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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-30
MONEY.


MONEY to loan on any good coIlatera
security. n. B. Campbell, Cos Kansa,
ave. upstairs.
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CURIOUS cULLINGs.

Captain G E Aiauk. who lives near
Enid, Q. +. has part Of the remains of
q mammpth prehistoric lizard The
skeleton Is 1925 feet long and 70 feet
high
4 superb snuhbox Of the Louis Ky.
period was sold In London recently for
$4,000. The box has gold sides ana
is decorated with hand paintings aud
diamonds.
In the kitchen Of house recently
unearthed al pompeii was found
fireplace with a kettle on It's CRATE just
as It was left by some pompelian
housewife over |. 800 years ago
The present war has produced tie
first heading containing more than
single line ever published in q Russian
newspaper Previously The most I'M
portant news had never been So hon
ored and the death OF Queen Victoria
was announced without any heading
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UNCLE SANS
WONDERS
All Executive Departments Send
Treasures to the
Worlds Fair.
installed n the Largest Gov.
ornamental Exposition Building Ever
Constructed = Precious Doeu-
ments Relies Of Famous
Statesmen and Soldiers.
Working Postal
Exhibit.

The United States Government build
ing at the Worlds Fair occupies an
elevated site just south Of the main
picture Of the Exposition. The great
central dome Of the Government build
ing is visible from the very center of
the Fair. looking across the picturesque
sunken garden that lies between the
Palaces Of Mines and Metallnrgy and
Liberal Arts
The hill slope in front Of the Gov
eminent building Is terraced with
broad stairways almost completely
covering the slope. The building is 500
feet long by $50 feet wide and is the
largest structure ever provided at an
exposition by the federal government.
It is distinguished from all the other
large buildings at the Exposition By
the steel truss construction. the entire
roof being supported BY steel arches.
forming a splendid domed ceiling.
In this building are Installed the ex-
hibits Of all the executive departments
Of the government The building is a
vast storehouse Of an endless variety
of treasures dear to the heart OF every
true American Precious documents
are to be seen here. and the autographs
Of our great men OF the past are on
display Relies Of famous statesmen
and soldiers, carefully preserved
through generations. are exhibited
Each governmental department has In
stalled an exhibit showing its official
character and mode Of operation.
Entering the Government building
from the eastern end, the visitor sees
at his left a railroad postofEice car
This is not mere coach standing idle,
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issuance Of his sweeping challenge.
lie had taken from the ONCE large
number Of cancelled pay checks, each
one Of which was written By differ
ent hand From a throat that swelled
and receied with marvellous motion
the words came like bullets from
Maxim gun. At first 1t was utterly
impossible, except to the three clerks
from the railroad Office, familiar with
his work. to distinguish a word By
degrees, however, the ears Of the
novice listeners became attuned and
before Mr.. Conway had finished there
were few in the room who could not
follow him His performance, Includ-
ing the handling Of the checks, occu.
pied exactly six minutes and seven
seconds, or over 5t0 words per minute.
Mr. Conway next picked up a book
printed in long primer type-one Of In
gersoll's lectures, for the reason, as Mr..
Conway frankly admitted, that the
orator used but the simplest words.
In the thirty minutes Of the test Mr..
Conway read fifty-fye and one-half
pages Of AT words each, a total Of
24,S0s words, or s27 per minute Dur
ing all that rapid ire Of agnostieism
Mr.. Conway never faltered aud his
voice was as strong at the close as
when he began
Mir, Conway, who is performer
upon violin and organ OF ability,
astounded his hearers by demonstrate
ing that bis voice had a range of just
one note short Of four octaves Seat
ing himself at the organ, he struck the
4 below double G. Then, like a sub
terranean rumble, came from his chest
a corresponding note. In succession
he followed the notes past three oe-
tayes and then on up to e Eat
In appearance, Mr. Conway, who is
thirty years Old conveys the impress
sion that he is of rather a delicate con
stitution, but that suspicion does not
attach TO his lungs.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-05-10
CURIOUS THINGS FROM CHINA
The Most Magnificent Beds Ever Seen
Are Part Of ihs Celestial Empires
Worlds Fair Exhibit.

The Chinese exhibit at the Worlds
Fair is filed with pleasing surprises,
Some OF the most magnificent articles
Of furniture are a part Of this wonder
full display. The carving and inlaying
of ivory. bone and wood illustrate the
marvellous skill OF the Chinese.
Models included III this interesting
exhibit show the homes and home life
Of the Chinese, their weddings and
funerals, Chinese tea house, restau-
rant and shop, Chinese weaving and
some of the beautiful silks and wear
ing apparel Of the Chinese and their
methods OF manufacturing them.
one feature Of the exhibit Is two
magnificent Chinese beds, each Of
which has the appearance of being a
small house Of great beauty. One IS
summer bed, the other for winter. The
summer bed Is hand carved and inlaid
with ivory and bone figures and land
scapes exquisitely carved and 50
skillfully joined as to appear a part OF
the wood. The bed and furniture are
OF carved bamboo. The bed consists OF
an anteroom, with tables. chairs and
tea stands, and in an inner room, which
Is the sleeping apartment, there is q
couch with coverings Of ganzy silks.
The winter bed is still more elabo-
rate. It consists Of three compartments.
The FIRST contains four chairs, tea poy
and a chest Of drawers. This Is the sit
ting apartment. The second is the dress
ing room, and the third is the sleep
ing apartment. or the couch itself The
furniture Is DC rosewood inlaid with
ivory carving Of birds, flowers and
trees. The couch is covered with silks
Of the finest texture and IN gaudy col
ors. The sleeping compartments are
lighted with Chinese lanterns OF SILK
hung at the outer entrance while the
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light enters through gauze panels, hama
painted and ia forms Of rosewood In
laid with ivory figures
A table and dish made Of highly pol
ished ash, with exquisitely carved
bamboo figures inlaid, are shown. The
work Is so artistically done that each
article seems to have been made CT
one piece Of wood.
There is also a large display OF Chi
nese lanterns made OF silk, gauze and
other light material and some made Of
beads artistieally arranged with glass
centers. The silk and game are beau
tlfully hand painted.
There are models Of some Of the
great Chinese temples, theaters aud
arches, showing elaborate carving III
wood and ivory and two large elephant
tusks exquisitely carved
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-05-10
A MISSION BRIDE

tOriginall
Among those who passed over the
gangplank out Of the ship was a come
y girl who looked about her expect
antly. A young man stepped up TO her
and, lifting his hat asked
Can be Of service to your
Il have come here replied the girl
hesitatingly to meet my my afi-
aneed''
I see said the young man. speak
ing in a very pleasant, sympathetic
tone. Yours Is one Of those eases
wherein tile bishop does the counting
by proxy. You are assigned to one Of
the workers here. Do you care to give
me his nameg'
Herbert Tingley.p
'.And yoursg'
LENA crawley"
q don't envy you. This marrying a
man whom you'll suppose you have
never seen himT
mo-
slow would you like to meet him
incognitog
7 would like 1t very much
"Nell, let me see, to remain incogni-
to you must lodge where no one is in
terested in mission work. There's a
house up yonder where l think they'll
take you in. Tomorrow I'll pass be-
fore your window with your affianeed.
aud in the evening IN bring him to
call upon You. Does he expect your"
"No; there was no ship coming here
by which to notify him before the
Star Of the East in which / have
come
That's fortunate Wen, ia better
leave you here. shall be happy to
serve you in any way in my power.
Good evening.
The girl put out her hand and grasp.
ed his warmly. He had spoken So
kindly, so soothingly. She had scarce
" realized the distress OF the position
p which she was to be placed until
she had stepped ashore How fortu-
nate that she should have met this
man! oh, that the person to whom
she had been assigned would be half
50 winning
She found a lodging in the house des-
ignated. Indeed in that small com.
munity Of exiles for such they were
no one coming from civilized land
would be refused. A motherly woman
gave her q good room and saw that
she WAS comfortably settled in 1T.
Moreover the Girl was pleased that
her hostess RETAINED from questioning
her.
The next day she noticed the man
who had met Ter walking back ana
forth slowly before the house with am
other in clerical dress-a short, thick
SCI, redheaded man, who wore glasses
The girls heart sank within her.
II can never do it, she gasped. "I'm
going back ON the Star OF the East
Then she remembered that her fa-
Tiers lifelong friend the bishop, had
told her TINT the man to whom he had
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The Times Daily Short Story.



assigned ner was one or natures no.
blemen st must be in spirit" she
muttered. 1T is certainly not IN the
aesh9
That evening the two men called to-
gether, sending in cards on which
were printed Herbert Tingleyp and
Walter q Drohan
'erhls is the lady" said the gentle
man who had befriended her, "of
whom | was speaking to you. She
came in yesterday on the Star Of the
East and proposes, / believe, to make
her home with us. knowing your
kindly interest in strangers, I proposed
to bring you to visit her. Then you
can send the ladies' Of the mission to
call upon her"
PLEASED to meet you.p said the eier-
ical man, with the air of one who won
dered what business his friend had to
put him to 50 much trouble. Indeed
his manner in every respect was re-
pellent lie plunged In to ask a num-
Der Of questions. fortunately without
giving the girl time to reply to them
The man who had introduced him
sat listening without interrupting him.
The girl did not seem to hear word.
She made a resolution to 90 back home
on the Star Of the East and was try
ing to remember what she had heard
as to the date Of sailing. She wished
it was tomorrow Finally, when the
man had tired Of listening to himself
talk-for he had no other audience
looked at his friend and half rose
from his seat as much as to suggest a
departure.
u think I'll remain a little longer"
said the other Il want to give the
young lady some information she
needs. But don't stay If you have 9th
er matters. I'm very much obliged to
you for coming with me"
YES. TIA busy man. The superln-
tendent has been loading me down
with work lately. He says I'm the
only man be can get to carry out his
plans His plans! Why, I've planned
every move he has made But he
doesn't know it. He thinks be has
planned everything himself Well TO
the girD, good night. Ta-ta. Tingley"
And with a pun and a snort he was
gone
SO thoroughly appalled, was Miss
Crawley at the idea of~passlng her life
with this boaster that she did not no
tice the name by which he addressed
bis friend. She sank on to sofa and
covered her face with her hands
sTa-ta, Tingley" was repeated from
without under the window The girl
removed her hands. The stranger was
sitting on the sofa beside her with a
very pleasant smile on his face
fTingleyan she exclaimed. Why
why, ! thought he was Mr. Tingleyg
IL have confession to make. said
her companion. Il was satisfied with
you when I met you on the wharf, but
I wanted you to have an opportunity
TO see me before knowing me 70 he
your afianced husband. WIN you re-
main or viii you return on the Star Of
the East?"
II will remain.
AGATHA W. ODETT
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but Is one Of the most improved mail
cars, III which men attached to the
United States railway mail service are
actively engaged IN throwing" the
mails. Here you will see the postal
clerks at work, just ais they work while
speeding along railroad track.
A curious collection of old time rel
les from the postoffce museum at
Washington illustrates as no verbal
description can do the crude begin
nings Of the postal system. One Of
these relics is an old fashioned stage
coach that once carried United States
mails through portion OF the LouisI-
ana purchase territory. President
Roosevelt, who once Inspected It, ex-
amined with rough riders interest
the bullet holes which stage robbers
and mountain brigands shot through
its stiff leathern curtains. Generals
sherman and Sheridan and President
Garfield rode ID this ola coach during
the strenuous days Of frontier life.
Among the collection of documents
showing the primitive postal methods
In vogue in the early days is to be
seen the old book Of accounts kept BY
the first postmaster general, Benjamin
Franklin. all written by hand There
Is rare collection OF stamps, includ-
ing ancient Filipino, Porto Rican and
Cuban stamps. The postoffice depart
ment's exhibit occupies 12.469 square
feet
Across the aisle. at the right IL the
exhibit of the new Department Of
Commerce and Labor, occupying 1906
square feet This exhibit shows what
the new executive department stands
for and what it is accomplishing. Mr..
Carroll D. Wright. United States Com
missioner OF Labor, had charge OF the
preparation Of the exhibit. Charts ar
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-05-10
WIVES AND INCOMES.
A Methodist Preacher Makes an Epi-
gram Concerning Them.


gram Concerning Them.
People celebrate the discovery Of a
new fact in nature. They grow eio-
quent over the invention Of a new piece
Of machinery They heap riches III
the lap IF HE man who puts On tile
market new breakfast food Why
should they not pay some slight tribute
to the author Of a new ePigramf asks
the Rutland yt News
IL the saying express a great truth
IN few words. II il shine with the CLINT
Of homely humor il its appeal be
broad and general, So may Il be de-
cIded whether the eplgrammatlc offer
ing be genuine or only a clever lmita
ton
Apply these standards % the rough
and uncut, yet precious, phrase which
lies imbedded in the speech Of a plain
Methodist minister from the up state
counties Of New York and Vermont,
delivered tie other day before the con
ference Of his brethren Id this district.
He was telling Of the hard work and
small pay which are the let Of him.
self and his fellows Id the poorer dis
tricts Of the country. And he closed
with this tremendous question, How
shall man support a sealskin wife
ON mHakrat income RI The epigram
may provoke smile, perhaps, but that
same question, never before 50 well
put, has vexed many other men, in and
out Of the ministry. Attempts to an
swer It have ended before now in the
penitentiary 1t IS that question, II
authorities are TO be believed which
is responsible for the increasing num-
Der Of bachelors. particularly in the
cities. and for the corresponding in
crease In the number Of middle aged
spinsters. 1t is question which
might. possibly, be probably debated
by some Of the women's clubs.
Are too many girls Of the present day
being reared in a way which fits them
only to be ''sealskin wives?" And
where shall the young man with d
s'muskrat income look for proper
helpmate7
AT amy rate, the new epigram cuts
deep and raises serious questions Il
deserves permanent place in the
archives Of the English language,
alongside that other classic, but still
sparkling. saying. which describes the
plight Of the unfortunate youth who
acquired IA champagne appetite with
beer income" It is its companion
piece
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ranged BY him, showing the rapid
growth Of the nation ia agriculture.
arts. manufacture. population. etc. are
OF special interest to sociologists and
all students Of the labor problem. The
Census Bureau exhibit Is made in this
section. II shows tie tabulating ma
chimes used in compiling the census re-
ports. The Lighthouse Board. also OPP
Grating under this department. shows
the great revolving lenses III light
houses. with other interesting appII-
ances.
The space in the projecting north
west corner Of the building IL devoted
to the Library Of Congress. The edi-
flee which houses this library at Wash
ington is held BY many architects to
be the most beautiful building in the
world. Its interior decorations. by Ell
mer Ellsworth 6}arnsey. furnish one
Of the chief delights Of a visit to the
national capital A large model Of this
splendid building is a feature 81 the
exhibit The decorative features 81
the interior are reproduced in their
original colors
The next exhibit on the right hand
side Of the central aisle is that Of the
Interior Department occupying 11,T92
square feet In this large space the
visitor finds SO many things of COM
polling interest that he is loath to
lave. The Patent Office exhibit be-
longs to this section. There are mod
els Of many machines that have borne
an important part Id the development
Of the nations industries. The earliest
form Of every device of human inyen-
ton, 50 far as possible, is shown here.
For instance, you may see the actual
sewing machine that was the first con-
trivanee OF its kind every constructed.
it was patented In 1916 By Elias Howe.
The first typewriter. patented by G..
Thurber in 1912: the model Of the first
cast iron pillow. patented by Charles
Newbold in 1891; the first screw pro-
peller, invented by Robert Hook In
1850; and many other first things
are to be seen The model Of Abraham
Iincoln's celebrated device for lifting
steamboats, of shoals is shown here.
The first harvesting machine, made in
the year 100 B. G.. is one Of the most
ancient exhibits at the Exposition.
There is also model Of the tirst steam
engine, made In Egypt In the same
year
Every foot of the 100000 feet Of
floor space IN Uncle Sans Worlds
Fair building Is occupied BY exhibits
OF surprising interest, and every phase
OF the peoples welfare IS shown
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-05-10
WHARFAGE FREE AT ST. LOUIS
Twenty Miles Of River Front FOR Wa.
ter Graft at Worlds Fair City.

Twenty Miles Of River Front For Wa.
ter Craft at Worlds Fair City.
Free wharfage win be given to all
boats landing at st. Louis during the
Worlds Fair. Traffic Manager Hill
leary Of the Exposition and Joseph P
Whyte, harbor and wharf commission
er of st. Louis, have decided on the 10
cations assigned to the various kinds
Of boats.
Yachts. steam launches and all boats
propelled By their own power have
been assigned wharf space between
Choteau avenue and Biddle street.
These streets. running east and west.
form the boundary lines for the cen
traI business district Of the city.
House boats have been assigned
wharf space north Of Biddle street
and south Of Choteau avenue.
ST. Louis has a river front Of TWEEN
ty miles The Broadway line OF the
Transit company parallels the river
from the city limits on the Aorth to
Jefferson Barracks on the south at
no point are the cars more than i've
blocks from the Mississippi river The
Worlds Fair may be reached for one
fare BIZ transferring to any Of the
eight lines that cross Broadway and
reach the Exposition grounds.
10 charge VIII be made for wharf
age. Application for space should be
made to the harbor and wharf COM
missioner at the City Hall. on Twelfth
street, between Market street and
Clark avenue.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-05-10
CHAMPION FAST TALKER
Railway Clerk In Baltimore
Claims This Honor.
PREPARED TO DEFEND THE TITLE

Lloyd Conway SAYS He Can Pro-
nounee aUnderStnndably' $4,000
words an Hour-Gave Remark
able Exhibition Of Rapid Reading.
Has a voice OF wonderful Range,
II claim the championship as the
most rapid talker in the world and am
prepared to defend the title against
all comers
This is the def launched By Lloyd
conway Or Baltimore, says a corre-
spondent Of the Philadelphia Press.
The terms Of the contest are 10 be ra-
pidity Of utterance, elearness Of pro.
nunciation and endurance
The claimant to this unique honor Is
a clerk employed in the auditing de-
partment Of a prominent railroad He
declares his ability to correctly and
Understandings speak $4,000 words
an hour, ten hours ut a stretch and to
maintain this speed for ten consecutive
days AS side statement MT Con-
way says he has reached the superla.
tive speed OF 65040 words for one
hour. high water mark Of 1851
words d minute Or eighteen a second
SIR Conway Is no crank seeking no.
toriety lie simply says that nature
has endowed him with a gift which
has been cultivated. His duties in the
office are, ia the main, to call off bank
checks, payrolls, bills Of lading and
the hundreds of documents that must
be checked over By the auditors clerks.
Whom this work was assigned to the
young man he resolved to make a spe-
clalty of the work. He has demon
strated that his gift has practical
side, for be does the work Of three
men, that is, he calls Off three differ
ent sets of vouchers with sufficient ra-
pidity to keep three expert clerks busy
checking and his fellow clerks say be
win not average one error month,
On the night Of Feb. last Mr. Con-
way gave an exhibition of his powers
to a party Of professional men. and
the result of bis performance was the
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SHELL TO sTuPEFY ARMIES.
Hungarian Scientist Invents a Gas
Charged Missile.

A Hungarian scientist has invented
shell which on bursting liberates a
gas warranted TO stupefy all who
breathe it, says a Vienna dispatch to
the Philadelphia Public Ledger When
such shell bursts between decks on
a battleship the crew viii lie down to
sleep and awake perhaps to ind them-
selves prisoners in hostile port.
Scientifically speaking, it is entirely
possible that this gas charged shell
win do all TINT its inventor claims,
He is now III communication with the
japanese government.
such a shell would reyolutionize war
fare. The hospital corps would be-
come the most important branch Of
the service and would need TO be enor'
mously increased in order that pros
trated eombatants could be removed
from the field and restored to con
seriousness.
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= A prominent Southern lady,
Mrs. Blanchard, OF Nashville,
Tenn, tells how she was cured
Of backache, dizziness, painful
and irregular periods by the use
of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
DEAR MRS. PTEKHAM - Gratitude
compels me to acknowledge the great
merit of your Vegetable Compound. /
have suffered for four years with ir-
regular aud painful menstruation, also
dizziness, pains In the back and lower
limbs and fitful sleep. / dreaded the
time TO come which would only mean
suffering TO me.
:. Better health is all / wanted, and
cure if possible. Lydia III. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound
brought me health and happiness in
a few short months. feel like another
person now, Ny aches and pains have
left me. Life seems new and sweet to
me, and everything seems pleasant
and easy
Six bottles brought me health, and
was worth more than months under
the Doctors care, which really did not
benefit me at all / am satisfied there
is no medicine so good for sick women
as your Vegetable Compound. and /
advocate il to my lady friends in need
Of medical help - Mrs b. A. BLAN-
CHARD, 422 Broad St., Nashville, Tenn.
$4,000 forfeit II original Of ab0gs letter progine
geHuiHensss cannot Be produced,
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The first gloyers We're monks The
holy fathers Of Sithin were IN the days
OF Charlemagne granted by that mon
arch the unlimited right Of hunting in
consideration Of their making girdles,
gloves and book covers from the skins
OF the deer they killed
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-05-10
Armr schnoIs ID nna.ln.

In every regiment Of the Russian
army there Is school, says the Met
ropolitan Magazine, and a young mar
cannot leave the army and so back tc
his village without having learned te
read. write and cipher.