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Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
Victoria.
From the Philadelphia Press.

From the Philadelphia Press.
The coming celebration of the longest
reign in English history promises to be a.
magnificent affair. The English people. ir-
respective of political or religious differ
ences, love their queen and are proud of
the fact that she has relgned so long The
length of her reign is all the more notice
able IN that she has been throughout all
this period in the enjoyment OF her full and
mature powers, whereas her grandfather,
George III, although nominally occupying
the throne for sixty years, was, for the last
nlne years OF his life, hupelessly insane
But longevity is an accident which might
happen to anyone; it is also an accident
so far as the queen is concerned, that such
memorable events, such an extension of
the British territory. such advances in SCI
ence, in art, in literature. in medical dis
covery, have been included within the COM
pass of her reign; but it is her personal
character, tested by the fierce light that
beats upon throne" which has merited
and won the reverence OF her people. 1t is
little, 1t is nothing. to say that she has
been exempt from the intellectual narrow
ness, the prejudice, the perverted con-
science of her poor grandfather; from the
personal and political profligacy and thor
ough faiseneSs of her uncle, George ".
She has been a woman, true woman in
her sympathy for the suffering. in her
sensitive aversion to everything impure, in
her anxious desire to preserve her court
from the least taint or suspicion. She has
been faithfully loyal to her servants OBJ
serving with scrupulous fidelity the conf
dences committed to her. She has been
honorably exempt from all rumor of jobs.
with which the names even of crowned
persons have not seldom been associated;
Americans have reason to think with graf
itude OF her who has always recSoned them
as kin to her people. and who (aided dur.
ing his lifetime by her iamcnted husband)
has used her enormous influence for the
maintenance of peaceful relations between
her own empire and America.
Women throughout the world owe to her
an especial debt of gratitude. She has
shown that n woman may adorn the most
exalted station, may have the courage and
capacity of Elizabeth without her coarse
ness or her Unsuitable hunger for atten-
tion. We unite with our brethren of the
British islands in hoping it may be long
before We have to unite with them in
mourning the departure of the good queen.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
Home Life i'm These Ttme..

From the Philadelphia Record
Are the innovations of modern times
beneficial to home life? Susan Hayes
Ward thinks that they are; and she told
the New York Sorosis that among the in
novattons which she thinks beneficent are
wholesome food, healthful dress, outdoor
sports, shorter hours of toll. the many pro-
fessions open to women. later marriages,
and smaller families of children" None
will question the value of most of these
Innovations; but they do not sufficiently
answer the question.
Perhaps Mrs. Charles Bassett was too
sweeping, on the other side. when she con-
tended that the innovations of modern
times are not beneficial to home life, be-
cause they have never touched II. House,
keeping they may have benefited. but
housekeeping and Housekeeping are two
different things, praise the I.ord!' But
Mrs. Bassett struck three notes.-the high
est struck in the debate-when she added:
What is home life? It is fatherhood,
motherhood. sisterhocd. brotherhood. II is
love and service. Can't We believe to-day
that the only real benefit to home life
comes from keeping close together" That
is the broad spirit in which the question
must be considered; and that spirit can
have nothing to fear from the tendency to
ippoyatfop
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A NEw uXInN SrArIoS.

K ought to be. and is, r7-tter OF much
rrx -ifcation to all Kansas City people who
have an interest and pride in their home
town TO note the inception OF movement
for a new union railway station. One of
the Eiaring needs of this city for years
mast has been union station in keeping
with its Importance and pretensions. The
structure in the West bottoms which does
service as a general passenger depot Nigh;
have been adequate for the purpose ten
ar afteen years ago. but at present it is a
blemish and Ieproach-
The suggestion Of Mr.. Bates that the
new station should be constructed on an
elaborate plan and rival the splendid build
Ing which commands the admiration of all
,ravelers at ST louis IS most commend
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
Another MccumaEh storv.

"Old Reporter" in Chicago Record.
When / applied TO Joseph B. M,Cullagh
for a position as reporter on the Globe
Democrat, in 1885, I had been posted about
his detestation of dudes. and wore an old
suit-clean, but almost threadbare / had
letters OF recommendation from Colonel
Burke. of the Times-Denocrat. AMI from
Colonel Doremus. OF the Dallas News.
which I held in my hand, ready ,or his
inspection. 1 made my speech, rather dis
concerted by the cool, calculating manner
IN which he inspected me while dong So
and then handed him my Credentials.
He glanced at the signatures. without
reading the contents of either of tie let.
ters, picked up slip of instructions ana
toid me TO report the murder of Joe Robe
ueauN. Frenchman who had been muir
uered Few minutes before in the French
quarter and then carefully placed ny be-
loVeo papers in his pocket, with,ut a
word of explanation.
Ihree hours later 1 handed him a very
carefully written report of the murder
giving all of the details. which would have
hlled two columns, preceded by nv own
scare heads in six sections, Eiyinr all
of the principal facts in short sentences
Next morning found that my report had
been killed at the "enacting clause"
for the report appeared in an article a)out
two inches long. under a small had
'Foully Murdered" with all of the rest
OF my scare heads" printed, word for
word, exactly as 1 had written them, as
the body of the item. Not a word of the
report appeared.
1t was beautiful Christmas morning.
out l will never forget my feeling a. /
read that little item. felt utterly crushed,
and, II had had my letters, Mr.. Mech
lagh would never have seen me again. I
wandered around the hotel corridors u-tIl
time to report, when 1 presented rnysIf
before Little Mack and asked for ne
return of the letters. To my uuspeakane
surprise and intense delight he gave me m
immediate assignment for special wok.
handed me a huge bundle wrapped IN
wrapping paper, and, while holding tiis
package, the contents of which were u
known TO me, he proceeded to give ne
instructions and detail all of my faiIinss
in blunt but very lucid sentences. winding
up like the crack of a whip with: pr
those clothes on and report for duty in on
hour" My head was actually swimming
when I left the room.
The package contained a complete outfi,
including shoes, shirt. underwear, tie an,
one OF the best fitting suits l ever wore
the total cost of. which could not hay,
been much less than $50.
never saw my letters again. but when
1 left two years later, he wrote me the
best recommendation ever received. and
was always ready to say a good word by
wire if it were requested.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
mrxEn ON GEoGRapHr.

A woman residing in Ohio has written a
letter TO the chief of police of st. Louis
in reference to the mysterious absence of
her husband, who had deserted her bed and
board apparently without cause. In this
communication the forsakeR wife clearly
shows that her geographical ideas of the
great West are somewhat vague. The last
she heard Of her lord and master he was
up in North Dakota. and she expresses the
belief that he has very likely gone 10 the
forest for the winter, as he has been in
the forests before" Owing. however. TO
her limited knowledge OF the topograp ply
OF the country. she took the precaution to
say 10 the chief OF police that If she had
not directed the letter ''to the city nearest
10 the woods. TO please forward it"
Such is famei ST. Louis has been assum-
ing metropolitan airs for long time and
taking unto herself many appearances of
greatness, and yet woman, an Ohio wom-
an. supposes the town to be in the neigh
borhood OF North Dakota and nearest 10
the woods" at that. Kansas City has never
experienced such humiliation since she got
out OF lIle NAiueEHeSos anu tt4dA was d long
time ago. As further guidance 10 the
police funetsonary, the writer of the letter
explained that her husband was of TEN
perance disposition ana attentive TO his
family" and Furthermore that he is ten
feet high" This information was doubt
less intended as pointer to the police in
the event her husband took to the tall tim,
Der in the vicinity Of the Missouri metropo-
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able Such structure will cost more to
build than a more modest one. but when
once erected it will be an ornament and a
credit to the city and to the roads for
many years to come
In the long run. too, it will be cheaper.
While we are about it we might as well
have first-class station as a second-class
one. There would be no economy in put
ting up another building that We should
be ashamed of eight or ten years hence
and be clamoring for better one.
Kansas City is already a metropolitan
city. and before the new century is well
started it will be one Of the country's great
cities. The improvements which are to be
made now should be made with this i'm
portant truth in mind.
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From the New York Sun
The distressing discovery has been made
by some Chicago lawyers that what is
known as the Plotke ordinance relating to
hats worn in theaters will probably be i'm
practicable. as it imposes a penalty not
upon the wearer of the hat. but upon the
manager of the theater in which It is
worn. to the annoyance and inconvenience
of others In the audience. The Chicago
ordinance says that the manager of the
theater is TO be fined for permitting
"or tolerattng anyone to wear a hat in a
theater." but, with great gallantry, the
Chicago aldermen refrained from imposing
any penalty upon the wearer of the hat
She goes free; the manager is to pay. This
is an unfortunate complication which may
deprive PIotke of the fame, or some of the
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
Our Esteemed Exchanue.

From the New York Press.
Inc Cincinnati Enquirer. speaking of the
late Joseph B. McCullagh of the St. Louis
Globe says that, like nearly every
other successful editor, he was a raven
Gus consumer of the exchange list. This
remark leads us to speak of our great
sratlheation at noting how many of our
contemporaries, East, West, North and
South, pay US the compliment OF quoting
from our pages.
For example, the Kansas. City Journal.
IN Its issue of January S, had one Press
editorial and three other Press items
on Its editorial page. This, We take it.
Is about as high a tribute of apprecia-
ton as one journal can show another. and
We hasten to acknowledge the courtesy bv
saying that there is no Western paper
more ravenously consumed" in this office
than our Kansas City friend. We read its
neat paragraphs from day to day with un-
railing satisfaction and take pleasure in
the fact that Kansas City has paper so
full Of American spirit and progressive
ness
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
MISSOURI POINTS.

Although thriving and prosperous in a
general way, Carterville, too, has troubles
of its own. A performance there of Pima
fore" by local talent Is impending.
During the services of the Epworth
League in Clinton Sunday night an un-
known man walked in, sat down, took a
pipe from his pocket and coolly began to
smoke. Upon being demonstrated with he
went away, but soon returned, seated him.
self again and oStentatiously imbibed red
liquor from a flask. The police were then
called upon and his jaglets was jailed.
Mrs W. T. Parrish. of Vernon county, is
said 10 have come into an inheritance of
81. 600 through the death of relative in
England.
Fulton IS rejoicing over its apparently
bright prospects for a government building
q favorable committee report having been
made.
Lexington is nerving itself for another
try at raising that S15Oooo bridge subscrip-
ton.
Oyster-eatiSg contests have displaced
cake walks and Pie-biting exhibitions in
Rich Hill, where a young appetite-expert
won some fame and a small bet the other
night by getting away with two dozen
mammoth New York Counts, fried.
Now that the town is temporarily free
from that class of eormorants, the Leader
is urging HiEEinsS1Ile's council to nut a
prohihitory tariff on tramp merchants and
Iire sale fakirs in the interest of legitimate
business men. Mexico Marshall and other
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14

towns have already done so, and with ex-
cellent results.
DR.. Christ is numbered among those who
practice the healing art in Lafayette
county's metropolis.
\ meeting of Missouri horsebreeders and
owners for the purpose of forming a per-
manent organization, with view to the
maintenance and promotion of one of the
states greatest industries is to be held at
the Office of the secretary of the board
OF agriculture. in Columbia. next Tuesday
at 4:So p m, and everybody interested is
particularly urged to be present and take
part in the proceedings.
Like metropolitan dealers elsewhere Chill
hcothe merchants have adopted the prac-
nce OF closing their stores at p. m.
1t is feared" the Washington Post anx-
iously suggests, that by the time Govern
er stephens gets the members of the Mis-
souri legislature worked up 10 the dress
suit stage they will cease to be legisla-
tors. Something of this sort happened to
the horse that was fed on shavings."
The spring campaign has opened in ear
nest in Trenton. and space on the local
pages of the newspapers there is largely
''AhSiA up Win announcements ana pedl-
grees of the numerous candidates for city
marshal, one touching appeal winding up
thus: My whole life has been one of toll
give me rest, as your city marshal. and
l pledge you faithful discharge of the
Office"
An ordinance is pending before the Sedal-
Ia council for the granting of a franchise
10 new electric light company the pro-
visions of which present prices for light
ana power are almost cut in two.
An article on the growth and progress of
the state of Washington which recently
won first prize in contest under the aus
pices Of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer was
written by son of Professor Smith, of
MaryVille, the young man now being a
resident of the far Western state.
The winter course of lectures on agri-
culture and horticulture at the state uni
Verslty is attracting much larger attend
ance than last years series did, and ex-
cellent results are anticipated.
Many of the Missouri papers in towns
wherein she has appeared are publishing
touchlng accounts of Ellen Beach Yaw's
tragic death which will afford interesting
readlns for the high-voiced warbler when
she strikes the circuit later in the season.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14

any state or other law declaring them to
be so because they are for an unlawful
purpose and against public policy.
The Georgia law seems to prove that the
president knew what he was talking about
when he suggested that the trust con-
spiracies against the people could be
broken up by state laws.
II the Calvin law continues to prevail,
as II seems likely to do. all the states in
lhe Union whose legislatures are not
owned by the trust conspirators and mo-
nopoiists will be quickly converted to
C2lNiniSm
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14

The passes had been sent, they said, in
conformance with a custom as old as the
state, and the legislator need not feel him.
self bound in any way to reciprocate.
Outside of the pie hunters. there were
very few people from abroad to witness the
inauguration of Governor Leedy. But six
tickets Were sold in all from Atchison.
The first kind and defensive word which
has been said for Topeka in a month comes
from a Western Kansas paper, which de-
clares that it is an insult to say that the
state editorial excursion TO Kansas City
Is for the purpose of giving the editors an
opportunity tc tank up.
What is this? The secretary of the
Kansas State Temperance Union declar-
ing that Kansas ought TO try something
else besides prohibition, and Ex-Governor
st. John out in a newspaper interview in
which he favors the adoption of the South
Carolina dispensary system? Less than a
year ago these people jumped all over Gov
ernor Morrill, because he said a friendly
"ord about the Gutenberg system
1t is understood that Senator Cooke. of
Mitchell county. will reintroduce at his
earliest opportunity his bill of last session
"tich, TO quote the senator's own words.
was intended TO check the growing Ameri-
can custom of burying people alive 1t
was proposed by this bill to compel the
keeping OF every corpse at least four days
before burial, and during the debate IT
was facetiously charged by some of the
Republican members that Senator Cooke
was working in the interests of the ice
trust.
The other day Senator PETER presented
IN the senate memorial from the Free
Silver Club. of Solomon City. which re-
monstrated against the removal OF federal
ofncers ''on account of their support of their
own party ticket" This is well enough as
Iar as 1t goes, but what the senator really
needs are some remonstrances TO file with
the Kansas legislature which will prevent
the removal of a pale, thin man with long
Whlskers on account Of his vote for the
sugar trust
Not all OF the Kansas socialists are ra-
Jolclng over the conversion of David Over
myer. The Lincoln Beacon. which is the So
clalstlc organ of its vicinity, has this to
say: 1T is an even chance that ne will
oacksllde before the next general election
Within the past sixteen years Overmvar
mas been a neutrality-suspicious. a
Democratic-anti-prohi an advo-
cate OF woman suffrage and a virulent on
ponent of woman suffrage. and We raaIi,-
cannot see that it makes the slightest DIFF
ference TO anyone, even to Overmver bin,-
self, what he processes. We saw .pro-
tesses, because no one acquainted with
oVermyer's Kaleidoscope record can even
guess at what he believes
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
An Art Student,

From the Indianapolis Journal.
Il was really surprised at Johnny. He
came in and begged a quarter. saying that
he wanted TO 80 to the gallery TO see the
pictures
You needn't be alarmed. He isn't get
ting Bostonian. 1t was the theater gallery
he meant, and the pictures are alive"
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
Cobb Piped OF.

From the Washington Post
Seth Cobb, of Missouri. heavily built.
large featured, specialized, and mustaehed.
sits all day long lingering massive gold
chain and peering intentiy through his
glasses at the men who give evidence, He
is not factor in the proceedings
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
Helped to Danish sectional Prejudice.

From the Washington Post.
Five or six years ago the very mention
of the Farmers Alliance almost scared a
lot of Southern and Western statesmen
into fit said Mr.. r. ]. Winters, of Kan
sas, at the Ebbitt. Now, there is hardly
any one so poor as to do the once powerful
order reverence 1t crew. with mushroom
rapidity for awhile and completely over
shadowed the grange. which was at one
time a strong agricultural organization.
The Alliance was born in Texas, but in
Kansas reached the elimination of its de-
velopment under the able leadership of
Mrs. Lease, Mrs. Diggs, Jerry Simpson ct
al. 1t is striking illustration of the muta-
bility of human affairs to read that the
Kansas Alliance has about come to the
end of its mundane existence and is pre-
pairing to disband.
What has killed 1t? The answer is in
a single word-politics. It's leaders were
possessed of the same ambition that ami
mates other mortals. and it was but natur-
al that they should try to use the Alliance
to further their personal ambition. l am
inclined to think, however, that the Alli-
ance. with all its vagaries on finance and
its impracticable schemes for sub-treas-
accomplished a great deal in the way of
banishing remnants of sectional prejudice
engendered by the war. Undoubtedly it
brought the sections into more harmonious
relations, and, in Kansas, was the direct
cause of the election TO congress Of an ex>
Confederate soldier.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
THE WEATHER.

Washington, Jan. 12.-For Oklahoma and
Indian Territory: Fair; colder in north
eastern portion; north winds.
For Missouri: Light local SHOWS, fol-
lowed by clearing weather; slightly colder;
north winds.
For Kansas: Fair, preceded by local
snow in extreme eastern portion; north
winds; colder in southern portion.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
a PIttnburg Invention.

From the Pittsburg Times.
A hat in which a half pint of whisky can
be slowed away has been invented. That
would be a great hat TO talk through. and
by the simple act of taking II OF often its
owner could put a head on hinsslA
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
Poetic Limitations.

From the Indianapolis Journal.
What the dickens makes all these poets
allude to Cuba as the 'ever-faithful isle?'''
Because they have to. There are only
two words that win rhyme with Cuba
tuba and .juba'-and there isn't a speck of
poetry in either ono OF them"
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
Examples Don't SCAR,

From the Buffalo News
A defaulter in the Sing Sing financial de-
partment is one OF the strange incidents
of the present exposures of morey criui
nalities. The prison financial clerk. E. p.
Corwin, is charged with being defaulter
to the amount of $500. Frightful examples
were before him all the time.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
snnthern CIriI serrice-

From the New York Press.
What a life it must be-" he sighed ITO
be a sheriff in Kentucky!
He sighed, for he knew the snap was not
for him. He knew he couldn't pass the ex-
animation OF the state board of lynchers
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
AIary's Hnir.

Mary had a head of he's.
Twas raven black. we re tcao>
But blondes became the fashion,
And now it's beauteous gold.
Chicago Record.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14

fame. which would otherwise 5e his. II
were better that there should be more law
and less galiantry in the drawing of mu-
nicipal ordinances. perhaps.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14

1t must be admitted that there was con-
siderable dignity about the manner in
which the rights of the user commenced
10 be paramount to the rights of the own
e. In the Kansas supreme court installa-
ton the other day.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
KANSAS TOPICS.

The first man on his feet in the state
senate with bill to reduce the legal rate
OF interest was Pop who rents his farm
at one-third of the yield, or more than %
per cent.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14

There is poor fellow in the Topeka in
sane asylum who imagines that he is Ma
Geo and that the Spanish have killed him
more than fifty times.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14

The question of greatest moment before
the Kansas people at the present time is
the advisability of a constitutional conven-
ton. Governor Leedy exhibited his moral
courage by ignoring this question in his in
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14

Mr.. Fairbanks doubtless has qualities
which commend him to the good graces Of
the Indiana people, but his election TO the
United States senate will not add anything
to the reputation of that body for oratory.
This will be readily understood by all who
were fortunate enough to attend the late
Republican national convention.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14

The South Carolina method of dealing
with the liquor traffic may be good thing,
but there are at least two reasons for be-
lieving 1t isn't. 1t was inaugurated by Ben
Tillman. and it is indorsed by John p ST.
Jnhn
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14

An ordinance is pending before the Sedal-
ID council Tor the granting OF a franchise
10 a new electric light company the pro-
visions of which present prices for light
and power are almost cut in two.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14

The attempt of the sugar trust to buy
the California legislature apparently did
not succeed. The reelection of Senator
Perkins shows that the legislature was not