply tickets to
other than authorized ticket agents
Another substitute provision provides
that unused tickets shall be redeemed
at any time within one year Any
company failing to redeem ticket is
made liable in civil action to a penalty
of 800 in excess Of the redemption mon
ey on the ticket. Mr. Sherman will
write the report and present it tomor-
row.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-19

was fearful price 7 paid for my bOyish
folly of mixing up with that war. am
a battle-scarred and malaria-laden
wreck of my old self, and I am only out
of pain when asleep. There is no doubt
of my ultimate recovery, however.
My son, if any one ever attempts to
inveigle you into a war. invite him to
climb to the top of the Lawrence water
tower, with you, and then while he is
painting to recover his. breath just kick
him off and then go down and make
insulting remarks to his remains.
THE last battle that I participated in
was last November. I distinguished
myself greatly by running my horse
into a barbed wire fence in the mad at
tempt to increase the distance between
myself and a body of pursuing Spanish
cavalry. I was not mentioned in the
official report"
Fred says he expects to start west in
about two weeks, and his arrival in
Lawrence will find the tsYn ready to
give a royal welcome.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-19
MO. PACIFIC TO HUSTLE.
Wants More of Topeka's Freight Traf-
fc-Depot Changes.

The Missouri Pacific management
has decided to make a more energetic
effort to secure a portion of the Topeka
freight business and will shortly ar
range to handle the freight business
at the passenger depot at the corner
II. Bush, assistant engineer of the road,
was in the city Tuesday looking over
the ground, and it is possible that the
company may decide to erect new de
pot building sufficient to accommodate
both the freight and passenger bust
ness. This. however, has not been
definitely settled upon, and the new
move may result in an addition to the
present depot building.
The Missouri Pacific freight depot is
now located near the Santa F'e and
Missouri Pacific junction at Fifteenth
street. The location is something of
handicap to the successful handling of
freight business, and the removal Of the
depot to Fifth and Adams streets will
give the company much better facii-
ties for handling freight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-19

America for the first time several years
before going to Nicaragua This was
at the time work was in progress on
the Panama canal His first work was
as conductor of the death" train which
made the trip across the isthmus twice
daily and picked up bodies of dead la
borers,s victims of the fatal fever. At
ter his first trip he threatened to resign
unless given another job, and as soon
as a man could be supplied to take his
place, he was given passenger run.
This he held for almost year.
Mr.. King is the man who was sent
to New Mexico during the strike by
General Manager Frey to talk the rail-
road men into staying with the compa-
ny. At that time he was employed on
the NJ, K. & T. road, but after giving
up his position to go to New Mexico,
was given place on the western divis-
ion by Mr.. Frey.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-19
oHANDLE WITH CARE"
Well Bundled Package Received by
Inspector Montgomery.

inspector A1OALEO14S1J"
General Watch Inspector H. s. Mont
gomery received a package from New
Mexico that was sealed with green
sealing wax marked handle with care,
breakable and valuable. The package
was about the size of a shoe box.
Mr.. Montgomery cut the strings, IN
wrapped the box. Wonder what it
can be; it is quite light" He took the
cover off. There were the contents
wrapped in a newspaper. The news
paper was removed, there was another,
that also was removed. There was
another Wonder what it can be,
must be easily broken said Mr.. Mont
gomery as he unwrapped another pa
per. Several persons looked on and
remarked Perhaps it is an ostrich
egg" said one Another paper was
removed. More remarks and more
wrappings. Mr.. Montgomery stopped.
The crowd was laughing. He laid the
bundle down on his desk. Now if
you fellows think I am going to open
this package and have all of you laugh
ing at me when find there is nothing
in it you are mistaken"
His curiosity got the better of him.
however, and he kept on taking off
paper. After about enough papers
had been piled up to put under a new
carpet Mr.. Montgomery removed from
the last paper a silverine watch that
would tip the scales at about 16 ounces.
The comments were; 'Breakable, ham
die with care, don't crush" And it
came collect.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-19
WITNESSES WON'T TELL.
Hanna Investigation Committee Has
Struck a Snag Already.

Columbus, O., Jan 19.-The senate
committee has begun its investigation
into the charges of bribery made by
Representative Otis during the recent
senatorial contest. The members of
the house committee appointed to in
veStigate the same charges were invi-
ted to be present, but they did not par
ticipate officially and there will be two
separate Investigations. J. J. Sullivan
H. NJ. Daugherty and Cyrus Huling
were present to represent Senator Han
ma. Major Dick and others, but the
committee voted four to one against al
lowing any counsel to participate.
The committee in executive session
decided not to allow any attorneys and
adopted other rules of procedure. 1t
was decided to hold executive sessions
for business and to take testimony in
public The committee went from the
committee room to the senate chamber
when it was ready to call witnesses
and a crowd awaited them. The COM
mittee consists of Senators Robertson,
Eng and Long, Democrats, and Senators
Burke and Garfield, Republicans. SEN
ator Burke was one of the leaders of
the opposition to Senator Hanna. Sen
ator Garfield is the only member of the
committee who voted for Hanna, and
the votes taken were 4 to 1.
Nothing new was developed during
the session of four hours. The wit
nesseS refused to answer some ques-
tons and to produce their books and
copies of messages. Mr.. Pentland re-
fused to produce his books to show
who paid for rooms at the Neil House
and for other expenses and was given
until tonight to do so.
Manager Ross wanted to consult his
superior officers before telling who was
connected with the private telephone
in the Neil House by their long dis
lance lines and he was given more
time.
Managers Dunlap and Truesaale were
given until night TO produce copies of
telegraph MESA ges sent and received
hy the managers for Hanna.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-19
GOLD LEAF CHEAPER.
May Again be Used on Passenger
Coaches Rather Than Yellow
Paint.

The lettering and stripping on the cars
of the Santa Fe is done with yellow
paint instead of gold leaf as it was
some years ago. The change was made
on account of the expense of using gold
leaf. While gold leaf costs much more
than yellow paint it wears much
longer time.
The price of gold leaf has fallen in
the last few years and is now consid-
cred as cheap for some purposes as
paint. The dome of the state house at
Boston was gilded some years ago at
a cost of SIS, 1000. The dome is now COW
cred with gold leaf for 81, 1915 and $3.50
of this price is allowed for the gold leaf
that is lost by being blawn away. The
that is lost by being blown away. The
rated their modern sleeping cars with
gold. It may be now that gold leaf
has cheapened that the passenger
coaches of different roads may again
be decorated with gold leaf.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-19
RUN THE DEATH TRAM
J. C. King, Who Built a Nicaragua
Railroad, is in Topeka

John c. King, secretary of the gen
eraI grievance committee of the o. r.
C., now in session in this city, enjoys
the distinction of being the man who
built the Nicaragua Central railway
He was superintendent of construction
in charge of the work. and under his
supervision the $50 miles of road were
built
lie remained in Nicara qua for a year
but at the end of that time returned to
this country, preferring a position as
conductor on an American railway
to an official position at a handsome
salary in Central America
Forty-seven skilled workmen accom-
panied Mr.. King to Nicaragua, and of
this number seven returned with him to
the United States. The remainder died
of the fatal type of malarial fever prev
alent in that country.
Conductor King visited Central
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-19
BERRY DIED APAUPER.
Body of the "Lillionaire Tramp Will
Rest in Potter's Field.

st. Louis, No. Jan. ia special to the
Republic from Paducah, Ky. says:
The corpse of James Z. Berry, the re-
puted millionaire tramp, will be buried in
the potter's field, at public expense. A
pine plank will be the headstone
This morning DR.. J. D. Robertson, the
attorney for the deceased. administered
upon the estate of Berry and took charge
of his effects. Mr.. Robertson has reason
to think that Berry left a fine horse at
Mount Vernon and some valuable prop
erty.
Mrs. Sadie Berry of Mount Vernon, IL,
has arrived here accompanied by her at
torney, F. c. Blood, n member of the IL
linois legislature. On viewing her nus
bands remains she manifested no great
arootion
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-19
EDMUND TAYLoR's DEATH
Remains of Pioneer Railroad Man
Consigned to Earth.

Kansas City, Jan. 19.-Edmund Tay-
lor who died at Ration N. NJ, last Mon
day morning at the age of so years,
was among the pioneer railroad men of
the southwest.
He began his railroad career on the
B. & Q. in 1856, filing many positions
IN the operating department of that
road.
He left this city for Ration about two
years ago, where he worked at such
times as his health would permit as
machinist in the Santa Fe there. w
I. New, master mechanic for the Kan
sas City division of the Missouri Pa
Taylor. division foreman of the Santa
Fe at Chanute, Kan, and c. NJ. Tay-
Tor, master mechanic for the Santa Fe
at Ration, N. NJ, with whom he was
residing at the time of his death, are
his sons. Alfred Taylor, general fore
man of the Missouri Pacific at Fort
Scott, is his brother.
The remains will be taken to Sedal-
ia, No. for interment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-19
RAILROAD NEWS.
Katy Pays Judgments at PaOla
and is Released.
Chicago & Alton Orange Train
Ditched at Oak Grove.
WOMAN FROM BOSTON
Witnesses an Indian War Dance
in Topeka.
Gold Leaf Will Again Be Used
in Decorating.

Paola, Jan. 1s.-The Katy tie-up
has been ended by the railroad COM
pany paying the judgment and full
costs
It is reported that Sheriff Hamlin will
be placed under arrest for delaying the
United States mail. but it is not pro-
bable as the railroad company had "a
hours notice of the attachment before
it was time to take out the mail train
and failed to get an engine. One en-
CINE was sent out with a freight train
instead of holding it for the mail.
when it had been left out of the attach
ment for that purpose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-19
NEARLY 100000
Volumes of Books and Periodicals Now
in the State Historical Society.

The state historical society library
now contains 96,034 voiumes-of books,
pamphlets and newspapers; besides
numberless manuscripts, pictures and
historical relics OF every description
During the period of u months from
November / 1896, to November I, 1881
there have been added to the library S54
volumes of books; 2,351 unbound vol
unes and pamphlets; l. 337 volumes OF
newspapers and periodicals; s. single
newspapers containing matter OF MIS-
torical interest; So maps, aliases and
charts; So manuscripts; 222 pictures and
other works Of art; two pieces of scrip5
1856 relics and other miscellaneous con-
tributions.
The library now contains on its
shelves $50 bound volumes OF kan
sas newspapers and magazines
The regular issues of all the neWSpa-
pers and periodicals published in kan
sas are, with very few exceptions, now
being received and preserved by the So
ciety. They are the free gift OF the
publishers of the state. They are bound
in annual or semi-annual volumes. and
are preserved in the library for the free
use of the people. They number % in
all. OF these Sc are dailies, 628 week
lies. 3 semi weeklies, y monthlies, .
seni-monthiies, 1 bi-monthly, quar-
terlies, OccasiOnals. They come from
all of the 1O5 counties of Kansas
These facts are taken from Secretary
F. c.. Adams annual report to the
board of directors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-19
NEARLY 100000 HOGS
Were Inspected by Government Off
Gals Last Year-13, 1926 Infected.

Washington, Jan. 19.-The secretary OF
agriculture has sent to congress a report
on the operations of the bureau OF animal
industry for the last fiscal year, with
special reference to meat inspection. 1t
shows the work of meat inspection was in
operation at 12S abattoirs and packins
houses, located in SO cities. 1t urges an
increased appropriation to entirely ac-
compIish the intent Of the law and secure
inspection of all the animals which the
law contemplated.
OF 1881, 309 specimens of pork microscope
icaIly examined, 1895 were found in
fected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-19
Roads Are Forced to Report Wrecks.

Washington, jan Ex-senator Petit
grew today introduced a bill amending
the act compelling railroads to equip
their cars with automatic cOuplers. 1t
adds a section to the present law pro-
viding that when there are any col
lisions and passenger train or any
part of it accidentally leaves the rails,
it shall be the duty of the officers in
charge of the road at that time to sub
nit a full and detailed report under
oath of the accident and it's causes to
the interstate commerce commission
Penalties are provided in the section
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-19
FRED FUNSTON HAS ENOUGH
The Horrors of War Depicted by the
Lawrence Boy.

Lawrence Kan, Jan. 19-NEr. Frank
ter from Fred Funston, now in a hos
pital in New York. as a result of injur-
les received in the Cuban war:
Frank was mighty glad TO receive
your letter welcoming me home I am
more than glad to get out of that hell
hole, and to say that I look forward
pressing it mildly.
4 wish to arise in my seat and say
with an earnestness bordering on pro-
family that it is good to again be in the
United States. Lord! old man, that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-19
TO KLONDIKE BY GASBAG.
a California Man Will Go There in
the Worlds Fair Balloon.

mer is planning to go to the Klondike
by balloon. He proposes to use the big
balloon made for the Chicago Worlds
fair. where it was held captive and he
will be accompanied by James Thomp-
son of Cincinnati, H. Andrews of Chi
cago and z. Klemtlxe of Pittsburg, all
experienced aeronauts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-19

ed from the high embankment on both
sides Of the track.
The trainmen crawled out from be-
meath the overturned cars and made an
examination of the damage done. On
~ one car, which was next to the ten
der, was left upon the track. and its
drawbacks were twisted and torn from
place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-19
Bill to Drive Out Christian Scientists

Boston, Jan. 19.-In accordance with
a recommends ton in the annual report
of the state board of registration in
pared. nominally to drive out of the
state all fraudulent and incompetent
practitioners of medicine, but it is ad-
mitted that the trainers had in mind
especially the rapidly growing numbers
of Christian Scientists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-19
NEW RAILROAD MEN HERE.
Transfer of Resident Engineer Meade
Brings Others to Topeka

The transferring of Engineer J. NJ
Meade from Pueblo to Topeka brings
several assistants who will hereafter
make their homes in Topeka. They are
Mr.. s. A. Mccoy, assistant engineer; R.
z. Mccoy, transit man; Mr.. c. Monical
transit man; Mr.. Charles J. Kilmer,
rod man; Mr.. P. H. Phelps and Mr.. J.
c. Whitson, chain men. Mr.. Meade,
Mr.. Monical and Mr.. Kilmer will move
their families to Topeka in February.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-19
EXTENDS TOURIST SERVICE.

santa Fe Arranges For Line From
Pennsylvania to California.
General Passenger Agent Black of
the Santa Fe has arranged for tourist
service from Pittsburg, Pa, on Cali
fornia train No. 1, and the first car left
Pittsburg last night and will pass
through Topeka tomorrow.
The service will be weekly, the cars
leaving Pittsburg every Tuesday, and
Kansas City every Thursday, and run
ming through to Los Angeles.
This will give the Santa Fe a tourist
line from Pennsylvania in addition to
weekly tourist cars from New York
Boston, Minneapolis and st. Paul.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-19
WAR SHIPS TO SELL.
Brazil Seems to Have Some Which
She Does Not Need.

government is considering the sale Of
the cruiser Abreu, now building on the
line, and the ironclads DeOdero and
Floriano, which are being built in
France
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-19
Weather Indications.

Chicago, Jan. 19.-For Kansas: Snow
or rain in eastern portion. fair in west
portion tonight; Thursday fair, brisk
northerly winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-19

10 Cure Constip patton Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic 1Oc or 25c.
II c. c. c. fail 70 cure. druggists refund money
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-19

Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets-
Caudy Cathartic, cure constipation forever
10c 25c. If G. G. c. fail. druggists refund money.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-19
the
T(DegJS

are the seat or the starting point of
many maladies, all of them serious,
all more or less painful, and all of
them tending, unless cured, to a
fatal end. No organs of the body
are more delicate or more sensitive
than the kidneys. When symp-
toms of disease appear in them not
a moment is to be lost if health is
to be restored. The best way to
treat the kidneys is through the
blood, cleansing it from the poison
Gus matter which is usually at the
bottom of kidney complaints. For
this purpose there is no remedy
equal to
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-07-06
LANGUAGE OF THE HAND,
revelation of Character by dArpentig-
ny's System of Chlrognomy,

ny's System of Chlrognomy.
In dArpentigny's system of chirog-
nomy he divides the hands into seven
classes. The lowest type is the elemen-
,ary, or large-palmed hand, in which
the fingers are large and stiff, the thumb
short and generally turned back and the
palm big, thick and hard. Its possess
sors, according to this authority, are
devoid of enthusiasm and wanting in
resources and moral strength. Their
feelings are heavy and sluggish, their
imaginations dull and their souls inert.
The spatulated type comes next in Or
der, and derives its name from the fact
that the finger ends are flattened and
broadened out after the manner of q
ipatula. This variety is rare in south
ern countries, having its origin in lati-
tudes where the severity of the climate
and the comparatively sterile nature
OF the soil make movement and locomo-
ton and the practice of those arts
which protect the physical weakness of
man necessary.
The comic hand has smooth fingers.
terminating in a cone or thimble, and
indicates talent for the plastic arts
painting, sculpture and monumental
architecture. 1t also shows q poetic
Imagination and love of the beauti-
full in the solid and visible form, but it
denotes an aversion to rigorous deduc-
ton. Its owners are enthusiastic and
romantic, but are under the subsection
OF phantasy. The square type is of
medium size and has the thumb large,
with the ball we'll developed, the palm
hollow and rather firm and the finger
tips square. To it belong prcsever-
ance, foresight and convcntionality. Its
owners are endowed with vigorous in
tclligence, but they are denizens of the
earth. They are without wings and
cannot soar.
In the knotty, OF philosophic type,
he finger joints are well marked and
their ends terminate in half square,
half comic form. Have you such
hand?" says d'Arpentigny. "Know,
then, that it proclaims genius, an in
clination toward speculative ideus, Il
capacity for the higher phi loso. h cal
sciences and for the rigorous deduc-
tons of verbal argument. 1t evinces
4 love of the absolutely true, an inter-
est il things, advanced logic and poetry
of reason and of thought"
The pointed or psychic hand is the
most beautiful of all. 1t has medium
palm and smooth fingers, or fingers
with the joints only just perceptible.
Their upper phalange is long. and
drawn out to point, and the thumb is
small and elegant. To it belongs a
love of contemplation, idealism, rel-
gious feeling, indifference to material
interests, poetry of soul and of heart,
lyric inspiration, and taste for all
things beautiful by their form and es-
ience, but particularly by the latter.
Should the hand be large, with joints
lightly visible, it indicates force, but
it also shows lack of nervousness.
The mixed hand is the most confus-
ing, being a combination of two types.
Like the separate breeds of dogs, how
ever, the different varieties cannot alter
themselves beyond certain point. In
obedience to some occult force they are
continually brought back to their
original purity.-Philadelphia Times.