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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-19
The True story Of a Necklace.

London, Nov 1S.-A strange story
which proves the difficulty experienced
even by experts, in knowing the real
from the imitation pearl, has just come
to light A young woman bought an
imitation pearl necklace at a west-end
shop for SIS. and wore it the same
evening at dinner. A gentleman sit
ting beside her ventured to express an
opinion as to the extraordinary beauty
of the pearls, Whereupon with unusual
frankness the young woman replied
that they were imitation, mentioning
what she had paid for them The gen
tleman, however, was so convinced of
the genuineness of the pearls that the
purchaser returned to the shop the
next day to reassure herself. She was
received with great joy. for it trans
pired that the pearls were not only
real, but had been prepared for a
prominent society leader. and in mis-
take had been sold for imitation pearls.
The shopkeeper's gratitude went to
the length of offering the customer
$500 worth of jeweIry in his shop
which she accepted.
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HORRORS OF BArTLEFIELD.
Soldiers Almost Buried Alive After ne
ing wounded.

Berlin. Nov. 1S.-Durfng the lats
war in Manchuria the Russians wel re
often so hard pressed as to be obliged
frequently to dispose of their dead and
wounded in great haste. One wound
ed warrior told an interviewer, says q
correspondent of the Hanover Courier,
an almost incredible story. 1t appears
that the practice was to give the dead
and MORALLY wounded a black mark,
and the slightly wounded a red one.
Bodies with a black mark were then
buried in large trenches by a sanitary
column.
81 barely escaped said the veteran.
BADLY mauled, lay on the field. A
sanitary party approached When
they came to me I saw one of them
seize the black brush. I just man
aged to gasp; I am alive. Do not
bury me- Have you any money! I
was asked. Yes How much 2 Ten
roubles.' Hand them over He took
the money and gave me the red mark
and went on, but had not gone Tar
when a japanese bullet felled him
Why should I lose my money?
thought. I crawled to the fallen man.
He was dead. I searched his peck
cts. There were my 10 roubIes, and
800 more. I am in luck this time I
said to myself, and pocketed the lot
Then a mist came before my eyes and
I tainted
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-19
FIRST ONE ON FRIDAY.
Penny KIingenberg Pipe Organ Re-
citaIs Open This Week.

On account of the fact of the absence
of Prof. Penny during the summer, and
the numerous engagements of the audi
forum, the plan of the Organ associa-
ton to give as often as once in two
weeks recitals on the new organ has
been somewhat interfered with, but ar
engagements have now been made to
commence a series of these recitalss the
first of which will be held on Friday
evening next.
Prof. Penny spent the summer in New
York. studying with the greatest organ
lists of the country, preparing for these
recitals, and II is no extravaganza TO
claim that they viii be equal to any re-
citals that can be given.
1t is also arranged that Prof. Klingen-
berg will assist by playing several ntn-
bers with Prof. Penny on the piano, TO-
gether with several piano solos.
There are many musical critics IN the
city who think that there are very few
professional pianists who make bust
ness of giving piano concerts who can
excel Prof. Klingenberg. It is a we'll
known fact that were it not for 1t being
necessary for Prof. Klingenberg to stay
in this climate on account Of his 18th.
that the demands for his superior
knowledge would take him to some OF
the large cities.
Those who heard a similar concert
last spring, given by Prof. Penny and
Prof. Klingenberg, win agree that It
was up to the standard of almost any
entertainment that has been given here
by foreign artists.
The admission will be Is cents all
over the house. No reserved seats
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-19
TWO BIG ROADS UP TO MARK.
Santa Fe and Rock Island Not Worried
bv Air Brake Order.

Two of the large western railroads, at
least will not be Inconvenience in any
way by the order of the interstate COM
merce commission, which was promul-
gated yesterday, to the effect that after
August 1, 1906, seVenty-five per cent OF
all the cars on freight trains used IN
interstate commerce shall be equipped
These roads are the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe and the Chicago, Rock IS
land and Pacific Although the present
are that at least fifty per cent OF the
freight cars on a train shall be equipped
with power brakes, both OF these roads
have at the present time over ninety per
cent of their freight cars equipped with
Dan %. Cain. General manager OF the
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific, when
asked yesterday if this new order Of the
commission would in any way affect his
road or compel the company to get to
work and equip more OF their cars with
This order viii not affect or incon-
venience us in any way. We are more
rough guess that fully nlnety-dVe per
cent of our freight cars are now equipped
with air brakes. About the only cars we
have that are not equipped with air
brakes are some flat cars that are used
on work trains and some old box cars,
but none of these are used in interstate
business.
James e. Hurley, general manager of
the AtchisOn, Topeka and Santa Fe,
speaking on the same subject, said:
This new order will make no differ
ence to our road We are well pre-
pared for it. While I have not the fig
ures right at hand 7 believe that consid-
erably more than ninety per cent of all
our TrelP hit cars are equipped with air
brakes. The Santa Fe was one of the
first roads in the country to undertake
the general equipment of its freight cars
with air brakes and for a long while
more than ninety per cent Of our freight
cars have been thus equipped"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-19
UNLUCKY jim STRONG.
Mr.. Royce Tried to Find Wife for
Him but Blundered.

John @. Royce of Phillipsburg, the state
bank commissioner, has ABOUT come TO
the conclusion that he won't do for a
matrimonial agency. For a year ne mas
been trying to find wife Tor w Z.
Strong of kensingtOn. He has advertised,
answered letters of inquiry and eX-
CHANGED photographs; he has steered doz-
ems of candidates up against Mr.. w Z.
Strong, and now he IS forced 10 the nor
rible confession that It isn't W. G. Strong
who wants the wife, but his brother,
10 make the affair bulge out with trag-
edy, W. G. Strong IS opposed 70 jim
Strong's getting married, and all the ten
der letters intended for Jim have been
going to his 11nsvmpathetic brother, who
has laughed a brutal, heartless laugh ana
cast the letters into the ire
This little story is an appeal TO the
ing to make an impression on ~; =.
Strong. They are urged 10 an take a
fresh grip and start in at the beginning,
addressing their letters to James strong
of Kensington who has a 5000 farm and
wants wife to share it with him
This is the story which mr- Royce tells
of the ghastly mistake which has already
cost James Strong year OF matrimonial
bliss:
my office in PhilIipsburg and said he
wanted wife. He told me about his fine
500 acre farm, his big crops. ana his de-
sire to find a congenial companion; But
through it all I labored under the delus-
ion that it was W. c Strong TO Whom l
was talking. told MI strong tnat
would be glad to help him would put
a nice little advertisement IN my paper
and have the replies sent TO my office to
avoid giving him too much publicity
'It seemed to be a splendid scheme,
and I got a large number Of replies to
the advertisement. looked them through
and picked out all that seemed desirable
These I tied .up and mailed to w. @.
Strong and SO the trouble started. Jim s
brother is dead set against MS getting
letters he thought If was mighty good
Joke on Jim. He never told jim q thing
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about it. and of course Jim simply sup
posed that he got no replies to his ad-
vertisement.
~ few DAYS ago Jim came down here
TO topeka 70 see If he couldn't find a
suitable candidate for matrfmony I il1Ef
barely met him on the street and hap
pened to mention his being here to some
OF the newspaper men around the state
house. And again I fell into the mistake
of calling him W. G. Strong. The news
papers printed a story about him, and
when was up at PhiIIipsburg the other
day discovered that these stories are
bearing fruit, and ". c. Strong is get
ting another crop Of love letters. And all
this time poor Jim Strong hasn't had u
single letter or a single tender message.
It is one Of the most tragic comedies I
ever heard Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-19
UNCLE SAM OH HERE.
The Local Agency VIII Be OPENED
This Week.

The Uncle Sam Rennery company.
of Cherryvafe, will commence to de-
liver their refined oil in Topeka SONS
time this week. The wagons viii be
started out on their routes and deIiv-
cries viii be made to the retail dealers
in competition with the standard on
and the National Oil companies. The
company's Office is maintained near
Eighth avenue and the Santa Fe right
of way. The yards for the tanks have
been located in the same place adfa-
cent to the Santa Fe tracks A tank
age capacity OF $4,000 gallons baa
been arranged for.
I'VE don't believe that re shall rsn
into any fight with the Standard fars IS
said Robert Rightmfre, who Is the
local agent. I'VE haven't met WITH
any attempt to scale down on fhs
prices for oil or gasoline as vet. and
we don't believe that there VIII be
q war. We will have two grades ~
coal oil and one grade Of gasoline for
sale here. I can't say what price viii
be made. though we expect to sfarf
the wagons out soon. This IA the f5~eF
agency we have established. -
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NEW CATTLE oars oRDERED.
Rock Island Preparing to Meet Future
Live Stock Situation.


Live stock Situation.
Before another season for the ship
ment OF live stock rolls around year
hence the officials Of the Chicago Rock
Island & Pacific railway expect to be
in position to handle promptly al the
business offered them in this line, and
the conditions Of this year that have
resulted in delays in handling stock be
cause Of the shortage Of equipment VIII
not prevail
made yesterday by Frank T. Dolan,
general superintendent of the south
west district OF the road. Mr.. Dolan
said that the company had placed q.
large order for cars for the live stock
traffic and that these would be deliver
ed early next summer These cars are
Of a new variety and can be used for
hauling other kinds Of traffic.
Most Of the stock cars now in use on
all the railroads can be used only for
live stock purposes. They are needed
for this traffic only about two and one
half months in the year and for the
rest of the time are necessarily Idle.
Under these conditions railroads, gen
orally, have not been in the habit Of
keeping on hand more than just the
number of these cars that was thought
to be sufficient for the business. But
whenever there is a good cattle season.
to the markets at the same time ana
the result is that the railroads have
only about half as many cars. as they
need, and they are the recipients Of all
kinds Of complaint and abuse from
stockmen because of the delays in fur
nishing cars.
This is a condition Of affairs that has
prevailed this year and is on with all
its disagreeab1e features at this time.
Every road tapping the cattle country
is woefu1ly short of stock cars, and men
having sheep and cattle ready for ship
ment are suffering accordingly.
But the Rock Island is preparing to
do away with this condition of affairs
next year. A new kind of a freight
car has been invented. It looks a good
deal like the present stock car but the
flooring is so arranged that it can be
swung down to the sides. Under this
arrangement the car may not only be
used for cattle but also to carry coal
and ballast It is this kind of car
that the Rock Island officials have put
in big order for, and instead Of being
able to use the only three months In
the year as is now possible with stock
cars, it viii be able to use them all the
year around for the other purpose in-
Dictated, and the road, for this reason,
is not going to hesitate to order enough
OF them to properly care for the live
stock traffic in the future.
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RAILWAY MEN PLAN BRIDGE.
Would Build Across Missouri Above
Kansas City, Kas.

Kansas City, No, Nov 1S.=Leav-
enworth men who are promoting an
electric railway which is to follow the
east bank of the Missouri river from
st. Joseph to Kansas City, are also
planning the construction of bridge
to span the river a short distance
above Kansas City, Kas
While the scheme has not reached
the stage of complete organization, it
is said that the company, which is
headed by z. W. Snyder, a Leaven-
worth banker and chief promoter of
the terminal railway bridge at that
place, will have sufficient backing to
carry out the enterprise.
The proposed bridge is designed to
give entrance to the city of the electric
railway, as well as to provide a cross
ing for two and probably three steam
railroad lines. Should bonds be voted
by Kansas City, Kas., its permanent
use as a free wagon bridge is assured.
The construction of the bridge
somewhere between the north limits
of Kansas City, Kas., also contem-
plates the development of a BODY of
1000 to 5000 acres OF land in what
is known as the North bottoms. suit
able for railway and manufacturing
purposes. Purchases of land have re-
Gently been made there by men who
are in close touch with the promoters
of the big project.
1t is said that the right of way for
the electric line from St. Joseph
down the river to a point opposite
Quindaro has practically all been Sc
cured.
The men behind the bridge plan
say that the Rock Island and the Chi
cago Great Western railroads would
both welcome the construction of a.
new bridge above the city The Rock
Island uses the old Hannibal e ST
Joseph tracks from Cameron to kan
sas city for its Chicago line, while the
Great Western trains come down from
Leavenworth over the tracks of the
Kansas City Northwestern.
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hoped. and hnally.s on May %, 1903.
the marriage took place. Less than
a year afterwards, on May u, 1904,
DR.. Arnaud died in an asylum.
HE was mad in consequence Of his
marriage" said his sister and heiress
to his fortune, Mile. Hortense Arnaud.
He was prosecuted, and fearing that
he would die like lola, spent his time
IN inspecting the Stoves Nine. Ar
naud's reply to the sister is: IF my
husband was mad at the time Of his
marriage it would be necessary to an
null it and not the settlement alone"
She adds that the doctor enjoyed per-
feet sanity until Novem Der, 1903, wtsz
he became i'll of cerebral congestion
from which he did not recover.
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HIS LAST PIPE OF TOBACCO.
An Old Smoker Dies in Tragic Fashion.

Paris, Nov. 18.-An old joiner,
named Adolphe Duquesnes, has just
lost his life in a. tragic fashion. After
dinner it was his custom to sit before
a good fire and smoke his dearly loved
pipe, which he called Josephine. 3"
The pipe had an interesting history,
and the old man never Wearied of re-
lating the storv to anyone who cared
to hear it. So greatly was he at
tached to Josephine" that he gave
his sons and daughters instructions to
put his pipe in his coffin when he died.
The pipe had been given to him on
the night of the battle of Gravelotte
by his captain, who was MORALLY
wounded by a Prussian shell.
Take my pipe, my brave Duques-
nes.'' said the captain before he died
land keep it In remembrance of me. -
Last evening the old joiner was COM
fortably seated in his armchair as
usual. His pipe was between his
teeth and he pulled lovingly at it. His
work had been arduous that day, and
utes he fell asleep. A terrible pain
awakened him. When he opened his
ewes he found himself surrounded by
flames. His clothes were on fire. The
flames spread to the table cloth and
the curtains, and soon he was blinded
by a thick smoke. The poor old man
shouted for help, and the neighbors
hurried to his assistance. They wrap
ped thick coverings round him and
carried him into drug store. But he
was horribly burned, and a doctor who
was summoned could hold out no hope
of his life being saved. He was taken
to Tenon Hospital in a dying condi-
ton. His pipe win be buried with
n in,
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Mr.. Henry has been at DaIhart for
about year in the capacity Of chief
clerk to the division engineer. He has
been in the employ of the Rock Island
for about i've years and began his rail-
reading as a call boy in the Santa Fe
service at Dodge City. He entered the
Rock Island service at Caldwell as a
brakeman and shortly afterwards was
appointed chief clerk to Trainmaster
Bossart. He was promoted rapidly
through various positions until he reached
the position Of time-keeper and coal clerk
IN the superintendent office in Topeka.
From this position he came to Dalhart
as chief clerk to the division engineer.
Mr.. Henry is deservedly popular with all
who know him and is receiving many
congratulations from his friends. He
and his wife are prominent in the social
affairs of DaIhart.
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FIFTY YEARS IN SERVICE.
Santa Fe Man, Once a superintendent.
Taken III Tending Gate.

AuAIH III LeuCliug Gate.
Redlands, Cal. Nov 1S-After nearly
nIty years. service on the Atchison. TO
peka and Santa Fe during which time he
rose 70 be superintendent of the colo
rau0 division, Thomas Saunders. who ia <
passed his. declining years in the hum
pie capacity Of gate tender and cross-
ing Watchman at the Orange street
crossing in Redlands. has been taken n
the hospital in Los Angeles to be treated
~ Is thought that the veterans career
an the service Of the Santa Fe is ended
me case Of MI Saunders is sad
one. In early life he became connected
with the Santa Ee railroad and his verv
NE mas been given to it. With a hum
pie beginning he worked hard and was
promoted gradually from conductor
through the maintenance Of vav deDa4-f1-
ment and trainmaster's office to division
superintendent of the Colorado division
E7e worked necessarily and was a great
FACTOR u the early development Of the
santa Re lines in Texas New Mexico,
In fact, he worked too much and his
neaitn began to fail necessitating his re-
moYat % san Diego, Cal, where he be
came santa F'e yard master. He re-
NAMED there a few years before com
Ing TO Redlands as gate tender. it be-
ing impossible for him to do ward mas
sers work because of his rheumatism.
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FREIGHT BLOCKADE AT lola.
Missouri Pacific Tied Up There With
Heavy ShiDneufs.

lola, Kas.. Nov. 1s.-The freight
yards of the Missouri Pacific here are
all but blockaded as a result of the
heavy outgoing shipments of freight
from lola factories. There were As
cars of freight in the lola yards last
night 25 loads in the Gas City yards,
and As loads in the La Harpe yards,
all waiting for a chance to be sent to
their destination. The regular trains
cannot handle this number of cars
within a week in addition to their
regular local business, and these
loaded cars will have to go out by
means of special trains made up in
the yards here It viii require half
a dozen big trains to haul the freight
out of the yards on its way to its des-
tination.
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ROCK ISLAND THREATEN.
Have Grievances to Present in CHICAGO
Similar to Santa Fe RFen.

Dan b. Cain, general manager of the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific railway
left last night for Chicago. 80 - IL -
there Monday when he and the Other
operating officials of the road win hold
q conference with the grievance con-
nittee Of the dremen who are enploved
on the Rock Island system. These con
6erences are Of yearly occurrence ana
are similar to the one which has inst
been concluded here between the offi-
Gals Of the Santa Fe and the firemen
employed on that line.
Il IS understood that the Rock Island
aremsn have demands similar to those
presented by the Santa Fe men, and
which were not allowed by General
Manager Hurley.
these include demand to be relieved
from cleaning engines and from placing
supplies. such as oil and waste. etc, on
~ engines, and it is not thought that
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PLAGUE OF DIPHTHERrA.
six Deaths Have Resulted as yates
Center Within a Week.

Yates Center, Kan. NOV 1R-rr,.
state board OF health has taken caars-s
Of the diphtheria epidemic thai l.ss
this city in its grasp. Physicians go
l llsotIalis =. nave Deen sent here to
- 80 aDse sals llsease ana II IS hoped to
stog lis A1Ethef spreading of it. AL
ready the local physicians have FOR
hidden any public GATHERINGS ana "a
vised against any private parties -.
$50 4a-as7 u aiiy KIND. until the dis
have resulted since It first started 8
week ago. s-' .
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BY the Kansas State Chess
FOrecaster.

1.-THE material for this column is furnish
ed by The Kansas State Chess Associa-
ton A L. Wagenseller of Junction
City, president, and 0. c. Brett of Hum
bnldt, sccretary.1
The following game was PLAYED at the
last state tournament between Mr.. 7 v
Humphrey Of Junction city ana o. G.
Brett OF Humboldt:
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has been promoted to the position Of
contracting freight agent, with head
quarters at Wichita. His many friends
here are congratuIating him on his adj
Vancemenf
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the Rock Island officials VIII look with
any more favor on them than did the
Santa Fe people.
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]. NJ. HENRY PRoaEoTED.

Rock Island Man Known IN Topeka
Given Responsible Clerksnip.
DaIhart. Tex. Nov. 1s.-Announcement
IS made of the appointment Of J. ".
Henry TO the chief cierkship in the OF
fee of G. W. Jones, superintendent OF
that division Of the Rock Island system
between Harrington, KAN and Santa
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NUDGE 10 INSPECT CHoCTAW.

y III 90 UFef I-IlItEe DIVISION Tor First
Time This Week.
II. u. Nudge. second vice president of
the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific rail-
way, is expected to pass through Topeka
early in the week en- route for the Choc-i
taw division Of the Rock Island system.
Since his connection with the company
Mr.. Nudge has not inspected the entire
Choctaw division, and he plans on this
trip to go over every mile of it.
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r. 3. Cunningham. who has been en-
ployed in various capacities in the divis-
ion freight office OF the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific railway ia this city,