Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-21
more apples, but it was at a late hour and
he did not want to lose Sleep"

more apples, but 1t was at a late nouF anu
he did not want to lose Sleep"
Miss Dollie Seiber. a former Carthage
girl. who is a hospital nurse In Fort Smith.
won distinction through the rare courage
and presence Of mind she displayed at the
time of the recent tornado there. she en-
tered the O'Keefe saloon, where were
crowded the dead. dying and homeless. ana
where pandimonium reigned. and in a lew
minutes brought order out OF chaos. she
took command of the frightened mob. min
istered to the suffering, and IN a snort
time had Gained the people to somethfng
like reason through her firm yet gentle anu
sympathetic demearor. Missouri girls never
fail to demonstrate that they are heroihes
If occasion demands it.
Washington Post: Ex-Governor w. j.
Stone. of Missouri. who was seen at the
Shoreham last evening. is Of the iean'
lank. and long order of physique. but IN
amiability and good fellowship Is eNceiiec
by none. He went into the practice or
law at ST. Louis after his gubernator1ai
service, and is doing well. With the gov
ernor are Judge Spencer. of ST. Louis;
Colonel Jim Birch. of Plattsburg; General
Guitar. of Columbia. and Mr.. Il. T.. Ca
hoon, who are in Washington as a COM
AiAI'Aoh ~ u NHS
Benton and Blair. with a view to placing
them in the Statuary hall of the capitol,
Missouri having selected these two OF heT
famous SON. as worthy of special honor.
SO
jefferson City Courier: Mr.. b. F.. Muir
ply. a Boone county boy. was in the city
last evening making arrangements with
Mr.. Simonsen to build his improved ro-
tary engine. Mr.. Murphy built an engine
ot tht- 1,s,I I,r% 700 u, Jnffarsnr CITY
the working of which was a surprise to the
mechanics of this city, and which gained
for him a broad correspondence with
scientific mechanics all over the coun-
try. The first engine constructed was
about the shape of q cheese and was
so small that it could have been dropped
into the crown of a mans hat. 1t de-
veloped a wonderful power and speed
when attached TO the boiler at the ma
chine shop. but there was no provision
in its build for reversing its motion. The
new pattern overcomes this objection and
contains many other nice mechanical i'm
p~rovements. the result of a years hard
study since the first engine was built. MIR.
Murphy now feels confident that he has
solved the perplexing question with which
the finest inventors and mechanics of the
world have struggled for a half century.
Five little newsboyS surrounded Judge o.
NJ. Spencer. in ST. Joe, one afternoon a
few weeks ago. offering to sell him a paper.
He looked from one to the other, the News
says. put his hand in his pocket. and then
stopped. "Ill tell you what I'll do, boys
he said. IF you will all go out to dinner
with me I'll buy all the papers you have.
The newsboys looked at each other, but
said nothing. Finally they withdrew fol-
consultation. and after talking a while with
their heads close together, they said they
would accept the invitation. A momenI
later they were stringinG along behind theil
host. on their way to- the street car line
They boarded a julie street car and the
judge paid the fares for all. 1t is a loni
way out to Judge Spencer's house, and be
fore they reached it the boys were watch
ing him narrowly. They thought he wa:
playing some kind of a trick on them
Where do you live?" asked one of them
his suspicious becoming very strong. HI
was told that they would soon arrive a
the house, and sure enough they were soor
there. Just then Judge Spencer remem
bered that he had ordered the cook to pre-
pare a pork pie for dinner. and at the sam,
moment 1t dawned upon him that at leas
four out of the five of his guests were o
Jewish extraction. He got out Of the diff
Guilty by telling the cook to call it veal
VIII you step into the bathroom" asket
the judge, a few minutes before dinner wa!
announced. The boys all went in ant
washed their faces as newsboys always wasl
they wet their foreheads a little. Thei
hands were almost black, but the dirt ha'
been ground into them, and it was, to-
late to get 1t off. Now" said the judge
Il suppose we had better get acquainted
I am o. NJ. Spencer and I work Town her
at the Burlington Offices" The bows CAV
their names and were shown out to the din
ing room. AT the table they put on thei
best manners. and enjoyed the meal i'm
mensely. At the close they were ushere
into the parlor. where they sat and talke
The dinner lasted al hour. and the talk /
the parlor fully as long. And it was in
teresting. The newsboys were young. bu
they have had various experiences. On
of them had lived in New York. and tn
others had lived in various places. The
told all about their lives. and the judg
was repaid for all the interest he had take
in the boys. He accompanied them to tn
street car line. 1t was a stormy evening
and he told the boys they would get aboar
the car going east, as it was the first on
in sight. The car did not stop when the
signaled 1t. but dashed on through tn
storm. The motorman did not see then
probably. Il guess" said one of the boy!
"he thinks we're suspicious character
, Mebbe he thinks we're going to hold hill
j, up"