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Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-01-21

THE ELDER DUCK.
Habits of the Bird Whose Feathers Are
Worth SI2 per Pound.

Cincinnati Gazette: 1t is not fur alone
that the sea gives my lady, as she is IN
debted to this element for the elder duck.
that lives mostly on the water and fire.
qucnts the small Stands on various parts
of the coast of Iceland, where, safe from
the attacks of land animals, II breeds. and,
It may be easily imagined, their rooker.es
are guarded by the natives with u most
jealous care. Whoever in Iceland kills an
cider duck must uay fine of $3l and the
secreting of an egg or the pocketng ot
punches of down is punished with all the
rgors Of the law there. During the breed
ing season all boats approaching these
islands are watched by the authorities. No
one Is allowed to land without special per-
mission, and guns are not permitted in
that vicinity All noise, such as shouting
and loud calling, Is strictly prohibited.
The elder down Is easily collected. as
the birds are quite tame. The female hav-
ing laid five or six greenish olive eggs in
the nest, thlck,y lined with her beautiful
down, the collectors, after carefully remov-
ing the bird, rob the nest of its contents,
after which they replace her. She then be-
gins to lay nfresh, although only three or
four eggs, and again has recourse to the
down on her body to line the nest with.
When her own stock is exhausted she calls
upon her mate with plaintive voice, who
comes to her assistance and willingly plucks
the soft feathers from his breast to supply
the deficiency When the collectors be-
come too avaricious they rob the nest
third time, and the elder duck abandons
the spot never to return, and seeks new
home, where she may indulge In her ma
teTnal instincts undisturbed.
The brakes are perfectly white and they
watch their brown wives with loud cooling.
They remain on the water nearly all the
time the females are on the nest and
when the little ones are hatched they are
most attentive to both mother and chicks,
II requires about one and one-half pound
Of this down TO make a coverlet for a
single bed, and the best down is worth
from $40 to Sl2 a pound. The fact that
most of the eggs are taken and picked for
winter consumption by the islanders, only
a few being left to hatch. is known, and
retards the propagation of these valuable
birds
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-01-21
AN INCIDENT OF TRAyEE.
Introducing a Noluble Porter and n Patient
IrnXGlpr.

From the New York Times
,'On limited train from Philadelphia the
other day, told man recently at "A din
ner,, the, heat in the smoking car became
intolerable. Everybody suffered and fumed
till somebody discovered that all the venti-
lators were shut. Then the porter was
called and ordered to open them. As he
was complying, a nan who looked like
commercial traveller voiced the Indignation
We Al felt at the fellows carelessness.
What 'ye mean he said, keeping us
boxed up here in this furnace? You ought
to have opened these ventilators long ago.
bath.
'Wher, upon the porter turned upon him.
4 want you to understan sab, youse
nc, right to tell me what l ought to do.
need 10 s'gestions from anybody, sab.
but | can't help it, sah.'
He paused moment for breath, and
the TRADE, attempted TO stem it,
oh, stop your talking, he said, and
bring me couple of cigars,
:" All right. sab What price, sab? No
kyar is, sah knows It pufcllly we'll, sab.
may lose my job for, sassin' you, sab,
but I want you to understan', sab, you
can't tell me what ought to do, sah That
l dent allow. nohow,, sab ,,,,,.,. .o,,,o,
and told him to keep the change,
"'ThanlS zee, sah,' pockcting the money:
Il knows my business, sab: nobody kin tell
me nothin' about it, ,sahi ] may lose my
you that / don't take no orders from no
one In dis kyar, sab, an l want you 70 I'M
derstan' It, sab and he went off to his
nook at the other end, muttering his pro-
the drummer, out fruitless 60 cents.
locked helplessly after him"
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-01-21
NEWS OF THE DAY,

Secretary of Aprculture !. Sterling Nor
ton arrived In the city yesterday.
The temperature n Kansas city Will fall
% deg, before o'clock this evening.
Rev. Father A. Y. Doyle lecturcd upon
temperance In the Auditorium last night
a mass meeting OF socialists was held
yesterday afternoon IN Norwacrts Turner
hall
The friends of NJ \. Fykc are lndlE-
nantly denying the story that he ia ain
y. L, A.
Charles u. llrlsgs. formerly n prominent
grain dealer was arrested yesterday upon
the charge OF insanity,
The thirty-nrth Anniversary OF the or
ganization OF the Kansas city YOUNG
Mems Christian Association was celebrated
yesterday,
Edward Stibcr, who was found uncou-
scious on the Southwest boulevard on
Thursday afternoon, died yesterday at the
city hospital
John NJ Campbell, an insurance man re-
siding IN Council Butts, la.. was arrested
in this city yesterday for obtaining money
under false prcteuses.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-01-21
HELD ur on THE ROAD.
when Any Man Would Like to Have Had


only on ono occasion in my life have [
felt the need OF weapon" said AN officer
OF the United states army to a Washing
ton Star writer. Il have never carried d
gun but II has sometimes occurred to me
that no man ought ever to bc without one.
one canivt he sure but that some tilne the
weapon would save ones lie. For an in
Stance. l Will recite to you little expert
encc of my own.
Texas. was riding along lonely path.
mounted, on government mule, Not a
thing did 1 have on my person which could
have been regarded by the most impover.
ished citizen as of value. Whistling AS 1
went approached a large rock about
which the path ran to avoid IA SHARP, as
cent. Just as l reached it a fierce looking
man rose out of the bushes and cried.
What could | do? Perhaps you will say
that l ought to have charged upon him
with my government mule. overpowered
why he should thus obstruct what was the
best substitute available for public high
way. 1 did nothing of the kind. The only
reason l can alleEe is that | was afraid
Such a method of dealing with highway
men does well enough in story books, but
In real life it is dangerous. Accordingly
obeyed the suggestion Of the bold bandit
and halted.
For a moment my heart jumped into my
his hip pocket. He drew from 1t some
thing and pointed it at me point blank.
/ perceived that the something was not u
pistol: IL was a bottle-a large, black bot
tie; Said. Said the highwayman:
"f held out my hand and grasped the bot
tie with more than ordinary eagerness.
drank 1t was the worst whisky / have
ever tasted, and that was, saving good
West for a number of years But to mo
at that moment it was a grateful draught.
! handed the bottle back to the highway
man, and, as he went his way with a be-
nevoent smile upon his countenance | re-
sumed with a thankful heart my journey
on my government mule. / had meant to
offer him that mule, but would hardly have
had the nerve, perhaps. for he might have
regarded the proffer of such an obviously
NAluelesS gift as an inSnlt"
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-01-21
GIBRALTAR AND ITS DEFENSE.
In the Event of Attack by
Hostile Force.


Experiments at Shoeburyness have
shown that an Armstrong shell can h,
thrown 9,1T6 yards-ahout ive and one
third miles says a writer in Temple Bar
IT Is therefore absolutely clear that II an
the fleet were temporarily absent, either
on some special mission or dispersed by a
storm, hostile ironclads taking up post
iion within four miles OF the eastward or
Europa Point might with impunity sehu
shot and she'll into the outlying parts OF
the fortress and cause much destruction
OF life and property. on the other hand
the governor of the fortress would not be
idle. and the experiences OF the late civil
war In America have ahundantly proved
that the cannon In fortrcsses II they
strike a ship OF war with their properties
even at long range. may do considerable
mischief; while on the other hand. many
shot and shell may strike fort ana only
do trlilinC damage. II Is practically I'M
possible to throw shot or shell over the
high part Of the rock, near SPAN, ana the
cannon ensconccd In the unique rock gal-
ierlcs with their royal artillery gun de-
tachments. would be absolutely safe Even
IL the neutral ground between gibraltar
and Spain were occupied by hostle roe
comparatively little damage would be the
result. During the writer's stay at blo-
raliar 1t was considered desirable to try
the experiment of firing upward from the
plain on the Spanish side into the gaIer-
les, dummies being placed to represent the
necessary gun dctachmcnts. y regiment
several hundred strong was accordingly
placed in position and supplied with ball
cartridges. The range, however, was un-
known, and the fire being directed up.
ward. it was fully an hour before any OF
the dummies were hit, after the eXpendi-
ture of much ammunition. In actual war
fare. of course, the British rifle sharp
shooters must have picked out their foes
by firing downward from the galleries.
Bomb-proof barracks and hospitals are
potent factors against the horrors of bonn
bardment, and there is little doubt that
there is ample room at Gibraltar for some
amendment on this head.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-01-21
AMNESTY FOR THE SOONERS.
80 Gland Is Being Urged To Grant That
Favor to 10000 of Them.

W Hington, Jan. 2O.-(SpecialD The pres
.aenr being urged to issue an amnesty
p~''.- ton for the twenty thousand peo-
pie IS 'rossed the Strip country between
tn 4lu, the passage OF the bill opening
tAst epl.--v TO settlement and the date
OF me 'i olamatou announcing the day
OF ,hf opening. The president agreed to
the matter some months ago, as did also
the attorney general, but nj that time the
secretary of the interior being very cross
at Oklahoma by reason of the exposures
of departmental methods In that country
opposed the proposed proclamation. The
effort is now being renewed, however, to
get the secretary to Withdraw his objec-
ion or have the president issue the procla-
lnlnill
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-01-21
GLASS DECORATION.
"A New Process Discovered by a Swiss
Artist.

Some beautiful effects in the. ornamental
tiOn of glass are now produced by GorlitZ,
of Zurich, his method in this kind of work
bery, it is claimed, a decided Improvement
In the art. The design is first engraved on
a printing plate of rubber positively-that
is, in the same way as that In which 1t
win be afterward seen, and the plate Is
coated then with varnish color and pressed
uuon a bronze plate; the latter IS Strewed
with lonze powder, sheet aluminium of 9TH
cr suitable material, the portions forming
the design remaining empty and beins
glass plate, is placed in a frame, having, a
backing Of strong paper board ON the
front face OF which is mounted brilliant
sheet OF tinfoil or Tin plate, provided
with prominent squares in suitable posi-
tons, The design is thus shown by a
brilliant reflected light through, the trans
parent part of the glass, its other portion
forming a backing stamped In relief,
Heretofore, raised enameled writing and
designs In relief on glass have been pro-
duced BY means of brush and thin eEIla-
81 paint but Gorlit2 uses stene.; plates of
tinfOil or other flexible material and a
glass powder imposition, made up 10 the
consls tgns 20. a.olasses, with turpenrine
and 'HlHLe.H
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-01-21
IMPOSING ON THE FARMERS,


Independence, Kas., Jan. 2o.-tSpecialD a
couple Of clever swnIlers are working the
farmers of this vicinity. They pass them
selves off as painters and mako contract
with the farmers TO allow them TO paint
their signs on his barn In consideration of
the sum of one dollar. They pay the farm
er the money and he is required to sign a
receipt for the same. In a week or so the
receipt turns up In the form Of note
with the farmers name attached. The note
is generally discounted at the local bank
whore the farmer is known and before t.he
forgery is discovered the thieves have fed.
The same game Is being played in adjoin-
Ing counties as well as here.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-01-21
rnn STRONGEST WOOD.
1t Grows Only Among the Arkansas
Swamps.

The strongest wood which grows within
known as nutmeg hiel Vry, which -four
lshes on the Lower Ark, nsas river. The
shellbark. standing not far below The
wood with the least elasticity ana lowest
specific gravity is The Ftscus aurea, The
blue wood Of Texas and Mexico. The heav-
lest OF the foreign woods are the pome-
llghtest Is cork. -Four hundred and thir-
teen different species of trees grow In the
various states and territories, and of this
viii sink IN water These woods of high
est specific gravity grow mostly in the
arid regions of New Mexico, Arizona and
Nevada.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-01-21
ncntn of Major rnadnck.

Omaha Neb, Jan 20.-AIaior Joseph W.
Paddock, government director of the Pa
c!iic roads, and one of the pioneers Of
Douglas county and of Nebraska, died this
morning at his home west of the city.
About two weeks ago the ior was
made M by severe cold, which soon de-
veloped into pneumonia. His condition was
not thought TO he DANGEROUS uHtil Thurs
day, and not until Friday evening was all
hope of his recovery given up, His children
were NJ his bedside when the end came,
Major Pa 1dock was born in Matena, n. y,
A,rl fgu-
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-01-21

Independence, Kas., Jan. 2O.-tSpecial)
The comic opera, Dorothy" which was
presented here by home talent under the
direction of Mr., Henry Newton was an en-
'ire success. II was presented three
nights instead of two, because all the peo-
pie who desired to see It could rot be ac-
commodated by two presentations, and the
total receipts We're about 5325, half of which
goes to the band Of this city. About fifty
people were engaged in the performance
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-01-21

Berlin Jaa hRpter of the order
of the Red tas vas held to-day, at which
decorations were conferred upon Senior
Eganel tha Brazilian minister; DIR. Rotten
burg, under SECRETARY ut the interior; Sc
nor serezkow, the Gillian minister; Baron
voa Ketteler secretary of the German
ambassy at Washington, and Senor Wickle,
the Mexican minister.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-01-21
lie Didn't Like the old woman

Detroit Free Press: 'Well, yHas," drawl-
ed Chollie. as he dandcd his rorty-seventh
cigarette. that morning between his dainty
yellow fingers. 81 like the young lady
well enough. but ! cawn't say that I am
greatly enamorei Of her mother, don't You
know"
why not?" inquired the man in the next
chair,
"Wel. don't you know, ! never so there
10 call that the. old lady doesn't begin 10
In minute or two | can honr her calling
to n servant to burn a rag in the house,
lnn't Won know. -
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-01-21

Detrolt Trlbune; "IIow can I move
thce"' he implored.
lie lsnelt at her feet. lie had begged her
TO Clope. but seemingly in vain.
Can | not move thcc?'
she ga2ed steadfastly into his deep blue
eyes.
They used furniture van at the last
stand" she faltercd.
And there under the electric light. with
no sound out the snoring of the sleeping
beauty, the fat woman gave the candy
butcher the laugh
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-01-21

The natural philosophers have advanced
five hypothesis to account for the origin
of the stones called "aeroliteS,' which oc-
casionally fail upon the earth
First-That they are elected from vol
canoes, situated on the carths surface.
Second--rhat they are produced in the
atmosphere, being formed from gases eX-
hailed from the earth.
Third-That they are thrown from vol
canoes on the moon.
Fourth-rhat they We're originally ter
restrial comets revolving around the earth.
Fifth-That they are miniature planets
encountered by the earth In Its endless
Journey through space.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-01-21

Lawrence, Kas., Jan. 2O-(SpecialD The
exceedingly warm weather of the past
week has reminded old timers that no
such weather has been experienced at
this time of year for over thirty years.
The observations OF Chancellor Snow show
that the thermometer reached IS on Fri
day went as high as "a yesterday and reg
istered over 10 to-day The ice has all
gone out of the river, the frost has come
ont of the ground and even the buds on
the trnes arc heglmning 70 sMnll.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-01-21


The Philadelphia has started for Homo
lulu.
California and Colorado are afflicted with
heavy SHOWS.
Judge Lyman Trumbull died suddenly at
his home In Chicago.
Mr. Cleveland has expressed his views
OH the Hawaiian question
Cleveland is urged to extend his amnes-
~ TO the Oklahoma soonors.
The striking carmen at Brooklyn were
very turbulent yesterday, but no serious
casualties occurred.
Steamer State of Missouri struck rock
In the Ohio river and sunk in ten minutes,
Ihirty-'ife people said to be drowned.
The body of Barrett Scott. the Holt coun-
" Neb. defaulting treasurer, has been
found In the Niobrara river. He had been
hanged
Dr. BlodGctt, of Boston, for thirty years
a resident of Pckln, has given his views Of
the Japanese-C Chnese war to the Amerl-
can board Of foreign missions.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-01-21
Labanon Rostovski VIII Succeed Schou-
yalun.

ST. Petersburg. Jan. 9O.-The Official Ca
zette confirms the report that Prince La
banoff Rostovski, al present Russian am
bassador 70 Austro-Hungary, viii sucr .d
General Won SchouyalCft as Russian am-
bassador 10 Germany.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-01-21

peka to-day.
Senator Martin ia looking after a place
on the court OF claims.
The senatorial situation has not become
any more transparent.
The state university has been presented
with a biz orthoceras.
MONTGOMERY county farmers have been
vIctmizcd by swindlcrs
Night Watchman Helms. at Osawatomie,
was shot and instantly killed by a burglar.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-01-21

Detroit Tribune: Glrl-'I told Jack we
must be strangers henceforth."
Another girl-"Dld he fall on his knees
and implore forgiveness"
Girl-"Not he. He said very WE'LL and
then tried 10 hirt with me-"
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-01-21
Death of Mr.. John sneed.

Sedalia, Mo-, Jan. 20.-(SpeclalJ John
Sneed, claim agent of the Missouri Kansas
& Texas. and for many years employed Ia
an official capacity with that company died
at his home In this city to-day, after sew
eral days illness, of heart failure.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-01-21

Ting Chow is being bombarGed by Jap
anese vessels.
General Nodsu has won Another victory
over the Chinese at ia. Chang
The town of Kuchan. Persia, has again
been destroyed by an earthquake. one
hundred women We're killed in Il bath
house
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-01-21

Alexandria La, Jan. 20.-Mrs, Henrietta
cambridge Bailey, aged II years, consOrt
OF the late General William Bailey, and
granddaughter Of Patrick Henry, a native
of Lynchburg, Va died this morning on
Richand plantation, Rapies parish, which
had boon her nome for nearly nftN Neara.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-01-21
EDUCATIONAL.
DIED.

~|-|~o.N-NceC-N(~C|o~N~
KAPPENBERG-A. L. Kappenberg, sun
day evening, January 90 1855, at his home
SOl East Eleventh street, of cancer; age 20
years,
Funeral at stine's undertaking rooms at
4;So p m, Monday; interment at Ply
mouth, q.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-01-21

indianapolis Journal: Baker must he
a great lover of reading. He tells me that
he often stays in his library all night"
Eyes, that's so. But did he tell you the
only library he has Is a folding bed fixed
up to look like bookcase?"
"Why-er-no."
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-01-21
A Deficiency,

Chicago Inter Ocean: "Brinkly looks
miserable this morning; what's wrong?"
'Pie made the trouble"
"Ate too much on New Years, eh?"
Jupiter! No. 1t was because he didn't
have any"
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-01-21

Washington, Jan, 2O-(speclaD d. NJ,
look after some departmental matters.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-01-21

There is disposition among the logisla-
tors TO be fair and liberal with the state
university In the way Of appropriations.
but not eXtravagant
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-01-21

Out OF 1000 men who marry, SS2 marry
younger women, 579 marry women of the
same age, and 50 marry older women.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-12-12
Still the Center of Interest on
All Sides.
SETTLEMENT TWO QUESTIONS
Has Not Abated the Watchfulness Of
the Powers Missionaries Lives
Still in Danger.

copyrighted, 1895, by Associated Press.)
Constantinople, Dec. 10, via Sofia, Bull
garia, Dec. 1.-THE two incidents which
have constituted the center of sensational
interest viz the refuge of Kustichuk,
Said Pasha, ex-grand vizier, in the British
embassy, and the refusal of the sultan to
grant firmans for the passage through
the Dardanelles of additional guardships,
demanded by the powers, are practically
relegated to history through their settle
ment by the return of Said Pasha TO his
own residence and by the final granting
of the firmans by the sultan.
How unimportant these incidents were
in themselves Is indicated by the fact that
the tense condition of the public mind is
not abated by their closing, and the
watchful game of diplomacy is seen to SO
on as much as before. Intimate connec-
ton with the peace Of Europe with the
fate of the Turkish empire is not to be
forgotten, nor is 1t to be lost sight OF
that this peace is dependent, as 1t has
been for the past eighteen years on the
accord of the powers as to the methods
and limits of coercion which shall be eX-
ercised upon the "sick man" of Europe
How great labor and stress Is necessary
10 the maintenance of this accord has
been indicated by the long g-drawn-out con-
duct of the guardships incident, the sui
tan refusing to concede single step vol
unfairly, and leaving the powers to their
own resources to patch up their compli-
Gated jealousies and conflicts of interests
before an agreement could be reached to
unite demand upon the sultan.
Outrages upon the Armenian christians
seem to be recedlng into the background,
except as they constitute technical case
upon which the powers base their action
at international law for the settlement OF
larger questions.
New York, Dec. n-A cable dispatch
received by the Christian Herald today
says:
News received from Van states that
fully $4,000 refugees are crowding the city
from 200 villages which have been destroy
ed in the province of Van. The Turks
are greatly hampering the relief work
conducted by Dr. Grace Kimball, and her
missionary associates. Mission work Is
necessarily suspended for the present.
The schools are closed.
Information comes from Bitlis that the
missionaries lives there are in danger
and that they are taking chances to es-
cape to places of safety"
The Christian Herald telegraphed to
Clara Barton, president of the Red Cross
Association at Washington, offering to
contribute $4,000 for relief II the Red
Cross assumed the responsibility Of the
work in that country.