Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-14
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out. He claims that this function Is a
torture and survival OF the dark ages: that
more and better people have fallen victims
to dinners than have persisted through ac-
cidents. The esthetic craze. so much in
vogue at one time. he hoped would put an
end TO or modify these social gobblings."
II IS his opinion that there IS no more "un-
beautiful sight than to see a number OF
people. old and young. with or without
teeth, filling their mouths with mutton or
beef. Chewing. denticating and masticat-
ing their morsels," and washing them down
with wine or water. Mr.. Muller offers the
example of the Hindus as one to be fol-
lowed. They retire while they feed. and
only reaPpear after they have washed their
hands and face. Why ne asks. should
we be so anxious TO perform this no doubt
necessary function (of dining) before the
eyes Of our friends2 Could not the grosser
part of feeding be performed in private and
the social gathering begin at the dessert.
or, with men, at the wine?"
Two Philadelphia young women who have
moved in select society will, in the autu mn,
astonish their friends and acquaintance,
the Press is informed, by opening a tall
oring establishment. The informant with
holds their names because. as he says, he
has not had permission 10 reveal them.
and. as his own Information was received
confidentially. he can say no more than
that the young women belong to a refined
family that has met with reverses, that
the girls prefer to make their way indie
pendently, and that. as they have been
noted for the perfect 1T Of their tailor
made gowns, designed and cut out by them
selves, they have decided to make a bust
ness of providing perfect-htting garments
for their former society friends and ac-
q-uaintances. They believe that they can
10 satisfactory work and earn a good in
| come.
Paris. the beautiful, has contributed a
new ailment for suffering humanity. Ac-
eording to a report made to Surgeon Cen
eral Wyman. DIR. Geddings. who represents
the Marine hospital service at Paris. an
nounces psittacosis. an infectious disease OF
parrots, to be communicable TO man. In
the last few years. says DR.. Geddings.
there have been two distinct outbreaks
OF the disease in Paris. attended by consid-
cradle mortality. There is a probability
that the suspicious and up to this time IN
explained outbreak of an infectious disease
at Marseilles may b. traced to the same
cause. One OF the houses in the neighbor-
hood I'm which this outbreak occurred was
used as a bird store making a speciality OF
East India parrots"
The only senators left of the old-fashioned
OOulutFn type are AOFRdl ana HelLuS. DOln
OF Alabama. Both are over 20 years OF
age, and were leaders in the South before
the war. in which they served as soldiers.
Pettus made a brilliant record in the Con-
federate army, winning special distinction
at Vicksburg and at B~entonville. Like Nor
gan, he became prominent as a lawyer.
and gained high esteem among his own
people. Within ten years these two sena-
tors will have passed from the senate cham
her and with than will diGannaar their
type from national councils.
Money lenders in France have Just re-
ceived a sharp lesson. Two men and a
woman were charged with having lent
money to the amount of $4,000 to an an
tiquary named Pepper on usurious terms.
with the result that the borrower was
forced into fraudulent bankruptcy. The
court found the charge proved and SEN
fenced the two men, with fines. to six
months Imprisonment each. The woman
was sentenced to three months imprison-
ment with the benefit of the first offenders
act. and a fine.
Nikola Tesla has three invitations for the
summer-one to spend It in Newport. an
other to pass 1t IN the Yellowstone region
and the third to while It away in the Yo-
valley. He has declined all. Strange
TO say" he remarked the other day. Il pre-
fer my laboratory. where labor sw fats I'm
corduroy His laboratory is at No. 80 East
Houston street. New York. where he sits
well within the rotating magnetic field Of
his own discovery and keeps cool with the
vibrations Of his oscillators.
Ex-Governor Altgeld tells this story on
himself: When he was running for gov
ernor last fall one Of his supporters asked
4 Swede to support him. The Swede shook 2
his head and said: mo tina man Is a bad
ran. He is an anarchist. socialist and
everything that is bad. / will not vote for
"Oh. he is not as bad as that" said
AItgeld's friend. He is a pretty good man.
There are no flies on him. There is we're
he flies show they have got some sense
Immediately replied the swede.
The Italian handorgan grinders in Lon
Ion manage to make money out Of being
lned. The process is as follows: The
'rganist defes the law against playing at
ertain hours. Is run in, feigns ignorance OF
and insists on having an interpre-
The latter is invariably a compatriot
4 league with the Saffron hill gang. His
ee is rs Sd. and II the organ man is fined 2s
d-the usual SUMS remain to be divided
etween the two confederates.
The professor Of mechanics at an En-
lish college once gave a lecture upon the
and was particularly struck by
absorption of one juvenile listener. He
poke to the student after the lecture and
sked him: well / suppose you under
tand all about the locomotive now?"
Yes" was the reply. 'all but one thing
And what is that?" said the professor.
indy. II can't make out what makes the
move without horses"
A London publisher Is about to bring out
a collection OF speeches delivered in En-
land BY American ambassadors or minis
ers on occasions when persons Of the two
ationalities were met to honor a person.
lily belonging to both" The address de-
vered in Westminster Abbey by Colonel
ohm Hay at the unwilling of the bust OF
ir Walter Scott is a case in point. Many
1ch were made BY Mr.. Lowell. Mr.. Phelps
nd Mr.. Bayard.
S. Sanders. a missionary in Turkey.
in the Springfield Republican
ie report that Edhem Pasha was respon-
BILE for or approved Of the Armenian
Mr.. Sanders compliments Ed
I'm Pasha highly and says: He il the
le Moslem official OF high rank about
hom no Christian in these regions has
tered. as far as I can ascertain, one rim
e word ether than praise"
This is the year that. as turfmen have
Id. will see the record of harness horses
duced to two minutes for a mile The
cling record came within a fraction OF
e mark a year ago., and IL Is understood