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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-20

Ill. and for a very peculiar reason. In
February. 1865. a fierce fire broke out in
the royal residence in Vienna and surprised
ees s@pEes to a the h great aae dkanseT Of s sheir
lives. The courage of a chamberlain saved
them, but one of the empress very precious
gold. was left behind. The relic was re-
covered unframed from the ruins five days
later.
In memory of this miracle" the good
lady established the Star-Cross Order. It
was originally given only to such noble
women as distinguished themselves by piety.
but is now conferred for other services.
The symbol of the order is a black enam-
eled double eagle, set with a red enameled
rings. The eagle has about it a blue enam-
eled gold frame, through which, above, is
drawn a white enameled BAN bearing the
the left breast. The empress Of Austria
is the high protectress of the order and its
memorial is celebrated every year in the
From the seventeenth century comes also
the Order Of st. Elizabeth, founded in
Portugal. It is conferred in the shape of
queen of Portugal is the grand mistress
of the order. 1t seems to be conferred more
as a mater Of courtesy thar for public
the grand cross: The other Portuguese Or
der for women is the Grand Star of Maria
name in 1892.
In France both sexes may now aspire
to the Cross Of the Legion of Honor.
Napoleon provided upon its foundation in
1902 that women should be excluded, but
was induced to abrogate this rule by the
remarkable exploits of a young girl who
concealed her sex and, enlisting in place of
her sickly brother. distinguished herself
on the field of battle. Her name was finally
discovered through a wound the sergeant"
received while saving the life Of a colonel
in battle.
Marie Schelling. a Belgian girl. induced
by love of the military life. fought in the
French armies at Jemappes, where she
received six saber cuts: at Jena and Aus
terlitz, being twice wounded at the latter
battle. In 1S6 she had risen to the rank
of sub-lieutenant. and her sex being ac-
cidentally discovered. she was retired with
the Cross of the Legion and a considerable
pension.
There were no investitures OF women
with the Legion of Honor from 1915 till
1852. when a Sister of Mercy received the
cross of the chevalier of the order. A few
years afterward the order was conferred
upon Rosa Bonheur. the great painter, by
Empress Eugene. during the absence of
officiating as regent. 1t had previously
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-20

Senator Hansbrough lives Secretary Will
son, a door or two further west is the
Argentina legation. while his immediate
neighbor to the north is First Assistant
Postmaster General Heath. The house it
self is very pleasant, and Mrs. Hansbrough
done under her immediate supervision. and
the result is most tasteful and artistic.
That she has no intention of giving up her
literary work is evident from her "den.''
a literary workshop SO complete in its
appointments as to make her ordinary fel-
low craftsmen green-eyed. In this room she
Is finishing her second volume of poems.
publication.
Way out in the very northwest corner
of the Union. and lying 900 miles distant
from the national capital. is the state
which also bears the name of the Father
OF his Country-Washington. 1t Is one o
the number which in the past decade ha
been admitted to the sisterhood of stated
and Mr.. Turner, VINO took his seat in TIL
senate last March, has the honor of beir
the third senator who represented 1t
the upper chamber. II
Senator Turner was not born in far aw :
Washington He first saw the light of q
in Missouri. and spent his boyhood thu.
where. for a dozen years or more, he as
an active factor in politics. In the ely
sos he moved to the then Territor-of
Washington. and began the practice ofw,
and soon became one Of its prominenfe-
publican leaders.
Mrs. Turner.
While in Alabama Mr.. Turner mehiss
Dreher, of Montgomery, to whom twas
married shortly before going to Wfing-
ton. That the change was a grearle IN
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-20

They had an odd way of testing the
disposition of the lover In Sweden sew
sral centuries ago. Wisely enough the
to lind out before marriage what the
mans character might be. rather than
that the beloved daughter should suffer
afterward. The test was to play chess.
Said the fathers. in the language of CLANS
Magnus. lat these games their anger, love.
peevishness. covetousness, dizziness. pas
Sions and motives of their minds. and the
forces and properties of their fortunes are
used to be seen; as whether the wooer be
rudely disposed. that he will indiscreetIy
rejoice and suddenly triumph when he
wins; or whether. when he is wronged, he
can patiently endure it and wisely put il
OFF" What paragon the women must have
been. There is nothing said of a probation
ary test for them.
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in a laurel wreath in front. and around
the efigy a band bearing the legend.
Louis Napoleon" Above the wreath is the
imperial eagle and a ring in an eye. On
the back it bears the inscription. .Valeur
ct Discipline" 1t has been conferred upon
women for nursing the wounded in war and
for other acts.
This is also the case with the gold and
silver cross of merit of Austria, the or
der of the house of Ernest of Saxe-Mein-
ingen. for artistic work. and the order of
Psrie r Rege ene L saHaJ,an of cI Bavaria Las eoS.
ferred the gold medal of this order upon
Sophie Kaulbach. wife of the celebrated
from drowning at the great peril of her
own life. King Humbert. Of Italy. also
lately conferred the bravery medal upon
tile, aged II years, who came to the res
cue of a woman attacked at night and
saved her from murder at great risk to
sively for women.
An Extinct Mexican Order.
In Bavaria there are two orders for
women. The first is the Order OF st. Eliz-
tinguished women who lave sixteen noble
ancestors. The other is the Order of
Theresa, for unmarried women of noble
birth. Its mistress is the reigning queen
a and in mo default Of a queen queen reg Eegn nnatss the
this order was Princess Joanna Bismarck.
the wife of the former German chancellor.
This lady also possessed the cross of merit,
an order founded by the wife of Max
imilian of Mexico. the Empress Charlotte.
who has for many years lived in an insane
asylum at Laeken, in Belgium. This order
is. of course. now extinct.
Princess Bismarck also possessed the or
der exclusively for women founded in 1850
by Sultan Abdul Hamid. of Turkey. the
"Nischani Schefakat'' or "Shefkat." Among
the many distinguished possessors of this
order is a simple Turkish girl who enlisted
in the army instead OF her brother. the
sole support of the family. and served three
years with distinction. The order is a five
pointed star. borne upon a wreath. In the
center of the star Is a circular band, con-
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the country, also. by her marriage, belongs
Mrs. Hansbrough is, however, one of
Washington's own, for she was born and
has passed the most Of her short life here.
She must have been one of the babes who,
according to legendary lore, the gods smiled
into existence. for she certainly inherited
the gifts Of the MUSES.. She not only is
an adept with her pencil-for years she has
been one Of the brightest members of the
Washington Art League-but she is gifted
also with the pen OF a ready writer"
Her short stories have been published in
the leading magazines of the country, and
her first book Of poems. which appeared
last year. made a decided impression in
the literary world. She is also a musician
Of equal ability with either of her other
talents.
Quite a romance attaches to her mar
rage with Senator Hansbrough. He, as
everybody knows, was a newspaper man
before he came to the senate, and has al
ways continued to do considerable Journal
{stic work since. He became interested in
Miss Chapman's writings before he met
her, but p meeting her he was at once
vastly more interested in the writer than
he was in what she wrote, and a speedy
engagement followed.
Senator H~ansbrough's Home.
After his marriage Senator Hansbrough
leased one of the handsome new houses
out at the junction of s street and Flor
ida avenue. the neighborhood in which
there are many distinguished homes. On
Connecticut avenue, about a block away
is Postmaste General Gary's palatial resi-
dence. while just around the corner from
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many ways to the Southerporn and bred
girl there can be no doubt. 1t Mrs. Turner
gave her affections loyal to the state
OF her adoption and eutef into her new
environment with enthusiin. Those We're
exciting days in the t%errits,, Wonlan.s SUI
frage was in full swing, 40 MIS-. turner
found her vote in quite . much demand
as her husbands. She. 18th him. was d
delegate to the constitTonal convention
whic framed the constition of the new
state. Suffrage was losfor Washington
women at that time. though they still
vote on some municipal iestions.
Senator and Mrs. Ther nave one OF
the most beautiful hois in Spokane. 1t
stands on 4 hill over,ktng the city. in
the midst of seven ecreof eNquisftely kept
lawn and garden. Thhouse is a hand
some piece OF Queenanne architecture.
and its interior finishes and furnishings
will compare favorat with any at the
national capital. Mrs.urner is an earnest
church, club and phiIshropic worker, and
her home is always en- to these organ
izations, as well as ing one of the most
popular of the townor purely social af-
fairs. Just before cdng East last spring
she threw her housepen FOR an art loan
exhibition for the nefit of one of her
many charities. Pitres and ~bric-a-brac
were sent from all er the state. and the
roIiection would hs done credit TO any
eastern city. Somedea of Mrs. Turner's
rose garden may bcained from the fact
Shat for her decosons on this occasion
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-20
been denied to the request of the empress
by her husband.

One of the most remarkable of the stories
in connection with the Legion Of Honor for
women is the fact that it was once con-
ferred upon a 10-year-Old American girl
of Muckford. ILL.,. named Jeanne Carey.
This little girl noticed that a certain bridge
was on fire and. hastily dotiing her red
cape for a signal. she rushed forward and
stopped al approaching train. l. was full
of passengers on the way to the Chicago
exposition. and among them were a number
OF French people. This led to her decora-
ton by President Carnot.
Among the pOSSeSSorS of the order in
France are some dozen Sisters of Mercy.
The most remarkable of these is Sister
Maria Teresa. superiOress of the Sisters
of Mercy of Tonquin. She was wounded
at BalakIava. in the Crimean war, while
attending the wounded in battle. She was
battle at Magenta, in the Italian war of
1859. She also nursed soldiers in Syria,
China and Mexico. At the battle of Worth,
in the first weeks of the Franco-German
war. she was recovered wounded from
among a heap of dead cuirassiers. On an
other occasion she picked up a shell which
had fallen into an ambulance in her charge
and carried it away nearly eighty Yards.
when it burst and severely wounded her.
Her decoration followed later in Tonquiu.
where she was nursing the troops, the
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Senator and Mrs. Harris. Home.

senator and Mrs. Harris have a delight
full home at Linwood. 1t is on the SEN
ator's farm, and a more ideal country
place would be hard to find. 1t Is a large
and modern house. with every city con-
venience. 1t has broad. cool piaZzas. and
is shaded with trees of a half
century's growth. The farm is one of the
finest in Kansas. and just such a one as
every gentleman would like to own. 1t is
within a few moments walk of a railway
station. and is in easy driving distance Of
either Lawrence or Leavenworth. 1t is
stocked with the finest of Shorthorn cat
tie and thoroughbred horses. and the crops
of corn and wheat which its acres produce
are proverbial. Here the senator and his
pretty wife have a most charming place
to entertain their many guests.
Senator Harris has leased the handsome
property at 10l6 Thirteenth street north
west. and his family is established there
for the season. Mrs. Harris is a slight
and graceful blonde, with a bright and
entertaining manner quite her own. She
is fond of society. and will doubtless keep
her home here, as in Kansas. filled with
a house party Of young people.
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WOMAN M%ICROSCOPIST.
Work Which Has Been Done by Mrs.
Louise Reed StOwell, of
Washington.

1t seems strange that more women have
not turned their attention to microscopic
work. as being peculiarly adapted to their
abilities. Among the few that have done
so. certainly none in this country have
gained greater distinction than Mrs. Louise
Reed Stowell, now of Washington.
From the beginning of her career Mrs.
Stowell has been the recipient of distin-
guished honors from the scientific world.
She was appointed a member of the faculty
of the Woodruff scientific expedition, and
was the first American woman elected a
member of the Royal Microscopical Society
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general in command performing the invest
iture in the presence Of the assembled
uT %bpp marx OF rare qlstlnction. 49,.
conferred for bravery OF services in war.
Women have received it for explorations.
Nine. Furtado-Heine. cousin of the poet,
Henry Heine. and mother-in-law of the
reignfng Prince of Monaco. the gambling
ity.
"Valeur ct Discipline"
There Is in France a lesser order. the
silver medal for military service, founded
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-20
WOMAN GENEALOGIsT.
Mrs. Eva j. Hamilton. of Chicago, In
Professional Digger of
Family Treea.

f%essional field as digger OF family trees
is Mrs. Eva ]. Hamilton. of Chicago. This
unique avocation was mad possible by the
popular fad among some society folk now
adays to hunt up distinguished lead an
~cestors. This is done with a view to estab-
fishing eligibility to one of the exclusive pa
triotic societies and. perchance, unearth
among the archives of the past a family
coat Of arms to cmblazon on ones belong
mgs.
Mrs. Hamilton. genealogist." Is how this
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-20
HONOR CROSSES FOR WOMEN
THE FAIR SEX SHOULD STAND An
Equal CHANCE WITH MEN.
Orders Established in European
Countries Exclusively for Women,
and Some Romantic Incidents
Herewith Connected.

Women have Always complained that they
are denied an equal chance with men for
the honors of the world. even for acts of
decorated or distinguished. As a matter
very old, and the number of those to which
the so-called weaker sex may aspire is
considerable. One reason for their exclu-
sion, of course, arises from the fact that
many of the orders are given for military
service.
In the year 1443 the margrave of Bran
Iron One" established the Order of the
Swan for women. It disappeared for a
time. but was revived by Frederick WILL
lam w.. Of Prussia The chain consists Of
t~wenty-four links. each with a heart upon
ii. just as in the olden form A golden
sun with a double fam M an image of
the Virgin. with the infant Jesus upon a
crescent. Under this, in a ring. is a swan.
through which is drawn a scarf. from
each end of which hang seven little bells
by chains. 1t is all gold except the hearts.
Swan we know nothing. In later times 1t
is only known that it was given to Queen
Elizabeth, wife of Frederick William w.
with the understanding that it was to be
worn by the reigning queen Of Prussia. 1t Is
remarkable that the old Empress Augusta.
wife of the grandfather of the present en-
peror. did not have it among the fifteen
orders which she possessed.
The Star-Cross of Austria.
The Austrian Star-Cross Order, the sec
ond Oldest of the decorations for women.
was founded OF September IS. 1868. by En-
press Eleonora, wife of Emperor Ferdinand
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producer OF proud pedigrees announced
her novel vocation several months ago.
is well known among IL number of leading
organizations for women. particularly the
of the Revolution. of which she
is a charter member She possesses proud
family history herself. being n direct de-
Scendent of Elder William Brewster. chief
of the Mayfower flock. Her sister is Mrs.
Amelia Weed Holbrook, writer and speak
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Time for Jane to Brace In.

From the Detroit Free Press.
Jane. said the newly-married lady of
the house. Il want you to flute each slice
OF bread we havc for dinner"
"Fluted. is It? I'm not the sewin' woman,
num-
Jane. you are not keeping up with your
business. What did ] get you that saw
eGged bread knife for::"
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Safety Against Lightning.

On the approach of a thunderstorm
French peasants often make up a very
lightning is thus assured. BY some this
is deemed a superstition. but Schuster
shows that the custom is based on reason,
irasmuch as the smoke acts as a good con-
ductor for carrying away the electricity
slowly and safely. He points out that in
a thousand cases of damage by lightning
So churches and So mills have been struck.
whise the number of factory chimneys has
only been o.S.
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college. Washington. and also at the Vir-
ginia Military institute in 81. Very shortly
after leaving the institute he Joined the
Confederate army and served until 1.-The I'M
pleasantness between the states came to
an end in 60. He then went to Kansas.
where he was employed as a civil engineer
in the construction of the Union Pacific
railroad until 1868, when he commenced
farming and stock raising, in which occu-
patton he is still engaged When the Pop
ulist party was formed in Kansas Mr.. Har-
rs became one of its adherents. and by it
was sent to the Fifty-third congress as
coneressman-at-large.
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THEY ARE FROM The WEST.
WIVES OF NEW SENATORS FROM
BEYOND THE MISSISSIPPI.
Romance of Senator ~HansbrouEh's
Marriage With a Gifted Washing
ton Girl Capital Homes of
Bright Western Women.
/. FROM the Washington Post.

From the Washington Post.
From the far away West there were four
solons who took their seats in the United
States senate for the first time last March.
They were Senators Turner. of Washing
ton; Heitfeld. of Idaho: Rawlins. of Utah.
and Harris. of Kansas. To this section OF
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The man who tells you that he can
DO anything" will bring
You ample proof on trial that
He can't do anything.
-ns,rott Ers. p-...
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The Golden Rose.


The Golden Rose" which the pope for
merly gave only to the senators of Rome,
but which is now conferred upon the prin-
ces and other dignitaries of the church as
a mark of the highest distinction, was
conferred only upon women Of royal blood,
and is unattainable by all Others. AS the
Order of the Rose is placed upon a golden
stem about a meter high and is contained
be worn as orders usually are at all. but
is regarded as a show piece. Its value va
ries from $500 to $4,000. 1t is
considered an order for royalties only. as
far as Women are concerned. though, a
young American woman. Miss Gwendolen
Caldwell. on one occasion aSpired to it
about the time she was advertised as the
promised wife of Prince Joachim Murat, a
match which was never made.
Another order with a peculiar history.
the Order of the Amaranth. established
by Queen Christina, of Sweden, in 1858. to
celebrate her rendezvous with her favorite,
the Spanish ambassador. Don Pimantelli.
ladies, who dined every Sunday with the
queen. The requirement was that those
who entered the order unmarried should
remain so. and that those who lost husband
or wife should not remarry. The order
came to an end in 1856.
Although these orders are the goal of
many strivings on the part Of women ev-
erywhere. 1t must be said to their honor
that there is but one case on record of
the false assumption of any Of them. This
wore the Cross OF the Legion of Honor,
military and other medals and other or
ders in miniature. A request upon the part
of the authorities to produce her diploma
joyed many marks of honor from officers
and soldiers.
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tanning the words in Turkish. Love of
Mar" Help and Charity" 1t is in three
classes, but has always been supposed to
be the youngest of the orders for women.
but this place belongs to the medal of
merit 1o uf .Sa by Queen natalie Nal t or Servia;
was conferred at first only upon those
women who had nursed or given other aid
to the troops in the wars Of 1876. 1877 and
1875. 1t is given In gold and silver.
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lie had over 1850 roses gathered from her

she had over 1890 roses gathered from her
OWN bushes.
Idaho new senator. Mr.. Heitfeld. is one
or the youngest members of the senate.
He was born in St. Louis. Mo-, in 1853, but
only lived there until he was II years old.
when he went to Kansas. where he re-
NAMED until after he reached his majority.
Ihen he decided to go farther West. and
started for the Territory of Washington,
but on passing through Idaho he was SO
pleased with the country that he returned
10 1t in 1883 and took up his residence at
Lewiston. He purchased a ranch and went
into armin ming and cattle raising. in WniSh
was elected state senator. and reelected
to the same office two years later. from
which position he was sent to the United
States senate.
Mrs. Heitfeld.
Mrs. Heitfeid is a tall and fine looking
woman of. the brunette type. She is of
German parentage. but was born in Min
nesota. While still a little girl her father
immigrated to the Palouse country in Ida
no, where he became one of the large and
wealthy farmers of that section, and where
she met Mr.. Heitfeld. Senator and Mrs.
Heitfeld have taken a residence over in
the southeast, on North Carolina avenue,
where they are most pleasantly located.
They have a family of five bright little
folks, two daughters and three sons, all
eyed baby girl.
The nelghborlng state OF Titan was only
admitted to statehood year before last. and
Senator Rawlins, who took the oath o
office in March. was the third senator Z
be elected by the legislature of the mel
state to the United States senate.
Senator Rawlins has the rather unusr
distinction. for a Western senator. of h:
ing been born in the state which he T.
resents. He was born in Salt Lake cous.
and lived on a farm there until he as
is years old, when he went to Indda.
where he took a classical course ir>ne
state university. Afterward he return 10
Utah and began teaching in the Uniysiey
of Deseret. in Salt Lake City. but in yeae
or two abandoned that for the pics
of law. which he has continued evesince
Except during the term when he W ueis,
gate to the Fifty-third congress uhlA
elected to the United States senate
Mrs. Rawlins.
Mrs. Rawlins is a native Of Yves. one
came to this country with hi parents
while very young and was ecatea IN
New York state. Later the fans went 10
Salt Lake City. where she me n mar
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First sport-.What class is he in: feath-
er. welter. middle or heavy weighto' Sec
ond sport-"By the way he Is filing up tbs
daily papers: I should think he was a pa
per-weight."-Up to Data
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Thomas Carlyle's marriage has been more
written about than hat of any other man,
however great. Both he and Mrs. Carlyle
were cheated of their first loves. and there
was. besides. according to Professor Peck,
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Mrs. Rawlins is a native Of Yves. Sne
came to this country with hi parents
while very Young and was ecated in
New York state. Later the FAM went 10
Sa1t Lake CITY wbere sba mi, and mar