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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-05
ANY BOOTS SATISFIED HIM.
Bargnined for a Farmers
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From the New York Sum-.
These stories of Horace Greeley are told
by DR.. Henry Raymond Rogers OF Dun
kirk. n. Y. The first was told to DR.. Rogers
many years ago by the late w. l.. Carpen-
ter, of Dunkirk. and the other Is Il personal
recollection of Mr.. Greeley by DIR. Rogers
himself:
William L. Carpenter was an intimate
friend of Mr.. Greeley" said DIR. Rogers.
land had worked with him In a newspaper
office in Fredonia. The two friends were
tramping in the center of New York state,
looking for work. While feeling somewhat
discouraged. they were one day standing
on a bridge. quite uncertain as to what
cent from his pocket and. tossing 1t up with
thumb and finger. said: Heads, l so east:
tails. l go west The cent fells tails up
and Mr.. Carpenter started west. landing in
Dunkirk. where he spent the remainder Of
his life In newspaper work: and was pros
ant home. Greeley's cent fell upon the
bridge. head up and he went east to AL
bany. where he at once started upon his
Il met Horace Greeley for the first time
continued DR.. Rogers. when 1 was living
in Gardiner. Me, and can vouch for the
of Mr.. Greeley. to Maine: He was upon a
lecture. and before his departure from New
i n9r1 had ma PHrf boots to q P Pepiae ee tine time h fash;
stogies that he usually wore. The New
York Herald had mentioned the fact as a
notable circumstance. Mr.. Greeley lectured
in Bangor and started to Augusta. sixty
miles distant, by stage: An accident oc-
Cured on the way and the stage coach was
capsized; Mr.. Greeley ESCAPED unframed
torn open on one side. He looked at the
torn boot. then. glancing around at the feet
of the ~bystanders. he noticed n country
fellow who had Just come from a barnyard
and whose coarse cowhide boots. d%isfigured.
as they were, by barnyard stains. seemed
to Mr.. Greeley to be about the right size
for him. He at Qnce struck 4 bargain with
the countryman. giving him enough money
in addition to the new boots to buy another
pair suitable for his work, and Immediately
drew upon his w feet the heavy soiled
footgear that he had purchased.
81 was sent. as a committee Of one, by a
debating society in Gardiner to see Mr..
Greeley and secure him to address a Gardi-
ner audience. When l saw Mr.. Greeley he
was wearing, the same boots. which still
showed or their dingy surface traces of
their previous acquaintance with the barn.
yard. He had his trousers tucked into the
top of the boots. My mission was success
full. Mr.. Greeley gave a remarkable adj
dress in Gardiner upon 'Yellow-Covered
literature'n
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-05
THERE IS GOOD LUCK IN IT.
That Is Why h Rabbits Foot En-
joys It's Present
PRESTIGE.

The rabbits foot has ''clum'' mo other
verb or other form of mood or tense of
verb describes the process so titly) to higher
place in trinketdom. Heretofore. the rab-
bits foot has been simply mounted in sill
yer, or at the most tortoise shell. Now it
appears environed with gold, sometimes set
With precious stones. and always engraved
or embossed in a costly way. Formerly,
too. the furry little paw generally bobbed
about from a watch fob: It now appears in
the form of brooches. cuf links. studs and
n variety of other designs. Like the four
leaf clover its particular virtue lies in the
good luck it is supposed to bring. OF course.
there can be no doubt that all the rabbits
feet on sale. in whatever form. are the gen.
article no self-respecting jeweler
would for one moment hear of selling a foot
that hadn't a written affidavit that it was
cut by a red-headed. cross-eyed negro from
the left hind leg of a rabbit killed in a
churchya ard by a new-made grave in the
light of r. brand new moon. And in the face
OF all this no girl of the day but would pre-
fer n trinket made of a bunny's paw than
all the pearls and rubies and diamonds you
could heap upon her. What with the four
leaf clovers and the rabbits feet, the jew
elers are having a great run of luck this
year. But of the two Brer Rabbits foot
may be said to hold first place.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-05
MOUND WHERE THE RELICS WERE
FOUND
men who fought and died before the pale
avs Of civilization began to illumine the

men who fought and died before the pale
rays Of civilization began to illumine the
East.
DR.. Cordier brought a number Of these
relics to Kansas City. Last September ne
went on a visit to the old Kentucky
home" and while there he paid a visit
TO the historical Pond river country, IN
Hopkins county, where the mounds OF the
ancient race are still to be found. the
winds and rains of manr years having
rounded surface. DR.. Cordier says the
mounds are located on a level elevated
tract Of ground some 200 feet above the
river. The mounds are very similar in
shape, being oval and varying in size
from mere graves to elevations fifteen feet
high and from five feet to thirty yards in
length.
.One can scarcely estimate the original
height of these mounds" says the doc
tor. "as centuries of vertical denudation
has reduced them very much. This local.
ity was either the site of a Bloody on
fiict in which many were killed and the
victors remained to bury their dead. or
the burial place for ages of a large and
densely populated district. There are hun-
dreds of small burial sites or graves. each
containing one or more skeletons. The
bones are usually near the surface and
many nav rough stone slabs surround
ing the remains.
IA farmer living in the vicinity of this
burial site, who had plowed into a num-
Der of graves. calls attention to the fact
that the thigh bones were often found
parallel with the vertebrae and ribs. He
remarked that he believed they cut the
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-05
HOT TAMALEs.
can Dish That Is Hawked Upon
the Streets nj Close Of Day.

How to Make This Toothsome Mexi.
can Dish That Is Hawked Upon
the Streets Mt Close of Day.
Hot tamales is a toothsome compound
that one meets hawked upon the streets of
every California town at the close of the
day. There are three grades of tamales-
hot. medium and mild. The hot are so pep
perry as to be unfit for any stomach, the
medium are a degree less so. and the mild
ing to make this dish, l have often thought
OF the convenience and variety 1t would
nmihhaaee LOT farmers her IN iowa kansas and
tiful.
Take fresh beef: neck is the best, cheap
proper amount Of fat. Boil till perfectly
tender, salt and chop as for mince meat.
1t is best done in a patent. meat mincer.
with the minced meat. chopped onions and
tomatoes to taste. A large onion and a
m risSt. ba 1em easR to COOK q po %iif Of Set meaf is a MSat
suits her family. Add red pepper to taste.
and moisten the whole mass to the consist
which the meat was boiled. Take the re-
mainder of the liquid and. II necessary, add
water to make mush. Use the best, corn
may need to be made a trifle sitter than
for ordinary mush;
w atas TIL h'i piiab bieS" Cut iet on bess ends. MAXI
irg the husk about six or eight inches long.
II a husk is not six inches or more wide
lay another with it with the edges well
Tapped. Upon this wrapper spread a coat
of the mush about half an inch thick or
Of water at hand and wet the fingers fire.
quently. spreading the mush with them in
preference to a knife or spoon. Upon the
mush coating put a good spoonful OF the
meat mixture and roll up SO that the meat
is covered with mush and the whole nicely
fully with strips of husk. and steam for
fifteen minutes when wanted for use. In
cool weather they will keep for two or
three days. In the winter canned tomatoes
may be used.
Chicken tamales are finer than beef. This
is a recipe that the professional tamale men
never give away and sell at a large price.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-05
REFORMED HIM BY MAIL.
1t Worked Admirably, TOo-And Now
They Are Full Partners in
the Home.

tne HtOmes
From the Detroit Free Press.
Il want you to address this letter for
me-" said she who was a blooming bride
but a few years ago. to her best friend,
then on a visit to the house.
VERY well. who to-"
"To Robert Angesey. at this number and
avenue"
What! your own husband, dear? What
under the sun do you mean by writing to
him. and him at home every day in the
week?"
I'm. not going to argue the matter. and
velopc SO that he will read the letter, from
curiosity, if nothing else. 1 have no objec-
ton to explaining to you in confidence.
Robert never seems to have any spare time
to talk things over with me. When he
comes down in the morning he is in Il
bolts his breakfast. kisses me good-by on
the run and is gone till evening: for he
lunches down town. AT dinner he Is in
nervous haste to get away to meet some
business engagement runs hurfiediy
or were both SO sleepy that we couldn't
talk intelligently If we wanted to.
"Ycu, perhaps, won't understand, for
your knowledge of married life is a the
DRY. Blu there are some things about
which he and | must consult. I have TO
manage the affairs of this house and I
want his advice. I at least would like to
lave him manifest a little interest, and 1
rather think that his approval would do me
lots of good"
laughed h%ilariously. Then a sober second
thought took possession of him. He and
his little wife are full partners now, and
she looks like a bride once more.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-05
JOURNALIST GAIT IS INSANE.
Author of the White Horse and
Red-Hended Girl

William Hamilton Gait. journalist and
geologist. who confessed on the witness
stand that he originated the fable about
a white horse being visible simultaneously
with the appearance of a r~ed-headed girl.
was tried the other day in the criminal
court Of Pittsburg. Two charges of forg-
cry were lodged against him and one of false
pretense. Gait was acquitted on all counts.
the jury finding him insane. although the
prisoner denied that his mental faculties
were impaired.
When preparations were being made for
the Pittsburg horse show Gait solicited adj
v~ertiSements for a book he said he was go
ing to publish. called THE White Horse
1t never was published. Henry Muth. super
intendent of the Allegheny bureau of police,
charged him with forging names to con-
tracts for his book. and T. A. Mar a
printer, accused him of false preterse.
Calf was permitted to tell his own story
in court. He said that he was an Ohioan. In
1872 he went West and one day found hin!
self in Dodge City, Kas. There the white
horse story came to him like The Ra-
ven came to Poe. by Inspiration" He
wrote it for the Dodge City Times. Later
he returned to Ohio. and made u geological
survey of the state, went to Washington.
d. c.. associated himself with scientists
and organized a party to 80 to Alaska. This
project was abandoned because Gait be-
came afflicted with paralysis. He went to
his mothers home at Bond Hill. near Gin
cinnati. and some months ago came to
P~ittsburg. In conclusion Gait said to Judge
John d. Shafer: Il am the owner, sir, OF
the famous Gait fossil"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-05
Pig IN A CHINESE BAzAR.
ShOat Visits an Oregon store and Se-
cures Lots of At
teutiOn.

A black. runty shoat. whose appearance
little indicated his genius for creating a
disturbance. strolled into a Chinese bazaar in
Portland, Ore. and left behind him when
he took his departure, a scene of destruction
which would be the despair of a rogue ele-
plant and the envy of a runaway Iocomo-
tive.
He was a member of a band which was
being driven up Third street When he
reached Morrison a thirst for adventure
overcame him, and. taking advantage of
the traffic on the street, he slipped away
unnoticed. Having no choice. he made for
the first door he saw. and was soon stand
ing on the threshold of the Empress bazaar,
regarding the bamboo furniture inside in
pursue. an attendant spied him, and applied
an uncomplimentary epithet to him in the
Chinese language, urging him in the same
The pig moved on. but in the wrong d.
rection. With a grunt, he started for the
interior of the store. unmindful of the
shouts of the Chinese, a dozen of whom had
emerged from a rear room at the clatter Of
the furniture he tumbled down as he went.
Reaching the center of the store. he stopped
for q corn stalk. Here his pursuers over
took him. and blows rained on his thick
hide with a rapidity that finally convinced
He therefore started disgustedly for the
door. taking a zigzag itinerary that includ-
ed most OF the furniture which was left
standing. Here he was headed Off by a
crowd who had gathered outside. and, terri
fled by the threatening EXPLANATIONS of the
Chinese behind him. he sped around the
room like q top. finding something new to
knock down each trip. Just as his nearest
pursuer was about to lay hands on him,
he gathered up his legs. leaped through the
air, and landed between the shelves of q
three-story center table, where he stuck.
Here was a situation. The Chinese were
afraid to scare him further, for fear his
movements would overturn more furniture
in the center of a gigantic pyramid Of which
the table stood. If he was left alone to es-
cape. his struggles to escape would have a
similar result. They decided to chance it.
They brought poles and prodded him till
he SQuealed in terror, but he still stuck fast.
They laid hold of his heels and hauled, but
he came not out. They stopped to consider
and he came out of his own accord. and
started again on his errand of destruction.
There were several articles he had over
looked on previous trips. but he got them
all this time. The breathless Chinese, who
had Imply and helplessiy gaZed at his last
expedition. at last gathered themselves to-
gether and Systematically surrounded the
swine. who. seeing all effort to escape cut
off. composedhimself p~hilsophically to await
his capture. A concerted grab made him a
prisoner. but it was only for a moment, for
he suddenly kicked himself free. darted out
the door. and in another instant was charg-
ing up Third street after his fellows.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-05
EXCITED BY "HOLY LAUGHERS"
Hundreds of Georgia Citizens Con-
verted to n New Faith by u
Travelling Evangelist.

SIX miles from Brunswick, Ga, in a
thickly settled section of the country. the
Rev. Mr.. Lee, n travelling evangelist, has
erected a big tent and there conducts all
day services, which are attended by hun
dreds of persons. who come. from miles
around.
The followers of Mr.. Lee call themselves
the Holy Laughers.' and the 'holy laugh
is the peculiar and really exciting feature of
the service. 1t is a strange form of ex-
clamation peculiar to the doctrine preached.
During the services members become so
imbued with the spirit of the meeting that
they fall in q trance and lay upon the
ground for hours at n time.
The Holy Laughers" oppose the wearing
of jewelry and other finery. and those who
have become converted are discarding all
such and accepting the faith in all sin
cerity.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-05
HAS A PERFECT EAR OF CORN
Which Might Bring Him
S1,OOO.

From the Philadelphia Record
An ear of corn which Patrick Cullen be-
lIeves to be worth a small fortune is being
carefully preserved by that individual, who
recently found his prize ON Farmer Up
rights place at Merton square,, Montgom-
cry county To the ordinary man there is
really nothing remarkable about the ear
of corn. Its kernels are not of solid gold,
nor are there any diamonds concealed
about the cob. The value lies in the fact
tina somewhere at some time or other
some agricultural society offered a reward
of 81, 900 to anyone who would find n perfect
ear of corn with the kernals growing in
been found that the rows were even. say
ten, twelve. or fourteen. to a cob. This
ear which Patrick Cullen found. however,
shows thirteen rows around the butt and
eleven around the middle of the cob. Many
farmers to whom Cullen showed his prize
as it could be. and that 1t was really a
curiosity. Cullen is now looking for the
agricultural society which offered the $1,000
reward.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-05
WANTED MUCH FOR NOTHING.
English Woman Receives Fitting Re-
ply to Her Adyer-
tisement.

ment to a London paper: "a lady in deli
cate health wishes to meet with a useful
companion. She must be domesticated. mu-
steal, early riser. amiable. of good appear
ance and have some experience of nursing.
Total abstainer preferred. Comfortable
home. No salary" a few days later the
lady received a hamper containing u fine
tabby cat and a letter that ran thus.
''Madam:-In answer TO your advertise
ment. I am happy to furnish you with a
very useful companion. which you will find
suited to your requirements. She
is domesticated. n good vocalist, an early
riser. possesses an amiable disposition and
is considered handsome She has had great
experience as a nurse. having brought up
a large family. / need scarcely add that
she is a total abstainer. AS salary to her
is no object. she will serve you faithfully
in return for your comfortable home
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-05
RELICS OF A STRANGE RACE
DIR. A. H. CoRDIER GOES DELvING
AFTER SPECIMENS.
Interesting Find I'm One of the indian
Mounds of Old Kentucky-A
Metal Cross That Is
a Rarity.

While rhmmaging through the burying
ground of a race Of people long dead. DR..
A. III. Cordier. of this city. unearthed a
number of relics of irresistible interest to
archaeologists. Buried deep beneath the
soil of old Kentucky. he found the bones
of a people of whom history tells but lit
tie. whose traditions have faded into
myths n whose habits of life are less
substantial than the baseless fabric OF a
dream. That the final resting place OF
this race was the burying ground OF a
warlike people is shown by the arrow
heads and other implements of crude war
fare found beside the crumbling bones of
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-05
Tallest of Trees.

In New South Wales. Victoria and
Eucalyptus. amygdalinl is ats scientific
nameEEwhich Sir F.: Won Mueller says.
probably represents the tailest Of all trees
of the globe. The loftiest specimen OF this
tree yet measured towers to the height of
AL feet. A PROSTATE tree, measured in
tanee from the roots to the lowest branch
was 2s5 feet. At that point the trunk was
four feet in diameter and $50 feet from the
butt the diameter was still three feet,
The wood Of this tree is hard and of
good quality. Il grows quickly and yields
n great quantity OF volatile oil from its
leaves. which are very abundant.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-05
Monument to the Potato.

covered in the dense underground of the
so-cal!ed Brandhai. in the Upper Harz.
says the Westminster Gazette. 1t is d
granite block about seven feet high. rest
ing on a stone pedestal, and on an iron
tablet attached to it is the following in
scription: Here in the war 1I47 the first
the potato" The German peasant of the
;ire did not. take kindly to the potato
plant on its Introduction to the country.
Frederick II. who was convinced OF It's
value, but who was oblige to use forcible
measures to get the people of Pomerania
of the HarZers in voluntarily adopting the
plant was evidently thought worthy Of a
memorial,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-05
DIDN'T VALUE HIS NOSE.
Man FInttens His NaSal Organ, but
Doesn't Consider II Worth
Fixing.
the Spokane Review.

From the Spokane Review.
Thursday evening an individual consid-
erably under the influence of liquor at
tempted to cross Howard street from tho
Owl to the theater. He had n~avigated
about half the distance across with a stag
gcring gait when one foot struck the
grade stake placed fer the paving force
and he fell forward to the ground.
officer Davenport assisted him to arise.
wheE it was discovered that in falling tse
mans nose had come in contact with Il
rock, shattering the bone and fiatteuinc
that useful organ. The officer suggested
that it might be well to visit a physician.
'.What.'' exclaimed the victim. Pay u
doctor So for fixing up my nose. The d-n
thing amt worth it," and he staggered or
before the officer could learn his name.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-05
Their stone implements for household uses

Their stone implements for household uses
are destroyed by much heat as they break
easily while heated"
In close proximity to these mounds. many
bones Of prehistoric animals have been
found. and even in the same grave the
bones OF the mastodon have been discov-
cred. thus showing that this extinct gigan-
tic animal lived before or at the same per-
iod as the mound builders.
The contents Of these mounds are usual
ly the bones of human beings, occasional
ly that Of the extinct mastodon. stone i'm
PIGMENTS and flint arrow heads. They are
rarely associated with metal objects in any
locality. ave IN Michigan a few copper
pieces have been found.
The mound opened by DR.. Cordier Is
shown IN the picture or this page. 1t was
e~xcavated by plows and scrapers. The soil
from, which the. mound was made had been
taken from the surrounding hills and had
been carefully freed from rocks and stones.
At the base OF the mound was a layer of
ashes and charcoal and In this was found
tia remain OF these strange people along
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-05
Easiest Way Out of H..

A guide was recently showing a party
the various objects as they went aIonr
This" he said. taking up a sword. is
the weapon with which Baiaam threatened
to kill his ass" Il never learned" inter-
rupted one of the ladies. that Balaam had
a sword. What I have read in history is
that he wished he had one TO kill his ass"
WELL replied the young man. this is the
sword he wished he might have had
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-05
Damascus the Oldest City.

Though Rome is called 1.-THE eternal city,
the name by right belongs to the city of
Damascus. In Syria. which Is the Oldest city
in the world. AS long as man has written
records the city Of Damascus has been
known
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-05

Little Willie-"Mamma, it seems to me
turkeys must be awfully wicked" Mamma
why. Willie?" Little Willie-"Well.
when they die, they always go to a hot
place."-New York Journal
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-05
ROMANCE of Facts.

Sins sweet bird. and chase my sorrow
This soft plant n bard was heard
Once to warble: then, the truth is,
He let loose and chased the bird.
Detroit Free Press.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-05

Gladys-"Maude has Always posed as a
man-hater, yet now she goes of and mar
ries one" Estella-"When you see tho
dear boy you will discover at once that she
has not gone back on her principles
North American