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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-25
MAKESLOW PROGRESS
LITTLE OF INTEREST IN THE STOCK
YARDS HEARING.
COL. MORSE ON THE STAND.
WAS QUESTIONED AND CROSS-QUES-
TONED FOR FIVE HOURS.
He DiScIOscs the Amount of the BO-
muses. Given TO Certain Packers
10 Locate Here-,Judge Mar
tins POrpOise-Iike De-
liberation.
COL. MORSE ON THE STAND.

For five hours yesterday afternoon. Colo
mel Charles i. Morse. general manager OF
the stock yards company, was on the wit
ness stand in the stock yards hearing, tell
ing the attorneys for the state all about
toe details Of the many purchases of real
estate during the past twenty-three years.
The questions were such as delved into the
history of the company, but the dragnet
that was pulled all afternoon caught little
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practice, and then the fun commences. Each piece of the fire department ap- paratus is under command of boy officer; for the fire battalion is consti- tuted in the same manner as the mili- tary organization which is feature of the same school. Each company has a captain, lieutenant, a sergeant and q corporal, and orders are regularly is sued to the department and read at roll call.
 NTo become an officer is no empty honor, for the boy must have satis- factory record for good conduct and good standing in his studies in the other departments of the school; he must have been on drill year, and he must pass a rather severe examination in military exercises, red cross or emer- gency work and the handling of fire apparatus. If successful, he is made q corporal, and promotions are neither rapid nor easy.
 A wooden structure 40 feet high called the fre-drill tower has been erected near the school buildings, pro- vided with window and other openings on the general plan of three-story house. Here every Thursday afternoon an imaginary fire is fought and inn aginary rescues made, with all the ex- citement and enthusiasm and much of the practical knowledge and sense of responsibility attendant upon real confagration. On the arrival of the battalion at the tower ladders are quickly raised, lines of hose laid and water thrown with a skill and speed and relish which speaks equally for the value of the work as a manner of train ing and a source of fun. Sometimes the lower part of the drill tower is sup posed to be in flames. Then the life gun is called into use. An arrow at tached to cord is shot up into the top story, carrying heavy rescue line to the fancied victims. The gun used
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A BAD PLACE TO BE BORN IN

Where the Natives Hold Some Strange
 Beliefs.
 There are great many advantages in being born an American citizen. One can hope to become president of the United States and various other high and mighty things; but, after all, the greatest privilege is in being born among people who are free from fool ish superstitions. Suppose you had been born on the Congo river, for 1n- stance. How would you like that when you consider some of their beliefs? It is told by persons supposed to be we'll informed that the people inhabiting the district round the Congo river share with the Ashantees, of whom we have recently heard such lot, the belief that if their high priest, the Chitome, were to die a natural death the whole world would follow suit at once, and would dissolve into air, for it is, according to them. only held together by his personal will.
 Accordingly, when the pontiff falls ill, and the illness is serious enough to make fatal termination probable, a successor is nominated, and he, so soon as he is conseerated, enters the high priests hut and clubs him or strangles him to death. A somewhat similar custom obtains in Unyore when the king falls seriously i'll, and seems like ly to die, for his wives to kill him. The same rule is followed if he gets beyond a certain age, for an old Unyore prophecy states that the throne will pass away from the family in the event of the king dying natural death.- Harper's Round Table.
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Fountain Pens of Long Ago.

As long ago as 1924 the fountain pens were in use, for in that year Thomas tried it, and wrote to Gen. Bernard Pey- ton, of Richmond, asking him to get one. of them. The pen was of gold and the ink tube of silver, and. according to Jefferson's letter. the maker was a Rich- mond watch repairer, named Cowan. The price, he understood, was fivepence. The first American patent for foun- tain pen was granted in 1880 to one Douglas Hyde, but the earliest English patent was issued 21 years before.
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for this purpose is very powerfa al one, and the brass-weighted arrow dis charged from it is never again seen by the battalion. An emergency corps is always on duty at such times, and one can imagine the youths comprising this department insisting upon taking a share of the exercises by forcibly restoring to consciousness and admin istering unpalatable remedies to their unwilling comrades with that perverse but enthusiastic enterprise so charac- teristic of boys. The boys who have the opportunity to take this fire drill may perhaps never be called upon to put their knowledge to practical use, but they get from St a great variety of beneficial exercises.
 What is still more valuable, t induces, habits of alertness and prompt cbedi- ence. capacity for instant and correct judgment in sudden emergencies, quie ess in action, combined with coolness and courage in the midst of confusion and danger-in short, the
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fer young married @oGaan. The very low bodice has rich vest of gold gu- pure, which is quite short and opens upon a front of plaited black tulle, ths folds of which fall to the hem of 1he gown. making She front panel of the skirt. For the rest, the skirt is of black moire velvet, cut straight, narrow and delni-train, giving a tall, stately effect to the figure. But 1 didn't finish with the bodice. This is sleeveless; narrow bretelles of geranium-eolored velvet cross the shoulders, are fastened by gold buttons at the waist and fall dowL upon the skirt quite a distance The result of dispensing with sleeves has been well calculated in this in- stance. The absence of puffg upon the shoulders and the long lines If ::he brettelles harmonizing with the slo4g curves of the princess robe, contribute to the general effect of sIenderness and heightaimed at in the design. The oniv detail at variance with this scheme is the waist aounee of gold guipure witb which the vest is finished If a woman s2 tOO S4Ndd0i IIC OA Il NOut0 SG 0Tssf with this addition; otherwise the dress could be made simpler, more elegant and more harmonious by it's omission.
 A ball dress of pale green silk just finished for one of the Russian grand duchesses may prove interesting. The silk is of solid color, but of so beautiful wave that the play of color upon it's surface would be marred by any figure or design. The skirt is moderately full. rather short and made with godets 4 full narrow rufIie of white mousseline de soie, headed with gold cord, crosses the front in two long shallow scallops little above the hem. In the back this trimming drops to the edge of the gown It is caught up in fronta and on the sides with bows of white ribbon. The bodice is of the same silk, and is close fitting. A bertha of white mousseline de soie with gold cord edging it's folds is drawn about the shoulders and crossed in front, making low V-shaped decollet- age. The ends of the bertha are tucked under a waist belt of white ribbon. Large wing-shaPed epaulets of knife plaited silk are perched upon the shoulders and up under them the long white gloves are drawn.
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sturdy, noble qualities which every wide=awake American boy ought to eul- 4n
STORY OF SAMSON.
Why Tommy Traddles Doesn't Think
 Much of 1t.

Why Tommy graddles Doesn't Think
 Much of 1t.
 With distended eyes, mouth and ears, Tommy Traddles heard his Sunday school teacher tell about Samson and his long hair and his wonderful feats of strength, and his weakness after Del ilah had shorn him of his Ieonine locks. An he didn't have any strength at all after he got his hair cut?i he asked, ineredulously.
 No; his strength was in his long hair and when his locks were gone he was powerless,' explained tie teacher.
 When Tommy came the following Sunday his face was trifie scratched and one of his eyes was diseolored. He had very little to say, but he was evi- dently doing d great deal of thinking. Say. teacher" he said, at last, ''T don't think much of that Samson story you told us last Sunday"
 Why so, Tommy" inquired the teacher.
 "0h, you sec, Johnny Jones, he's bigger'n me, an he's captain of the Young Rovers' football team, an he wore his hair long, like all those llicllers. An him an me isn't good friends, an last Tuesday me am Jimmy Hawkins and Bob White-we all caught him alone, an piled onto him an held him down an cut off all of his long hair with his mas shears"
 "That wasn't at all nice, Tommy" reproved the teacher, but I suppose you were thinking Of the story of Sam son ?''
 "Yes. that is just what l was thinlSin' of
 And you thought his strength was In his hair?"
 'Yes'm. that's just what I thought" "Well, was it?''
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are wild animals as well, and even in a carriage behind fast horse an un- armed young woman would not be se-' cure from them when riding at night~ fall through so new a country. ButsheI apparently has no more fear of meet ing these than she has of mail robbersy or, indeed, of anything else which, might interfere with her work.
 There is yet third danger for those who travel such routes as that between Crescent City and Guthrie-one which cannot be overcome by guns or force of n,,mbers. That arises from the severea storms which both summer and winter from time i2 time sweep across thcs great stretches oi 1sse western conntry.I often carrying all beiUre them and leaving death and destruction behind; The summer tornadoes and the winter blizzards have no respect for mail car riers, whether they be strong men or fragile women. Yet the mail must gol through at any hazard, and the com- fort, the safety and even the life of the carrier is made very secondary con- sideratien. All these things Miss Hathaway fully understands, but her acquaintance with it's dangers did not deter her from accepting the post.
 Thus far in her experience she hast never been held up, nor has she en- countered any storm severe enough to delay her in the delivery of the mail. Dressed in a suit of heavy dark blue flannel with cap to match, with her revolver strapped to her side seated be- hind her speedy horse, she has all the confidence of 2 self-reliant and cour- ageous woman, and those who were at first inclined to feel doubtful as to the security of valuables and mail matt ter when intrusted to young womans have come to regard Miss Hathaway as one of the most reliable agents in the 1 employ of the government.
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benefit so unquestionable that it has been made compulsory upon all boys physically able to take it.
 The eempulsion involves no hardship, however, for the dullest boy cannot help finding the exercises interesting. Before he can enter the battalion proper a semimilitary course is given him consisting of the simpler march ing movements, setting-up exercise and other forms of training identical with those used in the school of the soldier. The course also includes emergency lectures by competent surgeons. Lee lures are also given to assist the boy in familiarizing himself with the va rious appliances of the fireman busi- ness. He then learns the use of the lad der trucks with all the different ladders straight ladders, extension ladders, roof understanding the ladder dogs, the lifeline gun. jumping nets. life belts, life harness and all the other ap- performances.
 A hand engine fully equipped for work and hose carriage furnished with all the necessary nozzles and couplings, a hydrant, gate, gooseneck, reducers and automatic shut-offs arc also provided.
 This rather elaborate but interest ing course of preparation is completed in December The regular practice be- gins on the 1st of January, and about the 1st of March the battalion is prepared to begin the real outdoor
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oKLAHoMA's LONE WOMAN MAIL CARRIER.

huddle together and hear the cacklinG of the geese and ducks, telling you as plainly as they know how that tho storm clouds are not along way off. If you are well provided with umbrellas, overshoes and mackintoshes you might go out of doors and watch the wild birds. The sea gulls will not venture out to sea. They fly inland or they hover over the fields. The swallows and martens, as you know, fly very low when storm is coming, skimming the water with their wings. The robin hushes his cheerful song and broods in a bush. Among other animals, the mole begins to dig harder than he does at other times, while the wonderful hedgehog, says a writer in Chambers Journal, ''fortifies his cave against the coming storm with an unfailing precision which has earned for this strange littlei animal quite reputation among weather prophets"
 Perhaps some of our young people know how the sugar maple trees behave before storm. The leaves turn actually upside down. The silver maple also shows the white lining of it's leaf. Butt the common chickweed, which the. canary loves to feed upon, is a most re- liable barometer. Not only does 1t close its flowers in the damp preceding rainstorm, but it opens again if the rain is soon to cease. No boating party, mountain excursion or picnic in the woods need be spoiled by an unexpected shower. In many places in the country you will find numbers of pine cones. Hang one in your window and you will learn that pine cone closes it's scales in damp weather and expands them when the air is dry. Itisa hygrometer.l Our Animal Friends.
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CARRIES THE |. s. MAILS.
4. Girl O. Twonty Renders Uncle
 sam This Service.
Roads Infee.~a with Robbers But They Don't Gare tc Face Her A. -Caiiber Revolyer-O@Her Periis En-
 counteged.
Copyright, ls97.I

The only woman mail carrier ST. the service of Uncle Sam is demure-look, ing young lady 20 years old, who for nearly year has been carrying the mail over one of the toughest and lone Hest routes to be found on the postal map of the United States.
 At her home in Crescent City, o. T., Miss Ida Hathaway is like thousands of other American girls of her own age and environment, quiet, unassum- ing, fond of home and it's duties.
 As soon as she has received her pack ages of mail matter, however, and start ed on her daily run, this quiet young lady becomes woman who, both in appearance and spirit. is the newest of the new. That she is fully aware of the dangerous nature of her business is evil denced by the fact that, strapped about her waist, is a very misunderstanding belt filled with cartridges, and holding a big 44-caliber siX-shooter.
 Every day since the 1st of last March she has called at the post office at Crescent City at eight o'clQcll in the morning. There she receives her first packages of mail for Guthrie. IS miles away. Both cities are nearly in the center of the territory; and once out side the city limits-whieh, even in the most populous towns, are not exten- sive, from metropolitan point of view civilization is left behind, and the roads in many places little more than trails.
 Little does Miss Hathaway care fol this, however. She drives horse which few in the territory can beat and seated in a light road wagon sht soon makes the five miles which sepa rate Crescent City from Lima, her frs stopping place. It can hardly be called a populous town. as Jess than half [
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Three Remarkable Sisters.

The case of Mrs. Emma Hare, who told a magistrate that she had had si children, was striking enough, but thoi of three sisters who live in kingstos1. Jamaica, is perhaps more remarkable, These sisters had, respectively, 19. ao and 2f children each. but, unlike Mrs. Hare, who lost most of them at alt early age, these sisters succeeded Ill rearing the whole of their families, and on certain occasions all the 50 chil- dren. with their parents-66 souls In all-have met in celebration of some family event.-London Tit-Bits.
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ELLEN OSBORN'S LETTER.
Evening Dresses as Made by the
 Best Parisian Dressmakers.
Costly Fabrics in Gay Eues What French Women Are Wearing This Winter When the Merry
 Dance Music Sounds.
TCopyright. 1S97.1

Paris.-It is vile weather ill Paris, chill and snowy, and so one can be the better content to forget the gray clouds and biting winds without, in eozy study of gay. bright frocl1s within, I have been looking at evening dresses for the midwinter fetes for day or two, and have found many things new in detail. but no more such revolution ary changes in prospect for the immedi- ate future as the last six months have seen.
 The best dressmalIers here set the seal of their approval on the moder- ately full skirt without godets. They use much less stiffening than in the days of greater amplitude of draperies, but discourage the effort to get along without any interlining whatever. The drift towards the double skirt shows more plainly in house dresses and in evening frocks than in street costume. The evening gown particularly has grown so used to such arrangement of its founces as best stimulates an over skirt, that the overskirt itself, in light transparent materials, is taken as no novelty, but matter of course when used. That, however, is not too fre- quently. The sleeveless evening gown ushered in with such flourish of trum- pets no long time ago, has not pushed it's popularity very far One of fash ions sternest edicts this winter is that no section of arm must show between glove and gown. Set up this decree against the decree of no sleeves, and one or the other must yield, else you have anarchy. The glovemakers have done their best to restore peace and harmony by offering longer gloves than ever were seen before, but their good offices count for little, since even with the best intentions possible glove and
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hundred people dwell there, but it's mail, though never extensive, is often of considerable value, as money and yaluables are often sent from there to Guthrie for safe keeping. Neverthe- less, the girlish mail carrier has never been molested. and the impression prev alent throughout the territory is that it would be an extremely hazardous, not to say fatal mistake, for anyone to attempt to interfere with the mail pouches intrusted to her care.
 It is, at best, q rough part of rough country. The majority of the few persons met with on it's lonely roads would be likely to have no end of trouble to furnish satisfactory refer ences of good character and honesty. But the belt of cartridges which she carries is not for show, but for use, in case any hilarious cowboy or reckless stage robber, acting under the influence of Indian territory whisky, should so far forget himself as to attempt any in- terference with the mail while she has it in hand.
 She is credited with being one of the cleverest artists with the pistol in the territory-and it is q region where pis- tol shooting really reaches the dignity of fine art. Indeed, many a man who makes a boast of his skill with the re- Sam's woman mail carrier.
 Promptly at 12 o'clock, four hours after her start from Crescent City, Miss Hathaway drives up to the front of the post office in Guthrie and delivers the mail. She is as regular as the Empire state express, and should she be ten minutes late. the citizens of Guthrie would at once conclude that something more than an ordinary misadventure had befallen her. She leaves Guthrie on her return trip at two o'clock in the afternoon, and with a stop at Lima reaches her home in Crescent City at six o'clock, when her day's work ends.
 That it requires great courage and nerve to make this run goes almost without saying. The long stretches of road, far from any human habitation, give every opportunity for mail robbers to hold up the mail carrier. Miss Hatha- way herself says: T carry my revolver because I may need it, as l often meet some decidedly rough-looking charac- ters on my trips. Then, too, l am obliged to leave my buggy for short time at the three offices while l carry the mail into the post office and receive the pouches which are to go on to the next station; and at such times there would be an opportunity for daring robber to jump into the mail carriage, and putting the horse to top speed, drive off with the mail. unless there were some ready means of stopping him. But with loaded 44-caliber re- voiver at her side, Miss Hathaway has this quick and sure means of preventing such catastrophe.
 But it is not only with the rough out jaws who frequent that section that the woman mail carriersahas to run the chances of perilQua encounter. There
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A rich gown of white gros grain silk has been ordered by one of New Yorll's monied matrons. The skirt is fuller than is usual at present and is made stiff by the weight of it's stupendous material. Three ruffles of white chiffon are laid about it in deep points, simu- lating long overdress, caught up with bows of dark green velvet ribbon. The bodice has a square deeolletage with narrow heading of chiffon gathered to a cord of pearls. The front is of hand kerchiefs of exquisite lace sewn with pearls. The belt of green velvet has bows arranged in an original fashion among the lace well up on the left side. Very short puffs of white silk caught from below to the shoulder by velvet bows make the sleeves. Pearls are not much in favor for evening wear, because their whiteness dulls the skin; but with the green of this particular gown they are most beautiful. A dress which is to be worn by New York girl in Paris must be tucked in somewhere before l have forgotten it. 1t is cf silk with a silvery blue ground figure with bouquets in pink and green. The skirt has the merest edge of lace at the bot tom. The low bodice is cut with point in front and behind, a thread of lace like that upon the skirt softening the decolletage The fullness of the blouse l is gathered under a belt of turquoise blue velvet, which fastens at the back with a big butterfly bow and sash ends to the ground. The sleeve puffs are of turquoise velvet clasped on the shoul- ders with roses.
 But enough of dresses. 1 must tell you of a pretty cape saw last evening at the Theater des Nauveautes. It was worn by rather sallow brunette, and helped her dull skin famously. Its foundation was ruby velvet At the level of the shoulders it was heightened by a very deep border of erInine. Al the throat it had great fiaring Medici collar, covered on the oustide with heavy guipure and lined within with sable
 Another theater cape, containing two sorts of fur, velvet and lace in fash ion almost as sumptuous, was of chin ehilla, marten, sapphire blue velvet ant euipu1e. But the sun is coming oni and so must come to a period abruptly ELLEN OSBORN
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BOYS AS FIRE LADDIES.
Great Fun Fighting Imaginary
 Fires with Real Engines.
A Noye4s- in Manual Training-An Emer- gency Gcrps as Well = Sport and Manly Discipline Success
 fully Combined.
Copyright. ls97.1

A novel and interesting feature of the Cambridge manual training school for boys is the fire battalion.
 In conduct and appliances this is nothing less than reproduction of the real fire organization under the civic government, and it gives the youngster fortunate enough to secure its advan- tages a practical knowledge and train ing in the whole science of fighting fire. Tlsc drill was first introduced as an optional feature in the school, but it's success was so pronounced and the