Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-03
OF CURRENT INTEREST.

! The Smith college girls of Northampton,
! Mass, have been subjected TO u public re-
| buke from the president of the institution
/ for endeavorinG to restore an ancient Gus
! tom which of late years has been most
| 'hOnored in the breach" \ heavy fall OF
| snow came SO suddenly on the community
| that it appears the young women forgot
| the admirable preceptS OF their instructors
| and sacrificed the usual decorurn OF the e5-
| tablishment to an overwhelming mania to
hitch on" The early farmers who came
sleiShing' along the streets We're be-
sieSed by n bevy of Smith college girls, who
! established 4 tow line connection between
| the farmers sleighs and sIedS of their own
| ana proceeded TO enjoy the prescribed de-
LShtS Of "hitchins-' The amazement OF
! the townsfolk appears TO have been as COM
pIete as it should have been under tho
circumstances. and when the young women
returned to college they had been preceded
| by Il string of protests that bore the sigma
| lures of nearly the entire population. The
| prompt censure OF the president. however
remarks cynical chronicler. seems 10 in
sure that the work of the college will now
so on without any further hitch"
If Chauncey Depew should die-and may
the good Lord delay the dav as long "a
Possibie-neither the New Yorl, Central
| nor New York city would be without an
| after dinner humorist. although they would
both be without their greatest after ,iin-
ner humorist, declares "ChoIy Knicker
! booker" in the New York Journal. George
| II. Daniels. the president of the Quaint
cub Is the general passenger agent OF
| Dr. Depew's road, and must have his fun,
Just like Chauneey. That is the reason
the Quaint Club made him its president
IN perpetuity. Daniels is no dude as Won
can readily tell from the cut of his whi,-
heiS' nut when he gets started sitter two
quarts OF table water he is funnier' :han
tne omnibus box at the opera The Quaint
t'un Is going to exhibit its president On
the 18th when it will give a St VaIen-
tines dinner ut the Waldorf.
We are very sorry TO see that our amia-
oIe young friend. Bill White, the author OF
what's the Matter With Kansas2' did nor
figure conspicuously in the celebration of
Kansas day observes Rose Field in ;Is
chicago Post. "Bill, or Billy as he is gen
orally called in his native lair. was much
impressed during a recent visit to Chicago
by what is known locally as the earnest
ness OF literary purpose One evening at =
literary gathering he was approached hv
lady we'll known in bookish circles. who
solemnly asked: On what lines of art are
YOU working now. Mr.. White?' No lines al.
all, ma'am.' replied William, somewhnt
abashed: I'm getting out a country pu-
per-.
7 The Waterbury American tells this
new story about Lyman ]. Gage: In 1883
customer of Mr.. Cages bank asked for
lean OF S2co,OO0. Mr.. Gage asked him for
what he wanted the money. The customer
replied that certain street railway stocks
were greatly depressed and could he
bought cheap with a chance for a bis.
profit. In answer Mr.. Gage said substar-
italy: "All the money that this bank has
is needed for customers who need the
money. will advance to any solvent GUS
toner all that he requires to tide him over
this crisis. 1 will not loan to any customer
money to be used in speculation, however
sure the profit"
1t is said that many years ago Bismarck
purchased pipe of u Bohemian peddler
to which was ascribed the power of fore
casting future events. The vendor said
that Bismarck would serve three emper-
ors as minister and that three important
events in his life would be foretold by nc-
cidents to the meerchaum. Since that lime
the prince has been minister under three
emperors and two days before the present
ruler of Germany refused him an audi
ence the stem of the pipe came to pieces
and within a month William dismissed
him. The third sign is yet to come.
nicely dressed young man called at tho
residence OF an uptown club member at
Pittsburg, says the Dispatch. and asked II
the master was at home. A bright look
Ing maid responded that he wasn't Tho
young man then wanted to write a note,
and tried to send the maid out of the
ripbI,r ,na CT.
remained, and after biting his lip in vex-
alton the young fellow wrote and sealed a
note to the club man. This is what the
latter read on his return at n. r.: Your
maid is jim dandy Keep her and you
arc all right. A Burglar"
The pope has issued an order forbiddIns
priests not belonging to the Roman dio-
cese. or not having any regular employ
ment in Rome, to dwell there. All priests
who continue to stay in Rome in contra
vention of this rescript will be suspended.
A note Is also being taken OF the resident
priests who are seen out of doors after Il
certain hour, and measures will be taken
against them in case they can plead no
justification. There Is an hour fixed in
the evening by the ringing of the church
bells when all members of the clergy must
be indoors.
One of the most capable and reliable mes
;engers connected with the Western Union
'ffice at Jefferson City is Manager VoIkers
and faithful dog. john He goes
o the capitol every day, and has already
made the acquaintance of nearly every one
Who frequents the legislative halls. John
$ an especial favorite with the newspaper
correspondents. knowing them all, and
messages sent with him by the press BOYS
ire sure to be promptly filed at the tele-
;raph office.
The current rumors about Queen Vic
oria's "nearness'' seem TO be confirmed
by her contribution to the India
'elief fund. Although she is probably tho
tchest woman in the world, and empress
If India at the same time. she only gave
2,5OO to the sufferers OF her empire. WILL
am Waldorf Astor contributed $4,000 for
he same purpose and an American bank
ng firm donated 5000.
Berlin newspaper says that six queens
lse tobacco. The list embraces the en-
'ress OF Austria. whose practice OF smoB-
ng thirty cigarettes a day has become 4
tanding newspaper paragraph; the dow
ger emDresS of RTsSil Carmen SvIya tb.