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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-27

of opinion will tend to favor the theory
or accident, but this seems only to result
from the fact that a compendium natur-
ally takes the easiest way out of a diff
Guilty. Is naturally conservative, and nat
urally unimaginative. The people who
build c~ompendiumS have not generally
the temperament of people who build
leaning towers. and consequently do not
understand them.
If the recent multitude of unimagina-
tive books. which copy what may be
most easily found in other unimaginative
books. be left out of consideration, there
Is no doubt that a very respectable au-
thoritative mass of opinions could be col
lected to the effect that the tower did not
settle and was originally built as it stands.
Hence a presumption that the tower set
tied when the third story was reached, be-
cause the changes of direction toward the
perpendicular in the upper stories are sup
posed TO represent an adventurous ac-
ceptance of the hazardous position of the
building with such correction toward the
perpendicular direction as was subsequently,
possible. Thus Murray's Guide Book says:
There can be little doubt that the de-
feet has arisen from an imperfect founda-
ton, because al effort has clearly been
made to bring back the upper part to as
vertical a direction as possible
As to the theory of settlement during
construction, there are three drawbacks.
1t seems doubtful that masons would
have been willing to risk their lives on a
tower that had leaned over thirteen feet
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-27
THE FOODS We EAT.
Various Kinds, and What They Arc
Severally Good
For.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
Nature supplies us with two complete
foods. milk and eggs. which contain in the
proper proportions all the necessary ele-
ments for the s~ustenance Of our bodies.
AS these are the only complete foods, 1t is
necessary in their absence to have mixed
foods, and it is in the mixing that mistakes
occur, because the fat-forming, muscle
forming. and other parts are taken in
wrong proportions. some in excess and
others the reverse. Lett to his own taste
primitive man invariably selects the best
food. This instinct, however. is defective
at the present day. For children food rich
in bone-forming substances is necessary.
Among muscle-forming foods the following
are the best and most common: Oatmeal
porridge with rich milk, ard whole meal
bread buttered; meat is a highly condensed
food of this class. To men of sedentary
occupation a free use of meat is injurious.
For men engaged at hard labor a generous
meat diet is admirable.
Vegetables contain but little n~ourishment,
but are useful as blood purifiers. and also
supply bulk to the food which is necessary
to give the consumer satisfaction. Milk
should never be taken with meat, because
they are both rich in one substance. Tea
should not be taken with meat either. be-
cause it renders the meat tough and in
digestible. Beef ranks first as a muscle
former. and mutton next. Pork makes a
very digestible dish. vnd fowl and bacon
are a very useful and palatable dish. Ce-
reals enter largely into our diet, and are
of much value, because hey supply food
or starch as well as muscle food. Potatoes
provide little nutriment, but with plenty
of milk. which supplies the precise in
gradients they lack. a good diet is formed.
Sugar is well worthy of notice, and the
childs love OF il is Il perfectly healthy in
stinct. and should always be gratitied in.
reason. Fruits are good blood purifiers. and
should be considered as essentials rather
than luNuries. Beef tea contains scarcely
n nutriment whatever. and is almost
purely a stimulant. A dog fed On beef
tea starved TO death. while another fed
on refuse meat throve. Tea. injurious if
taken in excess. provides. if taken in mod
Grafton. a most refreshing drink. Many
scientists recommend its use about two
hours before our principal meal, and with
out food. Coffee is a stimulant, unlike all
others. in fact. that it is followed by no
reaction. 1t stimulates the brain. and is
called an intellectual drink. Cocoa deserves
TO be claSSed as a food.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-27

Peterson in 1892. He met him at the Chi.
cago & Northwestern depot and after some
conversation the two men went to a saloon
for a drink.
1t was the old game. An .accomplice
rushed in announcing that a carload of per,
ishable produce was on the track, but could
not be moved until the $50 charges were
paid. Pop" White had nothing but q
little loose change and a check for 1893 on
the Union bank, of Rochester. signed by
Smith & Co.. Of Rochester. n. Y. He
appealed to Peterson, offering the note in
exchange for a temporary loan of $50,
which the ullible granger readily granted
only to find the papers absolutely worth
less.
Pop White was inadvertently a muir
derer. for he robbed a man in Pennsyl-
vania of $1,000. The poor fellow died of
grief. as the money was the savings Of a
lifetime.
Mother Hubbard and Pop White
have had n long and dishonorable career.
Their aged faces hang in every rogues'
gallery in the United States and their
lives are a part of the criminal history
of nearly every great city.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-27

lar cloak lined with pockets in which she
hides her plumber. for she is one Of the
most successful and notorious pickpockets
and shoplifters in the country.
She Is an expert in rihing satchels. and
her pet scheme Is working railroad sta
lions and stores. II Is her habit to sit
down in a seat next a valise. carelessly
drop a corner of her cloak over 1t and un-
der this cover gently unlock the satchel,
extract the valuables, close 1t again and
stroll away. leaving the owner to dis
cover the loss.
Over twenty years ago she was sent to
Joliet for three years. and In attempting
to make her escape by jumping out of the
window she fell out Of the tower and was
SO terribly injured that she was not ex-
pected to live. However. after her dis
charge in 1873. she continued her operations
and has repeatedly served time In Chicago,
BlackwelrS Island. New York. and the
house of correction in Boston and In other
Eastern cities.
Pop White. who Is known to the police
as James Russell, Pop Allen and Pop
White. is between 50 and 80 years old. and
has spent one-third of his life in jails n
penitentiaries. He is a clever bank and
hotel thief and confidence man. and has
served time for stealing everything from
a pair of scissors to $4,000.
Like Mother" Hubbard, he hangs around
railway stations and has a p%enchant for
satchels. In his younger days he was an
exceptionally successful confidence man and
one of his latest exploits was with Nells
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-27
TO ACQUIRE BRAVERY.
An Old Soldier Tells How to Over
come Inherent Cow
ardtce.
" Orleans Times-D Democrat.

From the New Orleans ~Times-D Democrat.
II would like TO let young men know"
said an old soldier, that bravery. like al
most any other attribute. can be acquired.
/ would like 10 let them know this, because
there are some poor fellows who are brought
into the world with a timid nature that
causes them much suffering. While hav-
ing an admiration for brave men, they feel
that they are towards, and, accustoming
themselves to this belief. they never at
tempt TO tight against their weakness. Do
you know l really believe hat most of the
noted brave men of the world have become
brave simply by systematically overcoming
cowardlce. Did not Lannes, Napoleon's
most dashing general, say: This man who
says he never felt fear is a po!troon and Il
liar But while Lannes thus acknowledged
to the sensation of fear, he never allowed
himself to show it,. and that Is the point.
Moreover. by practice such things become
easy. Now. If there is any young man who
Is a cowarda and wishes to become brave, let
me say this to him: Make up your mind
first of all that ii is much preferable to
suffer death than to be trampled upon or
Inundated. From what you have expert
enced you know the disgust. the suffering,
acute and degrading, that results when you
back down in an unrnanly fashion. Say
this. then, l much prefer to die than to
experience such feelings again. Impress II
upon your mind. and then. as a test to
your spirit. force yourself to face those
things that you have been avoiding from
fright. If a man has been overawing you,
blutting YOU, in plain terms. lay for him
deliberately. bluff him back double. and if
he wishes to fight throw yourself upon
do more than kill you: and. as you have
made up your mind that it Is better to die
than to submit to humiliation. your death,
as it were, is a thing already programmed.
And If you whip him the sensation Is very
agreeable and frees YOU from any further
fears of falling a victim to cowardice."
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-27

Hall Creek the country got very rough and
hilly, with occasional grass plains extend
ing for many miles. and near Hall Creek
suitable for cattle and horse grazing. We
reached Hall Creek on Dec. IL. after five
months travelling across the desert, and
without having seen a single white man.
II is just as we'll we arrived when we did,
as We had only a few pounds of flour left
We were very ragged. and as we had not
had the luxury of a wash for weeks, very
dirty. During the journey two of US had
dysentery, and three of our camelS died
through eating poisonous plants.
Much to our regret. Mr.. StanSmore died
before we got to Hall Creek, owing to a gun
accident, and we buried him on the banks
of the River Margaret. All one could do
was to carve his name on an adjacent tree.
Luckily his death was quite instantaneous,
and he was spared any suffering. The gun
he was carrying went of, owing to Mr..
Stansmore slipping while climbinS IA steep
rock, and he was shot through the heart.
o our return journey Tin March) We
found the sand ridges worse than ever.
We got back to Coolgardie i'll August, since
which | remained In Australia to arrange
the data | had collected
OF the result OF his journey the explorer
said:
w have proved the whole of the inte-
rior of Western Australia between Cool
gardie and Kimberley gold fields to he
quite useless for man or beast We saw
no auriferouS country between Lake Darlot
district and Kimberley
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-27
HENRY GEORGES RIDE.
An Incident of the Distinguished Sim
gle Takers Visit TO
Detroit,

From the Detroit Free Press.
Three or four years ago the late Henry
George took a vacation and visited his old
friend, Tom l.. Johnson, in Cleveland.
johnson having business in Detroit. the two
came here and put up at the Cadillac, SO as
to be together as much as possible. While
Johnson was engaged in his street railway
affairs, a local admirer of the philosopher
was called in to attend him on a bicycle
ride. 1t was a time when bicycles were not
so commonly kept for rent as they are now.
and that afternoon one was not to be had
Detroit single taXer. after whirling around
among the shops and everywhere meeting
with failure, was at his wits end to get a
wheel for Henry George. and was pedaling
toward the Cadillac in despair. when he
met another single taxer who was also
astride a bicycle.
Here, get off that WHEEL must have
7 like that" was the reply of the other
in the northeastern part of the city on i'm
portant business"
We'll. you'll ave to walk. l am going to
take that wheel. even if l have TO do it by
You COULDN'T nave this wheel to-day for
$50 +! tell you. l am in a hurry, and can't
walk so far anyway / am lame and it's
two miles from a street car line where am
going"
~ INT ( sod - ~. why iva sNN
rent one?"
81 have tried it but it's no use. Come. let
me have il"
Il guess not"
You must-Henry George is at the Cadil-
lac, and 1 have promised to take him bicy-
cling"
oh. it's for Henry George. is it? Well.
I guess you may have it. I'll walk. Blu 1
wouldn't let it go for the president of the
United States"
Both wheels were taken to the Cadillac,
and the man with short legs and massive
head known as Henry George appeared, ar
rayed in a long and heavy Primo Albert
coat. 1t was a warm day, and the coat was
rot suitable for such an expedition.
What shall l do?" he asked, looking at
his long coat humorously.
Then al idea struck him. Leaving his
wheel at the curbstone. he darted across
Michigan avenue and disappeared in a sec
ond-hand clothing store. He soon came out.
carrying his Prince Albert coat in his arms
and wearing a most comical and cheap
brown alpaca coat. but his gentle and kind
face bore a charming smile. Henry George
cared little about his personal appearance.
and he wheeled out Woodward avenue n
around the western boulevard apparently
unconscious of the figure he made.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-27

of corresponding beauty.
To the inner sahctum Of the temple only
MaSons will be admitted. and here some
grand ceremonies will take place, surround
presence of the highest dignitaries of the
order. The parade itself will take place
in Buffalo. which is peculiarly suited for
such great shows, because of its asphalt
pavements. a condition which made the G.
A. r. parade of last summer a fine specta-
Gle without distressing the men.
President Mckinley. who will soon be
Initiated into the Shriners at Washington,
will probably attend the celebration here,
as he Is to open the exposition, for which
1t is estimated by the Pan-American di-
rectors that 300.NO Masons will go to the
Niagara frontier to witness these impoS-
ing ceremonies and to be a part of the
Argentine Republic. Chile. Brazil. Peru,
Uruguay. Venezuela. Guatemala. Ecuador
and the United States of Colombia come
assurances that the Masons everywhere
will lend their support to the project to
show the strength and Representatives,
hemisphere.
Such n conclave was planned in connec-
ton with the worlds fair at Chicago. and
again at the Atlanta exposition. but at
neither time was 1t taken up soon enouSh
to be worked out successfully.
The directors of the Pan-American ex-
position gave the contract last week for
the main building. which is TO cost SIS,-
00. but a splendid site has been reserved
for the Masonic temple. on the bank of
Is within the fair grounds. which will be
as large as the Chicago site. The temple
may be built overlooking the river or on
the island, as the Masons prefer. The
ciave and is prepared to deal literally with
the temple project.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-27

before the topmost gallery was added. or
that workmen would have dared to lift
TO its summit the seven heavy bells, one
OF them weighing six tons, which hang
there. 1t seems doubtful that an architect
would have so sambled on the chances
of the ~quicksand coming to terms at the
proper moment. 1t seems doubtful that
such a quicksand would have come to
terms at the proper moment, for all time
following.
All parties are united in the point that the
building has never moved since it was fin
ished. Altogether this was a most obliGing
quicksand. The skeptics of the nineteenth
century will strain at a gnat and swallow
a camel. 1t is easier for them to believe
IN a quicksand that has been steadfast since
the twelfth century than to believe in a
constructed leaning tower. All of which is
a matter of temperament.
The theory that the monument was de-
signediy constructed at an angle is sub
Stimulated by the fact that there are many
more instances of leaning facades and
similar structures I'm Europe. notably a
facade in the Pisa cathedral, which leans
~perceptibly and in which there is a return
Incline.
The leaning towers at Bologna are gen.
orally conceded to have been constructive.
although Murray's guide book ridicules this
theory. Baedeker says of the Garisenda,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-27
VETERAN CRIMINALS.
CAREER OF CRIME OF '.MOTH-
Err" HUBBARD AND "POP" WHITE.
..Mother" Hubbard. 81 Years Old, In
Expert in RihinE Satchels and
ShopliftinE Pop" White,
Bank and Hotel Thief.

Mother Hubbard IS the Oldest woman
criminal in the United States and Pop"
White claims the distinction OF being the
patriarch of the masculine light-tingered
fraternity.
Mother Hubbard is 81 years old and the
last time she was sent to the Chicago
identification bureau. Mr.. Evans. the on
cial photographer. took a couple OF pic
lures of the ancient dame. but did not have
her measured, as she was so shrunken and
old that her criminal career seemed almost
ended.
Margaret Brown is Mother Hubbard's
real name, and she received the nick name
because she invariably wears a long circu-
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-27
In The AUSTRALIAN DESERT
A YOUNG ENGLISHMAN'S ARDUOUS
EXPLORING JOURNEY.
Travelled 5000 Miles Through nm Tn.
known COuntry-Watcr Found
in Strange PlaceS-Nntives
Like Monkeys.

A representative of Reuters agency had
an interview with the Hon. David W. Car
negie, son of the Earl of Southeast. who
has returned to England after Il thirteen
months journey across the Great Victoria
and Great Sandy deserts of Western Aus
tralia. During his travels. which We're
from the south to the north of the colony.
Mr.. Carnegie traversed nearly 1900 miles
of unmapped and UNEMPLOYED desert in the
interior of Western Australia.
Speaking Of his journey, MIR. Carnegie
said:
1.-The expedition consisted of four white
men-Messrs. Broaden. Massie, and STAINS
more TALL Australian BORN and myself-and
a native tracker. 1t was fitted out at my
own expense and my object was to ascer-
tain the nature of the country between
Coolgardie. in the south. and Halls Creek,
Kimberley, in the extreme north of the
colony. From 2c0 miles north of Cool
gardie to the point where ] returned. 1
mapped the whole country. Western Aus
tralia had. of course. been crossed from
east to west and from west to east. but
never from north to south or in the oppO-
site direction. and l was particularly anx-
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-27
LIFE-SAVING BEAR.
1t Walks Into Town Carrying a
Lost Child In It's
Mouth

Residents of Apalachin. N. Y. had a bad
scare recently. when the 4-year-old child
of Henry Rathburn started out alone to
look for trailing arbutus. 1t was half an
hour before she was missed. and then all
trace of the little one was lost. Her dis
tracted father and his neighbors Joined in
the search.
While passing through a ravine they were
startled to see an uncouth object shambling
toward them some distance up the road.
CARRYING a bundle in its mouth. Closer in
s~pection proved to the terrified searchers
that the object was a bear and the bundle
a child. 1t is many years since a bear was
seen in this section, but the men. though
unarmed. prepared to give battle, one of
their number going back for help. But the
bear trotted toward them as though to-
tally unconcerned. and when a few yards
away carefully laid down the child it was
carrying by its dress.
When the men approached and took up
the little one the bear did not show fight,
and a closer investigation proved he had a
ring in his nose. Later 1t was found the
bear belonged to an Italian who was
camping in a nearby barn, making a tour
of the country. He had purchased the
animal when a cub and reared him in a
New York tenement. where he was allowed
to play with the children. and it was there
he had learned the trick of carrying the
little ones,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-27
TOWERS WHICH STAND AWRY
THE LEANING MASONRY CoNsTRUC-
TIONS OF OLD EUROPE.
lei or DesiSned-The Question
Which Architects Have Tried for
Ages to Settle, but They Are
Still in the Dark.

No American architect ever goes to
Europe but what he makes a journey to
Pisa to settle the question whether the
leaning bell tower Of that place, which is
thirteen feet out of plumb, was the work
OF design or accident. The problem to-day
remains unsettled. and will probably puz-
zle the builders OF coming generations as
IL has those of the past. Az interesting
article on this question is published in the
current number OF the Architectural Re-
view by William H. Goodyear. He says:
There is a traditional belief that the
tower was built TO lean. and there is also
a traditional belief that the tower settled.
Which belief is the older and consequently
the authentic one is unknown, and the
opinions of modern authorities have been
more or less divided.
If the ~compendiums and encyclopedias
OF recent date be reckoned I'D. the weight
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-27

which is 1863 feet high and ten feet out OF
perpendicular. that 1T Is probably one of
the few leaning towers in Italy whose
obliquity has been Intentional" II is of
this tower hat Goethe says in his Italian
Journey" Il explain this folly to myself
as follows: In the time of civic tumults
every great building was a fortress. for
which every powerful family raised a tow
er. Gradually this tower building became
an affair OF honor and of pleasure Every
one wished to boast of a toTSc. and when
finally the upright towers became too COM
monplace the leaning ones Were built. And
both architect and owner reached their
aim. We overlook the multitude OF upright
towers and seek out the leaning ones"
This idea gains force when we recall the
report of the medieval Benjamin of Tudela
that there were l0.0G towers in Pisa. This
report is accredited by conservative modern
authors. The little village OF San CHING
nano, near Siena, still boasts of thirteen
towers.
The Tore del Pubhlico. at Ravenna. is an
instance which has probably not previously
been noted by any publication as a con-
structed leaning tower. 1t is built on both
the leaning sides with n batter. and the
brick masonry is still manifestly Of one
date and of homogeneous construction.
This batter must contemplate "A reinforce
ment on the side of the lean. belonging
TO the original construction, and seems to
make out a clear case Of Intention.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-27
PLEASANT WAY TO DUN.
A Delinquent Customer Pays Up on
Receipt OF n Poem From
a Creditor.

From Hardware
A Cleveland hardware man. prompted by
an article recently on the subject of collec-
ing poor accounts, writes agreeing that
more is to be accomplished by a dunning
letter couched in good-natured language
than one breathing threats in harsh words.
and relates the following as an illustrations:
1T was our custom to have a new clerk
put in his spare time writing letters to slow
customers. A clerks merits were meas
ured largely by the result of this work.
Up in Michigan we had a particularly bad
case. 1t was a bill of So against a man
named William Rose. 1t had become out
lawed, and was considered IL dead duck. but
every once in 4 while we gave 1t a whirl.
Finally one day. the last clerk put on. a
bright young fellow, laid the following
verses on my desk and asked permission to
mail them to Rose:
'Oh. William Rose. oh. fragrant rose.
Yourself it is who surely knows
Unsettled bills are bad.
They soil our books, they spoil our looks.
And make the heart grow sad.
So William Rose. feel in your clothes.
And find twelve dollars there.
The goods were sold in days of old
Before we had white hair.
"They were forwarded. and inside of a
week the man sent us the money. explain
Ing that he had always intended 10 pay
the account some time, but couldn't hold
out no longer against such a demand"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-27
ENGLAND'S YOUNG EXPLORER.
Henry s. Cavendfsh to Head an EN-
petition to the Upper
Nfln

A cable from London announces that
Henry S. Cavendish. the young English eX-
plorer, will return to Africa at the head Of
an exceedingly well equipped expedition
and explore the country of the Upper
Nile. While the expedition has no official
connection with the British government, it
is limited that any commercial success with
which it may meet will be shared by Eng