Kansas City journal., 1897-11-15
MISSOURI POINTS.

plain the corrupt Bland-North deal the
various parties concerned tell conflicting
stories. This only emphasizes the truth
of the charges.
A rather novel accession to the ranks of
the local kickers in Carthage is the fel-
low who writes piece to the Press
complaining that the postmaster doesn't
clean the glass front of the letter boxes
as frequently as he should.
If somewhat pompous and puffed-up
appearance is seemingly noticeable on the
part of Brunswick it needn't necessarily
be ascribed TO pride or self-importance.
More than 5000 bushels of apples have
been dried there this season.
An admiring friend declares that if Ed
itor Bryson, of the Rockville Gimlet
doesn't win his thirty quails in thirty
days" bet it will be owing wholly to fail
ure in the supply of quails. His confidence
in the editors appetite. like the appetite
itself, knows no bounds.
Tendency toward treason to the cause of
the garden sass statesman displayed by
Colonel Switzler's Boonville Democrat:
Just to size Champ Clark up on the stage,
the thought strikes us that he would make
a stemwinding good United States senator
If the coast were clear"
A change in the management of the Ver-
non County Republican has occurred. j. NJ.
McAnulty. the owner of the paper. having
turned over the editorial control to Mr..
o. W. Neff, who will undoubtedly maintain
the standard of excellence which has long
been feature of the Republican.
The Ledger deplores the fact that among
the small boys of Mexico there are not only
many cigarette fiends but not a few who
have become addicted to the strong drink
habit. The awful and far-reaching effects
of that row between Bob White and Sam
Cook. the rival Popocratic editors there.
haven't yet become fully apparent.
Nancy Gibson. Governor Stephens niece.
whose theatrical troupe stranded last week
in Southwest Missouri, has reorganized her
company and begun another tour. As the
romantic drama" didn't seem to be just
what the rural Missouri circuit was pining
for, 'Ingomar' will hereafter be present.
ed as ..two-act comedy entitled Tam
ing the Barbarian"
Major John L. Bittinger. formerly editor
of the ST. Joseph Herald. and. now the
consul general of the United States at
Montreal, is winning golden opinions from
the press and people of Canada. He is al
and. according to Montreal newspapers.
is in demand as speaker upon public oc-
caSionS.
st. Joseph Times: Colonel Switzler of the
Missouri Democrat, claims that Perry S.
| RAIDER, who palmed of a history of Mis-
souri, upon the state schoolbook commits
sion, borrowed" a great deal of his book
from Colonel Switzler's history of Mis-
souri,, without giving any credit for 1t.
That Is a fine sort of man to write for
the school children Of Missouri. isn't it?
A prominent Joplin lawyer is being made
a good deal of fun of on account of an
| amusing error for which he was RESPONSE
| BILE recently in the preparation of legal
instrument. In drawing up bond he care
| lessly inserted the words. for the non-per-
formance of his duty where for the
| faithful performance should have ap-
| peared. and didn't notice 1t until after the
paper had been filed.
| In an interview with Colonel Switzler, of
| the Boonville Democrat, Preacher W. d.
| Mahan takes occasion to assert that his
| plate story is not a fraud. but, as he
| declares. "a verify in every particular -
| Mr.. Mahan further assures Colonel SwitZ-
| Ter that he does not fear the fullest in
| vestigation If it is fair and impartial. and
|
from Misrepresentation and injustice will
| triumph.
| Weather Observer Collins, of Springfield
has been sharply criticized by the bureau
| at Washington because the title colonel
preceded his name in a recent interview in
| local paper, and the information is given
| him that the bureau Is not in any sense
| connected with the military. but is a part
| of the department of agriculture. The use
| of military TITLES in connection Herewith
is accordingly discouraged as being in bad
taste and manifestly wrong. The Repub
publican, which innocently provoked the
censure, declares its purpose of making
| all possible amends by religious1y adherine
sharp as an official hereafter in any Other
| manner than as Farmer Collins.
|
Bishop E. r. Atwill was at Nevada last
week to preside over the convocation OF
the Episcopal clergy of the diocese. While
he was at the station Wednesday talking
to a number of other clersymen waiting
for a north bound train, a we'll dressed
man stepped up and led him to one side
by the buttonhole. Bishop he said. 80
was afraid you would get away before
could see you. I know how 1t Is with you
with such large diocese and man!
new and struggling churches under YOU
care, and am sure little money. though
coming in unexpectedly, would not be un
welcome. So brought a blank check fol
you to fill out for whatever amount yor
wish. 81 900 or 5000. just as you please
He took the blank check out of his poke
| and unwrapped 1t from about a little buncf
of yellow flowers. The bishop took it ant
attempted to choke the man off by edgint
back toward the other ministers. "Yol
see," continued the loquacious man of tn,
check, 81 think nothing Of writing checl
for g. ss or IS and putting it or the plate
every Sunday, and you have only to sa!
how much you want to receive it. NJ.
guardian will gladly cash the check whel
1t is sent to him. He doesn't always. how
ever. and I have to reprtmand him. HI
| thinks l write too many for the Episcopa
church, guess. He is a Campbelite, anc
Just to see II he would not cash
check for them eagerly, 1 wrote one fo
them once for so. He couldn't cash I
quick enough" Just then the train cam
| along and the mans loquacity wa
, checked. He is the biggest talker in tn
| whole country remarked a native Nevad'
citizen He would have talked the bish
| ops arm off. He is crazy a bedbus
but they let him out of the asylum almos
every day to go where he pleases. H
is harmless, except for his talk, and tha
is mostly about the churches he consider
SO great rivals"
Reference is made in the newspapers o
the state occasionally to "Parson'' Hainey
ton. Hainey is the chaplain of the organi
, nd OF Stc thnr ripcv fc C,,p vod-