Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-10
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anu AAAhts 81 lar DIS ne knew, no SuCn
woman as Barbara Freitchie ever existed.
Ga the other hand. repeated claims have
been made of its authenticity. There Is a
young medical student now in his Junior
year at Hahnemann college, in Philadel-
phia, the Record says, whose name is Rob-
ert r. Roth. who halls from Frederick,
Nd. and who SAYS that the barbara
Freitchie of Whittier's poem was his aunt
his mothers sister-only the name is
spelled Freitchey. He admits. however.
that all claim to being the heroine OF the
poem ends with the name. His Aunt Bar
oara was not bowed with "four-score years
and ten" nor did she wave the stars and
stripes as the rebel troops came through
the street. "StonewaIl jackson riding
ahead As a matter Of fact. Mr.. Roth
says his aunt was i'll in bed at the time;
that the Confederate troops did not pass
through the street in which she lived. and
that Stonewall Jackson did not ride with
MS troops, but came through Frederick at
1 O'Clock in the morning. in A closed car
rage. But the poem will live, just the
same,
The Following exercise is said to be ex-
cellent for correcting and STRENGTHENING
curved shoulders: Take a perfectly erect
position. Place the heels together and the
toes at an angle of 45 degrees. Drop the
arms by the side. Initiating and raising the
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keeping the chin well drawn in and the
crown of the head feeling as II II were
attached to a cord suspended to the CELL
Ing above. Slowly rise upon the balls Of
the feet to the greatest possible height,
thereby exercising all the muscles of the
legs and body, and then drop once more
into the standing position without sway-
ing the body backward out OF the up-
right, straight line. Repeat the exercise.
standing first on one foot and then on the
other. 1t is remarkable what a straight
ening out power it has upon round Shout
ders and crooked backs. and one will be
surprised to note how soon the lungs be-
gin to show the effect Of such expansive
development.
The announcement that NikoIa Tesla had
demonstrated the possibility of telegraph
ing without wires was not altogether a
surprise 10 the young electricians friends.
the Sun says. He has referred to It in a
casual way from time to time. and II was
generally believed that he would not have
mentioned his theory at all IL he had not a
reasonable expectation OF demonstrating its
truth. Now he has lone so, his friends ars
saying, II told you So" Mr.. Edison and
Mr.. Tesla are strong rivals in the field OF
electrical investigation. and In one respect
their method of work is very similar.
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recklessly that he proposes to
a certain result and then getting to work TO
see whether or not 1t is possible. Newspa-
per men have learned that when Mr.. Edi-
son or Mr.. Tesla begins to talk about a the
DRY it is a good indication that their DEM
onstration Of it is about in working order.
Speaker Reed is n great hand at attending
baseball games. The other day, with Rep
resentatives Odell and Sherman, the speak
er occupied a box on the grounds in Wash
ington. The Washingtons and Brooklyns
were hard at Il, and suddenly, at a fine play
of the Washingtons. the rooters rose in a
mass and howled for joy.
Jimmy" said the speaker to Mr.. Sher-
man, who are those men making such an
awful noise?"
THE Washington rooters," replied the
Oneida congressman.
oh" rejoined the speaker, 'I thought II
was Mahany making a speech"
The speaker referred to the Hon. Row.
land Blennerhassett Mahany. of Buffalo.
Charles E. Barber, the patent attorney
who attempted to murder a typewriter and
afterwards killed himself In Washington
the other day, became prominent at the
beginning Of the present administration a
correspondent says. by the gift Of a Great
Dane dog to President Mckinley. Moscow.
as the animal is called. was a prize winner
at numerous bench shows throughout the
United States, and he is nov guardian Of
the south grounds of the White House.
making his headquarters in a coy house
prepared for his comfort. A number of
pictures are extant showing Barber and
Moscow taken together and the pair were
conspicuous on Pennsylvania avenue for
several years.
DIV moana Of eorna aF VvflT;ar, r-dS-s.
kites, as well as a mortar and line, Profess
sor William Libby. Jr-, of Princeton, hopes
ID be the first white man to set foot on a
near Albuquerque. N. NJ. which
long has been a subject for speculation
among archaeologists. II is 100 feet high,
and cliff dwellings have been seen along its
edges. The kites will carry a line over IL
will be used to shoot the line over.
Then Professor Libby will be drawn up IN
4 boatswain's chair by his men on the
'ther side of the rectangular height.
Sir Julian Pauncefote, the dean Of the
diplomatic corps, in Washington. is an en-
thusiastic tricyclist. but will not trust his
precious anatomy on a bicycle. When the
British ambassador goes out for a spin he
gets himself up in the most regardless
fashion with a dark cycling suit, stiff, flat
.op derby. and tan colored l~eggings which
to his knees. Seated on his three
wheeled machine he is as safe as he would
be IN a tramcar, and there is no wabbling
the streets in his movements nor
my danger of a fall such as might re-
suit from using a bicycle.
Rev. w. H. Milburn, D. D., the blind
OF the United States senate. has
,een excused by Vice President Hobart
rom personal service the remainder of the
ession-Rev. d. Johnson, the presidents
,astor, substituting. DIR. Milburn, with his
daughters, sailed on the Germanic. June
for a trip through England and Scotland,
Turing which he will fill a number of pull
lit engagements. the longest being during
and September. at Rev. Dr. Forst-
RS church, Harrow road, London.
To the queens Jubilee the prince regent
4 Bavaria sends a parsonage. the choice
( whom is deemed. to say the least, a bit
This young aristocrat is Prince
rupert Of Bavaria. who is the last remain
ng descendant of the royal Stuarts. and
Tho is therefore regarded by British legit-
nists as the de jure Prince Of Wales. His
1other. by legitimist rights the reigning
ueen Of England. is Maria w.. wife OF
'rince Ludwig of Prussia the heir appar-
Mt to the throne CT Bavaria
Carry the news to Governor Leedy. The
ct aversion OF the empress Of Austria Is
athroOms. So set is her majesty in this
ntipathy that she positively refuses to
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