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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-28
FLASHES OF Fun.

You mean to tell me that you don't think
football ought to be suppressed? Just look
how many get MANNED and killed in the
game" 1T doesn't main and kill anybody
except football players. '-Cncinnati En-
quirer.
Attorney-"Have you formed or expressed
man-"No sir. / haven't formed or eX-
pressed an opinion about anything for
eighteen months. I'm the the janitor of a
woman's ciub."-Chicago Tribune.
Harrict-"He had the presumption to kiss
me. But then all the other girls had gone
out of the ROOM. SO l don't care so much"
have kissed you If any Of the other girls
had been there."-Boston Transcript.
How old are you?" was asked of a little
English girl who is visiting in Allegheny.
Il am g. And how old is your cousin?' ~
He is 8, too, but he has been so longer
older.-Pittsburg acknowledgement
sists in getting the balls over the course
with the smallest possible number Of
strokes. You can understand that"
Friend-"Of course. The players naturally
desire to get through with it as soon as
possible. -Puck
turned for another lap of the room.
..is going to be u great actress one of
inquired his wife. Just look at the way
She can shed real tears and bring an audi
encc to its DECENTRALIZATION Star
Expensive Modesty.-"Whats the matter,
old man. You look sad. i am. j just
suppose he said he didn't nave that much
in the world?" No: he had to get a siO
bill changed in order to let me have What
I had asked for ."-Cleveland Leader.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-28
NEW SCHEME IN EXCHANGING.
God ut stores Can Try n
Fresh Plan,

Fresh Plan.
There have been a great man. stories
about people who shop only to return the
goods the next day upon one pretext or
another, or without the trouble of any pre-
text whatever, except that they have seen
something else they wanted to spend their
money for. One of these stories attracted
the eye Of a young woman the other day
who had never thought of doing such a
was making some changes in her wardrobe,
and in making over a waist which mad 6een
worn for two years. trimmed in a steel blu
tired Of the Combination and decided TO use
jetted lace and Jet buckles. She, looked
rather mournfully at the steel buckles.
which which did snd not hated show no sne a s the mo spot for or
the jet buckles. But this article in the
l Raiper a''Fae'ea ner eye a'D Sa'e 80
She started out to see what success she
would have. To be sure, the buckles had
been worn for some time. but they did not
show it. She did not have the original
ticket. and could not have used it If she
had. but she remembered the exact counter
at which she bought them IN one or the big
stores. and the price paid TOT each, ana SO,
marched VI to the counter with these
buckles carefully wrapped IN q wrapplng
paper which had come from that store. and
told the clerk that she wanted to change
these steel buckles for jet ones. had lost
the ticket, but they were II cents apiece
The jet ones were only Is cents apiece. the
she actually made IL cents, enough to pay
her car fare and buy a postage stamp, be;
sides having had the use of those ole
e eeGki tire .9r Of fnt the sas Jet sT buckles she may Be
able to exchange them for a pair Of rub.
bers. or a glass of ice cream soda, at this
a cttu d planning this last scheme in honor
of her success.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-28
MEN RESTORED.
True Manllness Replaces the Worn
Out Nerves and Vigor.
Remarkable Remedy That Makes a
Man Young Again.

Thousands of men are to-day paying the
penalty OF earlier inattention to their
strength. They have gone for years grad
ually burning out the fire OF natural vigor
when suddenly they break down. They look
fairly well; there's not much outward evil
about IL. 1t is a peculiar form of weakness;
produces a certain sensitiveness that COM
pletely upsets a man: and makes him feel
that life has lost a goodly part of its bright
ness. There is a simple home treatment put
UP by a well known institution of Kala-
mazoo. Mich. that imparts a wonderful de-
gree Of strength to men who are ~sexually
weak. 1t is a very powerful tonic that
makes the nerves fairly tingle with en-
thusiasm. AND to men who are premature
ly old, apparently worn out and gone to
seed the remedy gives that comfortable
feeling impaired by a cheerful crate fire
when we first come in of a cold. stormy
night. By writing to the Michigan Medical
Co, 30 Masonic Temple, Kalamazoo, Mich,
they will send you full particulars regard
ing this remarkable tonic and strengthened
IL will do and all other information neces-
sary to a complete. rapid and certain
restoration. enlargement and return OF
manly vigor. 1t Is q home treatment: EN-
bodies all the practical results required
for either n young or old man and is jus,
such a curative as thousands of men are
looking anxiously for. All correspondence
IS confidential and their envelopes are per:
fectly plain. carefully sealed and mailed
hesitate to- write to the Michigan Medical
Co. as they are regularly incorporated by
the state, have been in business many
wears. are well rated by the commercial
agencies and have frst-ciass bank refer.
cnccs.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-28
CAN PAY $3.50 FOR A PIPE.
Not Many People Are Thus Extrava'
giant, but Other Costly
Ones Arc Sold.

o
Ones Arc Sold.
If any luxurious smoker would like to
pay $3.50 for a pipe he can find the oppor-
tunity at two or three stores. They do
not keep such costly pipes in stock, as GUS
are prepared to make them to order. A
pipe at this price must, of course, be ex-
pensively jeweled, and they are not an
article Of common sale.
the finest quality of meerschaum and am
Der. specially and artistically carved and
v%ariously mounted. Sometimes they are
mounted with a band of diamonds and ru-
other cases diamonds or other precious
stones are set around the stem where the
mouthpieoe joins it.. Such pipes are some
times sold for gifts. but it is doubtful II the
that when not exhibiting them to their
trends they keep them locked up in a safe
deposit vault. In some shopsone may see
gold and silver mounted meerschaum pipes
sale. Nc pipe higher than SIS is kept reg
ularly in stock. These are not carved
pipes. but as a rule perfectly plain. though
they are of the finest materials and work.
numerous even for SIS pipes. but OCCASION
ally, along toward the holiday season, a
devoted wife who has become resigned to
her husbands smoking habit will buy one
to surprise him with her generosity.
Many simple little briar pipes are shown
that sell from S. to SIS. Some have plain
silver mountings and amber mouthpieces.
and others are delicately inlaid with sill
yer, which work must be done by hand.
These pipes as a rule come from England
and France; the briar Is the very choicest
and h~andsomest. and the amber is of the
finest quality that can be obtained. All
the workmanship is of the best. Some
of these briar pipes have long stems made
from the wing of the albatrOsS.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-28
PHOTOGRAPHS ON METALS.
some Striking Pictures Made In cou-
per, Silver and Gold by .
New Process.

From the London Mail.
the manager. lis as far in advance of the
ordinary art as the platinotype of to-day
is superior to the daguerreotype of our
grandfathers. The latest advance is that
Of direct photography in gold, silver or
the other metals. whereby the usual shades
Of black in the ordinary photograph are
replaced by soft yet brilliant tones. on
which the effects of light and shade have
really beautiful results.
THE photos produced varied in size from
cabinet to large pictures of the iubiIea
procession. They were on wood and in
three metals-gold. silver and copper The
metallic effect is that the figures appear 10
stand out from the background In full re-
lief. Photos of the queen in gold were
worthy commemorative souvenirs. fhoueh
the silver pictures. for their sparkIi1e
freshness and clearnesS in regard To The
minutest details. would doubtless be pres
ferred by many. ~
Roughly. it may be explained" contin.
ued the manager. that a piece of the hest
mahogany has a hlm of gold or silver laid
on 1t. on this the picture is phofo-
graphed. Over the whole an impercentihIa
coat OF fine varnish Is laid. and the WOOD
en- plaque may be framed in q gold mr. all
yer beading. set up in easel style. ar in
any tasteful manner that might surpest
itself. No glass Is required to preservs
the photos from the fading effects Of light
for by this process they are practicaIiy
imperishable. They cannot be done ~
dozens. for each picture require the most
careful skill and elaborate treatment In
fact. half the success of our work js mo-
duced only by the expenditure OF great
palms,"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-28
S$ s5sssr
8Ol-8O3 MAIN STREET,

to govern the selection or rejection Of can.
didates. and n social leader has ever yet
been able to give a clear exposition OF the
unwritten laws that influence social rul.
them will admit surprise In getting IN OF
particular persons, nor dare they predict
the outcome for a family in the thr0es OF
the social struggle. 1t is essentially u
game of chance.
The general impression is that the spirit
of caste is manifested solely In cities. but
it will be found to thrive In rural com,
phenomena has lately traced the evolution
Of typical towns and villages in the older
portions of the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
only in the pioneer day of a community
does any condition approaching social
equality exist. With growth invariably
appears social qualification" and SO far
in question is inclined to regard ''class
distinction as an inevitable product of civ
iiization." and he ventures the suggestion
that it may after all be simply a question
of age. Each may be best for its time,
the social democracy Of the raw pioneer
community, and the clearly stratified, high
~ civilized society of the community
later period.
the reverse. this craving for social status
on the basis of caste is at present a pow
erful impulse, and one that modifies very
materially the political equality which is
social bondsmen is the state of the Amer
lean people to-day: the one condition Sc
cured to them by the heroic efforts Of its
ancestors. 1t may be. as the writer quoted
above declares, IAN inevitable product of
civilization" but it is SO utterly opposed
to the spirit of Christ and to that of the
brotherhood of man. which more and
it must be, despite its present virility and
universally, but a phase in the develop
ment of the race.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-28
CRUSADE IS A FAILURE.
Reformers Attempt to Abolish
Rice Throwing at
weddin0s.

Weddings.
Throwing rice at bridal couples immedi-
ately after the ceremony will continue to
be in vogue in this country. An effort to
stop the good old custom has proved a
failure. Nearly two years, ago the anti
rice crusade began In Boston and for a
time the gelatine flakes that were substi-
tuted were used almost entirely. The
danger that lay IN the ndiscriminate
throwing of small, hard particles. Sc
rious accidents have resulted from it, a
notable case being that of a young woman
in the city who got one of the particles
in her eye and lost the sight of 1t. Another
rice which struck her in the open mouth.
Yet bridal parties are showered with rice
nowadays. just as they have been for
years. The anti-rice agitation was short
lived, and now that 1t has been crushed
out entirely. people seem to be trying to
make up for the lapse by more elaborate
indulgence in the old custom.
At a recent wedding breakfast in New
York city a young electrician, who is some
thing of a practical JOKER, tried a brand-neW
device on the assembled company. 1t was
a paper ball. filled with rice. and 1t stood
in the center of the table and was so com
pletely covered with lowers that it was not
genious arrangement of springs the ball
could be broken and the rice scattered in
every direction by merely touching an elec-
trio button which the young man had fixed
in the floor right under his seat. At an
opportune moment the joker set his ma
with rice: The rice bomb was a success,
AID the electrician has been asked to fix up
similar bombs for a half dozen weddings
to take place among his friends this winter.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-28
MUST WALK OR PAY FARE.
Request of Deputy OIL Inspector FIe-
harty for Transportation
Turned Down.

Request of Deputy OIL Inspector FIe-
hnrty for Transportation
Turned Down.
Topeka, Kas.. Nov. 27.-(Special.) Rev.
Mr.. H. B. Fleharty. who surrendered a
500 per month job as executive clerk to
Governor Leedy to accept a $50 a month
job as deputy state coal oil inspector. has
failed in his efforts to work the various
railroads for annual transportation. A few
days ago he sent word to the roads that he
had snapped his executive clerkship for
the position of deputy coal oil inspector.
and that he would appreciate 1t If they
would issue him transportation. Each road
to which he made the request replied tnal
it was not furnishing deputy inspectors
transportation. Fleharty's change OF places
is looked upon with suspicion. Even the
Pops around the state house can't under
stand why a Pop should give up a sloo job
to accept a $50 one.
there is more in the oil inspection business
than the salary. Fleharty claims that he
has made the change because he wants to
run for congress in the new Fourth dis
trict, but that excuse is regarded as very
fimsy. He could run for congress and at.
tend to his duties as executive clerk at
the same time. By reason of his being in
the governors office, he would be able to
see more Fourth district Pop politicians
than he would If he were a deputy oil in
spector. especially in view of the fact that
his territory does not embrace any of the
Fourth district.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-28
EASTERN KANSAS WORKED WITH
A FIRE INSURANCE SCHEME.
THE INSURANCE DIDN'T INSURE
TWO .aGENTs- WRITE POLICIES IN
A MYTHICAL COMPANY.
They Cut Rates and Insured Proper.
~ for More Than It's Value, but
Were Net on Hand to
Pay Losses to the
Insured.

Topeka, Kas., Nov. 21.-(Special.) A bogus
fire insurance company has been doing an
extensive business in Eastern Kansas re-
GENTLY, and many farmers have been swim
died. This Information reached the public
to-day through the offices of the attorney
general and the insurance superintendent.
1t seems that a couple of men have been
doing the two eastern tiers OF counties,
from Douglas and Johnson south to the
territory line, insuring everything thai
came in their way. They claimed to rep
resent the Great Western Insurance Com
pany. of London, England. They had lit
e.ature by the buggyloads, showing up the
assets of their company. the amount OF
fits insurance. losses paid and testimonials
OF every description as to honesty and fair
dealing with its patrons. They also had
a bundle of blank policies which they
would fill out every time they caught a
sucker. The swindlers claimed that the
company which they represented had set
out to break the 4Sansas insurance trust
by furnishing fire insurance at reduced
rates, and quoted about half the regular
rate. Besides this, they would insure prop
erty that was already insured up to the
limit of its value. These inducements
caught a vast number of the unsophisti-
Gated. The agents claimed that their
headquarters were at Lawrence, and SAID
that all losses should be reported to them
there. They signed the names of BenJa-
min Mariner and Frank Segrand..
They nave been operating for over a
month, so the state officials say, and have
raked in all kinds of money on premiums.
A few days ago one of their policy holders
in Allen county sustained a loss. and sent
a letter to state headquarters reporting 1t.
In due time the letter was returned as
not called for. The farmer wrote to Law
renee and found that no such insurance
men lived or had offices there. Then he
notified the attorney general and the state
Insurance superintendent. They have been
conducting an investigation. and have dis
covered that the Great Western Insurance
Company is a myth, and that its agents"
have been doing a thriving business. Since
the loss sustained by the Allen county
farmer, the agents have not been heard
from, and the officials believe they have
skipped out. An EFFORT will be made to To-
cate them. and If captured they will be
prosecuted for obtaining money under
''The swindlers seemed to have confined
their operations to Eastern Kansas farm
ers altogether" said Insurance Superin.
tendent McNall to-day. II have not heard
a complaint from any other part Of the
state. 1t seems that the farmers were
the only victims. The agents did not at.
tempt to write any business in the towns"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-28
STILL AFTER GARRISON.
err Move to Force Him to
Omit Business.

Omit Business.
Topeka, Kas., Nov. T.-(Special.) Judge
David Martin to-day filed an answer in
the suit filed by Harrison Clarkscn recently
to enjoin the insurance superintendent
from interfering with the fire insurance
companies using the Clarkson rate book in
Kansas. McNan several months ago or
dered all of the fire companies to abandon
the use of Clarkson's book, claiming that
it was a violation of the antitrust law.
All of the companies agreed to do SO. This
hurt Clarkson's business. and he filed suit
to enjoin the superintendent from interior
ing. Judge Hazen refused to grant a tenn
porary order: but the case will soon come
up for final decree. In the answer filed to-
day. the superintendent not only prays the
court to deny Garrison an injunction. but
asks that the rate maker Tor Kansas be
permanently enjoined from issuing his rate
book. This is a novel turn in the fight
and, instead of Clarkson fighting to en-
join McNall from interfering with the sale
of his book, he will now have to fight to
prevent az order being made prohibiting
him from publishing 1t.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-28
SHOT BY HIS BROTHER.
Paul kirtley May Lose His Life
Through the Accidental Dis
DHrar~n nF . Gun

Paul Kirtley, the 13-year-old son of Rus
sell A. Kirtley. a travelling man living at
3O17 East Ninth street, was accidentally
shot in the left knee by his brother, Robert,
Is years Did, while out hunting near the
northeastern limits of the city yesterday
evening. The charge of shot shattered the
bones of the knee and the limb was ampu-
tated above the knee last night at the UNI
w. A. Forester and l.. G. Won Scoyoc.
Young Kirtley lost considerable blood dur
ing the operation and was quite weak when
that the patient will hardly recover.
The accident occurred when the boys were
preparing to return home about 6 o'clock.
Robert was engaged in unloading the gun
when it slipped from his knee. and the bar
rels closing up quickly caused one of the
shells to be discharged.
Paul, who was standing near his brother,
was in range of the gum, and received the
charge of shot in his left leg.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-28
LEAVES.

well" said the sport lover to his nom
sporting friend. what did you think of the
football gamer II was disappointed re-
piled the friend. TT game didn't come
off. Shortly after play was started the
players got into an awful riot, and it was
still in progress when I left. "-Philadelphia
North American.
The Duchess of York has ordered a mag
nificent embroidered dress from the Poor
Ladies' Work Society of Ireland. 1t will
be begun at once. as it can be divided and
given to different embroiderers. 1t will be
of rich. white satin. ornamented in dia-
monds and silver. The dress will cost $500,
and will be made up by a Dublin firm.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-28
NEGOTIABLE TAXATION.
Labor C0mmissiOner johnson, O
Kansas, Tries to Show That
Poor Men Are Hit Hardest.

Poor Men Are Hit Hardest.
Topeka. Kas.. Nov. N.-(special.) State
Labor Commissioner Lee johnson has re-
turned from a months trip through the
western part of the state, where he has
been collecting data for his Forthcoming
annual report. One of the principal feat
ures of his report will be the treatment
of the assessment and taxation question.
He says that the great discrepancies in the
assessment of the various counties and the
various kinds of property are startling.
From his compilations. it is shown that
property the cash value of which is under
$500 is assessed at about so per cent of its
true value; hat on property ranging from
$500 to 1000 in value. the assessment is
about 50 per cent: from s., 900 to 5000. about
40 per cent: from $1,000 to 5000. about 30
per cent; from 5000 to $1,000 about 20 per
cent. As the value of property increases,
the per cent of assessment decreases, until
big manufacturing plants. worth from
s., 000,0 900 to. 5000 900. are assessed at less
than 3 per cent of their true value. Labor
Commissioner Johnson's idea is to call the
attention Of the legislature to the inequality
of the present law on assessment and taxa
ton, with a view to having 1t pass an
equitable one at the next session.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-28
MARKETING IN PARIS.
People Buy in Homeopathic Quanti'
ties In Many Different
. Places.

ties In Many Different
MS Places.
AS 1t is more and more the tendency
among Americans to select some specially
of profession, the same procliyity is dis
played in Paris in a rude way among pro-
vision dealers.
The butcher sells only beef, mutton and
lamb. The triper has sole claim to the
head, liver, heart, feet, etc. If one wishes
are others who have the monopoly of game.
If two men hire a room in the same build
ing the goods OF one cannot be Ike those
ton of the divisions it is easy to see that
marketing becomes something more than
giving an order over a telephone wire.
with women making their daily purchases.
Nearly every woman carries a basket or
net bag. Since fruit and vegetables seldom
her bill of fare. Being obliged to go to
each store, she generally carries her gro
| ceries. But they may be delivered by a
head and often reads a newspaper on the
way. He would make a good messenger
boy! The greater part OF trading Is done
street vendors. To their carts is attached
| a harness which either monsieur ormadame
slips over the shoulders. The women's
| voices, as they call their wares, are fear
| fully vibrant and heavy. Those must have
been terrible sounds given by the starving
market women when they attacked the
| palace at Versailles. TIL loud cry of one
advertising her goods makes the stranger
Shudder.
Other women, in contrast to these, are
those who sell fish in the great wholesale
markets. They are rich. They wear a
bonnet with real lace, and true diamonds
glitter on their u%nclean. odorous hands.
Their dress Is of excellent material covered
with q white apron.
The baker, with q suit Of white, is patron
lied for bread at least by nearly every
family in Paris: It is found in all shapes
and varieties. Just before it is taken from
| the oven steam Is turned In upon it, Civ
ing it a very brown crust. 1t is said that
France has been famed for its bread since
the seventeenth century. 1t seems very
possible. IL one were to judge the date OF
the make from the hardness of its crust.
The French breakfast consists of a roll
and a cup of coffee.
The workmen, who have twelve hours a
day labor, take a roll or two for the Sec
ond meal as well with a supplement at
"the seller of Wines Children at play eat
bread as Young America" eats candy and
chews gum. Passers-by carry bread with
! out a wrapping under the arm or in work
aprons or a child measures his length with
a long. narrow stick of it. A partial loaf
has often with it one thick slice added
to make the weight exact. But it must be
a fastidious person who insists on having
his bread done up in paper.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-28

county attorney will proceed against the
jointists: If it is not, then it would be
useless for an assistant attorney general
to begin q war on the whisky men. He
would be unable to secure any convictions.
For this reason I have determined not to
appoint any assistant attorney generals to
monkey with liquor Prosecutions"