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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-19
Ernm tho CI.yeIand rIafn neaIcr.

Two large house wagons stand on q
vacant lot ut the corner of West River and
Washington streets. In these two unique
vehicles J. ]. Riordan. his wife. mother.
Two children. 2 niece and hrother-in-!aw
have travelled al the way from StceIyjllc,
Mo. Riordau is on his way to Erie. Pa.
where he hopes to ind relatives aud work
whereby he can earn Z living.
J. j. RiorGau viii lis father lived for
years ON Il farm i'm Missouri. Early in &c
tober The two men decided to start Fast
Riordau built two house wagons. or
vans. and HrIInGel them 50 they -mhIar
two little cottages except that tucy are
mounted on wheels instead OF stone :ouD-
da'ions. Each wagon Is supplied with
four windows. 4 stove. - table and bet.
Ths. larger NaCon is used ~ tho parlor
and dining room. Her" the family meals
are cooked and eaten. In the rear Of this
wagon is d large bed in winch the women
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-19
TRAINING CATS In TRICKS
LEON CLARKE CONDUCTS 4 UNIQUE
ESTABLISHMENT IN LONDON.
He Teaches Queer Tricks to 1000 Cats
-One of the Animals Can De-
sccnd in a Parachutc-The
Course of Training.

What man has done beast can do" IS
tile motto OF Looui clarke. of London. bet
tor known br his sobriggct Of The cat
King Mr.. Clarke has discovered 4 new
vocation ia life. lie trains cats. over two
thousand pu-sics have passed through cat
College" his training establishment IN Sur
r,y, and il th,ge Is anything in reason 4
cat can not be Taught Mr.. Clarke would
like 20 know what it j..
True. he does rot. disdain the assistance
OF rats, mic. cIEarics. cockatoos. rabbits.
monkeys and even snakes. in order To add
variety to his various animal shows. But
le places his chief reliance on cats. And
many and astonishing are the tricks he
has laugh his, pussies to perform. Some
Indulge in mimic contests a n Mitchell
and Corbctt. while others play upon flutes.
dance qEadriilrS. TAX" each other tor drives
in handsomely appointed cquipaGos, OF
Eamhol about the stag" in company with
perky cauarir~ and stUcy looking rats.
The pride Of the whole collection is a
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-19

covered over with fur. and even an unkind
word or 4 glance from anyone they love
Will cause them acute suffering. Another
secret in training eats, or. indeed, any ami
NAL. j. never TO ~GiSappoint them OF their
promised reward. / remember once. while
PERFORMING in the North of England some
time ago. walking five miles at 10 o'clock
al night in a binding snow storm to get
my happy family its regular supper of
milk. SO much obedience. so much cats
meat. That is my rule, and l never vary il.
Then every one of the animals has its
own name and knows it. Without that it
would Ice impossible TO carry on the per-
They are mostly christened
respectively Savers and .Hccnau.' Then
/ have = 'Dr. Jim and an Dom Paul =
KAISER and a King Prempeh.' a Nell
win cat / call 'Trilhy.'
ION account Of her remarkable feet"
hazardod the writer as he hastily took his
departure.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-19

All this time tn" Americans on the bal
-couy We're enjoying themselves hugely.
When they were not shriskiug with laugh
ter they We're talking away at one another
"a If they had been friends all their lives.
The eagles wings We're spread very wide
and he did nothing hut scrccrh. The st3tr-
ly old man who had held the open watch.
seeing that the company We're in such an
amiahle frame Of mind. started to talk 10
everybody generally.
Il have lived in Paris four years" he
said. and | have seen. perhaps. twenty
fires. This an" is the best, tasc il all in
all. OF tho twenty: ! mean that il is heius
Tough with tn" fswcSt bitches. These
French soldiers arc babies as fire fighters.
Don't think that they are not good men.
it isn't that. It's tho system that's 1t
fault. You probably know that this ire
department forms a. brigade OF sarpCrs and
miners in the regular army. The men are
recruited for Il by conservation. n in the
rest OF the army. You notice MAT they are
all young. That is natural when they en-
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-19

Of the party sleep. The other wagon is
USe'! by the men.
While driyiuG; through Illinois one Of the
teams rau away and the old gentleman. Mr..
Meyers. was thrown from the seat ard hi;
neck broken. This was a terrible blow. 10
the little party. but after q short stop tho
journey was resumed unit! Cleveland Wa.
reached Here the party will wait for let
tors and Civ" the horses. of which there
ar. seven. IL chance to pest.
RiordIn i irving to earn 2 little money
weaving and selling CorHhUSk mats. Ito
hopes to sell a few in the civ. as tho
family is Poverty striken. Fiuriar Is I
very intelligent man of some 81 years.
HIS vife IS y pretty woman. and they have
Two children
Tho wagons arc very handiIy arranged
in the interior. Every iucn Of room IL
utilized. Hanging shelves are used aud
little non stoves heat the houses" The
entire family seem 70 enjoy ths "trip Errlt-
w. They say they have Suffered Jew pr
v1tioIs. 9r't eApcct to reach Enc by
: New Year
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-19
Our Girls ROarcd.

At this maueuvcr every che OF tho Amer
leans on tho balcony. girls and all. hur~;
into i roar of Daughter. The lieutenant
looked M instantly. and got very red when
he saw the pretty girls. HIS discontinue
WIS alIay'i in Il moment by y happening
some distance away. a "ah horse had got
frightened aud burst through the crowd
and police line. lie dragged the cab over
the fire hose aud scattered the iiremen.
then WAS arrested: so WAS the cahmau.
About fifteen minutes had now elapsed
since the arrival of lin" engine. Ev this
time they had got another fire started.
hut bcfor" steam wis up two NOR" engines
cam" dashing in from opposite directions.
Each WAS followed Iv its lieutenant. very
handsome Young fellows. and rs iruinlc-
ulate as the first. The three now hold a
consultation. and As Il result Of IL one Of
the tircrneH put on - big brass diver he'll
met. with q glass face. They tied a rOpe
to him and he entered the smoky shop 10
explore. In a few minutes IL" came back
with the Information that there was no
fire in the shop. but that there was a little
blaze in the cellar and q great deal Of
smoke. NJ that there WAS great industry.
IN" hos. WAS soon attached TO the two
~able-bodicd engines. and al, last there was
water for the fire. During these operations
one of the lieUteuantS was swip"d across
the stomach by - section of wet hose. and
the two tiremeu who were manipulating il
were Immediately put under arrest and re
moved from the scene.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-19
HORSE THIEF FOR FIVE YEARS.
Fred bee Claims to BE the
Champion in His
Line.

Fred Rubcck. who modestly claims to he
the champion horse thief of the world. was
arrested AT Chicago the other day.
Ruheck said that he had been stealing
horses for five years. ANA that he figured
his profits at between SI1.6Ah and SIN. 600.
While at Attrill street station five young
women identified him as their assailaut of
last summer. his device. it is said. being to
cngag a woman for domestic services and
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-19
S1,1OO Worth of Cats.

From Waterville, Nc. a large shipment
of cats has been made to a PHILADELPHIA
merchant who has conceived the novelty
of placing them on sale in a great depart
ment store in the Quaker City. The lot
included 100 baby cats. and there are all
kinds and colors. the Angora variety pre-
dominating. The total value of the ship
ment was 81 200.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-19
Cnfs ms Performers.

sA's Aahfhs' fA 'iAfAs -pfs AAlb ga
and elsewhere. of over 400 feet.
Cnfs rs Performers.
Mr.. Clarke says he wouldn't take $1,000
for the particular cat whose business it is
10 accomplish the feat and he has several
others in his collection that he values at
half that sum. You see." explained the
cat King in reply TO a query. there is
not one cat In u hundred that turns out a
pen 10. come across an exceptionally clever
animal ! am naturally very careful of it.
Cats vary in ,sagacity. as well as in tenn
permanent and disposition. There are OBJ
stinate cats and tractahle cats. stupid cats
and clever cats. iust as there are obstinate
and ~tractable. stupid and clever human
beings. The trainers art consists in over
coming or taking advantage. as the case
may lac, of their different idiosyncrasies.
No. | don't think pedigree or breeding
counts for much, as far as performing cats
are concerned. | thought differently at one
time. and used to pay considerable sums OF
money for choice specimens. But | speed
fly discovered that my So or so prize de-
gree kitten was fully as likely to turn out
a 'duffer' as was the progeny of the leanest
made night hideouS in the back garden of
a fifth rate suburban lodging house.
This one. for Instance" pointing to one
Of the boxing felines before mentioned. II
got for a penny from an urchin who had
been depUted to drown it. The Baldwin cat
WAS taken off a derelict brig by n Dover
coast guard brig some three years ago. and
most of the Others have been either given
me by friends or picked up at haphazard
in the course of my travels.
The Course of Training.
How do I M training thcm7
Well. ! don't care exactly about making my
method public property, but l am not
nvcrse to telling You this much. that cats
meat and milk form two Of the most i'm
pOrtant factors in the operation. II is a
common superstition that cats are stupid
animals. ] do not think SO. They certain
" arc not so intelligent as dogs. Neither
are they so sociaPle. But. once they get 10
know what is wanted of them. they are
easily induced to 90 it to the best Of their
ability, Kindness and patience so a long
way with cats.
"A little wholesome correction is often
good for a dog, hut Use a whip to n cat for
one time oaly and even ever 50 sparingly.
and its value rs a trick animal is destroyed
forever. Cats are simply bundles of nerves
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-19
Why Is IL:

From the Chicago Record.
"Thsre's on" thing ! can't understand
'What Is IL
'Wheu We read that ? public man is
seriously i'll We always feel disappointed
if he gets Well
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-19

But not so the Wittekind tree. Rv "A
series OF branches and projections arranged
like the winding stair of II tower. this aniig-
ing freak offers the climber a safe and
easy ascent 10 In" Very Summit-which
seems the more remarkable in that tho
birch i not reputed TO lie friendly to
Youngsters.
Every hoy who secs this one. however.
falls in 10y" with it Instantly. skips to the
toD-whcre. hv the way. the branches form
natural benches for him 10 sit upom-and
waves his hat in triumph. Altogether, this
ancient tree. which Is extremely pic
iIresg1e in its appearance, Is quite a
curiosity.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-19
DR0LL PARIS FIREMEN.
BRIGHT STRETCH OF TYPICAL SCENE
IN FRENCH CAPITAL.
F"rmnIities and IncRcicncy of the
Service Are CnmicnI-ThoS Ia
miIinr With American system
VIII Enjoy This story.

The Kansas City firemeu rave been In
vited to go to Paris in 1909. The following
account Of the Paris hremon. which is from
the Inter Ocean. may not be unintercst-
ing:
one afternoon in September the reading
room of an American banking hnUs" in the
boulevard li~ausSinan was crowded with
travellers. Suddenly there arose from the
street a p~andernonium OF Shri"kS. Every
body ran to the balcony, Upon which the
four windows gave. They saw a score of
men rushing pcll neil in every direction
save that Of the building.
Among the Americans who took up a
stand on the balcony was a stately old
man who stIll had in his hand the COPY
of the inter Ocean he had been reading.
lie looked from one 10 another OF the poo
pie on tn" balcony and smiled %ctitnly-
"A fire he said. and immediately took
ont his watch. Nobody knew what nc did
that for until a~fterWard.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-19
Inclc Sam's CurrencY.

From the Detroit Free Press.
Are Won making good money now,
Chumpley?"
THE best there IS. Worth n hundred
cents on the dollar the world over"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-19
American Spectators.

Several persons who crauei their neCks
over the balcony saw Il little thread of
smoke coming from the doorway OF the
shop directly beneath the banking house,
which occupies the second floor. TN place
was n lamp shop and several of the women
were afraid of an explosion.
Don't he alarmed" said the old man.
No shop in Paris ever carried a stock OF
anything large enough 10 cause damage.
Wait and see the show. it'll be worth See
ing"
Three convergiug streets form Il triangle
in front ot the site of the lamp shop. ON
one side OF the trIangl. is the rear of the
opera house. and the open space of Wei
paved street covers about Il quarter of an
acre. The police had this space. and all
the streets ending to ii cleared within 1--WE
minutes; the alarm had been sounded from
two boxes in the neighhorhond and every
thing was ready for the fireuen.
The engiue house nearest to the scene
Of the fire is distant just about 400 meters.
which is n little further than four short
city blocks. As time passed and no engine
came into view. the Americans on the bal
Cony bsCam" impatient and some OF them
made sarcastic remarks. The policemen in
the streets, however. and the crowds OF
people in the background, looked for all
the world as il they were waiting tor a
military procession which was not yet due.
Many of them seated themselves on the
curbStone. In the meantime the smoke
from the lamp shop was becoming more
dense.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-19

Lawyor-'Cror what grounds do you pro-
pose TO apply FOR u divorce?" Female
ciient-"Ny husbands insanity" Lawyer
Can YOU prove that he il i~nsaue7' Fe-
NAL: Ciout-tertainly. He insists upon
wearing all the neckties ! buy for him
Chicago News.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-19

Once a year-"The EdGerton children
have a good time Christmas" an what
way?" We'll. their father is a doctor. and
thei" mother lets them eat everything they
Want."-BroOklyn Life.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-19

II have heard" said the young woman
WHO Is improving her mind. that some
times IL requires a great deal of ART to
replied senator Sorghum. "unguostiouably.
especially if YOU are being paid for them"
Washington Star.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-19
Large C~npacity.

From the Detroit Free Press.
Il don't think that Smartly's SO overly
deep"
Ibid you ever try 10 I'LL him up?'
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-19
Look Ont: Engines Coming.

At last there was a peculiar footing. I'M
like anything else in the way of sounds.
in III. distance. 1t was the engine. Paris
bicycles. h"rsel"ss carriages. ire engines,
and street cars are provided with fog horns
instead of bells: the fire engine is distin-
guiShed by its foot. which is continuous.
first a high note. then a low. and it is the
most lueubrioua noise the agency Of man
ever made. A siren whistle is meioiious
in comparison.
Two minutes afterwari the people IN the
balcony saw the engine. a toy in Amer
lean eyes. coming up the street. The horses
We're al a smart trOt only: there was moth
ing of the wild gallon by which a fire en-
CINE horse is distinguished from a dray
horse in America.
uounred the old man with the open watch.
solemily. when the engine drew, up IN the
record over a minute to-day"
Up TO this time nobody had made any
effort to sqIel"h the fire, because it l.
against the law for citizens TO Interfere
with the business of the proper officers.
Not for three minutes after the arrival OF
the engine was there any attempt in that
another wagon fun of tiremen had come
up in the wake of the engine. bur when
they We're all on the ground there was still
drawn in military lire by an under officer.
Then they waited.
Presently an open cab was driven furi-
gorgeous to behold. He WIS only Il lieu-
tenant of sappers and miners. but when he
Gismount"d he looked like q general at
least. His uniform was spotlesS. he Wore
patent leather shoes. with spurs. white
doGSkin gloves. and carried a sword N his
side and Il m"noc'e in his eye: The mon
oCle proclaimed him to he q nohleman. He
WAS young. hut h" had on his breast two
medals. The crease in his trousers was
perfect, and il seemed for the next hour
or 50 as if that were a strong point with
him.
When this lieutenant arrived he took
charge OF the ire. He gave orders for the
uurolliuc of the hose. and detailed the
mon who wer" 10 handle il. Their" was
some trouhl" in finding water, because
there are M rroplugS in Paris. the things
which take the place of fireplugs are little
springs flush with the sidewalks. which
ar" mainly used for washing out the gut
ters; they are consequently not ConspiCu-
Gus. and the tirem.n have to hunt for them
When they finally found one. a block away,
a most serious state of affairs was dis
covered. The fire in the engine. lighted
automatically in the engine house at the
time of leaving. had gone out. Rather. il
had not gone ont. the engineer explained
hut the door Of the hrehnN had losgIsd
loose on the way To the fire. and il had
flown out.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-19

II heard that the crowd booted YOU when
YOU appeared I. the P~edlington Theater
Royal False. mo hoy. false" replied
the eminent t~ragedian. "All false. There
vas no crowd. "-Household Words.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-12
CRAZY OR SHAMMlNG.

A Prisoner in the louisville Jail Claims
to Be One of the Murderers of Frank
p. Arbuckle.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Jan. S.-Frederick
Bauman, alias Wilson, confined in the
county jail on the charge of forgery
and obtaining money under false pre-
lenses, claims to have been one of the
murderers of FL ank 2. Arbuckle, of
Denver, in New York, November 10.
Bauman says his father is 6. Edward
Bauman, banker at Dearborn and
Monroe streets, Chicago. Bauman says
his partner in crime was Dave Ed
munds, an actor, who is now In Evans
ton, North Chicago.
Bauman says Edmunds and himself
left New York by different trains and
met in Chicago where Bauman intend
ed joining theatrical company.
The police discre dit Bauman's story
and say that he is either crazy or
shamming.
A dispatch from Chicago says that
nothing is known of Frederick Bauman
alias Wilson there. The name of G..
Edward Bauman who, the prisoner
claims, is his father and is a ban ker in
that city, does not appear either in the
banking or city directories. Neither
Bauman nor Edmunds is known in the
theatrical profession.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-12
THE OWNER

OF the DauntIess Applies for Clearance
Papers to Go to Cuba With Cargo CO
Arms and mmunition-Refused.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Jan. S.-Al-
though the steam tug Dauntless is in
custody of an officer of the revenue
cutter Boutwell, as result of her last
trip, from which she returned Monday
night, her owner Thursday morning
applied for clearance papers for the
steamer to go to Nuevitas, Cuba, with
a cargo of arms and ammunition.
Deputy Collector Hopkins, who is in
charge of the office during the absence
of Collector Bisbee, refused to grant
the clearance until authorized to do so
by the secretary of the treasury. Sec
rotary Carlisle has ordered the col
lector to re use clearance until further
orders. The officers of the Dauntless
still deny that they have been to Gu ba.
All that can be gotten from them Is
that they transferred the men and
cargo taken from No Name Key to
another vessel, presumably the Der.
muda
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-12
THE OUTLOOK CHAOTIC.
Popular Impatience in Spain Over the
Failure to Suppress the Rebellion in
Cuba and the Philippine Islands.

Popular Impatience in Spain Over the
Failure to Suppress the Rebellion in
Cuba and the Philippine Islands.
MADRID, Jan. 1.-THE popular i'm
patience with the government for it's
failure to suppress the rebellion in
Cuba and the Philippine islands is
daily increasing. Thousands of the
young men of Spain have been
sent to Cuba, where they have
met their deaths from disease or the
hardships of the campaign. Their
families believe that they would be
alive if it were not for the procrasti-
mating policy OF Capt Gen. Weyler
who, despite his promises to put down
the instruction, has apparently &C
complished little, while his unaccli-
mated troops have been dying
by scores of hundreds. I he
leaders of both the conservative
and liberal parties are distrusted, and
the present outlook is chaotic. Ru-
mors of change IN the ministry are
frequently put in circulation and as
frequently denied, but in the present
temper of the people the succession of
liberals to power would not Danish the
distrust which prevails everywhere.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-12
THE DAUNTLESS' TRIP
Was One on an Errand of Mercy Rather
Than Fiiibustering Expedition.

Was One on an Errand of Mercy Rather
Than Fiiibustering Expedition.
JACKsONVILLE, Fla, Jan. 1.-THE
official report of Capt. John w. Myers,
Of the steamer Dauntless, regarding
the last trip of the vessel, was COM
pleted Saturday and forwarded by the
collector of customs to the secre-
tary of the treasury. In this re-
port Capt Myers gives detailed
account of the trip. He tells all
about finding the men left on No Name
Key by the steamer Three Friends and
of taking the men off the Key and
transferring them to another steamer
AS the report shows that the Dauntless
was on errand of mercy rather than a
flibustering expedition, it is very
probable that the vessel will not be IL
beled for any violation of the neutral
ity or navigation laws.
w. A. Bisbee, the owner of the YES
sci, is anxious to secure clearance for
the vessel for the port of Neuvitas,
Cuba, as he has contract to deliver a
cargo of arms and ammunition at that
mort