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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-27
INVENTOR OF LEAD PIPE.
First Suggested by Robert seydell,
of Pennsylvania, in 1s3o-Hs
Tried It On Q Pump.

Tried II On . Pump.
From the Philadelphia Press.
There was born in Milton, Pa, In 1900 q
man Of wonderful genius, 1t is said. His
name was Robert Seydell and he died in
1S47. Four children survive. two of whom
daughter, Mrs Gray.
Mr.. seydell was a coppersmith and was
almost continuously working out some de-
vice connected with the machinery in his
factory. To him. 1t is related by some of the
oldest citizens Of this place. belongs the dis
coyery OF the process OF making lead pipe,
making the same was stolen from i'm and
further developed to its present form Of
It was n the latter part Of the 'sOs
that the idea suggested itself to him, and
the following Is the way he wrought 1t out;
ing i It on ,o a ma s n or ea Tod Of os ste eeao; a Psasi
sixteen feet long and one inch in diameter
the mandrel was highly polished, and upor
full length Of the rod. thus giving him an
inch bore. and the material was rolled, IL
Is said to one-fourth inch. making a total
pipe. After completing several sections OF
the length Of the mandrel. he soldered then
together making the pipe Of whateveI
He put it to practical use by fastening 4
to pump heads and also running 1t from
springs to connect watering roughs ane
Being greatly pleased with his discovery
and receiving the most fiattering Of com.
ments from his friends and neighbors tr
this section. he concluded to make his In
yention more widely known. and hence
made a visit to Philadelphia, taking his de-
vice with him
At the rankl Institute In that CITY he
gave his first exhibition to quite a number
Of inventors. artisans and mechanics. A. II
IL now related, everyone who witnessed II
themselves In his immediate presence. It
was not long that he was allowed to re-
main in a condition Of supreme happiness
over his invention, for q short time after
he made a disclosure of his discovery. and
while yet in Philadelphia, ho found out
that by the persons to whom he had given
an exhibition OF the process Of making lead
pipe his idea had been used and improved
upOn
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-27
The AFFLICTED Mnn.

From the Criterion.
An ordinary man went to a famous hyp-
notist.
MY story is short and DID," he said.
For ten years each minute has brought
its pang Of love unsatisfied. Over all my
life hangs the deadening influence of that
thwarted hope. l am resolved to be rid Of
it. Now use your SKILL"
II also am a man," answered the hyp-
notist. Listen! To relieve you from your
hurt I must wipe from your memory each
thrilling word and sacred confidence of the
past. No longer may your mind command
the picture of those nights when moon
light lay like a blessing upon the waters,
as rand in hand you walke upon a golden
shore.
when the sun rode forth to music. touch
the palate Of your recollection.
Your heart that once leaped like a lion
at the touch of q mall smooth hand. and
sent the red flood surging to your finger
tips. shall tick away the measure Of your
days as calmly as the dusty timepiece In
the corner of q farmers kitchen.
1.-THE soul-wringing pleasure Of music
and the witchery Of a flowers odor shall be
yours no more"
"God!' screamed the man. You iend!'
and he was gone.
ct have lost a patient said the hyp-
notist, but l nave shown a fool his folly"
And he sighed as he flliped the ashes
from his cigarette.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-27
ALONG THE MISSOURI.
asked. and I tried to distinguish a more
rapid motion in the water darkened by the

asked. and I tried to distinguish a more
rapid motion in the water darkened by the
shadow of the bridge.
No. no: you can't tell anything about
the current. Can't tell anything about
the river" he went on, coming back to
his hobby. If hobby it be. 'Theren be a
gooo, strong current now and two hours
later. none at all; Go up the river one
day and you'll find a sandbar: go up the
next day and find ten feet of water in the
same place It's a very swift stream.
And the opposite shore is Missouri. is
it?" was the next question.
ply; Them hills beyond s Missouri prop
effect that the Missouri river lies from
bluff to BLUM. The bottomland opposite
Leavenworth was once the bed of the river
though it is now covered with q lnxuriant
lent land for farming. The changing course
Of the river. however. is continually. wash
lines: During the spring rise the rive. fire.
Mr.. Dresser explained. when the river
gets over the bottom. the land moves"
During the last forty years" he contin-
ued. from LOCO to 12,000 acres OF land have
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-27

pro-slavery sentiments, is ono OF these.
though its early splendor is no more. A
tracks. to the rivers edge. II the modern
DR.. Syntax were to direct his bob-tailed
white mare down this he would find on the
flowing waters of the river. chilly day
industry. He would learn that the shouts
of the men and the light putting Of machin-
cry. heard at intervals. when the engines
long established business enterprise Of one
Virgil Dresser. sandman-not he. however.
Of nursery fame, whose presence has such
a drowsy effect upon children.
The ~sandboats.
A low, fat-bottomed boat filed with sand
Is drawn close to the bank. A small rail-
way line. supported by a scaffold. runs up
the bank. terminating at the first track,
upon which stands a coal car nearly. filled
with sand. On the scafold is a self-dump-
ing sandcar, run by the machinery IN a
little engine house on the other side. Two
men on the boat are loading the sandcar
up the track to empty its contents and
hen let down again by a relaxation of the
ropes: Farther up the river a be seer
from the bottom of the stream. loads ii
upon f1atboats and sends it Town to the
engine house. Not until the car is entirely
filled can an interview be held with the
Mr.. Dresser took me into his office, with
it's little. square, eight-paned window
and built a fire in the stove, for a cold
breeze came from the river. Through the
open door on the opposite side OF the room
wagons va on and. in the bank beneath. the gov
ernment dixie built to keep the river in its
present channel.
as any one, though I claim t nobody knows
anything about it," Mr.. Dresser began.
ITS always changins.". My interviewee's
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-27
THE Loss OF TIE SULrANA.
DESTRUCTION OF ONE OF LARGEST
MISSISSIPPI BOATS IN 1895.
The Most FriEhtfuI Disaster Of the
Kind That Ever Occurred in the
United States-Over 1900
Lives Lost.

There was no business SO hazardous. nor
one accompanied with SO great loss to
both property and human life, as that of
s~teamboating or the Western rivers as 1t
was conducted half a century ago. The
greatest menace to the safety of naviga-
ton. and the cause Of by far the greatest
number of accidents were the innumerable
snags and rocks which abounded in the
beds OF the rivers n which sank the
boat thai came in contact with them.
Accidents Of this nature. however, while
sometimes entailing heavy financial losses.
but seldom resulted in the loss Of life
The next prolific cause of wrecks was fire.
resulting generally from sheer careless
ness. The upsetting of a lamp in the hold
of the boat, or the tobacco pipe OF a
drunken '~roustabout," usually explained
the cause OF the conflagration. Neither were
such accidents often attended with the loss
of human life. There was another class
of accidents. however. of frequent occur
renee In the early days Of s~teamboating
that were appalling in their fatality and
terribly destructive to both life and prop
erty. These were caused by the explosion
OF boilers. 1t was such an accident that
caused the wreck Of the Inflated Sultana,
on the Mississippi river in 1S65-an acci-
Dent unparalleled in its fatality and in the
horrors attending it. by any river disaster
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-27

been washed away. A funny thing is hap
Pening Just now to a farmer over there.
from the river, and was very confident
that the water would never get to him.
Now. to-day. the stream has eaten its way
mining that. And then. there are a hun
dred or 30 acres of land over there now in
controversy. One man claims that the land
other maintains that has accrued to
his land belongs to him."
The Great O~vernows.
Speaking Of overlows, the Missouri has
had three big ones-in the years 1867. 1881
and 1897. In 81 and 81 the water over
flowed the mainland and high water marks
have been made upon a telegraph pole in
front Of the san Office. The higher one of
these. which represents the overflow of 81.
inside the office. The overflow of last spring
did not reach the mainland, but drove farm
ers on the opposite side from their homes.
| Another time when the river Is especially
interesting is in the early spring when the
ice goes out. The river freezes over usually
about Christmas. though. Ike everything
Of the Kansas climate and cannot be count
ed upon. n the ice breaks up when 1t
chooses.
Whe the anchor ice, the ice formed on
the bottom of the stream" my interviewer
says. does start a-moving. 1t takes every
thing before it. Last spring it went out
with a rush. MY Q1SSer boat was up tnere
just a little ways. and when I saw the ice
coming l started for the boat. but before I
could get near it,it turned over" OF inter-
est also are the bridges stretched over the
river within seeing distance of the office.
The one to the south is new: 1t Is a draw
bridge, represents an investment of 800 900,
bridge, being traversed by the Burlington.
Rock Island and Maple Leaf roads. The
one to the north was built in the early
days: 1t stands high above the water. hav-
ing been so erected in order to let steam
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-27

wood. There were also several other
abandoned Households along the shore.
During the course of the interview. Mr..
Dresser kept going to the little window
to watch the progress of the work upon
frequently interrupted by a funny little
old Irishman who came into the office
to warm his hands and to receive in
structions. The sandman employees a crew
the fort. Soldiers home and places about
town. Some Of his own children-he has
twelve-work on the digger boat" But
such Cypress him at any time, weigh
heavily with him when opportunity is af-
forded him to talk about the old Missouri.
MARGARET E. MENET.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-27
Genius and SOAP.
From the Atlanta Constitution.

From the Atlanta Constitution
There was a sign nailed to the door of
the business office which attracted general
attention. and yet at a casual glance there
did not appear to be anything remarkable
about IT. It simply said:
"WANTED.-A good business poet: good
salary to right party. Apply within"
The sign is all right" explained the
a good business poet'-none Of your
g%eniuses. but a fellow with grit and get-up
In his composition"
And what do you want with him." he
"a good DEAL" replied the MANAGER.
Were manufacturing a new brand Of
soap and to compete with the others we've
got to have poetical advertisements that
will catch the public ear. The last poet
we had was a dreamer and wrote odes to
our soap which were too classic to be
popular. What we really need are brisk,
breezy. catchy couplets lii this:
There's life and hope
In Johnson's soap.
Just give It rops. etc.
"We've had seventy applications for the
place this morning. but the right man has
not arrived yet. Wen get him. however.
before the days over"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-27

probably the only Moslem of her sex who
has had the courage to publish her con-
~victions and impressions. The volume has
mad a sensation among the male believers
of Mohammed. and the name of "Effsus."
meaning "Sighs." has excited general Curl
osity. What was said in the little book
would have sounded like a battle cry had it
not been for the deep sadness permeating
every line! The latticed windows, the
heavy wells. were not thick enough to
keep out genius from the harem. after all!
The poetess who wrote the book is called
Nygiar Hanum. Her father. 4 Hungarian
by birth. fled after the revolution of
1913 to the Orient, with many of his coun-
trymen. He embraced the faith of Islam,
married a Turkish woman. and. under the
name of Osman Pasha, he became a teach
er of foreign languages at the military
academy of Galata-Serail. AT the incred-
ible age of IL years, his daughter. Nygiar.
was married to a high dignitary. When
her third child was born she was but 10.
and at that age she was forsaken by, and
soon afterwards divorced from. her hus-
band.
Numberless are the signs rising from the
tortured hearts of Turkish women in the
lonely nights following m~onotonous days!
But in the case of Nygiar Hanum the
grief has produced wonderfully sweet bios
SONS. "Effsus'' contains poems of most
beautiful so1tness and deep sorrow.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-27
on PICTURESQUE MISSOURI.
INTERESTING BITS OF LANDSCAPE
ALONG THE "BIG MUDDY"
A Young woman's Talk With the Boss
of h Sandb0ats-SOme Things
Which He Told About the
Big Stream.
Leavenworth. Kas.. March 2s.-tspecial.)

Leavenworth. Kas.. March 2e.-(Special.)
This is . lovely scene Of nature:
But I've enough Of land and water;
want some living thing to show
How Tar the picturesque will TO-.
mus s~olfloQuized Rev. DR.. Syntax, as he
stood, notebook in hand. on the banks of an
English lake. The doctor. under the direc-
ton OF one Rudolph Ackermann, an En-
glfsh art publisher of the early nineteenth
century, was making a tour in search of
the picturesque. Signs Of life he soon dis
covered in a boatful of people upon the
lake. A modern DR.. Syntax, upon a similar
errand, might stand upon the banks of the
Missouri at any place in this city and sat
fsfy to the full his love for natural beauty.
The Missouri flows swiftly, rejecting the
ever changing colors of the sky. The bot
tom land on the opposite side Of the river
Is covered with a thick underground, pre-
senting various color-snades Of brown.
mauve and purple. On the Kansas side the
yellow blum has here been cut into to make
level space for railway traffic; at another
place 1t is blackened by the slate dumps of
the coal mines. High above the one-time
level, over which shining steel rails now
run, and surmounting a strong stone wall,
a a block of former business buildings.
They were in their prime in the early days
Of Kansas. The old Planters hotel, built
In 1855, as a recognized resort for men of
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-27

Street Railway Review, q journal devoted
to the interests of street railway work.
Mrs. Briefly disclaims this and states mat
hhood because she had been promise n
position II she would become proficient, and
she has two children to support. The man
Middletown. n. T.. states that she handles
her car with ease and care and n
the brake and controller very well. She her
self states that the men on the road treat
her kindly and with all due respect. She
has repeatedly declined requests for her
picture and only consented to Civ It to
the above Journal that It might b. a matter
of history. She is dressed evidently
equipped for a rainy day.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-27
SHE IS A M0T0RW0MAN.
Quite . Success-The Men Treat
Her With Due Respect.

For many years South American horse
car lines have employed women as con-
ductors. and occasionally society women
in this country have for charity conducted
and operated cars. but the first woman to
earn a livelihood as motorwoman Is Mrs.
Mabel Briefly. Of Matamoras, Pa. Con-
siderable notoriety has been given this
latest invasion of q new field Of employ
ment Tor women. but in a letter to the
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-27

Unfortunate-"Im afraid 1 have lost a
patient said the unfortunate young physi-
clan who realizes the value Of making an
impression. Didn't you know what rem
edy to prescribe?" Perfectly. That part
OF 1t was simple enough. But 1 couldn't
think of the Latin for mustard plaster"
Washington Star.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-27
P0ETEsS OF THE GOLDEN HORN

She Wrote . Notable Volume of
verses-Her Father a HunEa-
rian by Birth.
The first volume Of poetry written by a
Turkish woman recently made its appear
ance, and the poetess is believed to be
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-27

the horses to the fiuttering of the riding
habits, q piece Of cloth Is often made
use of, fastened by a strap round the
sroom's body or merely attached to the
saddle. The young horses have also to
be made accustomed to the sound of the
firing Of cannon and rifles, as well as
to martial music. Any day one may see
on the parade grounds round Berlin groups
Of mounted grooms from the imperial
stables riding in close proximity to the
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-27

4 narrow waist. . neck cut low,
A heavy draping train vears she,
Dressed to kill? Well. I don't know,
Dressed to kill her1alf, maybe.
New York PrexA
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-27

Tell me, Harold. oh. tell me-" she said,
as b pinned . flower on the lapel of his
you GOT" Yes" he answered. 7 think
/ would-to Europe"-WashinGton Star.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-27
THE KAISER'S CHARGERS.
EMPEROR WILLIAM LIKES A GOOD
{ PIECE Of HORsEFLEsH.
Imperial Steeds Which Are Forced
to Undergo q Thorough Train
ing Before Serving Their
Royal Owners

Emperor William likes a good piece Of
hcrsefiesh. and most of his horses are
bought In England. Most notable Of all
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-27
Eject Of the Explosion.

The wreck caused by the explosion was
absolute and complete. Every vestige OF
the boat forward OF the wheel house was
swept away In an instant and not q splin-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-16
Obituary.

Miss Annie NJ. Shields, daughter OF
Andrew Shields, died at $50 thi.
morning at her home. 2j27 Eighth
avenue. of pulmonary trouble, with
which she had been afflicted for con.
siderable time. Miss Shields was g
wears of age and had but recently re.
turned from a years western sojourn
taken in hopes of lettering her health
and which proved unavailing. She
was a member of the class of "a OF
the Rock Island High school, and had
Tor three years served as bookkeeper
at j. L. Shields grocery store. She
was young lady who had endeared
herself to all who knew her. and her
untimely demise will be keenlv felt.
Miss Shields leaves beside her father.
one sister, Miss Maggie Shields
Funeral services will be held at St.
Joseph's church at O'Clock Saturday
morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-16
FIRST OF THE NEW STAMPS,
Special Trans-M Mississippi Denominations
Received.

Rock Island is one of the first post
offices in the country to receive
stamps of the special Omaha Trans
Mississippi exposition series. Post
master Thomas received the denomi-
nations of rs. As, IS. SIS and los this
morning. The stamps are quite SIM
liar in design to those of the Column
bian exposition, only they are de-
voted to scenes and events exclusively
OF the middle west history. They
have been heretofore described as a
whole, those received by Postmaster
Thomas being as follows:
Twos, red. Farming in the West. =
Fours. orange. Indian Hunting
Buffalo.
Elves. blue. Fremont on Rocky
Mountains.
Fights. brown, Troops Guarding
Emigrant Train
Tens, purple, "Hardships of Emf
grants"
Postmaster Thomas has prepared
and had neatly bound comparative
statement of the business of the
Rock Island postoffice from Oct.
l. 1897, to April 30, 1898. 1t
shows that in that time the
business of the Office amounted to
the following: Money order transac-
tons, 9O,165; register transactions,
6l.S1S; pieces of mail dispatched.
S.1'4. 300; pieces of mail for, city dis
tribution, 2,409.750; mails received.
.. 400: pouches received, 1850; mails
dispatched, $3.50; pouches dispatched,
l4.O4O; registered mails received.
1920; mails dispatched, 2,1OO. 1t
is stated that the postoflice at
Rock Island is the terminus of five
mail carrying railroads and the pay
ing office of 16 railway postal
clerks. According to Money Order
Register Clerk Miss Huesing, the
business of the offices now amounts
to $40, 600 year. and an instance of
the gradual gain in the past II wears
Is shown by the fact that in 1884 the
to tai business amounted to $15,
and in 1885 $4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-16
GRADUATES OF ST.JOSEPH's
Commencement Exercises at the School
Last Evening.


The class of '9S of St. Joseph S
school was graduated last evening.
the exercises being held in the assem-
bly, room of the school on Second ave-
nue.. The hall was filled with the
parents and relatives and friends of
the graduates and others of the schol-
ars participating in the program. The
stage was prettily decorated, the class
motto, Through Difficulties to Sue
cess, showing conspicuously in 4
floral arrangement at the rear.
The exercises began with stirring
march on two pianos by Katharine
Concannon. Katharine bunker, Ger
trude Wivill and Della Frick, and was
followed by the opening chorus.
Then came another two piano selec-
ton, Air de Chasse,n by Loretta
Mahoney, Mary McGuinniss. Mary
O'Farrell and Marion Cation and
James McElherne and John Beecher:
Summer Lullaby" minims; Our
Flag" class recitation, little bows:
Dance Eccossais.n two pianos.
Mary Farrell. Nellie Roche. Mary
McGuinniss. and Edith Maho new:
wand drill. junior boys; "A Child's
Petition. recitation. minims: chorus.
boys: phantasie on Scotch airs, Nellie
Roche, Mary McGuinniss and Della
Prick; America" pantomime. junior
boys: The Runaways,' dialogue,
senior boys; WHO Can Sav?r recita-
ton, Miss Nellie Mulcahy: walt
song, chorus; ESSAY, Life Experiences
of Dante" Miss Mary c. Stombs;
Moonlight" piano solo, Elizabeth
c. Cunningham: essay, The Divine
Comedy, Mary l.. Meenan; Homage
to Verdi two pianos, Elizabeth G.
Cunningham. Gertrude Wivill, Kath :
airline Concannon and Katharine Dun
ker; essay, ''1nspiration of Dante, -
Elizabeth G. Cunningham; graduates
farewell chorus.
Rev. Father Thomas Mackin con-
ferred the medals on the graduates.
Misses Elizabeth G. Cunningham.
Mary Celestine Stombs and Mary
Leonida Meenan, and gave them some
wholesome advice as to their future.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-16
Shown IN MISSOURI,
The Rock Island Base Ball Team
Falls Before the
Saints.
SOME COSTLY ERRORS ARE MADE

Walsh Found for Nine Hits-Sage and His
With Ottumwa-Buck Ebright Resigns
and Is Succeeded by Hutchinson-The
New Schedule.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-16
No-To- Bac for Fifty Cents.

Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
men strong, blood pure. SOC, q. All druggists
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-16
Rock Island Boy Honored.

y class of 50 young men was grad.
uated from St. Johns Military acade.
my at Delafield, Wis. last night,
among them being Charles W. HAYES,
son of Maj. c. W. Halves, head clerk
of the Woodmen. Charles also re.
ceived prize rifle for being the most
distinguished cadet in studies and
discipline.