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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-03
A YACHTING EXPERIENCE.
Senator GallinGer's Wife in a Storm
On Cape Hatteras-Death Cannot
He COmuared With II,

q GallinEer's Wife in a Storm
on Cape Hatteras-Denth Cannot
BE Compared With II.
Mrs. Gallinger. wife Of United States
Senate G%allinger, who was on the steam
yacht Anita with her husband and with
United States Senate Thurston n his
wife and others. gives a graphic account
Of a violent storm which was encountered
of Hatteras on their way to Cuba She
says:
Death cannot be compared with It. We
left Fort Monroe on Wednesday morning.
March 2. though at the time storm flag,
were flying and the weather bureau had
given out a warning that a heavy storm
was raging at sea. After we had been out
a few hours we encountered a heavy rain
storm. This continued until Thursday
night, when off Cape Hatteras we encount-
cred a terrific gale. The only thing. which
was stationary in our room was the bed
and into which 1 and my husband got,
holding on to the sides to keep from being
any bureau was upset. breaking 1t to
pieces, and a mahogany table was COM
pleteiy wrecked. the legs flying in every
leaving us in total darkness. The adjoin-
ing stateroom. which had been divided into
two sleeping apartments. were occupied by
Senator Money and his wife in one part
and by Miss Money and a New York news
paper woman in the other. A few minutes
after the lights wen out, I heard Mrs.
Money exclaim that the room was full of
water. 1 told my husband that / was go
ing to get up. and he. after trying to dis
suade me. finally consented. 1 reached
the door in safety. with broken furniture
and glass rolling about me, and crawled
on my hands and knees to the adjoining
apartment. 1 then called to Mrs. Money,
and receiving no reply, crawled around the
room, searching for the occupants. The
first thing 1 came In contact with was
one of Miss Moneys shoes. which had
of water. Everything in the room was
soaking wet and I made my way, still on
my hands and knees, to a door, where I
braced myself and sat in the darkness for
two hours longer. Then one OF the boilers
gave out and several tons of coal, which
were stored in bags on the deck. kept
crashing from one side to the other. As
heard the sailors throwing coal overheard
and soon after was joined by my husband.
Together we proceeded to the deck, where
We found all the other passengers, wrap
ped in blankets, without a dry stitch on
them, lying around the steam pipes, EN-
~deavoring to get warm and dry. I asked
the captain If he knew where we were,
about one hundred and fifty miles from
our course. 1t afterward developed that
he had lost his bearings and did not know
where we were. The next day land was
Sighted and a few hours later Charleston
was reached. 1 decided to return to WASH
ington, and though the entire party was
opposed to our leaving I and my husband
that Mrs. Thurston made the statement
as to the letter she had written to her SON,
though at the time she was well and ap-
parently in good spirits.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-03
new ORLEANS P0LITENEss.
Eight Men Assist . Stranger to
Find . House at
Night.

From the New Orleans Times-Democrat.
II was given a good example Of Southern
politeness the other night" said a gentle
man from the North. IT had gone to the
Comus ball, and had agreed to escort a
lady home. She was also a stranger in the
city. and was stopping with some friends
on Bourbon street. about three blocks the
other side of the opera house. AS 1t was
only a short distance. we decided to walk.
I was. OF course. totally u~nacquainted with
the street, and when we left the lights Of
the opera house I felt very much at sea-
The houses were dark and I could not see
the numbers. and 1t was only by number
that the lady could identify her boarding
place, as she had only been there once.
ahead of me was q small man. 1 asIvSd
If he knew where the number was. re
answered very politely that he did not, but
was going that way and would help. me
hunt. He told another man in front OF him
about 1t. and that man told some of his
friends. In a few minutes these gentlemen
est. We walked calmly behind. while they
striking matches and looking for the num-
Der. There were eight of them, and their
matches would go off one after the other.
1t was a regular f1ambeau parade. l was
overcome. Here It is. shouted an advance
scout. We approached the house rapidly.
and found the eight gentlemen standing
before It. It was almost with emotion that
l raised my hat and thanked them. for
their efforts. Nothing at ALL they said po-
Iitely. and the entire eight raised their
hats and walked into the darkness"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-03

OF a high glacier. A mile or two OF this
valley and / came to Sheep Camp. Here
one generally rests for a day, maybe two;
depending altogether on that ~sarsaparilla
feeling. Then up the valley, now somewhat
breeder and wider. over huge boulders,
around Jagged rocks. through icy mount
ain streams. but ever up. up, up. I will
indulge in no word painting. for I have
done so much of II that / am tired, but I
VIII say that a man is a fool to go to
Europe for scenery.
On the left. one and a half miles from
Sheep Camp. there was n magnificent
glacier. II is gone now, and with the hopes
and fortunes OF many. You probably read
of the disaster. Half a mile farther on. one
reaches the Stone House, n rest of boul-
ders, affording ample protection to travellers
in snow storms. Three miles from Sheep
Camp is the scales-a place for weighing
the goods brought by packers. Then up
you go for three-quarters of a mile. The
ascent Is as near perpendicular as possible
and still be capable of furnishing a foot
hold. Ny wife and i crossed 1t during a
terrible storm, and while we did not see
much. we had plenty of experience. 1 hope
20 tell you all about II some day, for the
Chilooot pass is a terror. Crossing the
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-03
LETTER FROM The KLONDIKE
HARDsHIPs TO BE ENDURED By
GOLDsEEKER IN THE NoRTH.
Cabin Life on the Bank of the Yukon
Frozen When the Thermom
eter Is A. Deg. Below
Zero.

Charles Thomas Logan. Of the editorial
department of Frank Leslie's publishing
house, New York, who is at present In this
city. has just received a letter from the
KloDdike. II was written from Fort Sell
kirk. Northwest Territory. January 10, and
by his brother. James w. Logan, a well
known San Francisco newspaper man, who
started for the gold region last August.
The envelope, a picture Of which is here
given taken from a photograph, shows the
effect of the rough journey by carrier and
by post which It has made from the far
Northwest. Both ends had been worn
through and the letter had been saved from
dropping out of the side by a slip of pasted
paper. The photographs which accompany
this letter were taken by Mr.. Logan and
are here reproduced.
The letter Is as follows:
Il suppose you have about despaired OF
ever hearing from me again. The truth
IS. / had no intention of writing until ! had
something good to say; namely that l had
struck II rich But that is still in the future,
though my confidence is not in the least
dampened by the postponement. Sooner or
later / shall get something. Since first
striking this ~ice-engulfed country many
things have gone wrong; though. on the
whole, 1 nave much to be thankful for.
In n event.. 1 shall give you briefly
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-03
THE LAST GREAT AUX.
Natives of 81. Kilda Destroyed . VAL
liable archaeological
Snecimen.

DR.. Kenneth Campbell. oban, has been
telling the story OF the last living great
aux. says the Westminster Gazette. 1t
seems about fifty years ago a strange bird
agreed to try and catch 1t, as. though 1t
had an enormous beak, it seemed to have
very small wings. Several of the natives,
who were adopts at bird stalking. man
aged to captureit alive. When the huge bird
was taken to the township the island par
lament was assembled to deliberate On
the strange visitor. and 1t was agreed to
tie its legs securely with strong cords, and
to tether it for the night to a stout pin
fixed in the ground near the houses, and
to decide its fate next day.
On the morrow the parliament was called
very early, as the bird had made such
hideous noises during the night that hardly
anybody could sleep. The bird was un-
donbtedly considered al evil emissary.
After serious consideration the verdict was
given to la the vile bird stoned to death.
and the sentence was at once carried out.
Months after this. when communications
were again opened with st. Kilda, and the
natives infinitely detailed the points of this
bird to a visitor. they were in
formed that IL they had kept even the
carcass it would have brought them E3O0
or 200. Then their chagrin was beyond
expression, and some of them began to
search for some of the bones Of the in
noceut and valuable victim.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-03
ESSAY ON CHILDHOOD.
Period-Says It's q Good
Thing.

Thing.
From the Atlanta Journal.
The following essay on childhood was
recently read at the Turniptown Literary
Society by Mr.. Randolph Hogg, n Of
the society's star members:
Childhood is a good thing. It is some
thing all of US a had more or less ex-
R martens to w gei along ns i rs the 4 pT world % SinSals
being a child at some period in our career
Childhood Is the flush budding Of life's
young spring. It is the season Of fairy
collie, and seed ticks. And, as we grow
old, as the ghostly shadows of the great
afternoon steal athwart our pathway. we
love to sit down and recount the joys OF
the vanished past. We love to recall the
celebrating thrill which filed our breast
when we stuck our thumb in our mouth
just in time to see the fat chicken leg
We longed for vanish dow the throat Of
the local preacher. How cold and des-
olate the world looked, How we longad
to hear a motion to adjourn! How we
yearned to han in a long letter Of re-
grets! In fact. We threatened to go ex-
clusively into the yearning business. An
to us mixed up with the rosemist is that
of pushing a wheelbarrow along the mar
gin of a stony brook for the purpose Of
gathering up a joblot of stonebruises.
Then, what noble aspirations thrilled our
soul when we stole into the pantry and
lassoed the fruit jar with a bowstring.
and with a manly pull landed it on the
floor with such violence that the cranky
old bottle followed the example Of South
Carolina and seeded from the Unioni
And with what rapture do we recall the
tidal wave Of joy that swept over US when
mother came softly In and wrapped US in
the downy folds of the broomhandie!
Then there was the old school house.
The emo of it comes back to us like
the delicious pleasure which hovers around
the presence of a bill collector, and over
the may vision OF our dreams floats the
sublime utterances Of Shakespeare:
HI utterly tough were the days Of
our kidhood,
In the school house that stood over there
by the slough;
We toted the water and cut all the fire.
wood,
And swept up the floor. for We a it to
d.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-03

we embarked for Dawson. The chain of
Yukon river are easy of navigation, II you
are careful. The rivers are swift, full Of
sharp turns and studded with villainous
rocks, but you must look out for all that.
Miles canon ID the first death trap en-
countered, and one has not recovered from
the horror of 1t before the White Horse
rapids are encountered. This Is a three
quarter mile stretch of as rocky and turbu-
lent a waterway as one could meet W =
a years journey. Did l shoot 1t? Well, I
will tell you privately about that-if WI
meet again. The next place of danger is
the Five Finger rapids, so-called O. ac-
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-03
hi KANSAS CITY JOURNAL. SUNDAY, APRIL g. 1893

fox rabies became so serious that regular
were killed of. like the dogs Of Lima under
similar conditions.
now SO well known that we have dwelt in
these remarks mainly or the less striking
but still constant causes of natural death.
course Of mortality there must be added a
vast number of wild animals which escape
constitutional or contagious disorders, and
posure. This fact in a great degree justi-
fies the domestication Int appreciation of
animals to the service of civilized man,
who in his dealings with their last years
shows an ever increasing tendency to recti-
fy this aberrant conclusion set by nature
to animal life.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-03
A Melancholy Wit.

That laughter is by no means an infal-
lible symptom of a merry heart Is proven
the story Of Carlini, at one time the
buffoon on the Italian stage at
suited by one who was gs' Subject to the mos,
fits of melancholy, advised his pa
tent to frequent scenes Of gayety and par
IF cariini does not dispel your gloom.
your case must be desperate indeed"
Alas. sir" said the patient. Il am Car
lini: while I divert all Paris with mirth. I,
myself, am actually dying Of melancholy"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-03

but on the whole shallow and full Of quick
cards, where there are not rocks-it is a
perpetual menace to all who tread its
shores. 1t is customary for prospectors TO
tow their goods to the head of navigation,
six miles away. 1 worked two days in the
more than icy cold water, and then wisely
concluded that / was not fitted for that sort
es the mouth OF the canon, ten miles from
Dyea. that ~hardships as are h%ardships be-
gin. Up and farther up you go, until il
seems that you can go no farther. Then
nature has another ~convulsion, and before
stretches a narrow Sgreen lined valley,
through the center of which flows a turbu-
Ieat stream, just released from the embrace
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-03
PHASE OR LIFE AT The zoo.
MR.. SUNBEAM, A PHILADELPHIA
RESIDENT, MALTREATS HIS NATE.
He Robs Her.. Cuffs Her ana Has
Driven Her to Take Her Dessert
After the Human Fly
Fashion.

What goings-on at the Zoo lately! Why,
even the bears have their troubles, says the
Philadelphia Record, the charming, tame.
affectionate little sunbears at that who are
almost as harmless as Ursa Major and Ursa
Minor up above the world so high, like
a dipper. in the sky. AS a matter of sober.
solemn fact. however. their household is
anything but a heaven.
At his best, Mr.. unbear was never very
gallant, and SO their neighbors have said,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-03

II was but a short time after their union
that he began snatching her food from her
as soon as he had gulped down his own;
SO she, poor soul. has actually been driven
to taking her dessert after the human fly
using her breast for her table. A%nnoyinEiy
enough, the better food she sets before
her lord and master the worse he gets, and
zone Of it herself. It's fairly as much as
her life is worth to serve him with honey.
which is his favorite. and hers. too, for
that matter.
And such a very ugly way h has Of ex-
pressing himself at such times. too! In
deed, you have good reason for thanking
noise in the picture. Though it seems like
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-03

harping on the same offense, you must note
the disagreeable a he has of making for
her food. which is her cue for selling one
piece and escaping skyward, just as she
has been. pictured for you. But she will
not complain, and pretends to hin 1t all
quite in the ordinary. though some of her
most intimate friends know well enough
that II fate SHOULD ever see fit to make
goose enough to marry anyone to reform
him.
ven this Is not all. AS you will soon
agree. she has sounded every note in Mis-
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-03
THE ENVELOPE THAT BROUGHT THE LETTER, SHOWING THE EFFECT OF
THE LONG JOURNEY.

something of the journey and the perfect
inferno that 'one meets with along the
whole trail.
Dyea is q sleepy looking trading post,
with just enough stock on hand to be Just
OUT of everything one actually needs. In
the summer there is an Indian village near
by. and that, with the white tents of pros
peotors, gives the place a temporary air Of
prosperity. The ship on which one reaches
Dyea, landing passengers and cargo at the
foot of a pile OF jagged rocks half a mile
below the mouth Of the Dyea river. This
same river. by the way, is a ~terror-rushing
with the speed of a mill race, deep in spots,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-03
MADE SWORDS, THEN PLOTS.
L. HANNAH WAS THE SWORD MAKER
OF THE CONFEDERACY.
Many Of the Finest Blades Carried b.
Confederate Generals Were of
His Make-AfteP the War
He Made Flows.

In this day of preparation for a possible
foreign war, says the Atlanta Constitu-
ton, when the desolation wrought in Cuba
by a barbarous power has stirred the nation
to arms and touched into sound the vibrant
cord Of patriotism, it is interesting to LOOK
back to the time when the South began
her preparations for the great struggle.
There lives in Atlanta now the widow Of
a man who was known as the 'Swordmaker
of the Confederacy." and during the four
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-03

There Is probably NO family ind
so similarly and largely gifted APT
Mr.. Alma-Tadema. the Royal acan.
four members Of which have achs-
dema's wife is a skillful wieldhe
brush and received the gold ior
painting at Berlin a little owe aso:
His daughter. Miss Anna, WOE aIae
the last Paris exhibition, and pfto
rival her mother as a painter. Iu-
renee Alma-Tadema. the seconder,
has deserted art for literatureier
novel. THE Wings Of Icarus." dan
art no less promising than that is
ter.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-03

ery's %diapason, for. to all his other short
comings, Mr.. Sunbear has added maltreat-
ment. He was caught r~ed-handed (or, per-
haps, red-mouthed. is more ~correct pulling
her about the ear. just as you see. and
and chew her hair. Even his caresses are
something to flee from. but that's an old
story, for we are all familiar will the gentle
art bears possess of hugging people to
death. How will it all end All. that is
the question. Whether it's nobler in the
to suffer the sting n arrows of
fortune, and Yea (no pun in
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-03
Boat. P.inted BIZ Mach,nery.

Boats are to be painted by machine here
Pneumatic power is to be utilized, a pail of
paint being attached to the machine, which
deposits the paint in a fine spray on the
ship, the operator merely working a sort
ling a flower garden with a watering pot.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-03
BEHIND THE BARS FOR ABUSING HIS
WIFE.
those ills we have. or-eet 8. d

tended) those ills We have, or-get a d.
vorce! For. Of course. you have noticed
for the divorce lawyer. and identical with
the tales Of woe which this same balm
supplying gentleman has poured into his
ear every hour in the day. Dreadful, isn't
it? No wonder she wots not of the beauti-
crocuses which the spring sunshine has
coaxed into bloom in the gardens sur
rounding her home, or even of the tender
budding whip-lashes with which the weep
ing willows are loaded.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-03

years Of the struggle he wrought many ad'
mirably tempered blades-swords hat hav'
never been excelled by American swordma
kers. The name of this swordmaker was L
Haiman. and he was NOW to many of tn
older citizens of Atlanta Mr.. Haiman wa
born in Colma, Prussia, and anne to tn!
country when very young with his famil,
village, to grow up with the place. At u
outbreak of hostilities young Haiman "
following he trade Of a timer. His woi
was successful, and in 1861 he opened
acy a weapon that the South at the til
had poor facilities for making.
Such was Haiman's success that In
years time his factory covered a block
the town Of Columbus md was the m
extensive business in the place.
First Sword Made by Hafman.
The first sword ever made by Haimany
presented L Colonel Peyton II. Colqu
the gallant soldier who was afterws
killed at Chickamauga. Tit sword was
of the handsomest in all the Southern ar
It was inlaid with gold and was constai
used by Colonel ColQuitt up to the tim
his death.
After he had presented this swort
Colonel Colquit, Haiman mad swords
the officers of the Confederate army.
his first order came from Captain Wal
in charge Of the arsenal at Montgou
Ala
In his capacity as swordmaker he
in contact with many Of the head Off
Of the army, and several times wei
the Confederate authorities.
the Confederate authorities.
Later on, to supply the needs Of thet
in Southern Georgia and Alabama, he
ed a mandatory OF firearms n q
trements to his establishment.
Near the close of the war. when the
eral army occupied Georgia. n @
bus fell into its hands. Haiman's prt
was confiscated and turned into a =
arsenal.
General Wilson, the commander
army Of occupation, proposed to rest
Haiman his property IL he would ia
oath of allegiance to Federal authors
Haiman's answering loyalty to the
of the South would not for a moment
him to brook such a suggestion. an
the departure of the Federal troops
tory was RACED to the ground.
His swords came to be famous
ranks of the Confederacy, n their
and durability have often called Z
the supreme test OF swords, rels
Ivanhoe. between the leaders Of c.
dom n h~eathendom, Richard CD
Lion and Saladin.
From the sword to P10wshs
After the war Hafman. with the r.
left him after the destruction Of
tory. entered business In Columbus.
ly enough. the business in which,
barked was that Of manufacturing.
giving a striking example Of the
that the sword shall be turneda
plowshare.
Mr.. Haiman brought his SUGGEST
tiles into the new business and IS
Agricultural works, the name Of tf-
1ishment, was known all over TIP.
Mr.. Haiman continued at the heels
business until 1878. the year Of hif
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-03

pass after the middle of August, one meets
like rain, For days and days We were in
It. and 1 tell you it was something awful.
Finally, however. we reached LAKE Under
man and later Bennett, from which place
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-03

IT want war;" said BilIets, facetiously.
because I am in hopes that in tina way
some Of my creditors will be killed off,"
II suppose" remarked Crisp. mat you
would rather see them killed outright than
have. them starve to eath."-Philadelphia
North American.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-03
The Poets Wife.

Maria" said the poet to his wife. at
looks like war, and I fear me I shall nave
TO leave you and the muse in order that
/ may serve my country. 1t is q heart
rending thought
81 know II, John" she said, but Just
think-ye won't nave to life on air and
incense then, for you'll draw s3 each month
of life,"
.But"-he gasped-'n I should be
slain
They'll pension me. John" she replied,
sweetly. 'Our only hope is war. In our
particular case the sword will be mightier
and more remuneratiye than a box Of
pens."
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-03

His wife-"And you are TO defend that
shoplifter? The lawyer-"My dear, she
isn't a shoplifter. She was formerly. but
she has saved so much money in the last
ten years that she has beome a klepto-
maniac. "-Harvard Lampoon.