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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-10
Tattooed Burmese.

From the Fortnightly Review.
It took us nearly three days to pole up
the Nantabet The country being fat.
there was absolutely nothing to look at but
jungle; it was impossible to stand up IN
the boats without moving the mats and
the mats could not be moved so long as 1t
rained. Round each boat runs platform
about a foot broad. for the boatmen to pole
from, and 1t was possible for us OCCASION
ally to stretch our legs by standing upon
the platform The boatmen were all Bur-
mese, and they stood up to their work re-
markabiy we'll. Polling boat for an In
definite number of hours at time Is one
of the few things this lazy race Will voiun-
tarily do well.
The physique of all the boatmen was ex-
cellent. as, indeed. the Burmese PHYSIQUE s
Which are shapely and proyidedauniikse, Ike the the
Indian leg-with calves. AS most readers
will know by this time. all Burmese, a,aaN men; ?;
without any exception whatever, unless II
he the very latest neo-Burmese or fin de
steele young bloods of Rangoon, are tai.
tooed in black or very dark blue from the
waist down to the knee; the patterns :, IS, are re
usually graceful, and the effect IS py no
means unpleasing: it looks as though tine
subject wore tight pair of drawers nttins
c1cSa fo the skin.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-10
GOOD CALCULAT0RS.
Elephants Show an Intelligence and
Interest in Their Work Almost
Human.

or the elephants marvellous mathemati-
cal precision and ability to count, no doubt
can exist in the mind of anyone who has
ever visited Mandalay, in Upper Burmah,
says St. Nicholas. There large forests of
teak are cultivated by the government. for
building purposes; and the squared timbers
are placed and secured one above another,
till a raft is formed to float down the Ir-
rawaddy, for conveyance to various other
stations Elephants do the whole work
They convey the enormous log, down to
above another both lengthwise and across,
till perfect cube is formed They show
an intelligence and interest IN their work
that seems human, as any eye witness can
affirm who has watched an elephant at his
few PAGES to one side, in order to Judge
of the effect of his work. If the appear
two elephants force the logs one way or
the other with their trunks till they get The
symmetry of the finished cube IL astonish-
ing. They never miscalculate the number
required for each cube, and never over
weight it
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-10

was feared when the new United States
tariff went into effect. The exports from
Hamburg have dropped from S.. 80, sos. in
from the consular districts of Stettin. in
ciuding Dantzic and Koenigberg. The fig
ures for the last quarter were s2I5,6Si. a
decrease of sS44. .405. nearly all sugar.
In the military writings of Emepror
William. issued by order Of the present
emperor, there are many evidences that
the old emperor severely condemned duel
special session Of the Evangelical con-
sistory Of the province Of East Prussia has
passed an almost unanimous vote or cen
sure against the emperor because he has
broken the Sunday rest law by hunting in
the forest of Rominten.
Princess Louise, wife OF the heir to the
Saxon throne, has taken to publicly bicy-
cling In bloomers in the Dresden parks.
accompanied by Prince Frederick Angus
tus, her eldest son.
Prince Bismarck. it appears. is now an
enthusiastic admirer of the bicycle. He
approves of women riding. and regrets he
is too old and stiff to take part in the
Recently Prince Bismarck began to amuse
himself in the evenings by card playing.
His favorite game is skat. for quarter
pfennig points.
Representatives in Germany Of American
manufacturers and the United States con-
suls in this country have noticed lately a.
great deal OF dishonesty upon the part OF
nitz, Frankfort. Sonneberg and in the Rhine
districts. Consul Monaghan. of Chemnitz,
has just sent report to Washington, Civ
ing the facts and names, not only in regard
to initiating United States goods and patent
infringements, but also regarding incorrect
invoices. Mr.. Parker, a patent lawyer of
Chicago. has begun suits in the German
courts against a number Of the worst Of
tenders. Robert Grimshaw, representing a
Of American iron and machine con-
Germs, Joins In the complaints.
The favorite methods of these dishonest
German manufacturers and dealers is to OBJ
tain first, by contract, the exclusive repre-
sentation Of valuable American machines,
and then secure specimens of these ma
chimes. Next, they abandon all effort to sell
any Of them, but instead they initiate them
closely and place machines on the market
at two-thirds of the American prices. Some
of these manufacturers have even the bold
ness to enter the counterfeited articles and
even the American articles themselves
over, at exhibitions here and else.
where. One case is recorded where some
Bridgeport locks stenciling was removed
and enameled afresh and they were entered
in competition for prize.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-10
BULLET STAYS HIS FLIGHT.
PatrOlman Martin Shoots George
Reed, n Fleeing Pris-

A bullet from Patrolman John Martins
revolver stayed the flight of a man wanted
for an alleged crime committed in Kansas
George Reed, who is wanted in Paola, Kas.,
for various offenses was arrested by Mar
tin last night in the rear of 9l6 Campbell
street. He walked his prisoner to Eighth
street and started westward with him. At
the alley between Oak and Locust streets
Reed broke away from the officer ard
started to run. Martin shot twice at him.
made a severe flesh wound. Reed was re-
moved to Central station, where Surgeon
Longan attended him. after which he was
locked up. '''--
Reed was arrested here last spring; but
escaped from the Paola sheriff while the
latter was taking him into a Union avenue
Saloon to get a drink.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-10
AGED RESIDENTS OF OHIO MEET.
DR.. Charles Rice, of Alliance, Gives q
Memorable Reception at His


The fourth annual "old folks party given
by DR.. Charles Rice, Of Alliance, O., was
the largest and most successful Of these
notable gatherings given by him.
The most notable figure, Of the unique
celebration was Mrs. Elizabeth Byers. of
Yale. o. She is 1o7 years old and is, the
Oldest person in the state. She was born
in Cumberland. Pa. and is very winsome
old lady.
Sharing the honors of the day with Mrs.
Byers was Mrs. Christina Fisher, of Steu-
benville aged 1os years She Is remarka, rem I,sai,
with the old people immensely. zenas Gen,
1872, was also present. He is 102 years old
and walks erect without a cane.
Twenty nonogenarians ranging from 90 to
80 years. Were present; among whom were ere
twin sister Mrs. Stevens. of Nevada, Q.
the Oldest twins In the state. aged 80 years:
Mrs. Nancy Mckinley, aged 49, the mother
of the president attended the party.
An amusing feature Of the day day was vas a
grandmothers. The Oldest married couple
present was William and Sarah Lockard,
Of Hanoverton, aged S8 and IS years.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-10
SIX MONTHS FOR MORROW.
ter's Seducer Gets u Light
Sentence.

Rockport Mo-. Oct. s.-(special) John
Morrow, the prominent farmer who has
been on trial here all the week for shooting
John Goode, a neighbor's son. whom he
suspected of running his daughter. Alma
Morrow, was to-day found guilty of man
slaughter in the fourth degree and the
jury fixed his punishment at six months
In the county jail. Judge Cyrus Anthony
entered judgment, but postponed execution
until the January term of court, on ac-
count of the poor health of Morrow.
This was one of the hardest fought cases
ever tried in this county. The people in
general are very well pleased with the YER
dict, although many wanted the verdict to
be not guilty. T. NJ. Baily. l.. D. Ramsay
and Prosecuting Attorney Littell each made
lengthy arguments for the prosecution. ].
P. Lewis opened for the defense and L. j.
Miles closed.
John Goode was the accepted lover of
Alma Morrow. One evening last July he
called to see her, and the two were sitting
together in the parlor, when the girls faith
er passed the door, and. as he declares,
saw them in a compromising position. Nor
row said nothing, but went and got a gun
and shot Goode dead On the stand yes
terday Alma Morrow swore that her faith
ers suspicious concerning her relations
with Goode were we'll founded, and it was
this testimony which resulte0 in so light
a sentence.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-10
ORIGIN OF THE POSTAGE STAMP
A Curious Incident Which Caused a
Revolution In the Postal
Service.

The incident which resulted in the inven-
ton Of the postage stamp was curious
one.
A traveller journeying through the North
of England CHANGED to reach the door of an
inn just as a postman stopped to deliver
letter. The young girl for whom it was
intended came out to receive it. She turned
1t over and over in her hands and asked
the price of the postage. The price de-
manded was a shilling, and as the girl was
poor She returned 1t to the postman, say
Ing that it was from her brother but that
she had not that amount of money. The
traveller, in spite of her protest. paid the
ter to the girl. When the postman depart
ed the young girl admitted that she and her
brother had arranged by certain marks
upon the letter that the other should know
that the writer was in good health and
prospering.
1--WE are so poor" she added that we
were forced to invent this way of letting
each other know of our welfare
The traveller continued on his way asking
himself If a system giving rise to such
frauds was not vicious one.
The sun had not set before Roland Hill
(such was the travellers name) had planned
to organize the postal service on a new
basis.
His views found favor with the English
first postage stamp was issued and a postal
system started by which not more than a
penny was paid for letters which circulat-
ed over the whole extent of the British
Isles. This bold scheme surpassed the wild
est hopes of the legislators.
Ten years later, in 1850, the number of
letters had increased from 100000 to 7,23s-
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-10
Why His Majesty Laughed

From the Baltimore Sun.
During his recent visit~to Paris King
Chulalongkorn, of Siam, was, of course,
taken to the National library. Not without
exhibited among the valuable documents
and manuscripts in foreign languages a
Siamese record which. indeed, contained
the kings own signature. Cautiously the
French official added that no one had as yet
been able to decipher this interesting and
rare paper. Chulalongkorn, casting a
glance on the precious paper" broke in
to almost unroyal laughter. telling the per-
plexed librarian 1t was a fire insurance
policy drawn up with a Chinese company
by some Sianiese firm.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-10
LONDON STREET NAMES.
Many of Them Recall Memories of BY
gone Times-Much Thst Is Curl
Ous and AmusfnR


About the origin and meaning OF London
street names there is much that is curious
and interesting. Some of them, says the
Boston Globe, are taken from the names
of previous owners or occupiers of property
in the neighborhood, while others are de-
rived from signs of old inns. and others,
again. are due to former monasteries and
churches. w %lt'r g
IN Mincing L,a9s, fog instance, was once
infne for monks the Minoriss was theSsite
of the old Convent Of st: Clara, the nuns
of which were called "Sorores Minores,"
and came to be known as "Minoresses."
Miles Lane is a corruption of st. Mich
aers Lane: Mark Lane for Mart (markeo
Lane; Sermon Lane for Sheromonier Lane,
the locality of the "scheremoneyers," who
sheared or clipped bullion into shape for
coining at the exchange nearby; Size Lane
for St. Osyth's Lane; Gutter Lane
for Guthrun Lane, from a Dane who owned
property there.
Criticized Friars is in memory Of the
crutched or crossed friars, so called from
the red cross on their robes.
That Jane Shore died in a ditch at Shore
ditch is only a pathetic legend invented to
account for the. name of that locality
really derived from John de Sordich, lord
in 1343 of what was then suburban VIII
lage.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-10
senxational Ohio Shooting.

Wilmington. O., Oct. "a sensational
shooting affray created great excitement
on the street this afternoon. when ]. {.
Cievenger. shot, and, it is thought NOR
tally wounded, George Mcmillan. Bad
feeling has existed between the two for
which Martin is the administrator and Nc
M:llan's wife one of the heirs.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-10
w, -w,ex,er,. R.moval Conarmed.

Madrid, Oct. s.-The cabinet to-day held
cision previously arrived at regarding the
recall from Cuba of Captain General Wey-
announcement that the captain general Of
Porto Rico will be appointed acting gov
-ernor of Cuba pending the arrival OF Mar
shal Rlanco
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-10
Bryan I'm Kentucky.

Glasgow. KY. Oct 9.-Hon. w. ]. Bryan
made the first of his series of Kentucky
speeches here to-day. His greeting was q
prolonged ovation. People thronged the
town. Mr.; Bryan's speech was an EXPOSE
Mrs. Bryan is with him. and they will re-
main here over Sunday as guests of Mr..
Bryan'S cousin,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-10
INDIAN SCHOOL TEACHERS.
A Large Number of Appointments
Were Announced Yesterday
From WashfngtOn

FROM
Washington, Oct. s.-(Special) Ulysses
S. G. Plank. OF Kansas. has been appointed
u teacher at the Grand Portage Indian
school, Wisconsin.
Miss Lucy Balfe. of Richmond. Ind. has
been appointed a teacher at the Haskell
institute Lawrence, kas. T
Mabel NJ. Gould. of Oneida county. N. Y.
has been appointed kindergarten teacher at
Fort Sill, .. T.
Mary L. Deats. of Great Nemaha, Kas.,
has been appointed a teacher at the Indian
school at that place. -
Helen N Colville. of Wichita, Kas. has
been appointed kindergarten teacher at
Mescolero Indian school. in New Mexico.
Margaret Nessel. of Rush City. Mimi,
has been appointed cook at Chilocco school.
Oklahoma.
City. has been appointed cook at Cheyenne
Indian school, Oklahoma.
Miss Ella NJ. Pierce, of Holton, kas., has
been appointed matron at the absentee
Shawnee Indian school, Oklahoma.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-10
s,.c,nI Train for Old Soldiers.

wednesday, October y, the Missouri Pa. Pa.
from Kansas City to Leavenworth for the
soldiers reunion; leaving the Union depot
at 1895 a. m. The excursi9n VIII afr Pc rar, maze
as post No. 8, and Mcpherson post No. 4,
q. a. r. and Farragut-Thomas and Nc
pherson relief corps.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-10

Miss Edna Whitney, OF ChiIicothe, is not
coming TO the Crysantheinum show here In
December as queen of the show. as re-
ported by several newspapers. The expert
ment. at that class Of show. was possibly
regarded as risky.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-10
nebraska Protc.t. overruled.

Lincoln, Neb. Oct 9.-Secretary of State
Porter. late this evening, after listening all
day to arguments of the respective pro-
testers. decided that both the free silver
Republicans and the National Democrats
were entitled to place on the official ball
lot.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-10
More prufric Fire Victims.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Oct sit was learn
ed to-day. that Mrs. Breenin. a balfbreed,
and her six children and a man named Te-
neau lost their lives In the prairie fires near
St Anne
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-10
An 0neninx for Him.

From Harpers Bazar.
Opening here for me in the fall, and now
you say you don't care to employ me-"
Right over there-the door. Good-day."
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-10
Good Place for n Kansas Roy.

Washington, Oct. Sd. G. Fairchiid, of
Kansas, was to-day appointed to have
charge of the seed and plant importation
division of the department of agriculture.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-10
Dunkard Preacher n Suicide.

Indianapolis. Ind, Oct 9-Jacob Fisher. a
Dunkard preacher from Mexico. Ind,
hanged himself during fit of melancholy
in a livery stable last night.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-10

TO SAVE DOCTORS BILLS
Use Garland" Stoves and Ranges.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-12-14
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

The Woman's Missionary society or
the Methodist Episcopal church has
raised during the past year $313, 937, the
largest sum in any year of it's history
The first of the Booth-Tucker col
onies in the west has been established
at Soledad, in California. Another is to
be organized in the Arkansas valley, in
Colorado, where the Salvation Army
COMMANDMENTS an option in a S,OO0-acre
tract.
The Chicago synod of the Reformed
Episcopal church stands loyalty by
Bishop Cheney in his protest against
the action of the general council in re-
gard to ecclesiastical vestments- The
English synod has also expressed its
sympathy with the protest against re-
strictive legislation.
The Presbyterian board of foreign
missions reports the receipt in October
of $50, ISL, an advance of 1878 on the re-
ceipts for October, 1896. The total re-
ceipts since May have been S176,269,
gain over the previous year of $1,986.
Toward the debt of SGT, 454 there have
been received in cash and pledges $685.
FOG, leaving $63,747 to beraised.
The Methodist Freedman's Aid so
ciety, which has just held it's annual
meeting in Brooklyn, reports receipts
of 1921, 562 during the year. The expen-
ditures were $292, 439. There are in the
south, it was stated, 262, 038 colored and
$780, white communicates, a gain the
past year of 1,S16 colored and 6,015 white
communicates. The society has Al
schools, with 9,213 students.
The Church extension society of the
Methodist Episcopal church held it's an
nual session recently in Philadelphia,
where it's headquarters are. The report
of the treasurer shows receipts from
conference collections and other sources
of$15S, 1863; from gifts, which go to swell
the capital, So, 1856. and from loans re-
turned S59,67S, making total for the
year of $241, 497. Donations of $57,325
were granted, and loans of $4,000.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-12-14
4 Cute PrOnhef.

A man who had lost leg, witnessing
some wonderful cures said to have been
performed by Mormon preachers, joined
that sect in the hope of getting healed.
The preachers referred him to Young
as the only prophet among them cap
able of treating such cases as his. So off
to Salt Lake City he went and presen ted
himself before Young. Che Mormon
leader was equal TO the emergency. He
assured the man he could cause another
limb to come in place of the lost mem
Der, but called his attention to the fact
that he had but a few years yet to live,
while there was an eternity beyond the
grave. And if l now give you another
leg" said the prophet, You will not
only have this one when you get to
Heaven, but also the one which you
lost, so you will go through all eternity
on three legs" Mortified by such pros
pect the man retired, satisfied to get
through the remainder of his years on
earth with the aid of his crutches.-
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-12-14
From the Tennessee Mountains.

A young man and young lady were
walking hand-in-hand out Cedar street
west of the capitol. They seemed men
tally disturbed about something. Sud-
denly they stopped, and he accosted
passing footman with the question:
Say, mister, kin you tell me the way
to the upper gap?"
The gentleman addressed was nom
plussed.
Il don't understand" he said.
I'VE want ter go ter tn Centennial,
an are lookin' fer the upper gap"
The dawn of intelligence appeared on
the countenance of the gentleman, and
he directed the rural pair to the Cedar
street entrance.-Nashville Banner.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-12-14
QUEER WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Words Whose Meanings Vary Accord
ing to the Country Where Used.

Words Whose Meanings Vary Accord
ing to the Country Where Used.
Of special interest to the exporting
merchants of the United States is the
compilation recently issued by the
state department of the weights and
measures of foreign countries. All the
information given is valuable and some
of it is decidedly curious. Thus, the
word "barreP' in Spain, used alone,
means 100 pounds of raisins; but in
Malta it is the official custom term for
ia gallons.
The word candy" in India means 500
pounds in Madras and 529 pounds in
Bombay. In the Spanish language "pie"
means a measure equal to nine-tenths
of the English foot. On the other hand,
person calling fora 'sho," pronounced
"shoe," in japan receives 1 6-1O quarts
of something.
In Germany the word "last" refers to
two metric tons, or 4,40O pounds Eng
lish; but in England it stands for 2h
bushels of dry malt. 'Dun" is Japanese
for one inch and eli" Chinese for 2,115
| feet.
|
but only 81 pounds in the neighboring
country, Syria. ''Seer" is Indian for
pound and Is ounces. "Salm" is
Maltese for 400 pounds, and "pund"
Russian for Sc pounds.
A 'catty" in China, Japan and Java
means 1-3 pounds, but in Sumatra it
means nearly twice that. weight. The
word "coyau" is Sarawak for pounds
and Siamese for 21s pounds.
The Spanish word 'fanega" has prob
ably the most diversified meaning of
any in the list. Standard Spanish die
tionaries describe - as common unit
of dry measure, nearly equivalent to
the English bushel, and so in truth it il
in Spain. but in Chill it means 21h bush
els; in Uruguay, 3.S8 bushels; in Ven
| ezuela and Central America, ~ bush
els. In Colombia the word has for the
most part retained it's original meaning.
but locally the usage varies; thus, on
the west coast, a fanega of salt is 10
pounds, and in FL Choco .fanega Of
corn is only 80 pounds. Here it may
be parenthetically remarked that the
Spanish language abounds in words of
a metaphorical meaning. Thus, from
''fanega," a bushel, is derived "fane-
gada," small farm, and ''a fanegadas,"
abundance of plenty. A farmer asked
about his crops would reply, in case
the yield was abundant, ga fanegadas."
and it would be equally proper TO
say of man who had money
to burn, plata fanegadas,"
meaning that he had bushels of money
"Arroba" is a measure of weight
meaning 80 1S pounds in Brazil and
25 1-3 pounds throughout the rest of
South America. "Arshure" is a Rus
sian yard of 2S English inches. Most
European countries have adopted the
metric system and metres; lzilos and
litres are in common use. but some
queer names of widely different mean
ing still linger in Denmark and Sweden
For example, ''tonde" in Denmark
means 3.94 bushels, while "tunna" in
Sweden means AZ bushels. Again.
'tondland" in Denmark means 1.36
acres, while "tunnland" in Sweden
means 1 30 acreS.-N. Y. Sun.