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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-23

in 1915: THE Song of a Drop o. Wather by
Harry Wandworth Shortfellow," in 1856;
"World-Noted Women in 1851: an edition
of "Shakespeare's Works. with Il Scrupulous
Revision of the Text Trust and Remit
lance; Love Stories in Metred Prose" In
1879; and "A Rambling Story. WI volumes.
1874. as we'll as various magazine articles.
chiefly relating to the great masterpieces
of dramatic literature, besides a few poems
and stories in verse. In conjunction with
her husband. she produced many other
books.
In the course of her long life Mrs. Clarke
visited many different places and countries
and made the acquaintance of a vast num-
her OF distinguished persons, all of whom
paid cheerful tribute TO the charm OF her
winning personality. Her home in Genoa
was the goal of many Al pilgrimage. and as
she preserved her faculties and much of her
physical energy to the last, she was able to
provide rare entertainments for her visitors
from the rich and full stores of her memory
To music she was devoted to the end of her
days, and her taste was as catholic as il
was discerning. She appreciated to tho
utterlnost the beauties of all schools and
could point to what was best in each OF
them. She was an ardent lover of what
ever was beautiful. inspiring or noble. and
she enjoyed the rare felicity of a long life
passed amid scenes, occupations and per-
sonages entirely congenial to her temper
ament.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-23
THE BEST OF THE BARGAIN.
A Woman Fond of Sailing Who
Lived on Nothing n
Year.

The following true tale is a most
curious instance Of living we'll on moth
ing a year. says L%ippincott's Magazine.
About twenty years ago a steam packet
company of Liverpool wished to buy a
piece of and which was owned by a
"stay-at-home spinster," as her neighbors
described her. She sold her Ian at a very
low price, but insisted upon a clause being
inserted in the agreement giving her the
right, at any time during her life. to travel
with a companion in any of the company's
vessels.
When the agreement was closed she sold
her furniture and went on board the first
outgoing ship belonging to the packet
company. For years that wise spinster
lived nearly all the time upon one ship
or another, frequently accompanied by a
companion. according to the. agreement.
This was always a person who otherwise
would have been a passenger. but who
purchased her ticket at reduced rates by
paying the spinster instead of the packet
company. The company. offered her more
than twice the value of the land il she
would give up her privileges; but this she
would rot do. Her reply was: You got
the land cheap. and l like sailing; SO we
ought both TO be satisfied"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-23
SUCCESS OF A C0PYIsT.
How an nIinoi. Girl Earned Distinc-
ton in Paris, Although Hampered
by the Lack of Funds.

An exhibit of painting that attracted con-
siderable attention last week was at the
Victoria hotel, and held under the direction
of Mrs. Frederick Delevan. In. paintings
are copies from old and new masters among
them being Murillo's Immaculate Con-
ception'' and The Holy Family" The
Lords Supper" Tiepolo: Deschamps, The
Velasquez. and several others.
so successful as a copyist. Is an Iilinoisan,
and for fifteen years a Chicagoan, who has
struggled from girlhood to gain an cduca-
ton. Not possessing as much money as
talent, the goal was slow of attainment;
but that success has at last crowned her
efforts no one who sees these canvases Will
deny. Paris. with all that name implies
to artists. was Mrs. Cookies dream. hut
not until three years ago. and with two
little boys Of 3 and :. did the way open for
her dream to be realized.
A patron came to the front telling Mrs.
Cooke that. shoul she find her Pans for
self-support insufficient. she would supply
all deficiencies and take paintings for re-
endorsement. So Mrs. Cooke felt easy on
that important point and. with her two
had only been there two months when this
generous friend died, and from no source
thereafter did Mrs. Cooke have any imam
cial aid, with the exception OF a .Iere pitt
tance-pin money for six months TO some
women. But for the three years she has
worked on. educating her sons while gain
ing her own art education. Upon being
asked If she would advise any strong, gener-
ally well educated woman to undertake
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-23

prince and the Spanish grandezza of the
first class. besides which they are allied
Is b. veason OF their Spanish grandeeship
i isas seldom ide pff Il ever 1n use pt their titles Ha 'c Content
"Don' to their Christian names. the ladies.
SDo SGu"Se Miss s"i MSran,s be betrothed should.
therefore. be addressed in conversation not
q The her hesd Of put The as fa npHn" P Pa1iS Marco An
the sSe'I hoaseh .as e 81 the pon nfS o Gearing the he
Seat" which he shares with the head of
the house of orsini. The traditional feud
between the Colonnas and the Orsinis.
illuminated twenty years ago in a quarrel
between the heads of the rival houses on
the y s1s,e s,sps Of q the p sgntia .hr %psv and SIe in
their swords and were about to lunge at
one another, when suddenly the pope
commanded, in the name Of the church,
that one should stand on side Of his throne
and one on the other. And with a view to
tween them. which disgraced his court,
the pope announced that providing they
occasions stand immediately on the right
and left Of the pontifcal throne. and bear
the h heTssditary iitle of Prince Assistant
Don Marco Antonio. at the time of his
fathers death. was master of the house,
mold OF queen Marguerite and the most
conspicuous member of the court OF the
Guirinal. As soon. however. as he became
the chief of his house. and possessed fps.
facto of the hereditary dignity of prince
assistant Of the holy seat. he requested
the permission of King Humbert and
Queen Marguerite to sever his connection
with their court, as it was evident that he
could not figure at the q~uirinal and at the
vatican in an official capacity at the same
time.
Don Marco Antonio Is married to an
English woman. the daughter of Lady
Walsingham. from whom he has been sep
arated since she lost her reason. after the
tragic suicide OF a young scion of the
Her husband had requested him to cease
his visits to the Calonna palace. owing to
his infatuation having become the talk
of the town. He thereupon sent the prin-
cess a jeweled butterfly. transported by a
gold pin. and then blew his brains out.
Some twelve other members of the house
of Colonna are likewise matrimonially sep
a-afed-
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-23
Some Old Recinea.

A New England gentlewoman early In
the century wrote the following quaint
recipes in her notebook. in a beautifully
clear, even hand:
A friend to the aides would take this OPP
portunity to advise them to supply their
toilets with the following valuable articles,
viz:
First-Self- knowledge. a mirror showing
the form in the most perfect light.
Second-Innocence, a white paint, beauti-
full but easily soiled. and requiring con-
tinual care to preserve its luster.
Third-Modesty, n rouge giving a delight
full bloom to the cheeks.
Fourth Contentment, an infallibIe
smoother Of wrinkles.
Fffth-Truth; a salve rendering she lips
soft and delicious.
Sixth-Good humor. a universal beautifer
A lady who possesses all these articles
must certainly be we'll equipped. They are
probably as efhcacious now as they were
nearly a hundred years ago. Doubtless
they We're composed and presented to the
lady in question by some gallant eau-an
observer of, as well as "a friend to-" the
ladies.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-23

clothed I had worked out with my brushes
with the most painStaking care. He was
an old friend to me, instead of Il stranger.
However. the conscientious painter Of
lantern slides must travel widely in order
TO secure true color effects and catch the
atmosphere of the various countries. The
basis of u lantern slide Is a positive
taken from the original Photographic neg
alive. This transferring Is a delicate job.
and. like all the work in connection with
the preparation of lantern slides. must be
done by an expert. The skillful painter
cannot afford to undertake these lahors.
but must intrust them to the hands of the
skillful .photochemist.'"
OF the thousands of slides which are
sent TO Miss Breed to be painted
signed by her, only a small portion are
retained and finished. Lecturers using any
Of her slides are required to exclude from
their stereopticons the work of all other
artists. Although not in the public lecture
field. Miss Breed frequently accepts invi-
tations to display her own lantern slides
before women's clubs and social and art
organizations.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-23
MRS. MARY c0WDEN CLARKE.
Author of sThe Complete Concord
ance to Shakespeare" Died
at Genoa.

Mrs. Clarke was the eldest daughter Of
Vincent Novello and sister Of Clara Novello.
and was reared in an atmosphere of music
ard literature. She was born In 1909. and
thus had almost completed 80 years of a
~siEgularly peaceful. happy. Industrious, use
full and honored life. She was less than 20
years old when she was married to Charles
Cowden Clarke. with whom she had lived
for half a century on terms of ideal conf
dence and affection. of which she has left
delightful record in her simple and sunny
autobiography. ~.
In her early childhood she had 4 glimpse
of Shelley. and in lateu-years recalled a Wis
ion of John Keats listening enraptured to
the music of her father. OF Leigh Hunt and
Charles Lamb she was the intimate friend,
and it was in the house and company of the
latter that she and her husband passed
their honeymoon at Enfield. 1t was at this
place, on the first anniversary of her we'd
ding. that she first conceived the notion Of
her great work. the Shakespeare Concor-
dance" and resolved to accomplish it. After
breakfo.. she went into the garden with
pencil ana paper and iotted down the out
line of her scheme. upon which she there
after labored faithfully and necessarily to
its completion. sixteen years later.
But the concordance only marked the be-
ginning of her literary activity, although It
is likely to remain her most conspicuous
monument. She produced THE Adventures
of Kit BAN. Mariner" published in 1S4S:
THE Girlhood of Shakespeare's Heroines,"
in 1850; a novel called THE Iron Cousin
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-23
EAGER FOR BUSINESS.
Iowa Justices InauEurnte n Cut Rate
for weddinEs-Chr0mO md
Sleigh Ride Prizes.


Intense rivalry exists between two just
ices of the peace in the town of Abba. Ia.
A cut rate in marriage ceremonies was
~inaugurated by one of the justices. and
each is now bidding for patronage in a
manner at once original and amusing.
and nnf H fiSmPilosns saa 'sSnir are HicRenlo aSsP
openly accuses Squire Robb of loafng
about the clerks office and when a couple
apply for a license of using unfair methods
In seeking to prejudice them against Hick-
enlooped and having Robb perform the
ceremony and pocketing the fee. On the
other hand. Robb claims II is perfectly
legitimate for him TO hustle for trade, n
that Hickenlooper. who is an expert crayon
artist. has time after time met him while
taking a couple to his office. and by his
portrait of the bride. which he presents to
the couple upon marrying them. caused the
groom to go to Hickenlooper to be united
In marriage. Then Robb adopted the plan
whom he married and furnishing n driver
to point out TO the couple the interesting
sights of the city; but the snow has now
all left, and Robb will ask the county
commissioner to issue an injunction
against his competitor. The following is
a copy of the advertisements taken from
the local papers there:
NOTICE EXTRAORDINARY.
Since the snow Is again with us, those
contemplating marriage should see me.
furnish free 10 all parties i unite in the
city. Pretty certificates given. No ques-
lions asked. Charges reasonable.
J. NJ. Robb. J. p.
A FREE CHRONIC.
I give a crayon. up-to-date chrome with
Ali marriage ceremonies ] perform. Sleigh
rides don't go here. 1 give a lasting and
useful ornament that will look well on the
wallis Of any shnes kissInr the Sri hHmei No
Eours for q square deal.
Harrison Hickenlooper. J. P.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-23
How Many Toe. Ha. . Cat,

"How many toes has a cat?" asks the
little schoolma'am. -Four" quite right.
AND how many has a cat
why. four times five. of course" says
the lightning calculator boy of the red
school house. Has she?' exclaimed the
deacon in surprise: who has counted
them?"
How many claws has our old cat?"
Asked Eddie. 'Who can tell me that?"
"Oh, that" said Harry. every ono knows:
As many as you have fingers and toes
.Yeth." lisped Ethel. 'shee'th Jusht got
twenty;
Five on each foot, and ! think it'th plenty"
Yes" said Eertie. lust five times four;
That makes twenty-no less nor more"
wrong said Eddie; that's easy seen;
Catch her and count 'em-she has eighteen!
"cats on each of their two fAtnd paw.
Have only four, and not five. claws"
Toronto Globe.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-23

When General William Tecumseh Sher-
man was a raw subaltern in the United
States army. without fame or laurels and
little apparent hope Of winning either, he
wooed and won a beautiful Spanish girl
then living In Monterey, Cal. Donna Maria
Ygnacia Bonifacio fell beneath the ardent
glances of the lank. ungainly youth just
as the flag of the sister republic was
lowered before the triumphant army led
by Scott. To-day she is still true to her
early love and unawar Of the fame and
death of her lover.
California was then a part of the Mex
lean republic. Sherman. like many an
other. was forced to make war against the
land of the Montezumas. In the closing
year of the struggle, when California was
occupied and became a part of the United
States. Sherman was assigned to duty on
the coast. Here he met the fair donna,
lost his heart to her and won hers in
return. She was a member OF an old aris-
tocratic Spanish family and the subaltern
was congratulated upon his luck. To en-
phasize his devotion the young officer W
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-23
FAITHFUL LOVE FOR At YEARS.
sweethearts in Youth. Elijah Davis
and Fannie Spaulding Were Mar
rled in Their Old Are.

AT Webster City. Ia. Elijah Davis. aged
s.. and Miss Fannie Spaulding. aged g..
were married. There is a pretty omance
connected with the union of this aged
couple. In 1881. when Elijah Davis was
Is and Miss Spaulding was 20. she was one
OF a party of five In a rowboat that was
uraet in the Ohio river. Davis rescuet.
her from death by drowning. together
with the other four. He commenced paying
attention to her. but owing to the objec-
tons of her parents they were never
welded.
Davis left the neighborhood. vowing he
would never forget the girl. and she In turn
pledged that she would be true. Davis
went to the far West. and in time Miss
Spaulding moved with relatives to Iowa.
In n deal that Davis made while In the
West he came into possession OF an Iowa
farm, and while looking at his property en- q
trip especially for the purpose two months
With her r' younser b era1 ms % 1.a f his tenap.
He had not heard from her for forty
years. but both had remained single, and,
at his request. they rave decided to end the
remainder of their lives together.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-23
At THE HEAD OF The FIRM.
THE STORY OF A SUCCESSFUL NEW
YORK BUSINESS WOMAN.
She Began as n Cash Girl-Now She
Manages n Factory of Her Own,
Employing 300 P~eopIe-Just
How She Did 1t.

On a prominent corner in the central
part Of the business district, says the New
York Evening Post. there stand a sub
stantial up-to-date looking building. 1t is
a factory for the making of children'S and
misses cloaks and suits of a good quality.
and there are more than 800 cutters, sewers
and tinishers employed there constantly.
The best retail firms in New York. Chica-
go. Cincinnati, St. Louis and other cities
send buyers to this factory to. secure the
seasons complement of goods for their
respective departments. The proprietor Of
this fiourishing factory. which does u bust
woman-a bright. brisk. alert woman, who
employs a clerk to look after the office
e ena st to me the BUSINESS mare im anr netI bart H of p eT-
sonally experimenting the cutting and sew
ing Of the garments. She is. in reality. at
business. but never neglects to spend the
workroom. where the folded layers Of ex-
side forms. collars. and the like. and where
the stitchers, liners. and runners may
refer to her for guidance at any moment.
Az a Buyer at S22 n Week
II made every cent of the money l start
ed this business with myself" she says
when complimented on her enterprise. II
started life in a Sixth avenue store as a
made mad ss a salessiri. and later on / had a
place in another store in the dress goods
department. When l was % l was pro-
NOTED to the post of buyer in the depart
ment 1 was then selling in, which ham
died infants caps. sacks. dresses. etc. l
suppose l gave satisfaction. for 1 got a
better place, with the same house. to buy
the misses garments. at a salary OF 81
q week. 1t was not a rich firm that l
ell buyers at that time in New York.
Il did not have control of the money
used in buying. nor did have any voice
as to how much should be INVESTED. l
simply selected the goods most likely to
sell. under the supervision of a man buyer,
who was the head of our department. |
worked along on my so. and saved all
the money / could, until I had $500 laid
by. l had married in the meanwhile, but
that never interfered with my. work., and
does not now. as my husband mas u DuSl-
ness of his own.
Her Husband Laughed.
MY buying goods, or rather selecting
them, for so many years gave me an in
sight into what was needed for the mar
ket, the faults in the goods or their max
ing, and the cost of Materials workman-
ship and all that; so I decided that 1
had judgment enough to run a business
venture of my own. When | suggested it
to my husband. he laughed. and said l
would lose my position. and my $ii,oW IN
the bargain, and that / had better be sat
isfied to let well enough alone. started.
first season. l began in a very small way.
1t is but six years since l started, and you
have only to see the firm names Oh my
books to understand that l must make the
to hold my. position; Having made the
money myself to begin on makes me an
the more pleased to have built up the brisk
trade going on about u.s.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-23
Feminine CRITICS THE BEST.
Tribute of BouFget to Women Whom
He Declares Are the Juster
Critics.

Paul Bourget. the noted French novelist.
recently declared that women are the just
er critics Of all emotional productions.
1.-The devotion Of women" said he, is
the most dangerous of triumphs for d
writer, but likewise the most fiattering
and the most envied. And are poets. novel;
lists and dramatists wrong in attaching so
high n price to the suffrage of the delicate
feminine mind? Are they not first and fore
most painters of the emotions. and Is not
emotion, which Is merely an accident In the
life of a man, the entire life of a woman!
.She is nearly always juster In her per-
ceptions than man. She recognizes at once
whether the copy of the human heart. the
chief object of the work of imagination. Is
true or not. To pass in review those art
lists whom women have revealed and con-
secrated. they are in this century Chateau
brand, L.amartine, Balzac and Alfred De
Musset, and that contemporary woman
have added to this elite of their most low
eG writer's. Alexander Dumas the younger.
seems to me the surest eulogy, both OF
them and him."
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-23

Seattle. 1t is Just about this inlet that
she proposes to lead her amy of women.
who will start as soon as the weather Is
open enough for them to venture into the
cold country.
A Ship for the Women.
1.-THE first club has been filled and a sec
ond is now in process OF formation" said
Miss King. An office has been opened
in New York under the direction Of DIR.
Ella A. Jennings and many applications
are coming in from the branch. The gold
seekers will have a ship of their own,
one having been chartered for our use. The
women. as some of the husbands will be
permitted to go along for company
'.On January q a prospector will sail for
Cooks inlet from Seattle In the interests
of the club. He is an experienced man and
has spent some years In Alaska. He Will
locate claims for the women. who file them
with me when they reach Alaska. A COM
pany which Is already operating around
Sunrise City will work the mines on shares
for our club members. so that no woman
who goes need fear that she will herself
nave to dig the ore out of the earth.
Can Work the Year Round.
1.-THE region surrounding Cooks inlet Is
said to have coal. oil. copper and gold.
and while no such rich discoveries have
been made as those on the Yukon in the
Klondike country the mildness of the cli-
mate permits the working of the mines
nearly all of the year and in this way
makes up for the lack of wonderfully pro-
ductiye mines"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-23
FAMOUS WOMAN FLYcAsTER.
Pretty New York Match Between MISS
Cora Leonard and Miss Helen
d

One of the most interesting features OF
New York's recent sportsmen's show was
the fiycasting match for women. MISS
Cora Leonard and Miss Helen Stoddard
were the casters, and they displayed skill
n ease that were marvellous Tor wearers
of skirts. The match was for distance
only. The fair ~fisherwomen handled the
yielding steel rod with the ease OF pro,
fessionals. and Peter Cooper Hewitt n
fellow cracks looked on with envy. MISS
Leonard was the more adept and won with
space to spare. her longest cast being sew
enty-three feet. NJ
Swish went the almost invisible line
as she pulled 1t speedily from the wafer,
and away 1t would go to the rear. but the
eve Of man was too slow or too dull to
detect its movements. AS quick as a flash
it would stretch itself along the pool again
and the spectators fairly held their breatns
with admiration and expectation. But no
sooner had the line landed than the per
formance was repeated. Miss Stoddard,s
casting was neatly done and brought forth
many words of praise. There seemed 10 be
q little less force to her efforts. however.
as she was able to stretch the. line only
sixty-one feet. Miss Stoddard is a decided
and handsome blonde. whereas her oppon-
ent is a striking looking brunette.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-23

1855 planted a rose tree before the entrance
to the home of his beloved.
Then came the inevitable misunderstand-
ing which accompanies every romance. Tn
lovers disagreed, Sherman left the army
and went East to take up the law He
never afterwards saw his sweetheart. nor
did she ever permit his name to be mem
toned In her hearing. She speaks Spanish
only, never reads a newspaper. and. while
the nation has sung the praises of the hero
Of Atlanta, the Spanish maiden knows
nothing. of him from the day he left her.
She still. although long past her youth,
waits for the return OF the man whose
But In spite Of the separation Of the
sweethearts that rose tree throvs and
waxed great Now Its branches have
spread until they form a beautiful bower
oyer the doorway OF the Spanish mansion.
Here the donna, sole survivor of her race,
sits and waits. silent and alone. for the
return of him who cannot come. Under
the bower of roses due to her lovers care
she stood recently and permitted her por-
trait to be taken. She is still very beaut-
iful. in spite OF the ravayes ef tune aud
secret SoryQVs