Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-12-02
"Queen Of Labor"

WnlJney, WoIkluB gin VI -
Cothe, Missouri.
Miss Whitney had been elected
maid of honor to the queen OF the
Kansas City (Mo.) festival by Chilli
cothe, but was barred by the -Four
Hundred" Of Kansas City, which de-
clared "her occupation a barrier"
She was immediately invited to be-
come queen of labor at the Kansas
festival. A special train was sent for
her, and when she arrived she was
met by Governor Leedy, the state
and city officials, and multitude OF
from 10000 to $4,000
According to the press dispatches,
no such demonstration had ever been
witnessed in that city before. The
receptions accorded President Harrl'
son few years ago and to Bryan last
fall pale into iusgniicance in com
parison. when the train pulled in,
almighty shout arose, and the pande-
monium WAS continued for more than
an hour, az the procession passed up
and down the principal streets, which
were thronged
The procession was several miles
long, and was participated in by Gov
ernor Leedy and many dignitaries OF
the state. Some Of the banners read:
Stumbled by Missouri, honored by
Kansas "We have Prosperity in
Kansae, but we had to work for it"
"Miss Whitney honors labor, Kansas
honors herr" Honest toll beats Nor
man blood 10 Kansas" "No Royal
road to honor in Kansas" sis Noble
to be good in Kansas" True hearts
are more than coronets in Kansas"
"Sweet are the uses of adversely in
Kansas"
The magnificent demonstration
made ia honor of that pure beautiful
working girl" said Governor Leedy
afterwards, gave me more satisfac-
ton than anything that ever before
occurred in my life. Labor made
Kansas what it ia, aud the scenes to-
day show that Kansas delights to
honor labor" In company with state
officers Miss Whitney reviewed all
the parades of the week, and was the
central figure of all the exercises
MUSICAL NOTES,
Chinese music may in the near fu-
ture develop into a society fad, as
Paderewski has declared that it in.
fatuates him, that it IS wonderful, an
art that is the result of centuries Of
study.
1t is worth noting that the simplest
most comprehensive book on the Nib
elungertetralgy just published IS the
work of a seventeen year old girl,
Miss Alice Chaplin 1t Is most sue
cessful attempt to convert Wagner's
opera poems into prose tales.
Nine Machesi, a german composer
has the distinction of being the great
est teacher of vocal music in the
world.
III. Plnnket Greene is considered
one of the finest Irish singers on
either hemisphere, and is one of the
artists chosen to sing ct the Bayrenth
festival.
Herr Rosenthsl an Austrian pianist
Us noted for his wonderful technique.
Miss Maude Powell of Peru, ILL
mole. is q noted violinist. In 1892 she
accompanied the Arion Society, as
violin ,soioisi, ON its tour around the
world
WOMEN AS JURORS.
AT BOISE, Idaho, women have re-
Gently served on a jury. As it IS the
Grst time they have done SO in the
state, the experiment has excited con-
siderable interest. The press cores
,pondents have made the most of the
opportunity. That sense of justice
which Is possessed by the majority
of correspondents compels them to
say that lin the end substantial Jus
tice was rendered The litigant" and
thai brief sentence tells the whole
story. The women jurors were a
success Substantial iusties il the
ain and end of law, and If it can be
secured by placing women in the
jury boxes, the world will welcome
the innovation. Juries composed en-
finely of men have not been such cue.